LSAT Tips: What To Do After You Finish the Core Curriculum
Quick Tip: Use the Problem Sets Page to Take Individual Sections
Want to take a single section of a PT without ruining your statistics? You can do that in our “Problem Sets” page. In the search bar, type in “PT” plus the number of your practice test (e.g., “PT55”). If it is an LR section, you can add the section number, for example: “PT45 S4.” Then, use the “select all” button (the circle with a plus sign in the middle, found at the top of the questions list) to take that specific section. From there, you can save it as a PDF, or take it digitally with custom timing options.
Discussion: What To Do After You Finish the Core Curriculum
So you’ve finished the core curriculum. Great! That is a big milestone in your studying process and you’re that much closer to becoming an LSAT master. But you’ve still got work to do to reach your peak.
There are many phases to learning, and you’ve essentially just completed the “introductory” phase, where you are introduced to the material. Your next step is to try and integrate the information into memory in a way that makes the process of answering a question, solving a Logic Game, or tackling an RC passage almost reflexive. That takes lots of practice. But what specific steps should you take?
Use your analytics as a guide for what to study. After a few PTs, are you still missing a lot of Sufficient Assumption questions? Not doing as well as you want on Grouping Games? Take note, and focus specifically on those weaknesses to improve.
Pay attention to your blind review scores. Use blind review as a guide to what and how to study. If you are scoring high on BR, drilling timing might be the solution. Low blind review scores might mean you need to revisit the core curriculum. Which leads us to…
Revisit the core curriculum. If you’re still having a hard time with certain aspects of the test, don’t be afraid to revisit the theory behind how to solve problems on the test. Revisit the core curriculum to make sure you really understand the fundamentals.
Continue doing problem sets. If you’re consistently missing Necessary Assumption questions, the most efficient way to improve on that specific weakness might not be to take a full PT. Use older PTs outside of the core curriculum to create more problem sets and continue working on your weaknesses.
Take individual sections in addition to just the PTs. This can really help you get an intuitive sense of how to get through each section on time. Practice pacing on individual sections so that you can reflect more deeply on your timing for each.
Get on the forums. Reach out to others and share study tips! Working with others and spitballing ideas is a great way to learn.
In short, the core curriculum is exactly what it says—a core. It is a kind of formational training ground that prepares you for the rest of your transformation. Luke Skywalker had the swamp on Dagobah, Batman had the monastery, Neo had the Matrix simulations. But these characters still had a lot of becoming to do in their journey, as do you when you finish the core curriculum. So get out there, fight bad guys, and follow the tips above to continue mastering the LSAT.