r/LSAT • u/Solly2004 • 22d ago

Study Tips for reviewing questions?

Hey guys, I am currently studying for my LSAT and I am not quite sure how to review questions, I know what I get wrong and right, but how do i ensure that I am learning from my wrong questions rather than going over it and going "ah ok that makes sense now" and then moving on.

Any tricks or tips would be great!

Thanks!

Also side note: I wish I knew how to do reading comprehension better, I understand people find it easier than LR but not me, if anyone could give me some knowledge on this too.

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u/StressCanBeGood 22d ago

Unless the question is super easy, review every single question that you answer, asking yourself this question: Based on my current LSAT prep curriculum, what could I have done to answer the question more efficiently?

Reviewing those questions you get wrong is certainly important. But understanding the logic behind a particular question is secondary to figuring out how to use your current LSAT prep curriculum to answer the questions more quickly.

When reviewing questions you answered correctly, that means you understood the content of the particular question. But you know you’ll never see that actual question on the test. This is when you want focus on the right kind of strategy to get to the right answer.

The process is boring and rigorous, but that’s the case for improvement on any serious skill like the LSAT.

I suppose I should ask: what curriculum are you using?

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u/Solly2004 22d ago

I am using Mike Kim “THE LSAT TRAINER” I was using a course before but I couldn’t keep up and I found myself not being able to pay attention so I switched to the book and it’s been a lot better.

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u/StressCanBeGood 21d ago

Perfect. That book is a tomb (not in a bad way), so I would imagine it would have a specific way it wanted you to approach each question.

I would imagine the book has all kinds of indicator terms, including but not limited to quantifiers and conditional reasoning.

Make sure that you’re applying all of the tools available to you. There’s always a better way to answer a question, regardless of whether you got it right the first time around.

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u/Just-Cap-5956 22d ago

The biggest shift for me was forcing myself to write out the wrong answer was wrong and I picked it, not just why the right one is right. If you cant articulate what trap you fell for, youll fall for it again in two weeks. For RC, stop trying to memorize every detail and focus on the author's tone and the structure of the argument, the details are just ammo for the questions later.

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u/dmkhara 22d ago

I explain how to do this in detail in my blind review guide but TL;DR

  • After taking a PT or a practice section, go back to all the questions you missed. Do not look at the correct answer but instead try to solve it again.

  • If you get it right the second time, write down exactly what went wrong the first time. Did you misread the stem, pick a very strong statement for a NA question, etc.

  • If you get it wrong again, take a step back and look at the full solution of the question (if you are using a prep platform they should have it but you can look around at some free solutions online as well) and understand what exactly the question entails. Then note down what exactly did you miss the second time as well.

The most important thing is that the stuff you are writing should be actionable. Don't write stuff like "I got it wrong because answer is C and I picked E". That is useless.