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Isha Fazili talks about her journey to 175, which was marked by intense studying, taking LSAT practice tests, tutoring sessions, and ultimately gaining the confidence she needed.

How long did you study for the LSAT?

Isha’s advice: I started studying for the LSAT in April of 2024 and ended in November 2024. So that was about seven months of intense studying. In April, the first thing I did was take a diagnostic on LSAC. Then, I made a 7Sage account and started doing drills and practice tests. I ended up getting a 10-week package to meet with a 7Sage tutor once a week.

By the end of the summer, my goal was to test in August, but by the end of the summer I was still in the mid-160s. I hadn’t hit that 170 mark yet. So instead of registering for August, I registered for October in order to give myself a longer runway.

On test day in October, however, I got really nervous and I ended up with a 167. But! I’d had a feeling so I had already registered for November, and with that administration my mindset and confidence was so much better. And I ended up with a 175! __ What are your tips in terms of LSAT prep? Did you do a lot of LSAT practice tests?__

Isha’s advice: I started tutoring with the dream of 170. So I spent the next two months, June and July, doing once-a-week tutoring. I found it so helpful, both because it kept me accountable and I learned so many strategic test timing-related things. I had a study plan to stick to, and I knew that at the end of the week I’d be meeting with someone to get through my highest-priority areas.

I did some pretty intense studying during those two months of the summer. I would do 2-3 targeted drills, some challenge drills, and balance RC and LR days with combo days and timing and strategy days. I’d end the week with a PT, blind reviewing that PT, wrong answer journaling and then, with the tutor, we’d go through the PT and see what I struggled with and how I could improve.

What other advice would you give in terms of how to study for the LSAT?

Isha’s advice: A few things, along with tutoring, that helped me were emphasizing on blind reviewing, and wrong answer journaling. By the end of studying, my wrong answer journal had over 200 questions! I was wrong answer journaling every question, and I think that really helped me reflect on mistakes and not make them again.

And, at the end of the day, the mindset I had going into that second administration really helped me. In November, I was confident, visualizing myself attacking every single section. Between October and November I’d taken it pretty light in terms of studying (although I continued wrong answer journaling!) and then, seeing that 175 after seven months, ten hours of tutoring, and countless days of studying, I felt elated.

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