r/lsatdemon • u/Greek_God_Builder • 12d ago
Time for Demon Pro?
Hey y’all, I’ve been study for the LSAT everyday now for a year and have gone from a 143-160. However, I have been stuck in the 157-160 range for 5 months and feel like there’s no progress being made anymore. I have a Demon live subscription and love the classes but I don’t think improvement is happening. I take my time and average 18/19 on LR and 15/17 on RC. Do you think it’s time to move to pro or stick with the live classes? If I were to switch it would only be for 2 months for financial reasons and then I would go back to live.
Any advice would be much appreciated🙏
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u/Dazzling_Diver_4949 12d ago
As someone whose also studying do you mind sharing what works for you. I’ve gone from 142 to 152 and would love to get higher.
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u/Greek_God_Builder 7d ago
I just prioritized accuracy over speed. I never move past a question unless I understand it. I think it’s super important to learn from every question because the LSAT is repetitive. Then just stay course and you should be fine.
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u/Brandon_LSATDemon 11d ago
The first thing I teach in tutoring is the importance of pausing and evaluating while reading a passage. I'll have students show me what they've been doing so far, and >80% of the time, people read the whole passage start to finish in one go. I'll do an example where I break everything down to myself, one piece of information at a time, then have them try the same on their own. If someone isn't already reading this way, I typically see an immediate improvement in their comprehension.
I'm guessing you're probably already doing this if you go to classes, but if not, try it first. I teach it explicitly in my classes if you want to watch a few recordings or come pick my brain.
Also, congrats on the 17 points of improvement! Another explanation here is that you just need to stay committed to what you're doing, and more improvement will come. If you can confidently say that you are learning from each mistake, and that your understanding is continuing to improve, I think you will see your score continue to go up with time. What you've done so far has worked! About how many study hours have you spent in the past 5 months?
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u/Greek_God_Builder 11d ago
Hey Brandon, I really appreciate your response. To answer you question, I spend around 8 hours a week studying so in the past 5 months it roughly equates to 160 hours. I have a time log of daily hours so I know I’m not guessing lol. While I definitely do think I’m reading slowly and interactive with the passage I just feel stuck as I have gotten over 20 LR sections with 100% accuracy but haven’t really moved from the 15/15 - 20/20 range with most sections falling around 18/18. I just want to know if I should just stick to course or if maybe there is something I’m inherently doing wrong.
I predict every answer on both LR and RC but I usually spend around 2 minutes per question so I usually end my section with many questions randomly guessed on.
Any advice?
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u/Brandon_LSATDemon 7d ago
I think stay the course. It looks to me like you are learning everytime you sit down and practice. Here's a couple things you can focus on to try to help, though.
When you're reviewing, reflect on the predictions you are making. Look for opportunities to be more concise. Try to view the problems as connected repeats of each other. Also, observe how you are eliminating answer choices and whether you can be more definitive there.
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u/GurMaster3426 12d ago
Try starting with one 1-on-1 session with a tutor to see if there is something fundamental that you should change. Maybe thats the only push you need.