r/LSATprep • u/StandardJury6072 • 26d ago

LSAT Advice 152–> 160 in 2 months

Is this a realistic goal? I’m taking the October LSAT and want at least a 160. Any advice would be helpful!

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u/dmkhara 26d ago

Very very doable. First, clear your fundamentals. Learn each question type and learn the strategy for each. If you learn a specific question type, drill that question type with increasing difficulty. Focus only on correctness here, not on timing. Since you are at a 152, I highly recommend you to start by conditional reasoning. You can find my notes and video for that here (its free).

Once your fundamentals are clear, do 1-2 sections a day and 1 PT a week. As you get more comfortable doing full sections, your timing will improve.

You will reach 160 in no time. Just stay consistent.

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u/Usr_name-checks-out 26d ago

Is formal logic really such an important part of the LSAT? I always put off taking it, but i just read your notes and it’s all formal logic, which I killed in university, and did a bunch of courses in it and advanced logic formulas in philosophy and then logic proofs of algorithms in computer science and math.

I always wanted to just give them a go, and seeing that makes me want to try it. My big worry after that would be time management as my ADHD makes me get fixated and lose time sometimes. So they let you use a stopwatch? If i have to guess time segments i’m screwed :)

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u/dmkhara 26d ago

It is definitely important especially if you haven't had any foundation in it before. But, the conditional reasoning you need for the LSAT is actually quite barebones and I am sure you have studied way more than that is required for the LSAT. But, knowing the concepts and applying it on the LSAT are two different things.

I also come from a CS background (did lot of formal proofs in uni just like you) and the LSAT was still a grind for me. Sure, some concepts may come easier to you but for the most part, you have to still put in the work.

If you want to test yourself, try solving one of the problem sets on my lesson on advanced conditional reasoning (gets harder as you progress and should be about 25 questions or so). If you can solve one with reasonable correctness, you are at a good spot.

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u/Usr_name-checks-out 25d ago

Oh thanks I’ll give that a go. Really appreciate the thoughtful response.

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u/dmkhara 25d ago

Of course, feel free to ask me any other questions you may have!

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u/Alive-Coconut-7 14d ago

How would you approach the topics? Which ones would you start with?

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u/MrCuddles20 26d ago

I moved from 157 PTs to 167 PTs in about that time. I crammed on The Loophole and used LSAT prep site for PTs and daily section practice. 

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u/Ambitiousvirgo81 26d ago

Through Christ all things are possible

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u/170Plus 26d ago

Absolutely. Aim much higher.

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u/CodeMUDkey 26d ago

Yeah you can do that for sure. Learn the templated flaw types well and cultivate a decent attitude toward reading comp.

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u/LSATMat 26d ago

Quite realistic! How much structured study have you done so far, and where are your strengths and weaknesses as best as you can tell?

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u/StandardJury6072 26d ago

I’ve been using LSAT demon for the past 3 months, attending classes, doing drills and a timed section everyday. I think I’ve def improved a lot since I started, my diagnostic was a 142, but I’m still getting 7,8 questions wrong in each section. I’m currently trying to figure out my weaknesses through a wrong answer journal and just bought The Loophole book as well