How to improve my LR score quickly?

[natashagb95]

Hi everyone,

I'm taking the LSAT on Feb 19 and I'm start to panic a bit. For each practise LSAT I've taken my Logical Reasoning scores hover around 65%. Comparatively my Logic Games are around 95% and my Reading Comprehension is around 85%. I'm completing all the sections comfortable timewise. I really need to improve the LR sections but I've got no clue how to.

I've gone about halfway through the powerscore bible. Do I keep going through that even though it seems I haven't grasped basic concepts? Do I buy another book? Do I just practise a lot?

Help!

[Kristina Moen]

Natasha,

Welcome to the Forum. Your Logic Games score is awesome! One of the concepts that shows up again in Logical Reasoning is conditional reasoning. It sounds like you have a good grasp of conditional reasoning, so use your strengths and apply it to the Logical Reasoning section too. If you're having trouble recognizing conditional reasoning, review the Conditional Reasoning Indicators.

We've created a set of free self-study plans that are based on our LSAT Bibles. Each plan is extremely comprehensive, and details the steps you need to take to achieve the best possible LSAT score. You can shape each study plan to your individual needs. For example, you could choose to do the 1.5-month or 2-month plan and go light on the Logic Games and RC in order to finish it within the month.

If you choose to develop your own study plan, you could focus on those question types and concepts with the most impact. It sounds like you have done some diagnostics - so which question types are you missing the most? If it's pretty even, you can focus on the question types that show up most often - must be true, flaw in the reasoning, strengthen, and weaken. You can also focus on concepts like conditional reasoning and causal reasoning. Since this test is skills-based, you absolutely need to practice. However, it must be the right kind of practice. Just doing LR sections over and over again will be less beneficial than doing an untimed section and reviewing it in detail. Every question can teach you something that you can apply to future questions. If you get stumped, check to see if there's already a thread about the question in the Forum, or create a new one!

Hope this helps, and good luck!