I'm taking the test in April and have finished the entire curriculum now, but will go over foundations again because I need a refresher before I start drilling seriously. I kinda wanted to have someone (can be multiple people) so we could keep each other accountable and make sure we're both studying. I'm more of a self learner so it wouldn't be like we teach other stuff but I would be glad to help if any questions arise. (My diagnostic was a 146 so idk where I'm at now, but my overall goal is mid 160s by April and hopefully high 160s or low 170s by June/August)
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Idk how someone can read that passage about the drilling fluids/deep well drilling timed, and get a good score. I did it untimed and got a 5/7, i hate it here.
If I can overcome the mental fog that scientific stuff immediately creates in my head, then I will be able to comprehend the stimulus and not make stupid mistakes like picking E over A :(
Came back to this after finishing the entire cc, and still took me an hour to somewhat understand what's being said. If you're learning these for the first time, go easy on yourself.
@Cee🦋 I took a 4 month break in between foundations and the rest, so without counting that, I would say around 2 months
@AlexisTovar777 Absolutely a good use of time! I just finished the entire curriculum and came back to review a few things. You will encounter these indicators all day long and having them memorized will save you a lot of headache
Science passages will forever be the death of me. I just can't comprehend much of what's being said on them :(
@blueberry Good luck! I registered already so I gotta lock in for these upcoming months. Wanted to see if anyone who's also studying rn would be down to keep each other accountable
Untimed, 10/15, then 13/15 on BR. I just feel like some of these correct answers are far-fetched :/
The last sentence of Passage B took me out hahaha. Had to read it 3 times, I'm genuinely impressed by the way they write some of these sentences
Apparently, there will no longer be a guaranteed comparative passage in each test anymore... Make sure to look it up yourselves but that's what I read on the internet from the January 2026 test takers (with LSAC allegedly confirming this)
Legit got all the lvl 4 and 5 questions right under time limit for this passage but somehow got this lvl 1 question wrong hahaha
Can't believe an RC drill finally went right!! 12/16 originally and 15/16 on BR but of course I did it untimed... but hey I'll take it!
I thought nothing could be worse than LR, but I was sadly mistaken. Spent 26min on a lvl 4 passage, got 4/8, then 10min on a lvl3 passage and got 4/5. I fear I'm not cut out for this :(
It's like I read the lvl 4 passage and think I understand it, then the questions are just about the most absurd parts of it and are extremely tricky!! Do I not know english or is this test just evil?
I'm actually going to cry real tears of joy because after bombing so many questions in a row, got this right in 33secs!!!
Does the find text button work during the actual LSAT? I heard that it lags a lot which is why some people don't bother using it, but for questions like these if the find text button actually works during the real test, then it makes our lives much easier
I was doing terrible in debate/critique with a 5/14 but got a 12/14 on single position passages, maybe there is hope for me?!
Here's my two cents as to why D is actually right and not that crazy of an answer, just requires close reading. Keep in mind I chose A initially.
In the policy-capturing approach, it is said that the researchers read "each opinion" and "identify variables discussed in the opinion" whereas in the latter approach, it is said that scholars have adopted a technique where they "read complete transcripts" of the cases.
Only judges can give opinions in a court case, which is the info the former approach uses, however court transcripts include quite literally every single thing said during the span of the case which can include witness testimony, lawyer's statements, jury walking in/walking out, announcement of recess, etc.
So, the difference between these approaches is that the latter approach (which is the "slightly different approach" as the passage calls it) uses transcripts which would include "assessment of aspects that are not specifically mentioned in a judge's opinion", so aspects like the lawyer's defense or the witness' testimony, and other things because only the transcript can have all of these aspects, not the judge's opinion. The judge can ignore certain statements said in court because it is irrelevant and therefore not include it in his opinion, but the transcript still has everything written down.