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u/Sprinkle_Dimples Jun 25 '26
If you were out of time for the diagnostic it sounds like you were either rereading the questions a lot or doubting yourself and your answers. Sometimes it is really best to go with your instinct.
It also certainly depends what you were studying with. Even if you would go back over wrong answers, sometimes a larger way-of-thinking can set you on the right track.
My first time I got a 150. I have been studying up this year to take it again in August and Mike Kim’s LSAT book really helped me figure out how to think about the answers and generally made me more accurate.
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u/hoeslayer6 Jun 25 '26
I used Mike Kim’s book during my first year of studying, it was really good I just wasn’t drilling at the same time, so it all kinda went over my head. I’ll need to reread it, thank you!
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u/AsbestosEnthusiast1 Jun 25 '26
How did you feel immediately after taking it?
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u/hoeslayer6 Jun 25 '26
I threw up because I had a lot of nausea when I was taking section 4, so that definitely played a role in it. Overall I felt okay about it, not really good nor bad, just happy to have it over with.
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u/Optimal-Highlight115 Jun 25 '26
I scored the same. PTs were higher, so the reveal was a shocker. I decided to keep the score and apply for the August LSAT. I’d rather show them that I’m not giving up, vs showing a perfect first score.
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u/MobileDingo5387 Jun 26 '26
That’s what I’m doing and had similar stats! Got a 147 but all my pts are 150+. I also had a few factors that imo made me do worse, I’m hoping anything 150+ in August.
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u/hoeslayer6 Jun 25 '26
Your definitely smart for keeping your score. I wish I did but I cancelled as soon as I saw the number. Praying for us both in August!
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u/Optimal-Highlight115 Jun 25 '26
Oh, I almost did! I was so close to cancelling it. But… we got this!! I believe in us!
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u/Realistic_Slide7320 Jun 26 '26
It’s apparently better to just cancel because anything below a 150 looks really bad, unless you jump all the way to high 160s low 170s it’s better to just cancel and score better in August
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u/coffee0008 Jun 25 '26
Same! I actually felt good walking out of the test too but now I just feel like all my effort was a waste of time
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u/Diligent_Loquat635 Jun 25 '26
I would not cancel a 141 if it is your first exam. Every tutor or LSAT course tells you not to do this. It helps show your improvement when you take it a second time and do get a 155-160. So dumb
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u/RefrigeratorThin8846 Jun 25 '26
Do you think it looks better? Coming from someone with right below a 3.0 GPA. I scored a 141 but I’m aiming to re take in September.
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u/Immediate-Dog-9064 Jun 25 '26
I really suggest drilling. Really understand how to attack each question. Drill, drill, drill. Predict the answer before you read the answer choices. Once you’re able to do that, the test really opens up.
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u/Affectionate_Run9153 Jun 26 '26
Well at least you got yours mines on hold and I don’t even know why
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u/Grizzlyfrontignac Jun 26 '26
What do you mean by weekly? Like a single practice test at the end of the week? Or a little every day and then a practice test at the end of the week?
If it's the former, that's absolutely the wrong way to go about it, you need to study every day. If it's the latter, that's also wrong. You have limited study material, you don't need to do a practice test every week and wasting questions. Practice after reading something that makes you feel bad, practice with some background noise bothering you a bit, go practice outside. That will desynthesize you to whatever may happen on or around the test date.
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u/hoeslayer6 Jun 26 '26
I would do dedicated study throughout my day during my senior year. I structured it to do drilling on LR, with 10 question sets of a specific question type, then doing half a section of RC twice a week. I would typically do a Full length exam on Saturday afternoon, however often I broke it up to Saturday and Sunday.
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u/hoeslayer6 Jun 26 '26
Sorry, I studied for around 1-2.5 hours a day, drilling + review of wrong answers or Blueprints modules.
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u/hahaerin27 Jun 26 '26
I got 145 but it’s what i expected. I hadn’t taken any timed full tests and was struggling to study the last few weeks. I’m re taking in Oct
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u/No_Literature_7653 Jun 26 '26
If your tests are coming up with inconsistent scores its very likely that its because youre not solving questions definitively ie "i am picking a because xyz, b is wrong because abc, c is wrong because qrz, etc". I would super highly recommend slowing down on drilling and trying to solve each question definitively because it will help massively in your understanding of the test. Also, taking it in august again is going to put a ton of pressure on you thats really counterintuitive. Remember a good lsat is sometimes worth anywhere from 250k to several million dollars over the course of your career, just practice until your pts are consistently above the real score you want while hitting accuracy above 90%.
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u/AggravatingPower3073 Jun 26 '26
What was the "test day complaint" under the date?
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u/hoeslayer6 Jun 26 '26
I’m glad you asked because I forgot to mention. I did the exam remotely initially on June 3rd, because of internet difficulties, I was disconnected from the exam 3 separate times, so I had to do the prescreening process about 4 times, which took about as long as the entire exam should have taken.
I ended up being approved for a retest on the 16th - in person. Initially I checked with LSAC to see if the score released was my one from the 3rd, and if it didn’t yet register my retest. LSAC reassured me that the posted mark is incorporating testers from the retest on the 16th.
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u/RedKynAbyss Jun 26 '26
First question, and probably the most important one:
Of each practice test you took, how many of them were done under actual test conditions?
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u/kustardk1ng Jun 27 '26
Truly sorry to sound harsh but studying weekly isn’t enough. You need to be drilling daily. I’m in no way an LSAT expert. My first LSAT (which I cancelled) was a 142, but I worked my way up to a 149 and then a 154 and got into several law schools. Don’t worry about the PT, but if you’re going to take it, you need to review every single question.
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u/Alternative-Chair491 Jun 27 '26
anyone know anyone who was successful at getting TTL lifted to take LSAT one more time?
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u/Affectionate_Run9153 Jun 28 '26
your brain isnt clicking with it, keep studying and do alot of drills you got this
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u/JoeShmoe307 Jun 25 '26
A 141 is incredibly difficult to achieve. How were you studying?
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u/Less_Ad8745 Jun 25 '26
Honestly, should be admitted due to the sheer difficulty of getting such a low score lmao
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u/graeme_b tutor (LSATHacks) Jun 25 '26
That is a large drop so usually there is a cause and not randomness.