Devastated.

tateclarke27tateclarke27 Core Member
in General 9 karma

I really thought I did good on the October. I got a 151. I have worked harder than anything else in my entire life on my LSAT prep. I feel inadequate and stupid. I'm not stupid. I went into the test confident. I managed my time well and gave each question solid thought for my answers. I'm just at my wits end. Everyone else on this website is scoring much higher than me. I've done the entire syllabus, I drilled questions every single day for two months and would consistently hit 75% correct on harder drills. I can't understand this. I just feel like a failure.

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  • mediumrarebergermediumrareberger Core Member
    1 karma

    I feel you, I'm about to take my third LSAT exam in a couple of weeks. Feels like any amount of studying isn't enough, but we must prevail. Our dreams are obtainable, a small feeble inconvenience such as a test is not enough to deter us from our goals. Best of luck fellow studier, may the odds ever be in your favor.

  • Carolinegillmore22Carolinegillmore22 Live Member
    4 karma

    I feel this same way. I studied for months and then scored a 150 on the August test. I was devastated as well. I felt defeated after how much studying I had put in, it felt like a waste of time once I got my score back.

    Recently I started doing research on test anxiety strategies. I listened to an audiobook on Spotify called How to Conquer Test Anxiety and Achieve Higher Scores on Any Exam by Neil Fiore. This has helped me treat every practice exam like a real exam. It helped me to get out of my head and focus just on the questions in front of me. I noticed a real difference in how much more quiet my mind was after using the test anxiety strategies I had learned from that.

    I also bought the book The Loophole by Ellen Cassidy. This book was similar enough to the 7Sage approach that its been easy for me to understand during crunch time. I don't recommend breezing through it but it helped me understand things that I was struggling to understand on 7Sage.

    Both of these things in tandem with all I learned from 7Sage has me scoring in the high 150s now on practice exams. Hopefully this helps! Good luck! You got this!

  • albertoriojose24albertoriojose24 Live Member
    edited October 24 17 karma

    I understand where you are coming from. I tested for the first time after studying for more than a year and didn't score even close to what I wanted. So just want to say that you are not alone. Not sure if that makes you feel any better, but yeah.

    For people that are dealing with anxiety, I would recommend to try a guided meditation on Youtube or the Wim Hof Method. I usually do a 15 minute guided meditation or the Wim Hof, and as someone who struggled with overthinking and anxiety for years, it helped me tremendously in various aspects of life including for nerves before a big test like this one. There's been proven research and studies talking about the benefits of meditation. Obviously, every person is different, but it is something that people can consider.

  • torrancedesaultorrancedesaul Core Member
    10 karma

    How many PTs did you take and what was your highest and lowest? What is your average between them all? Let's start there.

  • meganz621meganz621 Core Member
    55 karma

    I cant relate to you enough. Don't give up.

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