I read about half the comments in this thread and noticed a a lot of mention of speed and skipping. People who score 170+ don't worry about speed and skipping.

A 170 is approx. 10 missed questions over the course of all four sections. With this in mind for the low range of your question lets assume Mr. 170 misses -3 on average per LR section. Mr. 170 gets to this point by thoroughly understanding and getting about 21/25 correct. There are perhaps three/four questions in a section he is unsure of but can usually narrow down to a 50-50. Zero/one question will absolutely stump Mr. 170.

I don't think it can be stated strongly enough that a 170+ scorer does not sacrifice a thorough understanding of a question for the sake of speed. An exception to this is one or two tough questions per section where one just has to give their best answer after toiling for 3-3.5 minutes. If this happens to you just give your best effort on that question and move on. Unless you have a lot of extra time at the end this is probably the best understanding you'll have of the question. I respectfully disagree with the 25 in 25 method because what is the point of seeing additional questions if you can't understand them, predict the answer, or most importantly- get them correct reliably?

BR and regular reviewing absolutely work. Try to match your level of concentration and intensity during this portion of your study to that of taking the actual section.

I'm seeing the deadline as Nov. 15th. Did you already submit your application?

Like everyone else is saying, DO IT! :smile:

S/O to all the people looking at this thread and being intimidated by all the 170+ success. 97% of takers will never sniff 170 so don't worry about it too much. That said, you can, with a lot of hard work, master this test and achieve the score you need for your goals.

Personal win of the week: -1 on my last LR section

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I got the 170 during BR, not during the PT itself. That's why I'm worried because I typically get 159-162 on normal PT, but will get 168-170 during BR.

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Please go ahead and take it Saturday. If you have gotten a 170 in practice you can possibly get one on test day. Law schools take your highest score. If, however, you don't hit close to this when scores are released then you are indeed looking at your best decision being to wait another cycle.

Ah, OK I retract my recommendation. Like others are saying you'll need about a 168+ to get into a T14. Put in your numbers to check out the odds on law school numbers and the LSAC as well.

I wouldn't waste too much time statsturbating though. Know what scores you need to achieve your goals then put your time into LSAT prep.

Please go ahead and take it Saturday. If you have gotten a 170 in practice you can possibly get one on test day. Law schools take your highest score. If, however, you don't hit close to this when scores are released then you are indeed looking at your best decision being to wait another cycle.

Delay, it's already too late to attend school this fall so whats the rush?

OP- you've already paid for Saturday so why not just take it and then cancel your score? This could help you get used to taking the test in the real environment.

Its also fine to withdraw. You can take it any of the other four times and have a score ready for 2019 1L.