Study Tip: Specifying your weaknesses
I met with a new student last weekend. She’s going to be taking the September 26th LSAT, so I had limited time to work with her, but I had some concerns about how beneficial our session would be. I was pleasantly surprised, though — she not only knew what section she needed help with (Logical Reasoning), she also knew which type of questions gave her trouble. Specifically, the “identify the unspoken assumption” type of question.
Because she had done such a great job of pinpointing her problem area, I was able to focus our session to give her some helpful tips, and we were able to work through a variety of practice test questions specific to her needs.
When you’re first learning about the LSAT, there’s room for general improvement, as it’s all new to you. After you’re familiar with the test, though, and you have a “baseline” — an approximate score that you’re generally around — then your best bet for improvement is focusing on particular weak points. Odds are, you’re leaving a disproportionate number of points on the table in one of the three sections, or in one of a few specific subtypes of questions. There are only so many types of logic games. A solid majority of Logical Reasoning questions are one of four types. Don’t just do practice tests – analyze your results. Where are those extra 5-10 points you’re looking for going to come from? If you can answer that question, you’re a lot more likely to find them.
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