So I have been studying now for nearly... 5 months. I work full time at a law firm and have other life obligations so I typically can only get in 2-3 hours a day, but it has been working for me, I thought. I did all of the curriculum, the whole thing. And then just drilling, sections, PTs every other week or so when I can but at LEAST every month. And it seemed to be working. I started at 153 and every PT I climbed 2 points, so I was like okay.. This is working. I took my official test in April and got a 164, which I was quite happy with.

But, I want to shoot higher, I signed up for June. At first I thought I was ready for this. Started getting some of my best scores yet after taking a week off after the April test, getting -1s, -3s on sections and such, felt good. And then.. A -8, a fluke I tell myself. A -12 in RC, uh oh... My first PT since my official take I got a 162, BUT I got lucky that the section I absolutely tanked, an RC section with another staggering -12.. was the exp. So I lucked out hard. Even still, my Blind Review plummeted, from an upward trend up to 176 down to 168.

I feel like I am stalling out. Fortunately I have signed up for a tutor and am excited for the help but I am worried if I... capped out somehow. Like, am I wasting my time and resources trying to attain a 171+? Is this just the best I can do in a timed setting? Even today, I get back to it and I just hit my averages, -7s and -6s are a constant for me, maybe that is just where I cap at on a normal day? Ugh.

I began studying in December for the LSAT. I originally wanted to take in February but quickly realized I was nowhere near ready. I ultimately signed up for April because, worst case, it gives me a good practice run. My scores are hitting over 160 which is good, with my blind review somehow consistently 170+ so I thought, hey, let's just give it a shot and see how it goes. I signed up for in person because I wanted to avoid the usual issues I hear about. Boy was I way off.

I get to the test center at 7:40. He tells me we are having some minor tech issues but they should be fixed. He said he has done this for 10 years and has never heard of a delay longer than even 30 minutes, but expects this fine in roughly 10.

So we wait... thirty minutes pass. An hour passes. An hour and a half. The 8:30 people are now in the room with us in this tiny area all stressed out and waiting. They finally begin letting us into the room. Ugh, finally, right? No.

Instead, we are scanned in, where we have no phone or anything else, no clocks, no nothing, into these little cubicles with computers who, again, have no clock, so you basically have no idea what is going on. And we wait. And wait... And wait. Eventually they come in and inform us that they are STILL having issues. They encourage people to leave and file a complaint, but I have no other availability, I need to do this. So I wait more. Finally, after almost three hours of waiting, I am able to take the test. But obviously, it has been 3 hours. I am hungry, caffeine is long gone, my brain is going a mile a minute so I have to manage that while going in and finally focusing. It was rough.

So yesterday I call them and inform them what happened, and I am told that, since I took it, even if they were to give me a free reschedule, this would still count as a cancel on my record. So, effectively, all they can give me is the score-review cancellation, but of course without being able to actually see my score first. You would think that after waiting for three hours I would at least have my June session paid, which I already plan to take, but no. Nothing at all. Effectively just a "eh, sucks to suck" and move on.

Unfortunately, this is the only system for the LSAT so I have to just deal with it and take again in June because I would rather have my score, whatever it is this time, than a random cancel on my record where I don't even see the score. Really disappointed but it just goes to show, they aren't here to service us, it is still a money-making business.

I am currently working toward the April LSAT, just couldn't make the February one. Looking for some people in Atlanta who might want to pair up and work together as we go through this. I don't mind simply chatting online as well but looking for someone on a similar timeline who might be able to keep me accountable and help the journey. Currently, I am working on the Argument Parts of the curriculum, so almost done with Logic, but man I still struggle with these questions at times so could use a buddy or several I can bounce ideas off of. Just let me know if you're interested and where you're at in the journey!

Thanks and have a great day!