Thank you everyone for your input, I'll definitely consider this in the next few days. @ Your mindset and mine are totally aligned and I both respect and thank your words of motivation. This LSAT was a bit different because it was transitioning to the digital, allowing for cancellation post seeing score and free retake if you do decide to cancel--it will probably never happen again in LSAT history!

Thank you everyone for your input. I think one thing to keep in mind with my reasoning for cancelling is I do want to go to a t14 with money. That is my goal. I am also looking at some t20 schools like UT Austin, UCLA, USC, but even for those schools a 166 is about or slightly below average. I would not consider going without a scholarship.

It's not a huge issue but it is mildly annoying is all. I do get financial aid and I received two fee waivers which I used on July and September. I have a strong feeling I will improve and I would not have taken July if it didn't have this cancel option---I took it as a test run/diagnostic. Very conflicted.

@ I so agree with this! I found RC to be unusually easy, perhaps because I'm not as invested when I take practice tests as I was during the actual exam (lol) but I almost always get -0 to -2 on LG and found it to be very challenging today. My big problem was I didn't finish so I had to guess on the last 2. For this reason alone I was strongly considering doing a full LG section immediately before the next exam.

@ All test takers!

@ I was thinking that along with the possibility that many test takers taking it not fully prepared provided it's a freebie... was hoping -14 as that has been the case with more generous LSATs in the past 10 years haha

So.... what are we all expecting for this curve?

@ @ Unfortunately I did most of the 40s when I started my prep with that mindset and had to complete some 80s for my prep class. Hence starting from square one.

@ That makes a lot of sense! I feel like I can get more LR correct on the more recent exams, and thus was confused as to why everyone says it has gotten harder. Some of the LR ACs on 1-10 are legitimately so tricky because they are not straightforward at all.

@ It took me about a month to get through them all one time, and then I had to revisit them after that month. It took me about a week to get through LG and RC each and about 2 weeks to get through LR. Just keep in mind that it does take time to let certain concepts sink in and so take it slow and steady if you need.

@ @

Hi my lovelies! My studying journey basically consisted of going through the Powerscore books twice as well as taking a prep class (although truthfully the class only really helped me at the margins and I kind of regret taking it, PS has everything you need and after looking through those you can also try 7sage methods if you like those better). My approach was basically getting all the conceptual stuff down before drilling practice tests, which I basically started a week ago. Before that I was taking about one test a week, but I didn't know all the material yet so reviewing them was a little pointless, though it helped me continue working on my test-taking stamina/timing since it has been years that I have had to do standardized tests. I'd definitely recommend this approach but everyone is different.

I was pretty much in the same position as you when I started studying 2 months ago! I received a 154 and was incredibly discouraged and truthfully, none of the forums out there telling me that that is perfectly normal made me feel better. However, I'm almost at 170 after studying extensively and taking practice tests. The LSAT is incredibly learnable--I promise you! I'm of the belief that anyone, with the right amount of hard work and given ample time can get in the 170s. Hit the books and get that 180 :smile: