I know a lot of people personally and on this platform that believe jumping up a lot in score is out of reach. I got a 159 in June of 2025 and today I got my August score back and saw a 176. To literally anyone and everyone that needs to hear this, let me serve as proof that you CAN make that jump. There is no barrier that hard work can’t break down. Keep at it and don’t give up on yourself, even for a second. Anyone who wants to follow up with me regarding studying tips or even mental advice for tests feel free. I believe in all of you.

I just don't get it. I study so hard, do everything everyone says to do, and it is now my second test where I completely and utterly underperformed. I approach the LSAT PTs just as the actual exam. I don't take extra breaks, I don't do anything that I am not allowed to do when I walk into the test center on test day. But I have now underperformed from my avg PT for two times in a row - both by like the full 4 points of the score band.

It is so disheartening, because everyone else I see gets their PT average score or gets an even higher score on test day. Like am I just weak in certain question types that are more prevalent on the most recent exams? If that is so, shouldn't other people also be seeing this variance? Idk. It has been my dream for most of my life at this point to go to a top 14 school and really help people that need it through the law, and I feel like I may not even get top 50 now, it feels like my dream is just slipping further away each day.

I AM JOYOUS

Wrote the August lsat and got no score because of a glitch during the test. It was my first attempt and still counts as an attempt. They gave me a free rewrite in September and I’m also signed up for October. Most recent pt was on Saturday and got a 174 on pt159. I want to be closer to 180 but also need a score by October to apply this year. Should I abandon this cycle and come back next year?

Hey guys the deadline to request full refund for the October LSAT is today, and I'm considering doing that and registering for the November LSAT. I took the August one and ended up with 156. My goal score is 173. I recently did a PT and scored 169. That is the highest I've scored. October would be my 3rd (and last because I don't want to take more than 3 attempts). My GPA is 4.0 and I have work experience in law field as well. I am planning to apply to Ivys. I also need a scholarship. Should I do it? should I do November?

I've heard the timeline matters too. Is applying in November too late for scholarships? I am not planning to apply to any early decisions. I'm thinking it's better to apply with a better score than applying late October.

IDK I CANNOT DECIDE PLS HELP

I took the LSAT for the first time after studying for months, and I honestly feel completely crushed and devastated by my score.

I have a BS in Biology with a 3.96 GPA. Given that English is not my first language I really put an enormous amount of time and effort into preparing for this exam.

I studied on weekends, took 7Sage 12 week course with a great tutor, attended 7Sage live classes during the workweek after getting off work (often from 8 PM until midnight), and used essentially every lunch break to drill questions instead of eating and hanging out.

In the weeks leading up to the exam, I was consistently scoring in the 160–165 range on practice tests. Then I took the actual exam and scored a 153.

I genuinely don’t know what happened. I am shocked because my practice scores were so much higher and I feel like all the time, money, and effort I invested somehow didn’t translate on test day.

I am overwhelmed and honestly don’t even know where to go from here.

I am applying to T100 regional schools, but realistically, I would need at least a 160+ to have a decent chance at the scholarships I need to make law school financially possible.

At this point, I’m seriously considering giving up on applying this cycle and spending the next year studying for a retake.But the thought of starting over after already spending so much money and time preparing is incredibly discouraging.

For those who have been in a similar situation: Would you retake, and if so, when? Would you apply this cycle with a 153 and potentially retake later, or would you wait an entire cycle and focus on getting the score up?I would really appreciate any honest advice or perspective.

Right now, I feel completely lost.

I'm practice testing within my goal range (low-mid170s). However, for personal reasons I've not been studying to the best of my ability and still have some concerns (sometimes rushing near the end of sections, occasionally having questions that I don't fully understand which I work through via to an the process of elimination.) I maybe would do well enough in September but would feel like I am setting myself up for success more by taking it in October ( I am currently registered for both). HOWEVER, I'm worried that by only taking the October test I would be putting myself in a tough situation timing wise. If I get a score I'm happy with in Oct I would just submit my application materials, but if I get a score I'm unhappy with, that would put me in a sticky situation for applying this cycle. Also this is complicated by the fact that I already took the LSAT last year and got a decent score (167) but not one I am content with. So with this context in mind, some possible options are:

1. Take the September test, get a score that I'm happy with and apply

2. Take the September test, get a score that I'm unhappy with and take October (which would put me at 3 takes)

3. Cancel September and only take October. Get a score that I'm happy with and apply.

4. Cancel September and only take October. Get a score that I'm unhappy with and have to decide what to do next.

It feels silly to put off taking it until October when I'm testing relatively well, but I think the lack of confidence is making me consider it. Would love some advice (sorry for the length of this post!)

I'm so happy that I joined 7sage after a disappointing result in April. The April score was lower than my PTs and I figured I needed a new strategy. The structure, video lessons, and explanations on 7sage really helped so much. I'm so excited!!

Joining the "Dissapointed in my Score" crew. Scored a 151, was aiming for high 150's due to my GPA being a 3.0..not sure if it is worth retaking in November..All the scores I have seen lately are high 160s and people still being dissapointed. How's everyone else feeling!!

158 on August LSAT after scoring 165–172 on recent PTs. Looking for advice for upcoming administrations

Hi everyone! I took the August LSAT, which was my first official LSAT after starting my LSAT journey in May 2025.

I've been studying consistently almost every day (except Saturdays) while attending school full-time, interning part-time, and participating in a weekly extracurricular.My PT progression looked roughly like this:

April 2026: consistently low 160s/June: consistently mid 160/ July: consistently mid-high 160/ Early August: 172 on PT 157: August LSAT: 158

Since the exam, I've taken PT 158 and PT 159 and scored 165 and 169, respectively. So I don't feel like my underlying ability has suddenly dropped to the 150s. Normally, my LR sections are around -1 to -4, and RC is around -3 to -6. On the August exam, however, I ended up missing around 22 questions overall.

What went wrong on test day? (based on personally journaling my experience)

1. Sleep/anxiety: I've always struggled to sleep before major life events. I anticipated this happening before the LSAT, and unfortunately, I barely slept despite being in bed for 10+ hours attempting to sleep. By halfway through the exam I was exhausted, and I caught myself rereading the same words repeatedly. I was also experiencing significant anxiety during the exam (I was literally shaking, crying, and breathing heavily toward the end of each section). I really tried to prepare myself before test day by not going any over any LSAT material the day before, eating protein in the morning, avoiding too much caffeine, etc.

2. RC was extremely difficult for me: The first RC passages were already difficult, and I believe the August RC section I was administered was considered particularly difficult according to Powerscore recap. The comparative passage was especially bad for me. It was extremely philosophical/scientific and unlike the types of RC passages I had practiced. I had a bit less time than I wanted left for that final passage.

When I realized I was running out of time on that passage, I started shaking and nearly hyperventilating. Also, because the RC section was my first section of the exam, it definitely affected my mindset going into the rest of the exam.

3. I started overthinking answers: Even on questions that I normally would have considered manageable, I found myself second-guessing answer choices and talking myself out of answers. This is something I've noticed in my recent review as well. I'll sometimes identify the correct answer initially, but then convince myself another answer is better as I read through the rest of questions or if I'm in between two questions. The only questions I get wrong are ones that I flag.

What I've done since the exam: I took about four days off after the exam, and since then I've been studying again. I've been specifically trying to: stop overthinking earlier questions, trust my reasoning more, pay closer attention to details while reading, practice taking PTs at approximately the same time of day as the actual exam, review my mistakes more carefully rather than simply looking at the correct answer. My recent PTs were: PT 158: 165/ PT 154: 169, so I'm still performing in the range I was before the August exam.

My situation going forward

I'm currently registered for both September and October. I'd really like to apply this cycle because I feel that I have a strong overall application (GPA, significant life experiences, internships, extracurricular involvement, etc.).

However, my semester is starting this week, so my schedule will become:

Monday: Free / Tuesday: Internship 9–5 + ~1 hour total commute / Wednesday: Internship 9:30–1:30 + extracurricular 4:30–7:30 + ~1 hour commute / Thursday: Free / Friday: Free / Saturday: Free / Sunday: Free/ 5 asynchronous classes (workload likely to be completed on mostly on Monday, any remaining could be finished later in the week). I also have ADHD, so I made sure to get all of the accommodations I needed. I am medicated.

What I'm trying to figure out: Given that I scored a 172 only a couple days before the August exam, then scored a 158 on test day, but have since scored 165 and 169 again:

How would you recommend I approach the September and October exam? I'm registered for both.

I'm especially interested in advice about:

1. Whether my recent PT scores are enough evidence that the 158 was an outlier.

2. What you think I should specifically work on over the next few weeks based on this experience.

3. Whether anyone has experienced a similar large gap between PT performance and an actual LSAT score, and what helped them close that gap.

I'm aiming for the 170+ range eventually, so I don't want to rush into September just because I want to apply this cycle. At the same time, I don't want to unnecessarily delay if the evidence suggests that August was simply a bad administration for me.

I'd really appreciate any advice!

I have been studying diligently, and my PTs have been around 165-170. My June LSAT was 162, so I was hoping in August, I'd get something above what I got in June, but when I checked the score, I received a 155. In June, I left the test center feeling bad, running out of time, forfeiting some questions. In August, I had some time left (Like 2 min) for most of the sections. I felt good about moving on with some questions and double checking the ones that I wasn't sure of. I have no idea what went wrong and I feel like the months of studying between June and August (in which I thought I made progress) just went down the drain. 155 is only 3 points away from the first ever diagnostic LSAT test I ever took in April. How did this happen, and what can I do to fix this?

General consensus online is that LSAC is including more trap answers, is there any chance we can get a tag for good example questions with trap answers?

Hey yall i need some advice for the October LSAT. My ideal score is a 163 and my recent PT was a 154 on PT140 with a BR of 168 and my highest untimed section was a 21/25 PT138S3 averaging around 8-7 questions wrong untimed and timed on LR and anywhere from 5-12 wrong on RC. If there's any advice that can help bridge the gap between timed and untimed it would be really appreciated 🙏.

Application

I will keep it short and to the point. Should I apply this cycle with a 151 LSAT score and a 3.0 GPA to a Regional Law School? If I were to retake it in November, should I write an addendum?

Im starting back up after taking August LSAT. I was 6 points below my PTs little dissapointed but I knew i was gonna have to take it again. So should I start back with lessons or go right back to drilling? I scored a 155 but was PTing low 160s.

Hi hi. I took the test twice last year in Oct and Nov, and got a 159 and a 158. I took a year to study and did the August test and got a 160 today — my PTs were in the 167 range. I was so crushed this morning, it was rough. I’m taking it again in Sept, very nervous. I’ve been trying to do everything recommended for anxiety (I meditated, got a therapist, etc) and I felt okay on test day, so this lower score feels like such a setback considering I felt less panicked than last time. I also have a tutor and I have been using 7Sage after moving from Blueprint so I feel double the set back in a way. Anyone have any recommendations on how to combat test-day anxiety and just overall disappointment + recommendations on next steps? Thanks!

I haven’t studied since the August test and the Sept test would be ideally the final time I have to take it.

This is my first PT.

I struggled mostly with time and with RC.

Is it realistic to think that I could reach the 170+ by October 7th test day?

I plan on studying for 4h every day until test day.

I appreciate the games section in the community tab for practicing conditional logic but was wondering if anyone had other ways of studying conditionals. I like doing a lot of repetition and was wondering if there were other online resources that gamify and throw lots of conditionals at you.

I took the August LSAT for the first time and scored lower than I wanted, so I'm planning to take again in October. However, I've taken nearly all the practice tests on 7 sage. How should I pace my PTs over the course of the next month?

Got my lowest score ever for August release day even including my practice tests idk what happened. Any tips for me retaking in October especially now working 8-5 all day unlike the summer when I had time. Cannot believe it to be honest. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Hey guys!

I finally started studying for the LSAT today! I’m hoping to attend law school in Fall 2027, but I’m honestly feeling a little overwhelmed and worried that I’m starting too late to give myself the best chance of getting into the schools I want.

I’m a first-generation college student and aspiring first-gen law student, so I’m trying to figure out this entire process on my own while working a 9–5. I just started using 7Sage today, and I’m trying to figure out whether I should aim to take my first LSAT in November or January.

For those of you who have been through this process, what would you recommend? Would taking the January LSAT put me at a disadvantage for Fall 2027 admissions or scholarships, or would it be better to give myself more time to properly prepare?

I’d also really appreciate any advice for first-gen students navigating the law school application process or anything you wish someone had told you before starting this journey!

Thank you!!

I have been studying for about 6 months, went from a 153 diagnostic to a 168 preptest before the August test. I scored a 160 in April and then a 161 in august and I'm just at a loss for how little it feels like all the work I've put in has materialized in the official test. Feeling completely dejected as I'm only applying to NYC schools where I live and this doesn't really cut it for most schools here. I'm also blind reviewing around 179-180 on most prep tests.

Five point score improvement. May take again because why not but in disbelief at my score. Which is basically now way beyond the 75th at any school I'd be interested in. Didn't even feel too hot coming out of the test.

For the record, I hated diagramming and conditional logic the entire time but still went way beyond my expectations. We are all gonna make it.