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Hey everyone,
Looking for some guidance on where to go from here.
I took my diagnostic a little while back and just sat for my first real PrepTest since studying. I ended up with a 175 timed and a 180 on Blind Review. Definitely happy with the result, but it’s also left me wondering what the smartest path forward is.
A few details/context:
I’ve been studying pretty deliberately for the past few weeks (really just going through the core curriculum)
Timing felt mostly fine on the test, but I could tell I was flirting with the edge on a couple of LR questions at the end (which showed in my section 1 results).
RC was solid but not effortless, I know I can get faster and more consistent.
I’m planning to take the actual LSAT within the next year and want to lock in a high-170s score reliably.
My main questions:
If I’m already testing in the mid-170s, how should I structure my study going forward?
Should I slow down PT frequency and focus more on targeted drilling?
How do I avoid plateauing or getting too comfortable too early?
Is there value in redoing old sections when I’m already at -0 BR?
Any advice on making sure this wasn’t a fluke?
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since the previous comment was not helpful, here are some things that have worked for me in case they're useful to you! (context: taking the test in January, full-time student)
I try to take a pt about once a week (but I don't sweat it if I miss a week)
My goal is to never guess—I want to understand every question well enough to know that I picked the right answer (the new score prediction feature is really helpful to see how well I'm accomplishing this, actually)
I flag and come back to all the questions I'm hesitant on during the time
during BR, I focus on explaining exactly why I got a question wrong and exactly how I'll fix the problem (e.g., highlight the key word in the question)
I bookmark every question I get wrong and periodically make drill sets of those questions
I'm starting to work in taking sections/pts in non-ideal conditions (eg I just took an LR section while on a bus haha)
re: fluke- you know it's not a fluke if you feel like you understand how the test works and had a good idea of what your score would be before you saw it.
re: motivation/getting too comfortable- warning, this is utterly dorky. might not help you but it helps me. there's a passage from the Dorothy Sayers novel Whose Body that goes like this:
thinking about this keeps me motivated to keep pushing because I want to leave the test feeling the calm certainty of knowing that I found the one right answer to each question. there is just one right answer, and when you understand each question fully, you can be certain that you've found it.
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