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katiehoffecker514

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General · 143 diagnostic :( need advice plz

katiehoffecker514

Thursday, Oct 31 2019

I think it is possible. I don’t think most people ever encounter anything like the LSAT in their lives. I think it is completely unreasonable to expect on your first take to be flawless. Put in some solid study, don’t get discouraged, and I bet you will do amazing come March!

General · My Journey has come to an End!

katiehoffecker514

Friday, Jun 28 2019

This is so inspirational! Congrats!!!!

General · I’m so happy!!!

katiehoffecker514

Friday, Oct 25 2019

I took my diagnostic in summer of 2016. I took the LSAT that fall, and scored a 156. I decided to take some time in between undergrad and law school, and didn’t start looking at tests again until March of 2019. Retook in June and got a 160 (test anxiety got the best of me) then finally got a 167 in September. So it’s been a long road, but I would say I only spent around 5-6 months studying and only 2-3 of those were intensive studying (meaning 15-25 hours a week). I found drilling game types gave me a lot of improvement and blind reviewing helped me to identify flaws in my thinking. I watched 7Sage explanation videos for every question I flagged, and I think that really helped me to anticipate the test writers’ thinking. Toward the end, I could hear JY’s voice in my head calling out bad answers--it was hilarious! Also, I think taking breaks in between really did help things to “settle” in my mind. Every time I came back to the test, I always felt like things were just a bit easier. Test anxiety was a huge barrier for me at first as well. When I finally calmed down a bit, my ability to think critically and analyze improved significantly!

LSAT · ⚖ Official September 2019 LSAT Discussion Thread ⚖

katiehoffecker514

Monday, Sep 23 2019

A day later and I still feel completely unsure of how I did. I did not feel particularly thrown by any section (LG were rough, but I only guessed on a few questions), and I think I flagged about the same amount of questions as I usually do on practice tests. I'll admit I have never been able to trust my gut on my score (on my highest practice test I did, I thought I bombed!) Anyone else just feel like they have no idea?

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Wednesday, Oct 16 2019

katiehoffecker514

I’m so happy!!!

150 on diagnostic to 167 on September. Thank you so much 7sage!! For those out there who read the comments/threads that say you can’t really improve your score, it is possible. Take your time, study the way you need to, and don’t worry about what others say. Handle your test anxiety, relax, and you will be surprised by what you can accomplish. For me, I finally needed to realize that this test did not define me. When I finally said “screw it,” my score improved significantly. You got this!