Hi,

I started with a diagnostic of 140 and now I am in mid-160s zone (BR 170+).

I have around 5 weeks from now and was curious if I can get some feedback on how to close that gap. I did read a lot of posts about bridging the gap between actual score and BR but was wondering how I can improve on specific weaknesses I have which are as follows:

1. I think my biggest weakness is time management. I get anxious of the time and tend to panic while looking at the questions. I don't have any accommodations since it is not super serious but was wondering how I can fight this time management issue.

2. I am a bit of a perfectionist and tend to take a lot of time in the passage for RC. When I read for the details, I miss the structure and when I read for the structure, I miss the details. What are some good RC techniques I can implement?

3. With regards to LR, when I panic with time, I tend to misread things and make mistakes:( How can I prevent this from happening?

Thank you all of you in advance for your response! Really appreciate your time!

Hi all. I've been studying since January of last year and took my first official test in June 2026. I got a 158 on that test although my PT's had ranged from upper 150's to mid 160's so I was pretty upset although not extremely surprised. I then took a week break and then continue studying for the August test. My score gradually went down, then shot back up to my low to mid 160's range. I took August and felt pretty good about it, then received my score back and basically did the same as my June test. I am someone who is wanting a 170+ and ideally wants to apply "early". I know this is sometimes seen as an unrealistic expectation, but I want to go to a great school and am willing to do whatever I have to to get there. That being said, I am registered for the September and October administrations. I don't know if taking September is a "wasted" attempt if I don't feel a lot more confident about seeing improvement just yet, and maybe it would be more beneficial to really grind until October and take that test only. If I still don't get where I want to be, I am left with either applying later this year with a November test score that's hopefully in the 170's, or I delay my application until next admission cycle in 2028. I'm feeling conflicted because I don't want to leave my future self in 2028 with only one final attempt, but I also am afraid to potentially take only one test (October) or risk not applying early. I'm looking for advice on what I should do next (Be nice please LOL). Thank you!

My exam is this September and I am currently scoring 152 and 154. My blind review is usually around 168.

Should i still go ahead and take the test or I'm I better off rescheduling the test for another time?

I feel helpless as I have been practising but don't seem to hit high scores while taking the practice test under timed conditions. Any suggestions on what to do?

I am having a hard time reading even the LR stimuli because they are so badly written most of the time; is there more information digging into how to pick apart the terrible writing and turn it into proper English? I have a BA in Ethics/Philosophy with a minor in Technical Writing. I have also spent a decade writing engineering and legal documents for major corporations. And OMG this reminds me of the worst writing I have ever read. Now, according to the AI (which I am taking with a two ton boulder of salt) this is the entire point of the LSAT. I know I don't have perfect grammar myself, and I absolutely have room to improve in my own writing; but some of these are practically unintelligible. I feel like every single passage needs to bleed with red ink before its even readable.

Im having a hard time distinguishing the difference between purpose of paragraph, purpose of context, and meaning on context questions. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could distinguish the question stems and how to approach each different question type?

Hi. When practicing untimed RC sections I am right where I need to be in terms of my score, and normally am only over by a minute or two for time. When I do a section timed however, I miss double, and find myself using half my allotted time for the first two passages. I turn the timer off to try to help stress, but doesn't seem to work. Any other tips? Thanks!

Any tips to avoid imposter syndrome or self-sabotage before the Sept test? I've been consistently getting in the 160s on PTs but have so much fear/doubt that I won't perform well on test day. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks

Am I the only delusional one that's secretly hoping the Sept LSAT is on the easier side after hearing how the August LSAT crushed a lot of people?

One way or another - to all my fellow Sept test takers -- WE GOT THIS!!!

Hey folks!

I am taking my first LSAT in six days. I was wondering if anyone had helpful advice to prepare for test day. I am consistently scoring my goal score, but I wouldn’t mind boosting it a bit more. Is it a good idea to take more PTs or should I let my brain rest?

Any advice is welcome. Good luck to everyone taking the September test!

I've registered for the September LSAT on the 11th and have been preparing actively until last week. I was pretty confident about my everyday progress and was hitting my target scores frequently until last week.

A week ago, I had a mental and physical crisis. Mentally, I was trying to do some detailed analysis to improve my RC by spending a whole afternoon reading and taking notes on a few of the hardest passages, and then I felt like I couldn't read English anymore — I felt like the words were floating in front of me and didn't make any sense anymore.

Physically, since I have a 9-5 job that requires me to sit at my desk all the time stressfully, and I have to sit for a few more hours before and/or after work for LSAT prep, I had the most serious neck and back pain of my life. I couldn't sit, lie down, or sleep with that pain. Going to urgent care tomorrow.

This is my first official LSAT, and now I really don't think I can hit my target score this time. I've only studied for a few months (along with my 9-5), and I seriously couldn't commit more time to the LSAT. I've also registered for the June LSAT but canceled it at the last second — I wasn't prepared well for that one and was really uncomfortable taking it without any confidence.

I plan to apply next cycle, and I think the September one is probably worth a shot. Even if I can't hit my target score, here are some pros:

1. I can become more familiar with the test center environment. I have ADHD and my 150% accommodation has been approved, but I'm not sure if I can perform well when people are walking, typing, and just breathing around me. So I can collect data this time to see if I should ask for other accommodations.

2. I don't wanna bail again this time — last time I was only about 35% prepared, but this time I was at 90% until last week. I don't expect a miracle to happen this time, but bailing on myself feels bad too.

3. I can cancel my score anyway, though it would use up one of my LSAT attempts.

Well... didn't realize I've written so much already, and sorry for bringing some negative energy... I probably just want to vent and can't find anybody in my real life. Looks like I've already convinced myself to take the September one, but still wanna hear your thoughts!

For the people who are on the same boat, you are not alone — here's another broken soul (and body). Let's just hang in there!!! We will be fine!!

I'm so disappointed man... During the summer, before college started, I, was doing so well, My scores broke 160, I rarely ever lost more than 5 points on RC and LR. But todays PT, and of recent, have just been deplorable. Last weeks PT was 157, todays PT is 155, i haven't scored a PT in the low 160's since 3 weeks ago... I'm so tired of all of this. My official is next week too, like, cmon man.

I understand how to diagram premises 1 and 2 and why overlooking the fact that some computer scientists may not appreciate is a flaw, but I, for the life of me, cannot understand how the author's conclusion diagrams out to "computer scientist -> appreciate tech advancements." I interpret the conclusion as only those who appreciate advancements are computer scientists, so if you appreciate the advancements, you must be a computer scientist (appreciate advancement -> computer scientist). I don't understand how an only those statement in premise 2 would differ in diagramming from an only those statement in the conclusion. Thank you SO much in advance.

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Hi all, I’ve been getting back into heavy LSAT studying before the September LSAT (after being super sick and also busy with personal matters for 1-2 months) and I’ve noticed that I’ve been feeling pretty inconsistent with RC sections (ranging from -0 to -6, even).

Would anyone be able to give me advice on how to be more consistent and how to improve on timing? I think timing has really affected me the most on my consistency because sometimes I do feel rushed on some questions or I spend too long on certain questions which ends up throwing me off (and sometimes I end up still getting the answer wrong along with others).

Thanks so much.

I believe a key to major improvement is yes, being able to identify the question types and its reasoning patterns/flaws. But the key things also identifying your own reasoning patterns. Once you're able to identify how your brain is thinking and processing information, you can train from there to become disciplined in the way the LSAT reasons.

Takeaway: Discover what your lsat blinders are and weaken it!!!!!!!!!

Hi all, I have been doing pretty well on RC lately but got hit pretty hard by PT133.S4.P3. I am trying to increase speed a bit and do little less annotating as some of the things like tone, perspective, ect are becoming second nature to recognize, and I think I also have been trying not to get too bogged down with the details in the passage, and try to see how other content and structure can help me understand it.

This passage was a science passage that requires a good understanding of the phenomenon that was occuring. I think I let myself be too high level and not take the time to fully understand the phenomenon and details to the extent needed for the questions.

I think with hindsight I could have eliminated answers more easily, but has anyone done this pasagebefore or have similar issues with some science passages? Or even is there some changes to my approach I should consider.

And FYI, really happy I did so badly on this one cause I think it shows a gap in my current methodology that I can hopefully address.

What does an independent tutor need to open this link? It doesn’t work

Heads up that I'm hosting another pre-test support group session today. Come listen to others' stories, give and receive advice, and feel like you're in good company as you approach next week's test.

Love y'all -- see you soon.

I am a non traditional First Gen College/Law Student and have somehow found myself on my last LSAT attempt. My first attempt was a 142-Cancelled, 2nd was 148-Kept, 3rd and 4th were cancelled they were 147/148 (don't remember which was which). I am fully aware of how bad that looks and do plan to do an LSAT addendum. My GPA was 3.84, but my LSAC GPA is a 3.09, there is an addendum with support from my undergrad as to why.

In 2024/2025, I applied with the 148 and was waitlisted and ultimately denied at my top choice (which is very surprising because their median LSAT averages 169-172 and GPA 3.8-3.9), denied at my 2nd and 3rd. Got in to quite a few others, some with scholarship, but not enough to make it, especially now with the borrow limits.

I do have a master's now that I did not have the first time I applied, and my GPA was 3.93, which I know doesn't count, but figured it will look good.

My question is- Has anyone ever gone from 148 or similar to mid 160s or higher? How long did it take you, and what did you do to get there? How often did you study, and what did those study sessions look like?While I don't have a set time frame, I am in my 30s and feel like time is ticking.

I struggle with timing on RC and tend to spend way too much time on the passages that trip me up. I've read online that some people will take the first minute or so to skim the passages, prioritize them from easiest to hardest, and tackle the easier ones first. I'm curious as to how many people actually employ this strategy and if they've found it to be helpful in improving their RC score or if I'd be wasting even more precious time trying this.

Do you use this strategy? How well does it work?

Have you tried it and found it to be a time suck?

I know this probably comes down to personal preference, but I'm willing to try anything for RC!

Hi all! Been seeing some information online and some of it seems to conflict so just wanted some clarity regarding this if anyone has it.

Is the material in PT157-159 representative of the newer exams? And how is it different from 150-156? Is there any difference between the two in terms of the content date?

I’m currently registered to take my second LSAT in September after scoring a 158 on my first official attempt in August. My practice test scores have been improving—on my most recent test, I scored a 163 under timed conditions and a 170 on blind review—and I’m optimistic that I can improve on my September score.

That said, I’m also wondering whether taking the October test could give me a better chance of reaching my ultimate goal of a 170. I had a couple of questions about this plan:

1. Does it look bad to take the LSAT three times?

2. If I’m hoping to apply during this admissions cycle, would submitting my applications at the end of October, at the absolute earliest, put me at a significant disadvantage?

Started studying about 2.5 months ago. My baseline was a 157. So far I've been improving pretty steadily. But then my two most recent PT's have been stuck at 169. I'm hoping to eventually build up to the 174 range. Currently signed up for October LSAT. Anyone have any advice for breaking into the 170's?

Riding high on my perfect section score from earlier in the day, I decided to sit for a PT at 11:30 at night after spitting a tranquilizer dart at my son bc that's apparently the only way to get him to leave me alone for 3 hours. Will not be elaborating whether or not that is sarcasm, we are in the home stretch here, nothing is off the table.

But I collapsed on section 2, apparently. All the confidence I desperately needed to tackle this in 11 days just POOF. Practice Test with your best brain in the game y'all. Mental fatigue is real.

Hi, I've been taking practice tests with the Black on White color theme, using Dark Mode. It makes the background look dark gray, which is the easiest for me to read.

I don't see the Dark Mode option on Law Hub, so the Black on White theme is literally just black on white. Am I missing something? Is there a way to turn on Dark Mode in Law Hub and on the actual LSAT? I'm taking it next week and hope to see the text the way I've been practicing. Thanks!

Something interesting I've realized.

I'm more likely to get a simple question wrong than a more complex one. The very attention to detail and scrutiny that allows me to navigate level 5 questions invites me to overthink and talk myself out of the right answer on a very simple question. I've gotten 167-168 4 times in the last 2 weeks. And I'm realizing that, actually, its on the easy questions!

This is somewhat of a funny and pleasant observation. I'll just need to practice the easy ones again. Anyone else looking forward to September test :D