February Retake

[johnvm24]

Hello,

I scored a 169 on the December LSAT and am planning to take the test again in February to try and increase my score into the 170's, but I have taken every preptest from 62-81, so I'm unsure how to go about taking preptests while studying. I have the book of 10 preptests that covers 52-61, with comparative reading. Would it be better to focus solely on taking these tests while prepping, or should I also take some of the newer tests that I've already taken? I know its important to take the newest tests if possible, but since I have already taken 62-81 I wasn't sure if it would be useful to retake tests I've prepped with in the past.

Thanks in advance!

[Dave Killoran]

Hi John,

Thanks for the question! Prior to addressing some specifics, I'm going to point you towards two articles from our LSAT Blog that I think will help you as you consider how to proceed:

• 1. Retaking the LSAT? What To Do Differently To Raise Your Score
  
  2. Should You Avoid Older LSATs?

As indirectly noted in that second article, I think you can go back further than PT52, mainly because logic itself has been unchanged for centuries. Sure, how the LSAT tests certain ideas has changed, but the truth is the test has a somewhat cyclical nature, and there are big advantages towards knowing the entire canon of LSAT questions (or at least as many as possible).

The most important thing, however, is getting the maximum amount of info from each question you do. I talk about that a bit in the first article above, and no matter how many tests you do, or whether you review some and do others that are new, you need to review them properly and pull the max amount of understanding from them.

Please let me know if that helps. Thanks!

[johnvm24]

Hi Dave,

It's good to know that the older tests are useful when prepping. I am going to try and use the blind review method that is discussed in the first blog post you've listed when taking preptests. I had been doing immediate reviews, but I think the blind review will be even more helpful to increase my score.

Thanks for your response, it was very helpful!