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Monday, Jan 13
As a practicing physician who has taken boatloads of standardized tests under the same pressure you're now feeling, and is about to take this sitting of the LSAT, I agree with the first poster. Personally, I take the last few days off of studying before the exam. More studying at that point is more likely to psych me out than add new skills. Relax, eat well, exercise, and get some sleep. Go kill it!!
You may not like this answer, and I'm making some assumptions about you and your place in life, but if you're not willing to apply with that score and take your chances, it might be time to redirect your efforts. It may be you have a more basic deficiency such as reading speed and comprehension. There is nothing wrong with pursing another career goal while working to improve your skills. I say this as someone who just took the Jan 2025 LSAT for the first time at the age of 46 and scored 165 two months after my first diagnostic of 160 on practice test 140. Stellar score? Nope. Adequate? Sure. Would I have scored this high 20 years ago without the intervening experience? Probably not. For sure, two month of 7Sage study was helpful, and while I made it through the LR syllabus, I was not able to complete the RC material in that time. I did no additional practice tests other than my initial diagnostic. I just didn't have time. I agree with many previous commenters in that you need to spend a great deal of time increasing your basic ability to read, comprehend, and reason. This would likely best be done while increasing expertise in your chosen non-law field; technical journals, etc. There's nothing wrong with spending some time getting paid to increase your likelihood of application success. Life may feel like a race when you're in your 20's, but there is a lot of learning and living ahead of you. Don't let this one roadblock stop you.