So, like everything else in my LSAT prep before coming to 7Sage, I led up to my test date completely wrong. Aside from simply being unprepared, I went into my second take in the midst of full flown burn out. For my first take, I woke up late and when I got to my testing center discovered there was a football game on the campus that day and all the parking was blocked off. I made it there on time, but throughout the entire test I was worried my car was going to get towed.
So this time, I’m putting a lot of thought into the lead up. Has anyone else developed a strategy for leading up to the test? Day of? A week out? A month out? What are some of y’all's plans?
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Stick with only 2 PTs per week. I think it's important to maintain a healthy PT schedule and I believe that 2 is the perfect burn out prevention sweet spot as long as you space the PTs out properly.
Minimize drilling: I think I'll stop doing some drills and other times sections sometime in mid-late May. I've seen a lot of talk recently about how you won't necessarily be able to develop new skills over the last 2 weeks before the test..seems like a reasonable piece of advice. This is my 2nd take and I've been LSATing for a solid year (same for you right?). I think the important part of the last few weeks is maintaining confidence..something I didn't do last fall.
No Alcohol starting May 6: I graduate college on May 6, so I know I will be enjoying a few adult sodas that night. However, from that night until test day I won't have a single drop of alcohol. I've already been minimizing how much I drink anyway, but cold turkey is the answer. There's tons of scientific evidence about how alcohol dulls your critical/quick thinking ability and I want to be firing on all cylinders June 6th.
Two weeks out, I plan not to take any PTs but only to drill individual sections. LG sections are fun for me, so I have no problem doing those frequently. I'll probably do the other two section types every other day. I personally cannot see myself not drilling before the test. I'm one who is prone to make stupid mistakes, and taking a break before the test would not create some anxiety, it would also encourage my dumb habits to rear their ugly heads once again (not going through every AC on an LG MBT, for example).
I will definitely intend to take my final test 2.5 weeks out before the actual test day, so that if I mess up on that PT, I can take another one and still not be in a mere few days from my real sitting.
Here's the plan for September:
-Call testing center of choice and ask if they will be doing construction or hosting an event on the day of the test. Seems a tad overboard, but worth a 3 minute phone call.
-Visit testing center a month before the test.
-Visit one more time a week before the test, and ask about the parking situation - Where should I park? Is parking free? etc.
-Night before test: Have everything that I'll need ready to go.
-On test day: Wake up 2-3 hours early. Go through my check list of everything that I'll need.
-Have a bite to eat.
-Head out!