r/LSATPreparation

A lot of people treat the next LSAT administration like it has to prove everything.

It does not.

Before deciding that you are “ready” or “not ready,” I would look at a few concrete things:

1. Your recent PT range

Not your best score. Not your worst score. Your actual range over the last several tests.

If your goal is 170 and your last five tests are 162, 164, 163, 165, 164, then June is probably not a 170 test unless something unusual happens.

If your last five tests are 168, 170, 169, 171, 170, that is a different story.

2. Your blind review gap

A big timed/BR gap usually means there is still something fixable: timing, confidence, question selection, rushing, or execution.

That does not mean you should panic. It means you should stop treating every missed question the same way.

A question you miss both timed and untimed is probably an understanding issue.

A question you miss timed but get right in blind review is usually a process issue.

Those need different fixes.

3. Whether your mistakes repeat

This is the biggest one.

If you are missing random questions for random reasons, there may not be much to cram.

But if the same issues keep showing up, that is useful:

• weakening questions with causal reasoning
• necessary assumption questions
• comparative RC passages
• science passages
• answer choices that are too strong
• losing time on questions you should skip sooner

Repeated mistakes are frustrating, but they are also the easiest to target.

4. Whether taking later actually changes anything

Pushing to August or September only helps if you use the extra time differently.

If the plan is just “do more PTs,” that may not change much.

If the plan is “fix the specific patterns that keep costing me points,” then the extra time can matter a lot.

5. Whether your score goal matches your application goal

Sometimes people rush because they want to be done. I get that. But if a few more points could change your admissions or scholarship outcomes, it is worth being honest about whether the earlier test is actually helping you.

Earlier is better only when the score is good enough for your goals.

A later higher score beats an earlier lower score.

For the next few weeks, I would not overhaul everything. I would keep it simple:

• Review the misses that keep repeating
• Do timed work, but stop panic-drilling
• Protect sleep
• Keep your routine stable
• Do not chase five new strategies at once
• Make sure every review session gives you one thing to do differently next time

June matters, but it is not a referendum on your intelligence or your future.

I need help with my personal statement for Law school. I have a draft already with I think some solid ideas.

I need someone to go over it, edit it, and maybe change some ideas or take the unnecessary/boring ones.

Please let me know if anyone is willing to do it. I can try to pay buttt keep in mind yalll Im brokeee now soo be reasonable pwease….

Or if you know some websites, apps that do that..

I scored 152 on a LSAT diagnostic. I have yet to get help from an expert and I’m wondering how to proceed with reviewing the concepts on my own so that I improve my score… any suggestions, please drop as a comment below.
Thank you!

I am planning on applying to law schools this upcoming cycle - hoping to get into Stetson or UMiami. I am currently sitting at a 3.61 GPA (which is set in stone as in includes most recent grades) and a 158 LSAT. I have taken the LSAT twice now and am scheduled to sit for the June LSAT. My dilemma is that my PT scores haven't improved and I'm wondering if the extra few months of studying could be beneficial and if I should simply retake the exam for the last time in September... Is it worth losing the money? Or should I sat for June and then also take the exam in September? I'm a little scared that taking the LSAT 4 times will be a red flag to law schools.

Hey everyone, I’m about to graduate college and I’ve decided I want to go to law school. I know the LSAT is the big hurdle, and I’m aiming for a minimum 165. I’m fully committed and ready to put in the work, but I have no idea where to start. There’s so much information out there that it feels overwhelming. I’d really appreciate any tips that actually helped you guys out like how you structured your study schedule, the best resources/materials you used, practice strategies, when you started, or anything else that made a difference for you. I know it’s a tough test that requires serious dedication, but I’m in it for the long haul. Thanks in advance!

Hoping to take the LSAT this September. I plan to self study this summer, as well as, hire a tutor to help with issues I encounter. Please reach out if you offer tutoring services and scored over 170 on the LSAT. Thanks!! :)

Hi everyone! i’m just wondering which test prep program I should subscribe to for better results. I can only afford to do one so anyone who has seen major progress using one of these programs let me know. Thank you! :)

It’s my fault because I didn’t rlly study and just took it, it’s basically a diagnostic.

I tried studying like I did somewhat foundations on 7sage but when I’m actually taking the test I feel like I’m forgetting everything.

Has anyone ever made a jump from 137 (basically diagnostic) to 160. Any tips? What to use? I have the Mike trainer book thing and thinking lsat demon

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Really struggling to get my bearings on this one. Obviously I see why A could be the answer, but I fail to see why C cannot be.

Essentially, here is my thought process. The stim says that the deficiency of vitman D occurs frequently (Not Always). Therefore, those (some) not afflicted by a vitamin D deficiency could solve their calcium deficiency by drinking milk, if the milk doesn't cause calcium deficiency?

The only really things I can see is that C says "does not contribute" rather than does not cause, which isn't totally necessary for my line of reasoning.

I appreciate any help.

Thanks!

F24. Looking for a little advice here before dropping about $2K on diagnostic testing.

I've been medicated for ADHD and "diagnosed" by psychiatrists as having ADHD since I was 16. Only trouble is, when I took the ADHD diagnostic test (button game, etc), I "barely passed." The reason these psychiatrists approved a diagnosis for medication is because of letters written by teachers and other adults who interacted with me day-to-day saying "get this girl medicated, she definitely has ADHD." Was told women tend to express symptoms of ADHD differently then men, the diagnostic test is set for a male standard, blah blah blah. Bottom line, I do not have a solid "proof" diagnostic test at the moment.

On top of that, I never had any accommodations in high school or college. In high school, my parents and I were told that because I had A's and B's, there really wasn't much they could do to help me accommodation wise with the schools current resources. Wouldn't even give me an IEP for testing. In college, the office of accessibility to get accommodations gave me such a damn runaround that I gave up on it entirely and suffered through my liberal arts education without them. Not as if I had many sit down exams during COVID anyways, so I didn't think it was worth the trouble.

Now I'm trying to get accommodations for the upcoming August LSAT. 50% extra time, solo room, removal of experimental section. My psych is telling me that without the "proof" test and no history of accommodation, it's unlikely that those requests are going to be accommodated. This test is one that I'd say having the accommodation is INCREDIBLY important. Probably one of the most important tests I'll ever take, I don't want to just say "I'll cope" and not take the accommodations I need for this one.

Main question is, is my psychiatrist right? Should I drop the $2K to get (hopefully) diagnosed officially, or does anyone have a similar experience and had their accommodation requests accepted without much trouble? I didn't think it would be that much of a problem and I've been doing my practice tests with the 50% increase, so I've already gotten really used to it. Drop advice, anecdotes, anything you think will help. Thanks y'all!

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A lot of students are putting in real hours but not getting much out of their review.

They finish a section, check the answer key, read an explanation, and think, “Okay, that makes sense.” The problem is that understanding a question after the fact does not always mean you are more likely to get the next one right.

What helped me most was making review more specific.

1. Write down the actual reason you missed it

Not just “wrong answer.” Something more precise:

• Missed the conclusion
• Misread the stimulus
• Chose an answer that was too strong
• Eliminated the right answer too quickly
• Fell for wording that sounded familiar but was not supported
• Spent too long on it and rushed later
• Understood it in blind review, but not under time constraints

The point is to find patterns. One missed question does not tell you much. The same mistake showing up over and over does.

2. Do not call everything a timing problem

A lot of “timing” problems are really accuracy problems.

For LR, ask whether you could get the question right untimed and clearly explain why the other four answers are wrong. If not, the issue is probably not speed yet.

For RC, ask whether you understood the passage before you started the questions. Could you explain the main point, structure, author’s attitude, and role of each paragraph? If not, moving faster probably will not fix much.

3. Review the answer you picked

Most people spend too much time asking why the right answer is right and not enough time asking why their answer was tempting.

For each miss, I would ask:

• Why did I pick my answer?
• What made it look enticing?
• What exact word or idea made it wrong?
• What should I have noticed during the timed section?

That last question matters most. Review should give you something to do differently next time.

4. Let your mistakes decide your study plan

If you keep missing necessary assumption questions, do not just take another random section. Work on necessary assumption questions.

If comparative RC keeps eating your time, isolate comparative passages.

If your blind review is much higher than your timed score, look at pacing, skipping, confidence, and decision-making under pressure.

More questions are not always the answer. Sometimes the better move is to do fewer questions and review them more honestly.

5. Make the week concrete

“Study more” is not a plan.

A better weekly plan might look like:

• 2 timed LR sections
• 1 timed RC section
• 1 blind review session
• 1 targeted LR session based on your most common miss
• 1 RC review session focused only on passage structure and timing

The LSAT is learnable, but plateaus can happen when review becomes too passive. If you keep making the same mistakes, the issue may not be effort. It may be that your review is explaining what happened without changing what you do next time.

This will be my first sitting for the exam. Am I better off pushing it off or taking the exam and getting the experience of the first take out of the way? Have been studying for about 5 months.

One of the most common patterns I see is that students think they are reviewing, but they are really just rereading the question and accepting the explanation after the fact.
That usually sounds like this:

“I see why B is right now.”
“I was between B and D.”
“I just misread it.”
“I need to slow down.”

The problem is that none of those actually identifies what went wrong in your reasoning.
A lot of score plateaus happen because students do not isolate the exact failure point. On LR especially, you need to be able to say what happened with precision. Did you miss the main conclusion? Did you confuse a premise with a sub-conclusion? Did you bring in an assumption that was never stated? Did the wrong answer feel attractive because it was too broad, reversed the relationship, or only matched part of the argument?

If your review is too vague, your mistakes stay vague. And vague mistakes repeat.
A better review process is to ask:
What was the argument actually doing?
What did I think the right answer had to do?
Why did my chosen answer feel tempting in the moment?
What specifically makes it wrong?
What would I need to notice next time to avoid missing this again?

That kind of review is where improvement starts. Not just knowing the credited answer, but understanding why your reasoning allowed the trap answer to survive.
A lot of students are not stuck because they are incapable of scoring higher. They are stuck because their review process is not detailed enough to produce change.

If you want, I can make another post on how I would review RC the same way.

I am going into my senior year, scoring 172~ on LSAT and 3.9 gpa. Im thinking about NYU for international law, but does going to a T14 really help with post grad opportunities? I'm debating if it would even be worth it. Also does anyone have any pros/cons about NYU law

Well that was a kick the gut! I wanted to take a practice test to see where I was. I thought it be a lot higher. I have a lot to learn.

Does anyone have strategies that worked for them?

My goal is to apply by October and start school in January. Looking at Cleveland State online program.