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PT results can be highly variable, so I wouldn't despair too much. I recommend taking a short break from studying.
Are you doing drills in between PTs and reviewing wrong answers thoroughly?
My recommendation is to read on your own time- get a novel or something that interests you and read for thirty minutes to an hour every day. Or even better, read some academic articles in subjects that interest you. Boredom and focus issues tend to happen due to lack of reading stamina.
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I had the same issue with a 5-10 point discrepancy between PTs and the real thing. My only advice is to keep trying and make sure your PTs are done in the most realistic environment possible.
@Elecoo "So, if you’re planning to take the test any time between now and June 2025, you can rest easy. Your writing sample won’t be scored. Beyond that point, though... we’ll just have to wait and see. The LSAT loves to keep us on our toes!"
The article is outdated because it refers to the 2024-2025 testing cycle in the future tense, when it is in fact in the past. The article suggests multiple times that there are changes coming to the argumentative writing section in the near future, and the fact that the article is at least two years old makes me wonder if it actually reflects changes that have occurred since the article was published.
I am in the process of going through the LSAT Writing Lessons in anticipation of completing the argumentative writing portion of the test.
However, I noticed that the introductory article "LSAT Argumentative Writing and How to Prepare" is outdated and repeatedly references an important update coming "August 2024," as well as numerous other outdated claims and predictions. Please update the article to reflect the writing portion as it exists in the 2026-27 cycle; reading it I worry that I am being misled by outdated facts and predictions.
If you are taking the Aug/Sept test, I would hold off on doing frequent PTs for now and wait until you get closer to the date. My advice would be to focus on drilling for now, taking practice tests maybe once every 2 or even 3 weeks. Then when you get into May and June you can do once every two weeks, and in July once per week. Make sure as you go to reserve a certain number of fresh tests and keep in mind how many you have left when you are scheduling.
I'm saying this because in my own experience the full prep tests were more useful for getting familiar with the grind of doing a full test as the date gets closer. Using them up early is a waste of resources in my opinion, because you're still learning the material and practicing a full test at that point isn't going to help as much for the real test if it's still months away. What you don't want is to use most of your prep tests two months in advance and then get to July without any fresh tests to work with (which would actually happen if you started taking a full test every week this early on).
You might benefit from taking a break. I have experienced similar "brain fog" type feelings and it's usually due to spending more time studying than I should and getting burnt out. Even if you don't feel burnt out the pressure of studying for so long might be getting to you. My recommendation would be to try taking 2-3 days off if you haven't as a reset- this kind of break also helps reduce anxiety if you are stressed about your study process.
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