Can't do a frigging PT

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• Chelzie_B Alum Member

  September 2015 13 karma

  Sounds like you're anxious like me. While grading my scores after BR, I just had to get up and walk away from the tests and refocus. Have you ever tried meditating?
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  DumbHollywoodActor Alum Inactive ⭐

  September 2015 7468 karma

  @lpadr009
  
  I'm going to tell you right now. No one is going to have a great answer to this question. It's way too personal. It sounds like you need to have a long conversation with someone who's honest (that friend who can call you on your BS without making you defensive). Talk to him or her about why you want to go to law school. Make it a long talk. Then, sit and ponder that talk for a while. Maybe you just need to remind yourself. Maybe you need to reconsider. Only you can know for sure, and the key is to talk it out.
• jyang72 Alum Member

  September 2015 844 karma

  @lpadr009, this is a hard test for sure and I've been studying this test for a year. I am not close to my goal yet, but I have not given up. When you think of "give up", please remind yourself what made you come this far.As @DumbHollywoodActor said, talk to someone why you want to go to lawschool and become a lawyer. It is a hard decision, but only you know why you want to do it. One necessary condition of succeeding in the LSAT is you want it very bad. Furthermore, do not be disheartened by failures of getting bad PT scores. Life is not about how hard you can hit but how hard you can take hit and still move on. Good luck, dude. May a heart of lawyer help you through this difficulty.
• bSM45LSAT Member

  September 2015 522 karma

  Albeit extreme, this is similar to my situation in a sense. Lately I have absolutely zero motivation to go and do a PT. I mean when I start I always finish and don't think about it during the PT, but just the thought of doing YET another PT is ugh.
  
  It's the repetitiveness that's getting to me.
  
  I would suggest taking a break, and potentially reducing the number of PTs a week you're doing, it's worked for me.
  
  I mean technically it's not the quantity of PTs you've done, more of doing a decent amount and BRing well.
  
  Also I'm hitting the scores that I want on test day, so I'm just like, lemme do Oct and get done with this!
• lpadr009 Free Trial Member

  September 2015 379 karma

  Thank you all! Def sounds like I need to reassess my priorities so I can see my goal a bit clearer.
  @Chelzie_B why do you say anxiety??
  You are lucky @bSM45LSAT phoenix wright, I am still 10 points away (but I do plan to do take it in December as well)
• GordonBombay Alum Member

  September 2015 456 karma

  I think pretty much anyone who has put in significant study time with the LSAT has experienced feelings of frustration, anxiety, disappointment, anger, etc, etc. This test can really humble you. I agree with what @DumbHollywoodActor had to say about there not being a "right answer" for you to get you back on track. Even though you say you're not burnt out, the feelings that you're describing sound a lot like burnout to me. Maybe a full week away from LSAT will help you out? If not I would maybe consider taking a break from PT's for a couple weeks and focusing more on just doing sections or question specific drilling.
  
  Just know that you're not alone in feeling unmotivated/discouraged. Good luck with your prep and don't give up just yet!
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  lpadr009 Free Trial Member

  September 2015 379 karma

  Thank you! ! That was my fear too. I was like "am I the only one going through this?" That makes me feel better. Now I WANT TO PUSH HARDER