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I started studying last summer but class in the fall started to overwhelm me and I stopped around October. Back then, I did really well on the LG and RC but stunk it up on the LR. About a month ago, I picked up the LR Bible from PowerScore and really began to understand the concepts behind all the questions. Quiet frankly, I feel pretty good about the questions themselves but I wear down as time goes on. Can anyone give me advice on how to improve my endurance/stamina? I would appreciate any help in regards to this matter.

PS. I understand this may open up some snarky comments but I really would like advice on this.

LR can be hard for stamina. I had problems with this too. If anyone gives you snarky BS on here, don't worry about it at all. The hard thing for me on LR is that you're constantly shifting gears (weaken, flaw, parallel) rather than zoning in on a game scenario or passage for a longer period. For me, endurance got way better once I could consistently finish the first 15 questions in 15 minutes. Once you can crush the earlier easy questions, it gives you a lot of momentum going into the later questions because you know you are on a good pace. Also, really drill question types as much as possible so that your process is fully ingrained. Then you'll be able to change mindsets on a dime between questions because you'll be able to inhabit the appropriate thinking pattern instantaneously. Last, when I was struggling with endurance I took a few 6 section PTs (did three PTs of material in 2 tests by splitting the third into experimentals on each half). The 5 section tests felt much easier after that. I hope this helps you!

downbeat14 wrote:LR can be hard for stamina. I had problems with this too. If anyone gives you snarky BS on here, don't worry about it at all. The hard thing for me on LR is that you're constantly shifting gears (weaken, flaw, parallel) rather than zoning in on a game scenario or passage for a longer period. For me, endurance got way better once I could consistently finish the first 15 questions in 15 minutes. Once you can crush the earlier easy questions, it gives you a lot of momentum going into the later questions because you know you are on a good pace. Also, really drill question types as much as possible so that your process is fully ingrained. Then you'll be able to change mindsets on a dime between questions because you'll be able to inhabit the appropriate thinking pattern instantaneously. Last, when I was struggling with endurance I took a few 6 section PTs (did three PTs of material in 2 tests by splitting the third into experimentals on each half). The 5 section tests felt much easier after that. I hope this helps you!

Thanks for the advice! This sounds a lot like my problem but what do you mean by "drill question types as much as possible?" Also, would be advisable to work my way up to a full practice test? Doing 15 LR in a row just tires me out for some reason.

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Do more LR

louierodriguez wrote:Do more LR

I'd agree here, but I'll elaborate a bit more. Drilling by type as mentioned above is getting the LR questions organized by type from pt's 1-38 from cambridge LSAT and doing them. But if you're getting tired after 15 questions, I'd do more LR - but more specifically maybe more sections would help you since it would force you to stay concentrated for longer. The only solution I see is to put yourself in this situation more and consciously try to push past your comfort zone.

best of luck

I appreciate the help in this thread! It sounds like sound advice to me.

My guess is if you have "endurance issue" in LR is that you are simply not familiar with the recurring patterns that LSAT gives. The only way to conquer this is structured practice, not to just waste questions endlessly.