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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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.
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.