Self-study
Hi— I am taking the June LSAT, hopefully for the last time. I have been trying to cut down the load of my studying to not burn out and while doing so, I am finding myself getting questions wrong (especially 1-3 star q’s) that I normally wouldnt get wrong. As someone who gets anxious and overthinks about it, I find that it is starting to taint my confidence.
Anyone have any advice for the next week and a half? I realize that with the test getting closer these things naturally can happen, but I just want to work it out before my test
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Hey there!
First of all, I'm sorry about the shaken confidence! I can relate to that anxiety, and it never feels good. I think your instinct to cut down on your study load is the right one. I would take a day (or 2 if you're comfortable) to be completely LSAT-free. Hang with friends, read a book, watch a movie, whatever it is that makes you feel good and most like yourself. When you sit down to take drills, keep them pretty short. If you were going to do a 20-question drill, maybe do 3 drills of 6 questions each of varied difficulty. If you're still getting questions wrong, that's okay! Identify where you're going wrong. what steps can you take to avoid making the same mistakes?
You've done the work. You've done the hard part. From now until your test, you're just studying to keep yourself "warm." There's no reason to study more than an hour a day until then.
Finally, when you do take your test, recognize that 99% of people will sit down and feel like it's going terribly and they're bombing it. While that's a valid feeling, it isn't the reality. Accepting that the feeling will come, and it's not actually reflective of how you're doing or how well you've prepared can be really freeing.
@PhoebeHopp Thank you so much-- i really appreciate it