7 Weeks Out - Expected Progress/Proctored Score? Forum

[Talarose]

Hi everyone,
With 7 weeks left to the October test, where should I be? I took the June test and did poorly, which I believe to be associated with poor prep material, lack of consistency studying, and dragging it out over too of over a period of time.
1. I used prep books that had fake LSAT questions
2. I never reviewed my mistakes, just what the correct answer to the question I got wrong was
3. I wasn't consistent with my studying. I believe this to be my major downfall. I studied hard for 2 months, then slowed down for a month, then picked it up a little the last month before the test, all while in school
4. I think, for me personally, 4+ months of studying was too much. I study around 35+ hours a week so I think it burned me out.

This time around, I decided to take 2 months to focus on my weaknesses, yet still have a well rounded prep. I am confident in LG, so I have zeroed in on LR for the past 3 weeks, sneaking in some LG drills everyone once in a while to keep my mind refreshed and prepared. I plan on taking a preptest Monday to track my progress and then continue by focusing on RC for 3 weeks. The remaining time I will use to drill the question types I am missing or not doing so well on.

I wanted to post my schedule/plan on here for feedback. Any thoughts or recommendations? I try to study daily, for 1-1.5 hours at a time or until I feel like I need a mental break, totaling around 5 hours a day. I make sure I am wide awake and ready to commit to learning before I start any prepping; I want to make sure I retain the information and I know I won't if I'm yawning. Is this the right way to attack the test? Is it feasible to think I can improve my score this way? I am aiming for 177+.

[JazzyMac]

Sorry to hear about your disappointment. I'm not sure where you should be by now...honestly though, if your not at 170s by now, some members will tell you to postpone. Only you know for certain what's best for you now. Perhaps a break is necessary.

One thing I do if I'm feeling disheartened is to take a prep test untimed. I'm not sure how much it will help me in the long run, but it's definitely relaxing.

[Talarose]

I'm curious on people's thoughts about where my score should be. If I am looking for 177+, am confident in LG, have spent the past 3 weeks improving my LR but haven't eu started on RC, any idea about what range my score should be in if I take a timed test Monday? Like, do I need to be at a 165 or 170 or higher? Or do I not have enough time.

[somethingElse]

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