I was very similar to yourself in the beginning, averaging anywhere from 12-18 correct. Somewhere between 14-16 was probably normal for myself. Several months later I'm sitting anywhere from 17-22 correct, probably averaging 18-19 correct per section.I definitely didn't come from an "elite" academic background but the progress is totally attainable with diligent work and the right mindset going into RC ! Good Luck.

I have been thinking the same thing recently. What do you guys think of a reverse splitters chance at a school outside the T-14 ? As in a 25th LSAT and a 75th GPA ?

I would definitely recommend taking at minimum your last 5-10 PT's at five sections. Going from four to five sections is a difference, at least in my opinion !

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@ Just to throw this out there, I am spending the next two weeks trying to improve solely my RC. I have tried countless methods in the past, but I am going back to both the CC and all previous RC passages and simply reading the passages. I am planning on doing about 140-150 passages in the next two weeks. My largest issue is simply not understanding the "hard" passes in RC verses someone who might struggle on answering the questions; I feel like this is going to greatly help me verses other methods in a short period of time at this point in the game.

I am in the exact same scenario. Was PTing around 156-159 before September and probably got a 153-154 from a horrid RC and below average LG section. I am planning on just killing my weaknesses the next couple weeks and leaving about three weeks for PT's. And @ just in my opinion, the LSAT Trainer did not help with my RC. I spent a solid month going through the LR and RC where I did not feel that it really helped any more than going through old RC passages would have. This is just my opinion though ! Wish you all the best and good luck in November :)

Thank you so much ! I really appreciate your insight and wisdom :)

I am in a very similar position as yourself and apparently as many other undergrad students ! I started studying in December 2017 (during winter break going into Spring 2018 semester) and planned on taking the June 2018 LSAT. I soon realized that wasn't sufficient enough time between taking 16 hours for the spring semester and still getting in enough LSAT study time to achieve my desired score so I moved it to September 2018 and even November 2018 if necessary. During the week I manage to get 2-3 hours of LSAT in between class and studying for class; possibly 4-5 hours daily on the weekend. Do what is necessary to maintain all "A's" or close to that and whatever is left should be devoted to LSAT ! Good Luck.

As I was in a very similar position as yourself not too long ago, the most important thing I would say is to not burn out ! I'm going into my senior year of undergrad and have been studying for the LSAT since December 2017. Between taking 15-16 credit hours a semester, studying a necessary amount of time to generate "A's" in those classes, and putting in 2-3 hours during the week and 4-5 on the weekends for the LSAT it can get BRUTAL. I personally planned on taking the June 2018 test initially and pushed it back to September 2018, even November 2018 if necessary. Just take your time and have fun with it ! I have made roughly a 15 point jump in the last seven months alone based off my diagnostic and I'm sure you can too ! Good Luck

@ I feel the same way as yourself. My last 8-10 PT's I have been between -2 and -5 without deviation. On my LG I had 5 questions I didn't even get to. Probably went somewhere between -5 and -8 on it. May have been chance or even nerves but this one definitely got me.

Just to throw this out there, my proctor was literally using her cell phone (not even on silent ! you could hear each letter she was typing) and eating granola bars throughout the test. Not to mention she and the other proctor left on several occasions during the test, creating very loud noise coming in and out. A girl that was directly in front of her was livid during the break. Our proctor also read out all instructions as quickly as possible, fast enough to where I couldn't even audibly hear the words. It was quite ridiculous. At the end of each section we may have had 2-3 seconds max until her completion of the prompt to begin the next section. I say this to come to the conclusion that every proctor is different. Some will be great and some need to find a rock to live under.

I had recently found that reading the passage slower allowed myself a greater comprehension of the authors point of view and opposing point of views which greatly improved my personally dreaded inference questions in RC. Great job though and keep improving !

Anyone have a clue which LR was experimental in the LR-RC-LR-LR-LG ?

Unless I'm reading something wrong here, are you saying the reading section only had 25 questions ? I only had one RC on my exam and it had 27 questions.

I had RC-LR-LR-LR-LG. After reading the first RC I literally was just thinking about how bad I hate the LSAC. LR wasn't bad in my opinion.

Food for thought: the reason many people score several points lower on their official LSAT is they have never been in a "high pressure" situation and are not able to properly deal with the REAL pressure of the LSAT, one that seemingly isn't even present during PT's to full extent. Activities such as high school and college athletics or large scale presentations in front of hundreds of people where there is real pressure to perform are oddly similar situations that are analogous to the actual LSAT. If someone has never experienced this feeling and heart pounding pressure I'm not sure how comfortable the official LSAT could be when the clock begins to tick. Again, just my two cents. Either way I'm sure you will kill it ! Good Luck :)

Unless I am wrong, don't most schools just look at the highest anyway ? Unless you are desiring to attend a T-14ish school I would think most schools would only look at your highest. I have a friend who scored a 154, then six months later scored a 167. None of the school they applied to cared about the 154, yet none of those schools applied to were in the Top 14. Just my two cents ! Good luck either way :)

I have done this multiple times on LG, sometimes the most singular and stupid mistake had caused me to miss several questions from the singular game ! I started taking 10-15 seconds per game to make sure I translated my rules correctly after writing the translations and since then I have not make another error in that fashion ! I actually credit that to going from around -6ish in games to -3ish consistently. Hope that helps !

For what its worth, I am taking the September 2018 test next week and just took PT 82 a few days ago. I have taken every PT from 60-82 and this was actually tied for my lowest PT in that range. The RC destroyed me beyond belief ! Don't let it discourage you ! Stay confident and I'm sure you will do great. Good luck !