Should I Be Worried? Forum
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Should I Be Worried?
I was averaging around a 175/176 before getting a 180 on PT 83. Immediately following that, I got a 167 on PT 79 (lower than my diagnostic!) and a 172 on PT 88. I just got a 180 again with a -0 on PT 85 today. I've never experienced such wild oscillation, and I'm kind of worrying that it's happening right before test day. On one hand, I do know 79 and 88 are two of the "hardest" LSATs out there, but on the other, shouldn't my score trend be pretty steady since the test is standardized?
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Re: Should I Be Worried?
You’re good, don’t sweat it. Keep fresh for the next week, but don’t change your approach or anything drastic.oatmilk wrote: ↑Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:10 pmI was averaging around a 175/176 before getting a 180 on PT 83. Immediately following that, I got a 167 on PT 79 (lower than my diagnostic!) and a 172 on PT 88. I just got a 180 again with a -0 on PT 85 today. I've never experienced such wild oscillation, and I'm kind of worrying that it's happening right before test day. On one hand, I do know 79 and 88 are two of the "hardest" LSATs out there, but on the other, shouldn't my score trend be pretty steady since the test is standardized?
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Re: Should I Be Worried?
A hard exam is one that causes low results despite scaling. Relax and don't change anything about your practice if you're in the upper 170s.
Anecdotally, I had a similar concern during my prep where I tested below 170, but it was a one-off problem, and I got a 177 on test day.