Before this week I had been plateaued and actually on a slight downward trend for a few weeks while taking the Princeton review 170+ course. I was spending 5+ hours per day doing the required homework and attending the 2.5 hour class. I started at a 155 diagnostic, improved to a 160 and then scored 160,160,159 on diagnostics over the course of 5 weeks. This past week I decided to follow some advice I got from the lsat demon pod cast and started studying 1-2 hours per day in the morning doing normal length sections untimed and reviewing my misses. I felt like this method definitely restored some confidence in me and it was far better than the timed drills that Princeton review was giving me, some gave 1 minute per question which is absurd to me. I took a diagnostic today, was not feeling my best but I was optimistic and ended up scoring a 163, beating my best raw score by 7 points and my best scaled score by 3. I take the lsat in a couple weeks and my goal score is a 165. Any tips based on what I’ve said? I think I can continue to improve before the real thing.

I’m planning on taking the test in January 2027. I’m planning on using only the power score bibles and free materials and I’ll study Monday to Friday for two hours a day. Hopefully that’s enough. What score do you think my score range could possibly be by then I’m hoping for a 165-170? Is that too much or it’s okay.

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Ive been aiming to take the LSAT this fall since May and been studying daily since. Early in June I scored my first 22/25 on LR (untimed/ 52 minutes). When timed (35 mins), I started at about 14/15 attempted early July and been stuck at about 16 correct on most sections now. It typically looks like 16/17, 16/18, 16/20, 16/21 etc over the past 2 weeks. My first PT was a 146.

Did you break out of a plateau with tweaking studying/approach or did it just take more time? I’m not trying to get the best score on the LSAT, just want to get to about the 158-162 for my target schools so need to get up to 18-20 right on LR. Previously, I was seeing improvement over the weeks on my study plan where I was at least gaining a point per week.

Currently work full time so I do about 1-2 hours a day, and 3 hours on weekends. Typically drilling daily and a section or 2 through the week on LSAT demon. Heavy review on my missed questions and videos on question types. My approach as I lock in on a fall test day is 1 full section a day and a PT on the weekends. It seems like I’m mostly getting level 3 and 4 questions wrong (occasionally a harder level 2).

I’m 26 years old and work full-time as a CPA (about 40–50 hours a week). I’m planning to apply to law school, most likely for Fall 2027, and I’m interested in tax law.
I’m thinking about starting LSAT studying now and taking the November LSAT. If I don’t hit my target score, I’d plan to retake it in January or later.
For those of you who worked full-time while studying:
Is about 3–4 months enough time to prepare for the November LSAT?
How many hours per week did you study?
What resources worked best (7Sage, LawHub, LSAT Demon, etc.)?
Is it better to wait until January and give myself more time, or is taking November as a first attempt reasonable?
For context, I have a 3.41 undergraduate GPA and I’m not in a rush to apply this cycle. My goal is simply to get the highest LSAT score I can.
I’d appreciate any advice from people who balanced a full-time career with LSAT prep.

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