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Saturday, Aug 22 2015

jakesmitchell839

A few questions for re-takers...

Hello,

I had a few questions about my current prep and figured the answers might be helpful for some of the other retakers out there. Long story short I have been "flirting" with the LSAT for about a year now. I took a prep course last fall, bought the LSAT Trainer, took the 7sage course, canceled my feb score, and then grossly underperformed in June (164). That leaves me studying for October with my 3rd and final LSAT try with the high hopes of getting into a top 5 law school. I have taken pretty much every recent LSAT (2000 and up) and score on my PTS generally range anywhere from 171-177. With 6 weeks left I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions on what to do to be in peak performance for October 3rd. I also am curious what sort of time you think I should be putting in on a daily or weekly basis to avoid burnout but still improve my skills and stay fresh. My current plan was to review the 7sage course and the LSAT Trainer, train flash cards, do a couple of sections with BR every day, and take a PT on Saturdays. I was also thinking about taking sections and tests with a 30 or 32 minutes time frame in order to challenge myself. I also have considered taking 2PTs back to back to build stamina. Sorry for the long winded post, I am looking forward to hearing your responses. Thanks!

Jake

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Wednesday, Aug 19 2015

@ when I try to launch the course on the iPhone app it defaults to the proctor. Is this an issue with site maintenance?

Thanks,

Jake

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Friday, Sep 18 2015

@ @ I think my test day score drop can be attributed to a few things. 1. Nerves. I put a lot of pressure on myself I know that a 172+ score is the only thing holding me back from a top 3 law school (I got a 4.0 in college). 2. A change in strategy. I found myself skipping around sections after becoming flustered on a particular question. 3. I also felt the logic games and reading comp sections were difficult.

Is it either of your first take?

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Thursday, Sep 17 2015

Thanks for the responses @.janson35 and @.hopkins

@ I was planning on knocking it out in June and used all my fresh PTS then. I was scoring between 171-173 on those but scored a 164 on the actual exam. I suppose I have been putting in a lot of time bc I'd really like to ensure a 171+ and am worried my scores on the retake PTS are inflated.

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Thursday, Sep 17 2015

jakesmitchell839

2 weeks

With approx 2 weeks till test day i am starting to feel stressed. I work 9 to 7 everyday and work out 4 days a week. In the past I have been waking up at 5 to study 3 hours before work. I have no new material to cover-- just all section work and full PTS (I'm scoring around 175 on retakes). Any suggestions for a study schedule moving forward? I want to be 100 percent for test day!

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