Finished my exam about an hour ago! I am uncertain of how I did, to be honest. I found there LR to be pretty standard, though there were a few questions where I had a tossup between two answers.

LG, my second section, was going extremely well at first (thanks 7sage!) for the first two games. The last two, econ/museum, hurt my progress. I skipped the museum one to do the econ one (which I thought would be able to do more effectively from knowledge of previous games) but there was a lot going on in it. When I was running out of time and went back to do the museum one, I realized the key inferences too late to finish all of the questions. While I think I got the first two games completely right, I probably got -6 to -7 in the LG section due to the last two games.

RC was going pretty well but the passages were extremely dense (Brittain/Inuit/legal/predator). I got through the first three passages with seven minutes to read and do the questions for the last one, as I got caught up in passage 3. I probably guessed on half of the questions in the last passage, though I was feeling somewhat good about the previous sections.

I started at a 146 last year, brought it up to a 156 by the Jan LSAT, and brought my PT average up to a 160 - 162 by studying for this June LSAT exam (since early May - after I graduated). This is my final (and fourth) time taking the LSAT, and simply for scholarship negotiation/waitlist purposes. Hoping if I got -7 in LG, -4 in LR (my recent avg), and at most -7 or -8 in RC that I can pull off a 160. GL everyone (and, hoping for a nice curve to help out :) )

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Hey!

First off, so sorry about the bad time slot. It's all relative, but I struggle similarly in the morning. You do only have 30min after your scheduled exam time to take it on ProctorU, as far as I'm aware.

I took the GRE a few years ago at an hour I remember deeming ungodly (8am I think? lol), and my score was on par with my practice tests. I know most of this constitutes as pretty basic advice, but this is what helped me!

As far as staying awake/being mentally aware, I think it's crucial to start a schedule that you want to mimic on test day as soon as you can. Keep it as similar as you can to your own routine, just bump it up a few hours. It'll be much easier to wake up early on day 5 instead of day 1! Incentivize yourself somehow to be awake and up at a certain hour - my personal trick is that as immediately as I can, I do something super simple that I have to follow through on, like make a coffee. Incorporating some mentally-stimulating game you normally like to play (Sudoku, crossword, etc.) doesn't hurt either, just to wake up your brain naturally come test day.

The most intimidating part for me was that I had practiced mostly in the afternoon because I just don't do mornings. For that, I think the schedule will definitely help, but honestly it just helped me to remember the test doesn't change because it's early. It might seem so much harder on the first question or two or five - it's not. I bypassed a lot of extra stress because I was A. prepared to be awake and B. constantly reminding myself that I know exactly what I'm doing. You've done this before.

You'll be awesome! Good luck!

Thank you so much for all this advice! I totally relate... mornings are definitely not my thing (lol)

I will certainly keep it in mind as I approach my test day. My plan thus far is to make coffee in the morning prior and stimulate my brain with some LG exercises I know pretty well!

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openings for Jan 19th available am and pm in proctor u

Proctor U just told me over the support line that they are sadly at max capacity, though told me to keep checking back as LSAC infrequently opens up slots. Here's hoping they open up again!