I started studying in June of 2016, right after graduating college in May. I plan to take the exam in June or September 2017, I haven't decided yet. I figured giving myself a year would be a sufficient amount of time. Good luck !
@garlos26 I'm retaking in 2017 to apply for 2018. The difference between a 159 and a 163 is tremendous -- more than enough to make me comfortable forgo 2017 admittance.
@kataput6 Check out Dillon's compilation of real vs experimental:)
https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/10332/february-2017-lsat-real-experimental-sections-keywords