My blind review scores are amazing and keep going up each PT, but my timed scores are stuck in an awful range I'm struggling to break out of. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED I'm crashing out ughh

Hey friends, I’m going to get a little personal here for a second.

I believe that I may have some undiagnosed ADHD. I really struggle with truly dedicating time and brain power to studying for the LSAT which really sucks because I truly want to be a lawyer, more than anything in the world. I find the test to be very daunting and large, so I feel rather unmotivated to tackle training for this thing, even though I know I need to. It’s easy to sit here and say, “I just need to lock in” because, even though I say that, I feel like I can’t make my brain/body actually do it. I also feel like this translates to other things in my life. It also sucks because like, I realize this about myself, but feel like I can’t escape it. I also notice other things like high-strung energy and feeling like I can’t focus on certain things without having this overall dread of overthinking what I’m doing to the point of forgetting or not being able to explain what I’m doing. I feel like I’m in constant brain fog.

My question is: Is there anyone out there who started practicing and studying before being diagnosed with ADHD and then went through the diagnosis process and then afterwords, noticed major upward changes in the results? If so, how did you go about it, and do you think it made THAT much of a difference?

If you respond, thanks for getting personal with your ADHD diagnosis!

Hey guys, I got a serious question:

So I was thinking about either taking the June or August LSAT (planning on taking either one in-person). I was wondering if the test center will allow me to show up wearing a full 2018 Lebron James game fit (jersey, compression tank, shorts, shoes, literally everything that my glorious king would wear).

I have been taking prep tests in chunks as well as in one sitting. How many prep tests should I take in one sitting before I take the real exam in June? Also, I have been getting a 145 before blind reviewing and a 155 after blind reviewing. What are some things besides drilling that I can do to increase my score? I am aiming to get a 160.

Somebody had a question about earplugs being used during the LSAT at testing centers for extra silence. I was intrigued because I, like many others, work better under absolute silence. I reached out to the LSAC, and below is their response on the matter:

"You can bring foam ear plugs as long as they do not have a string attached to them."

Quick sanity check before test day:

Over my last ~10 PTs I’ve been scoring 167–175, with most in the low–mid 170s (171–174). I also had two recent full simulations at 171–172.

That said, my last two LR sections were both -4 (I’m usually around -1 to -2), which has me a little in my head.

Review suggests it was more execution (overthinking, a couple careless misses) than gaps in understanding.

Does this just sound like normal fluctuation right before test day, or something to be concerned about?

I am trying to get into Lawschool. I am 31 years old and have a decent work resume in infectious disease research. My GPA is 3.59. I probably will score between 160 and 165 on my exam this week. Below is every practice exam I ever took. Think it's worth it to take again in June before applying to law schools? I want to raise my LSAT score as much as possible to override my not so great GPA and to get as much scholarship poetntial as possible. I live in NYC and want to go to Fordham or St Johns. I want to work full time through it but I guess that's another story. My true was goal was to get 166+ on my LSAT.

Hell everyone. My name is Elise and I am hoping to take the LSAT in August. I live in the Pomona CA area and am looking for a study buddy/group. I would love to meet in person once a week or every other week, but I am also open to doing zoom study sessions. If anyone is interested let me know and we can make a group chat!

Add me on discord @ angeloasu . I'm going to start a virtual or in-person study group! https://discord.gg/rAWevqGXf8

Hello future attorneys,

I wanted to see if there are any students in the Pennsylvania area (Lancaster, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, York, or Harrisburg) who want to form an in-person LSAT study group.

The goal would be to meet once or twice a week at a public library or coffee shop to review practice tests, and stay consistent in our prep.

Meeting in person helps with:

• Accountability and staying on track

• Real-time discussion and deeper understanding

• Learning different strategies from others

• Creating a focused study environment

I’m currently scoring in the mid-150s and aiming for a 165+. I’m planning to take the LSAT in June, so I want to stay fully locked in over the next two months.

If this is something you're interested in, please let me know and we can coordinate.

Are the more recent LSAT PTs easier, or is it just me? I’m taking the April test in a few days and my scores have jumped from a 164 (PT 153) to a consistent 170 on PTs 157 and 158. Has anyone else noticed a shift in difficulty starting around PT 155?

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With deposit deadlines closing in, @JacobBaska walks through everything you need to know about the final stretch of the admissions cycle. Do schools actually negotiate scholarships right now, when applications are at a 15 to 20 year high? The answer is more complicated than the Reddit threads might suggest.

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@AlexJacobs and @BaileyLuber are joined by @Kevin_Lin, 7Sage's senior content creator, to tackle one of the most debated topics in LSAT prep: conditional logic and diagramming. Is diagramming a must? A waste of time? Somewhere in between?

Bailey shares what it was like to resist diagramming through most of her own LSAT journey and what she wishes she'd known sooner. Kevin breaks down why even students who "get" basic conditionals can get tripped up by the harder stuff on test day. And all three push back on the idea that 7Sage is all diagrams, all the time.

Whether you're just starting out and feeling overwhelmed by sufficient and necessary conditions, or you're deep in your prep and wondering if your current approach is holding you back, this episode will help you figure out where diagramming fits in your studies.

I took pretest 149 and got a 150. Days later, I did Preptest A and got a 158. Today I took PT 126 and got a 153. I struggled on RC more than my previous practices because two of the passages were HARD. I studied and learned concepts since my 150, but it's been a week. Where would that place me? Was my score on Preptest A a fluke, or could I get a 158

Even though I’m well along my LSAT journey, I reviewed the grammar lessons in the CC again and they really helped address confusion I was repeatedly experiencing in some LR questions.

I especially recommend reviewing them for any ESL speakers as myself. To be honest I brushed through them through my first pass of the CC, but this in-depth review was so helpful, even so far in my studying.

All the best!

Stas

I have been studying for 5 weeks, at least 2 hours a day, and I am still getting so many questions wrong. I don't care if I get some wrong, but I want to get most right. I can never remember all of these acronyms they use on here, I can't tell the difference between different types of questions (sufficient assumption questions, pseudo-sufficient, Necessary, etc), and I don't understand how blind review works/helps. I don't want to take a break and "avoid burnout" because I am already 4 days behind. I would love to do tutoring, as I really think that would help, but it is so freaking expensive. I don't know what to do.

I've been preparing for the LSAT for some time. I took the test in January and plan to retake it in June, or possibly August if needed. While people often say that speed comes with practice—and I do feel myself getting faster—I also find that I tend to misread questions when I try to move too quickly. My Blind Review (BR) scores are at my target level, but the gap between my actual score and my BR is significant. Does anyone have advice on how to close this gap or improve performance under test conditions? If the solution is simply more timed practice, I can do that, but I'm unsure how much time I should allow for the tougher questions. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi there! I am taking the LSAT for the first time next Friday, the 9th. I am treating it as a practice exam to create a baseline score for my June exam.

I am looking for a flexible tutor who can work with me and my busy schedule. I work a 9-5 and my study times vary, but I always take at least an hour to two a day, uninterrupted for studying.

I started studying in January, and had a 138 diagnostic. I am currently scoring in the 155-159 range, but want a 165 on the exam in June. Tutoring would hopefully follow my April exam and have a more concrete number to work with.

I have been going through the Foundations portion of the Lesson Plans, and was on the section of Necessary and Sufficient indicators. I did notice that one of the lessons said that if we are practicing these, we are eventually going to become natural with these if we have months of practice. However, if we are on a time crunch and have 1 month or so, and are already scoring low 150s, what area is more beneficial to focus on mastering in order to achieve maybe 5-10 points more?

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in joining an online study group. I’m currently in PA, and I’ll be in DC over the summer, so virtual works best for me. If you’re interested, let me know and we can figure out a time that works for everyone.

Hey everyone,

I am in the practice phase of my study plan, but the practice blocks are routinely NOT generating at least a day for me to take a full practice test. I feel a little antsy about that bc I am taking the test in June. I;m wondering what others think about this. Should I be taking a PT every week? Or am I overthinking it? If not, how do I get the practice blocks to generate the PTs for me? I work well with the study plan bc otherwise I am not great at picking out what to practice every day, especially since I work full time I really like that the study plan takes the mental load off me. Thanks for everyone's help!

I just scored a 173 on PT128.

I take the April exam, and today I wanted to go to campus and do a full PT at the same time as I am going to next week. I came into the exam feeling good, but by the second half I found myself feeling so discouraged that I knew I did poorly.

However, I did not even fathom getting as low as I did. I take the exam in a week and have been feeling good about it, and now I am trying to figure out how to not spiral after doing so poorly on this PT. Pls help, this exam is killing me.

Does anyone have any RC drill types they like to do? I often find myself doing single-passage drills, focusing on having a solid read, getting a good grasp of the main idea, noting structural features, and finding support for my answers, but I was curious if anyone has found any drill styles they like to do to shake things up (for example, highlighting drills where you highlight support for each AC, speed drills, etc.). Thanks for any thoughts!

Hello everyone, I am taking the LSAT this Friday and I need to squeeze a few extra points out of RC. I've struggled with it ever since I started studying but was able to go from -7/-8 consistently to -4/-5 and on occasion -2/-1. I just took PT 159 and got a 167; the vast majority of errors were in RC. On both the regular and experimental RC sections I got a -9, much worse than I have done in the past or on my last few PTs. I got a -3 on both LR passages combined. I find the newer RC passages much or difficult than the ones in the past and its been throwing me off though even still -9 is the worst score I have gotten in months. I honestly only need to get back to what my average seems to be in order to be in the 170s but taking that PT was a bit demoralizing. Also is it true that the comparative passage is completely gone or is it on some exams but not others? Thanks everyone!