How do you know when it's time to work with a private tutor, and how can people best use their time with the tutor to get the most out of it?
I recommend taking some time to familiarize yourself with the basics of the exam first. This allows you to make more efficient use of your time with a tutor or coach.
Once you've identified your weak areas, and you've put in the time on your end first, you'll be in a better position to make the most of the opportunity.
Come to each session with a targeted list of questions.
Personally, I require my students to send me a list of the 3-5 hardest LSAT problems they've recently encountered (along with photos of their diagrams and notes), along with 3-5 bigger mindset or conceptual questions like:
How do you determine when to split a logic game into multiple options?"
or
"How do you determine when a logical reasoning answer choice is outside the scope?"
I would also suggest getting a coach or tutor when you're ready to take your LSAT prep to the next level and make it your #1 priority.
You're ready for 1-1 LSAT coaching when you've already built a reasonably strong foundation, have targeted questions, and are ready to have in-depth discussions about them.
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Are you planning to take the LSAT soon?
It seems to be looming on the horizon, still vague and distant but getting terrifyingly closer each day, doesn’t it? And you know it’s getting closer, so why are you suddenly finding it impossible to garner any interest in hitting the books?
Or...does THIS sound familiar to you:
Although you know exactly when it is going to be, you’ve been counting days and even hours, you’ve got study plans, and you should know exactly what to do each moment of your time.
But you just can’t bring yourself to study.
We’ve all been there - there’s nothing wrong with you. You better believe I hit my low points during what ended up being a miserable YEAR of studying for the LSAT.
So, don’t worry, you can do it!!!
Unfortunately, nobody can really hold your hand ALL through it (I try as much as I can). If you've lost your focus, and it’s making you worry you’re on track to fail, tell your lizard brain to stop thinking that!
You can definitely fix this.
You just need to remember why you wanted to do it.
After working on something for a long time, it's common to experience a sudden drop in motivation.
Because even if you’re studying for something as worthwhile like the LSAT, after you’ve been staring at a goal for long enough, it just starts to look kind of boring.
Maybe you need to take a step back to remember why you were studying in the first place.
For a lot of us, it's:
***Getting into the law school of your dreams and becoming a successful attorney.***
Remember?
So, don’t be too hard on yourself - take plenty of breaks to watch trashy TV and smoke cigarettes if it helps you preserve your sanity.
Associating studying with something you like helps you keep going.
You can read all about it in my article on:
Self-Control: Smoking, Eating, and LSAT Prep ------>
-LSAT Steve
P.S. What's helping you get through studying right now? Hit reply and let me know.
P.P.S. Seriously, if you have a sec, reach out and tell me all about your LSAT journey. Although I can’t reply to EVERY message, I do read every one myself.
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