Got in the low 150s. After PT in the late 150s-160. Feel hopeless

Just took the June lsat, scored in the mid 150s, aiming for early 160s. Anyone have a good study schedule to prep for the September test? Feeling defeated before I even start :(

Hi everyone!

I took my first LSAT this month and received a 158, which is 7 points below my average PT score. I actually felt I had bombed the test as soon as I finished it, so the result wasn't too surprising...

In hindsight, I probably didn't prepare it in the best way. I was short on time and ended up taking seven full PrepTests in the ten days leading up to the exam, which may have contributed to burnout and underperformance. My highest PT score was a 171, and the 158 is lower than every PT score on record.

My dream schools are in the T6, and I'm planning to retake in August. Given this context, would you recommend canceling the 158 or keeping it?

I'd really appreciate any advice - thanks so much in advance! :)

I took my first LSAT back in February and scored a 161 which was at the lower end of my range I was PT around the high 160s low 170s but again during the actual test day I started 4 hours later than my expected test time. I made sure to correct and anticipate all of the technical issues I experienced for the JUne test and started on time and it was all going well till I experienced an external noise distraction during the RC section which is typically my best section and choked on the last 2 passages I mean I didnt even get to the last passage and ended up with a 160 I know this not a reflection of my potential and Plan to retake but im trying to decide if canceling is the right thing to do

I know that today's score release was tough for many of you.

If you got a score that wasn't what you were hoping for and you're trying to figure out what to do next, I'd be happy to have a free 15-20 minute conversation with anyone who wants one.

No tutoring pitch at all. I'm just looking to help in some way if I can. We'll talk through what happened, how you are feeling, what your options are, and what I think makes the most sense moving forward based on your situation.

I've been through score disappointments myself, and I've worked with a lot of students who have as well. Sometimes having a second set of eyes on the situation can make the next step much clearer.

Feel free to DM me if you'd like to chat.

"Fight on, my men," says Sir Andrew said, "For a little I'm hurt, but I am not yet slain; I'll lay me down and bleed a while, And then I'll rise and fight again!"

The night before I took the LSAT, I put together a series of concerns that I had been hoping to address the days leading up to taking the exam. In the morning, something in my head flipped the concerns into motivation. I posted them in the 7sage forums in a burst of inspiration before I shut everything off in the morning to leave for the in-person exam.

What happened next was a blur. I definitely took 4 sections and remember appreciating how prepared I was, but the imposter syndrome was real.

I sat in the parking lot afterwards trying to separate myself from the whole experience. So much stress was replaced with relief and exhaustion.

Even though I’m cautiously optimistic, I’m prepared to accept that I’ll need to take it in August. I’ll wait until tomorrow to make that decision…until tomorrow:

• May your score arrive before your anxiety has time to settle in.

• May the number on the screen reflect the work, not the nerves.

• May the wait feel shorter in hindsight than it did in the moment.

• May the jitters be proof of how much it mattered.

• May those with a score hold find it lifted.

• May those without one remain without one.

• Whatever your score is, it will be the beginning and not the end.

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Update: Scores are in. I outperformed my PrepTest and section averages leading up to the exam. Seriously, it's a solid win.

I'd be lying to say that I'm not bummed, but not about the score. I'm bummed about having to postpone working on applications while I jump back into the study oven - I'm not done yet!

Currently processing the positives in my progress and planning on getting back into my study cycle this weekend.

Until then, I've got some dogs to hug.

See you in August!

Hi all my analytics tell me that I struggle the most w phenomenon hypothesis LR and Causal reasoning and when I do drills this is true. How have people improved in these areas?

If you are at the LSAT median for your goal schools, should you retake? Is the goal to be above the 50% median? I've heard these two being conflated, so not sure if there was general guidance for it.

I registered for my first LSAT in August, and am curious if there will be a corresponding email where you choose/get informed about what day/where you take it? I haven't been able to find an answer.

What is the best score you would cancel the score of your first LSAT?

I'm feeling pretty confident with the fundamentals now and have been consistently scoring around a 153-155.

Right now, most of my studying for LR is watching or attending lessons because I like doing the timed questions alongside the instructor and hearing the explanations in real time. It's been working well, but I'm wondering if there's a more effective way to improve from here.

For those of you who are past the fundamentals, what does your study routine actually look like?

• Are you drilling every day?

• Reviewing wrong answers?

• Taking timed sections?

• Watching lessons, or mostly practicing on your own?

• Are you switching between RC and LR per day?

What made the biggest difference in helping you break into the hight 150s or 160s?

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I'm an incoming junior in college and want to take the lsat early, is this a good idea? I know the scores are good for up to three years so why not take it now and get the stress of senior year out of the way. I'm a very visual learner so the lsat is a real struggle for me--and I don't understand the point of a wrong journal!? I write what I got wrong, why the correct answer is correct and then what? I feel as though writing all that out won't help me in the long run no?

I haven't taken a diagnostic yet, and I'm wondering if I should but finding time to take a three hour test without any distractions (I get distracted very easily) is hard. I feel like I'm doing everything wrong. But is starting early good?

My gpa is a 2.8 right now, and I'm retaking some courses to boost it up. Is there anything else I should be doing? I feel very discouraged.

Is it more efficient to print out the drills from the lessons, do it on my own, and then go back to the lesson and learn about it, or should I just pause the lesson do it and then see if I got it right. I like printing them out because I feel more focused however, I also do not want to be wasting time if on the actual test we won't be printing papers out. Just want others opinions on this. Pls Help.

hi friends wondering if anyone has any tips or advice on closing the gap between your score and blind review? feels like when i have unlimited time, i'm able to find my way to the correct answer but hoping for advice to help me perform as well during the real thing!

thank you in advance ☺

We're trying to improve our notes and WAJ system. Do you actually review your wrong-answer journal, or is the main value in taking the notes? If you review, how often?

Please tell us how you're using your notes and wrong answer journals, whether on 7Sage or another app!

This was my first full length prep test since my diagnostic in May, and I was so surprised by these results! Granted, I did skip the experimental section from being pretty exhausted today, which probably helped with my energy and concentration on the subsequent scored sections. Hoping to work on building stamina with more PTs, but feeling great about the progress!

Much love to the core curriculum <3

Normally, I don’t study with music, but I have decided to try it. While on the train studying, I listen to music. I know to not listen to music while doing timed practice tests or timed sections. What about music while doing untimed drills? Music while doing timed drills? What about music when reading/reviewing foundationals?

Music seems to improve my focus by helping me somewhat better zone out . But I don’t want to depend on it/bad crutch habit that then affects me when I don’t have the music during PTs/sections.

Someone in the LSAT community did bring up a good point that music could be there as I build good logical thinking and by the time I rip away the music I would have these good logical habits so the lack of music wouldn’t affect me.

Thoughts on music while studying and when I should and shouldn’t listen?

My highest score is a 149 and I went down in a practice test to a 145. I didn't do all of the blind review for it and just kinda burnt out for today. I think my biggest issue is that I am in the middle of meditation fluctuations that affect my brain and I may be studying too much. I was studying for 5-6hrs a day, no break days other than holidays. I plan on taking the August test and the September test. Should I work on my study schedule? Change my August test to November instead? Or just give myself some days off? It seems like I am struggling with RC foundations, but I seem to grasp the LR foundations ok. I am trying to get at least to 160-165

I've been studying for several months, and my scores have been consistent in the high 160s for the past month. However, in the past 2 weeks I have been scoring in the 150s and cannot seem to figure questions out. I am taking the LSAT in August but with this dip in scores, I am concerned I won't be able to be ready to go. Has this happened to anyone? Any tips to get out of this slump?

Do you think it's better to include questions you got correct, but spent too much time on, in blind review? I find it makes me second guess whether my answer was right. I end up trying to justify answer choices which I was sure were incorrect.

How do you use blind review? Any tips for making the most out of blind review?

Hi, would you all recommend doing the experimental sections in the PT or skip over for time efficiency? Is there a benefit to this I may not be seeing?

So i'm currently PTing in the mid 150s. Just a year ago my diagnostic was a 138. However now it's time to break into the 160s. Any tips on how I can pass the 150s?

We now have a new "Diagram?" tag. This identifies questions our tutors would consider diagramming. The "?" is to show that there's no one-size-fits-all answer to when and exactly what to diagram. So don't take the tag to mean that you have to or should diagram those questions; that's the wrong message. But we've found that many students wanted to isolate questions that are particularly heavy on conditional logic within the broader set of questions tagged Conditional Reasoning. This tag is a good way to get at those questions.

Any advantages or disadvantages of taking the exam in person on a Wednesday versus a Friday? I get distracted easily, so I'm thinking Wednesday could be less busy and therefore a better option, but I'm curious to hear thoughts from folks before I register tonight. Thanks!