Study Plan For December

[srlyaug]

I'll be taking the LSAT in December and have been averaging around a 160 on my practice tests. My goal is to score in the mid to high 160's but I haven't been able to make that jump yet. I was wondering if its a good idea to spend most of my time taking practice tests and then reviewing them.

[tommywallach]

Hey Srlyaug,

A typical mistake students make is assuming that just doing a boatload of questions will result in an improved score. The truth of the matter is, if all you're doing is taking tests, then looking them over, it's unlikely you'll see much improvement (well, maybe if you did that for four or five months, you'd start to notice the patterns in spite of yourself). Instead, you want to focus on changing your technique/methodology. I recommend some form of study, whether it's books or classes. Just to be clear, I'm not here to give you a salespitch; I believe in my company and our materials, but my point would apply to any class and any materials. If you need to see improvement, you need to learn to recognize every type of LSAT question, and have a general technique that you apply every time you get that type of question (whether it's a game, an LR question, or a whole RC passage).

Let me know if you have further questions!

-t