feel free to dm me the journal you keep or start keeping a journal and send it to me and I can critique it/give you feedback. I'd take a break if you're upset. I tried to stay away from the test if I ever had too much negative energy and I think that was for the best. after the break review logic indicators and LR question types and easy LGs

are you attempting all the questions? how good are you at identifying when you aren't 100% certain.

If you can differentiate easy LGs from 4-5 star ones, it could be worthwhile to just completely skip one game.

also for LR, are you missing any easier questions? how often? why? I'd get into the habit of blind guessing on the last 5.

are you keeping a journal? I could give more detailed advice if you list exactly how and why you are missing questions

do practice tests and keep a detailed journal. take breaks if you get burned out

why are you missing the LR questions that you miss? how's your timing?

I have a google sheet where I keep track of what I'm working on, and a google doc where I write down info about the questions I have trouble with, why I didn't flag a question I got wrong, why I missed a question, why I had trouble with the stimulus, etc. I wouldn't review every question but I think it's very helpful to review and explain whatever you got wrong/why you got it wrong

a post test + post-BR journal has helped me a lot. write down why you missed each question you missed, why you failed to flag a question you ended up getting wrong, etc. is timing an issue?

I'd start by doing untimed PTs, flagging any question you're not sure of and really focusing on understanding. do the PT untimed. after you finish BR (for BR, instead of finding the right answer, practice disproving the 4 wrong answers. any LR question that you miss find out why you missed, watch the explanation video if you still don't understand, and then write a stimulus that has the same reasoning as the stimulus of the question you missed. diagram the different parts of the LR stimulus in the original and your stimulus of parallel reasoning. LG advice depends on how you're missing the questions.

thanks for the tip! I deleted and re-installed and it's working now

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yes the newer tests are harder. imo it's mostly from LR and RC. doing super thorough BRs and taking a good amount of time to review Q types you're missing before the next test will help

Thanks for the feedback! I think the mindset that the next test will be my last one is a very good point. the partial refund would be $50. All of my last three PTs (which is all I've done since the July test aside from drilling) are above my goal, but they're also earlier PTs which are a bit easier imo. I feel ready.

(I hadn't studied much between jan and july because I was studying abroad and wanted to focus on language acquisition. I took the test anyways bc I thought this free voucher would be easier to use earlier)

Follow up question: what would you do with the 2 free test vouchers if you got your target score (but not what you think could be your max) on the nov test? I read somewhere that law schools don't like it when you retake an already really high score (like if you retake a 174 to try to get a 180). Would this idea still apply if I could write an addendum saying that I had two vouchers and there was no point letting them go to waste)? Could it potentially be better to not use the vouchers if my next score might be less?

LA also has no test centers. Is there any legitimate reason why they wouldn't already have testing centers in the two biggest cities in the US?

LSAT analytics should help you know what questions are more difficult for you - skip those. Or just skip the ones that are longer like Parallel Flaw. I read the stimulus. If after the first read I didn't understand it well, or if I lost focus, I start over on the stimulus. After reading the stimulus twice and I still don't know what's going on, I flag and move on. For answer choices I I eliminate the choices that are easy to eliminate. If I'm stuck between two answer choices I'll reread each choice. If I still don't know I flag and move on.

2.) I don't fully understand the question. with regards to "how bad the wording is"- Are you eliminating answer choices bc the wording is confusing? If it's one of the tougher questions I personally wouldn't worry about missing it (easier said than done ik) as long as you don't let it be a time sink. I think JY says that if you're ever stuck between two ACs that's a good hint that it's a tough question, and just to flag it and move on.

I think it's super important to practice eliminating wrong answer choices. practice explaining why 4 ACs are wrong, in addition to explaining why the one is correct. (under timed PTs I look for the right answer first, but for BR I look to eliminate four wrong choices)

I think the biggest thing is breaking up the routine. Try different study methods.

take a break from studying for a few days and just read the economist/challenging texts. exercise before you study (or exercise while you study, sometimes after doing LG I'd go for a jog while listening to the audio of the explanations).

switch up the strategies while studying to make it more interesting (instead of looking for the right answer, always look for the 4 wrong answers) (or find the trap answer choices on harder LR questions and pretend you're the test maker explaining to your coworkers why the trap answer choice will trick people)

try out 7sage's law school predictor and then just adjust the variable of application month

what's a fresh PT?

interested

I wouldn't try to represent this on the master game board. (but still write the rule off to the side)

What mistakes are you making? We could give better advice if we know where exactly the mistakes are coming from. Are the unseen games similar to earlier games/games you’ve seen before? Why exactly do you think you continue to miss this amount of questions?

I found it super helpful to journal to get a better understanding of where/why I’m messing up

1-2 PTs a week is usually fine. more prep tests doesn't always equal more learning. It's more important to go through the Prep Test thoroughly, especially learning from whatever questions you're still getting wrong after BR. Getting to 170 that quickly will be tough but it's possible. Also 156-7 on your first PTs isn't 'such a low score', it's a good starting point.

Thank you for sharing!