I'm not stupid. Time is my enemy.

[Lawheart]

I get like 20 points extra when I slow down. As soon as I put the watch on BAM!!! Points lost. Any ideas????

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Hi Lawheart,

Thanks for the question, and you might find some relief to know that you're definitely not alone. Timing and speed is an issue many students struggle with! Here is some information regarding speed and time management:

1. http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/lsat-sp ... -your-pace
2. http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/speed-d ... k-a-winner
3. http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/317 ... -Set-Games
4. http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/a-timin ... erformance
5. 10 Steps to Taking LSAT Practice Tests http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/153 ... tice-tests
6. The Best Way to Review LSAT Practice Tests: http://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/the-bes ... tice-tests

The above information should be enough to get you started, but please let us know if you have any additional questions after you review the above posts.

Thanks!

[Speir]

You're definitely not alone in this, Lawheart. I have the same problem. The good news is you really can improve that stuff. Just keep at it and practice.

[Lawheart]

Thanks guys.

[Vaidehi Joshi]

Hi Lawheart and Speir,

Time is a tough issue, but I feel like it can definitely be overcome easier with certain sections than others. Reading Comp, for example, is tougher, because your reading speed is something you've honed for the past 20+ years and it's really hard to quickly and suddenly improve on a score's worth of training.
Logic Games, however, are easier to bring your speed up for, I find. A common strategy that some trainers will recommend is taking multiple blank copies of the same game (maybe like 3-4 copies) and spacing them out over a week, with a day or two in between "takes." The first take, you don't set a time limit, but time yourself on how long you take to fully and accurately get all the questions right. Once you get all the questions right, leave a few days for the next "take" so that you don't have the game fresh in your memory, and work on getting your time down. Do this a couple of times with intervening days to get the game out of your memory, until your time has improved dramatically. See if this strategy works for you guys!