LSAT STRESS MANAGEMENT:

Condition for LSAT Success!

Avoid LSAT Test Day Stress – Condition for LSAT Success

Much like training for an all-important sporting competition, you should condition / train your mind and your body to be ready for the big event. You want to build your concentration, endurance, mental stamina, self-discipline, etc. This is a huge factor in eliminating LSAT test day stress and ward off that dreaded, too-oft spoken reality, “I don’t know what happened, I just froze.”

Eat Well to Control LSAT Test Day Stress!

Change your eating habits! Your mamma always said “Eat a good breakfast…” She’s right, studies have shown that this can enhance your performance on a test. One study shows that “Breakfast consumption has a short-term effect in improving selected learning skills…”

Be tuned in to how your dietary habits effect your mood and stamina. By the way, it is also good to be aware of how any medications you might take effect you.

Get Sufficient Sleep to Control LSAT Test Day Stress!

“I seem to have the most trouble scoring consistently in my practices when I’m tired.”  There is an obvious answer to this comment – “Get sufficient sleep!” You should be getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep at night. Remember, you are conditioning for an important event…Getting the sleep you require will make it much easier for you to process and retain the information you need for success. Suffolk University Law School has published some “Quick Relaxation Techniques” that include some tips on getting to sleep and easing stress. I found it interesting: https://www.law.suffolk.edu/offices/stuservices/asp/quick.cfm

Exercise your Body and your Mind to Control LSAT Test Day Stress!

Didn’t know you were going to participate in an athletic event when you decided to take the LSAT did you?! But, what is good for your physical conditioning and stamina is also good for your brain. Many studies have verified that exercise improves mental performance and minimizes stress. Find an enjoyable physical activity and schedule it! Your body, your brain and – your rising LSAT score will thank  you!

Get Pumped — Be Confident to Control LSAT Test Day Stress!

Try to develop a habit of self affirmation and do not listen to negativity from others or yourself. Focus on your positive attributes and successes. Do NOT allow yourself to enter into confidence deflating thoughts. Studies show that when test-takers discuss their successes and positive attributes before a test, that their problem solving ability increases.

Look at the LSAT as an exciting opportunity and a gateway to your career goals.

LSAT Prep to Control LSAT Test Day Stress!

The athlete doesn’t just eat and sleep properly. He will build muscle through weight lifting and endurance through cardiovascular work outs. Think of your study time in that way.

• Develop your mental muscle by working through and understanding how to approach each section and question type. The LSAT is a three hour exam. Three hours of high focus and exhausting brain work on a hard chair, in an unfamiliar environment with other test-takers in the room to distract you. You must build up that mental stamina so that you are able to perform well on test day.
• Build your endurance by taking a LOT of full length practice exams simulating the LSAT testing conditions the best you can.
• Don’t just take the exam! Go back and build more 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.

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