gingerroot wrote:Hellllo I'm an undergrad junior and a long time TLS lurker. I have recently started prepping for the June '16 LSAT.
I took a cold diagnostic and got a 145
(LR: 11/26 LG: 7/23 RC: 19/27)
. I have the LSAT Trainer (currently reading), Manhattan RC and LR and two of the
10 Actuals books. I am loosley following one of the LSAT Trainer's study schedules but I'd like to tailor it a bit to my weaknesses but do not know how to go about it (i.e. how to incorporate the other books and any other drilling techniques) I am opened to any and all suggestions and comments!!
Don't worry too much about your diagnostic score. You should think of prepping as consisting of three stages:
1. Learn and master the material. This involves reading through those guides of yours, and learning how to identify and solve each question type. You'll want to cover all three sections at some point, and you'll end up reviewing the trickier parts in the future as well.
2. Drill individual sections and question types until you are fairly comfortable with the content of the test. Once you learn the material, do lots of individual q.types and full sections to test yourself. Focus on practicing the strategies you've learned. Keep track of which areas you struggle with and work on those.
3. Take full timed preptests. You're not going to be truly ready for the LSAT until you've prepped while simulating the conditions of the actual test. Taking full PTs will test your endurance, speed, and nerves in a way that doing sections or questions never will. Don't start doing this regularly until you've done plenty of drilling.
Always be sure to review any questions you got wrong very carefully. If you want to improve, you'll need to learn as much as possible from your mistakes.
