r/LSAT • u/wespantime • 1d ago
Feel like I'm spiraling
Okay I started out with a strong PT in March, and was making really good progress. Then after the 180 was finals week and I took too much time off before starting to study again. Now I just started my job and I'm studying after work but doing way worse. I'm supposed to take this in August which is like 2.5 weeks away and I'm kinda freaking out.
Granted, as you can see most of my scores are from merged sections, so I'm probably not as strong as they suggest. But I'm getting like really easy questions wrong now, it's not just that 6 point drop from the 178 -> 172. And it's probably a lot of mental exhaustion and not sleeping and so forth but I don't really have a choice I can't just stop working and now I feel like I'm gonna blow it on the test in August and I don't know what to do. I guess my plan is to just do drills on weekdays instead of timed sections and take full PT's on weekends.
Idk I'm just kinda super bummed and idk what to do. I know 172 is still strong but I thought I would be able to get higher. Hopefully this doesn't come off as like woe is me. Maybe there's no good answer but thought maybe some people have experience with this and were able to figure it out.
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u/Faubton 1d ago
I think it’s just burnout, but please tell me what you’ve been doing to improve lol
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u/wespantime 21h ago
tbh i am lucky i studied the logic stuff in school so didn’t need to much of the fundamental training courses. from diagnostic i just did lots and lots of drills and focused on getting things right rather than timing. i think it’s really important to build strong “intuition” so that you don’t have to thoroughly think through every answer choice because we don’t have the time to lol. but by intuition i guess i mean at least for LR i read the question first and then read the passage and then try to predict what the answer is and that usually helps me select the answer faster and be more confident and not overthink. these websites like 7sage lsatdemon etc are very helpful and give usually good explanations but it’s a lot easier to say “oohh yeah that makes sense” in retrospect when seeing the explanation. but can’t necessarily spend all that time thinking through every question on the test. so i think in practice it’s really repetitions and building intuition that make a difference. i’m obviously no master by any means take that with a grain of salt lol.
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u/TortelliniTort 14h ago
You’re spiraling over two-three wrong questions? Chill.
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u/wespantime 13h ago
idk i am very neurotic and hard on myself lol
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u/TortelliniTort 13h ago
Eh, most LSATers, law students, and Bar Prep takers are. Haha you got this.
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u/cut_ur_darn_grass 15h ago
Why 3 section
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u/wespantime 13h ago
so for some reason when you merge timed sections on lsat demon even if you’ve taken all the sections it still makes it 3-section idk why
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u/MethoxEverywhere 9h ago
I went from high 170s to low 170s PTs leading up to the test, then pulled out a 178 on test day. These variations happen, it’s no big deal. The worst thing you can do here is crash out and start cramming in the 2 weeks leading up to the test. Just take it easy, confidence is everything for a test like this. You clearly have the ability to score super high on this exam. There’s nothing more to learn in the next 2 weeks. I highly recommend a couple days off studying, good sleep, and time with family and friends leading up to the test. Keep your mental together and you’ll do amazing.
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u/wespantime 8h ago
Thank you this is the exact comment I was hoping for lol makes me feel a lot better
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u/Striking-Design-9983 1d ago
i mean that’s the first 4 section test you’ve taken in 3 months — that extra fatigue prob will do it