I'm interested!

I'm was in the same situation as you!

I wanted to take the LSAT in October, but I don't feel ready. I also spoke to a lot of experienced people, and they talked about the importance and abundance that comes from taking a gap year. So if it's for refining your skills on the LSAT, or simply dedicating a year to taking the exam and mentally preparing, a gap year is a great decision.

I recently learned is that it doesn't matter whether you graduate from law school at 24 or 25. What matters is the quality and the way you handled law school. So I say make a pros and cons list and see which avenue benefits you the most. And whatever you end up doing, remember that you have people in your life who support you and your success. Good luck to you!

The first thing that came to my mind while reading your post is how long you spend on the questions you miss. I recently realized that the more time I spend on my mistakes the better I get at understanding the logic. Moral of the story is when you finish an LR section, sit down and work through every question you missed. There was a time where I spent a good hour trying to understand the logic behind one question. I used to burn through PT's and different sections too but to be honest, I found it more helpful to talk questions that I miss out with a study buddy and deeply review. Hope this helps!

This might be different for everyone but I used to read stem first then I got myself a tutor and he recommended for me to read the argument first and truly understand the logical flow of the argument: method of reasoning, any discrepancies, and any gaps.

At first, I thought it was super weird but the more time I spent reading arguments (untimed to the side) the more I realized he was right. When I stopped reading the question stem I made fewer mistakes! I know that might seem very bold and controversial to say, but when you read the question stem and then the argument you only read the argument because you are looking for a specific answer and that usually throws me off.

I went from -15 to -8 within 3 weeks because I started reading the arguments as a whole and I deeply analyzed arguments (this is my experience and nothing is guaranteed but I suggest playing around with it because it helps you learn about the test and who you are as a test taker). I learned that sticking to question stems provides structure but more often than not questions cross over. For instance, if it's a principle question I look for an AC that "must be true" based on my analysis of the argument and that has changed the game for me.

Every person is different, but I suggest you take a couple of untimed questions and analyze the argument before looking at the question stem. It might help you decide if it's the right thing for you.

Best of luck!

Will be joining! Thank you for this.

So excited!!! Will be there :)

I would love the link to the Quizlet if you don't mind sharing! I have tried a lot of books and it's honestly been rough. I'm hoping loophole can help with that! Thanks