Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Categories
- 33.6K All Categories
- 28.2K LSAT
- 17.1K General
- 5.2K Logical Reasoning
- 1.4K Reading Comprehension
- 1.7K Logic Games
- 70 Podcasts
- 192 Webinars
- 11 Scholarships
- 194 Test Center Reviews
- 2.2K Study Groups
- 112 Study Guides/Cheat Sheets
- 2.5K Specific LSAT Dates
- 36 November 2024 LSAT
- 18 October 2024 LSAT
- 9 September 2024 LSAT
- 38 August 2024 LSAT
- 28 June 2024 LSAT
- 4 April 2024 LSAT
- 11 February 2024 LSAT
- 22 January 2024 LSAT
- 38 November 2023 LSAT
- 43 October 2023 LSAT
- 14 September 2023 LSAT
- 38 August 2023 LSAT
- 27 June 2023 LSAT
- 30 Sage Advice
- 5K Not LSAT
- 4K Law School Admissions
- 13 Law School Explained
- 10 Forum Rules
- 646 Technical Problems
- 288 Off-topic
Related Discussions
1 Like
Retake mindset
Pride Only Hurts
Alum Member
How much do people actually improve in the last couple weeks?
I've been getting more comfortable and I genuinely feel like my PT scores (which have been stagnant for a while) are going to improve over these next few weeks but will it be enough? My average is a 161 but if I can just fix my LG issues then that alone would put me at about a 165. (I BR around a 170) And I still have a long ways to go with skipping and general time management.
Should I simmer my expectations? Or can people really jump 5 points in a matter of weeks.
Comments
You can find LSAC's data on retakers here https://www.lsac.org/docs/default-source/data-(lsac-resources)-docs/repeaterdata.pdf
I jumped 10 full points between June and July of this year but a large portion of that jump was underperforming June rather than true improvement. Although, I definitely did improve my RC during that time. However, I wouldn't have taken the test if my PT avg didn't match or outperform my goal score. You should not take the test hoping to outperform your PT avg.
LG is the most improvable section do I'd say you have a shot, but in general I'm pretty bearish on major improvement occurring in a matter of weeks and having a good enough day to hit that new average on test day.
That's good advice! I think I have sooo much room for RC improvement. I'm going -6 on average but with BR I can easily go -1/-2. I'm positive I'm underperforming in LR as well but I obviously can't guarantee things will click for me in the next few weeks.
I just want to be really clear. When I say I underperformed June, I mean that I scored way below my PT average, that is, way below where I had proven capable of.
Oh now I got it. Thank you for that clarification. All signs seem to be pointing to November for me. I may just have to take it in stride!