12 Days Until Test Day

[Catherine.Sims]

Hello!

I recently finished the full-length in class course and have consistently studied for about 6 - 8 hours each week in preparation for the September test. I consistently get around 20 questions right in Reading Comp and 17 - 18 questions right in Logic Games but around 12 - 15 questions right in Logical Reasoning. Consequently my scores are consistently somewhere within the 154 - 159 range. Any suggestions for what to focus on between now and test day?

Catherine

[Luke Haqq]

Hi Catherine!

Happy to offer a few suggestions as you approach test day.

Overall, my recommendation is that you consider diagnosing what your most frequent errors are. You can do this by going over the practice tests you’ve taken, and see which question types (Weaken, Justify, Flaw, etc.) or game types (Grouping, Sequencing, etc.) you get wrong more often than other types. Really dig in to figuring out why you chose the wrong answer on the ones you got wrong, and figure out why the correct answer was the best one.

This helps you to maximize the limited time you have left before the test day, by creating a targeted approach for yourself. In addition to reasoning through the questions that you get wrong, you can also target your remaining time to specific areas through homework assignments. For example, you might try doing drills of Weaken questions if those were a type you got wrong more than others.

Given your situation, my view is that it makes the most sense to focus on logical reasoning because it’s the section that you could improve the most on. Further, honing your skills on logical reasoning can also reinforce your abilities on reading comprehension, since they’re the same question types. If you’ve score lower on that section because you don’t have time to finish, you can try to improve the number you’re able to get to by practicing multiple, timed logical reasoning sections. If you’re finishing but consistently missing 12-15, then you might instead try setting a goal of how many you’ll do (say, 20), so that you can dedicate more time to getting those right, and then commit to guessing on the remaining questions.

Hope those thoughts are helpful!