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LSAT · ⚖ Official October 2019 LSAT Discussion Thread ⚖

chamber0207603

Tuesday, Oct 29 2019

1RC: HARD - total bomb. Thankfully this turned out to be the expiremental section.

1LR: Went into this section rattled from the expiremental, but overall this section felt okay.

LG: Not great. First two games were very easy. Goofed around too long on shelf game and didn't manage to finish the fourth game in time.

2RC: Much easier than first RC. The only passage I felt was difficult was the last one.

2LR: average difficulty.

Overall, I'm feeling pretty good. Disappointed with LG but definitely content with how the other sections went.

General · I start worse and finish better

chamber0207603

Sunday, Jul 14 2019

@23372 I'd recommend trying out some different warm-up routines until you find one that works for you! For me personally, I find doing 1 RC passage, 1 (harder) LG, and 10 LR questions untimed works the best, as it allows me to re familiarize with the unique language of the LSAT.

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Saturday, Jul 13 2019

chamber0207603

I start worse and finish better

I've noticed that it seems most students start a PT better and then finish worse. This is big reason why there is a such an emphasis on building up your endurance while taking practice tests.

I however have the opposite problem. The first and second sections are almost always worse (and more mentally taxing) than the later sections. I attribute this to my brain just not being fully awake and I've realized that I need a considerable warm-up in order to preform well.

Anyone else have this problem?

General · 156 fake diagnostic.

chamber0207603

Friday, Jun 21 2019

You're fine. I went from a 149 diagnostic to a 147 (lol) on my first PT after finishing the cc. I remember being so discouraged that I was crying my way through the climbing gym later that evening.

Anyway, the point is that after 3 months of studying I scored a 159 on the March LSAT and am now PTing in the mid to high 160s. The CC is extremely important in that it teaches you the fundamentals, but the actual score improvements come through practicing and diligent review.

Plus a 156 is actually a good score for a first practice test. As long as you are truly putting the effort in, you will reach your goals. Just stay calm and trust the process

General · Too nervous to take the diagnostic test

chamber0207603

Monday, Jun 10 2019

I'd say the diagnostic is only really there to introduce you to the LSAT and to shock you into understanding how difficult the test really is under the clock. It also gives you a good idea of how much work you will realistically need to put in if you want to achieve your goal score. A person who has a diagnostic in the high 150s is (theoretically) going to have less work ahead than a person who has a diagnostic in the 130s.

That said, the diagnostic is in NO way a indicator of the score you will receive on test day. There is a lot of bad advice on the internet that says things like, "realistically you can expect to only score 7 or so points higher than your diagnostic". This advice is complete nonsense and should be disregarded. I'd say take the diagnostic just to get a feel for the LSAT, but do not put weight into the score. Almost everyone bombs the LSAT the first time around, it is exactly the reason why you study for it and do NOT take it cold.

LSAT · Guessing.....

chamber0207603

Friday, May 31 2019

Powerscore did a breakdown of how to maximize your chances if you're forced to blind guess. Here is the link.

https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/guessing.cfm

General · Running a marathon - First semester of law school

chamber0207603

Tuesday, Feb 12 2019

Some good advice has already been posted. I'm not in law school (yet), but did race several 50ks and 50 milers while I was an engineering undergraduate. For me, full "training mode" consisted of 60-70 miles per week plus speed work, hill training, and cross training. This rigorous schedule become an all consuming affair, and I found it much harder to focus mentally and maintain good grades. As a compromise, I began running my maximum weekly mileage over the summer when I was out of school and could make time for a consistent 9+ hours of sleep per night.

A marathon is probably doable on roughly 30-40 miles per week, which really isn't that demanding if your body is adjusted to it. Keep in mind, it also depends on how competitive you want to be race day. Running a sub 3-hour marathon is a considerably larger task than just "finishing" a marathon is.