LSAT

[garc24099]

Hello,

I have a few questions: So I wrote my first LSAT yesterday (September 21), I have a very big gut feeling that I bombed it and did horrible. As soon as I came home, I registered for the November LSAT at 12:30 P.m.

1. How should I study for the November LSAT? When I self-studied for the September 21 LSAT, I took 4-5 months off, I read all the bibles, I did nearly 30-40 PTs with over half fully timed. I was scoring on average between 155-163, my score fluctuated a lot and I'm not sure why. I thought it was because I started to burn out doing so many PTs in a week and consistently studying. I put in around 30-40 hours per week. After doing PTs, I reviewed all the concepts I"m not too good at and made notes and helpful hints. Despite dedicating hours and time and energy and money into this LSAT, I unfortunately did not reap the benefits. Now that it's for the November LSAT, I'm not sure how to study for it. Should I continue doing PTs and review my score once its back to see where I went wrong?

2. I'm not sure what my score is, but like I said, I have a gut feeling that I completely bombed it so with that being said, should I still get my applications and everything ready for November 1st deadline? My re-write is November 25th.

3. When people say to apply early, do they mean by November 1st or even earlier? I'm a little confused with that. How can people apply past the deadline?

4. How does the application process work? Should I be contacting my references right now. I'm very confused with all this.

5. I know it says at least 2 Letters of Recommendation, but could I have 3?

Thank you so much!!! I appreciate the help!

[Jeremy Press]

Hi!

Taking your questions in order:

1. It sounds like you've been very diligent in your study process previously, and it also sounds like you've reviewed the concepts (reasoning types, question types, game types, reading passage types) you need to know to succeed. Assuming that's true, the kind of baseline overview provided in our PowerScore Logical Reasoning, Logic Games, and Reading Comprehension Bibles and Workbooks (see here: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/publications/) and in our courses (see here: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/courses/) may already be something you've mastered. If not, consider one of those sources to give you a better grounding in, and understanding of, the material that is tested on every LSAT. If you're already past that point, then consider getting some kind of advisor (a successful friend, or a PowerScore tutor: https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/tutoring/) to talk with you about your past preparation process. There are likely some concrete ways you could change your study process, including timing drills, intense focus on certain more-difficult aspects of the Logical Reasoning and Logic Games sections, and more-effective review of practice tests. For someone in your position, who's done a lot of heavy work already in preparation for the test, the question becomes not quantity, but quality of study time. And there's no one better to help you through structuring that quality time than someone like an experienced tutor who has helped many students previously.

2. It's absolutely to your benefit to be preparing your application materials to submit as early as you are able (either when September scores come back, or as soon as possible after the November test).

3. The advice to apply early is simply to submit applications as early as possible in the application cycle, preferably sometime in the fall. November 1 is, as far as I'm aware, not a final application deadline for any school. In fact, schools' application deadlines normally fall toward the end of February, and even then, many schools will still accept applications after their stated deadlines.

4. Yes, you should be contacting your recommenders now. It takes some time to get a recommender to agree to write for you, then to get them to submit their recommendation, and then to have LSAC process that recommendation. In fact, this can be one of the most time-consuming parts of the application process, given your lack of control over when your recommenders write their letters. Make sure they're aware of the deadlines you face, and give them plenty of lead time to finish their letters. There are detailed instructions on recommendations on individual schools' websites, and you should review those ASAP.

5. It's generally not advisable or terribly helpful to submit more recommendations than a school requests. The only circumstance in which I would recommend someone do that is if the following two things are true: (a) each recommender can say something truly unique and significant about your past work and your potential to succeed in law school, and (b) you have explicit permission from a law school's admissions office to submit more than the required number of recommendations.

I hope this helps!

Jeremy

[johnsmith101]

HELLO EVERYONE,


I took the July LSAT and scored a 150 on it, which was the first time I’d gotten a score that low since my diagnostic. This was especially an issue because in order to graduate early, I need a 154 at least. So I subsequently signed up for the October LSAT.

Now, I’m a full time student and I have two jobs. It’s hard to find study time. For the last few weeks I’ve just been taking a section whenever I had a free 35 minutes. Yesterday, I decided to hunker down and take a full test because I had the day off.

I got a 160!

I know that relatively speaking that’s not a super high score for this sub, but it’s above and beyond what I’m hoping for. I don’t expect it on test day, but I’m glad that I’ve made it this far.


THANKS AND REGRDS

[Stephanie Oswalt]

HELLO EVERYONE,


I took the July LSAT and scored a 150 on it, which was the first time I’d gotten a score that low since my diagnostic. This was especially an issue because in order to graduate early, I need a 154 at least. So I subsequently signed up for the October LSAT.

Now, I’m a full time student and I have two jobs. It’s hard to find study time. For the last few weeks I’ve just been taking a section whenever I had a free 35 minutes. Yesterday, I decided to hunker down and take a full test because I had the day off.

I got a 160!

I know that relatively speaking that’s not a super high score for this sub, but it’s above and beyond what I’m hoping for. I don’t expect it on test day, but I’m glad that I’ve made it this far.


THANKS AND REGRDS

Congrats on the score johnsmith!! That's great to hear!