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I ate a protein bar during the break. 10 minutes can go by pretty fast, and this was the quickest thing for me to snarf down. As someone who drinks some version of caffeine every day, I chose not to on test day because I am someone that can get jittery. But if this is what keeps you awake and going, then go for it absolutely. The adrenaline from being in the exam room was enough for me lol.
One piece of advice I wish someone had given me is that it isn't the end of the world if you don't get a good amount of sleep the night before. I think when you try too hard to sleep before a big day, it can backfire and make you think that you are already setting yourself up for an unideal scenario. Realistically, not getting what is considered a "good amount of sleep" is really not going to have an impact on you during the exam. You will have adrenaline going and your mind/body will know that it needs to lock in. If anything, the sleep deprivation might hit you the day after your exam, and by then you can just take a worry-free nap lol.
Awww my chances are so much lower for the schools I had on my list, but at least I have a more realistic sense of which schools I have a good chance at.
in my experience, the more you try to get rid of the nerves, background thoughts, etc., the more pressure you will feel to have the "perfect mindset" to go into this exam. my best advice is to run with the nerves. it is so normal to feel nervous the day of the exam, but also, it's just as normal to feel excited. you've worked hard, and now you are going to be one step closer to law school!! you will be present with the test without even realizing it. once that timer starts, adrenaline kicks in, and you will be locked in, i promise. good luck!!
I am in the same boat, and as these other commenters have said, taking advantage of morning time before work and using weekends to PT is really helpful. Honestly if you get a lunch during the day, maybe even take advantage of that time if you have no other time in the day.
Ellen Cassidy's The Loophole has a pretty good section on this, but if you don't want to spend money, I'm sure there are YouTube videos out there that go over them. Maybe 7sage has a few lessons on it too! Once you have learned them, it could be a good idea to create flashcards. One side has the flaw definition/example, and the other side has the flaw name. Good luck!
I can't say that this is a true "correlation", but its defintely something you could try. I started getting consistent -1s, -2s in the RC sections after a couple months of only drilling hard RC questions, and sometimes only specifically drilling my high-priority RC questions (hard level as well). Now, I find myself breezing through the first 10-14 RCs on a section, giving me more time to answer the last 10 or so. I think having more time for the difficult questions towards the end can really be the difference between a -4/-5 and -1/-2. Good luck, you got this!!
In my unprofessional opinion lol, definitely give yourself at least 1 or 2 weeks of a complete break. If you are very worried about losing momentum, maybe keep it to a week. But you do need and deserve a little break. I think you will be surprised with how much better you can focus and get back into your routine post-break.
I drilled using only the 3-5 difficulty level LR questions for about 2 months, and it has made it soooooo much easier to breeze through the first 12-15 questions on LR sections.
I am in the same boat, with a slightly different official test score. My best, unprofessional advice (and also what I am doing), is to aim for one PT every week until I actually know if it is too much. If I start to burn out, then I will change the plan to every other week.
Hi @EthanMadore . I hope I did not go about this process the wrong way lol. I booked the 45 minute workshop on July 31, and the code I was given had an expiration date of today (August 14). To give myself the maximum amount of time to work on my rough draft, I put it in my calendar to book the appointment exactly 2 weeks out. But now, the Schedule Appointment page is prompting me to enter payment information of $249 and my code is now expired even though the initial appointment page still shows the discount. Is there anyway I can still book this workshop with the $99 I already paid? Thank you!!
