I just moved from Sacramento to Los Angeles doing the same thing!
First off, big applause to you for making the decision to move across the US! That shit is not easy (excuse the language lol).
I stay motivated watching Buzzfeed videos about motivation/life inspo.
They have one about asking Lawyers and Doctors some of the most googled Qs I think.
The folks look pretty young ( about mid-late 20s) and even though some answers aren't rainbows and butterflies, you can tell they really enjoy their careers and all the grueling hard work they put in.
It makes the goal more realistic I think because the people being filmed were once in our shoes.
In terms of how to cope with being overwhelmed, I try to do something "fun" or relaxing with a time limit. Like, I'll go to watch a movie that I've been dying to watch, either at home in another room or the theather, or go to some sort of fun event that's free.
That way my office stays as the "study/business-only room" and I keep myself from getting sucked into procrastination.
This is just what works for me because I let myself youtube surf on my tablet during school too often and it was more tempting for me procrastinate.
I hope my answer helps and your studies and moving go well!!
Thank you everyone for all the comments!!!
Hopefully this thread helps other folks too!
So, anyone got suggestions how to stay sane with adhering to the course and somewhat progressing during gap year(s)?
I initially had planned on taking the September 2018 exam but life decided to show me that "adulting" is more important.
How do some of you balance working/finding work that would "beef up your resume" while studying for this monster of an exam?
I'm aiming to try to get into USC or UCLA for Fall 2019 or 2020.
So, as a person that does not make assumptions in the real world (aka: I ask and double check EVERYTHING)
WEAKENING & STRENGTHENING Qs are killing me.
Once I get to level 3 I start getting 3/5s and ultimately 0/5 as the levels go up.
I'll BLINDREVIEW the drills during the Core Curriculum and watch all the videos for the questions I missed.
I'm trying to get 5/5 without spending more than 10 mins on 5 questions because I get frustrated with how long I'm stuck on the question.
I get that with WEAKENING Qs, you have to find an AC that exposes an "alternative reason for a conclusion" but that is not always easyy.
In STRENGTHENING Qs, I'm just lost because sometimes I have no idea what the assumption is.
Does anyone have tips/tricks to
Better to go into Law School mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and financially as prepared as possible rather then trying to adhere to a scheduale and/or opinioins of people who aren't YOU.
I was hell bent on going to law school this year and I had to step back and be brutually honest with myself. It was best for me to take a break (aim is to limit the break to just 1 year). Plus, the possibilty and fact that some folks drop out of law school because they are NOT prepared or healthy was way more motivational then anything else. I didn't want to think about paying for a semester or more and getting so burnt that I wouldn't be able to handle everything.
I got crap from family and friends but they aren't taking the LSAT for me, they aren't going to have to be in the classes and taking exams for me, and they aren't going to being working as the professional I am striving to be.
So if people keep pushing, just tell them "Greatness takes time".
Hope this and all the other awesome answers helped you out!