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I found RC the most challenging/more challenging than usual! LG was actually better than usual for me (usually I run out of time)
ProctorU experience thankfully was fine.
Either it was the pressure or this test was a fair bit harder than PTs I've done recently. Anyone else surprised by the overall difficulty?
Thankfully I had a good experience with ProctorU. I had 2 RC sections and found one VERY difficult and one fairly easy, so here's hoping. I feel like I did great on LR and not too bad on LG maybe -1 or -2. I found myself plugging and chugging more on these LG questions than usual, but maybe my nervousness was impeding my ability to make inferences. I had to make a few educated guesses there at the end of LG(I didn't just choose a random answer, I had eliminated 3 and had to choose from the remaining 2) when I usually am finished with a minute or two to spare. I'm keeping right on studying for a second take in September if I don't get above my goal score.
I completely screwed up my LG section. I consistently get -2 to -4 on the section and I feel like I got way more wrong this time around. It sucks because I missed the September registration. Anyone know if I can somehow late register? I’m down in the dumps right now because of my LG performance.
I had two RC sections as well and definitely found the first set more challenging than the second.
The first reading comprehension set was so difficult anyone else feel this way?I got two RC sections
RC was wack but everything else wasn’t too bad. For reference I had 2LR 1 LG 1RC. Hoping my guessing skills are on point!
LR seemed easier than usual for me. I usually score a -0 in LG, and I was running out of time for the last game, so I had to guess the last few questions unfortunately. I had 2 RCs, one was easy and one was hard, so I'm praying the hard one was experimental.
I thought that my proctor experience was pretty decent, but found a few sections to be a bit more challenging than I expected! I think I probably fell a bit below my average pt score, but probably not by too much!
ProctorU was a nightmare. It took an hour to actual start the test. The proctors bailed multiple times. I had accommodations, but the proctor didn't honor them and they told me I just had to finish the test as is and file a complaint later. The timer continued to run when I needed a break for disability reasons. When I came back and saw the timer was running, the proctor was dismissive then just logged off. I had to call the help hotline twice. I had to continue after losing over 15 minutes of time on the Logic Games section. It's frustrating, because I was feeling really good about it until that happened. Then I had to rush. I could file for an investigation to retake it, but I felt really comfortable with the questions. I'm torn about whether to retake or just use the score preview, hope for the best, and aim for the September one. But then again, I could waste a whole test if I don't retake it on August 23rd only to find out I completely bombed that section I rushed through so quickly. I'm going to sleep on it. It's disheartening, but hey, at least I pushed through it despite the stress.
LG is my weakest section (-4 average), this one felt pretty easy to me. RC is my best, usually -2, but this exam's RC had some tricky spots. Felt like I probably hit mid 160s, hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised!
sighs RC
Im hoping the curve works out in everyone's favor. I too had 2 RC sections.
@maddikavoossi232 said:
LR seemed easier than usual for me. I usually score a -0 in LG, and I was running out of time for the last game, so I had to guess the last few questions unfortunately. I had 2 RCs, one was easy and one was hard, so I'm praying the hard one was experimental.
I think we had the same exam. I also usually score -0 in LG with 10 minutes left over, but today I definitely ran out of time. I blanked on the 3rd puzzle, so I skipped over to the last puzzle and definitely rushed through it, but thankfully figured out the inferences of the 3rd puzzle and breezed through it, but I feel like I made some mistakes on the last puzzle.
I also had 2 RC's and almost quit because I just blanked on the second passage of one of the RC sections. Thankfully, just chugged through and had enough time to go back to it and look at a couple of questions.
It's really weird I usually PT near 175, but when it comes to the actual exam I hit near 170. Definitely a bummer that this exam felt hard. Really hoping as well that the difficult RC was the experimental. That's my only hope right now haha.
For all of my paper/pencil besties... RC KILLED ME
I had 2 RC passages. I felt as though on the logic games section the first 3 weren't extremely difficult. I had 5 minutes left for the last game and got maybe 2 right of the remaining. That was considered a miscellaneous game and my brain broke. Also had technical issues and I believe I lost time on my second RC passage. If there was a hard standard logic game (seq, layered seq, grp, in/out) for the last game I would have scored at least 2 or 3 points higher. I'm just salty.
I would say over all wasn't a horrific test. However, one thing I would say is that I had to take the test at 6pm at night and I could definitely say I was a tad tired. I wasn't ready for 2 sections of RC. I would say I wish the test was still on paper for RC. I like being able to underline and circle important info and when you do that online the highlighter was being wild and not highlighting. Overall, not horrific but I wish I was more prepared for 2 sections of RC.
I had 2 RC sections and I was so confused because I had never seen anything like that in practice, and one was for sure harder than the other. I'm also worried because I thought LG wasn't too bad but I've seen a lot of people saying they were struggling. Hope everyone did well!
ProctorU/LSAT kicked me out 3 times -- HIGHLY recommend upgrading your internet speed as the software seemed incredibly sensitive to any changes in connection speed even when I didn't lose connection.
@maddikavoossi232 said:
LR seemed easier than usual for me. I usually score a -0 in LG, and I was running out of time for the last game, so I had to guess the last few questions unfortunately. I had 2 RCs, one was easy and one was hard, so I'm praying the hard one was experimental.
Same for me.
ProctorU ended my exam because of technical difficulties after an hour of trying to resolve the issue half way through the exam. It was an actual nightmare. I submitted a test day incident report to LSAC as I was instructed. Does anyone know if the makeup on August 23rd will start me from the begging with a whole new exam or if it will resume where I left off?
Did you guys have to put your scratch paper up to the camera during break? I'm seeing people say that they had to, but I received no such instructions
Big sad because I had 3 minutes left for the last LG (normally I finish all LGs but I guess nerves got to me and slowed me down)… anyways, I actually got the game board decently set up and then ran out of time… During the 10 minute break I solved all possible worlds for the game… SO SAD! Probably could’ve answered all questions with an extra minute or 2. :(
@chiwala4dad167 said:
@wileyjay10902 said:
So im reading this planning and taking my test in September. Does the LSAT change each month? Or is it yearly? Will any of this apply when I take my test
itll be new content, but should still feel like the recent practice tests
Ok cool. I just see some people saying that certain sections were pretty tough and sort of unanimously agreeing. Was just curious if it was going to be the same for the Sept test or totally different
@wileyjay10902 said:
So im reading this planning and taking my test in September. Does the LSAT change each month? Or is it yearly? Will any of this apply when I take my test
itll be new content, but should still feel like the recent practice tests