pressed for time<\/a>, you should have a go-to letter that you can guess for multiple questions. <\/p>\nLet’s say I have 2 minutes left on the logic games section, but I still have 11 unanswered questions (ugh!). There’s no way I’d be able to finish all of those questions on time, so it’s best to fill-in something <\/em>rather than leave them all blank. Since I have so little time, it’d be great if I had a go-to letter that I can fill in automatically. So imagine my standard guessing answer is “B.” In that case, I’d just fill in “B” for my remaining 11 questions and hope that “B” is the answer for the majority of those questions!<\/p>\nSo the point is, you can also decide ahead of time which answer you want to guess on the LSAT in emergency situations<\/em>. It will help you move quickly in tough spots–if you’re pressed for time!<\/p>\nUse Guessing To Your Advantage<\/h2>\n
In the end, guessing is not only okay on the LSAT, but it is an important part of your test-taking strategy. There will be some very difficult and time-consuming questions on the test, and it might be unreasonable to attempt all of them. So, do your best to eliminate unlikely answers, and choose the one your gut leads you to. Or, be prepared for shortages of time with a pre-decided guess!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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