How to break from 164-5ish into 170?

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  calciferjkn Core Member

  June 30 67 karma

  I am in the same boat as you
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  LSATmakesmeLSAD Core Member

  June 30 72 karma

  would like to know some of the tips and advice for this. asking for a friend!
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  L up North Live Member

  July 3 78 karma

  ZeSean and Henry did a couple of helpful videos on this topic on the 7sage YouTube channel- I think they're called "The 180s mindset" and "Seeing through the matrix" or something similar. Worth checking them out.
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  Atlantis Live Member

  July 3 85 karma

  I broke 170 for the first time yesterday after taking 2 weeks completely off after the June exam, which I got an 167 on. (I was scoring in the mid-high 160s before the June exam so that was exactly as I expected). I'd say take some time off and approach the LSAT with a new lens.
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  BenkoFromPetco Core Member

  July 4 59 karma

  I believe @L up North might be talking about this video if anyone is interested:

  
  "The 180 Brain | 7Sage LSAT Podcast"
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  rnpierce1 Core Member

  August 4 9 karma

  The only thing that broke me out of the high 160s and into the 170s was aggressive blind review. For every single question I did, I would handwrite (I think this is crucial) why every answer that I thought was wrong was wrong and why every answer that I thought was correct was correct. For RC, I would do the same thing and additionally write where in the passage every answer can be found. I would also reread the passages super slowly and thoroughly during blind review.

  Then, I would submit the blind review and look at whatever was wrong and figure it out for myself before looking at the explanation. It was only through doing this that I really learned not just how to do well but how to find exactly what the test wanted, and now I'm consistnely in the 170s.
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  Claire_E Live Member

  August 6 14 karma

  I am still working on this, but have moved from mid-160s to consistently high 160s/low 170s for my last few PTs. For me, it's really embracing the idea that there aren't "close" answers. If I'm not seeing the clear answer, then I'm missing something about the question. I mark those and move on, then come back at the end. That keeps me from getting frustrated and often having fresh eyes helps me spot what I'm missing to make the answer clear. For RC, I use that same idea but also (and this is super corny), I try to get really interested in what the passage is saying and that helps me not lose the thread or get things twisted in my brain. Also, if you don't read a lot outside of the LSAT, I know outside knowledge isn't required but I will say that being widely read (including on science topics) has made RC so much easier for me. Not helpful for August and hopefully you get where you want to be, but just being honest. Good luck!!
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  marinaecroy Core Member

  August 6 6 karma

  I've been scoring high 160's and low 170's on my practice tests for the last month. (I have an LSAT today, hoping I do as well on the actual thing). What helped me so far was actively trying to solve the questions I got wrong on my own. After I do a drill, I review what questions I got wrong, and without looking at the right answer, go back over and try to solve it on my own. I spend between 5-10 minutes trying to figure out a single question sometimes. Then, when I have confidently solved it, I go to the explanation video.
  ALSO another thing that has helped me is looking at analytics, looking at what my 'worst' questions are, and then going to the advanced drill builder and making a drill with 10 varying difficulty questions of that type. If you are scoring in the mid 160s, you are already pretty good at this test. You don't need to be reviewing basic stuff, you need to be reviewing your weaknesses. Good luck!