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7 Tips for a Top LSAT Score
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LSAT Diary: How Natalie Scored 180
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LSAT Diary: 10-Point LSAT Score Improvement
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101 Tips to Improve Your LSAT Score | Book
When I first started LSAT Blog, there wasn’t any organized place where top scorers could share their tips. It seemed to me that future LSAT takers should be able to benefit from the lessons others learned along the way. My first attempt to solve the problem was by collecting their LSAT Diaries.
The project was almost too successful. There are now over 100 LSAT Diaries - more than most of you will ever read. Once I organized them, I started thinking about how to make them more accessible. I published short compilations of tips, but you guys wanted more.
To that end, I've put together a new book, "101 Tips to Boost Your LSAT Score."
You can get your copy on Google Drive for free.
Step 1. Click this link.
Step 2. Click File --> Download As PDF
I hope this book helps you to achieve a top LSAT score.
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7 LSAT Preparation Tips from LSAT Blog Readers
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LSAT Diary: Study Like An Olympian
She improved from 160 to 172 on the October 2012 LSAT and will be going to Harvard Law!
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How to Prep for the LSAT | 7 Tips from Top LSAT Scorers
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1. "I think it was crucial to my success that I felt connected to the test: connected by regularly reading LSAT Blog, by making studying part of my daily routine...When I thought of the people behind the test, instead of thinking of an army of anonymous evil geniuses who delight in crushing the dreams of law school hopefuls, I thought of Michael, the rep I met at the [LSAC law school] forum...He didn’t look like a man who wrote out questions while cackling evilly. He looked like what he said he was – a guy who wanted to be an English professor, but ended up writing test questions instead." - Rebecca, 174 (LSAT Diaries)
2. "In terms of practice techniques...the most important part is to go over each question you get wrong, and, taking your time, articulate why you got it wrong, and what the correct answer was. After each mistake, I’d resolve to do something different...So long as I stuck to that advice, I was able to eliminate a number of careless or tactical mistakes, and my score averages slowly climbed." Brandon, improved from 150 to 170 (LSAT Diaries)
3. "When I first read Steve’s posts about loving this exam, I concluded that he must really be deranged. But what I found is that the more you drill, the more you understand the setup and the more that you can come to admire it. There were some questions that I got wrong during practices that after examining again, I would think to myself, 'Wow, what a really cool question...' " - J, improved from 157 to 166 on LSAT retake (LSAT Diaries)
4. "The worst part about the LSAT was showing up on test day and seeing how many other people had been working just as hard and aspiring towards the same goal. I forced myself to pretend that they were at the testing center for other reasons; it was just me and my test. I had the same pencils and eraser I used over the course of my studying and reassured myself that nobody had the same relationship with the test that I did." - Danielle, 166 (LSAT Diaries)
6. "Relax on Test Day morning. I know it is easier said than done, but if you’ve done the appropriate prep you will be fine. If you have done PrepTests under the right conditions, nothing is new. The worst thing you can do is freak-out about it, get out of your head and trust yourself. If something throws you off, take a deep breath, close your eyes for a second and move on." - Ricky, improved from 153 to 160 on retake (LSAT Diaries)
7. "One of the most important aspects of my studying was pinning down the variations of my mental state during each PrepTest...I cannot stress its importance. I understand that everyone has to study when they can and how they can, but try to make the environment as realistic as possible. That means turning off the tv and the stereo, getting off the couch, and pretending every time that you put pencil to paper, that you are taking a test." - Brad, improved from 167 to 179 (LSAT Diaries)
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Known When Started LSAT Studying
I asked the following questions to some blog readers who recently took the LSAT:
What do you know now that you wish you'd known before starting your LSAT prep? What would you have done differently?Here are their responses:
LSAT Diary: LSAT Studying With A Child (Part 2)
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LSAT Diary: Studying With A Child
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LSAT Diary: Dealing with Distractions
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Readers With Big LSAT Score Increases Share 7 Tips
On their LSAT prep journey, they picked up some valuable tips and shared them in LSAT Diaries.
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1. "I began to think like an LSAT writer, to get inside the head of the LSAT. I would start to pick up on nuances in wrong answer choices such as absolutes...or wrong answer choices that didn’t refer back to the sources cited in the argument...If you can start to have an eye for small things like this, something will click, and the LSAT will soon become a little bit simpler." - Anne, improved from 150 to 159 to 164 on LSAT retake (LSAT Diaries)
2. "Obsess over the test...I learned the history of the LSAT, the purpose, its importance, its trickery and any other minutiae I could find. I day-dreamed about ending up at a “reach school,” or getting a high enough LSAT to have a reasonable shot an Ivy League school. I drove my friends nuts with LSAT trivia and the nuances of the law school application process...How did this help? Simple—it allowed me to stay motivated for LSAT prep." - Brandon, improved from 150 to 170 (LSAT Diaries)
3. "What improved my score the most...was the habit of writing out each question I got wrong. I would write out an analysis...that explained to me why my answer choice was wrong and why the correct one was correct. Not only did this allow me to understand where I had gone wrong and to correct my faulty reasoning, but it also provided me with a mental framework, a process that I used with each logical reasoning question as I talked myself through the wrong answer choices." - Dan, improved from 141 to 168 (LSAT Diaries)
4. "Give yourself enough time, stay consistent, and always correct your mistakes. Even if you have to complain about a single LR question to anyone who will listen for days until you get it, make sure you understand every missed question. Above all, relax: you're not your test score." - Caleb, improved from 161 to 171 on LSAT retake (LSAT Diaries)
5. "I initially took my practice exams in the afternoons. After my initial score, I changed my strategy, waking daily around 6:00 am and beginning my studying between 8:00 and 9:00, and I took all practice tests around that time from then on. When your mind is geared to perform at that level at that time of the day, it makes a big difference." - J, improved from 157 to 166 on LSAT retake (LSAT Diaries)
6. "Every morning for a week before test day, I'd walk through this park and sit and listen to the birds and squirrels...Sometimes I would just sit with my legs dangling from the bridge and watch the water run over the rocks at the bottom of the small river. It was this sort of mind-clearing time that I really needed in order to focus."- Anthony, improved from 140s to 161 (LSAT Diaries)
7. "[L]eading up to test day, I took the two days before the test off of work to focus, and most importantly to relax. I did activities during the day that were not test-related, and wouldn't tire me out, ensuring a good night's sleep. I woke up the morning of the test, with my ziplock bag already packed, went through my normal morning routine, and headed out the door. I arrived at the testing center over an hour early, just to ensure that time would not add to my already existing nerves." - Brad, improved from 167 to 179 (LSAT Diaries)
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What do you wish you'd known before you began your LSAT prep?
What do you know now that you wish you'd known before starting your LSAT prep? What would you have done differently?Here are their responses:
LSAT Diary: LSAT Game Plan
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LSAT Diary: Beginning LSAT Prep
This LSAT Diary is from Coleman, who's taking the October 2012 LSAT. He writes in with his thoughts on beginning his LSAT prep.Enjoy, and if you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)
7 Top LSAT Scorers | Lessons Learned
In this LSAT Blog post, I've put together another 7 tips from blog readers with top LSAT scores and significant score improvements. (Read previous LSAT Diaries compilations.)
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7 top LSAT scorers share lessons learned:
1. "The last few days before the test, I kept in my mind an image of the December 2010 LSAT being republished as a preptest in the future. I kept thinking to myself that the test I would be taking was no different than the 13 preptests I had taken before it. I knew that if I panicked during the test it was probably my mind tricking itself and not due to the difficulty of the test." - Jay, 177 (LSAT Diaries)
2. "Set aside 30 minutes every day...to do some logic games. Learn them inside, out, upside-down and backwards. This is the easiest way to gain points—why spend all of that money on prep and test fees if you’re going to ignore the best place to improve? For me, it came to a point where I was working LG into my everyday life—if friends were loading into a car, I designed rules in my mind that would affect who sat next to whom—completely involuntarily...I can’t stress it enough—LOGIC GAMES!" - Brandon, improved from 150 to 170 (LSAT Diaries)
3. "You need to get to the point where you can do pure sequencing games this fast [in 5-6 minutes] if you’re trying to get a perfect score (or minus 1 or 2) on the logic games section. There will typically be other games in that section that need more than the 8 or so minutes you’re shooting for." - Ellen, 174 (LSAT Diaries)
4. "To do well...takes a willingness to work hard and stick to a rigorous schedule. Study your wrong questions, work hard, and good luck." Peter, improved from 160 to 170 (LSAT Diaries)
5. "Come up with a badass playlist to listen to on L-Day. I chose All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled, It’s My Time by Fabolous ft. Jeremiah, and Here I Come by The Roots. That stuff gets you jacked!" - Ricky, improved from 153 to 160 on retake (LSAT Diaries)
6. "[V]isit the test center a day or two before the exam. I...noticed that there were a few larger desks located in the back of the hall, adjacent to some windows that provided natural light. While checking in, I...asked if I could sit in one of the larger desks (she allowed me to do so). If nothing else, a visit to the testing room will likely keep you from having to deal with any curveballs on test day that might get you rattled." - J, improved from 157 to 166 on LSAT retake (LSAT Diaries)
7. "To improve on Logical Reasoning, write short reasons why each answer choice is wrong for the more difficult questions. It is helpful to remember during logical reasoning that four of the answers have to be WRONG in some way. Write why a wrong answer choice is wrong for each one you get wrong." - Lisa, 175 (LSAT Diaries)
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LSAT studying: What would you have done differently?
I asked the following questions to some blog readers who recently took the LSAT:
What do you know now that you wish you'd known before starting your LSAT prep? What would you have done differently?Here are their responses:
LSAT Diary: LSAT Studying in Egypt (Part 2)
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LSAT Diary: LSAT Studying in Egypt
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LSAT Diaries: Self Study Success
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