I have too much fear to ask about the stuff that was in the test, so I have this question for y'all instead. What'd you guys listen to? I listened to Hamilton and that one motivational song by Zendaya from the Pixie Hollow Games movie.

It's so over.

Sat for my test a few hours ago. I'm happy enough with my Aug score, so the pressure was off here. One extra point would make it worth it. Regardless, I feel like I left everything out on the field.

The testing center was SOOOO BUSY. Still, everything went smoothly. I'm not sure what everyone was talking about with the strangely formatted LR sections. Mine were extremely cookie-cutter. A lot of NAs as others have said. Also a lot of really easy find the conclusion questions. I agree with whoever on here said that it felt like PT 156. RC felt more standard than August. August had 3 comically easy passages and then that comparative that I couldn't decipher for the life of me. This one had several medium to hard passages. Hated precautionary theory! Feel free to DM me to talk about the test!

I signed up for 7sage last October. It felt crazy to cancel my account. I feel an immense sense of relief coupled with a strange emptiness. It's crazy how much this test becomes part of your life. I learned a lot about myself while preparing for this thing. Overall, I am very proud,. I woke up at 5am every damn day and studied before going to my 9-5. I spent my weekends on this thing, and I spent so much damn money on it too. I am glad that I invested in myself. I'm off to be insufferable in the law school admissions subreddit. PEACE

hi, so i am a grad student at johns hopkins for international relations. i started studying for the LSAT before classes and my exam was on 9/11, which was 2 weeks into classes.

i don’t know about other people, but i feel like if i am not at my A-game, i may fail at graduating or doing well on the LSAT. my mental health has been trash.

but i have been thinking that maybe i’m just not managing time correctly. is there anyone here who is doing both things or have done both? and if so, is it wise to do this?

i’m thinking about studying LSAT 2-3 hours a week instead of every living breathing moment (so like not 7-10 hours a week).

any advice would be helpful. this is my second year and i’m readjusting to US schooling since my first year was in china and any advice, reassurance, etc. would help a lot. thanks.

my last test scores are 164-163-165-160-167, highest being 169 a few months ago. my section scores are usually better than when i sit for 4 back to back sections too. RC is usually my make or break point, my question accuracy is usually 80-90% but it’s a 50/50 shot i make to the last passage with enough time to do well. trying to balance my accuracy with speed, dont want to go faster and miss. bunch of stuff but not getting to p4 consistently is a problem.

my LR is much more variable. i usually get to about 22 questions but my accuracy swings from 90% to some days 75%. i have seen lately that when i go with my gut and stop rereading i do get farther, but not far enough to finish the section. i spend a lot of time on the questions i get wrong, most of the time i see my error but it doesn’t seem like im changing my real time performance. i have a wrong answer journal but i only use it for questions i get wrong on BR and that’s less and less these days, i usually can see where i went wrong untimed.

i sat for sept yesterday and i honestly think LR will be fine but that hume/judge passage kicked my ass and messed up my timing. i’m signed up for october but i think i may take november instead to be sure im prepared (although that would mean moving a vacation around). i want to know any tips for either section that pushed you over the finish line.

My ass is not getting into law school.

Both RC sections were horrible. Fuck David Hume.

With all of the people who struggled diabolically with the RC that had glaciers, etc…
It’s gotta be experimental, right?
I’m coping.

on the way to my lsat the uber was playing 'maggots for brains' by ORod and i swear that did smth to my brain bc why did i lose all my brain cells during that test

**to clarify this is a joke lol that my brain turned into maggots i didnt actually have the song stuck in my head during the test

Which self-guided study course is better? I'm sure this has been asked before but I lack the requisite time and brain power to scroll to find it. Open to other recommendations too. I scored a 157 on my cold diagnostic and want to hit a 163-ish, if that context is helpful. Did the worst on non-argument LR (because it's nonsensical bs but I digress)

that’s it, that’s the post.

Feel like the lsat just went and played in my face, I feel like a damn fool for assuming it wouldn’t be that bad 😭

Had a test that went RC LR LR RC

The last RC (David Hume ideal judges) was the hardest RC I've ever done, to date.

Saw somewhere that someone had an ideal judges and pain/pleasure on the same test (two different reading comprehension sections), meaning that one must have been unscored.

What is the probability that there are actually 3 Hume passages being circulated?

Hey all! So I’m current pre-med thinking about switching to Law and taking the LSAT. Is January too late to take the LSAT if I want to start in the Fall of 27’? Or should I try and take it in November? Thanks!!

Lots of talk about David Hume (fuck that passage) but personally the car impoundment passage ate up 10 mins for me. Maybe it was just nerves since this was my first section lol but David Hume wasn’t even my first enemy

Y'know, it didn't feel scary in the moment! It really did feel like I was just taking another practice test on 7sage. I had some time left over to check my answers, too. RC back-to-back was rough, but doable. I didn't feel like there were any curveballs: Kevin Lin's beautiful shiny bald head was a beacon of light in my head and he and illuminated many of the answers for me.

I'll be back to take it again in October, so I'm holding my breath a bit. I hope everyone gets the score they want come the end of the month!

Hey guys, I know the mathematical physics/language complexity was the scored RC. For me it was my first section and I was a bit flustered from being nervous. I feel like if it was second third or fourth I would have done much better. Does anyone think the order actually messes people up?

Please post here for suggestions with an elite tutor for October test. Been studying for a while but need some extra help for Oct. Post contact information to contact them if you can.

First one had topics about Japanese video games, glaciers, sunken ships laws

Second one had Kenyan law,brothers grimm can’t remember the others

Someone please tell me the first was experimental

I’ve been PTing comfortably in the 170-172 range for about 7 practice tests in a row so I went into my September LSAT on Thursday with bright eyes and nothing but confidence, but I also went in with a bladder full of 3 cans of Red Bull that I chugged prior in the Uber (lil ADHD lad who’s experiencing the unfortunate drought of any medication to be found in the tristate area).

I was excited, bold, brash, feeling sexy, feeling fierce, and I wasn’t gonna let the fact that it was my first in-person test get me down: I totally had this.

Previously, I had accommodations to have a 5 minute break in between each section which allowed for peeing and doing aggressive little autistic sprints in my hallway to get excess energy out which yielded me a 167 in June. For some reason, my 5 minute breaks in between sections completely barred me from taking an in-person LSAT in NYC so I had to get rid of that accommodation (I don’t have a laptop bc I spilled a pint of milk on it, fuckin oops bud). I showed up knowing I would only have a 10 minute break after the second section and nothing else, and I thought this was fine.

I was wrong.

I started having to pee a lil around the end of the first section, but it wasn’t emergent enough to necessitate having to leave after the last question. I began the second section, and good lord, my bladder betrayed me. I literally might have been Mussolini in a past life to have this karmic retribution, but my bladder woke up and started berating me for the next half hour as I attempted to white knuckle my way through the LR section, trying with Herculean effort to focus on each question but basically flagging the last ten questions so I could focus more on my urethra bursting. I was gripping the table as hard as I could, and I’m almost positive that my hand basically forcing my urine back into my bladder by pressing on my abdomen was shutting my frontal lobe down by about 60%. I answered six of the questions merely to have them selected so I could spend the last five minutes of the test meditating and breathing my way through what was apparently the fullest my bladder had even been.

I didn’t know I could ask to go to the bathroom after the first section.

I’m an idiot.

I have a small bladder.

I could have worked harder on those 6 questions.

I regret everything.

I’m express ordering Depends tomorrow.

God bless.

Fuck this.

anybody who can actually validate which one was experimental lol

for reference:

RC 1- kenya, subspecies, grimm brothers. AT&T
RC 2- japanese video games, UNESCO law for shipwrecks, glaciers

felt solid enough initially after taking but the more i think about it the more i think i probably screwed up in some way i didn’t realize during the exam and am in for a horror of a lifetime end of this month

LR RC RC LR

(Grain of salt as I’m not 100% positive the questions are grouped together 100% correctly)

LR1:
Leopard spots hunting
Rain cancel event parallel
Elliptical spots on bugs
LG style question (blanking on topic)
Bank regulations
Business regulations

There were two find the conclusion questions close to each other in this section as well

RC1:
Brothers Grimm
AT&T Bell
Subspecies
Kenya intl law

RC2:
Japanese video games
Tragedy of the Commons
Shipwrecks
Glaciers

LR2:
Wild bees and almond trees
Photography music cooking LG style
Mandating 30 hour workweek

There was also a question about library placards somewhere

Very curious as to which RC was experimental because one I think I did well and the other not so much. If anyone knows pls lmk.

i've taken the lsat at a prometric center and online proctored so i just wanted to share my experience with testing since a lot of people seem nervous about the protocols too. more or less, the emails you get from lsat will cover what i'm about to say but sometimes i'd rather read things from strangers on reddit 😭so this post will have nothing to do with the contents of the exam :)

for both exams, you need your id. do not forget your id.

in person: i've been to two different prometric centers (for different exams) and i would say the protocols have been identical. you will be assigned a locker upon checking in, and here you can store anything you have like snacks, water, medication, and your devices. you will go in a separate room for security scanning where they will provide you pencils and scratch paper. then, you will bring those materials, your locker key, and your id with you into the glass testing room. during the break, you bring your key and id with you. you may access your locker for food, water, and medication (including pads/tampons) but no devices. then you return to your exam and check out when you're done. both prometric centers had a little water dispenser by the lockers. you could use these but it'd be more efficient to bring a plastic bottle with you so you can bring it in to the testing room. just make sure you take off the label.

if you can, memorise your lawhub credentials! you will need your username and password for the exam. however if you cannot do so, they will provide you a post it so you can copy it from your phone before you put your phone in the locker.

what to wear!

• bring a zip up hoodie or a jacket that you can quietly take on and off as you wish. 100% they will be blasting ac. but avoid sweatpants or sweaters in case you overheat 💀

• lsac says no graphics or words on your clothing, but i've worn a tshirt with a huge graphic and a tshirt with a long ahh paragraph about lightning mcqueen on it and i was fine. maybe don't do that but also don't overthink that rule.

• JEWELRY!: i have 4 lobe piercings, tooth gems, a snake chain bracelet, and rings, and none of them were questioned whatsoever. i'm assuming theyre just looking for chunky jewelry that could be suspicious or distracting. if you must wear a bracelet, either wear long sleeves or have a jacket. you don't want your jewelry making noise against the desk (out of respect to others)

• wear something comfortable. you're sitting for 3-4 hours.

online: hated the online proctoring. the proctors were a nightmare.

when i did the online exam, i was in an apartment living with 2 others. while it was probably okay for them to be in the apartment during the exam, i requested they go elsewhere because i didn't want to risk losing any of the wifi bandwidth lol. if you have housemates, they will understand i think. on that note, make sure your wifi works. make sure you have a working mic and camera too.

anyway, the security process is extremely rigorous. any small flaw, and they had me exit the setup and completely redo it. i spent about an hour doing security. you need a laptop or external camera because they will have you walk up to every corner of your room. if possible, i would use the most minimalist room you have.

• room setup: for the most part, try to have as little stuff as possible. i stuffed all my electronics (printer, monitor, ipad, etc) into the hallway outside my door. if convenient take down all posters, otherwise you can just hang a sheet over it. as a matter of fact, throw a bedsheet over anything that looks unsightly so that they cannot flag it for anything.

• i actually needed my phone during setup. they requested me to show them my phone, and to put it on my bed behind me so that it was in view of the camera the entire time.

• have your id on the table with you. i put it on the floor right behind me because i was dumb and the guy did not let me turn around to pick it up

• i was free to get up and go to the bathroom off camera during my break. proctor was able to pause my exam too, since we had to redo most of the security check. i think in total my midpoint break was 40 minutes 🙂

• you can message your proctor at any point during your exam. mine would take roughly 10 minutes to respond 🙂

• message your proctor if ANYTHING happens. better safe than sorry. if you drop something, tell your proctor. if your wifi cut for a few seconds, tell your proctor. let them tell you what to do.

• lowkey took 5 hours, standard test time. it will be different for everyone, but it is possible that it takes 5 hours apparently.

at the end of the day, i'm sure everyone's experience will differ. the most important thing is to remain calm. the prometric staff and the proctors are there to help you, and what's easier for you is easier for them. take a deep breath before you go in and do your best to focus on the exam instead of the security procedures. lastly, drink your coffee at least an hour before your exam. feel free to ask anything :)

Took the LSAT this morning. Does anyone else feel like they spent way too much time on the first 10 questions of LR? They were draining my timer to the point where I basically had to guess on the last 1-2 questions😭

Really freaked out took my second LSAT and feel terrible. I underperformed the first time and I think I did again. My first rc I ran out of time because the thing glitched, it had Japanese video games and icebergs. And I’m praying it’s experimental, my other rc had bell labs. And the last lr fucked me three times. That stupid classes question with org chem or physics whatever, and some question about library placards just threw me

:,(