I am simply not built for pressure.

My PT scores have reflected a 165 average and I was feeling confident heading into this October Test.

For whatever reason, after the first section, my brain could not process words.

I felt so strong on S1 LR, then S2 RC, felt mid, but i'm always mid at RC. But my S3(LR), I swear I must've got 10 wrong. Q3 on that section took me 4 mins to complete on top of the fact that im not even sure if I got it right. I had no rhythm and no flow. It was painful trying to comprehend the argument, I was having trouble eliminated answers, so on and so forth. This was completely different from my S1.

With that said, I can say I'd be lucky to get a 155 or better on this test. I am just so upset that I didn't perform to my capabilities ):

As my October LSAT approaches, I was just wondering how similar the real test compares in difficulty to the preptests. If im scoring between 160-165 consistently, should I expect that on my official test?

For whatever reason, RC is just not clicking for me.

My LR is very strong but it just has not translated to RC, im stuck at a -10 consistently and I would love some tips or strategies that you guys use to score better.

Also, for whatever reason I rarely review wrong answers for reading comp lol, I feel this might be the reason why I am not improving. It just feels like the reason I got an answer wrong was a lack of comprehension rather than reasoning, so that's why I feel that reviewing it is a waste of time.

IDK if it's just me but the preptests 150 and more recently seem much harder compared to the older preptests like 120 and 130. I was consistently getting -4 on LR on the older PTs and now im averaging around -8 (PT150+).

The most recent section (152.S1) I took I got a -7 and even some of the lower diff questions really picked my brain and took me much longer to solve.

I'm assuming that this is just bc the newer PTs are more diff but at the same time, that are probably more reflective of the LSAT I will be taking in October.

I plan to take the LSAT this September for the 2027 cycle. I started with a 138 diagnostics score about three weeks ago and i'm around a 145-150 right now. However, every time I sit down to study, I have no idea If i'm being effective with my time.

I will start drilling untimed for about thirty minutes to warm up, then move to a timed section where I review the answers I got wrong. This goes on for about two to three hours until I realize my brain is fried and i'm just reading words and not comprehending anything.

I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas to help make my time studying more efficient. Any advice is appreciated, Thanks (: