Hi. I was wondering what everyone else's plan is after the June LSAT. This was my first time taking a real test and I am not sure how long to take off before starting to study again. Ideally I want to wait until I get my scores back and then gauge from there. But with that being said I will almost certainly take it again in either August or September (I want to apply to law school by the end of October) so I am not sure if I should start studying again before I get my scores back.
If anyone has any advice/experience I would love to hear!
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Hello!
First of all, congratulations on completing your first LSAT!
While you won't know for sure until you get your score back, it is always a good idea to plan for a retake after your first official attempt.
The right amount of time to take off varies from person to person, but personally, taking more than a week off was not helpful. My brain froze, and it took me a while just to recover the skills I had before the break. If you are aiming for August or September, I highly recommend not taking too much time completely off.
When I took my exam, I only took a few days off before getting right back into studying. I spent much less time studying each day, but I kept at it because I didn't want to lose my momentum and test habits.
When I finally got my score back, I actually didn't need to study anymore because I got the score I wanted. So strictly speaking, those few weeks of studying were for 'nothing.' But I don't see it as a waste of time. Maintaining a low-level study routine was the great distraction to keep me from agonizing over the score release.
I hope this helps!
It's a good idea to keep up a moderate amount of studying after your first LSAT! If you're almost certainly going to take it again in Aug/Sept, then you don't want to take a long break and then have to bring yourself up to speed again. A few days break is definitely fine, and often helpful to keep you from burning out, but a longer break in the last couple months before your test is usually not the best idea.