1 Day 'til LSAT

Tomorrow is the big day.

<156..............will likely not be accepted to any school
<165..............will not be accepted into first-choice school
165 - 171.......may be accepted into first-choice school
>171...............will be accepted into first-choice school
>173...............may receive significant scholarship money

Recent sample test scores, considered in light of my best test times and circumstances (early morning, relative quiet, I work well under pressure) indicate that I am fully capable of a score greater than 173, but a 171 - 173 score is most likely.

I think I'll make up some statistics now:

I am 98% confident I will score at least 165.
I am 75% confident I will score at least 171.
I am 25% confident I will score at least 174.

6 Days 'til LSAT

Report on all practice exams to date:

August 27..............171
August 29..............161
September 01..........166
September 02..........156
September 08..........175
September 09..........165
September 16..........175
September 19..........177
September 19..........169
September 22..........171
September 23..........165
September 23..........174
September 23..........171

While my overall average is just 169, my Excel chart's exponential trend line has been leveling out at 172.

A 171 should guarantee me admission to the U; 173+ may qualify me for scholarship money at the U. Even my lowest score at 156 should guarantee me admission at the other three schools to which I'm applying.

9 Days 'til LSAT

Last night I completed two LSAT exams and scored 177 and 169, respectively. I am getting markedly better, but the scores beneath 170 still worry me. Surprisingly enough, the 177 score (my highest score yet) was taken amidst some distraction. The 169 score was a result of totally rocking the Analytical Reasoning (my weakest area) and getting lazy with the Reading Comprehension and Logical Reasoning. I think two tests in one night is a little more than my brain can handle.

15 Days 'til LSAT

Last night I dug into my Kaplan LSAT 180 test prep book. These are supposed to be the toughest of the tough questions, all packed into one book. I tackled logical reasoning last night and got 65%. That's not bad! If I get 65% of the tough questions right, and 100% of the easy ones right, I'll be money. I will be taking several practice exams this weekend and hopefully will be able to report more mid-170 scores. A 171 should secure me admission to the U, assuming the rest of my application materials are in order.

I do need to request letters of reference and get my personal statement written up. I've got a draft of each document, but my personal statement is still a little shakey. It's like I have too many ideas I'm trying to pack into just a few paragraphs. I think I need to start over from scratch with a fresh outline to make sure it's all neatly organized.

21 Days 'til LSAT

My LSAT practice tests have been all over the map, so far. I found that since my Analytical Reasoning scores have seriously improved, my Logical Reasoning was now my weakest length. I read up a little more on Logical Reasoning strategy last night and my first test since this recent study session left me with a rather impressive score of 175.

August 27.............171
August 29.............161
September 1.........166
September 2.........156
September 8.........175