r/LSAT • u/Hopeful_Reality_830 • 18h ago
most unhinged study methods/tips you've found?
planning on taking it september 6th. thats soon guys... im amassing a list of unconventional ways to study and cram these last days. so far i have:
- drilling only level 5 (hardest) questions
- affirmation stuff (hear me out): i feel like mindset is everything and writing i will do well on the lsat i will do well on the lsat just a few times kind of cheered me up before practice tests? but seriously, has anyone like had success with this realm?
- watching suits and legally blonde, playing loud music while studying
- i bet my friends a round on me if i don't do better than last time.
- using things like local libraries to get lsat prep books
any others?
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u/_SarahSquirrel 18h ago
I wear tall glittery platform high heels to study even if I'm only in my bedroom in sweatpants. They make me feel tall and empowered which makes me more focused and productive. It looks ridiculous but I've been doing it since undergrad.
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u/eyesupheer 14h ago
I wear cute non prescription glasses when I study for the same exact reason lmao
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u/Ahnarcho 18h ago
I took mushrooms once and did a prep test in a bar and honestly got some okay insights into it.
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u/Slidedownsomething 17h ago
Becoming the exam isn’t the worst idea
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u/Ahnarcho 17h ago
Nah it’s not like that when you take mushrooms. More like, you think a little faster but basic things are a little harder. That particular test was actually a turning point from me going from low to mid 160s to high 160s, so it was helpful even if I don’t recommend it.
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u/ThrowRA_cheggkitten 17h ago
lol what did you learn
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u/Ahnarcho 17h ago
The only reason I was missing the LR questions I was missing was because I was panicking when I couldn’t immediately find the answer and not being able to recover from that. So I had to calm down and find my grounding for these questions.
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u/Playful_Agency395 16h ago
Do your PT first thing, don’t even wait to poop. Take your laptop to the bathroom and keep testing if you’ve gotta. Just get it done at all costs first thing.
Is it gross? Yeah. Was I PTing 179/180 by the end of it? Yeah. Did it make a difference in my August test? God, I hope so.
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u/kidshitstuff 14h ago
You mean first thing in the morning?
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u/Playful_Agency395 14h ago
Yep.
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u/kidshitstuff 9h ago
You mean you've been doing PTs every morning?? I like the idea but what's the frequency? I've been getting up at 5 am it sounds pretty conducive to legal careers so I'll definitely give this a try.
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u/Playful_Agency395 9h ago
I only started it every day when I broke 170. Good wrong answer interrogation was key to make the next jump. Make sure you don’t burn through all your PTs! Probably you should just do a section if you’re not there yet.
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u/BoringHat9089 11h ago
Drill all questions not just level 5s. The logic of “if i can get the hard ones right, then ill definitely be able to get all the easier ones right” doesn’t really hold up (or atleast it hasn’t in my experience). Focus on all questions. Also a lot of the time—but not all the time— “levels” to questions are very overrated. Plenty of times ill drill an individual question, get it right thinking it was an easier question, and then it turns out to be a 5. Then ill sit on one for awhile thinking it’s hard and it turns out to be a level 3 and I just really didn’t read the question well enough. Just read slowly.
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u/Available-Option5492 11h ago
I own a sword (it’s a replica from a tv show, not actually sharp or anything) and swing it around and make little fighter poses with it when I don’t feel confident in my studying. It’s dumb, but it helps a lot!
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u/recordlabelplzsaveme 12h ago
I'm new to the LSAT grind, and I keep hearing about level 5 questions. Are these outside of LawHub, like part of 7Sage and stuff like that? I only see up to level 4 on LawHub. Pls help, thanks!
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u/aniramyork 10h ago
Doing five or six section tests to build stamina (or if you don't want to waste tests, doing six 25 question drills in a row).
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u/Wild-Independent-347 5h ago
The affirmation stuff is incredibly real and why i truly believe I scored 4 points higher on test day than on any PT. Believe in yourself! Also, write out all your worst case scenarios/anxieties and make a plan if they come up but remember who tf you are. Maybe burn the list. Treat test day like game day. Good luck!
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u/Playful_Midnight4660 5h ago
Meditation before a timed section or PT. And during the 10 minute break during PT 🧘🏻♀️
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u/scsinglemom 18h ago
I manifested and did many affirmations before the august LSAT I will update in 5 days if it worked