I have received my LSAT score for my second take and it was around a 8 point drop from my high 160s PT average. I'm not sure how exactly I should study for my third take. For context, I didn't get any sleep the night before the exam, and as I said in an earlier post, my RC performance suffered drastically from the Eileen Gray passage onward. Even though I did surprisingly well on the virus game and the LG, I under-performed on LR as well. Since I have been studying for about 2 years, I have seen virtually every Preptest, including the February exams and C2.

Besides getting more sleep, reviewing (including BR) my mistakes on this particular PT as well as other ones and drilling problem spots, I was wondering what more could I specifically do to improve my performance and make sure I could at least hit my PT average or do better. For making gains in RC, I was considering reading Supreme Court cases in my free time. Although I do read the Economist and Scientific American, I was also considering the opinion section of the NY Times to analyze the pieces for potential flaws and assumptions.

I was wondering when this exam will be available in the grader. I would love to be able to analyze trouble spots in my take without actually seeing the questions themselves before I plan to retake on my own.

as ive been studying and reviewing questions ive been getting better at selecting answer choices and being confident in my choices (thinking "yup, i know this answer choice is right"), i come across a few questions (particularly in LR) that makes me do a double take. i can narrow it down to two answer choices and then the face the dilemma of i feel that a question is right on gut but i tend to go with the other choice because it seems to make more sense in my head. this tends to backfire on me and can cost me 2-3 points. can anyone give me some tips or advice for how to condition myself to lean on my instincts and commit to it. it was hard enough to gain confidence for my answer choices test as is

I just got my September scores back, and I made a 165. My average PT was 168 (range of 167-169), and I really feel like I could bump my score up to at least a 167. I kind of panicked on test day and it really threw me off.

For reference, I have a 3.79 GPA, and I don't really have any super high goals as far as T14 or anything. I'm comfortable with my score for admissions to the schools I'm aiming for, but I'd like to increase it for financial aid awards. Is it foolish to think that 2-3 points will make a significant difference for scholarships?

I'm leaning heavily toward retaking in December, even if it's just to prove something to myself. However, I would really like to get my app in now rather than wait until January. Can I apply with my current score and supplement later just for financial aid? Or should I hold off on applying until January?

If you feel comfortable answering, what was your diagnostic and what did you score? My diagnostic was 145 and my September 2016 LSAT score was 160 which was the same as my last 5 preptest averages. Shooting for a hopeful170 in June

Okay so September scores came out today and congratulations to everyone who did well. I unfortunately am not one of those people. My diagnostic was a 150 and after 21 PT's and 4 months of studying my average of my last 5 tests was a 160. With my last 5 tests being 160, 161, 160, 156, 162. I scored a measly 153 on the S16 LSAT.... just three points above my diagnostic and 7 points below my average. To get into all

If the schools I want to go to (regional, reach and safeties) I NEED a 160. I got 3.5 hours of sleep the night before and test day nerves completely got to me. I knew I did horrible but got tripped up on stuff I usually do well on. Shockingly, I got every single virus game question right and only went -2 on Eileen Gray. I usually always, ALWAYS go -5 on LR. I got -10 on both sections. Even with my abysmal -14 on RC (usually go -8), I would still would have gotten a 159 if I scored how I normally do on LR. Here is my question.

I am already registered for December. Is it possible to see my 160 average be my actual score for the Dec LSAT?

At this point, I am honestly considering taking a gap year, taking the June 2017 LSAT, and applying September 1st of the next admissions cycle. Perhaps by that point I could see a 165? Maybe?

Or perhaps despite whatever average I may achieve, test day anxiety always gets to me and I will still score far below what I wanted. Any thoughts?

My softs are super strong. 5 years in the military, currently working st law firm. GPA is a solid 3.53.

So is it possible to see my 160 in December? Or do I wait for june and push my entire lives plans back another year?

Thank you beloved people!

I got one point above my highest PT score, so I am actually really happy! However, I am 2 points away from being in my top school's 75th percentile. With my GPA I am currently in between 50-75 percentile. I honestly do not want to retake, but I would also like in state tuition for this school. Will 2 points be a big deciding factor?

So overall, I either suck terribly at the SA questions during the PT process where I spend too much time on mapping out the lawgic or when I go over it during my blind review, I even sometimes get them wrong again. I have pulled SA questions from the question bank and plan on practicing them but I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how they improved on SA questions. JY basically said these should be freebies for you, but they're not freebies for me at all.

One thing I noticed I haven't been doing is labeling the conclusion and premises which I will definitely start doing.

Any advice/help/thoughts would be really helpful.

My PT score I got today was really disheartening. It had a lot of SA questions (more than usual) and that killed me.

Thanks

First, congratulations to everyone who did great. Very proud of you guys and also thank you 7sage for your courses. I have never been the best taker. I studied my butt of the last past 4 months. It was my first time taking the test, I scored a 136 :(. I am extremely bummed. Law school has been my dream. I am sorry I am venting, I am on this journey by myself. Can you guys please give me advice of how to approach restudying? I spent countless hours and working two jobs did not help. I am going to retake it in December and clear my schedule. Do you guys think it is realistic to do well by then?

Especially with September 2016's spectacular passage about Eileen Gray's work, I was wondering what strategies you guys had with dealing with difficult passages and remaining calm. I was feeling confident after the first passage, but my focus was totally shot after that passage and I let one bad passage mess up my groove.

Hi everyone! I have been studying for the LSAT on and off for 3+ years due to test anxiety/working full time.

In 2013, I sat for the test and cancelled my score. When September 2016 rolled around, I was ill the day of the test and couldn't make it, so I will have an "absence" on my record. I am scoring in the range I want to be in and hope to test in December, or February - though I don't want to miss another application cycle.

Long story short, I am very afraid schools will penalize me for my cancellation/absence and see this as a sign of flakiness.

Has anyone been in a similar position? Thank you!

I got a stellar, a magnifient score of...154...YAYY!

I am actually happy with this score because of a few reasons:

1) I did not do even a single prep test in its entirety during my study. None at all. I did not even do a diagnostic test. All the tests past PT35 are pristine for me.

2) I did not even complete the 7sage curriculum (think I was at like 48%).

3) I did not practice more than 30 games in total. Also, I did not practice more than 8 RC passages in total.

4) I did not touch any prep material in the last month before the test. Also, my study was very passive before that.

5) I completely guessed on 10 RC questions (complete last RC passage as I spent my whole time on that damn Eileen Grey passage).

6) I completely guessed on entire virus game and 4 four questions from previous games.

Now, my real prep will start. Time to raise that 154 by atleast 16 points :P ... let's get it done.

I know that the standard line will be "well you only scored -4 off of your test and usually it's +3/-3 so that's not that bad" but it's worth keeping in mind that I had a very low diagnostic and my last few tests were all fairly high. I'm very troubled by my score because I don't think it accurately reflects the results I was seeing in my PTs -- for example my latest scores:

167

163

168

163

165

166

I must get a 165 or higher on the December test and need a 6 week plan of attack for review. Can you guys help me out?

Do I get my answer sheet and stuff? Or just the exam?

I've taken the LSAT 3 times and I've done horribly.

1st LSAT- 147 (fresh out of college)

2nd LSAT- 153 (1 year out of college)

3rd LSAT (this past Sept)- 144. (3 years out of college)

the sad part is I actually studied for the Sept. one and it's the worse score I've gotten. I'm starting to think maybe law school is just not for me....Should I give it one last try?!????

Thank you 7sage! <3

Hello all,

I'm a female international student with a non-US bachelor's degree (GPA: 3.98) currently working full time. I scored a 170. I want to be H/S competitive.

The problem is I had been covering a PT every weekend and had PTed in the 174-176 range in the month before September. I actively felt myself freaking out in the test and running out of time which had NEVER happened before.

My test is non-disclosed since I'm an international. I don't even know how many questions I got wrong let alone what.

Do I retake? If so, how do I approach the period leading up to December? My work commitment is at an all-time high and I don't see myself realistically able to get through more than a PT a week again. I'm so confused, disappointed, and worried at this point.

Yep, I'm retaking. Scored 6 points below my average, now I'm debating between retaking in Dec or Feb (applying for this cycle).

I really do think I peaked in August and I saw my PTs drop in September. I felt burned out 3 weeks before the test and even took a break but it wasn't enough.

So in deciding between Dec and Feb, what do you suggest? Dec is only 44 or so days away but Feb might cause another burnout episode.

Would love advice from the wise 7sage community on this one. I was PTing high 160s to low 170s before the September test. Going crazy debating whether or not to sign up for the December test. Thanks in advance!

I left this question in another discussion, but figured it would be more appropraite to create a new thread, as I am sure many are asking themselves this same question. Here's my case:

So I was PTing between a 159 and a 162 toward the end of my prep. I got a 158 and was really hoping for a 160 or above. I feel like a 2-3 point increase could make a reasonable difference in scholarship money, which is why I would be willing to take it again. This test was a little bit off considering the virus game (which I surprisingly didn't do so poorley on) and the RC (wich I did way below my average). What do you guys think? Should I retake in Dec.??

FYI: this would be my third time. I canceled my first score.

Does anyone know whether if this LSAT will be released as a Practice Exam before the December Administration?

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I saw 2 "0"s in my response. I do not think I left any question blank... Does anyone see the "0" in any of their responses other than me? Is the question removed or it's just I misbubbled...

Nothing

If it wasn't for a couple of RC passages and the virus LG game I would've killed it. Definitely retaking in June.