First piece of advice: the LSAT is literally built to be hard, so try not to be so hard on yourself! I also started studying in January, with a diagnostic at 138.

In my experience, taking my first LSAT got me ready for the next one. I had the same target score and was PTing in the 155-159 range before the exam, and made a 148 in April. While I was disappointed in that score, I feel more ready and comfortable with my testing center and what that looks like for my June exam. Plus, I know I will show improvement on my next exam which will look good for admissions, so boo bc of the score, but yay for the future exam.

On the flip side, August will look very different from June so that is also something to consider! you want to make sure you are PTing at least CLOSE to your goal. You don't need to be getting a 157-158 every PT, but at least 153-155 range I think is a decent spot to be in at least just for your first exam, and then you can go up from there! PTs are also variable to so many things-- sleep, hunger, outside noise, anxiety, etc. You easily could be scoring lower because of your outside situation you have plus the pressure of the impending exam. You are the only person that knows the best for you & your experience is completely different than anyone else's!

I would love to try this if still available, thank you!

@atsod it does thank you!

My LSAT score was 6 points lower than my average PT score!

@NoNamed92 I took it in person, and likely will want to again but this is also something I considered, along with. starting PTs again and seeing where I land over the next few weeks.

@joegav1 thank you for this! super helpful response.

Hi friend! First of all, kudos to you. I also work a 9-5 with little to no law connections whatsoever and am going through the same process right now, so I understand you completely. I will say, I felt the same way when I first started studying in January, but trust the process! I did get a little stir crazy and would sometimes do quick drills after foundations for practice, and I found that it really helped me see problems in real-time conditions, but everyone is different. I just took the April exam and am planning on taking it again in June, and even now I am going back to the foundation recap videos when I miss things because they are so so helpful. Said all that to say good job, and eventually you will get your flow and what works for you!

commenting so I can come back after I complete my first LSAT Friday

commenting so I can come back to this after my first LSAT friday

@businessgoose thank you! you are so right it is definitely a mental game

@MichaelWright I cannot thank you enough for your kind words! I do definitely think there was a lot of outside factors effecting my experience, but it is nice to know that I am not alone in this experience and that it can be used in my benefit for next week.

I take the exam for the first time next Friday, but I am also scheduled for the June exam, I hoped this would take a little pressure off of me. Hoping over the next week I can continue to lightly prep while building my confidence from the other good sets, reviews, and exams I have done.

Thank you so much!

@02kimask you are a lifesaver! thank you for explaining this in a way that i understand.

can someone explain further how we should be able to differentiate between A and C most effectively?

congratulations!!! this is so cool!!

yall genuinely wtf because this question makes no sense, I put D and was confident in my answer.

@Nia thank you!

This is my second time getting this question wrong. I understand the question, and I narrowed it down from A and D (just like the last time, and did not remember my answer apparently, LOL). To be honest, I feel like the verbiage of D does not follow for me. Can someone please explain it in the simplest terms, without diagraming it? I did not draw this one out (I do not feel like diagramming works for some questions for me intuitively and only do so when it does)

can someone explain this question to me in lamest terms?