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sydneybouwman
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LSAT
157
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3.34
1L START YEAR
2027

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Alberta
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British Columbia
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Calgary
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sydneybouwman
Sunday, Aug 23

I've been there. First, make sure you're not burning yourself out... maybe take a week off just to reset. Second, the one thing that has really helped me is learning how to flag and move on with questions that I'm unsure about. For these, I pick the answer that first stood out to me (my gut reaction), flag, and go on to the next. This way, you still have time to get all the questions you do understand correct, and then if you have extra time, you can go back to the flagged ones. Even if you don't end up having time at the end, you at least know that you were able to read all the questions without panic-guessing at the end—ensuring you get as many right as possible. Not only that, this strategy has been super encouraging for me because I've found that, more often than not, my first instinct on a tough question was correct, and overthinking made me choose the wrong answer. My mid-170s BR scores prove that I know how to do the questions, but the timed conditions stress me out. This strategy has boosted my confidence a lot and made sure I don't spend 3-4 whole minutes on a question that I end up getting wrong anyway. I would suggest trying out an entire section where you just trust your gut and try not to overthink. On tough questions, choose the answer you felt could be right and move on immediately. It feels weird at first, and your brain will want to stay on it and try to figure it out 100%, but trust me, it gets easier! I was scoring in the mid-150s for a year, and finally I've broken into the mid-160s! You got this!

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sydneybouwman
Sunday, Aug 23

@Kevin_Lin Yes! Thank you! I did not know that was a thing.

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I think more specificity/stats on the analytics page in general would be helpful. However, one thing that I think would be really cool to have on the analytics page is more insight into different question types. I know you can see your accuracy over a certain time period, but I'd love to see a chart on whether I've improved/regressed on a specific question type over time. Also, maybe more stats on which question types I tend to spend the most time on, which ones I BR the most, which ones I switch answers on the most, etc. I think this could be helpful for people to know so they can really focus their studying, recognize their (maybe bad) habits, and ultimately improve in these areas.

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PT140.S3.Q23
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sydneybouwman
Friday, Jul 10

holy this is a trick question. Is E not an assumption? Perception that they do not care does not necessarily = rude/patronizing, etc.? Like I understand why E could be correct, I just find it hard to believe that it is the best answer and that anyone would get it without some major analysis.

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sydneybouwman
Wednesday, Jan 7

@Jascard Thanks so much! I'll definitely try this.

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sydneybouwman
Tuesday, Jan 6

@SimoneLewis No... they cost extra right?

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sydneybouwman
Edited Tuesday, Jan 6

@GigaChad probably a bit... I've always had a hard time with tests. But I don't think I'm nervous enough that it would affect my score THAT much.

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Tuesday, Jan 6

sydneybouwman

😖 Frustrated

What am I doing wrong?

I've been feeling pretty discouraged lately with my LSAT studies. I cannot seem to improve my real score (mid 150s) despite my blind review being really good (usually 170+). I thought it was because of timing struggles but, for LR at least, my timing has gotten a lot better recently but my score still hasn't improved. RC is my hardest section for sure and that hasn't improved at all—both timing and accuracy wise. I've done the core curriculum, drills, reviewed, but nothing seems to help. Has anyone gone through something similar/have any tips that I may not have tried?

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PT134.S3.Q13
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sydneybouwman
Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025

wouldn't "making up a tiny percentage" still change the mass? how would it be correct then?

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Friday, Aug 15, 2025

I feel like the video explanations for questions in the lessons are way to long and include so much unnecessary info. It makes it hard to pay attention and distinguish between useful and fluff information.

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