LSAT Retake Forum

[syv334]

So I just took the February LSAT and decided to cancel my score. I am planning on taking it again in June. That being said, I have already gone through practice tests 52-69. How should I prepare for the next LSAT, in terms of PTs? Use the same ones? Use the older ones?

[LitigatingLiar]

The "best method is to drill with older ones and take tests with newer ones. Remember that June is 4 months away. You need to pace yourself, or you'll run out of tests or you'll be redoing the same tests ver and over again and losing the benefits of studying. Maybe go back to early tests and drill a little bit before doing tests.

[Blueprint Mithun]

So I just took the February LSAT and decided to cancel my score. I am planning on taking it again in June. That being said, I have already gone through practice tests 52-69. How should I prepare for the next LSAT, in terms of PTs? Use the same ones? Use the older ones?

You should be drilling question types and doing full sections using the older tests. Save the newest ones (70 and onward) for timed preptests, and keep at least 2 or 3 for the weeks leading up to the test.

There are subtle stylistic differences that make the recent preptests more similar to the one you'll be taking in June, but the overall content hasn't changed massively, so even the old tests will provide great practice.

[CPAlawHopefu]

So I just took the February LSAT and decided to cancel my score. I am planning on taking it again in June. That being said, I have already gone through practice tests 52-69. How should I prepare for the next LSAT, in terms of PTs? Use the same ones? Use the older ones?

You should be drilling question types and doing full sections using the older tests. Save the newest ones (70 and onward) for timed preptests, and keep at least 2 or 3 for the weeks leading up to the test.

There are subtle stylistic differences that make the recent preptests more similar to the one you'll be taking in June, but the overall content hasn't changed massively, so even the old tests will provide great practice.

I've noticed the trends in difficulties of certain sections from PT 1 to now. I find LG from PT 1-40 to be generally harder, and from 40-60 the LSAC made RC significantly more difficult while LG has gotten "easier", and from 60 to onward they made LR harder, and now it seems like they are treading back to making LG harder by throwing more and more curveballs.

[Blueprint Mithun]

So I just took the February LSAT and decided to cancel my score. I am planning on taking it again in June. That being said, I have already gone through practice tests 52-69. How should I prepare for the next LSAT, in terms of PTs? Use the same ones? Use the older ones?

You should be drilling question types and doing full sections using the older tests. Save the newest ones (70 and onward) for timed preptests, and keep at least 2 or 3 for the weeks leading up to the test.

There are subtle stylistic differences that make the recent preptests more similar to the one you'll be taking in June, but the overall content hasn't changed massively, so even the old tests will provide great practice.

I've noticed the trends in difficulties of certain sections from PT 1 to now. I find LG from PT 1-40 to be generally harder, and from 40-60 the LSAC made RC significantly more difficult while LG has gotten "easier", and from 60 to onward they made LR harder, and now it seems like they are treading back to making LG harder by throwing more and more curveballs.

Yeah, that analysis makes a lot of sense to me. LR has definitely gotten harder in recent tests. The questions and arguments have gotten longer and are generally more complex than they used to be. And there has been a recent jump in weird LG games.