Perfecting what you've learned

Perfection. We're at that point in our LSAT classes.

During our most recent instructors' meeting, I surveyed what the most common question students posed was.  And by far, the most common question is: "How do I get faster?"

There are two aspects to becoming faster: 1) accuracy and 2) speed. It doesn't matter how fast you are unless you are accurate. What's the point of blazing through 25 questions in 20 minutes, if you don't get a single question correct?

Therefore, in our LSAT classes we begin by focusing on accuracy. We teach students how to attack every single type of LSAT question imaginable. In a class setting, this takes approximately 80 hours (approximately 2- months of meeting twice a week for 4 hours each). While working on accuracy, I encourage students to use a stopwatch (instead of a timer) to measure just how long it takes them to complete a game, LR question, or RC passage. The function of the stopwatch is NOT to race the clock. It's function is to simply give you a pulse check on your speed. Even if you think you're "too slow", don't sweat it. Remain steadfast and focus on improving your fundamentals.

You can start working on speed after you have a solid working knowledge of the LSAT basics. The best way to work on speed is through time drills and practice tests.