Self-study
BetterCallSomeoneElse
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- Jun 2025
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LSAT
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Goal score: 180
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1L START YEAR
2026
Applications
Columbia
Applied
Columbia
Applied
Duke
Applied
Duke
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Georgetown
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Georgetown
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Harvard
Applied
Harvard
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Michigan
Accepted
Michigan
Accepted
Northwestern
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Northwestern
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NYU
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NYU
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UChicago
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UChicago
Applied
UPenn
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UPenn
Applied
UT Austin
Applied
UT Austin
Applied
UVA
Rejected
UVA
Rejected
Yale
Rejected
Yale
Rejected
I have a pretty tough job and work a minimum of 10 hours per day so I feel you. Studying after work is not pleasant.
I think consistency is key so I try not to let more than 2 days go by without me doing anything.
However, burn out is real and can hurt your score (and health) so I don’t think it’s a good idea to be constantly “powering through” or “forcing” it.
The way I do it is:
Feeling well, max energy: full timed prep test or if I don’t have time for full PT I do timed sections. Full PTs are usually the weekend for me.
Tired but functional: a timed (ideally) or untimed section only and maybe blind review it the same day. If I didn’t finish the blind review for my weekend PT I also work through that first.
Very tired: progress through a blind review of a PT or section I did before that I haven’t finished (just a couple of problems), short drills either timed or untimed, or just review my bookmarked / annotated questions
Exhausted: rest - it’s very important to take a break.