Score went down, feeling stuck!
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:58 pm
Hey everyone,
I have been studying for the June 2018 LSAT since October. I took a Kaplan in-person class because I wanted to do an in-person course rather than online (Tried to do Powerscore but they cancelled on me twice). I started at a 153 diagnostic and eventually brought it up to a 160. Since then I was scoring in the low 160s; I took a full-length, proctored practice exam with testlike conditions at a local college and scored a 163 but that has been my highest score to date. I have been continuously reviewing and studying since my class ended on top of going to school full-time. Today I took a full practice test and scored a 157, and I'm feeling very disheartened. I feel like I have been improving in practice but my actual test taking has slowed down. I can't seem to get less than 7 LR questions wrong, and although RC is normally my best section I'll occasionally miss over 6 like I did today. Games are okay for me, but I usually struggle with time towards the end of the section and average about 5 wrong.
I have also tried studying PowerScore and LSAT Trainer material, but nothing has seemed to help. I'm now worried I screwed myself over by trying to learn too many different study methods or something. I do have diagnosed anxiety, so the feeling of getting worse so close to the exam is not great. I am considering attempting to request additional time accommodations for the July LSAT. I feel completely lost and stuck and want to improve, but feel like nothing I do helps once I sit down and try under timed conditions. I don't want to move forward until I can figure out the best possible way to bring up my score and avoid regressing further.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I have been studying for the June 2018 LSAT since October. I took a Kaplan in-person class because I wanted to do an in-person course rather than online (Tried to do Powerscore but they cancelled on me twice). I started at a 153 diagnostic and eventually brought it up to a 160. Since then I was scoring in the low 160s; I took a full-length, proctored practice exam with testlike conditions at a local college and scored a 163 but that has been my highest score to date. I have been continuously reviewing and studying since my class ended on top of going to school full-time. Today I took a full practice test and scored a 157, and I'm feeling very disheartened. I feel like I have been improving in practice but my actual test taking has slowed down. I can't seem to get less than 7 LR questions wrong, and although RC is normally my best section I'll occasionally miss over 6 like I did today. Games are okay for me, but I usually struggle with time towards the end of the section and average about 5 wrong.
I have also tried studying PowerScore and LSAT Trainer material, but nothing has seemed to help. I'm now worried I screwed myself over by trying to learn too many different study methods or something. I do have diagnosed anxiety, so the feeling of getting worse so close to the exam is not great. I am considering attempting to request additional time accommodations for the July LSAT. I feel completely lost and stuck and want to improve, but feel like nothing I do helps once I sit down and try under timed conditions. I don't want to move forward until I can figure out the best possible way to bring up my score and avoid regressing further.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!