Seeking for your advice on LSAT Prep
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:20 pm
Hi, I've been on this site on and off for 5 years now, since I was in undergrad.
I really appreciate all the active participants who pay it forward to people like me.
I'm nervous even writing here for the first time!
A brief info about me, I am in my mid-twenties, I graduated with B.A from a Big10 school, and have a 3.78 LSAC GPA.
I took my first LSAT in my junior year. Along with honors thesis and clearly not studying for the LSAT the correct way (with intense rigor) I ended up with a sub par score in the 150s. I chose to not apply at all because I knew I wouldn't be able to go to law school that I wanted to.
Fast forward 5 years, with equivalent years of WE under my belt, I quit my job earlier this month to prep for the LSAT.
(Also it helps that they will no longer be showing my previous LSAT score by the time I apply).
The WE is quite substantial, I was in a very niche industry. I got promoted, and it required me to travel a lot.
I couldn't devote substantial prep time with the frequent trips so I decided to quit.
I took Manhattan's online course since October last year, finished that by February (while working), read through the bibles and Blueprint's LG book.
I have been PTing this month and my raw scores are in the 85-90 range. On good days I crack the 170s but usually I'm in the high 160s.
The lowest I scored was 161 so far. (It's been PT52-61)
I guess my purpose for this post is to ask what I can do to better prep and increase my score to the mid 170s.
I am really determined to devote anything to this test.
I know that this test means the most in the admissions game and I really want to score in mid 170s to target T13 schools with scholarship choices.
At this point in my prep, is there anything that you would recommend?
After each PT, I look at the questions that I starred (which means I wasn't 100% sure of my answers) and the ones that I got wrong to see why the incorrect is incorrect and why correct is correct.
My best is LG ranging -1 to -3, second would be LR/RC tied.
I usually get -3 to -5 wrong per LR section and -3 to -4 wrong in RC.
I really look forward to your insight and thank you for your input!
I really appreciate all the active participants who pay it forward to people like me.
I'm nervous even writing here for the first time!
A brief info about me, I am in my mid-twenties, I graduated with B.A from a Big10 school, and have a 3.78 LSAC GPA.
I took my first LSAT in my junior year. Along with honors thesis and clearly not studying for the LSAT the correct way (with intense rigor) I ended up with a sub par score in the 150s. I chose to not apply at all because I knew I wouldn't be able to go to law school that I wanted to.
Fast forward 5 years, with equivalent years of WE under my belt, I quit my job earlier this month to prep for the LSAT.
(Also it helps that they will no longer be showing my previous LSAT score by the time I apply).
The WE is quite substantial, I was in a very niche industry. I got promoted, and it required me to travel a lot.
I couldn't devote substantial prep time with the frequent trips so I decided to quit.
I took Manhattan's online course since October last year, finished that by February (while working), read through the bibles and Blueprint's LG book.
I have been PTing this month and my raw scores are in the 85-90 range. On good days I crack the 170s but usually I'm in the high 160s.
The lowest I scored was 161 so far. (It's been PT52-61)
I guess my purpose for this post is to ask what I can do to better prep and increase my score to the mid 170s.
I am really determined to devote anything to this test.
I know that this test means the most in the admissions game and I really want to score in mid 170s to target T13 schools with scholarship choices.
At this point in my prep, is there anything that you would recommend?
After each PT, I look at the questions that I starred (which means I wasn't 100% sure of my answers) and the ones that I got wrong to see why the incorrect is incorrect and why correct is correct.
My best is LG ranging -1 to -3, second would be LR/RC tied.
I usually get -3 to -5 wrong per LR section and -3 to -4 wrong in RC.
I really look forward to your insight and thank you for your input!