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I also have GAD, and going forward if you need accommodations for the LSAT, you can definitely apply for them! I’m the exact same way with my anxiety and test taking but reaffirming myself and meditating to just clear my mind helps more than I thought. Additionally, before your test remind yourself that it’s okay to take a second to breathe and regroup, the worst thing I did was try to push through when I felt my anxiety getting the best of me, that it messed up my rhythm and easier questions. Best of luck and my DMs are open if you need some more insight!
Yes! I have the extra time accommodation. I would not survive w/o it lol.
I think trying to push thru the anxiety is my biggest issue. I haven't really thought about it like that before. I'll try taking a regroup break when I need it.
Thank you!
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Hey! I don't have an anxiety disorder but do feel anxious while taking full timed tests and I have seen it affect my score. I saw this discussion post (https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/30593/oct-lsat-takers-a-helpful-tool-for-test-day-mindset-before-preptests) and the meditation helped me tremendously. I hope it will help you too!
Thank you for sharing!
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I appreciate the advice. I will try the meditation. I think it's the clock that is the biggest trigger.
I have generalized anxiety disorder, and it acts up during full-timed tests. I am scoring very well when doing individual sections or smaller problem sets, but when I have to take a full length exam, my anxiety is triggered and I get easy questions wrong.... Anyone else experience something like this? Or have any resources they use to manage this when it happens? Thanks (3(/p)
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I was diagnosed with anxiety and got accommodations for the LSAT.
I know exactly how you were feeling because I had a good understanding of the material and I studied so much yet I wasn't able to execute on exams due to my anxiety getting the better of me. And on my first sitting of the LSAT in February 2021, I completely blanked on one of the games on LG even though it's my best section.
I decided to retake for August. I got accommodations and more time to study obv, but I still wasn't performing well. One month before the exam I scored below my February score lmao. The anxiety was still getting to me.
I listened to a Powerscore podcast on general test mentality (they do one before every LSAT test I believe for free!) and I started to change my whole mindset. Before every PT I would warm up as usual and then would write notes to myself on how I was going to approach the exam: be more confident, be aggressive, etc. I would tell myself that I knew this test and that I was the only one standing in my way. I also stopped fussing too much over what score I got and focused more on my process. How was I approaching LR/LG/RC? Was I being disciplined? Careless? Not reading carefully enough?
Crazy enough this worked for me and I started seeing massive improvements, hitting way above my goal score. The LSAT preys on anxiety, self doubt, and second guessing, which doubly hurts those who have anxiety disorders. But! It's not impossible to overcome. Mindset is half the battle on this exam, consider it the hidden section of the LSAT and you have to practice having a positive and confident mindset.
Thank you for sharing your story with me! I will try the podcast and the notes to self.