Self-study
Hi! So I've finally been on an upward trend. From earliest to most recent, my last 4 practice tests were a 168, 169, 168... and a 162, from today. I don't know if it's because PT 151 is notoriously difficult, but I don't want to make excuses since it is graded fairly and there is a big possibility that could be what my June LSAT experience is like. I don't know what happened; I thought I did a little worse but that shocked me. I genuinely took off like 1.5 days from studying because of burnout, but I didn't feel tired when I took the test! I'm nervous for my June LSAT now, as my goal score was a 168. I thought I had been prepping correctly, but I'm wondering if these more recent tests are going to reflect the actual test I take, although I did get a 169 on PT 150...
I don't even know what to work on anymore or how to improve. And worse, when I went to review the questions I got wrong, they didn't click like they usually do. There's no way what I'm being asked to do is different than any other time, yet it really felt like I was starting fresh today :(
#help !
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I went from 169/168/170 to a 165/163 dip. I just kept powering through and doing my normal studying. Progress is not linear, we are not always going to out do our previous scores. If you were already experiencing some burnout, 1.5 days may not be enough to alleviate that completely.
I saw someone else say you need a Rocky mentality for this test - this test is not about how hard you can hit, but how many times you can get hit and get back up.
I got a 170 on my most recent PT and I'm feeling great during my review. Just keep doing your normal routine. Set backs don't mean you won't succeed.
@calliekoskovich Thank u sm! I'm just hoping something like this doesnt happen on the actual exam
I think that everyone has dips! I'm scoring in the 175+ range, but even on some days I get a 170. In times like that, yes, it sucks, but you just have to remember to really use the LSAT skills that you've learned throughout your time studying and try not to just depend on your own knowledge. I found that to help me!
@MarcusTsang good point to keep in mind!
I went through a similar sudden dip, and I just want to encourage you to trust yourself and your hard work! A dip like that can be a huge demotivator/destabilizer, so I want to reassure you that all your hours of studying are valuable and are still in that noggin of yours.
Maybe try taking a few days away from PT151, do some other studying, and I like the other commentor's suggestion of rubber ducky-ing it when you come back to it.
Don't let this little practice test shake you. Learn from it, grow from it, and trust yourself. Good luck in June!
@02kimask Thank you for the kind words. I already reviewed the test, but let's see if what I learned stuck. I'll try the rubber duck method in a few days :)
How did you do on 151?
@CoreyDenton42 162 on 151. Did worse on reading by a couple points and same with LR, which I’m usually not bad at. The lr felt different? Trickier? Maybe it’s just me
@ktacklesthelsat
try the rubber duck method. Explain to an inanimate object why exactly it got the question wrong. I find it helps to explain it multiple ways, like they don’t quite understand, so you have to come at from a different angle.@CoreyDenton42 I am going to start doing this from now on. I haven't reallybeen articulating things