I’ve been prepping consistently for the LSAT since around March/April. I was originally going to take the June test but decided to shift to August. So glad I did, I have an underlying concept of logic, etc. Yet on my prep test I still significantly score around the high 140s low 150s. I believe my single biggest issue is the clock. I rush, or I take too long on a question that really doesn’t need much time taken on it. I constantly feel the pressure of the clock. I’ve always preformed on test like this. I know the material, I know what to do, I know I’m able to execute. Once pressure gets involved I crumble underneath it.

Has anyone been able to overcome this? I know the mental capacity to do it is there, I know that I won’t magically be able to ignore the pressure. I’m just hoping for some strategies anyone might have to overcome this hurdle.

I have had trouble when it comes to review. Whenever it's time to do blind review or wrong answer journal, it feels like my brain completely turns off. Just going through the motions to say "I did it". When it came to trying to understand the argument and the answer choices, I would just read the explanation and again move on. Not taking the time to understand anything on my own. Just shooting myself in the foot. I did a drill today and on the one question I got wrong, I ignored my first instinct to just read the explanation and move on. I was determined to understand this argument on my own. I broke it down and was able to not only see why my answer choice was incorrect, but what the argument was, I found the gap in the assumption, and was able to see what the correct answer was. It feels like a small win to move forward for effectively but a massive win personally. If anyone else is struggling with this, don't take the easy way out!