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hey guys!
I'm a foreigner and would like to pursue a JD degree in America, hoping to get my shot in T14. I studyed LSAT for about 3 months and got a 161 in June, 2011. I have used PT1-58 in my preparing. Now I have registered the Dec LSAT and hope to get a 170+. I start preparing again in October, and did PT41-52 again, with an average about 168. I'm not sure if this is a reliable indicator about my real LSAT score: after all, I did it twice, although I can hardly remember the content of most questions, except for the topic of RC.
My question is: 1. should I be optimistic about my average score of PT41-52? 2. What should I do in the last month of preparing?

Thanks!!

lxhyss wrote:hey guys!
I'm a foreigner and hope to pursue a JD degree in America, hoping to get my shot in T14. I studyed LSAT for about 3 month and got a 161 in June, 2011. I have used PT1-58 in my preparing. Now I have registered the Dec LSAT and hope to get a 170+. I start preparing again in October, and did PT41-52 again, with an average about 168. I don't sure if this is a reliable indicator about my real LSAT score: after all, I did it twice, although I can hardly remember the content of most questions, except for the topic of RC.
My question is: 1. should I be optimistic about my average score of PT41-52? 2. What should I do in the last month of preparing?

Thanks!!

I would be very cautious about accepting your new practice scores as 'reliable' . before my last (3rd) retake I was pt-ing in the mid to upper 170's and scored below that. (the same thing happened to me on my second retake.. i was scoring 167-171 and recieved a 164....

so just subtract 5 points from your score or something like that and that will more than likely be an accurate indicator of your scores.

however, i would recommend practicing in a way that it works for you. i had run out of material by my second retake and i just kept taking timed-pt's and reviewing them carefully. since you have the basics, work on fine-tuning and not making careless mistakes.


ill PM you with more specifics

gaud wrote:

lxhyss wrote:hey guys!
I'm a foreigner and hope to pursue a JD degree in America, hoping to get my shot in T14. I studyed LSAT for about 3 month and got a 161 in June, 2011. I have used PT1-58 in my preparing. Now I have registered the Dec LSAT and hope to get a 170+. I start preparing again in October, and did PT41-52 again, with an average about 168. I don't sure if this is a reliable indicator about my real LSAT score: after all, I did it twice, although I can hardly remember the content of most questions, except for the topic of RC.
My question is: 1. should I be optimistic about my average score of PT41-52? 2. What should I do in the last month of preparing?

Thanks!!

I would be very cautious about accepting your new practice scores as 'reliable' . before my last (3rd) retake I was pt-ing in the mid to upper 170's and scored below that. (the same thing happened to me on my second retake.. i was scoring 167-171 and recieved a 164....

so just subtract 5 points from your score or something like that and that will more than likely be an accurate indicator of your scores.

however, i would recommend practicing in a way that it works for you. i had run out of material by my second retake and i just kept taking timed-pt's and reviewing them carefully. since you have the basics, work on fine-tuning and not making careless mistakes.


ill PM you with more specifics

Thank you! You a so kind!

If I were you I would do some drilling by question/passage/game type and work on my weaknesses. Also, I found the most useful part of my prep to be reusing preptests. Practice makes perfect. I think you should definitely retake.

IamIn wrote:If I were you I would do some drilling by question/passage/game type and work on my weaknesses. Also, I found the most useful part of my prep to be reusing preptests. Practice makes perfect. I think you should definitely retake.

Thanks for you words. Really encouraging!

Since you are retaking in December perhaps you shouldn't waste time going over question type's that don't give you trouble...just a suggestion! Best of luck to you!!

its possible to go up that many points, i had a friend who went from 162 to 170 in a matter of 1 month however you better have the discipline to sit down and really study and work on where your weaknesses lie

I found people here are really polite. If I could really do such a good job, half of the merit should be owed to you guys!!