Offering FREE LSAT Tutoring — 156 → 166 while working full-time | DM if interested

Hey everyone! First post on here :) I wanted to offer free LSAT tutoring to anyone who is currently trying to break into the 160s / mid-160s and would be interested in working through questions together.

I went from a 156 to 166 on the June 2026 LSAT while working full-time (9–5), and I’m currently registered to retake in September because my goal is to break into the 170s.

I’m offering this for free because I genuinely think it can be mutually beneficial. Teaching/explaining questions forces you to articulate why something works, which I think will help me sharpen my own understanding as I prepare for September. And I'd love to help whoever I can to break into the 160s if that is something they are struggling with.

These free sessions will consist of us working through questions together:

You bring questions you struggled with → we tackle them together → I explain how I approached them / what I was thinking → we identify what caused you to miss the question and how to avoid that mistake in the future.

Happy to work through LR, RC, or both.

Alsooo wanted to offer the biggest things that helped me get to a 166:

1. Routine

   This was especially important for me because I worked a 9–5. The goal is to eliminate as much decision fatigue as possible. Eat the same thing for breakfast, study at the same time, work out at the same time, etc. etc.

2. Body Doubling

   Body doubling completely changed my studying. Get out of your house and study somewhere like a library with other people around that are doing the same thing!! Not only will you be more focused, you have less of a chance to slack off since there's no bed or couch. There's also another benefit: you get used to doing LSAT questions outside of your comfort zone. On test day, you can't control every variable. Someone might be typing loudly, there might be movement around you, the environment might feel unfamiliar, etc. Studying in different environments helps you become less dependent on having the “perfect” setup.

3. Quality > Quantity

   One of the biggest misconceptions is that you need to study 6–8 hours a day to get a high score.

   Trust me, you don't. One genuinely focused hour is worth far more than eight hours of low-quality studying, and this is coming from someone who had max 1-2 hours a day to study for this test.

   Consistency and quality over quantity, ALWAYS. Think of the LSAT like training a muscle. Your goal is to make that muscle stronger, not to completely exhaust yourself every day until you burn out.

4. Take care of your body

   Take care of your body in the ways that work best for you. I understand not everyone is a gym person, or even a work out person. BUT, you do need to take care of your body if you want to maximize your score on this test. This could be as simple as eating healthier, getting quality sleep, maybe going on a walk every day. Your brain is doing the heavy lifting for this test, so if you're constantly exhausted, eating terribly, never moving, and constantly stressed, you're doing yourself a disservice. Also, DRINK WATER lol

5. Cut out Social Media

   Okay, this was hugeeee for me. You need to stop watching short form content and relying on the instant gratification and dopamine hit that doom scrolling gives you. You're studying for a test that actively rewards your ability to focus, and social media isn't doing any favours to your attention span. I even went as far to cut out media in its entirety, instead of watching a movie I would work out or read or go on a walk. Remember, this isn't your whole life, it's only a couple months (if that) and it's worth the reward of a higher score. Plus, scrolling and watching things isn't giving your brain the "break" you think it is anyways. Go take a nap instead.

   In terms of actual studying:

   Prioritize Drilling + Review over constantly taking PT's

   Don't make your entire study plan revolve around taking PT after PT. The goal isn't just to expose yourself to more questions. The goal is to get better at solving them. Drill actual questions but then take the time to work on your weaknesses. And most importantly: REVIEW! I give all credit to my 10 point increase to reviewing. I used to spend hours on review, because I knew that was that would help me improve. You need to understand the reason behind the mistake so you can prevent it from happening again and review is essentially rewiring your brain on how to view questions + tackle answering them.

   LR:

   For LR, the biggest things that helped me were:

   • Understanding the different question types

   • Learning how to predict what the answer should look like

   • Being able to quickly break down a stimulus into premise, conclusion, support, etc.

   • Identifying the argument's flaw

   • Understanding why the wrong answers are wrong, and why the right answer is right

   The goal is to make these skills automatic.

   RC:

   For RC, what helped me most was doing passages untimed. I focused on learning how to actually read for structure rather than simply reading every word and hoping I remembered it.

   I would make short notes for each paragraph and force myself to identify things like:

   • What is this paragraph doing?

   • How does it relate to the previous paragraph?

   • What is the author's main point?

   • Does the author have an opinion? If yes, what is it?

   • What is the structure of the argument?

   • Where are the viewpoints changing?

   We're generally not taught to read in the exact way the LSAT rewards. You have to consciously retrain yourself to read for structure and understand the role that each part of the passage is playing.

   Once that foundation became stronger, I gradually brought the timing back in.

Anywaysss that is the gist of what helped me get to 166. If you're interested in working on questions together, feel free to comment or DM me. I'm not looking to charge anyone, these will be free tutoring sessions.

My only ask is that you come prepared with actual questions/problems you're struggling with so we can spend our time working through them.

I'm still chasing that 170+ myself for September, so hopefully we can both get something out of it. :)

Good luck everyone!