- Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:13 pm
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I feel your frustration, hassanahsmith93! It's a lot of material, and it can take a while for some of it to sink in and become natural, especially the conditional reasoning in Lesson 2. I compare that to learning to ride a bicycle - at first, you might fall down a lot, but eventually you'll get the hang of it, and once you do you will never forget how and it will seem totally natural. Some people get it quickly while others take longer, but if you're patient with yourself you'll be fine in the long run.
For now, use all of your available resources to help understand the strategies and where you might be going wrong in some ways. This Forum is a big part of that, so read a lot of the explanations here and ask questions when the explanations aren't clear enough for you. Also, ask your course instructors during class for further help and explanation. If your course is one that has two instructors (one talking, the other working the chat window), then that second instructor is a great resource to help with those questions! I love being that 2nd Chair instructor for that reason. Keep them busy!
And check out other resources, like our blog and podcast, for additional help. Mostly, be patient, and be kind to yourself. Take breaks and do something else, something fun, before letting yourself get too frustrated. If LR isn't going well, spend time on LG or RC and come back to LR later. Watch the lesson videos in the Online Student Center. And if you can, find a study buddy, either from your class or from outside, with whom you can talk things through when some concepts prove elusive and you need a different perspective.
Don't worry, there's still plenty of time to make breakthroughs, and plenty of material still to cover that will help!
Adam M. Tyson
PowerScore LSAT, GRE, ACT and SAT Instructor
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