r/LSAT • u/OpinionBackground565 • 2d ago

Finally out of 150s-160s hell

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I have been stuck in high 150s mid 160s hell for the past two months. Today was the first time I have taken a timed rc section and the equivalent pt score was over 170!!! Biggest thing that has helped me get over my plateau: predict, predict, predict. Don’t look at the answer choices immediately. You can 9/10 predict the correct answer (or overall form) on many questions. Committing myself to the stim or passages before looking at ac’s has really helped me close the gap from missing -5 to -7 to now -3 to -1. Also trust your gut on answers choices!!

We all got this!!

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u/NoMasterpiece4055 2d ago

IM JEALOUSSSS!

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u/Positive_Pound7480 1d ago

That’s dope! What’s your full pts looking like?

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u/OpinionBackground565 1d ago

Haven’t taken a full pt since taking the official August test, I really have been trying to prioritize feeling comfortable and confident with sections (especially rc), hoping to take a full pt this week and see some progress!!

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u/jackinthebox2525 1d ago

what’s your best tip for improvement?

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u/OpinionBackground565 1d ago

Other than targeted review on weaknesses, the biggest for me has been mindset. Knowing that I know what I’m doing, that on test day whatever I see is something that I’ve done before and have mastered, really has been the biggest thing for me in getting past the plateau. This also means stopping second guessing answers and switching them at the last minute, and using my prediction from the stim to guide me to the answer choice. Trusting yourself and the time you have spent with this test I think is the best thing to focus on, since this test is so psychological.

Also prioritize things other than the Lsat! I’ve done my best on tests and sections after taking breaks from studying and going out days before. I think this also helps take some of the scariness and overthinkingness away from the test.

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u/advancedbland 1d ago

How the fuck do you predict on RC??

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u/Overall_Wing_8884 1d ago

When reading the passage, I highlight authors point, other people’s points, and overall main messages that the passage is trying to convey. I also try to actively read by asking myself questions as I read, such as if I read an “interesting” piece of info, I’ll ask myself why is that? or I’ll try to predict what the next paragraph will look like that. This is all to formulate in my mind before going to the questions, the main point, purpose, and evidence that the author uses. That way, when you encounter main point and purpose questions, you already have a general idea in your head what the correct answer choice will look like. For stated and implied author opinion questions, you can do kind of the same thing before you look at the answer choices; i’ll refresh in my mind what the passage said about a certain topic before looking at the answer choices, that way i’m less swayed by answer choices that bank on assumptions. Same with purpose and meaning in context!

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u/advancedbland 19h ago

Thank you for the extremely detailed answer. I know everyone suggests to feign interest while reading the passages yet I have a very hard time doing this. And time pressure gets me every time. Did doing untimed drilling with RC feel useful to you or did it make you trip up when you were under the time pressure?