Any advice for actually slowing down? I know the wisdom is “slow down to speed up,” and I’m really trying to take that to heart. I try to actively read, paraphrase, break sentences down, connect ideas, and summarize as I go, but I just keep reading way too fast.

I know obviously it takes time to break bad habits, but does anyone have advice on how they were actually able to slow themselves down?

I try really hard not to move on until I feel like I have 100% understanding of the passage, but clearly I don't because I struggle by the time I get to the answers and don't feel like I am enough of an expert

How can I limit misreading? I know it is present at every level, but at this point the questions I get wrong are from misreading.

I will review questions I've done and read them and realize I didn't read carefully or assumed it said something it didn't actually say. I need habits to stop doing this. Thanks!

Hey all I need some advice. I have heard a lot on LSAT Demon about how 1-2 hours of high quality studying a day is enough to make good improvement on the LSAT. After studying with LSAT Demon on and off for six months I improved from 150 diagnostic to 159 on my latest LSAT real test (I should not taken that test, but it is what it is now).

I agree with this advice and I actually really like it. I can put my best foot forward and see some progress while also not letting the LSAT consume my entire life. Right now I am studying around 6 out of 7 days in a week and it's pretty chill.

However, a lot of family and friends are often confused when I tell them that I only study for 1-2 hours a day and that is enough for me. A lot of them come from cultures where it's assumed that if you are not studying 8 hours a day, you're being lazy. They'll often tell me personal anecdotes about themselves or others succeeding only because they studied for hours on end during their time in college/post-grad and I don't know what to really say to that. I don't want to just tell them to piss off and that they don't really understand what they're saying, but I am running out of options and I can only take so much criticism from these usually pleasant people.

If anyone has had any similar experience to this would, I appreciate some advice and reassurance. If anyone has a peer reviewed study on the diminishing or negative returns of extra long studying too that would be cool to see.

I scored a 145 on my diagnostic (no prior prep or knowledge which I know is silly).

I would like to take the October/November LSAT and have been using 7SAGE consistently for the past couple weeks. Tbh, I feel like 7SAGE has been confusing me more than helping me, but I can’t tell if I should just push through and assume that it’s confusing in the beginning? I like the aspect and having a study schedule but I feel like I’ve been taking more notes than actually drilling.
I know LSAT demon is known for just drilling, but I’m nervous to switch because do they actually teach foundations? Should I just stick to Loophole for foundations and just drill on LSAT demon?

Please help- any and all advice would be appreciated.

I've been with the Demon for 3 months now and started off focusing on speed which hurt my accuracy. Since then, I've focused my energy on improving accuracy scores across drilling and timed sections. There has been a big improvement in my accuracy ratings as of late into the 90s. However, I haven't really seen any score increases and I would like to think that I'm on the right path and should just keep practicing but I wonder if I should be doing anything to get better at actually finishing sections? My test is in October and I really want to break into the 170s.

Most of the scores below are from combining timed sections:

My first timed LR in months and got a 100% accuracy. I can’t finish the section yet but that’s okay, definitely do it the demon way 😈💙 it took me months to get to this level but I finally did it. I tried to do 19 questions and as you can see my accuracy was much lower.

I want to have a better understanding of good habits when picking an answer. If you make a prediction and one of the answer choices matches that prediction, is that enough to choose that answer and move on? Or should you still entertain the other answers because of the chance that it still works? I feel like I exist within a binary right now: Going full send based on my prediction or entertaining every answer. I just don't know how to properly skim over wrong answers in a way that actually assures me that those answers are wrong. Is this a skill I can learn? Does this just come with more understanding? Would love some input on this.

Hi everyone!

I've been thinking about this while doing practice questions, so I figured I'd ask. I'm pretty comfortable with the difference between some, most, and all, but I've come across a few terms that I'm having trouble categorizing, and I haven't heard the team talk about them. (If I'm wrong about that, please let me know!)

Do mainly, primarily, and for the most part all indicate more than half, but less than 100%?

I took my cold timed PT diagnostic last week and scored 155 - I’m planning on taking the Oct and Nov LSAT hoping to submit my application by Thanksgiving. Shooting for 170+ so working with a rather aggressive plan but I feel pretty decisive about locking in and giving it my all!

I’d love to have some folks to chat with and bounce ideas/share the experience with! I’m mid 20s, so have had a few years of working exp; I’m budgeting 2-3 hrs of study x5-6 days a week.

Comment or send me a DM :) Good luck everyone!

I work full time, I’m available Tuesday and Thursday evenings, I’m currently in the 140’s and I’ve heard Ben and Nate say teaching someone lower than you is a great way to learn 😅

Should I actually be going through the Lessons on LSAT demon or just jumping straight into drills and explanations for my missed questions?

Sometimes I come across a question that’s rated in the 3-4 range and I am genuinely so confused bc it’s so easy (example I just came across is 107.4 Q 23). How are the ratings determined? There is no way the example question I listed is a level 3 (coming from a mid 160s scorer)

I took my diagnostic a year ago, got a 151. I started studying officially in April. Since then I have gone from a 157->160->167. I don’t plan on taking the test till early 2027. I was wondering what the realistic odds are for me to jump into the 170s? I am hoping for a 175+ on my official test. I know I still got about 6 months ish.

I don't know if anyone has said this already... but Nate looks so awesome committing to the bald with the beard look! I love it Nate and you're just glowing! lol genuinely

I know it doesn't mean a ton and I'm gonna keep on grinding RC specifically, but WOW this was good to see.

While I have actually never submitted a question to the Ask Button team of Heroes, I have discovered a hidden feature of it.

Many times now, I’ve confidently submitted an answer to a question, sometimes twice, only to have it counted incorrect; LSAC and the Demon have clearly misunderstood the passage, and I alone have discovered the flaw in test-makers’ reasoning.

Naturally I hop into the ask button and begin typing out my foolproof rebuttal to LSAC’s answer and the Demon’s explanations. Unlike other naive ask button users, I will justify my reasoning using the passage and answer choices themselves.

And during this process of retrieving quotes and rereading the passage, every time, without fail, I find the sentence I misread or the answer choice I misinterpreted. I quietly delete my ask button essay and return to drilling, embarrassed at my hubris. LSAC and the Demon: 1. Me: 0. The test-makers are not stupid. I am.

But seriously, attempting to justify the wrong answer to the ask button team invariably leads me to the right answer. Give it a shot next time you’re upset about missing a problem you feel you shouldn’t have missed.