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cleveron499
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Hey all, I took the February exam and I've decided to retake in June. I've basically taken every publicly available PT so I'm concerned I won't be able to study the same way I did for February. What do you guys typically recommend for those in this situation? I know JY advocates maintaining one's PT supply but I had hoped I would only need to take the exam once. Sigh. Anyway, given where I am now how would you all suggest I study? I don't consciously remember the answers to the vast majority of questions, though I'm sure there's an unconscious element to it.

Let me know what you all think.

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cleveron499
Monday, Mar 06 2017

Hey guys, sorry to bump a thread with so little general application but I really appreciated the input. Here's what I've decided to do: First, I'm going to ask for the hand-grading. I think there's a very strong possibility everything remains the same, but given my doubts I would rather be sure. I think the chances of my score going down, given how thoroughly I tend to bubble my intended answers, are extremely low. Second, I'm going to sign up for the June test regardless. I wasn't planning on applying for this cycle anyway so another exam can't really hurt me and doing a bit better will make a huge difference given my GPA (3.65).

Moosader--I don't think I'm qualified to give advice to anyone, but I spent nearly 100 percent of my time doing actual tests. If anyone did ask me for advice I would tell them I agree with JY about time (taking about a year to study, I mean) being more important than one probably realizes.

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Wednesday, Mar 01 2017

cleveron499

Should I ask for hand grading?

So I got my scores yesterday for the February LSAT. I ended up with a 172 which was on the lower end of my PT range, but still great of course. On the final section (non-experimental) I misbubbled a couple of questions toward the end. I noticed I had done so and had to change 4/5 answers. The bubbles had been filled in very thoroughly so they were difficult to erase. I wrote a note to myself after the exam to inquire about hand-scoring, however I was hoping it wouldn't be relevant. What I'm asking of more experienced people is this: what are the chances my score will go down? I realize the chances aren't 0, and that my current score is pretty good. So what do you think? Is it worth the risk?

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