I need some study advice for a 170+
I am a Sophomore in college rn who is graduating early in the fall of 2027. I decided to start studying for the LSAT a year in advance to give me the maximum amount of prep time. The other day I decided to take my very first diagnostic LSAT test. I thought I was doing good. I ended up scoring a 136. For context, this is with only studying for three days prior. My self-confidence was crushed. For additional context, I kept overthinking, and I ran out of time on the RC section. I missed a whole passage, and I had to guess on several others. I also got most of the LR wrong on section 4 (I used the Lawhub practice test 158). I realized I really need to lock in. Now fast-forward to today, one of my friends who have zero experience with the LSAT and hasn’t studied at all decided to randomly take a diagnostic test because she is considering law school. She scored a 156. Mind you, she also ran out of time on the RC. What basically happened was that she scored so well that, while getting most of the RC wrong, and missing a passage as well, she still got a good score for a diagnostic. That additionally hurt my confidence just a tad bit because it is one of my goals to get a 170+ and go to University of Michigan Law. So I just wanted to come on here to vent or to ask for some advice from some experienced people on whether it is even possible for me to get a 170+. I know I have to put in the work, that is why I’m studying one year in advance. And every day I am tailoring to a specific section. For example, Monday is formal logic; Tuesday is logical reasoning; Wednesday is error log, etc. What I think my main problem is I run out of time and I overthink. So I plan on doing drills, untimed drills at first, and untuned practice tests and then as the months progress, work on my timing. I also bought the Powerscore Bibles. If anyone would like to add any advice, I would really appreciate it.