LSAT Analytical Reasoning timing
TL;DR: I am taking way longer than the recommended time limit on the analytical reasoning problems, but I'm getting a perfect score almost every time, so the computer seems to think I don't need to practice those problems nearly as much as I actually do relative to the other sections. How do I correct for this?
The course recommends that I take my time on the practice problems, instead of rushing through to stay under the recommended time limit. This is causing me issues in the analytical reasoning sections, however. When I take exactly as long as I need on a problem and ignore the clock, I almost always get 100% correct even on the hardest problems, so the course thinks I'm advanced at these problems and is having me focus more and more on other areas. Problem is, I am typically taking 2 to 4 times the recommended time limit. When I take the actual practice tests with an enforced time limit, I usually only get through one problem solidly and then have to rush and guess on the remaining three, leaving me with about 35% accuracy, barely above chance. I'm applying for accommodations for extra time, as I have ADHD, but even if those are approved I need to be taking no more than twice as long as the recommended time limit, and I need to practice these problems a lot in order to get faster.
The summaries say that my time is not factored into my points, but I'm not clear on what the points do in the first place. Does the course already know that I'm taking too long, and for some reason doesn't think that's as big a problem as I do? Should I purposely cut myself off when the time limit expires, just to show to computer that I am not doing as well as it thinks I am? But if I do that then I'll basically only finish my set-up and maybe answer the first question, so then I wouldn't actually get to practice the problems anyway. Maybe if I do that then the computer will have me do easier problems, and let me practice getting faster at those before moving on to the more challenging ones?
In the reading comprehension and logical reasoning section I'm typically getting 95% correct, and doing it just under the recommended time limit, so I really don't feel like I need to practice them, but I'm now being asked to practice them almost as often as the analytical reasoning.
I've tried a lot of tips and tricks to get faster and they're not helping much. These questions are a worst nightmare for ADHD. So many small details that are only relevant in one or two scenarios. So many different things to hold in working memory in order to make a chain of conclusions. No time to write all those chains down instead of holding them in working memory. Trying to forget those chains when I go to the next question because some questions introduce new rules that only apply to that question. I have always loved doing these kinds of puzzles for fun, but not with a time limit!
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