The Official February 2016 Study Group Forum

[AbbeyS]

I'm freaking out. I already submitted my apps and my December score was okay enough to make me competitive, but I just don't feel ready for this test. I indicated on my apps that I was going to take this test but I'm seriously considering not sitting for it. If I don't, do I need to email schools telling them? What if I get a worse score on this test?

Even if you score worse on this test, they'll still consider your highest score. Stop psyching yourself out. Your nerves will almost certainly get the best of you if you let them. Just trust the process and that you did the best you could to prepare.

[Li'l Sebastian]

It's crunch time!!! What's everyone's game plan for this week?

I actually have 2 PTs and my old June test left to use so I'm going to try to fit those in the first half of this week then spend Thursday and Friday doing light drilling...and I'm especially planning on calming my nerves on Friday.

Prob do some drilling in the morning & go to the gym for a while in the afternoon for stress & to make me tired enough to fall asleep...

I'm really trying not to freak out this time cause I'm already accepted to 8 schools lol. I just want more money

Sounds like a great plan Abbey!

[fishpaste1]

I'm freaking out. I already submitted my apps and my December score was okay enough to make me competitive, but I just don't feel ready for this test. I indicated on my apps that I was going to take this test but I'm seriously considering not sitting for it. If I don't, do I need to email schools telling them? What if I get a worse score on this test?

Even if you score worse on this test, they'll still consider your highest score. Stop psyching yourself out. Your nerves will almost certainly get the best of you if you let them. Just trust the process and that you did the best you could to prepare.

+1. Hang in there! Nerves are perfectly normal. But you've got to remain calm and trust your instincts on Saturday. Especially if you're already sitting on a score that makes you competitive, there's quite literally nothing you do on Saturday to lessen your chances of admission. You can only increase them.

IMO the LSAT's ability to test your nerves under pressure is its most underrated challenge. Staying calm and avoiding a panic attack is usually the difference between a good score and a great score.

[Shib26]

I took PT 73 today and got a 169. So at least I'm consistent, my last 5 have been from 168 to 171, which I'd be happy with on the real test. The discouraging part is that I still have that one section where I seem to blow up and miss 5+. This time it was RC where I went -7 with 5 of those coming on one passage.

I still have PTs 74 & 75 that I'll do before Wednesday along with some fresh RC sections I still have. But other than that I'm planning on keeping LSAT prep to a minimum this week and show up on Saturday well rested and stress free.

[Li'l Sebastian]

Just went -2 and -3 on my first two RC sections! Time to knock out two more.

All I need is a 173 for this retake to be worth it and my logic games and LR performance are pretty much perfect as is so I'm super confidant about Saturday!

GIT ER DONE

[Li'l Sebastian]

I took PT 73 today and got a 169. So at least I'm consistent, my last 5 have been from 168 to 171, which I'd be happy with on the real test. The discouraging part is that I still have that one section where I seem to blow up and miss 5+. This time it was RC where I went -7 with 5 of those coming on one passage.

I still have PTs 74 & 75 that I'll do before Wednesday along with some fresh RC sections I still have. But other than that I'm planning on keeping LSAT prep to a minimum this week and show up on Saturday well rested and stress free.

Good choice!!!

[rekoobathetuba]

It's crunch time!!! What's everyone's game plan for this week?

I actually have 2 PTs and my old June test left to use so I'm going to try to fit those in the first half of this week then spend Thursday and Friday doing light drilling...and I'm especially planning on calming my nerves on Friday.

Prob do some drilling in the morning & go to the gym for a while in the afternoon for stress & to make me tired enough to fall asleep...

I'm really trying not to freak out this time cause I'm already accepted to 8 schools lol. I just want more money

I have 3 PTs, thinking I will take them Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday or Thursday. Definitely going to do very little on Friday, maybe a couple games and LR questions untimed, definitely going to the gym for stress and to make me sleep!

I'm also mostly trying to get some more money, but I have never studied so hard for anything in my life.

Good luck everyone!

[Li'l Sebastian]

3 RC sections in the books now! -1 on the one I just finished, but I'd seen that section a few times already.

Just one more left to do for today.

[appind]

i was thinking of using an lr drill packet from https://www.cambridgelsat.com/prep-book ... -drilling/

anyone know the difference, except for the PT range, between LR drilling workbook and LR by type cambridge packets?

[Li'l Sebastian]

Just finished my marathon!

-2 on the first section
-3 on the second section
-1 on the third section
-3 on the fourth section

My brain is now fried from RC!

Now I'm gonna finish my Reading prep with an RC section that I worked on yesterday. Making it a total of 5 RC sections completed today!

[Li'l Sebastian]

Re-did the section from yesterday perfectly and with 4 minutes to spare!


Time to take a break and hit on LR and LG.

[Li'l Sebastian]

So far I've done 5 RC sections(-9), 4 LG sections(-2), and 2 LR sections(-2) today.
I'm gonna do 2 more LR and then I'm calling it a day.

[jnwa]

So far I've done 5 RC sections(-9), 4 LG sections(-2), and 2 LR sections(-2) today.
I'm gonna do 2 more LR and then I'm calling it a day.

Youre a better man than me dude, ive slacked off on prep sooooooooo hard since the Darrow.

[Li'l Sebastian]

So far I've done 5 RC sections(-9), 4 LG sections(-2), and 2 LR sections(-2) today.
I'm gonna do 2 more LR and then I'm calling it a day.

Youre a better man than me dude, ive slacked off on prep sooooooooo hard since the Darrow.

The Darrow actually has me believing I'll do even better on this administration because of it! Since I don't have as much riding on my performance I won't be as stressed out on Saturday so I'll perform a lot better under pressure!!!

[nerdylsat]

So far I've done 5 RC sections(-9), 4 LG sections(-2), and 2 LR sections(-2) today.
I'm gonna do 2 more LR and then I'm calling it a day.

That is some really impressive endurance you have. My brain would be fried after 5 RC sections in one day.

[Li'l Sebastian]

So far I've done 5 RC sections(-9), 4 LG sections(-2), and 2 LR sections(-2) today.
I'm gonna do 2 more LR and then I'm calling it a day.

That is some really impressive endurance you have. My brain would be fried after 5 RC sections in one day.

I'm so ready for this test to be over with because my practices are harder and longer than the actual thing.

[Billy Madison]

So yesterday I decided to try ripping each PT from the book of 10 rather than taking it while in the book. Life. Changing. Can't believe I figured this out 4 days before my last attempt. So much frustration could've been avoided...

[AbbeyS]

How's everyone's prep going?

Can't believe myself but I actually took today off. Didn't look at anything. I'm teetering on the edge of burn out so I needed to chill. Just a couple more days and I'm done with the LSAT foreverrrrrr, hallelujah

[Li'l Sebastian]

How's everyone's prep going?

Can't believe myself but I actually took today off. Didn't look at anything. I'm teetering on the edge of burn out so I needed to chill. Just a couple more days and I'm done with the LSAT foreverrrrrr, hallelujah

That's awesome!

I think Im gonna power through two more whole tests and then I'm calling it quits until Saturday!
Probably gonna do some warm-up's then!

I think I'm gonna do some really easy stuff on Friday and then warm-up on Saturday with a hard game and a couple hard questions.

[lurker816]

Just scored a 172 on the June test I scored a 167 on IRL, but feeling ready for some test day drop. Also have not been marathoning nearly as much as you people (or going on here, oops). I might do some back to back LR sections the next few mornings but otherwise I think I'm done here...

[AbbeyS]

Yeah I have 2 more PTs that I'll do tomorrow and Thursday. Friday light drilling. Saturday gonna do some games, read a passage or 2 and look over a few questions.

Honestly I think what makes me most nervous is the experimental section. I'm BEGGING the LSAT gods not to give me an experimental RC. I hate it so much. Getting through one section is too much for me as it is lol

[Shib26]

I took PT 74 today, still in the same range as the last few. I'll do 75 tomorrow, then some drilling on RC and LR flaw questions (the current bane of my existence).

After that I'm done, taking Thursday and Friday off completely to recharge the batteries. I'll probably just go for a run, take it easy and chill. Or I might put on some thrash metal and break a lot of glass. I'll just go with whatever mood strikes me.

[Li'l Sebastian]

I'm completely done with scoring any of my work from here on out!

Gonna do some timed sections but I won't score them so I know that I ended on a good note!

[AbbeyS]

You know what's so frustrating? I just scored PT 70 and scored exactly as I have been. But I went back & tallied the amount of times I narrowed a wrong answer down to 2 and chose the wrong one....and if I had chosen correctly, I would've improved 5 whole points. Wtf.

Any advice for choosing the right one when narrowed down to 2? Apparently I suck at this

[rekoobathetuba]

Any advice for choosing the right one when narrowed down to 2? Apparently I suck at this

ditto