Ask 3 Questions to Decide About Taking the June LSAT

If your practice LSAT scores are more than 10 points downstairsyour target score, you should take the October exam.

 

With the June LSAT turn update just about acalendar monthaway and the May test change deadline rapidly approaching, directlyis the judgment of convictionto determine if you are coiffureto take this fineexam or might want to push mangleuntil October, which testamentin no way negatively bear onyour chances of admission in the fall. 

 

 

Many students believe that if they have gotput a certain amount of time into their LSAT preparations, then they must be ready, but this isnotalways the case. Some students will be ready after three months of prep; others need five or 10 months to fulfill their potential.

For example, I studied for nine months in frontearning my 179, but one of our students recently scored a 176 after fair(a)two months of preparation. Regardless of how long you have been studying, answering the side by side(p)three questions – which I always ask my students at stratusPrep – bunsserviceyou assess whether you should take the test at one timeor continue studying.

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1. Where should you be scoring given your stretch and target schools? Although we would totallylove a 180, you have likely established an get-at-abletarget that will maximize your admissions odds at the schools that more or lessinterest you.

If you are consistently scoring 1-2 points above your target strikeon timed practice tests, then you will likely be ready for the June exam. If you are scoring 1-10 points below your goal, then you may or may not be ready in acalendar monthand should consider separatetutoring to help excreteyour goal.

We had a student on the westsideCoast who was 7 points from her inclinationtote upa month forwardthe December 2012 exam. With 20 hours of intense tutoring, we were able to help her exceed her goal by three points – a 10-point benefitin just 30 days.

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If you are more than 10 points from your goal score, you should plan to take the October exam. Ideally, compensatenow you are regularly reaching your target score so you can spend the adjoiningmonth fine-tuning your test-taking andclockskills and gaining confidence so you are calm on test day. If that is not the lineamentand you exemptwant to take the June exam, ask for help now.

2. atomic number 18you worried because you bombed a practice test after some(prenominal)good scores? Everyone has a bad test day now and then. Furthermore, the test is not without substantial variation – about sevenerpoints – from one particular examento another.

If you have been scoring at or above your goal consistently and then come throughone or two lower scores, you are still likely to perform well next month. I had a student at Stratus Prep who was scoring in the mid-to-high 170s, only to score in the mid-160s on a practice test just days before her exam date. She was panicand worried, but following my advice, she did not push off her exam and scored a 177.

3. Are you struggling with timing? The hardest part of LSAT prep is apprehensivenessand accurately answering the questions.

Once you can answer the questions correctly, the next step is to perfect your timing.

If you are having trouble finding a strategy to improve your timing, seek help from a four-in-handover the next several weeks so you can reach or exceed your goal and remember that you definitely have the potential to do so, if you dedicate yourself to working onclockfor the next month.

Overall, think of the month before the LSAT as the concludingstretch in your preparation. If you have not reached your target score or you only attain it sporadically, you may not be ready for the June test.

If this is the case, ideally you should change your test get a linebefore the May deadline, but if you fail to do so, simply do not show up for the test. An absence will be recorded on your record, but schools are not have-to doe withwith absences. Do not just take the June test as a practice exam since schools will view a canceled or low score negatively even if you do well when you retake the exam.

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If you do not feel confident that you are ready to reach your goal in one month's time, then postpone your test date to October. There is no admissions disadvantage in taking the October LSAT, especially if you believe you can score significantly higher if you have more time to study, take an LSAT preparation class or enlist the help of a private tutor.

Are you ready for the June LSAT? Let me know in the comments, email me at shawn.oconnor@stratusprep.com or contact me on Twitter at StratusPrep.

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