Tips on NOT getting discouraged?

dwyeraq

Seeing incorrect marks and red marks just feels so negative. How do you not let this get to your head? How do you remain positive when it seems like you can't? I'm starting to feel like I should give up on going to law school.

natemanwell1

unrealistic expectations. not gonna do well without a lot of studying.

mollyotoole9

I totally understand your frustration. I've been studying since the summer and was planning on taking the test this month, but I've had to push it back until June because my PT scores have been lower than I'd like. It's really hard to not be discouraged. I've had many moments of feeling just like you -- wondering if it's worth it or if I'm smart enough. Some advice I received recently which has helped is that it's all a process. It's long and definately not linear, but you can get there. If law school is what you want to do, you can make it happen, it just takes time. Try to be kind to yourself, look how far you've come, how hard you're working and celebrate the small wins. I've also found that going to live classes and listening to the 7Sage podcast has been helpful, it's nice to hear from people who have gotten through it and feel like you're not alone.

Lawtinaa

I have been feeling the same way as well! I originally intended to take in February, but back in November I decided to move it to April and now I'm considering pushing it to June. It's been hard not to feel discouraged. You have to remember to keep on pushing yourself and LOCK IN. It's so hard at times to not feel discouraged but its also ok to feel discouraged! We are human and it's a natural response. Taking a small break (maybe a couple days), watching or listening to encouraging videos and podcasts, or listening to music which hypes you up are great ways. I like to watch YouTube videos of other law or pre-law students who talk about their path to law school. It helps me think to myself "if they could do it, I can do it too". You can also take the time to briefly review your notes or previous lessons as refreshers too. It's hard but not impossible!! You can do this!!

mayy ayy

I can completely relate to the negative emotions the red marks trigger, as many others do, I am sure. But I think it is imperative to emotionally disconnect from your results, That is, even the green marks trigger us emotionally sometimes, and I think that neither triggers are conducive to progress. I think it is best not to take any results to be a reflection of yourself, capabilities, or potential, and merely look at it as a factual result that reflect your command over the test. This might actually free up your energy so you can invest it into focusing on what your thought process is when getting answers wrong, how might you change you process or attune it, what might you be missing here and there, and putting in the effort to just go through the process, sincerely. How is your working schedule and environment? Your lifestyle and study habits.etc. Focus on those elements.

Ultimately, instead of thinking that the score you want is farfetched, you can just simply think that you are not there yet, and believe that you will get there.

I don't know if any of this will help, but I genuinely think that the discourse around law school admissions can be unnecessarily harmful and noisy. This is a test with a trainable skill, and it takes the time that it takes for every individual. There is no need for us to be looking for signs from a test to tell us whether we can or cannot make it down a path we desire or if we "have what it takes." Even if you don't currently have what it takes to do as well as you want to on this test, through practice you can eventually get what it takes. Just put your head down, do sincere attentive work, rest when needed, shut out the unnecessary noise, learn to be patient and smart with a learning process, and keep working till you get what you want, regardless of how long it takes.

jordandomenech

https://open.spotify.com/show/1IYx61IAEHDWfq1Q7Xhq5l

tuffnoogeys

Change your perspective! Red marks are good because you are exposing yourself to new tricks the LSAT uses against you. Study those red questions and get familiar with where you are going wrong. The next time the LSAT uses that trap, you will be good for it. You got this!

JojiVlogs

If you're not getting the scores you are hoping for, remember that you are not your score. Just do your best but dont overwhelm yourself. There's more to life than the LSAT. If you really want to go to law school, give all that you can and dont compare yourself to others. You got this

domignat

I was feeling the same way for a while and then I found that when I took the emotion out of the exam, I wasn't freaking out over answers being incorrect whatsoever. You sort of have to be robotic in a way, if you let the emotions get the best of you, you won't succeed. You need to be wired to understand that this is a step in progressing upwards, it's going to happen, and you can't get frustrated with your studying, drilling and especially PT'ing. Something that worked for me was I have a paper on my wall above my desk that says " 15 right, 15 right, 15 right". That represents how many I need to get right in each section to get a 150 at a minimum. I know I'm not going into big law and don't want to go to a T-14 school, I just want to become a lawyer working as a prosecutor or a defense attorney somewhere. I know what I need to do to get there and a 150 at the minimum is whats going to get me there. That works massively for me when I am in a rut, I will look at my wall and remind myself what I am doing all of this for. There is a term in poker called going on tilt. It's when you let emotion cloud your judgment while playing a game, and instead of playing emotionless like you are supposed to do, you play questioning your every move and emotion is your sole determination in every move you make. Same thing applies with the LSAT, if you start getting frustrated on a problem, you will get frustrated with the ones throughout the rest of the exam and you will start to question every decision you make. Be emotionless, be confident, and have a plan of how you are going to improve. You can only go up from here and always remind yourself of where you want to be, and how you are going to get there. If you know your motivations, you will be just fine and you will do fantastic. You cannot let your LSAT score define you whatsoever. A number is just a number. Think of every PT you take as just another exam, including the actual exam you take. Don't change your mindset at all. Do not look at subreddits, tiktoks, instagram reels, anything. It will only discourage you more and make you feel even worse. You got this!