158 to 170+ Forum
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TheNavigator
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158 to 170+
I've just PTed at 158. How reasonable is it for me to get above a 170 by January? I have recently purchased the three Powerscore Bibles, and plan on using those to study. Any advice would be appreciated.
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IntellectualMode
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Re: 158 to 170+
158 is relatively good for an initial diagnostic score, so well done to you.
The Powerscore Bibles are, for the most part, recommended here daily - for me, the LG and LR books were most helpful, RC Bible? Not so much, but that's just down to how the approach for RC takes a bit of extra tinkering imo.
In addition, I would recommend getting your hands on the Official LSAT Prep Plus - which is a $99 annual subscription service for a shit ton of PTs, all of which you can take under timed conditions.
After studying the books, take more PTs under timed conditions, and then thoroughly review after.
You really want to isolate where your shortcomings are in each section and you need to keep drilling those shortcomings until it becomes second nature.
There are other LSAT books available where you can properly drill those questions if you run out of them in the books.
If you think you've reached a score cap after some time, it may be worth looking into an online course or a tutor to assist you in your approach.
If you do your reading, take timed tests constantly, thoroughly review those timed tests and re-review where you're going wrong - you should see your scores gradually improve over time and it just may be possible that by January, you're scoring in the 170s consistently.
The Powerscore Bibles are, for the most part, recommended here daily - for me, the LG and LR books were most helpful, RC Bible? Not so much, but that's just down to how the approach for RC takes a bit of extra tinkering imo.
In addition, I would recommend getting your hands on the Official LSAT Prep Plus - which is a $99 annual subscription service for a shit ton of PTs, all of which you can take under timed conditions.
After studying the books, take more PTs under timed conditions, and then thoroughly review after.
You really want to isolate where your shortcomings are in each section and you need to keep drilling those shortcomings until it becomes second nature.
There are other LSAT books available where you can properly drill those questions if you run out of them in the books.
If you think you've reached a score cap after some time, it may be worth looking into an online course or a tutor to assist you in your approach.
If you do your reading, take timed tests constantly, thoroughly review those timed tests and re-review where you're going wrong - you should see your scores gradually improve over time and it just may be possible that by January, you're scoring in the 170s consistently.
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strawberryberry
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Re: 158 to 170+
I scored exactly 158 on my initial diagnostic in Feb. last year. 4 months later I took the actual exam and got a 172 on June.
In my opinion there is some truth to the sentiment that LSAT scores can't be improved after a certain point. However this is the difference between a 175 and a 177, not the difference between an initial 158 and a 170.
In case you are wondering, I studied for the first month using Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer and the Blueprint Logic Games bible and used nothing else (well I did browse forums for tips but I didn't use any other books).
The next month was one day of untimed PT, one day of thorough review of the Q's I got wrong. I cannot stress how important this step was. I know its tempting to start timed tests right after you think you've gotten the hang of the question types, but I'd say that getting acclimated with untimed tests is a much better move.
The next two months was the same except doing timed PTs and including a dummy section from very old LSATs just to get used to doing 5 sections.
This is what I did, and apparently it worked. It is completely up to you to decide how you want to approach it. Best of luck to you.
In my opinion there is some truth to the sentiment that LSAT scores can't be improved after a certain point. However this is the difference between a 175 and a 177, not the difference between an initial 158 and a 170.
In case you are wondering, I studied for the first month using Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer and the Blueprint Logic Games bible and used nothing else (well I did browse forums for tips but I didn't use any other books).
The next month was one day of untimed PT, one day of thorough review of the Q's I got wrong. I cannot stress how important this step was. I know its tempting to start timed tests right after you think you've gotten the hang of the question types, but I'd say that getting acclimated with untimed tests is a much better move.
The next two months was the same except doing timed PTs and including a dummy section from very old LSATs just to get used to doing 5 sections.
This is what I did, and apparently it worked. It is completely up to you to decide how you want to approach it. Best of luck to you.
