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Hello LSAT World,

Hopefully I get a good response from one of those LSAT tutors that comes in the discussion post. I just need advice. My score has not improved. I did the core curriculum and after that I took a diagnostic and it was 149 my original score was 146. I thought it was a timing issue but I took an untimed section and only missed 1 so I feel like I have a really good understanding of the material. I will list the things that I struggle with the most.

  • Endurance: What I mean by this is when I seem to drill 10 questions my mind doesn't get tired and I seem to do very good. However when I do a full section and definitely a full test my mind just feels like it gives up then I get a lot of questions wrong. But when I take a break and then go back and do the questions again I get them right so I feel like endurance is a huge issue.

  • Blind review: I am not completing blind review every time. I think it goes back to the endurance thing because sometimes I'll just be in blind review and give up and want to see which ones I got right and which ones I missed.

  • Timing: Don't seem to have a grasp at timing or what to do to improve that.

  • Not having a sense of direction: Okay this one IS the BIGGEST issue for me. A lot of the times ill get stressed out and overwhelmed because I feel like I cannot accurately see my progress or maybe I just dont have.a good way to track it. I feel like if I had a better way to track what I was doing I would be able to see okay I've improved here but I still need to go work on this or that and then go work on it.

    • Any advice is greatly appreciated thank you so much.

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      sgdodia368
      Friday, Jun 27

      Hi Cameron!

      I've been having a similar issue but thought I'd share some advice since our diagnostics were similar. My DT was a 149 and I've been scoring in the160-165 range since studying for about 5 months. The endurance adjustment was a huge problem for me at first, so I completely stopped doing anything less than a full section when I drilled. The only time I would do less is if there was a specific question type I struggled with, and I would drill a 5-question set. This has helped me a lot with timing and endurance because now I'm used to doing full sections, untimed and timed.

      In terms of blind review, I know it can be tempting to just immediately see your score, but it's much more rewarding to see that your blind review score was higher. I always find that blind review helps me avoid the more nuanced mistakes such as missing a key word. This is going to be the difference between a lower score and a higher score, especially if you understand the material and have moved beyond the fundamentals.

      The improvement will come with time. It's a tedious process but it's much different than studying for a normal exam. You're building the muscles in your brain that will get you through this exam, so keep practicing and be consistent. You will absolutely see improvement.

      It's a marathon not a sprint and I'm in the same boat with you! I hope this helped!

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