Self-study
Hi everyone,
I am looking for some advice to overcome the self-doubt I feel about the test that is impacting my ability to study and feel prepared.
I took the October 2025 LSAT and scored a 160. I was and still am very frustrated with my score, not because it is a bad score but because I was consistently scoring ≥162, and I was often in the 163-165 range. I took the test remotely and it distracted me. I am not trying to be any sort of LSAT wizard and pull off a 175 or higher. I just want a solid score that puts me in scholarship range of my target schools, which I think a 165 will do for me combined with my 3.95 GPA in a STEM major.
I started studying again for the test in March/April, planning to take the June test (tomorrow). Last week I was so panicked by my lack of improvement and growth during PTs that I rescheduled the test for August, hoping that I can improve my RC score more than anything. I almost never take full tests because I struggle more on RC vs. LR and I don't feel the need to practice LR much more, but part of the reason for that is because I have a mental barrier up telling me that my chances at improving on RC are slim. Because of this, it tanks my score, and I just wasn't ready for June. I'm happy with my decision, but I don't know where to go from here.
I am wondering if there is anyone else experiencing this, or anyone who could speak to how to get better on this front. I am in the process of starting tutoring to help me through this as well.
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The way that I improved my RC score and my confidence was by buying a book that had tons of passages in it. I copied off like 30 of the passages that didn't have the questions attached, and everyday I would read a couple of passages and highlight transition words, proper nouns, words that indicated an opinion on someone's behalf, etc. I wouldn't even look for the questions to practice answering anything.
I would practice figuring out what kind of passage it was, what the main points of each paragraph were, and what the author's purpose of writing it was. Once I felt like I could get through the passages and understand it well and answer "why?" to everything, then I came back to 7Sage RC section and started practicing with passages and their questions. I would disregard the time completely and write down my answers and why I chose that answer, so that if I got one wrong I could pinpoint where my thinking went astray.
Don't psych yourself out and end up with crippling test anxiety. You've got this and even if it ends up being 160 again, that's a solid score :)