Did anyone use the perfect score watch during Sept 2017 exam? Did the proctors allow it? It is not a chronograph watch, although it is an 'LSAT watch'. That's what I have and am hoping to use in December.

@ I am in the same boat as you. I also study 30ish hours a week. My PT average is 157 and I would love to score 165 on test day. I am feeling a bit discouraged by all the people on the forum who scored so much lower than their averages on test day, so I guess ideally I want boost my average up to be over 165 going into test day to make up for nerves etc.

I think your schedule sounds pretty good to me! My schedule includes even more PTs than yours. I am taking a PT every 3 days from now until the test. I am BRing every other test and my BR score average is172. I choose not to BR every test so that I will still have time to drill and work on weaknesses, review fundamentals as needed, without sacrificing PT experience. For me it is important to be very comfortable with the testing conditions and so that's why I want to do a lot of practice tests. I don't trust that I will be able to handle the exam if I have not exhaustively practiced what it is like to go through it. That being said, when I PT I do 5 sections and I don't take any breaks besides the 15 minute allotted break. I also start my PTs between 8:30am and 9:30am to simulate real test conditions.

On the tests that I don't BR, I just review what I got wrong and try to understand why. I spend the days in-between drilling timed sections, doing untimed LR sections, doing timed RC passages, and experimenting with different timing and skipping strategies to try out on my next PT.

Another thing that I suggest is working in days OFF, I give myself about 1 day off a week and I think when you are studying almost full time like we are it's really necessary to give yourself that day to not do anything LSAT. I usually do work on my PS and applications on my day off though.

day 1: PT

day 2: BR PT

day 3: OFF

day 4: PT and review errors

day 5: review/drill/practice sections (I always foolproof the games from the PTs on these days)

day 6: review/drill/practice sections (here is where I really get into the weaknesses my PTs exposed and try to improve)

day 7: PT

day 8: BR PT

day 9: OFF

.... and so on.

I know this sort of goes against some of what 7sage advises but I organized this schedule based on my needs and I think your schedule should similarly reflect your needs. If you need a lot of PTs to feel secure, take a lot of PTs. I know I am!

Best of luck to you!

You can do it @ !!

I only do the final full grading and input into 7sage analytics once I have completed all 4 sections of BR and follow-up review. BR is often a two day process for me but I feel like I learn quite a bit from it.

Here's what I do: I take a PT, then I BR the first section of the PT. I then look at the answers only for that section (sometimes I cover the other sections answers with a piece of paper just to make sure I don't see anything) and review what I got incorrect on the original PT and what I got wrong during my BR of the section. I make sure I understand exactly why I got the question wrong, and make sure I understand why the correct answer is right for every question I missed on my BR of the section. Only then do I move on the BR and review the 2nd section of the practice test. Once I understand the mistakes I made BRing the 2nd section, I move on and BR the 3rd section and then review it and so on.

@ Thanks for your feedback. I have the PS LR bible but haven't used it much, maybe I will take another look.

congrats! that's a big jump. I am at 160ish plateau, and would love to follow in your footsteps. Question, when you say drill LR, are you doing groups of the same types of LR questions, or are you drilling full timed sections? I haven't drilled LR question types that much and I am wondering if I should do that rather than doing full timed sections, what's your opinion @ ? I am writing in December as well, wanting to get a 165. Good luck to you, seems like your goal score is well within reach!

@ I have the exact same problem, you are definitely not alone! Speed/Timing is by far my biggest issue. I have covered all my foundational lessons and drills, and I have taken about 6 practice tests. Highest score 161 but BRing into the 170s. My timing has improved some as my accuracy has improved BUT not enough. So I have started to drill full timed sections in LR, LG, and RC. This has helped me to develop skipping strategies and to see which questions suck up the most time. I would recommend doing full timed sections in all areas of the test as it seems to be helping me. I can now finish LR sections in 35 mins everytime, although I'm still always really rushed by the last few questions. RC timing is still a big challenge and usually I can only finish 3 of 4 games with confidence, usually can diagram and finish a couple of questions of the last game in 35 mins. I am open to other suggestions for how to work on increasing speed if people have them!??

I am taking in December and love the idea of a study group!

I just got the Perfect score watch but I am confused about whether it is allowed still? Is it a chronograph watch? If it is, i don't think it's allowed anymore.