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performance decrease after "break"

needmylsat180needmylsat180 Alum Member
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Hello guys,

really need some help here. I stopped doing lsat (for 2 weeks) because I was studying for my exams. Before I was able to have like 2-3 wrong for LR (BR score) and 1-2 for LG no BR and like 4-5 for RC (BR) and I was improving too..and now I just don't want to mention how much I get wrong even with BR :( Feeling stressed. Is it going to get better once I get back to the flow by doing more practice questions?
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  • rakinalikhanrakinalikhan Alum Member
    329 karma
    i know how you feel. i took a break for about 3 months and ive really slipped. i went from 20+ right on LG to 14 right on the first few that did. when i did Blind Review i my scores are back in the 20s. i attribute it to rust, i have to get back into LSAT mode mentally and readjust to the timed conditions. dont lose hope!
  • needmylsat180needmylsat180 Alum Member
    175 karma
    @rakinalikhan I don't even get them right with BR now. Its like confidence level dropped to the lowest
  • rakinalikhanrakinalikhan Alum Member
    329 karma
    @gabriellatkj i would attribute it to mindset because once youre in the "LSAT zone" so to speak it really makes a huge difference. take this for example. the first full timed LR section i did when i started studying again and timed i only got 9 right. Was i discouraged? of course. but i didnt let that get me down for more than a half hour. i went through the answers, broke down why i got questions wrong and why did i choose what i chose. the next LR section i did from the exact same practice test i got 15 right. the next day, the first LR section on a practice test i got 7 right, but by reviewing and refreshing my thought process, i got 16 right on the next LR section on the practice test.

    i attribute that increase to being confident in myself in knowing that i can do so much better and that i cant let a few bad sections hold me back or else it will just negatively impact me for the rest of the test. and keep in mind, this is 3 months after taking a break. the 15 and 16 i got on the LR sections, those are the highest scores ive ever gotten because 3 months ago i had a hard time even breaking 11 right.

    If i can do it, so can you :)
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