LSAT SCORE NOT GOING UP AFTER 3 months

[testtakernce]

Hey guys,

I've been studying for almost three months and my score hasn't improved from my initial diagnostic. I am about to lose it. I'm taking the Oct. LSAT and I feel as though I"m doomed.

Does anyone have any advice as to how I can improve my score. I've been studying using the Bibles. I have taken three practices tests the last 3 weeks and scored the same one on each test.

My biggest challenges are Logical Reasoning and the Games. Any advice?

[David Boyle]

Hey guys,

I've been studying for almost three months and my score hasn't improved from my initial diagnostic. I am about to lose it. I'm taking the Oct. LSAT and I feel as though I"m doomed.

Does anyone have any advice as to how I can improve my score. I've been studying using the Bibles. I have taken three practices tests the last 3 weeks and scored the same one on each test.

My biggest challenges are Logical Reasoning and the Games. Any advice?

Hello testtakernce,

That is a large question, but here are some ideas. (None are guaranteed to improve your score, of course.)

First, have self-confidence: "feeling doomed" is kind of a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you approach things with an air of confidence, that should help.

Second, keep persisting. Take more practice tests, and make sure you understand all the concepts in the bibles.

Third, consider taking some PowerScore tutoring or courses. You may think you understand al the concepts, but there may be some fine points or techniques that people can help you with, if they can interact with you. Reading comprehension is sometimes easier than logical reasoning or logic games--and you seem to be doing fine with reading--, but don't be surprised if you find that tutoring or courses can really help you with LR and LG.

Fourth, remember not to burn out! While I said above to keep studying, make sure to get adequate sleep and make sure the rest of your life is going o.k. too.

There are no guarantees, but if you try all the above, it is likely that your score may improve, even dramatically. Keep trying!

Finally, if you still feel that the October test administration won't work well for you, perhaps you can take the December test or later.

Hope this helps,
David

[Hoping4HLS]

I agree with what was said by David and I can add some advice to it as well.

I was in your situation about a month ago and my score WAS NOT GOING UP. What I did (it seems tedious but it works) was take note of EVERY little thing I did wrong on each question and diagram for LG & (here's where it gets more tedious) every single LR problem. Then I took the time to fix it and tried to remember how not to fall into that trap or make that mistake again.

From getting 4-7 wrong on an entire LG section and usually not finishing on time I began getting 0-2 wrong and finishing with about 3 minutes of spare time. The main reason is I would focus on my diagram so much that I knew I had no more editing to do that was necessary. Taking this extra time on the diagram and not being anxious to move on to the questions made my diagram a lot more useful and I would fly through the questions, thus making up for the extra time i spent on the diagram. One other reason I excelled in LG is that i realized that once I found the right answer, just select it and move on immediately. This seems risky, but it works for LG. There is ONLY ONE absolutely right answer and you shouldn't ever have to debate between two. Doing this also gave me plenty of time to securely answer 5 IF questions. Ex. Eliminate choice (A)... Sees (B) is correct BOOM CIRCLE AND MOVE ON. Don't even bother crossing out C,D,E.

For LR what i actually did was write out each of the problems I got wrong word for word and dissect them slowly to see where I went wrong. This helped me on other LRs of the same type and improved my score. I am definitely not the best at LR and wasn't a natural, so if you are more natural than me you may be able to avoid doing this and still improve dramatically.

If you find your mistakes but can't figure out how to avoid them on future questions then I would consider getting some personal tutoring (Powerscore maybe?) to show you why you are getting it wrong and why you are falling into these traps.

Other than that PRACTICE and PRACTICE PRODUCTIVELY. Don't just run through exams because you think simply the act of doing so will improve your score. It really won't be of that much effect,

I hope this helped,