Final week plan?

[baycop21]

I started with the 2 month plan then went to the 1 month plan when I got behind. I'm taking the June test so I have a week left to prepare. I've taken 4 tests to date starting with no practice and getting 146 then 153 then late last night I went back down to 151 and then today even worse at 149. My question is, should I continue with the program for the last week or should I just concentrate on the issues I'm having problems with according to the tests?

I think the time pressure is kicking my butt, especially on the Logic Games and Reading Comprehension. I'm taking most of this week off to study so I want to make sure I'm looking at the right stuff that will push me the closest to getting a 161 or so.

[baycop21]

I took a test untimed and got a 159.

I spent roughly 50 minutes on Reading Comprehension and got 16 correct and 11 incorrect (16/11). I was 12/10 on Must be True. it shows 8/8 on difficulty level 3 and 1/3 on difficulty level 4.

I spent 40 minutes on the first LR section and got 19/6.

I spent 39 minutes on the second LR section and also got 19/6. Between the two, I got 2/6 on difficulty level 4. 0/2 on Justify the Conclusion. 0/2 on Parallel Flaw. I also got 3/3 on Assumption.

I spent 1 hour 27 mins on LG and got 20/3.

Obviously I need to improve time on LG but am not sure what exactly I should do for this last week to work on the things I need to do. Any suggestions would help.

[AthenaDalton]

Thanks for your question!

Since you're scoring around 160, it sounds like you have a good grasp of the basics! Congratulations on getting this far!

In light of the short time until test day, I think focusing on improving your areas of weakness will be the best use of your time.

Since time is a big factor for you in the LG section, you may want to consider strategically prioritizing the games that you will do best on. A long blog post on how to select which section to start with for students in your position is available here: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/lg_strategy.cfm. A similar strategy can be used on the LR section if you tend to run out of time on those sections: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/lr_strategy.cfm.

Many students find that setting up the game and making inferences is the toughest part of Logic Games. You may try just tackling the setup/inference portion of several practice games, and then compare your diagram to one prepared by an instructor or reproduced in the book. Over time you should get a sense of when to keep pushing through to find more inferences and (just as important) when to know that you've made enough inferences and can jump into answering the questions.

Based on the scores you mentioned in the post, it sounds like Justify and Parallel Flaw are weak points -- try reviewing the lectures or chapters on those concepts and running through sets of practice questions of that type.

Last but not least, don't burn yourself out. You're well-positioned to do well on test day. Put in some good study days then give yourself a day or two off before the test.

Good luck!

Athena Dalton