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.

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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?

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

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?

I have been sleeping really poorly the last week or so due to a combination of social obligations, working full time, and fitting in 3-4 hours a day of LSAT study. Last night while exhausted I performed very poorly on an LR section relative to my expectations.

It felt extremely demotivating. I was super short on time and really struggled to interpret anything I was reading. Instead of doing a blind review right then, I decided to just go to sleep. I knew I'd end up even more sleep deprived while obsessing over every wrong answer.

I got a ton of MUCH needed sleep and did my BR this morning. Soon after I did another LR section. It felt incredibly easy by comparison. I know the sample size is small, but I've noticed a major correlation between my scores and how well rested I am. It makes sense to me that something as difficult as the LSAT would prey on a tired mind. If you take 10 extra seconds on every question (which as a percentage of the recommended time per question is really not that crazy) you will end up in a major time deficit.

All of that to say, I'm feeling a lot better. Time to improve on the concepts I didn't understand in the BR! Good luck everyone.

People who took the August test reported that if they modified the font size in accessibility settings for one section, that selection didn't carry over to other sections. Thus, August takers who wanted to change font size had to spend at least a few seconds at the beginning of each section changing to the desired font size. LawHub had this same issue; other accessibility settings carried from section to section, but font size didn't.

On August 10, we asked LSAC whether this was intentional or a mistake.

They said they would look into it and get back to us. They never replied... but it looks like they fixed it!

As of this post, font size settings in LawHub persist from one section to another. So on test day, if you want to change font size, you should only need to do that once at the beginning of the first section.

Basically the title but I'm looking for advice.

On my last few LR sections, I've gotten -4 consistently. Save one -7 on a particularly bad day, I've gotten -4 and one -5 on my last 6 sections. I started studying seriously in June and have improved massively from getting -10/-11 but I want to keep pushing towards my goal score.

The ones I'm getting wrong are all level 4 and 5 questions, so definitely the more difficult ones at the end of the sections, and I'm often correcting them in BR, but there's no way on the actual test to do BR... so I want to turn those -4s into -1/0!!!!

Is the only way to get over this by continually drilling? Or are there other practices yall have done that's more helpful? I'm testing in October so looking for whatever advice I can get. Thanks!

Still have a lot of work to do on my RC, but this really lifted my spirits today!

Any 155 plateau recommendations? Also, any strategy on how to get the most out of reviewing?

For whatever reason, RC is just not clicking for me.

My LR is very strong but it just has not translated to RC, im stuck at a -10 consistently and I would love some tips or strategies that you guys use to score better.

Also, for whatever reason I rarely review wrong answers for reading comp lol, I feel this might be the reason why I am not improving. It just feels like the reason I got an answer wrong was a lack of comprehension rather than reasoning, so that's why I feel that reviewing it is a waste of time.

Hi! So I've been studying for months and made consistent improvement, and now all the sudden I'm doing worse than I ever have. I would rather not being doing poorly (duh) but I'm not sure why I have backpedaled so much! I'm taking the Spetember test, and need to get over this hump. Anyone go through something similar/have any tips?

Not the greatest score but taking this with much joy, because my PTs have been stuck at 135 for awhile so im grateful for this bit of increase. Onwards & Upward. 162-164 im coming for you.

I need help finding out a strategy or maybe a study tip to get 3-4 points more across each section to reach my score goal. If anyone has any suggestions I'd really appreciate it or if your open to talking about it more in depth pls lmk.