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Recent Brown Graduate and former student athlete with a 3.92 UGPA and a 158 cold diagnostic score looking to score a 170-175 by the September test. If anyone in a similar position wants to be study or accountability partners I am studying 4+ hours a day Monday through Friday and 6 hours on Saturdays from 10am eastern time onward.
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It doesn't really matter the order you take them, just save a few of the newer (higher numbered PTs) for the weeks closest to your official test days because they are more representative of the modern test.
First PT in the 170s! Super happy with the score but wondering how to navigate the imposter syndrome feelings, im definitely nervous this was just a one off at the top of my range and im going to struggle to stay consistent. Any tips for a good perspective to have after this result and mindset to adopt going forward? Thanks!
Probably not your cap, I mean you've only drilled 700 questions out of thousands... focus more on drilling and mastering current weaknesses than taking more PTs and i bet your score will continue to improve. Good luck and dont let the plateau discourage you!
Fantastic idea! Im already in the high 160s so probably better used on someone else but I wanted to comment anyway and get this post more activity and attention. I wish you well!!!
Reach out to the law school advisors at your undergraduate school or find a reliable independant consultant who used to work in admissions, im sure you can find a decent one for under $500
I agree there is definitely rampant cheating and now that the testing is all in person hopefully it gets better, my question is, how long until we see a noticeable difference in the application cycles?
I would say what has helped me consistently improve the most is to FIRST: always do drills untimed with the clock off, the speed will naturally come with practice and experience. This takes the time pressure off and allows you to solve 1 question at a time and be much more confident. SECOND: and probably the most important, review the wrong questions not until you see the specific reason why you got it wrong, but review until the overall principle behind your incorrect decision clicks and sticks with you, both with respect to the decision you made to chose the wrong awnser, and the decision you made to not chose the right awnser.
Remember SLOWER IS FASTER, and that applies to the during the drill, after during review, and overall across the whole LSAT journey.
With this perspective ive improved 11 points in 6 weeks. Hope this helps, good luck!!!
I've had a great last week or so drilling my weaknesses in logical reasoning, but this timed section today seems too good to be true. For context before this week of studying I averaged -5/-4 on LR and my best was a -3. Then I took the last week off of PTs and timed sections and only drilled LR weaknesses and this was my first timed section back. Now im potentially overthinking and questioning if this section was just extra easy... does anyone know if PT124 S2 is just an easier section and if so how much?
Every month in the cycle you wait after september os roughly equal to 1 lsat point, after Thanksgiving the bigger hit you take is with scholarship offers. (Atleast this is what ive heard and seen in the analytics.)
To give you my take id need to know how far through the core curriculum you already are/if ur done how much drilling have you completed. And how many hours per week are you going to be studying.
Realistically with a 152 blind diagnostic a 165+ should be no problem with hard work and dedication. For reference I started with a 158 and after 6 weeks of the core curriculum I just took my two PTs and scored a 165 and then 169.
You definitely have the potential for a great score so why rush? Do you have to apply this cycle?
Note that all this is just my semi informed opinion as someone relatively new but absolutely obsessed with the process so take it with a huge grain of salt.
How long did it take for LSAC to respond after you made the request, I have a friend that has been waiting for 2 weeks so far.
My cold Diagnostic 2 summers ago was a 158 but I put the test down and didn't study until I finished undergrad this past May to focus on my GPA. Since graduation I have completed the 7sage core curriculum and done about 2 weeks worth of drills which included 3 timed sections (2LR and 1 RC). Todays test is definitely a performance at the top of my range since my drills have been averaging -3.75 per section but regardless I feel good about it especially considering two wifi interruptions. My question is this, with as much time to study as I need since im about to start a 2 year masters, what would be a good goal score to set for myself if I want to go to the best law school possible? Also, with my final UGPA of 3.92, what ranked schools should I start looking at as my targets reaches and safety's? Note: I have tier 2 and 3 softs as I was a highly ranked division 1 student athlete at an Ivy and server in local politics. Thanks!
Is anyone else encountering the AI coach crashing and saying: "Sorry, something went wrong while generating a response." If so how can I fix this issue? Thanks!
ADVICE!!!:
I was trying to use the negation test to narrow down between A C and D but I was just confusing myself.
Then I remembered some advice I read on reddit:
"A necessary assumption is something the author must agree with"
so I used that as the test... the author doesn't have to agree with No new technology for transferring old movies from nitrate film to acetate film will ever be developed.
And he doesn't have to agree that Not many films from the earliest years of Hollywood have already been transferred to acetate.
But he does have to agree that Some films from the earliest years of Hollywood currently exist solely in their original material.
If we negate D does that negated version not undermine that premise conclusion relationship though???
@ldp FOR REAL, like wtf why are they trying to tank my accuracy percentage and ruin my motivation????
good job! can I ask why you are only shooting for a 165? you seem to have potential for mid 170s
I did everything right but threw D away because it said interpreted... things like this keep happening and idk why
still don't understand why we cant establish a stronger relationship between Coffee Houses and Public places that are well designed.
If all Coffee Houses are Public Places cant we say: CH-> PP
And since Most PP that are well designed feature art work cant we say: PP+WD -> FA
Which would mean we can say CH + PP -> FA
This unit has essentially taught be my intuition is a coin flips and so I should never rely on it an always diagram because that's the only way I have been sure to get these right... sigh...
Absolutely retake, not even a question. Retake until you get a score in your range, but also ask yourself:
Are my practice tests taken under real testing conditions.
Was there anything distinct about the real administration that threw you off or was it just a bad day.
Once you content with those questions you can make the necessary adjustments.
Don't give up, keep working hard, you got this! God bless!