The night before I took the LSAT, I put together a series of concerns that I had been hoping to address the days leading up to taking the exam. In the morning, something in my head flipped the concerns into motivation. I posted them in the 7sage forums in a burst of inspiration before I shut everything off in the morning to leave for the in-person exam.

What happened next was a blur. I definitely took 4 sections and remember appreciating how prepared I was, but the imposter syndrome was real.

I sat in the parking lot afterwards trying to separate myself from the whole experience. So much stress was replaced with relief and exhaustion.

Even though I’m cautiously optimistic, I’m prepared to accept that I’ll need to take it in August. I’ll wait until tomorrow to make that decision…until tomorrow:

• May your score arrive before your anxiety has time to settle in.

• May the number on the screen reflect the work, not the nerves.

• May the wait feel shorter in hindsight than it did in the moment.

• May the jitters be proof of how much it mattered.

• May those with a score hold find it lifted.

• May those without one remain without one.

• Whatever your score is, it will be the beginning and not the end.

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Update: Scores are in. I outperformed my PrepTest and section averages leading up to the exam. Seriously, it's a solid win.

I'd be lying to say that I'm not bummed, but not about the score. I'm bummed about having to postpone working on applications while I jump back into the study oven - I'm not done yet!

Currently processing the positives in my progress and planning on getting back into my study cycle this weekend.

Until then, I've got some dogs to hug.

See you in August!