<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>2019 LSAT Changes – LSAT</title> <atom:link href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/tag/2019-lsat-changes/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat</link> <description>LSAT Course Offerings, LSAT Prep Courses, Tutoring & LSAT Practice Resources | Manhattan LSAT Prep</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:00:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2</generator> <item> <title>Digital LSAT Test Changes in 2019</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Manhattan Prep]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2019 09:09:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Announcements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taking the LSAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2019 LSAT Changes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digital LSAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Going Digital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Test Changes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paper LSAT]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/?p=8605</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>This post was written by Laura Damone, a Manhattan Prep LSAT instructor. By now, you’ve probably heard the news: Like everything else in the world, the LSAT has gone digital. Note: The digital LSAT changes referenced in this post are only applicable in North America. It’s not like we didn’t see it coming. The paper […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019/">Digital LSAT Test Changes in 2019</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8682" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019-manhattan-prep.png" alt="Digital LSAT Test Changes in 2019" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019-manhattan-prep.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019-manhattan-prep-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019-manhattan-prep-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019-manhattan-prep-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p><em><strong>This post was written by <a id="bloglink" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/laura-damone/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laura Damone</a>, a Manhattan Prep LSAT instructor.</strong></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By now, you’ve probably heard the news: Like everything else in the world, the LSAT has gone digital.</span><span id="more-8605"></span></p> <p><strong>Note: </strong><em>The digital LSAT changes referenced in this post are only applicable in North America.</em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s not like we didn’t see it coming. The paper LSAT, with its Scantrons, #2 pencils, and analog watches, was decidedly behind the times. The other graduate and professional school exams—the </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GRE</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">GMAT</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, and </span><a href="https://www.kaptest.com/study/mcat/whats-tested-on-the-mcat-2/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MCAT</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">—have all been digital for years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We know change is hard. And we know the LSAT is hard. But these 2019 LSAT changes? They don’t have to be. In most ways, the test is the same old LSAT. Look at everything that stayed the same:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The content</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The timing</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The number of sections</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The scoring</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In other words, pretty much </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">everything</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> stayed the same except the physical format of the test. And over here in our nerdy little corner of the world, we’re actually really excited about the digital LSAT, and we think you should be too.</span></p> <p><b>Why? Let us walk you through it step by step in this comprehensive guide to the digital LSAT changes in 2019.</b></p> <h4><b>What Changed When the LSAT Went Digital?</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As of September 2019, when you arrive at your LSAT testing center, you’ll be given a touch-screen tablet, a blank test booklet to use as scratch paper, and a pen that doubles as a stylus. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Because the testing tablet has a built-in timer, you will no longer need to bring an analog watch if you wish to track our own time. This is </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">great</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> news because timing yourself using an analog watch, or worse, the clock on the wall of the testing center, is distracting. It also takes brain power. The new built-in timer is a countdown timer. You don’t need to do any math to figure out the time remaining in a section.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The last thing that changed is the writing sample. The writing sample is no longer completed at the testing center on test day. Under the new system, </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/the-lsat-essay-what-it-is-and-how-to-write-it-2/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">the writing section</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is separate from the LSAT. It’s administered via an online platform so you get to type your essay instead of handwriting it (welcome news for those of us living in the 21st century!).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your access to that platform will begin the day of your test. But that doesn’t mean you have to </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">do</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the writing sample on the day of your test. LSAT Writing is now on-demand. This is a clear advantage over the old system because a shorter test day is </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">definitely </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">a better test day. The other advantage of the new digital writing sample is that, if you choose to retake the LSAT, you won’t need to redo your writing sample. You only need one on file for your Law School Report. You can find out more information in the </span><a href="https://www.lsac.org/lsat/taking-lsat/about-lsat-writing" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LSAC site’s FAQ section.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h4><b>Can I Take a Practice Test in the New Digital Format?</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can! LSAC has published three digital practice tests on its </span><a href="https://familiar.lsac.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">special site</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> dedicated to the digital LSAT format, with several more tests coming soon. That site also has tutorials. To make sure you get the most out of the existing digital practice tests, check out our tips about <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-tips-and-strategies-an-ultimate-guide/">the new digital features and the best ways to use each one</a> before attempting one of the exams. </span></p> <h4><b>Getting Accustomed to the Digital Interface</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First, if you haven’t already, take a moment to </span><a href="https://familiar.lsac.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">check out the platform on LSAC’s website</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. You’ll see that LSAC released 3 tutorials and three full-length LSAT practice tests.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You might want to skip the tutorials; they consist of a robot voice narrating a standardized test being taken. If you prefer, go straight to a section of a practice test instead and make sure to practice each of the tasks below.</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adjusting the screen preferences in toolbar at the top</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Using the annotation tools</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Selecting, unselecting, and eliminating answer choices</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scrolling, collapsing, and uncollapsing answers on longer questions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Flagging questions</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moving between questions using the navigation bar at the bottom</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Switching between “passage only” and “passage with questions” view in Reading Comprehension</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What did you think? I was skeptical at first (maybe it was the robot voice?), and it took me a little while to get accustomed to the platform, but once I did, I found a lot of advantages. Built-in question flagging, no more Scantron bubbling, returning to skipped questions literally at the touch of a finger…it’s kind of my LSAT dream come true. Nobody’s law school aspirations should be tied to squinting at answer bubbles or shuffling through test booklets!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the biggest test changes with the digital LSAT? You’ll be doing your scratchwork separately from the question or game that you’re working on. While the digital LSAT platform lets you highlight, underline, flag questions, and eliminate answers, you can’t make freehand annotations onscreen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To get a sense of what this feels like without using up the digital practice tests, try completing paper PrepTests with scratch paper next to you. Allow yourself only the following markings in the test booklet: underline, highlight, cross off an answer, flag a question. Anything else (Conditional Logic diagrams, notes about passage structure, game setups) will have to be done on your scratch paper. Paper tests completed like this are the best way to simulate the functionality of the digital LSAT as we all wait for more digital LSAT practice tests to be released. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll also want to test out different angles for your tablet. The tablets have a built-in stand so they can be “angled slightly” on your desk. Since your tablet can’t be visible to the person behind you, that angle is </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">very </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">slight. A maximum of three inches can exist between the table and the top edge of the tablet. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[ </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-tips-and-strategies-an-ultimate-guide/"><b>KEEP READING</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Tips and Strategies for the Digital LSAT: An Ultimate Guide</strong> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4><b>How Do I Prepare for the Digital LSAT?</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You could sign up for an </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/prep/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LSAT course</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, choosing one that fits best with your study style and schedule. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re not sure you need a full LSAT course, especially if your LSAT Test Date is soon, you might be able to get away with a </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/prep/workshops/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">quick pre-test refresher course</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> that reviews just the must-knows so they’re fresh in your mind on test day.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are also plenty of ways to </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/prep/on-demand/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">study on your own</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Our best advice: Most companies offer some free material or services. Take advantage of that! Check out whatever you can for free so you can find the best classes, study platforms, and materials for you. At Manhattan Prep, we let people sit in on the </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/classes/free/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">first session of any of our courses for free</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">; you can also do some free lessons on </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/prep/on-demand/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">LSAT Interact</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, our interactive self-study platform.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Our free email series <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/resources/the-brief-lsat-prep/">THE BRIEF</a> can help you prep on any timeline that suits you. Sign up for the twice-per-day option and you’ll get all the goods in just 31 days.</em></strong></p> <h4><b>The Final Word on the Digital LSAT</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The digital LSAT was designed to correct things that were wrong with the paper LSAT. Nobody should be penalized for bubbling a Scantron incorrectly. Nobody should even have to spend </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">time</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> bubbling a Scantron. Ditto for flipping pages to return to flagged questions. Bubbling and flipping easily cost you a minute per section when you take a paper test. Think about what you can do with an extra minute per section. That’s an extra </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">question</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> per section—maybe 2 in Logic Games.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No wonder we’re all so excited for the LSAT to go digital!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy studying! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f4dd.png" alt="📝" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /></span></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019/">Digital LSAT Test Changes in 2019</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Digital LSAT Tips and Strategies: An Ultimate Guide</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-tips-and-strategies-an-ultimate-guide/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Damone]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:04:14 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[How To Study]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logic Games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Logical Reasoning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Strategies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reading Comprehension]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taking the LSAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2019 LSAT Changes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Digital LSAT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Going Digital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lsat logic games]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT logical reasoning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lsat reading comprehension]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LSAT Test Changes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paper LSAT]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/?p=8831</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>This post was written by Laura Damone, a Manhattan Prep LSAT instructor. By now, you’ve probably heard the news: Like everything else in the world, the LSAT has gone digital. Note: The digital LSAT changes referenced in this post are only applicable in North America. It’s not like we didn’t see it coming. The paper LSAT, […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-tips-and-strategies-an-ultimate-guide/">Digital LSAT Tips and Strategies: An Ultimate Guide</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8842" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-strategy.png" alt="digital-lsat-strategy" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-strategy.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-strategy-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-strategy-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-strategy-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p><b><i>This post was written by </i></b><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/laura-damone/"><b><i>Laura Damone</i></b></a><b><i>, a Manhattan Prep LSAT instructor.</i></b></p> <p>By now, you’ve probably heard the news: Like everything else in the world, the LSAT has gone digital.<span id="m_566359520895952338m_3119453064197304403gmail-more-8605"></span></p> <p><strong>Note: </strong><em>The digital LSAT changes referenced in this post are only applicable in North America.</em></p> <p>It’s not like we didn’t see it coming. The paper LSAT, with its Scantrons, #2 pencils, and analog watches, was decidedly behind the times. The other graduate and professional school exams—the <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/&source=gmail&ust=1581087332971000&usg=AFQjCNGo0PQTc1I3nSe7LoLf2DqA-Rl3hg">GRE</a>, <a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/&source=gmail&ust=1581087332971000&usg=AFQjCNEeKMmwcDiG4U2igqvg0xB-KhYTYw">GMAT</a>, and <a href="https://www.kaptest.com/study/mcat/whats-tested-on-the-mcat-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kaptest.com/study/mcat/whats-tested-on-the-mcat-2/&source=gmail&ust=1581087332971000&usg=AFQjCNGqc5dBDz3NaQsmaPuJtmlBCr4rDQ">MCAT</a>—have all been digital for years.</p> <p><span id="more-8831"></span></p> <p>We know change is hard. And we know the LSAT is hard. But these changes to the LSAT? They don’t have to be. In most ways, the test is the same old LSAT. Look at everything that stayed the same:</p> <ul> <li>The content</li> <li>The timing</li> <li>The number of sections</li> <li>The scoring</li> </ul> <p>In other words, pretty much <i>everything</i> stayed the same except the physical format of the test. And over here in our nerdy little corner of the world, we’re actually really excited about the digital LSAT, and we think you should be too.</p> <p><b>Why? Let us walk you through it step by step in this ultimate guide to the digital LSAT.</b></p> <p>But first, if you haven’t already, you’ll want to take a moment to <a href="https://familiar.lsac.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://familiar.lsac.org/&source=gmail&ust=1581087332972000&usg=AFQjCNHUEZDHWGz_YKv8jLclu-x8uytXBQ">check out the platform on LSAC’s website</a>. You’ll see that LSAC released 3 tutorials and 3 full-length LSAT practice tests.</p> <p>You might want to skip the tutorials; they consist of a robot voice narrating a standardized test being taken. Instead, you can go straight into a section of one of the exams and practice each of the following tasks:</p> <ul> <li>Adjusting the screen preferences in toolbar at the top</li> <li>Using the annotation tools</li> <li>Selecting, unselecting, and eliminating answer choices</li> <li>Scrolling, collapsing, and uncollapsing answers on longer questions</li> <li>Flagging questions</li> <li>Moving between questions using the navigation bar at the bottom</li> <li>Switching between “passage only” and “passage with questions” view in Reading Comprehension</li> </ul> <p>Once you’re familiar with the digital LSAT platform, you’ll be able to take full advantage of this guide. And listen, when we say “ultimate guide,” we mean it! This is a long post that will give you all of the tips and hacks we’ve discovered for the digital LSAT. Read it straight through to soak up all the goods, or use the table of contents below to jump around as you please.</p> <h6 id="tableofcontents">[ <strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS</strong> ]</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#screen"><strong>Digital LSAT Screen Preference Tips</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#stylus"><strong>Digital LSAT Tips: What’s Your Stylus Style?</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#questionflagging"><strong>Digital LSAT Question Flagging Strategy</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#skip"><strong>Digital LSAT Tips: Strategic Skipping</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#logicalreasoning"><strong>Digital LSAT Strategy: Annotation in Logical Reasoning</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#readingcomprehension"><strong>Digital LSAT Strategy: Annotation in Reading Comprehension</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#passageviews"><strong>Digital LSAT Strategy: Reading Comprehension–Passage Views</strong></a></li> <li><a href="#logicgames"><strong>Digital LSAT Strategy: Logic Games on the Digital LSAT</strong></a></li> </ul> <h4></h4> <p> </p> <h4 id="screen"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Screen Preferences</b></h4> <p><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-8735 size-full" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/increasing-font-size-lsat.png" alt="increasing-font-size-lsat" width="676" height="300" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/increasing-font-size-lsat.png 676w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/04/increasing-font-size-lsat-300x133.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before your actual test begins, the proctor will give everyone time to set up screen preferences: font size, line spacing, brightness, and timer settings However, it’s important to know that you’re not locked into your screen preferences. You can change them at any time throughout the test. In fact, there are three scenarios in which this can be particularly helpful.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For all sections of the LSAT, instructor </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/daniel-fogel/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel Fogel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> says, “Put the timer in time out! Hide the timer (by clicking the countdown clock) until it automatically pops up with the 5-minute warning. The timer counting down onscreen will only increase stress and detract attention from the question at hand.” And if you do want to check your time before the 5-minute warning, just click the space where the countdown clock was and it’ll reappear.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Second, when you use the digital LSAT annotation tools, you may want to adjust font size or line spacing. We all found the tools to be a little imprecise with the default settings (LSAC is aware of this and hopefully it will be resolved soon.). Thankfully, instructor </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/scott-miller/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott Miller</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">figured out a hack: Increasing the font size from “default” to “large” results in a significant improvement in the precision of both the highlighter and the underline tool.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The underline tool can be made even more precise by increasing the line spacing from “default” to “medium.” If you’re like me, when you go to underline, you place your finger or stylus </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">under</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the text you want to underline. This confuses the system and sometimes results in underlining the text </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">beneath</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the text you actually want underlined. With more space between the lines, the system can more easily decipher which line you’re intending to annotate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Third, you may want to adjust font size in order to see an entire Reading Comp passage onscreen at once. Reducing the font size from “default” to “small” will often make this possible in “passage only” view. Some passages, particularly the comparative set, may be too long for this hack. But it works on most of the passages released by LSAC, so this should work more often than not.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="stylus"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: What’s Your Stylus Style?</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every digital LSAT-taker will be given a pen, and the back end of that pen doubles as a stylus. It looks like a pen with an eraser, and the soft rubber stylus can be dragged across the screen to use the annotation tools, select and eliminate answers, and use the screen preferences and navigation tools. So does that mean everyone should use the provided stylus for every section? Not necessarily.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Logic Games, you may not want to use the stylus at all. Since </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019/#LogicGamesonDigitalLSAT"><span style="font-weight: 400;">all the work will be done with the pen end on scratch paper</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, fussing with the writing utensil will only slow you down. Hold the pen like you always do and use whichever finger you can to make your onscreen selections and eliminations. This is something you’ll want to experiment with, so grab some scratch paper and a pen and pull up one of LSAC’s digital Analytical Reasoning practice sections on a touchscreen device. Analytical Reasoning is presented as section 1 of each of the 3 tests available as of the writing of this post: 71, 73, and 74. For this exercise, a tablet is ideal, but even your phone will work in a pinch.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the first game, do whatever comes naturally. For the second, try something different. See which you prefer. If you’re not sure where to start, try gripping your pen between your middle finger and your thumb, freeing up your pointer to interact with the screen. If you’re feeling adventurous, you might even try using your non-writing hand on the touchscreen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Reading Comprehension, </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019/#AnnotationReadingComprehension"><span style="font-weight: 400;">if you’re going to annotate</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the stylus is the way to go because </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-test-changes-2019/#AnnotationLogicalReasoning"><span style="font-weight: 400;">it helps you use the annotation tools more precisely</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. If you want to jot down some notes on scratch paper too, try to do it between paragraphs or at the end of the passage to minimize any disruption to your thought process that fussing with utensils may cause.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Logical Reasoning, it really depends on the test-taker. If you rely more heavily on highlighting and underlining, you’re going to want to use the stylus. But if you rely more heavily on Conditional Logic diagrams, it’s probably better just to hold your pen so you can easily transition to scratch paper and use a free finger to interact with the screen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For all sections, remember, the stylus is a tool. It’s there to help you, not hinder you. If you find yourself holding your stylus and thinking something to the effect of </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hmmm, normally I’d draw this out, but I guess I’ll just keep it in my head</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the stylus isn’t doing its job and you should punish it by putting it down, switching to the pen side, and getting the work out of your head and onto the paper where it belongs. Trying to keep work in your head is one of the biggest time-killers and mistake-creators on the LSAT. Don’t let the new format trick you into thinking otherwise!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="questionflagging"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Question Flagging on the Digital LSAT</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two of our favorite things about the digital LSAT test platform are the ability to flag a question and the ability to jump back to that question using the navigation bar. This is such a time-saver over the old system of flipping through a test booklet and squinting at your answer sheet. To get the most out of this feature, though, you have to flag strategically.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You know that feeling where you can just sense that you’re missing something—that the key to unlocking the problem is just beyond your grasp—but the seconds are ticking past and you’re already a minute and a half in? Flash back to that lecture in college about the law of diminishing returns—sometimes you shouldn’t spend any more time on a question because what you’re putting into it isn’t worth the single point that you’ll get out of it. These are the questions to flag because these are questions you can reasonably return to and get right the second time around.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To maximize your chances of a quick and successful second look, be sure to physically eliminate all the answers that you’re confident aren’t contenders so you don’t waste time rereading them on your second pass. Instructor </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/patrick-tyrrell/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patrick Tyrrell</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> points out, “One of the coolest platform features is that when you eliminate an answer choice, it marks the answer with a slash AND turns the text from black to grey, essentially ‘watermarking’ the eliminated answers into the background, making the final contenders really pop!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And if there’s something about a contender that seems fishy but you’re not sure if it’s grounds for elimination, highlight the part that seems not-quite-right! When you return to a flagged question, all your work is saved, so leaving yourself a little reminder or two can help you pick up where you left off. One caveat: You can’t annotate an answer after you’ve collapsed or eliminated it, so if you want to leave yourself a reminder, do it before you take any other action.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Okay, so we just looked at a scenario where flagging a question is a good move. You’ve done some work, made some eliminations, and you’re stuck between a couple of answer choices.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But what about this all-too-familiar LSAT scenario? You’re reading a question, and you’re </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">pretty</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> sure it’s in English, but you cannot for the life of you figure out what any of it means. This is a question you should probably </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">not</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> be flagging.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why? Because the chances of getting it right on your second pass just aren’t high enough. Even folks who always finish with time to spare can usually come back to just a few questions per section. So unless you’re the exception, you only want to flag questions where you’ve got a good shot at victory.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, if you </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">are</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the exception, meaning you have extremely high accuracy on at least one section and consistently finish it with time to spare, then you should take a different approach to flagging—flag everything that you’re not 100% certain about. On Logical Reasoning, you may even choose to do the entire section in two passes. During pass 1, do everything that’s easy for you and flag everything else. And on pass 2, do the flagged questions. The advantage of this approach is that you’ll know exactly how much time you have to dig into those flagged questions, allowing you to spend way more time than you otherwise would if you had questions still to address for the first time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But what if you’ve flagged 5 questions and you’ve only got 3 minutes left on the clock? Prioritize questions that are likely to be easier! The hardest questions on Logical Reasoning tend to appear between 15 and 22, so if you flagged a question before or after that block, start there. If you flagged one in the first 10 questions, do that one before questions in the teens or twenties.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Reading Comprehension, you’re more likely to recall the passages you read most recently, so prioritize flagged questions in passages 3 and 4 (or, if you did your passages out of order, whichever two passages you read last). On Logic Games, prioritize flagged questions in games you otherwise understood. Remember that the last question of a game is where the dreaded Rule Replacement and Determines Positions questions lurk. If you prefer to leave those alone, prioritize flagged questions early in your games.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before we move on, let me offer you one final tip about question flagging—since you might not get to return to every question that you flag, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">always</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> pick your best guess on your first pass. Even if you don’t have time to return to the question, you’ve still selected an answer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="skip"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Strategic Skipping on the Digital LSAT</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The vast majority of test-takers don’t consistently finish every section, so strategic skipping is an important way to maximize the points you can get with the time and skills that you have. Ready for some good news? The navigation bar of the digital LSAT makes strategic skipping easier than ever. Here are some skipping strategies to consider.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Logical Reasoning, 15-22 contain the hardest questions. So what should you do if you’re on question 17 when you get the 5-minute warning? Zip ahead to the last few questions of the section. Chances are they’ll be easier than the ones you’d be working on otherwise.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Logic Games and Reading Comprehension, the navigation bar lets you quickly assess which games/passages have the most questions. If you typically only get through 3 games or 3 passages, skip the game or passage that has the fewest. This strategy works best for test-takers who perform pretty evenly across game type and passage topic. If you need to skip a whole game or passage and are consistently better at some game/passage types than others, use the navigation bar to click to the first question of each game/passage to check out the game type or passage subject before choosing which to skip. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="logicalreasoning"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Annotation in Logical Reasoning</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perhaps the single greatest test change to the LSAT as it went digital was the move from freehand pencil-and-paper annotation to highly-restricted digital annotation. Now, we don’t recommend annotating much on Logical Reasoning. That was true when the test was all paper, and it remains true now that the test is digital.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That said, if you find that underlining or highlighting the conclusion of an argument really helps you focus on the right things when evaluating the answer choices, or you want to leave yourself some clues to jog your memory on a flagged question, go for it. Just don’t expect it to be perfect, because the annotation tools can be imprecise. Using the stylus as opposed to your finger helps, but sometimes the tools still highlight or underline more than what you were trying for. Other times they highlight less. As discussed in the </span><a href="#screen"><span style="font-weight: 400;">screen preferences section</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, there are two quick hacks to make the tools more precise—increasing your font size and increasing your line spacing—but neither is foolproof, so you need to be open to some degree of imprecision.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also, be aware that you can</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> annotate almost everything on the digital LSAT platform, but you cannot annotate an eliminated or collapsed answer. If you want to annotate an answer that you plan to collapse (by highlighting the word you think is a red flag, for example), annotate it first. You also can’t annotate the same piece of text in more than one way simultaneously. In other words, you can’t both underline and highlight the same word.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And what about annotations that you can’t make using the tools provided, like conditional statement diagrams? You’re going to have to do these on scratch paper. Your testing center will provide you with scratch paper and a pen. The scratch paper will be an entire blank test booklet, so you’ll have plenty of room to work. This is welcome news. Gone are the days of tiny illegible margin notes! With all this new room to maneuver, make sure to keep your work neat and labeled. That way, if you flag a question with scratch work, you can easily relocate it for your second pass.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="readingcomprehension"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Annotation in Reading Comprehension</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Annotation in Reading Comprehension is both a blessing and a curse. Over-reliance on underlining or highlighting in Reading Comprehension is something that our instructors see a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">lot</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That was true on the paper LSAT, and we expect it to continue to be true now that the test is digital. And we get it—you had to read a lot of information in college, and when you went to study for exams, you had to be able to relocate the important stuff. The not-so-great side effect of this habit is that highlighting can become a way of saying to yourself, “This is important, so I’m gonna come back and think about it </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">later</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But this process isn’t rewarded on the LSAT, because on the LSAT, there is no later—the exam is today! If you want to remember something, you need to do it now. So instead of highlighting or underlining big chunks of text, pause to process important information on the spot.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our experience, when students underline or highlight lots of text, more often than not, it’s serving as a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">substitute</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for actual thought. But pausing to process information, putting it into your own words, and thinking about why the author shared it—that’s </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">active</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reading, and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">that’s</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the type of reading that the LSAT rewards.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You might be wondering whether you should be annotating your digital Reading Comprehension passages at all, and rightly so! We suggest trying a few passages (on paper) with limited annotation and a few with none at all, and then comparing your performance. If you find that limited annotation improves your performance, go for it…for now. But after prepping for a while longer, try the exercise again to reassess. We find that, as our students get better at reading actively, they rely less on annotation. So much so, in fact, that it can eventually become unnecessary. As instructor </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/patrick-tyrrell/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patrick Tyrrell</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> put it, “Remember, Dumbo never really needed that feather to fly.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, let’s talk about what we mean by “limited annotation.” Because passage structure is so important, highlighting a word or phrase</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to denote the subject or function of a paragraph can be helpful. Some instructors like to mark a paragraph’s main point.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transitions within and between paragraphs also give us important information about passage structure. You might consider highlighting transitional words or phrases (think “but,” “however,” “additionally,” etc.).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If a paragraph introduces a viewpoint, you might consider a brief annotation that tells you what the view is, who holds it, or both. Just keep it minimal—highlighting the name of a theorist and a keyword from their theory should suffice. Regardless of whether you physically note it, keep your reading active by considering how each viewpoint relates to the author’s.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are also certain passage features, such as examples and comparisons, that tend to be the subject of questions. Highlighting a keyword to help you relocate the example or comparison can be helpful. Just remember not to let this stand in for actual thought. As you notice an example, make sure you understand </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">what</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> it exemplifies and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">why</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> it’s there. As you notice a comparison, take a moment to consider the two things being compared and in what way they are said to be similar or different.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In legal passages, it’s common for problems to be expressed and resolutions to be explored. In these passages, I like to highlight a word or phrase to denote where these features are mentioned, too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When you look at passages with these minimal notations, you’ll often notice that they act as a kind of roadmap. You can frequently see the structure of the passage just by looking at a few highlighted words. Having this sort of map is really helpful, so if you choose not to annotate your passage, or your annotations just never seem to come together like that, take a moment to jot down a little map of the passage on your scratch paper.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Limit yourself to a few words per paragraph and try to hit both the subject and function of the paragraph. “Intro anonymity requirement” is an example of a nice concise passage map entry. “Author refutes Clark: anonymity unnecessary” is a slightly longer but equally nice way of describing what might be the second paragraph of that passage. But any longer than 5 words or so is pushing it. A passage map written on your scratch paper should be clear, concise, and quick, like this one:</span></p> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-8858 size-medium" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/better-passage-map-300x110.jpg" alt="digital-lsat-reading-comprehension-annotating" width="300" height="110" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/better-passage-map-300x110.jpg 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/better-passage-map-768x281.jpg 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/better-passage-map-1024x375.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not lengthy, like this one:</span></p> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-8834 aligncenter" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-reading-comprehension-annotating-300x225.jpg" alt="digital-lsat-reading-comprehension-annotating" width="300" height="225" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-reading-comprehension-annotating-300x225.jpg 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-reading-comprehension-annotating.jpg 320w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reading for structure, actively engaging with the passage, understanding not just </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">what </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">was said, but </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">why</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> it was said and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">how</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> it functions in the passage—this is the way to set yourself up for success on the Reading Comprehension section no matter how the test is administered. Digital or not, when it comes to annotation, a little goes a long way.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="passageviews"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Reading Comprehension—Passage Views</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the LSAT digital test platform, the default view in Reading Comprehension is to see the passage on the left and a question on the right. But you can also click on “passage only” view to see…well, only the passage.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In “passage only” view, instead of scrolling, you’ll touch the “next page” button to advance your screen. But be forewarned—if you expect this to be like turning the page of an e-reader, you’re going to be disappointed. Instead of turning to two new pages like a book or an e-reader would, the page you just read, which used to be on the right, just moves to the left, making room for one new page to be displayed on the right.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For some of us at Manhattan Prep, this was really disconcerting at first. But we get it: LSAT passages are three pages long with default text settings. The whole point of “passage only” view is to show you as much of the passage as possible. Turning from pages 1 and 2 to a short page 3 and a blank page 4 WOULDN’T accomplish this goal. Still, that’s a strike against “passage only” view in our book.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, if you </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">really </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">want to see the whole passage at once, you can use the hack mentioned in the </span><a href="#screen"><span style="font-weight: 400;">screen preferences section</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and it’ll work for most passages. Decrease your font size from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">default</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">small</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. For all but the longest passages, this should get you down to a single screen in “passage only” view. If you try this, you may notice a line of text, only half visible at the bottom of page 1. Don’t worry—you’ll see that line repeated and fully visible at the top of page 2.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We really like to see the whole passage at once. However, you’ve got to weigh that against the eye strain and the potential annotation issues. If small text doesn’t bug you and you don’t mark up your passages much, go for it. But if you’re squinting at the screen and like to annotate your passages, the value of smoother annotation and a more comfortable read outweighs the value of a bird’s-eye view of the passage.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In sum, as far as “passage only” view vs. “passage with question” view, we tend to stick with “passage with question” view. We don’t mind scrolling as we read. And unless you can see the whole passage in “passage only” view, we really don’t think there’s an advantage there. It’s really all about how you feel most comfortable, though. Practice with both and go with whichever you prefer. If you decide for any reason that you want to switch views midstream, that’s not a problem! All your annotations will be preserved, no matter how many times you switch.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do note, however, that in “passage with question” view, when you’ve scrolled through the passage to answer a question, your passage window will stay in that position until you scroll back up. This isn’t a problem within a single passage, but it’s troubling when you move from one passage to another. To avoid potential confusion, scroll to the top of each new passage that you face.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <h4 id="logicgames"><b>Tips for Taking the Digital LSAT: Logic Games on the Digital LSAT</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For many test-takers, the most concerning part of transitioning to a digital LSAT centers around the Logic Games section. In some ways, Logic Games is the most affected by the transition, but in other ways, it’s the least.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s most changed in that you can no longer diagram the games right beside the game prompt and the questions. Without a freehand drawing tool, the annotation functionality of the digital LSAT isn’t very helpful for Logic Games.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But because of that, Logic Games is also the section least changed by digitization. The only thing you have to do differently is play the games on scratch paper. This scratch paper, along with a pen, will be provided by your testing center. Plus, you can have it right next to the screen, so it’s really not that different at all.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Onscreen, you’ll see the game scenario and rules on the left side and the first question on the right. The scenario and rules will remain visible throughout the entire game. That means if you want to, say, peek at game 4 before you start game 3, you can do so by clicking any of game 4’s questions. It also means that if you annotate on the game itself, that annotation will remain visible. Instructor </span><a href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/instructors/daniel-fogel/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniel Fogel</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> points out, “Sometimes there’s a rule that’s tricky to diagram, but that you know is important (mauve dinosaurs, anyone?). Highlight that rule to keep it in mind throughout the game; it’ll stay highlighted as you progress through the questions.”</span></p> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8835" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/logic-games-digital-lsat-1.jpg" alt="logic-games-digital-lsat-1" width="320" height="240" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/logic-games-digital-lsat-1.jpg 320w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/logic-games-digital-lsat-1-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The real work in Logic Games will now be done on scratch paper, so let’s take a moment to look at some examples. Above is an example of some pretty haphazard scratch work. Which is the master diagram? And which of these hypotheticals are valid and can be referenced for subsequent questions? Lastly, which of these hypotheticals should you go back to if you want to double-check question 12?</span></p> <p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8836" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-logic-games-2.jpg" alt="digital-lsat-logic-games-2" width="320" height="240" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-logic-games-2.jpg 320w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/lsat/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/08/digital-lsat-logic-games-2-300x225.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px" /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Now, let’s take a look at a much nicer example (above). The master diagram is in the upper left-hand corner of the paper, clearly labeled with the game number. There are clearly-labeled diagrams for individual questions beneath the master diagram. See question 12? It must have introduced a new rule that this test-taker used to generate a hypothetical. It looks like question 13, on the other hand, did not introduce a new rule. All diagrams for that question are labeled by answer choices, meaning these were answers that the student was testing out. Finally, notice how the answer choice C hypothetical in question 13 is totally crossed out? That means it’s an invalid hypothetical that can’t be used to help answer other questions later.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Keeping your scratchwork neat, organized, and labeled, as this test-taker did, will keep your process smooth and efficient. But this, like everything else on the LSAT, requires practice. That’s why, from here on out, we recommend you do all of your games on scratch paper, even when you have a paper test at your disposal. As a bonus, this will let you keep your paper tests pristine so you can replay tough games without getting bogged down by how you did it the first time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One last tip for the digital LSAT Logic Games section. Since you’ll be writing on your scratch paper for pretty much every question, we recommend not using the stylus for this section. Hold your writing utensil as you normally would to do your scratch work, and use a free finger to make your selections and eliminations onscreen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b> <a href="#tableofcontents">BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS</a> </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <p>Happy studying!</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat/blog/digital-lsat-tips-and-strategies-an-ultimate-guide/">Digital LSAT Tips and Strategies: An Ultimate Guide</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/lsat">LSAT</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>