It can be very frustrating when your score isn't increasing the way you'd like it to--especially when you've already spent money on a course! I'll try to give you some general advice, although it's always helpful to know more about how you've been preparing and what your specific weaknesses are (your overall score even section-by-section doesn't actually give much of a picture about where you need to make improvements!):
I don't know much about the specifics of the Princeton Review course you purchased or how you used it. But I will say that, generally speaking, when preparing for the LSAT it is important to learn and practice proven strategies for answering different LSAT questions as efficiently as possible. Whether you're taking a course or using self-study materials, you must train yourself in different strategies for different types of questions. From what you've said, it doesn't sound like you got many specific strategies for specific question types in your previous course. It's very hard to improve using only general test-taking strategies.
Sometimes students find that it really helps them to go through a live course where they can interact with the instructor in real time. It sounds like your previous course might have been on demand, which is great in terms of flexibility, but you might benefit more from being able to ask questions and get answers in real time. Both In-Person and Live Online courses offer this ability. If you're reluctant to take another course, you could also get some one-on-one tutoring to supplement your self-directed studying.
Learning the strategies is just the first step--you also need to practice, practice, practice until the strategies become so ingrained in you that you find yourself applying them naturally. This will increase your speed so that again, you're not just going through the questions quickly, you're going through them
efficiently. A bunch of questions answered fast but wrongly aren't gonna help you. You have to train yourself in good habits and increase your speed gradually. This means that beyond practice tests, you should be drilling different question types and working on practice sets that will help you hone specific skills.
Practice tests are a very important piece of your LSAT preparation. But just taking practice test after practice test is not going to improve your score. It's great that you have a strong work ethic! But in general, I would not recommend taking multiple practice tests in one day. It's just not a great use of your time and it's not going to help you improve. Instead, you should be spending as much as or even more time reviewing your practice exam as you do taking it. This is absolutely essential to identify areas of improvement that you can work on and practice before you take your next practice exam. You can't just take practice exams hoping for your score to improve, you have to actively be working to improve that score by identifying, reviewing, and drilling your weak spots.
Here is a helpful link from our blog that goes over how to review your practice tests:
https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/the-be ... ice-tests/
There's still time to up your score in time for the November exam. But you're right that what you are currently doing isn't helping you work toward that goal. It's time to commit to a specific set of proven effective strategies, train yourself in those strategies, take practice tests and review them to identify the areas you need to improve, and continue to make strides toward hitting your target score. There are many different ways to do this (various course options, self-study plans and books, tutoring) so please let us know if you have more questions about the best course of action for you!
Hope this helps! And good luck!
Best,
Kelsey
