Hi everyone!
I'm an undergrad student who is pretty set on law school (2028 cycle) and im having trouble with consistency. Over the summer i was studying a decent amount and now that school has started i havent been holding myself accountable. I guess my question is for other busy people with school, work, extracariculars and not a ton of free time:
What are some unhinged tips for creating a good lsat routine and avoiding burnout?
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If you’re past the Core Curriculum, wake up at 5 a.m. and do one practice section—or drills if you’re not ready for full untimed sections yet. The next time you’re free that day, review every question you got wrong. You can do it whenever, but it has to be done before you go to bed. You might be wondering, why 5? People usually start there days around 8 onwards in my household so things are a bit more hectic, by waking up early and even giving yourself extra time, you can review notes and modules that you need to. (i tend to make many more excuses when life has to do w other ppl lol like its too noisy or someones gna need me for something so I shouldn't lock in)
If you’re not done the Core Curriculum yet, use that morning time to work through the modules since they already include some light drilling. Once you finish the Core Curriculum, move on to drilling, then untimed sections, and once your accuracy is solid, start doing timed sections.
Foolproof plan. I wish I had implemented it earlier. I also stopped using social media, and whenever I get the urge to scroll, I read the LSAT 7Sage forum instead lol.
@Pri i definitely notice a large difference between my focus earlier in the morning vs. after 12am. My schedule is pretty insane but i definitely will test it out!
Focus on your GPA while you can, then LSAT. Once you graduate, your GPA is set in stone forever, but you have plenty of time to work on your LSAT. The biggest mistake you can make right now is to sacrifice your GPA for more LSAT studying. I would honestly recommend not even LSATing unless you have a 4.0 AND free time to practice. You don't need to go to law school the summer after you graduate, and you'll probably have a better LSAT score and overall application by getting a job after college and studying after work. You'll have more mental bandwidth for the test too. You get 5 chances at the LSAT over as long of a period as you want, whereas you get ONE chance at your GPA which is happening right now.
What I started doing is waking up up early, 6:00, going to the gym and then study from either 7:30 or 8 to 9, and then start work.
My days are pretty difficult to judge time wise because I work in consulting so this helped front load the studying I needed.
I started going to the gym to actually help with studying because it cleared my head to allow for better quality studying which is essential when trying to get a routine in place.
Play around with a routine and that should help.
Hi friend, I struggled with consistency for awhile. I had a rigid routine (waking up at 5am to study) but would notice I would burnout with that kind of structure and then was afraid of burning out and didnt study as much as I would have liked. It's all about finding the balance that works for you. I realized for me it is not about studying at the same hour each day but making progress each day. I'm in a place now thankfully where I am consistently studying. I take days off if I need to, but Sundays are always my day off to rest. I change up how I study such as watching recorded videos, the 7sage youtube, using the games on the app which I can use anywhere, changing the environment where I study (coffee shop or different place in my home). I also make sure I am not neglecting my personal life such as hanging out with friends, going to workout classes, reading books I like etc. Give yourself a dedicated hour each day and if that's even too much start with 30 mins of focused studying. Fit in studying where you can, use the 7sage app on your phone or listen to the podcast in your car. Also eliminate things that can take up your time like social media or watching TV. The sacrifices you make now will only help you for your future. I would also add in things to work on your mindset like affirmations, meditation, prayer if that suits you. The goal is to be centered during this journey which will lead to being motivated to be consistent. Hope this helps! Take what works and leave what doesn't, remember everyone is not built the same and it takes time to build consistency. You'll figure this thing out!
@mekleety this is sort of where im at as well. the rigid routine was working until it wasn't. its nice to hear im not alone! I will try some of these out, i definitely think my issue right now is not my motivation it is replacing short term gratification for long term and refelcting that in my studying habits over the next few months.