Self-study
Need help coming up with a plan for a somewhat unique study situation. I write the LSAT in one month. I work a day job as a manager and run my businesses at night, this gives me very little time to do PTs or study. So far I’ve done 6 total, one 14 years ago cold diagnostic (168), one 5 months ago on lsac after pounding out the loophole in 10 days (171), one 2.5 months ago on here (174), one on lsac a week later to simulate the actual test better (177), one on here a month ago I aborted because staff called and I had to go in (150, -2lr, -1rc till passage 4, abort), 168 last night after a 3 week study break (worked a 120 hour week). Ended up pounding out a 14 hour study session to get rid of the rust 9/10 lr level 5, 19/20 adaptive, 24/25 lr section. Stats are 90% drill accuracy but over represented with lvl 4/5. Trying to come up with a realistic study plan for the next month with max study time being around an hour a day till test week.
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Hey there!
All of those results would be something to be proud of, let alone the fact that you've pulled it all off with such a wild schedule. Given your limited time, I'd recommend looking at the questions you've gotten wrong on all of those tests, identifying why you chose those answers and why those answers weren't correct, and then drilling the specific question types you're missing. PT'ing once a week would be ideal, but for other days, most of your studying should come from drilling your areas of improvement (and maybe mix in a section or two).
The last bit of advice I'd give would be to take it easy studying-wise for the couple days leading up to the test. Give your brain a second to reset.
I hope that helps, and good luck!
@PhoebeHopp I just signed up for the tutoring consultation. What scares me is 2 fold: first, rc I’ve got a pretty good handle on failure mode is spending too much time on a single passage then making mistakes on the last one. Second, lr is a complete crap shoot on what I get wrong typically level 2-3, could be the adhd saying screw it to an easy question or could be fatigue.
@KrisRivard For RC, it could help to start trying to really limit how much you look back at the passage. Most of the time on RC is wasted by looking back through or re-reading the passage. For LR, building the stamina through consistent studying and more reps will definitely help with the fatigue/ ADHD aspect. I've been there too, but as long as you can limit those mistakes, the score will stay in a great spot. I also agree with Phoebe that taking a day or two to fully rest and not think about the LSAT could be really beneficial for you!