One week before the LSAT, what do I do?

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  lmallette4 Free Trial Member

  September 2013 19 karma

  Something similar happened with me. Burnout? Too much anxiety about scoring high enough leading to decreased performance? That's what I guessed when it happened to me. Have you read the thread about burnout being real?
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  E.T.90066-1 Alum Member

  September 2013 377 karma

  Stop! Do not continue taking test after test, it will only make things worse. Firs, go out and have some fun, odds are you have put many hours into prepping for the LSAT. Remind you self that you must follow strategy for every question on the lsat, so you know what you are doing! I would take one more PT sometime on wednesday. But relax! This is a test about your understanding of the materials as well as you emotional stability at the moment.
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  CJ Shin Free Trial Member

  September 2013 302 karma

  Hey there,
  
  With 1 week left, realistically speaking, there is not much time left for you to "learn" new things. I think it is actually wiser for you to spend the remaining time on other important prep for the LSAT: maintaining a good physical and mental condition so that you are at peak condition on the actual test day. Eat well, practice sleeping early and waking up early, go visit the location of your test and plan out the route, create a mental image of what you will do on the morning of the exam and so on.
  
  Cramming excessively during the remaining days can cause a burnout, which is actually counterproductive to your ultimate goal: well, to do your best on the actual thing. Look at professional athletes during their final days of prep. Do they kill themselves over a couple of hundred meters till the very last day of prep? No. They gradually lower the intensity of their training and focus more on recovery and maintenance of their condition. It's pretty similar with LSAT
• K Free Trial Member

  September 2013 345 karma

  CJ do you think going over recent PTs is a good idea? I want to do 2 sections each of LR, RC, and LG before the test day.
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  James Dean Free Trial Member

  September 2013 297 karma

  K,
  
  I don't think there's anything wrong with reviewing. Just avoid cramming. I.e. studying endless hours day and night. I don't see a problem with reviewing a few hours a day.
  
  To go off of CJ's analogy... Fighters still train up until the day of the fight. They don't go all out the last week, but they certainly don't avoid training for an entire week before the fight.
  
  I'm going to take my final pre test PT on Tuesday. Review it by Wednesday night. Then take it easy on Thursday and Friday.
  
  I plan on taking the day before the test to do absolutely nothing.
• K Free Trial Member

  September 2013 345 karma

  thanks James.
  
  
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  Eric Fu Free Trial Member

  September 2013 73 karma

  I'm in the same boat as James: PT 69 on Tuesday, review Wednesday and relax Thursday and Friday. It's a good idea.
• Litian.Chen Free Trial Member

  October 2013 edited October 2013 136 karma

  Taking 69 on Wednesday finish reviewing Thursday and Friday 100% relax
  
  I am also getting my personal statement done that relax my mind by using it a totally different way..