Hi everyone,

I've been in a mid-160s plateau for about the past 8 weeks and am feeling extremely frustrated. For context, my diagnostic was a 153 and my first PT after finishing the core curriculum in February was a 161 with a 172 BR. I've been averaging at about a 164 on my weekly practice tests and can't seem to overcome the plateau despite focusing on my timing strategy, which I believe is my biggest barrier given that my BR scores are consistently in the mid- to high-170s (my latest BR was a 177). I've also been focusing on reviewing the fundamentals by going back to the core curriculum and attending classes, as well as thoroughly reviewing all of my wrong answers.

I am currently registered for the June test, but given that I am aiming for a mid- to high-170s score, I am planning on canceling and taking August. If anyone has experienced a similar trajectory and ended up in the mid- to high-170s, I would greatly appreciate any advice and/or encouragement to break through this plateau.

Anyone else, once you consistently started scoring in 170s, have large swings & volatility?

After 6 months of grueling study I went from a 150 diagnostic to a 176 average in the past month across 15 tests. Very proud of myself so I don't intend to sound like I'm complaining. But I want to go to UCLA with a decent scholarship and my GPA in undergrad was low so it's a must I compensate for that with an amazing LSAT score of 175+.

But my scores are all over the place - in the past 6 days: 179 > 174 > 172 > 179 > 172 > 175. And my BR is always 178 or 180 so I'm convinced something's wrong with my test strategy or it's execution related.

I know factors like sleep, work distractions, eating play a part - but what other strategies, execution-wise, did you implement to score consistently 175+ without dips?

Any advice would be appreciated!

genuinely how do you study for rc? untimed drills? sections that are timed?

i feel like going slow will help me. one practice technique i use is highlighting the text that contributed to my answer choice. any other methods of studying?

Hello, let's do it together. Currently scoring around 160, aiming for 175+ by September 2026, and I study daily, finishing the curriculum RC section, and drilling 10+ questions a day. If anyone is on the same path, let me know. I am interested in joining groups, talking, studying, etc. I am Ukrainian, but I have lived in Canada since 2022, traveled to 35+ countries, and speak in 5+ languages, and now planning to study JD in 2027, since I already hold a degree in Law from a bachelor Ukraine/master's degree in Poland/pre LLM-US. Thank you:)

Hi all!

This week we have office hours with two instructors:

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id like to give some of you hope who are near quitting or giving up or feel like your not improving. my lsat journey started in 2021, where i didnt take the lsat seriously, barely studied and went through 4 attempts as is. i had no guidance, was at a difficult stage in life and was kinda just hoping id get a good score. my first 4 attempts were ranged from 134,134, 139, & 141. i actually started studying around 2023-2024 and put my heart and soul into the basics. i felt like i was understanding most of it, but not retaining anything at all. i felt stupid and dumb. i noticed the more i started to study, the more i noticed little things that were hindering my ability such as not being able to focus, stimming, reading but not retaining anything at all, similar to symptoms i felt in college, but i pushed it off as nothing. in november of 2024, i took it again and scored a 146. i still applied , got waitlisted at a few schools but ultimately got accepted no where. i was also not allowed to take the lsat again until 2026. and my appeal was rejected! i was ready to delete my lsac account, and end my lsat and law school journey all together. after letting my emotions subside and speaking to a friend who had recently gotten diagnosed with ADHD, i decided to go to the neurologist and explain these symptoms i felt, and indeed i do have ADHD. i decided that since i only have two attempts left in my lifetime to take the lsat, that i try again one last time. ive gotten on adderall since december 2025, and have been studying and taking practice tests since. i almost cried the first time i took a practice exam on adderall. my brain was retaining information. i was able to ACTUALLY FOCUS. my scores on my practice exams have progressed through the mid 150's to hitting a 160 on my practice exam last week. this is something that i never imagined in my wildest dreams to ever see on the screen, given i had barely ever surpassed a 150. i am planning on taking the august lsat. and i know my journey is crazy and long, but this is to give some of you hope, dont give up if your mind and heart wants something. you will indeed achieve it.

I am registered for the June LSAT, but not feeling ready to take it. It is too late to pull out of the test. I am PTing in the mid 140's and this is nowhere near my goal score of 160-165. What can I do here? I am still planning to take the August test. Do I take the L for the June test? HELP ME PLEASE

Hi!

my diagnostic score without any studying was 143. Its been about 5 weeks and my score is now at a 148, I study about 15 hours a week and I plan on taking it in August I was wondering if it is realistic to be aiming for a 170? or should I lower expectations/or push back my exam.

Hey y'all! I've been studying since Jan. I started with core lessons to get a handle on logic and how the LSAT works. I've moved to more practice as I understand the concepts. I've been improving, but I also have bad days :(

Anyway, one thing I struggle with most is conditional reasoning. I understand the concepts of sufficiency and necessity and how to translate, but when I do a drill section or PT, the skills and knowledge don't translate as well.

Does anybody else deal with this? Any tips?

Hi everyone,

I recently took an untimed practice test to focus purely on accuracy and scored a 154, which was frustrating. I had assumed timing was my main issue, but this result suggests that there are other problems.

However, during Blind Review, I scored a 168. This made me realize that I tend to overthink questions and often get stuck between two answer choices, which leads me to pick the wrong one under normal conditions.

When I revisit the questions I missed during Blind Review, I’m usually able to solve them correctly, which makes the gap even more confusing.

I’d really appreciate insight on a few things:

• What might be causing this gap between my untimed score and Blind Review score?

• How can I avoid getting stuck between two answer choices?

• What strategies can help me become more decisive and close this performance gap?

Thanks in advance!

I have been making a wrong answer journal for the questions I get wrong as I do drills and PTs. It involves me looking deeply at the explanations, marking why I put the wrong answer down, and any notes (I just used a template I found). My question is, should I be reviewing these wrong answers weeks after after my review process of putting them in my wrong answer journal? And how often should one be doing this?

Hi everyone,

I have been scoring around 163 the past few weeks but recently decreased to 158 on the last two PTs. After blind reviews, I am scoring closer to 172. I am wondering if anyone has tips for bridging this gap, or why I may be experiencing a decrease recently. Hoping to get 162-165 in June.

hi guys! i need help curating a study schedule for june. I've been studying for months and need to up it. i take 1 pt a week. should i start doing two? and do i do sections on other days, drills, or what? do i take rest days?

I am constantly scoring in the mid-low 160s on PTs and drills. I am trying to break 170 but always seems like there's trick questions that get me. Any strategies/tips from anyone that broke into this score range that really helped them do so? More hours? Specific resources? I take the August and have been studying the past three months.

Hi! I just finished the core curriculum -watched all of the videos, took extensive notes, etc. However, I’ve begun drilling and it’s like I’ve internalized nothing I’ve watched/read for the past three months. My projected score is barely above what my diagnostic was. I’m feeling extremely discouraged and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions or if this is an experience anyone else has had? I signed up for the June LSAT but it looks like that’s off the table.

hey everybody, i'm studying 2-3 hours/day to take the June LSAT and i've been scoring between 163-166 on recent PTs, trying to get into the 166-170 score band consistently. RC has proven to be the bane of my existence lol, I feel like I can pre-phrase an answer well but when looking at the actual answer choices the two that I get down to don't seem to as directly correlate to examples from the passage as LR and I usually end up picking the wrong one. Does anyone have tips for this/understand what I mean? Is there another way to look at it that makes it make sense? I'm regularly missing 5-7 on RC and I want to get that down to 3-4 to maximize my score.

As the title says, I always get confidence issues before my official LSATs about a month out (my next one is June) which contribute to my scoring a lot lower on my real tests than I do in practice. I have been in the 170s-range consistently since the fall, and have been studying for a while. I like to believe I have a solid grasp on the concepts and my issues on real exams have been the more logic games-y type Q's introduced and overthinking/mismanaging my time to the point I wouldn't finish. I also would struggle with the passages and found them to be quite tough, and consequently had to make a lot of quick judgments that were probably incorrect.

Given this, I psych myself out and tell myself that it is inevitable I will do poorly, or that I'm not ready, even though all signs point to having been ready and just being governed by anxiety. Does anyone have any advice for building confidence in the month before the test, making sure that you are zen for test day, things to hone, etc? I definitely will focus a lot on RC (my weak suit) and targeted drills.

Thanks!

Hey, has anyone been let into the zoom class for the fundamentals course today at 7 pm est?

I just scored a 178 on PT150.

Asking if anyone knows what the deal is with the Fundamentals class tonight? Been in a "waiting for host to start meeting" for 45 minutes now.

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Hi all! I’ve been stuck in a mid 160s plateau for several months. It’s clear to me that I need to change something in order to get over the plateau. Would love to hear from those of you who overcame this frustrating spot and broke into the 170s: what made a difference for you?

I have taken about 4-5 practice tests so far, and sometimes randomly in a section of the test, I get cut off with plenty of time left on the timer and can't return to my place in the practice tests. Has anyone else had trouble with this? It tries to move me onto the next section, even though I did not say to go to the next section. So frustrating!

Hello everybody!

I will be holding my office hours this Tuesday (28th), Wednesday (29th), and Thursday (30th) at 12pm Pacific (that's 1pm Mountain, 2pm Central, and 3pm Eastern). If any of you have any questions about anything LSAT-related (or otherwise) I hope to see you there! You don't have to have anything specific, and you're also welcome to just drop in and listen to the conversation.

You can access them on the left panel of the "Discussions" tab, down by the Study Rooms. You can also click this LINK.

This will hopefully be the time going forward, so if you ever have time during the day, don't hesitate to drop by!

As the title states.

I previously took a diagnostic in jan of 2025 and scored a 145. Ive been studying since febuary and just took a new pt test and got a 134. I study about 2-3 hours a day around 4-5 days a week still working on foundations with occassional drilling and wrong answer journal. I want to take the exam in either aug,sept, or oct and need 160+ but i really dont know where I am going wrong with my studying. :(