@GDatria715 that's a great improvement!

@MichaelWright thank you! i'll keep it. yes, definitely less pressure. i also just had a super positive mindset the whole time taking the PT. during the official one, i was really nervous and had more of a negative attitude. i also think because i knew i was going to take the test again, that it "didn't matter" as much if i didn't do too good on the october lsat.

this time around though it really matters. i want that 164 and i know it's possible! i am trying to keep a good mindset and not be too hard on myself.

my original goal was 165-170.. but i ended up scoring a 153! 😕. my plan was to take my first lsat in october and take it again in november to maximize my score.

my PTs were ranging from 157-159 in september. seeing the official score of 153 was disappointing but i’m not surprised bc i wasn’t feeling good about it.

i took a PT a few days ago and got my highest score yet, a 164. so im just hoping that will happen in november.

i’m considering cancelling my october score. any thoughts or suggestions? should i cancel it bc its not near where i want to be, or keep it to show the progress?

omg, i was in the exact same boat as you! i scored 153, then 152, then another 152. i was feeling so discouraged and doubting if i should even take it this year. i took a week break of taking the PT and just did drills. since then i have scored 157 and a 159!

you’ve got this!!

also wondering this!

i am also married, working full time, and studying daily for the LSAT! it can be so exhausting!😩

the thing i’ve noticed that helps me is trying to prevent burn out. i’ve definitely experienced some burn out.

to do this i dedicate 1-2 hours of studying a day throughout the week. i come home from work and start studying asap. i dont make dinner or do anything else until i get my studying out of the way. i continue doing my normal things too— like going yo the gym and some other hobbies. i focus most of my study time on friday (i only work half day).

also, during my lunch break i try to do just one LR 5 question drill. it’s over in 7 min. sometimes i have time to review it during my lunch break and sometimes i dont 🤷🏻‍♀️ but i just try to do the best i can.

you are not alone! we got this!!

@LowriThomas this helped a lot. Thank you!

feeling a little discouraged bc i did not do well on this drill. I did much better on the critique/debate so i had high expectations, then did terrible on this one. ugh

this was a great lesson.

had to look up what conducive and deleterious both mean.. ended up getting the question right but took me almost 6 min lol. looks like i need to widen my vocabulary