well i hate ice cream now

if Marjorie Shostak is seeing this, I challenge you to a boxing match

I stand with you all - each and every one of you!!!

@SamCushing headbands on, we got this

@Emma2000 i always set the prediction slider down low for good luck

Here's my theory: Eugene Krabs actually transformed the Krusty Krab into LSAC. Just like what he did with Krusty Towers in trying to expand profits via a hotel service and subsequently a hospital (based off of how exorbitant the Krusty Krew's hospital fees were), it seems only natural that Mr. Krabs would silently shift towards the standardized testing market for law schools. $253 per test taker on top of $46 for the optional score preview, plus the one time fee of $219 for CAS and a $45 fee per school being applied to - it seems like LSAC seems very reminiscent of a certain crustacean who was already prominent in the fast food industry underwater. But instead of charging individuals such as King Neptune outrageous prices for simple products (cheese on a Krabby Patty), the crustaceous cheapskate saw the chance to charge outrageous prices for this test and simple acts of services such as sending one number to a law school.

@PhoebeHopp Lol it's always my ritual to have the prediction at the lowest for good luck (sometimes it works lol).

This was the first PT I took in a month so the endurance issue wasn't that much of a surprise. I've been doing my best to improve on my confidence and just trying to be more grateful to where I'm at now so I'm really looking forward to reviewing this test and using what I learn for future ones (+500 team chemistry).

@SamMoravej i was tanking for more picks it's all good

@AltanM Knicks just won in five, anything is possible!!!

@Bobby68 YEAH LIGHT THE BEAM WE'RE ALL SEEING PURPLE

If you took those PTs once a day, then I think a likely culprit to your problem is overdoing it. I'm not a 170s scorer, so I'm not in a position to tell you what it takes to get that 175+. But I am a guy who made the mistake of taking a practice test once a day like it's a Super Mario coin block glitch - thinking it's going to increase my score linearly. This test is anything but linear; you will find a lot of volatility in your PT scores, especially as you get closer to the 170s and that margin for error becomes small. Once I started treating PTs like a measuring tool that should really be taken max once per week, I was able to focus more on drilling to get my score up from the 140s to the high 160s.

Like I said, I'm not in the 170s myself so I'm not going to treat what I'm saying like it's going to be a magic fix. But I wanted to give my two cents if you found yourself having score volatility on top of taking a practice test more frequently than needed. Hope this helps and I hope you get that 175+!

@marchagu To just add on to everything I said, I definitely think there's some things you could try that helped me get out of the 150s and low 160s rut.

• Focus on drilling LR and do at least one RC passage whenever you study.

• When NBA players practice, playing practice games will only get them so far. Same thing applies with the LSAT: practice tests are important as a measuring tool to see where you are at in your studies. However, practice tests are not panaceas that will increase your score. Too many will burn you out and achieve the opposite intended effect.

• When you get hurt on the court, playing one game to sacrifice a dozen more isn't worth it. For the LSAT, recognize burn out! If you push through and get by one day of studying just to not do well for the next week or two, it obviously wouldn't have been worth it. Rest is important, almost as important as the days you do put in the work.

• Here's where basketball and the LSAT sort of separate from each other (at least for me): less is more! Steph Curry may put up a thousand three point shots a day whenever he trains, but if he attempts 1000 LR questions a day, he may as well be answering them with a blindfold on. I found the most progress doing some LR drills and RC passages rather than doing multiple sections and practice tests. I will not argue a causal relationship here, but I will say that "less is more" deserves some due consideration.

• Whenever I play basketball, if I go into any game thinking I'm going to do bad or go into it without confidence, I will play bad. So how about for the LSAT? If I go into studying, a practice test, or the real test with a bad mindset and psyching myself out, it probably won't end well. I'm not saying this is you, but if you do find yourself having a bad day (maybe because of the LSAT), then you gotta sit on the bench, do something that you enjoy or relaxes you, and then go back into it with a stronger mind.

I really hope this helps and I'm always here if you ever need support!

My diagnostic was also a 148. The next few tests didn't fair too well for me either: my PT scores dropped and, at best, would fluctuate. What helped me out was thinking about another basketball analogy:

In 2023, the Miami Heat were the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. They made the last half of the play-in tournament, so most would expect the team to be a "happy enough to be here but not good enough to make it far" type of team. Low and behold, they made it out of the play-in tournament with a spot in the play-offs, only to face off against the first-seeded team in the East: the Milwaukee Bucks. Low and behold again, the Heat beat the Bucks, and were able to continue to defy the expectations of the NBA by making it all the way to the NBA Finals. A team that barely made the playoffs made it all the way to the NBA Finals.

The LSAT is a lot like the NBA: preparing for the LSAT and ultimately taking it is a long stretch like an 82 game NBA season, on top of the post season itself (at least that's how I like to think of it). You will inevitably get PT scores that you won't like, just like how teams will lose games. You may even get a real test score that you won't like, just like how some teams will get eliminated in the playoffs or lose the Finals. You feel as if your hard work hasn't paid off, but I argue otherwise: there are steps to success, and losing is still a step forward - even if it doesn't feel like it. The mistakes we make today are lessons and tricks we add to our bags to be more successful down the line.

"If winning means anything to you, it will mean as much as you taking your last breath." - Pat Riley

@ANP Thank you for this. When I first started out, I felt very alone. Now I'm glad I'm in a place where I can make sure others also don't have to feel like they're alone in this.