In terms of prep, I was doing OK in LR (usually no more than -10 on my worst day) but on the actual test I went -14, and my previous take I was -21. I want to really get LR under my belt to the point where I'm able to consistently not miss more than 3/4 a section. I've read through Manhattan/The Trainer, also picked up the LRB just to round it out and I have Cambridge packets. It's not so much, at least from my perspective, the fundamentals that give me trouble. I can figure out (a) what the question stem is asking, (b) the conclusion & premises and (c) I can usually eliminate 2-3 wrong answers, but sometimes I feel as if I still don't "understand" the question or answer I'm choosing. I know I should be able to have concrete reasons for eliminating 4 and a reason for picking the right one, but sometimes it just doesn't happen.
I basically want to get it to where my LG are, where I can look at a game and say, it is X game, I need to do YZ, ABCD is impossible, therefore E, because T can't be third. The thought process in LR goes something like - it's a weaken, here's the argument, ABD are strengthens, C could be a weaken, but it doesn't really address X and E could be a weaken, but it doesn't sound as strong as C, meanwhile it addresses XY and then I'll get lost. There's no like, concreteness for when I get stuck. Granted, I'm sure we all have those questions, but I'd like it to be less than 14.
LR is killing me Forum
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Sean_33
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Re: LR is killing me
Did you take the drills in the trainer seriously and work through all of them?
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LazyPaladin
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Re: LR is killing me
Yes, for LR I did everything required and if for some reason I got something wrong I made sure to review why it was so.Sean_33 wrote:Did you take the drills in the trainer seriously and work through all of them?
