LSAT

Today was the June test for the LSAT. I will put up some old entries from my other journal in memory of my personal experience. (February 2006)

Note to self:

things to remember for saturday:

1. pace yourself. in logical reasoning, the first ten questions should be done at a rough rate of one question per minute. don't keep glancing at the clock, it will throw you off. just go through the questions.

2. go quick, but be sure in logic games. you don't need to eliminate all the wrong answers in this section, but you need to be sure the correct answer is the one you chose. when making an inference based on other rules, always draw out the supporting hypothetical. this should remove most careless errors. it is vital that you get a perfect score on this section.

3. read reading comprehension questions VERY carefully. be sure about what the question is referring to. don't answer the question incorrectly because you thought the question was asking something else.

4. don't be afraid to move on. when a question is taking up an inordinate amount of time, you must move on. cut your losses and hit the next question. this applies in every section. you're not shooting for a perfect raw score on the test, and you can sacrifice a question here or there. besides, odds are you will come back to it later and get it correct. but you cannot sacrifice time for later questions.

5. when filling out bubbles, match up the question you are filling in with the number next to it constantly. a misbubbling error is catastrophic, even if you pick up the error before the test is over, you're going to waste alot of time.

6. if you do actually feel like you bombed a section, DO NOT LET THIS AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE IN LATER SECTIONS! cancellation is a very undesirable option, so you're gona need to maximize this score no matter what. plus, quite often when you are taking practice tests, sections you think you bombed you ended up doing well on. resist the temptation to play mental games with yourself!!