tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post5388760152444049528..comments2024-03-29T03:16:28.259-04:00Comments on LSAT Blog: LSAT Unplugged YouTube / Podcast: LSAT Diary: Getting Past FrustrationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-12512413186545784792015-08-18T12:05:18.461-04:002015-08-18T12:05:18.461-04:00Hi Ellen, this is a couple of years later and you ...Hi Ellen, this is a couple of years later and you probably graduated from law school. I am currently studying for the October 2015 LSAT and I am faced with your same frustration. I am no Stanford graduate and you probably have alot more determination and endurance to sit for long hours of studying, but I feel alot better after reading your written piece. I am even bothering to write a comment that you probably won't even read because its been so many years. I am at the point that I understand how to do games but I am not good with time. I feel like throwing down my pencil and declaring being a lawyer isn't for me. However, I will give myself another push and hopefully come out alright. Thank you for letting many of us know that we are not alone in this frustration tjiang93https://www.blogger.com/profile/01546976328644268366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-21245632324498439372011-09-17T19:47:23.185-04:002011-09-17T19:47:23.185-04:00The best way to attack RC relates to what I said i...The best way to attack RC relates to what I said in my next post. You really have to deeply analyze your wrong answers and find the pattern for why you're getting them wrong. It probably won't be obvious, but if you have someone around you that's willing to look at the answers you get wrong (even getting a tutor for a short time to look at this) that would be helpful. <br /><br />When you're struggling with time, the thing I've found most helpful is to just do section after section until you get absurdly comfortable, but that applies to my experience with games, not LR.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314181742611085705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-18686374320279790102011-09-10T14:57:03.430-04:002011-09-10T14:57:03.430-04:00Thanks for responding Ellen. I can honestly say t...Thanks for responding Ellen. I can honestly say that time wise, i've been struggling. Sometimes I get bogged down and run out of time by question #18-19 or so. If i'm able to do it a bit faster, it seems as if i'm sacrificing accuracy for speed, which I don't want to do. I purchased Steve's 5 month LSAT study schedule, so i'm barely getting around to starting the actual prep tests with five full sections. I've been drilling section by section. LR by type etc. I guess it's about time that I start attacking prep tests and thoroughly analyzing my missed questions and such. Btw, what's your most efficient method for tackling RC? I see that it is truly my most difficult section. I've been trying to attack the RC sort of like LR by spotting soft/strong language, and eliminating answers that are partial and not complete (ie. MP). Any help would be appreciated and is considered invaluable to me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-50080357166035958982011-09-09T20:50:23.559-04:002011-09-09T20:50:23.559-04:00Always stimulus first. ALWAYS. You'll just e...Always stimulus first. ALWAYS. You'll just end up re-reading the question stem and wasting time. Obviously, if you glance at some answers as you're turning the page and see that the answer choices on one question contain huge paragraphs, you know you're going to be dealing with parallel reasoning/flaw, and you're allowed to process that information. I would say you should do the parallel reasoning/flaw questions if you have time, but we all know they take a little longer so if you're running short on time you should skip them and come back to them once you're finished with the rest of the section. <br /><br />One thing that will really help me give you a strategy is if you tell me how you're doing time-wise. Are you finishing the section with minutes to spare or barely finishing?<br /><br />If you find yourself getting stumped by seemingly random questions, I recommend doing the practice tests in SuperPrep where they have the explanations and levels of difficulty spelled out in the book. You may find that you're just getting questions wrong that are on a higher difficulty level.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314181742611085705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-43169975274135563172011-09-09T12:09:56.646-04:002011-09-09T12:09:56.646-04:00LR. I don't know wtf is wrong with me here. ...LR. I don't know wtf is wrong with me here. So I will say this. I do not get stumped by a certain question type. I get screwed by random ones deep into the section. Usually questions 15-20 or so tend to give me the majority of bruises. What the hell? I cannot be consistent with my LR like I am with LG. It's just hit or miss with me. Sometimes I don't read carefully enough, sometimes I do. Mentally, I try to go in prepared, but end up psyching myself out. Other times, I get stumped by a very complex stimulus. The more I perform formal logic LR, the more i HATE them. So what are some tips you can give me to conquer the bs later in the section and destroy it on a regular basis. Question stem or stimulus first? Skip Parallel reasoning or do them? How much time are you finishing LR sections in?<br /><br /> BTW, good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-31227381079289005862011-09-07T17:58:19.548-04:002011-09-07T17:58:19.548-04:00Aww! Thanks! I do talk about logical reasoning in ...Aww! Thanks! I do talk about logical reasoning in my next post, but I'm afraid that was the section that came most naturally to me so I don't go into as much detail. What do you find challenging about it?Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07314181742611085705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294095.post-40079975330494106982011-09-07T10:58:35.855-04:002011-09-07T10:58:35.855-04:00Ellen, congrats on the fantastic score! In your ne...Ellen, congrats on the fantastic score! In your next entry, I hope you talk about how you overcame logical reasoning. Thanks for sharing your story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com