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took me an hour to sort out some tech problems (even after i pre-checked requirements) and proctor made me rearrange HOTEL furniture so that she could see the door lol.

I had major tech issues too, even after pre-checking! Congrats on keeping your cool and sorry about the hotel furniture, that is ridiculous haha.

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Question for you: What is a hyper competitive school like? I have always wanted to know. When I went to school, no one really talked to each other. And I really liked it that way.

I mean, there were pros and cons. People talked to each other socially but when it came to coursework people would not help one another, to the point of refusing to share notes if someone missed class, etc. I was coming from a public school background and most of the kids there were coming from elite private school background, so it was a big culture shock and transition for me.

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rank by AOS

Forgive my ignorance, what is rank by AOS? Area of study?

I took it this morning. RC/LR/LG...I was pleasantly surprised by relative ease of LR and LG. I struggled with one of the RC passages, which is unusual for me. Overall I feel pretty good. The RC passages are definitely not the same for each test taker.

Also wanted to say you can absolutely be successful and not go to a T14, but it also depends on your definition of success. My uncle is a super successful lawyer in my eyes, but he didn't even go to a T50 school. He went to a school in the city where he wanted to practice and made tons of vital connections there. He owns his own firm and is a very important attorney in the city.

I've wondered this too, but from the standpoint of...would it actually be super beneficial to go to a non-T14 and be more of a big fish in a smaller pond? Idk. I went to a really elite, competitive undergrad institution and it was psychological hell the majority of the time. It's had its long-term benefits with a robust alum network, but I'm not sure if I could say it was worth it with a very convincing smile.

Caffeine has a half-life of about five hours, so I would recommend using that to calculate how much coffee you would need to consume early enough to not have to pee nonstop but still have the desired amount of caffeine in your system.

If I were you I'd focus on nailing LG every time more than anything else. As you probably know, that's the easiest section to get to -0 consistently.

Going to DM you shortly!

I can relate to this! Starting a regular meditation practice has helped me a lot. An app like Headspace or Calm might be worth trying out.

If it makes you feel better to go through some untimed sections (don't even check the answers!) that's about the only thing I'd do in the last couple days before the test. Like @ mentioned, there have been tons of studies about how last-minute studying is ineffective at best and harmful at worst. Here's a fun personal story: I took the Feb LSAT and got a 161, decided to retake (in June), and the next PT I took after absolutely zero studying for three weeks, I got a 173. I had been cramming pretty hard leading up to the test and I think my brain just kind of fuzzed out. I've been taking it much easier this time around and I have way better overall performance. Obviously that's just me, but all that to say, brains do amazing things when they have time to rest.