7sagers in school/working/parenting, how do you balance all of your responsibilities with your studies? I just started school again this week and I already feel like I'm drowning. With 30 days until the LSAT, I'm scoring above my goal. But, I'm still worried about having enough time to complete all four logic games. Agh! Give me some experience, strength, and hope, please.
@-UpBird Thanks, I think you and @ hit the nail on the head. I should have been timing myself. Looking back, the week leading up to the test I had so much anxiety about timing that was probably my biggest worry. Although, being able to finish all the sections early, I brushed that off as not really being an issue. I wish I just would have pushed through it and started timing myself earlier. How many pts would you suggest before taking the February test in order to get myself acclimated to taking a timed section?
@ I wasn't. I found that I got anxious when I set a timer, so I just was mindful of when I began and tried not to go over the allowed time. On the actual test I finished every section except LG with at least 5 minutes to check my answers. Maybe I rushed through too quickly? I don't really know what caused a drop that dramatic.
Sorry for the dramatic title. I wasn't going to post this because I don't want to scare any future test takers, but I really need some help. I was averaging 169 consistently for the final month and a half before the September LSAT. Well, I got a 150. This is 8 points lower than my cold diagnostic. I have no idea what happened. I told myself that I wouldn't let this number define me, but I'm absolutely crushed. Between full-time school, work, and a special needs child I don't have time to study for the December LSAT, but I'm planning on retaking it in February.
Here is my average previous to the September LSAT:
LR: -3
LG: -2
RC: -3
Here was my actual score breakdown:
LR: -11
RC: -15
LG: -9
LR: -11
Looking over the test and my answers (briefly, it was very painful), I can clearly see the mistakes that I made. I struggled in EVERY section, which is strange because it did not feel very difficult. I'm not sure what caused this drop, nerves possibly? I don't know. I'm considering taking an actual in-classroom course, but I just don't have the money and I would have to take out a student loan to do it. I also let my subscription here lapse because I was confident that I was ready. Ugh! I feel like I'm in a nightmare.
What should I do? I could really use some clarity about this situation.
I'm still waiting and losing my mind.
Yes! Yes! Yes! We worked so hard for this. Best of luck to everyone.
It's GRAY DAY!!!!!!
Could you add me to the list? Also, how do I access the group?
Just call the admissions office and ask. I called to ask a couple questions and ended up just scheduling an appointment to come in. I met with an admissions specialist for the school I'm applying to just last week to go over my addendum. I ended up sitting and talking with her for a hour and then she gave me a tour of the whole school. It was a really great experience and it definitely eased a little bit of my anxiety about my application. I had a professor look over my personal statement and a couple of trusted friends. I also took it to my school's writing lab. If your alma mater has a law school, maybe someone in admissions would be willing to look over it if the school your applying to isn't.
Have you finished the entire core curriculum? I was in the same boat when I started. During my cold diagnostic, I finished both LR sections and RC with five minutes remaining. I got a 158. This didn't really change until I went through the entire curriculum, really examined my weak spots (I struggle with necessary assumption and parallel questions), and learned how to effectively BR. Now I'm at -1/-2 per section rather than -5 per section. Although, in my opinion speed isn't really a weakness, as long as you are working on accuracy. When I took the September LSAT, having 6 minutes remaining to check my answers definitely kept me a little less anxious.
I'm grayyyyyyu