7 Weeks Out - Expected Progress/Proctored Score?
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 6:11 am
Hi everyone,
With 7 weeks left to the October test, where should I be? I took the June test and did poorly, which I believe to be associated with poor prep material, lack of consistency studying, and dragging it out over too of over a period of time.
1. I used prep books that had fake LSAT questions
2. I never reviewed my mistakes, just what the correct answer to the question I got wrong was
3. I wasn't consistent with my studying. I believe this to be my major downfall. I studied hard for 2 months, then slowed down for a month, then picked it up a little the last month before the test, all while in school
4. I think, for me personally, 4+ months of studying was too much. I study around 35+ hours a week so I think it burned me out.
This time around, I decided to take 2 months to focus on my weaknesses, yet still have a well rounded prep. I am confident in LG, so I have zeroed in on LR for the past 3 weeks, sneaking in some LG drills everyone once in a while to keep my mind refreshed and prepared. I plan on taking a preptest Monday to track my progress and then continue by focusing on RC for 3 weeks. The remaining time I will use to drill the question types I am missing or not doing so well on.
I wanted to post my schedule/plan on here for feedback. Any thoughts or recommendations? I try to study daily, for 1-1.5 hours at a time or until I feel like I need a mental break, totaling around 5 hours a day. I make sure I am wide awake and ready to commit to learning before I start any prepping; I want to make sure I retain the information and I know I won't if I'm yawning. Is this the right way to attack the test? Is it feasible to think I can improve my score this way? I am aiming for 177+.
With 7 weeks left to the October test, where should I be? I took the June test and did poorly, which I believe to be associated with poor prep material, lack of consistency studying, and dragging it out over too of over a period of time.
1. I used prep books that had fake LSAT questions
2. I never reviewed my mistakes, just what the correct answer to the question I got wrong was
3. I wasn't consistent with my studying. I believe this to be my major downfall. I studied hard for 2 months, then slowed down for a month, then picked it up a little the last month before the test, all while in school
4. I think, for me personally, 4+ months of studying was too much. I study around 35+ hours a week so I think it burned me out.
This time around, I decided to take 2 months to focus on my weaknesses, yet still have a well rounded prep. I am confident in LG, so I have zeroed in on LR for the past 3 weeks, sneaking in some LG drills everyone once in a while to keep my mind refreshed and prepared. I plan on taking a preptest Monday to track my progress and then continue by focusing on RC for 3 weeks. The remaining time I will use to drill the question types I am missing or not doing so well on.
I wanted to post my schedule/plan on here for feedback. Any thoughts or recommendations? I try to study daily, for 1-1.5 hours at a time or until I feel like I need a mental break, totaling around 5 hours a day. I make sure I am wide awake and ready to commit to learning before I start any prepping; I want to make sure I retain the information and I know I won't if I'm yawning. Is this the right way to attack the test? Is it feasible to think I can improve my score this way? I am aiming for 177+.