I just scheduled my in-person test date and time for June. I'm feeling very nervous and jittery as always, and I've booked off 4 days from work before my test so I can mentally prepare myself and also complete the argumentative writing portion. Anyone have any advice on how I should spend my time those last few days before the test? Any experience with in-person testing centres (ontario based)? Is it a good idea for me to do the argumentative writing portion that close to my test day?
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@scaronnam i use this same format. but i feel its also necessary to add a concession point as point #3
@DaisukeKaga I was thinking of this too but got nervous because I've heard it can take a while to get your score released if you wait to take the writing portion
I'm in the exact same position as you. I've been studying for over a year, my score has improved by a lot from my diagnostic but I just can't comfortably break into the 160s consistently. It's really frustrating, especially since I really want to avoid a gap year after my undergrad. I'm taking the official LSAT this June and applying with whatever score I get. If you have the time and the opportunity to keep studying, keep at it, because if you're in my position after doing all this for over a year, it just gets so mentally exhausting. Good luck to you.
I tend to always miss 1-3 questions within the first 15 questions of a section, and always get the rest (harder ones) correct. No idea why, I really want to fix this so I can ace all!!!
@JacobBaska Thank you! I really want to avoid a gap year and I have reached out to my TA.
@AdamLaw The semester is now over and I won't be able to ask anyone in person until September :(
I'm currently going into my 4th year undergrad and I'm taking the LSAT this June. I just started reaching out to professors to get a confirmation that one is willing to write a letter of recommendation for my law school applications, but it is very difficult since my major is huge and all of the lectures have 200+ people. My grades are all in the A and A+ ranges. One of the professors I reached out to replied to me and said that she cannot write it since she does not know me first-hand, but she is okay with me reaching out to my TA to write about me, and then she will sign off on it but still explicitly state that she does not know me. In my opinion, I don't think that will be very helpful, but she says that method has been successfully used by other students in my position. I'm honestly just a little stressed and nervous and not sure what to do here. I'm still waiting for 2 other professors to reply to my emails. I honestly just need one academic letter since I plan on getting one from my boss at work. I'm applying to Ontario law schools only.
So I've noticed a trend in my own practice drills and sections where I tend to find the higher difficulty LR questions (level 4, level 5) easier to complete and I take the appropriate amount of time on them, whereas easier questions (level 2, 3) I spend 30/40 seconds more per question instead of meeting the target time. Any advice or insight on why this is happening? How can I fix this timing issue?
@sol_chan Timing also effects my LR, but definitely not as much as RC. I think it's because when I do RC I spend a lot of time just reading the passage and trying to understand it, and I have less time to do each question. I also tend to take too long on the first couple RC passages and have barely any time left for the last ones. I don't know how to go about fixing this
@sol_chan I struggle with this issue when it comes to RC, and timing is a big part of it but I feel like there's something more I'm missing. Honestly drilling is not helping like I wish it would
@ttagada this is good advice thank you its just been really hard closing that gap between timed and br. i struggle with RC a lot more too especially under timed conditions. ive been consistently practicing but its just frustrating
My blind review scores are amazing and keep going up each PT, but my timed scores are stuck in an awful range I'm struggling to break out of. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED I'm crashing out ughh
Help! While taking PTs, my scores tend to be low, but on BR, I tend to do WAY better (15+) on scaled scores. How can I close this gap so that my BR scores are reflected purely during the timed PT. Also, I actually don't spend toooo much time per question doing BR, so I'm not sure if my issue is really timing or just test anxiety. Any advice?!
Since getting 7sage, my scaled score improved by a lot. But now, I feel like my scores are so different each time I take a PT. I'll score very high on one, and then very low on the next. It's confusing to me and makes me feel like I won't actually know when I'm ready to take the LSAT. I want to take it this June, but the consistent irregular scores I've been getting are giving me anxiety. Any advice?
9/14 then 11/14.... okay ;-; but second passage was horrendous 5 difficulty took me FOREVER
this comment is so real lol. i say touch grass so u avoid burnout... maybe one section of timed practice before the exam so when it comes to the real thing you're not about to do your first question of the day- might calm the nerves!