what's the usual average for 175+ practice load of practice

[lathlee]

Two questions,

1. Based on all of the instructors' wisdom regarding the past Powersocre students who have achieved the amazing score, 175+, based on their testimonies, approximately how many prior prep tests that each student did in order to achieve that score. (as in example of 15 past prep tests?) (when I am asking this question to Powerscore, I am asking with an assumption that these higher scorers all studied Powerscore bible books, so not including questions in each bible books except the questions in lesson 1-12 books.

2. As a Powerscore staff is aware of, the difference between 175-177 zone to 178 - 180 are the matter of whether latter students can get one or two (max 3-4) more correct answers. If the scores differences are determined by more than two questions correct, then yeah, I think it is mainly each student's skills differentiated the score difference. but let's say if the differences are determined by one of two, isn't the role of luck as powerful determiner as skills? or should consider as the conventional wisdom of "Whether one Can be Lucky is also part of one's overall skill"

Most Importantly, Happy New Year, THank you so much for being here for so many of us.

[Adam Tyson]

Happy New Year to you, too, lathlee!

Luck certainly is a factor on this test, but preparation can minimize that luck factor. The luckiest people are the ones best prepared to enjoy that luck, I think! More study and practice, a greater command of the techniques and strategies, lead to greater confidence and accuracy and less room for luck to be needed. Dave talks a bit about luck here:

https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/bid/32 ... d-the-lsat

As for the magic number of prep tests, it varies. Some of my students are getting those 175+ scores after only a few, and some hit it only after 25 or more tests, but I suspect for most the magic number is somewhere between 8 and 12 tests, give or take. But what good does this information do you you, or anyone else reading this? If you've taken 15 tests and not gotten there yet, does that mean you simply can't get there? Not at all! Don't worry about averages, or how others did it. Focus instead on what you need in order to make progress at your own pace. Be efficient in the way you study, be careful to avoid burnout, and focus on your needs, your strengths and weaknesses, and don't worry about anyone else. Don't make a specific score your goal - instead, your goal should be steady improvement, allowing for some dips and peaks along the way. Just keep moving forward, making progress and trying to do a little better than you did the last time.

In other words, just keep pounding!