Advice / validation

C_J_2020C_J_2020 Core Member
in General 28 karma

Hi guys,

I've recently taken the Nov 2024 LSAT and am pretty discouraged by the results, to say the least. I had been preparing for the last two months or so (about 5 hours per day appx) and had been doing a lot of PTs (too many I'm sure) in a range of 172-176 with a couple outliers outside the range on both sides, and I ended up scoring a 167 on the actual exam. There were a few adverse conditions which I am confident wouldn't occur again on a retaking, but I don't think any of it could have had that big of an impact so there must be something else. I took a 'diagnostic' two and a half months ago or so and got a 169. Please note though that I did take the exam back in 2020 (hence the username), and I scored a 168 on that one, so the 169 'diagnostic' wasn't a real diagnostic as I was obviously still familiar with the exam from four years ago.

I usually get from -1 to -3 on both the LR and the RC, but generally if I miss 3 on an LR section for instance I'll only miss 1 on the other and only miss 1 on the RC. Doing the math for the 167, I guess I must've missed 13 total at a minimum, which is pretty outside of my range, and almost unbelievable to be honest. It's also frustrating that they no longer allow you to view the exam to find out where you missed your points and review the questions for potential inaccuracy.

Has anyone been in a similar situation, where you've dropped 6 or 7 points from your average PT score on the actual exam? It's hard to take to be honest, and I can't help but feel like my PT scores are meaningless in the face of the score I just got. Also, I know it's somewhat common, but I don't understand how my score could have been below my diagnostic after multiple months of prep. It's all very discouraging, and I'm not really sure what to make of it or what to do differently. I know I need to take fewer practice tests (which is good because I burned like 15 of them in total), but what should we be doing to practice, actually? Just timed drills? At this rate, I worry that I'll run out of legit LSAT questions before I can get my target score (174) on an actual exam.

I don't know if I'm looking for advice or validation, but I think I would be happy with either or both. This was a long one so thank you if you've read this far. I'm kind of considering buying a few hours with a tutor (unsure of where) so let me know if you have an opinion on that with the poll below. Thank you

Tutoring?
  1. Worth it seeing a tutor for a couple hours?17 votes
    1. Yes
      58.82%
    2. Nah
      41.18%

Comments

  • JDream2025JDream2025 Core Member
    1002 karma

    Your score is pretty good but if you are looking to improve then defintely invest into a tutor. They can walk through your process and tweak it a bit. It generally does makes a difference. I believe 7Sage offers 2.5 hours of tutoring with one of its packages so definitely look into it.

  • C_J_2020C_J_2020 Core Member
    28 karma

    @JDream2025 thank you very much for your insight

  • GamesHaterGamesHater Core Member
    edited December 17 23 karma

    You need to relax bro. It’s clear to me why you scored outside of your range, you’re freaking the heck out. Start studying less, wind yourself down until like 2 days before the test and then don’t study anymore at all. If you’re PTing in the 170s then you’ve learned the material. Your progress isn’t going to come from studying any longer, not substantially anyway. It’s a mental game for you now, breathing exercises and accepting your expertise over the LSAT.

  • natemanwell1natemanwell1 Core Member
    40 karma

    yeah, you gotta to be a lot better at the lsat to get your practice test scores on the live test, even if you get them in practice, need higher understanding

  • C_J_2020C_J_2020 Core Member
    28 karma

    @GamesHater thank you so much for your comment, I think I really needed to hear this. Wishing you all the best. Love your username btw

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