redsox wrote:Has anyone else not started studying yet? I'm going to start mid-December, when my winter break begins.
I'm gonna start early december, or maybe a little later. I'm a retaker so I don't wanna burn out before the test date comes.
redsox wrote:Has anyone else not started studying yet? I'm going to start mid-December, when my winter break begins.
angiej wrote:BruceBarr wrote:DMV Messiah wrote:Longtime lurker, first time poster here!
I am gearing up to take the LSAT in Feb assuming I get my scores where I need to. I'm prep testing in the low to mid 160s (untimed), and am aiming for 170+. If I can't get there by February I may just skip it and take the test in June. It is hard to make time to study with a new girlfriend + a full time job, but I am managing.
Oh, and I bought all of the bibles and the preptest books from LSAC.
break up with her and quit. you'll thank me later.
I'm quitting my job not only to study for the lsat but because I have to in order to take my last few classes which meet only during the day.
DMV Messiah wrote:angiej wrote:BruceBarr wrote:DMV Messiah wrote:Longtime lurker, first time poster here!
I am gearing up to take the LSAT in Feb assuming I get my scores where I need to. I'm prep testing in the low to mid 160s (untimed), and am aiming for 170+. If I can't get there by February I may just skip it and take the test in June. It is hard to make time to study with a new girlfriend + a full time job, but I am managing.
Oh, and I bought all of the bibles and the preptest books from LSAC.
break up with her and quit. you'll thank me later.
I'm quitting my job not only to study for the lsat but because I have to in order to take my last few classes which meet only during the day.
I wish I could do that and still make life work. Prep classes are basically out of the question as well, since I make pathetic money and work ridiculous hours to do so.
laidoffjournalist wrote:I am assuming no one in this thread is trying to use the February LSAT for the 2010 admission cycle? I have questions about that: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=95416
DMV Messiah wrote:Well, best of luck to you
This does seem like the most important test most of us will take in our lives. It's good that you're treating it as such.
oxford_don wrote:angiej wrote:Batman2 wrote:angiej wrote:Maybe this sounds silly - but my first PT was soooo bad that I'm actually terrified to take another PT and keep putting it off. If I need to I can delay until June, but scheduling-wise with working full-time and school, I really feel that Feb is the best time for me to take the lsat since I'll have a month off for winter break from Dec 11 through Jan 11.
I put today's PT off for a couple of weeks out of fear as well. I would have hated to not do any better. But breaking 160 certainly made me more excited about studying. Hopefully my future PT's will go up as well.
And that winter break where I do nothing but study should help quite a bit.
I'll do a PT next weekend if you will.
I'm in too. Maybe a little peer pressure will get us moving.
oxford_don wrote:angiej wrote:
Well, mine showed zero improvement in the actual score but certain sections were far better than others - how did yours go?
Taking mine tonight. PT #20, let's do this.
laidoffjournalist wrote:Angie, why are you going back to law school after being a paralegal for five years? Just curious. I always read that there is a demand for paralegals, but not so much a demand for lawyers these days. (Yet I forge ahead anyway!)
laidoffjournalist wrote:Cool. I think it's admirable you're going back to school and putting so much on the line for this dream you have. Going back to school is scary -- I graduated college recently and have my own fears about the debt and job outlook after law school. But it sounds as though you've thought this through. I hope you do well enough on the LSAT that you can get some nice monetary offers. Best of luck!
Ethereal822 wrote:Hi Everyone, I just joined this group since I decided to postpone my exam until February last nightHopefully I made the right decision to do so...
How is everyone spacing out the PTs/studying? I definitely don't want to make the mistake again to procrastinate 4 weeks before the exam. I am working full-time (anywhere from 40-50 hours) and it has been incredibly hard for me to study consistently at night since I'm always so exhausted! I should also add that I have taken the June LSATs and canceled it due to my nervousness and really poor testing conditions and have used up all of the PTs (except for the SuperPrep Exams). Any thoughts/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
Ethereal822 wrote:Hi Everyone, I just joined this group since I decided to postpone my exam until February last nightHopefully I made the right decision to do so...
How is everyone spacing out the PTs/studying? I definitely don't want to make the mistake again to procrastinate 4 weeks before the exam. I am working full-time (anywhere from 40-50 hours) and it has been incredibly hard for me to study consistently at night since I'm always so exhausted! I should also add that I have taken the June LSATs and canceled it due to my nervousness and really poor testing conditions and have used up all of the PTs (except for the SuperPrep Exams). Any thoughts/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
angiej wrote:Ethereal822 wrote:Hi Everyone, I just joined this group since I decided to postpone my exam until February last nightHopefully I made the right decision to do so...
How is everyone spacing out the PTs/studying? I definitely don't want to make the mistake again to procrastinate 4 weeks before the exam. I am working full-time (anywhere from 40-50 hours) and it has been incredibly hard for me to study consistently at night since I'm always so exhausted! I should also add that I have taken the June LSATs and canceled it due to my nervousness and really poor testing conditions and have used up all of the PTs (except for the SuperPrep Exams). Any thoughts/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
Have you really used up all of the PT's? You do realize there are like 50, right?
Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt to retake some - really focus on why an answer is correct and why an answer is wrong. Be able to justify to yourself that you know why you picked a given answer and analyze why.
Philipsssssss wrote:angiej wrote:Ethereal822 wrote:Hi Everyone, I just joined this group since I decided to postpone my exam until February last nightHopefully I made the right decision to do so...
How is everyone spacing out the PTs/studying? I definitely don't want to make the mistake again to procrastinate 4 weeks before the exam. I am working full-time (anywhere from 40-50 hours) and it has been incredibly hard for me to study consistently at night since I'm always so exhausted! I should also add that I have taken the June LSATs and canceled it due to my nervousness and really poor testing conditions and have used up all of the PTs (except for the SuperPrep Exams). Any thoughts/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
Have you really used up all of the PT's? You do realize there are like 50, right?
Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt to retake some - really focus on why an answer is correct and why an answer is wrong. Be able to justify to yourself that you know why you picked a given answer and analyze why.
Well with so much time on hand, and if there is enough commitment, he can re-take a PT, and then go over each and every question - double whammy , double the benefit.
Philipsssssss wrote:Ethereal822 wrote:Hi Everyone, I just joined this group since I decided to postpone my exam until February last nightHopefully I made the right decision to do so...
How is everyone spacing out the PTs/studying? I definitely don't want to make the mistake again to procrastinate 4 weeks before the exam. I am working full-time (anywhere from 40-50 hours) and it has been incredibly hard for me to study consistently at night since I'm always so exhausted! I should also add that I have taken the June LSATs and canceled it due to my nervousness and really poor testing conditions and have used up all of the PTs (except for the SuperPrep Exams). Any thoughts/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
1) At first i felt as though i am going to be ready for this exam, man o man, i was studying since September (actually i was studying on and off in the past 2 years) but anyhow, i am also working like 40 hr/week and my job was demanding lately. I also found tit very tough to stick to my schedule of LSAT evening regiment. So i hear you ! I was actually late by 1 day to register for the Dec LSAT - i guess my ignorance stemmed from the fact that i was unsure about my latest scores, my RC section was killing me (-10 on avarage). So one day i went online and whalla, it was the 14th, and the deadline was November 13th, come to think about it, Friday the 13th? LOL perhaps good i didnt register.
2) I tool the LSAT 2 years ago. On February - the irony o the irony. I also cancelled back then, i guess i realized this test was harder then i thought it would be. I came a long way, from a cold 137 if i recall 3 years ago, with off and on studying, to approx 160'sh.
3) I would suggest the following:
a) Get the LSAT proctor DVD ( or, --LinkRemoved--) <-- thats a free proctor. Good tool. I found it much better to use the timed version of doing the tests. However, i think i will purchase the full Proctor DVD, i have to give it all this time for this exam.
b) Go to the gym, at least 30 min a day. Trust me, you will feel much more energized adter you start getting into shape. Its a whole different feel.
c) Since you have used all? the exams, why wont you go over each one and see FOR EACH Question when it is RIGHT or WRONG. write on the margin your own thoughts by each answer. This is especially true for LR's.
d) Keep the DEC LSAT as your last LSAT before the February. Also, Do the 3 Super Prep 1 each on a weekend. And go over each and every explaination.
e) Perhpas you can start over from the first PT (do as many as you can and do each section in 30 min) - you think you remember all the answers? trust me, you will see that even after retaking the same PT, you will make same mistakes - 30 min for each section is even harder, but it should compensate for your prior knowledge of it.
angiej wrote:Philipsssssss wrote:angiej wrote:Ethereal822 wrote:Hi Everyone, I just joined this group since I decided to postpone my exam until February last nightHopefully I made the right decision to do so...
How is everyone spacing out the PTs/studying? I definitely don't want to make the mistake again to procrastinate 4 weeks before the exam. I am working full-time (anywhere from 40-50 hours) and it has been incredibly hard for me to study consistently at night since I'm always so exhausted! I should also add that I have taken the June LSATs and canceled it due to my nervousness and really poor testing conditions and have used up all of the PTs (except for the SuperPrep Exams). Any thoughts/encouragement would be greatly appreciated!
Have you really used up all of the PT's? You do realize there are like 50, right?
Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt to retake some - really focus on why an answer is correct and why an answer is wrong. Be able to justify to yourself that you know why you picked a given answer and analyze why.
Well with so much time on hand, and if there is enough commitment, he can re-take a PT, and then go over each and every question - double whammy , double the benefit.
Agreed.
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