4 months to study full time #help

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  Snoopy123 Alum Member

  May 2019 edited May 2019 105 karma

  Hey. You’re in the same shoes I am. I take it September and after I finished the CC my first PT was 160 (diagnostic was 144). It’s doable but you need to make sure that you’re not overworking yourself burning yourself out.i study 5 hours a day (min) like you!
  The best tip to help burnout for me at least, is to keep my nights clear. Finish up before dinner and then spend the rest of the night winding down and relaxing a bit. Watch a movie, take a break. Also, take a break in the middle of your study sessions to grab a snack and cool off for a bit. Burn out is real.
  Focus on the lessons. Drill whatever section you’re weak on. You have time. And you CAN do this. Never forget that you can do this and it will be okay.
  Your first practice exam after completing the CC won’t necessarily be the score you want, but do not be discouraged. Use that as a way to see what you missed and drill those sections. If you ever need a study buddy, I’m here!
  Study groups and BR calls are incredible tools! Use them to your advantage.
  Best of luck. Never forgot that you can do this!
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  drbrown2 Alum Member

  May 2019 2227 karma

  Good luck with your studies! Work through the CC at a pace that allows you to absorb the information. You should really strive to become fluent with conditional logic and when you read LR stimuli get in the habit of identifying the conclusion and support structure for the conclusion. Doing a little bit of work every day is better than cramming. Lastly, stay involved here on the forums! There are a lot of people who are willing to help and commenting on questions in the CC and on practice tests will help you improve.
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  CantStopWontStop Alum Member

  May 2019 1270 karma

  I would study 40+ hours a week if you truly have the summer off and MUST apply in Sept. I would also get a tutor once your done with the CC so that you are studying as efficiently and effectively as possible.
  Also, it's so hard to do that well out the gate. You might want to set yourself up with an another test as well. Will NW take the Oct test for ED? I suspect they will.
• Layth Hert Alum Member

  May 2019 76 karma

  @Snoopy123 said:
  Hey. You’re in the same shoes I am. I take it September and after I finished the CC my first PT was 160 (diagnostic was 144). It’s doable but you need to make sure that you’re not overworking yourself burning yourself out.i study 5 hours a day (min) like you!
  The best tip to help burnout for me at least, is to keep my nights clear. Finish up before dinner and then spend the rest of the night winding down and relaxing a bit. Watch a movie, take a break. Also, take a break in the middle of your study sessions to grab a snack and cool off for a bit. Burn out is real.
  Focus on the lessons. Drill whatever section you’re weak on. You have time. And you CAN do this. Never forget that you can do this and it will be okay.
  Your first practice exam after completing the CC won’t necessarily be the score you want, but do not be discouraged. Use that as a way to see what you missed and drill those sections. If you ever need a study buddy, I’m here!
  Study groups and BR calls are incredible tools! Use them to your advantage.
  Best of luck. Never forgot that you can do this!

  thank you so much that was very encouraging!! i would love to be study buddies if you'd like
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  Layth Hert Alum Member

  May 2019 76 karma

  @drbrown2 said:
  Good luck with your studies! Work through the CC at a pace that allows you to absorb the information. You should really strive to become fluent with conditional logic and when you read LR stimuli get in the habit of identifying the conclusion and support structure for the conclusion. Doing a little bit of work every day is better than cramming. Lastly, stay involved here on the forums! There are a lot of people who are willing to help and commenting on questions in the CC and on practice tests will help you improve.

  awesome thanks so much!! appreciate the support
• hurdlehopper101 Alum Member

  June 2019 102 karma

  @"Layth Hert" @Snoopy123 ---This is awesome! I am studying full-time this summer to take the exam in Spetember with the intention of applying this fall. Would be nice if we could create a group for the people studying full-time this summer to share some tips and what not. I would greatly appreciate it. I also recently made a discussion post detailign what I'm doing this month if you want to look and/or have any suggestions (Suggestions for full-time 8-hour study sessions for LSAT?). Trying to avoid burnout so I'm doing like 5 hours mininimum in an 8-hr time period each day.
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  Positively LSAT Street Member

  June 2019 413 karma

  I would be totally up to join this group, we can definitely help each other out!
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  Snoopy123 Alum Member

  June 2019 105 karma

  @hurdlehopper101 @"Positively LSAT Street" I would love to create a chat as well! Message me with info and we can get it started!
• gabes900-1 Member

  June 2019 855 karma

  Hi @"Layth Hert", studying full-time about 5-6 hours a day 5 days per week I think would suffice. I am doing that now and I have seen great returns. I would recommend doing 5 days and not 6 because of exposure to potential burnout if you are studying full-time 6 days a week. The LSAT is a complex test that takes time for the majority of people and your brain needs time to rest, process and make connections in the background---when you are taking breaks. However, if you are able to study 6 days per week and don't get too tired and bogged down, then go for it.

  To answer your question about reaching the 170s from a 137 diagnostic, I would say that is definitely possible. There are some AMAs and webinars here on 7sage with people scoring in the mid to high 170s from diagnostics in the 140s. So, it is definitely doable. However, it seems like, from the majority of those high scorers, it took a lot of hard work, studying, review and breaks to achieve those high scores.

  I wish you the best of luck studying and hope it goes well. Studying full-time sure is fun and you can see returns with implementing the proper approach to the test. I hope this helped!
• 604wannabealawyer Alum Member

  June 2019 94 karma

  Hi guys,

  I'm taking the fourth retake and attempting to take the September 2019 LSAT. My scores are in the low 150 range but I work full time. I still manage to get 2-3 hours in during the morning and I study in the evening for an hour if I'm not feeling burned out. And attempt 8 hours during the weekend (so like 9-5). I am just going through the CC to help with my understanding which is lacking before I start taking more PTs again. I don't want to use them all up. Is this a good approach?
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  604wannabealawyer Alum Member

  June 2019 94 karma

  I'd like to be in this study group if one is being made! My goal is to hit 158-160.
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  maraurgar Alum Member

  June 2019 9 karma

  Likewise! Goal is also to hit high 150s-160 by September.
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  Best.Yet.2.Come Core Member

  July 2019 239 karma

  May I join the group as well?
• nicolecg123 Member

  July 2019 3 karma

  May I join the group
• vitamincoverdose Member

  July 2019 615 karma

  I'd say prepare to study for longer(like... be okay with it) if necessary. I started studying for LSAT last year May, to take the real thing in October. However, I was not even close to my goal, and was extremely discouraged when I realized there's no way I was applying for 2019 cycle. I almost quit studying and it took me some time to recover. Looking back, I think it would've been really beneficial if I had a more realistic/long term plan.
• jinfan102 Member

  July 2019 34 karma

  Would love to join the group! Will study full-time during this summer.
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  Snoopy123 Alum Member

  July 2019 105 karma

  Hi everyone, sadly the group is closed now, we have a lot of people in it already. I would encourage everyone to keep looking at the discussion boards! Groups are forming every week! Best of luck to all!