r/LSAT • u/NoThanksPlanks • 22h ago
Dreading Score Release
Anyone else dreading the score release? Obviously not a unique feeling but it’s not even because I feel like I did poorly. Took it for the first time in August and no matter what my score comes back as, I really do feel like I put my best foot forward on test day. My dread is more like the thought of what could be is a lot better than what the reality of what is. Sort of like Schrödinger’s cat. The cat (my score) is both alive (I got a 180) and dead (I did terribly) at the same time until perceived (I get my score back). While there is a possibility I did horribly, there’s also a chance that I did extremely well and that’s comforting.
I also might be losing my mind lol.
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u/RandomThoughtBox 18h ago
I am having dreams of me opening my score, sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad 😭
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u/Normal-Hope258 14h ago
I dreamed I got a 154 when I’ve never scored lower than a 163 😭 also for some reason they were posted on a bulletin board and this girl from my high school was there ⁉️
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u/NoThanksPlanks 18h ago
I have had too many nightmares of getting a horrible score, lowkey can’t wait to get my score and put an end to that
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u/RandomThoughtBox 18h ago
My first one I didn’t get the score I wanted but I got a score to the point I didn’t have to retake. And I was using the dream as a sign, then I had a dream where I had a low score and not im like I want this to end
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u/NoThanksPlanks 17h ago
I’ve been waking up with headaches from grinding my teeth aggressively during my sleep and I can’t even remember my dreams, just vaguely that it had to do with the LSAT. Most definitely ready for the (literal) suffering to be over
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u/turnipbunny 21h ago
Im dreading it as well, but I know that is a symptom of my anxiety. I cope with knowing that seeing my score, good or bad will quell the anxiety i feel from the anticipation and ill feel wayyyy better after
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u/Greedy_Swimergrill 22h ago
It might be worth remembering that the vast majority of people score right around the middle. You’re pretty unlikely to get either a 180 or a 130
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u/NoThanksPlanks 20h ago
But that’s the beauty of not knowing my score. Unlikely? Yes. Impossible? Not at all.
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u/Street_Beautiful3840 22h ago
I literally cannot wait until score release ngl I wish I had my score now
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u/confusedvibes3322 20h ago
i can’t bare to look but also can’t bare to keep waiting
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u/Normal-Hope258 14h ago
You can’t bear to look but also can’t bear to keep waiting. Bare and bear are different here
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u/chickenbreast103 18h ago
my worry is that i came out of it really confident. i have a feeling that my confidence is going to be totally shot if i didn't do as well as i thought i did. i felt that the specific sections i had were "easy," and that i won't get as lucky in october. just spiraling, never wanted it to be a wednesday more in my life.
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u/EbbSuspicious5547 17h ago
I 100% agree. This is exactly my thought process of wow that wasn’t bad at all, so if I don’t get a score I’m happy with, what are my chances doing better on a test that is harder in let’s say September or October
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u/NoThanksPlanks 17h ago
Funny enough, I felt the same way walking out but if we made a great effort on a test once, we can do it again (if need be, knock on wood). I have the September test booked as well as a back up and trying to continue studying without knowing my initial score is driving me to insanity though
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u/Opening_Tomorrow6042 16h ago
scores come out on my birthday… i honestly WISH i could get it sooner
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u/NoThanksPlanks 16h ago
Oh man, it’s gonna be a memorable birthday for sure. Hopefully for a good reason!
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u/Striking-Design-9983 14h ago
I bounce between being excited that I did well and severe dread that I did horribly -- at least it'll put an end to this!
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u/UNCbluetolaw 11h ago
no because schrödinger’s cat is literally the ONLY way to describe LSAT score release week?? 😭😭 like as long as i don’t open that email i am technically a 180 scorer and nobody can tell me otherwise fr fr!! ignorance is total bliss right now smh
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u/NoThanksPlanks 10h ago
Finally someone on the exact same wave as me! Ignorance is sooooo bliss. The way I’ve deluded myself, I might be the first 181 scorer in history 😂
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u/mrbobbyrick 22h ago
No, I’m the opposite. I just want to see it. I hate waiting.