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joneselisabethpenn115
Friday, Dec 22 2017

I have been grey since I first checked at 11:45 AM. Everyone I know who took it at my testing center has their score back. Smh

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joneselisabethpenn115
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

@ I would love love love that! If you PM me, we could set up a couple study dates if you want :)

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joneselisabethpenn115
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

@ Oh that's right! I forgot about that! Ha! Well, either way...I really want to apply for this cycle. I don't want to wait a whooole extra year because that is what happened to me last year when I bombed the first time. That said, it is not the end of the world. I need to just buckle down, chill, and learn how to breathe while taking tests lol

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joneselisabethpenn115
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

ahhh good. That makes me feel a lot better! I felt like SUCH a loser. I for sure plan on retaking. Unfortunately, this will be my third/last time...so I REALLY need to kill it. I have to figure out my test anxiety issue before I do it again, though.

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joneselisabethpenn115
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

@ said:

I think some in person classes offer proctored tests. Maybe you could strike up some sort of an arrangement to do just that portion of such a class over and over again if you are in or near a city. That might help simulate the real test anxiety, especially since it would be a roomful of strangers (if you don't take the corresponding class).

If you have experienced this testing anxiety before in more typical class exams, you may want to consider the effect it could have on your 1L grades and on your odds of passing the bar on your first time.

Good luck

That is great idea! I will have to try that out. I actually have only had this type of testing anxiety with the LSAT and the SAT. I did horribly on the SAT, but I actually did quite well in school and on exams (ended up with a 3.8 so not too shabby). The difference is that on those exams, there was very specific subject matter, and typically, if you put the time in and work your tail off, it isn't hard (even if you have a learning disability and anxiety issues like I do. ha!). For standardized tests, while you can for sure learn strategies and the best ways to make inferences, the bulk of the "content" is unknown. With the LSAT, the "unknown" is anxiety-inducing---particularly because it is such an important part of the admissions process. I am actually not as worried about 1L year and the bar because it is much more like actual school/work. I am a very hard worker and will put in the time. I just have to get there....

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joneselisabethpenn115
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

Thanks so much everyone! This has been very encouraging. It is nice to know that I am not alone.

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joneselisabethpenn115
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

Ha! I think we WERE in the same room! I was the girl who almost left at the break and cried the entire time. lol. I feel bad for anyone who was around me. I tried to keep my sniffles subtle. lol

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joneselisabethpenn115
Saturday, Sep 16 2017

Officially taking December (since I bombed today). Please add!

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Saturday, Sep 16 2017

joneselisabethpenn115

NC State - Raleigh, NC

Proctors: Really kind, nice proctor. I had a horrible test day, and he was super kind to me at the break when I was crying like a freak.

Facilities: McKimmon Center (NC State's career conference center).

What kind of room: A medium sized conference room

How many in the room: There were probably 40ish?

Desks: We had very large desks that were spread out

Left-handed accommodation: Yes! I am a lefty and it was nice to not be hitting the wall throughout the test

Noise levels: Not bad at first, but there was some sort of conference going on, and a woman kept yelling "WAHOOOO" about every 20 minutes.

Parking: Provided and free

Time elapsed from arrival to test: about 30-45 min.

Irregularities or mishaps: Just the weird conference and the lady

Other comments: It is COLD as CRAPPPP Bring yo' mittens!

Would you take the test here again? Not sure...I took my first one at the Cary Elite Career Services place and it was wayyyyy better, but I feel like NC State is probably the next best thing

Date[s] of Exam[s]: September 16, 2017

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Saturday, Sep 16 2017

joneselisabethpenn115

At the end of my rope. Need advice.

So...today I took the September LSAT and had to cancel my score, which is devastating because I have now prepped with various methods for 1.5 years. Last September, I took the exam and bombed it because I was working over 80 hrs a week and did not dedicate enough time to honestly taking timed tests and BRing. Since February of this year, I have been on 7Sage going over core curriculum on all of my weak areas that other test prep companies could not help me with. I have read the LSAT Trainer 3 times, done the PS bibles too many times to count, PS bible workbooks, Manhattan strategy guides, Blueprint LG book, and burned through pretty much every single LSAT all the way up to 81(mistake numero uno, I know).

I feel like I know what I am doing when I do timed exams at home, but that said, my scores are inconsistent. LG is my weakness, and my problems in LR are not specific to question type, but rather spread out. I range anywhere from 158-168 timed and my BR is usually about 10 points or so over whatever score I get timed. I thoroughly review each test, and seemed to be improving. My biggest issue is my severe...and I am talking SEVERE test anxiety. I have tried meditating, release methods, affirmations, etc. I don't know what to do. Today, I walked into that test confident that I would kick this test in the butt. When the test began, I could not absorb any of the information I was reading and I panicked. I tried breathing deeply and tried to calm myself down, but nothing helped. I completely froze and became paralyzed for the rest of the test and had a panic attack during the break. After studying for 1.5 years and doing nothing but LSAT prep, I am completely devastated. I have sacrificed so much (time, financial security, mental health, emotional health,etc.). I just don't know what to do at this point. I don't want to give up on my dreams, but I don't know what to do.

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joneselisabethpenn115
Saturday, Dec 10 2016

I would love to be added!

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