Tips to Manage LSAT Prep Stress
If you have prepared well, the LSAT on test day should be fairly routine because you know what to expect. Being well prepped means that you can enter the test day feeling confident, which means . . . lower stress!
Following are some LSAT Preparation Study Tips and comments from experts and previous test takers:
- Get your baseline score
This will show which sections will require extra attention. (Also, it is so encouraging to watch your scores raise with practice! - Take a lot of practice tests
“You have to get good before you get fast or you’ll never reach your full potential” Take a lot of practice tests, yes…but study the strategies and techniques that will show you how to tackle each section. You are analyzing each section as you go, so strengthen those areas that are holding you back.
- Practice under timed conditions
Answer the easy questions first. (Know that each test question is worth the same number of points – so skip around and answer the easy ones first.) - Pace yourself during practice!
Each timed section is 35 minutes and there are 25 and 27 questions to complete during that time. Not a lot of time for each question, so if you get stuck give it your best shot and move on. (Make sure you go back to it after you have finished the entire exam to understand why you had trouble with it. This is probably your best learning tool!) - Practice with simulated LSAC restrictions
(Read and understand LSACs rules at: https://www.lsac.org/jd/LSAT/day-of-test.asp#admission ) - Score and Analyze
Don’t just take the exam! Build mental muscle by scoring the exam and analyzing why you missed a particular question so that you do not make that same type of question again. - Keep track of your scores, as well as the question types that are consistently giving you difficulty.
- You have options!
If you are consistently having trouble with one section or one question type, consider a tutor to help you over that hurdle. If you feel lost on the entire exam, consider a full and structured LSAT Prep Course. (Although this will not eliminate your need to study and drill on your own.)
A Tip: Take the time test. Then go through the entire test again, untimed. THEN check the answers. Score both the timed and the untimed test. This may help you recognize where you need to study…and determine the approach to the different question types. You want to understand the concepts, but you also need to build speed.
If you plan well, and study methodically and consistently, you should be able to enter the LSAT Test Center well-prepared, confident and control LSAT Test Day Stress.
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