Hi guys, you have all been so helpful thus far. I am only a senior in college and have realized thanks to these forums and the Thinking LSAT podcast that I should not rush into law school. I am not completely sure that law is for me, and have realized that law school will always be there. I am currently looking for jobs and was wondering how you go about finding a job as a legal assistant/intern? My bachelors degree will be in Finance. I would ideally like to work in Boston. I have heard time and time again that this is a good way to figure out if law is for you. Would you all agree?

Please feel free to be completely honest with me, what advice would you give your 21 year old self?

I have not done any of the Preptests in the 70's. I am sitting for the September exam. Should I be focusing on these instead of the earliest tests? Are they easier/harder generally?

Hi everyone. I am struggling with what to do. Here's my story:

I have been studying on and off for the LSAT since January. I originally intended to self study with the LSAT trainer and then do tons of practice tests. I found it very hard to motivate myself and ended up banging my head against the wall because I had no idea why I was getting answers wrong. This led to a ton of long breaks where I would do nothing and then feel guilty about not studying. I am a senior in college and not even 100% sure that I want to go to law school. I am planning on taking the test and applying to see what my options are. In June I decided to postpone based on the fact that I knew I would not score well and had not given it my all. I decided that I needed a class to help me.

I decided to take Manhattan's Live Online course. I started off strong, doing all the homework and actively participating in class. Then somewhere along the way I got discouraged and skipped three sessions. I know it sounds lazy but I promise I am not. I was just not motivated and frustrated that my score was not increasing (I was consistently scoring around a 153). I would say I went about another month with not doing any prep except maybe a few games here and there and then went to class last week. I just feel so frustrated by the test. I know I have the ability to do well, I have scored well on tons of other standardized tests and consider myself a very intelligent person. I'm just not sure what to do. I don't think I should take it in September because I will not be happy with a score in the 150's. I started off this process thinking that I could seriously study until I got a 170+ but I have no motivation to do so. Has anyone been in a similar position? Should I take another class (in-person)? In the past people have recommended that I take breaks but breaks for me end up being weeks or months long.

I also realize that I am very young and am not sure why I feel the need to go directly to law school, it's not going anywhere. I have also thought about the fact that I am a person who likes to have a plan and since I am a senior and unsure about what I'm going to do after college - I like the idea of law school because it is a laid out process that I can follow and count on.

ANYWAYS sorry for the rant but I need some help. Let me know what you think!

Share the most unhelpful, naive, and downright stupid comments you have gotten so far regarding your LSAT studying and Law School admission process! I know I can't be the only one with some funny stories.

For example tonight at dinner my Dad said, "(Insert family member here) passed the LSAT in one try, so you ought to be able to too!"

UGH.

Hey guys, so I am having trouble with logical reasoning. On every section at this point I get at least minus -10, more like 11 or 12. However when I BR I get them all correct, sometimes maybe 1 wrong. I'm just wondering what this means. It's very frustrating because when I BR I feel like I know the correct answer and don't understand why I didn't choose it the first time.. Does this mean it is more of a timing issue and I need to focus on recognizing correct answer choices more quickly? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

hi friends

i have unfortunately hit a real slump in my LSAT studies. I am feeling very discouraged after several low scoring practice tests. I wouldn't say it's burnout because I haven't been going crazy studying but I just feel very unmotivated and hopeless as far as raising my score goes. I'm sure many of you have experienced something like this and just wanted to get any advice you may have for someone in my position. Thanks!