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If you can go to the office hours conference with Sami, she's walked with students through so many things and so has Josh. I think they're both taking the time for office hours soon. They're very devoted to helping students and have worked on these types of things before with other students.

What's the best way to stay in the loop in regard to these office hours? Do they just get posted to that one thread Sami has open?

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I also had a similar experience. I was PTing 164-167, and it was a shock to see a 155 yesterday. Not only did LG get me, so did RC which I did not see coming. I am going to make sure I get LG to my fullest potential since that's my strength, and try to find consistency with RC. Its tough with the test so close. Good luck with everything!

Which tests do you practice with? I hear a lot of people say the newer tests are more difficult but I can't tell how you really measure that or if it's true

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I had the exact same thing happen to me on the July LSAT of this year. I was PT'ing in the 151-153 range and I ended up getting a 143. Not only was it almost 10 points below my average, but it was actually WORSE than when I took the LSAT in Nov of 2018 before I started studying using 7Sage. Needless to say I was extremely confused, because like you, I felt energized, alert, and not terribly anxious. I felt deflated when I saw my score and wanted to give up. But I kept going. Less than two months later I took the Sept LSAT and just found out I got a 157. I was shocked because I had one hour of sleep max, was anxiety-ridden, and had the notorious LG section that completely screwed my morale up for the rest of the exam.

I guess my point is not to take your score as a reflection of your ability. If you are PT'ing in 153-157 range, then it is in your ability to get that score for the October LSAT, even if it is only a couple weeks away. There are many factors that can affect our test scores without us even being consciously aware of them. Do practice tests like usual, but also focus on improving your mindset and not forgetting to take care of yourself. That is what I did between the July and September tests. Also don't overload yourself with PT's, I find my score improves the most when I give myself a mental break. Don't picture yourself getting a bad score in October. Picture the ideal end result, stay positive and good things will happen! Good luck!

Thanks for the advice! It's nice to hear other people who have similar experiences, it's more disturbing psychologically seeing that low of a score honestly, I am not put down by it at all. I'm definitely taking a break from the PTs because drilling lately has gone so much better for LG and LR, and honestly I think both tests show my lack of experience with the material (not that I didn't study a lot, but I just indulged so much in BR that I neglected the drilling aspect)

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I did decent on the LG, but totally bombed the reading comprehension and one section of logical reasoning. Can't believe it...

But lets stay positive looking towards November!

Legit same situation, people talking about dying on LG mountain but I hit my average on it and I suck at LG, meanwhile I went like -8 OVER my average on RC. Totally stunted me, didn't even think the passages were that rough.

Interested as well, please let me know if we can still join

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I think it is worth blind reviewing them, and I will tell you why. Those questions you end up leaving up to chance by guessing, they aren't guaranteed to be that exact same type that you leave on the table, come test day. They could end up being questions of the same logical structure or weird abstract wording that you encounter towards the middle of a section on a new test. So, in short, my answer is definitely focus on the questions you did encounter, that way you can gauge your thought processes under timed conditions, etc, and come up with test taking strategies that work best for you. However, you should still have the logic of the unattempted questions down too. The more familiar you get with as many of these questions as possible, the more likely your chances of recognizing a support structure or mechanism for a specific question type... it could result in speeding you up and maybe getting you more answered questions under your belt in the process down the line as well. Look, BR SUCKS. I actually enjoy taking timed tests, trying to get a new personal best, etc. BR takes a while, and it's tedious, but as a former skeptic and lazy student, I can attest to the tremendous benefits in speed that BR has granted me.

Very fair, I think I got really discouraged the first few times I was doing BR because I either circled so many questions or just guessed a lot in a single section. For some reason my time allocation is actually getting worse with more practice, possibly because i'm trying very hard nowadays to get all questions right and giving ample time to understand the stem and question language. I know it's a hurdle I will probably just have to get over for now while I continue to learn. I'll definitely try BR-ing the last PT and see how that works out.