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- Joined: Apr 18, 2024
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:18 am
#106028
Hi! I'm wondering if I should take the June or August LSAT for my second attempt.
I took the April LSAT last week, and it didn't feel my best. Since the deadline to cancel for June is only one day after score release, I'm planning as if I'm going to have to retake (but hoping I won't have to!).
I've been PTing in the 174-180 range, but the test day stress really got to me in April. LG is my best section during practice (regularly finish -0 with time left), but it stresses me out the most with the pressure of a real test sitting--I felt very strong through LR and RC on my actual test until I hit LG and wasted too much time double checking an easy game, which then really impacted my performance on the final section (scored LR). In general, however, I worry the most about LR, because it is so much harder to tell how I feel about the section overall; my typical practice test is around -2, but it's been anywhere between -4 to -0.
I'd like to aim for June, but I have travel plans right around the test dates, and I would have to take the test the morning of a wedding. I'll also have limited time to study from now until then, though I feel like my issue is test mentality; I'd only need to maintain my skill level.
Essentially, I'm wondering if it's worth it to just go for it, using up one of my test opportunities, since LG is going away. If it went poorly, I feel like I'd have a lot of time to just focus on LR until I felt ready for the new version of the test. However, will it look bad if I potentially have two cancellations upfront, which might make it look like I struggled with LG in particular?
I took the April LSAT last week, and it didn't feel my best. Since the deadline to cancel for June is only one day after score release, I'm planning as if I'm going to have to retake (but hoping I won't have to!).
I've been PTing in the 174-180 range, but the test day stress really got to me in April. LG is my best section during practice (regularly finish -0 with time left), but it stresses me out the most with the pressure of a real test sitting--I felt very strong through LR and RC on my actual test until I hit LG and wasted too much time double checking an easy game, which then really impacted my performance on the final section (scored LR). In general, however, I worry the most about LR, because it is so much harder to tell how I feel about the section overall; my typical practice test is around -2, but it's been anywhere between -4 to -0.
I'd like to aim for June, but I have travel plans right around the test dates, and I would have to take the test the morning of a wedding. I'll also have limited time to study from now until then, though I feel like my issue is test mentality; I'd only need to maintain my skill level.
Essentially, I'm wondering if it's worth it to just go for it, using up one of my test opportunities, since LG is going away. If it went poorly, I feel like I'd have a lot of time to just focus on LR until I felt ready for the new version of the test. However, will it look bad if I potentially have two cancellations upfront, which might make it look like I struggled with LG in particular?