Took PT 145. My BR/untimed is still 175+, but I just bombed another prep test. This one feels especially discouraging because I've been getting really confident in anticipating correct AC's and really breaking down the underlying logic to the arguments in the passages. Maybe it's the time pressure? Idk what to do. Open to tips as always.
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Chopping wood and carrying water - it's all part of the process. You and everyone else here (myself included) will have times where we win some and lose some. It's very easy to get caught up in not seeing the results of your work, but the ability to be able to show up the next day after a loss is something that will greatly benefit anyone in the long run.
Whether I get a low score on a PT or a high score, I'm always reviewing those misses and referring back to my mental journal of what I was thinking and how I was feeling during particular moments on a test. After you take a real LSAT, your mind will be bombarded by thoughts of, "I wonder how well I did on this question" or "This is how I felt during this section or this chunk of a section." You're not going to get that clairvoyancy on the real test (only a score), but the greatest benefit of a practice test is that you're able to go back and answer these questions for yourself. Deep review, even if you end up spending over an hour reviewing one question, is one of the most valuable tools that I've used to get myself to where I'm at (high 160s low 170s).
So what I'd recommend is:
Take some time off after your PT to unwind. The LSAT is mentally exhausting and it won't do you any good to keep pushing yourself 24/7. More isn't always more.
Once you've taken a break, go back and review that PT. Think about where you felt the least confident on, review your misses, and actively stick to eat question like flies on shit until you've gotten a grasp of what the stimulus is saying and why the 4/5 answer choices are incorrect and why that one choice is the correct one.
It doesn't matter if you spend over an hour on that one question that stumped you - even the greatest gains can be yielded from the smallest sample of questions you go over.
Embrace the process - not just the results. When I first started out, I was caught up in "higher number is better." It wasn't until I started to learn all these intrinsic lessons behind the LSAT that I was able to find more peace and clarity within myself to start improving.
It's easy to keep doing the work when everything is going good. But when shit hits the fan and the LSAT starts trying to put belt-to-ass on us, that's when us showing up matters the most.
So don't focus on the wins or losses - focus on the process that'll get you to where you need to be.
Do you study under timed conditions?
I think I need to start incorporating the time variable back in my studies. I've been focusing more on just getting a strong grasp on every AC I choose under un-timed conditions lately.