Poor Diagnostic Test... Forum

cmn7 · Post by **cmn7** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:18 pm

So, I am currently a junior and decided to take my first cold LSAT (not prepared nor did I study) and did poorly with a whopping 135 (June 2007). My biggest weakness was RC because I generally don't read fast and the time snuck up on me, then my second worst was the games section (35%). The only thing I knew was the basic format for the test. I plan to take the LSAT next June, so basically 9 months to study now.

What are my chances of improvement? I want to be in the high 150s/low 160s. I am sure this question gets asked often, but I am a little discouraged and want to know what you guys did to improve your raw score.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:33 pm

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cmn7 · Post by **cmn7** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:37 pm

Thank you, benwyatt. Do you recommend any prep books? I currently have the 2013 Princeton Review because I won it in a raffle, and 3-4 Kaplan books I purchased.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:57 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:17 pm

Ditch Kaplan and PR.

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:26 pm

I made a similar progress. Be ready for a long process.

Troianii · Post by **Troianii** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 11:18 pm

benwyatt wrote:
cmn7 wrote:Thank you, benwyatt. Do you recommend any prep books? I currently have the 2013 Princeton Review because I won it in a raffle, and 3-4 Kaplan books I purchased.
I'd like to direct you to the LSAT Prep and Discussion forum: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6
I didn't use any special materials, but people in that forum swear by 7Sage and the Powerscore Bibles

+1

Only thing I'd add is don't feel discouraged. An improvement in your score is typically progressively harder. With a lower score, hard and long study can get you a lot of improvement.

And I know I said "only thing", but I've got one more - I'd suggest taking another diagnostic. Cold tests are the best measure of where you stand for most people, but some people aren't that consistent and can have some crazy variation early on. It's just really important to know where exactly you stand.