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How to Pace the LSAT: The Only Timing Guide You’ll Ever Need
A pacing guideline is a flexible roadmap for each section. It ensures you’re moving at the right speed without micromanaging every question. It’s the bridge between speed and accuracy , the two forces that determine your LSAT score. Time Management: The Nexus of Speed and Accuracy Rushing leads to mistakes. Going too slowly limits how many questions you can reach. Your actual goal is to find your personal efficiency sweet spot — the pace where you’re accurate and consisten
Sarah Silverwood
Dec 14, 20253 min read
How Many Practice Tests Do You Need for a 170?
Scoring a 170+ requires two things: Strong fundamentals Lots of full-length practice tests Once you understand: conditional logic parts of an argument question types common flaws …it’s time to transition from drills to full PTs. Why Full Tests Matter They build: endurance timing discipline section-to-section focus resilience No amount of drilling replaces the pressure of a real test environment. How Many To Take For students aiming for a 170: 20–25 full PTs is typical Some s
Sarah Silverwood
Dec 14, 20251 min read
Understanding LR Difficulty: A Breakdown by Question Range
Many students think LSAT Logical Reasoning (LR) gets harder question by question. That’s only partially true. Here’s the real pattern: Questions 1–10 Generally easier Only 2–3 may be above average in difficulty Questions 11–20 Difficulty increases noticeably Some of the hardest questions appear here Questions 21–26 Mostly medium to difficult But difficulty is not strictly linear Some late questions are surprisingly easy What This Means for Your Strategy Start strong to build
Sarah Silverwood
Dec 14, 20251 min read
4 Essential LSAT Reading Comprehension Strategies
Reading Comprehension (RC) is the hardest section for many students. But it becomes dramatically easier when you approach it strategically instead of passively. 1. Master the Passage First Do not rush to the questions. Spend time understanding: structure viewpoints the author’s purpose the main point This upfront investment pays you back in accuracy. 2. Tag the Paragraphs Ask: “What is this paragraph doing ?” Introducing a view? Adding evidence? Providing background? This me
Sarah Silverwood
Dec 12, 20251 min read
Blind Review: The Most Underrated LSAT Technique for Real Score Gains
Blind review is one of the most powerful — yet least understood — tools for LSAT improvement. Used correctly, it can add 5–10 points to your score over time. What Is Blind Review? After finishing a timed practice test, you: Mark every question you weren’t 100% confident about. Restart the test — untimed . Re-solve only the marked questions, slowly and thoughtfully. Compare your blind answers with your timed answers. This reveals the difference between: What you know , and Wha
Sarah Silverwood
Dec 12, 20251 min read
The Contrapositive Explained: The Most Important LSAT Conditional Skill
If you want to score well on the LSAT, you must understand the contrapositive. It’s one of the most frequently tested logical tools, and once you fully internalize it, conditional reasoning becomes far more predictable — even easy. What Is the Contrapositive? A contrapositive is the logically equivalent version of a conditional statement. To form it, you do two things: Flip the order of the terms Negate both sides Example: If you eat peanuts → you’ll have an allergic reacti
Sarah Silverwood
Dec 12, 20251 min read
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