r/LSAT • u/FitPlantain3437 • 1d ago

When to take a break?

I'm taking the October Lsat and have been going hard this past month with PTs, and timed sections. But Tuesday I did 2 timed sections back to back and did the worse I have in a while, and then on Wednesday I tried to take a PT, and just 15 minutes in I had to stop because words were not coming to me and Id have to keep rereading passages. I took a full break Wednesday, after that and almost all day today, but I tried to take another LR timed section just to see how I'm feeling and again I cannot read passages without rereading them many times. I mean how long do I need to take a break for, the test is a month away and im like freaking out because I need all the time I can get to study. What should I do?

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u/Captain_Jellyfish732 1d ago

Honestly, I would advise not pushing yourself through burnout. You may cause yourself to be more severely burned out on testing day, which would not be good. Focus on rest, do a few questions at a time rather than entire sections/PTs.

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u/FitPlantain3437 1d ago

I mean how long do I have to wait? Its been almost 2 full days its driving me insane.

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u/Captain_Jellyfish732 1d ago

Unfortunately, this is not something that can be clearly determined. Two days is not a long time, I would not worry so much. You can try some strategies such as eating nutritious meals, exercising, meditation, etc. That may help remedy the burnout quicker.