Test day NERVES and performance

[mbeattheheat]

I've had the longest LSAT journey in the history of the LSAT and I've FINALLY gotten to where I want to be. I started with a diagnostic of 148 and recently scored a 175 on a practice test (I'm comfortably in the 170s). Now the last thing holding me back from scoring that 175 on test day is my performance. I have statistically (by PT scores) shown that when I'm not completely tuned in to the test, my scores drastically dip, hovering around a 166 and when I'm having an on day, my scores are exactly where I want them in the 170s. I have proven this to myself over and over. Now my question is how I can make sure I'm performing my best on test day and that the nerves don't get to me. I'm convinced this is the hardest part of the process. Any and all advice is appreciated. (By the way, I've recently started listening to the LSAT podcast and it's incredible).

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Hi mbeattheheat,

Thanks for the post, and for the kind comments regarding the podcast! Speaking of which, Dave and Jon touch on test anxiety and performance in many of their podcast episodes. Here are just a few:

• https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/podcast/61/
• https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/podcast/34/
• https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/podcast/9/
• https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/podcast/7/

Additionally, we have a lot of helpful information about test mentality, test day preparation, and more in this blog post: https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/the-ul ... urce-list/.

Hopefully this is enough to get you started. Please let us know if you have any additional questions! Thanks!

[Stephanie Oswalt]

Now my question is how I can make sure I'm performing my best on test day and that the nerves don't get to me.

Also, I just realized we have a test mentality webinar TONIGHT, which you can register for here: https://www.powerscore.com/freeseminars/. If you can't make it, let me know and I can send you a link to the recording.

[mbeattheheat]

I would love the link! Thank you so much!

[Stephanie Oswalt]

I'm sending you an email with that link! Thanks