Self-study
Studied hard (6-8 hours a day) for 10 weeks for the April LSAT.
My first pt score was 139 (before I even studied or watched a single course video).
My highest pt score was the week of the test and I scored a 145. My other pt scores were 140, 144, 142.
However, I scored a 139 on the April LSAT test. It’s like I never even studied for the test at all... Idk what happened. I was expecting to get around a 145 and then get to a 150 in June.
But now, needing to make an 11-point jump seems impossible.
Idk what to do?!?! It seemed like all the drills and practice tests and live classes I did was for nothing. I knew my priorities percentages were not all where I needed them to be, but to do this poorly has me second guessing everything. Do I need to go rewatch the lessons? Do I need to just drill drill drill?
Any suggestions on future study techniques? Any tips in general? My ideal score is a 150-155
I plan on taking the June and probably the August too. Should I skip June, and just take August? I want to apply right when applications open in September.
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It sounds like you should skip June and focus on August. There's nothing wrong with that. Retake the test once your practice tests are slightly above your target score.
I am in the exact same situation. I have been studying since january and my highest PT score is a 145. When i blind review questions that are within the first 13, I normally have it between a 50/50 shot. As a result, my blind review scores vary from a -11 to a -7. I am aiming for a 155. I have tried to go slow when doing these first 13 questions on LR, yet still get some wrong. I dont know if I should keep doing that or find a different approach.
You want to consistently be a couple of points above your target before taking the real thing. Most students will go down a couple of points on test day because of anxiety. You were averaging about a 143 with those scores, and the test is a +/- 3 points. It's hard to say what you need to do differently without knowing why you are missing questions. Do you have good fundamentals? Do you have a clear process for each question type? "Ok, this is weaken - I need to identify evidence and conclusion and find an a/c that makes the conclusion less likely to be true. I generally don't want weak language in the a/c and I can test it by adding it back to the evidence and seeing what that means for the conclusion." Why are you missing questions when you review? Also if you need a 150-155 for your schools, don't take the test again until you have a significant chance of hitting that as shown by your practice test scores.