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Congrats!!
I could imagine your excitement since I too started with 144 after the CC and ended up with 167 on June test :) Wish you the best of luck with your applications!
Hey all!
I know the topic of retaking PTs and their value has been discussed many times, but I just wanted to get a little more specific advice.
Here is my situation. I scored 167 on the June LSAT and I plan to retake it in October.
Before the June test I used up all the PTs and now I have a problem with a lack of fresh material for studying.
Starting from July I have retaken eighth full PTs (from the 60s and 70s) with an average score of 177 (Section performance is: LG: -0.1, LR: -1.4, RC: – 4). My BR scores are 179-180.
I realize that these scores are inflated, and they do not reflect my real performance.
So, I wanted to get advice from those of you who have studied only with retakes. How did you gauge your improvement from PT to PT? What were your study methods? How did you address your weaknesses exposed in your retakes? What outside materials/unusual exercises did you use in your studies?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I second it. I've never missed three questions in just one passage before on my BR.
"7 Sage Baby" sounds so cute! :) Congratulations to you and your family!!!
I love reading such stories here :) Congratulations!!! This is amazing!
@zachweisenbarger992 said:
Hello Beautiful People, I love to hear success stories and I would love for you to share your journey as your score moved from the 130's to the 150's. I'm currently in the mid 130's, studying full-time, and with Sage plan to move this score to the 150's. How long did it take and what did you do? Thanks!!
Hi! Maybe my story will help you with motivation :) I've been in a similar situation to yours though I didn't take a diagnostic test before going through the core curriculum. However, I guess would be in 130s, because on my first test right after finishing the CC I scored 144. It took me 4 month to start consistently scoring in the range of 160s.
Your target score is totally possible to be achieved! If you haven't foolproofed games from PT 1-35 yet, doing so is likely to help your LG average and your overall score. I would say, from focusing on LG you can gain the most drastic improvement in a short amount of time. In my prep, the most point gains came from an intense BR and drilling LG over and over and over again.
I think discipline and consistency are two key elements in achieving our goals. So, set a schedule and focus on your studies. Don’t give up! Ultimately you will see an improvement :)
Good luck on your journey!
@akikookmt881, your strategy of recording a section and redoing the most time-consuming questions sounds great! I'm definitely going to implement it in my practice. Thanks for sharing! As for missed questions, I also keep a list of all missed questions and return to them later maybe in a month or more.
@olineali684 Ramadan mubarak to u and all other Muslims here too! :smile:
Awesome, that's a huge score improvement! Way to go, your story is inspirational! English is my second language as well:) Thanks for sharing this and congratulations!
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