Score plateau/ fatigue troubles/ advice needed!

[keeler117]

I'm taking the September 18 LSAT, and have been taking the live online course since mid- July, with the last lesson tomorrow night. So, for the last 6 weeks I've been studying for about 12-16 hours per week, mostly just completing lesson homework, and today took my 6th practice test. My first score, when I took the test after studying for a week, was a 152. Two weeks after that, I scored a 159, a week later I scored another 159. The next 2 tests, my score dropped slightly, and I received a 154 and 157. Today, I got a 160, which made me happy that I was finally increasing my score again, and yet even after 6 weeks I've only gone from a 152 to a 160. With the LSAT in just under 2 weeks now, and because my goal score is a 170, I'm feeling anxious. While I know now that it's unlikely I can increase my score by 10 points, I am still very motivated and want to do the best I can to get a higher score-- at the very least, a 165+.
I noticed today while reviewing that I've been doing significantly worse on the 2nd LR section than the first, and that the reason is because I had difficulty understanding the stimulus with almost every question I got wrong in the later section. I've noticed before that I have trouble with fatigue after the first 2 or 3 sections, not much with games because I enjoy them but definitely with RC and LR, where no matter how much I try to go slow and understand what the passage or stimulus is saying, I just can't process the information. With RC, I have issues with almost every aspect of it-- the time limit, understanding concepts (especially science or economics, and even though I know to focus on viewstamp, there are always questions where I need to understand the concept to be able to answer), choosing between contenders, not understanding the question, etc.
With games, I feel like I'm much better at them even though I get about the same score, maybe because I usually only get questions wrong because of a silly mistake, like not understanding a rule or forgetting rule or just not getting to the last game if I took too much time.
Usual Scores:
RC- between 60-75%
LR- between 55-85%
LG- between 70- 80%
So, basically any advice or tricks you could give me would be great! On how to keep my mind sharp, grasping concepts, good ways to study, etc. Sorry for the long post, thanks in advance for the help!

[Jennifer Janowsky]

Keeler,

An 8 point increase is great work for 6 weeks! It's certainly nothing to scoff at. And with a couple weeks left, you still have a little time to iron out the kinks and make some modest improvements.

You're right to be bored with Reading Comprehension passages--they're made to bore you. One thing I found tremendously helpful in both RC and LR was learning how to engage with the material. Here's a great article about why that's so helpful: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/rc_bored.cfm.

When your eyes glaze over from boredom at a question, it's hard to think. However, I found that even faking interest in the passage allows me to pay better attention. So take a stance for or against, or look for a personal connection. When you read with energy and convince yourself that the subject you're reading matters to you, it can increase your attention, and your scores. Personally, I started catching a lot of detail that otherwise passed me by once I learned how to read with more passion. It also helps prevent that dreaded fatigue you mentioned!

LSAT passages/questions require you to read actively and attack questions aggressively--the ability to process sometimes boring information is part of what makes a good law student. Just remember to engage, and I'm sure you'll do wonderfully!

I hope this was a little helpful, good luck in your studies!