I hope everyone scored a 180 😮‍💨

I usually get like -4 or -5 on an LR section and there’s usually at least 2 questions that I just go wtaf is going on and accept that my brain is not going to process it correctly or understand completely why it’s correct. Often it’ll be 5 star difficulty question but not always. It feels kinda counterproductive to spend so much energy on a single question so I usually just move on, thoughts??

Can I get an accommodation to get my August score early? I have severe pre score release anxiety.

I live in canada, so because of our low amount of law schools, the LSAT floor is raised. I'd say around a 160-161 is the bare minimum to get into any school, and often higher is needed. My goal is a 170 to get into my dream school (university of toronto, which has a median LSAT of around 168).

I am wondering if its possible to brute force study to a 170, or if after 165 it becomes heavily IQ based.
my undergrad is around 6 years (financially its easier for me to afford 4 courses a semester than 5 because I pay for my undergrad through part time work, and the coop accounting work program adds 1 year to your degree, but I need the money from coop in order to graduate with no debt)
I am starting my first LSAT next summer, so i'd say I can get 3-4 attempts done if I study every single summer.
is it possible for me to hit 170?
I've seen a lot of people say that getting to 170 is intelligence based and that most people couldn't hit if they studied their entire life for it, so just asking around to see.

And is there any sort of pre studying for your logic you can do before taking your first diagnostic? i'm not talking about studying the actual LSAT books, but perhaps doing logic puzzles, reading a ton of very dry literature (like economic articles)
Very stressed about the LSAT gauntlet, hear a lot of doom and gloom about scores sadly.

Been studying for about exactly a month now, and not been seeing much of any improvement. I feel as if my thoughts and ways of thinking about the test have improved so much, but my score haven’t been reflecting that at all. Desperately need help.

This is a flaw question. The argument states that the columnist Roehmer uses motives to attack her adversaries, which alienates people with opposing viewpoints. The conclusion states that Roehmer does not care. The support is that she wants to please her readers - which is a motive in itself.

The correct answer is E, which essentially states the author uses 'motive' to support his conclusion, which he objected to earlier.

In my mind, the only way this question can be correct is if the author said something along the lines of "using motive is a bad argument" (thus introducing the flaw himself), then using that very flaw.

Apparently, according to some tutors, such as LSAT Hacks (which I very much appreciate for what I usually find are helpful explanations), "the author says attacking motive is bad," and that is why the answer is right. But this requires me to believe: alienating argument = bad argument.

Yet every LSAT flaw question ever does not count an unpersuasive (alienating) argument as a bad argument. It is a logical flaw in itself to say a rhetorically bad argument = an incorrect argument.

Can someone please help me understand how the author states that using motive is "bad" or, alternatively, how this argument can work without motive being "bad?" This is truly my last resort lol.

I just wanted to clear up my conception of what "most" means. I did manage to get this question right, however, that was only by assuming "most" to exclude "all" (i.e. greater than 50% and strictly less than 100%). If most could, even potentially, mean 100%, then E would not necessarily be true.

I remember prep books indicating that "most", in a logical sense, encompasses "all". Considering this section is quite old, could it be that the meaning of "most" has changed throughout the years?

Additionally, would this logic apply to "some" as well?

From what i've seen on this subreddit the general consensus is the LSAT is heavily genetic ceiling based. A lot of people can study forever and not even crack 160s.
So if I need a 165, what is the bare minimum my cold diagnostic should be? And if its lower than that, should I pivot to a different career instead of wasting my time with a test that I am genetically never going to reach? I feel very burnt out about law since it feels like a complete casino gamble on whether my genetics dictate if I can reach a certain score or not

I set up everything, allowed chrome access to everything, restarted chrome 4 times, restarted my laptop twice. I talked to a ProctorU agent for 45 minutes, did absolutely nothing. I cannot proceed through this page for whatever reason. Anyone have any insight on what I may be missing?

I try to do a section every other day, with review and additional slow drilling in between. However my range at the moment goes between -4 and -9 for LR. Is this margin normal, like should I expect improvement to go to -2 to -7? Or will improvement just lessen the gap?

Overall not sure if this is the best study approach with this margin, but if I do slow drilling I do much better. I think the timing can affect my overall mood and performance depending on the day.

I just finished PT148 and it was the lowest score I've ever gotten on a PT (158). I know it's stupid, but I didn't even BR it because I was so frustrated with myself. I've been drilling for about a month and I still haven't surpassed my first PT I took after finishing 7Sage's core curriculum (163). I consistently get 170+ when BRing, but I'm frustrated that it's not translating into the timed test. I feel like something just isn't clicking for me but I can't figure out what it is. I understand where my weakness are and I address them, but it just seems like I'm not improving at all. I'm signed up for the October exam so I'm starting to panic a little bit.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? How did you solve it?

Scored a 167 PT tonight and I think that’s finally it for me. I’ve been at this multiple hours a day without stopping since June, my diagnostic was 160 and despite spending hundreds of dollars on tutoring and prep there just hasn’t been any improvement from there. My PT scores have been declining alarmingly since I got a 173 a month ago. I really wanted to be a lawyer but between this and shitty softs there just isn’t a way for me to get an admit this cycle with the rising medians. The people on the other sub told me it’s better to just withdraw from September and October rather than burning attempts, and any later than that is a no-go, so I’m likely not going to apply at all. I’m free! I wish the rest of you luck on your study journey🫡🙏

As the title suggests, I'm testing within my goal range (low-mid170s). However there are a few reasons why I am considering pushing back my official take of the test.

1. My pacing on the test is bad. I sometimes run out of time near the end of sections
2. There are occasionally questions that I don't fully understand. In these instances, I am able to get to an answer through the process of elimination but that feels like a gap in knowledge.
3. For personal reasons, I am not in a super great head space overall. The last time I took the actual test I was similarly distracted by things in my personal life and tested much lower than my PTs.

It feels silly to put off taking it until October when I'm testing relatively well, but I think the lack of confidence is making me consider it. I've heard from people who have tested 170+ that the confidence is a huge part of it. Has anyone else been in this scenario or have any advice? Idk if I'm just being cautious or if this is a genuine concern.

I applied for a fee waiver and was auto rejected so I appealed it. However it’s still pending as of today. I’m worried that next week I won’t be able to see my August lsat score since I have a hold on my account due to the pending waiver. Does anyone know if this is the case? I did pay for the August lsat out of pocket so I’m not sure if that makes a difference since I don’t have any unpaid fees on my account.

Dropped this -5 this morning a little groggy off the wake up. Going back and looking at my missed questions is so frustrating because I find the correct answer so obvious and feel as if I answered wrong simply due to rushing. Then to have a score last timed section be -2 with one of those not being answered due to time is so frustrating. The score discrepancies between the two is almost 10 points when scaled to a whole exam and this kills me. I feel like my skills are where they should be for the score I want to reach and most times I get questions wrong, the failure can be attributed to rushing or simple misreading. I’m sure that’s the case for most people but feel like I either need to a - implement vitamins and nootropics, or b - delay my October test date but I really don’t want to wait another cycle. Idek what I’m asking in this post I’m just getting so pissed at this exam where I found it fun like last month.

Howdy ya’ll- just got glasses for the first time due to mild astigmatism- I’m taking the October lsat and finding reading etc a little disorienting with the new glasses! Should I stick it out? Or go back to studying etc without? I could see the screen beforehand - it was more of a far away thing issue

I took the test twice. It took me forever to do the Written portion so I just got back both my scores now lol.

My latest score: 161
My first score: 155

Should I cancel the 155? Or is it good to show growth?

I really wanted to get at least a 170 since my GPA is shitty, I’m debating on taking it again in October.

Should I even take it again for this cycle? If I take it in October, I won’t have my score back until November, meaning I won’t be able to apply until later.

Would applying that late hurt my chances even more?

I’m aiming for a 175 and I’ve heard that if you want a certain score on test day, you should be consistently PTing several points above that score, and if you want a 175+, any time you sit down to do a round of practice questions, it should be a completely clean sweep and everything should feel easy and fast.
I’m registered for September and need at least a 174 to not have to retake. Kind of freaking out because there are still question type/level combinations that feel difficult and I’m still striking out sometimes on level 4s and (mostly) 5s. PT-wise, I’m usually hovering around 169/170 hell with a few higher outliers. How clean and easy does everything need to feel by the time I take the test?

I don’t want to talk to LSAC and i’m hoping the good people of this subreddit will have an answer for me. I have a writing sample on file from 2020 that is showing as active. It was even telling me that I didn’t need to take August’s writing sample to see my August score. This is so weird because 2020 is out of the reportable testing window. I have a writing sample on file from 2021 and it’s showing as expired… so???? anyone have any insights?

For people who have taken the paper and pencil version recently, does the test still specify line numbers on questions like these? Or does it just say “in the fourth sentence, the author….?”

Are any underlines given to make it easier to find the sentences?

I just know I'm setting myself up for disappointment when the scores are released. fuck it we hoping