Hi everyone! I'm looking for an affordable LSAT tutor. My latest PT was a 155 with a 170 Blind Review, so I feel like I'm leaving a lot of points on the table during timed sections. RC is by far my biggest weakness, and I'm also trying to bridge the gap between my timed LR and BR performance. If you tutor or know someone you'd recommend or any general advice, I'd love to connect. Thanks so much!

Realistically, how often are you diagramming conditional logic or formal logic during timed LR sections?

I understand how to diagram, but with only about 1:20–1:25 per question, I often feel like stopping to diagram costs me too much time. Most of the time I only diagram if I think I have extra time, which honestly isn't very often.

For those consistently scoring in the mid/high 160s or 170s:

• Do you diagram almost every conditional question?

• Only on the hardest ones?

• Or have you trained yourself to do most of it mentally?

I'm trying to figure out whether I should force myself to diagram more or whether getting faster at recognizing the logic mentally is the better long-term strategy. I'd love to hear what actually worked for you.

I'm curious what others would do in this situation.

I'm trying to decide between taking the October or November LSAT. October would let me submit my applications earlier, but November gives me another month to improve. My concern is that November scores don't come out until December 2, and I'm worried that may be too late for rolling admissions.

If you were in my position, would you prioritize applying earlier with October or wait for a potentially stronger score in November?

I've been studying for the LSAT almost every day since March, and I'm honestly feeling really discouraged.

This will be my third attempt. Earlier in my prep I was consistently scoring in the high 150s to low 160s, so I felt like I was finally moving in the right direction. But my most recent practice test dropped back into the low 150s, and it feels like all the progress I thought I had made has disappeared.

I'm doing Blind Review, reviewing my mistakes, and trying to stay consistent, but it's getting harder to trust the process when the scores are moving backward instead of forward.

I'm currently planning to take the October LSAT, but right now I'm questioning everything about my approach.

Has anyone else gone through something similar? If your scores plateaued or even dropped after months of studying, what changes actually helped? Did you switch study methods, slow down, take a break, focus on one section, or do something completely different?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who were in a similar position and eventually broke through.