One week until I get my LSAT score! In the last two weeks, my feelings have swung from the depths of dismay all the way up to hopeful optimism and back again. Today I took a tour of the school I hope to attend in the fall and was so excited I nearly broke into a song and dance. (Don't worry, I didn't ;)) But I DID leave the campus feeling exhilarated, excited and confident that I am moving in the right direction..following my passion as I should have done all along. YAY!
I keep checking the LSAC website as if my score will miraculously post a week early. I really expected this to be an easy wait but my.god.it.is.terrible. To make matters even more difficult, my well meaning husband has been telling anyone and everyone that I have taken the LSAT...which is fine when it's close friends and I have some sort of heads-up that they know. But, he's told random people. The new next door neighbor just asked about it yesterday and completely caught me off guard..asking if I plan to quit my job etc.. My husband thinks I'm being ridiculous and that everyone is pulling for me, but seriously..the more people he shares it with, the more pressure I feel as a result. And he doesn't understand. I get it that he's proud of me and is my biggest fan, but holy hell let me figure out my score before you auto-admit me into Harvard!
(No, Harvard isn't on the list, btw. I have a house and a mortgage to take care of within the confines of the California state lines.)
Either way, here's to hoping for a great score - or at least one that will get me into my school of choice! I would love to bury my LSAT books forever!!!!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Goodbye Fair LSAT
Yesterday was the day. I did it. I took the LSAT and hope to God that I am done with that monster of a test. I am sorry for being MIA - I have gotten caught up in seriously studying and very rarely opened my laptop - that is, unless I was at work ;-)
So, I decided to take a weekend Powerscore course which I found extremely helpful. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't already familiar with the Powerscore Bibles. I had the advantage of having already worked through them, so I had a good foundation to work off of. Others in my class weren't so lucky. My instructor was awesome and even gave us tips and tricks that worked for him personally. Overall, I felt like it was a much shorter class than the 16 hours that I was in there - he was passionate and excited - which was contagious!
Soooo, yesterday. Amazingly enough, I slept ALL night the night before. That's the best I've slept in years. I am not kidding. I woke up amazed and told my husband I hoped that was God's divine intervention. Once to the exam I was seated and waited a full 20 mins while fidgeting in my desk for the test to begin. I recited some scriptures in my head to help me calm down and said a few prayers.
Once the test began, I opened up my test book to see..Logic Games. I thought I was prepared for them..but my heart started pounding so hard I felt it was about to burst from my chest. I made it through two and a half games and had to guess on the rest. I was completely knocked off of my game in the first section. I prayed that this was the experimental section. The next section was Logical Reasoning and I cruised through that, well prepared. Reading Comprehension was next and I did pretty well, I thought.
At break, I was praying that games would pop up again so I would know that the first was experimental..but felt good overall about my performance otherwise.
After break, I opened the test booklet to find my second helping of Logical Reasoning and I didn't finish in time and had to guess on the last 2. The final section......Reading Comprehension. CRAP! This completely freaked me out because the games section was REAL and I had ROCKED the first RC. Dang it. So already knocked down, I began the second RC which I found to be much more difficult than the first. I spent way too much time on the first 2 and had to guess on the last one entirely.
Long story short, I walked out of there feeling like the world had ended. Hopefully I did better than I think and there's a good curve. If not, I'll be retaking in June. For now, I'll try to push this out of my mind while I enjoy a good 3 weeks off from the LSAT studying that has become my life!
So, I decided to take a weekend Powerscore course which I found extremely helpful. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't already familiar with the Powerscore Bibles. I had the advantage of having already worked through them, so I had a good foundation to work off of. Others in my class weren't so lucky. My instructor was awesome and even gave us tips and tricks that worked for him personally. Overall, I felt like it was a much shorter class than the 16 hours that I was in there - he was passionate and excited - which was contagious!
Soooo, yesterday. Amazingly enough, I slept ALL night the night before. That's the best I've slept in years. I am not kidding. I woke up amazed and told my husband I hoped that was God's divine intervention. Once to the exam I was seated and waited a full 20 mins while fidgeting in my desk for the test to begin. I recited some scriptures in my head to help me calm down and said a few prayers.
Once the test began, I opened up my test book to see..Logic Games. I thought I was prepared for them..but my heart started pounding so hard I felt it was about to burst from my chest. I made it through two and a half games and had to guess on the rest. I was completely knocked off of my game in the first section. I prayed that this was the experimental section. The next section was Logical Reasoning and I cruised through that, well prepared. Reading Comprehension was next and I did pretty well, I thought.
At break, I was praying that games would pop up again so I would know that the first was experimental..but felt good overall about my performance otherwise.
After break, I opened the test booklet to find my second helping of Logical Reasoning and I didn't finish in time and had to guess on the last 2. The final section......Reading Comprehension. CRAP! This completely freaked me out because the games section was REAL and I had ROCKED the first RC. Dang it. So already knocked down, I began the second RC which I found to be much more difficult than the first. I spent way too much time on the first 2 and had to guess on the last one entirely.
Long story short, I walked out of there feeling like the world had ended. Hopefully I did better than I think and there's a good curve. If not, I'll be retaking in June. For now, I'll try to push this out of my mind while I enjoy a good 3 weeks off from the LSAT studying that has become my life!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sleepless
Two nights in a row this week, I have found myself tossing and turning - unable to sleep until 2am. My mind just won't shut off. So Friday night was no exception and I woke up on less than ideal sleep to take my LSAT PT timed using Simugator's LSAT Proctor. I surprised myself on the logic games and was able to complete far more problems than anticipated - only missing two due to time constraints. However, the reading comprehension and logical reasoning sections were not finished within the necessary 35 mins. I hope this improves with practice, I hear it will.
I am considering taking a weekend prep course before the test, just to reaffirm what I've learned and help me to build confidence. It can't hurt, right? I am thinking that the Powerscore course would be the obvious choice, given that I've read through both of the bibles and have trained myself on their methods. I am afraid that taking a Testmasters, Blueprint, or Kaplan course will hurt my preparation by potentially confusing me right before the test. Feel free to tell me otherwise.
At this point, I am just going to continue to take PT's and review my mistakes - trying to understand WHY I missed each problem so that I can correct it going forward. I am excited, nervous, scared, stressed, hopeful, elated and more! So many swirling emotions, NO WONDER I can't sleep!
I am considering taking a weekend prep course before the test, just to reaffirm what I've learned and help me to build confidence. It can't hurt, right? I am thinking that the Powerscore course would be the obvious choice, given that I've read through both of the bibles and have trained myself on their methods. I am afraid that taking a Testmasters, Blueprint, or Kaplan course will hurt my preparation by potentially confusing me right before the test. Feel free to tell me otherwise.
At this point, I am just going to continue to take PT's and review my mistakes - trying to understand WHY I missed each problem so that I can correct it going forward. I am excited, nervous, scared, stressed, hopeful, elated and more! So many swirling emotions, NO WONDER I can't sleep!
Friday, January 8, 2010
On The Up & Up
Since my last post I have done the following:
- Perused the TLS boards for LSAT prep tips
- Purchased the Powerscore LR Bible
- Cut out all of my missed questions from my PT and reviewed, reviewed, reviewed
- Read the Powerscore LR Bible (Well, most of it, anyway)
- Powered through dozens of LR problems
I am feeling better, my confidence is up again..and tomorrow morning..another timed PT. I CAN DO THIS, I WILL DO THIS!
- Perused the TLS boards for LSAT prep tips
- Purchased the Powerscore LR Bible
- Cut out all of my missed questions from my PT and reviewed, reviewed, reviewed
- Read the Powerscore LR Bible (Well, most of it, anyway)
- Powered through dozens of LR problems
I am feeling better, my confidence is up again..and tomorrow morning..another timed PT. I CAN DO THIS, I WILL DO THIS!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Ugh
Knowing that I royally suck at the logic games section of the LSAT, I bought the LG Bible by Powerscore - which has been a tremendous help..HOWEVER, today I took a full timed test and was really disappointed with my score. It's the first full length timed test I've done, so I suppose I shouldn't be TOO hard on myself...but, man. This is discouraging.
Somebody, please tell me that practice makes perfect..because I have a load of PT's waiting for me on my desk. I am also doing crappier on the Logical Reasoning than I thought I would...and am now thinking a LSAT tutor may be in my near future...
Blah.
Somebody, please tell me that practice makes perfect..because I have a load of PT's waiting for me on my desk. I am also doing crappier on the Logical Reasoning than I thought I would...and am now thinking a LSAT tutor may be in my near future...
Blah.
A little bit about ME
I thought it would be a good idea to give a little bit of the back story on me. You already know that I am the mother of two boys. One is 9 and the other is nearly 2. I had my first son during college - quite the unexpected surprise. I somehow figured out how to finish my degree in four years while raising a son - and even got married during my last year of school. After I graduated, I took a job in Corporate America and steadily moved up the ladder over the last five years there. The problem? I am not at all passionate about what I do or what the company does as a whole. I had always wanted to go to law school but somewhere in between graduating, getting a job and buying a new house - I thought those dreams were unrealistic.
Before I had my toddler, I was actually pregnant with another baby boy - that I carried to full term without any problems. Tragically, he died days after he was born due to breathing issues. I was absolutely devastated. Surprisingly, I went on to have my third son (the toddler now here) almost a year to the date that I lost my second baby. God works in very mysterious ways. I hadn't planned on getting pregnant again - but I am so very glad that it worked out the way that it has. The loss of my son has forced me to re-evaluate my life and has drastically changed my perspective. Those dreams I had of becoming a lawyer? I've dusted them off and have decided to just go for it. I realize how short our days on this earth are - and I want to honor the memory of my son by choosing to make a difference and chase my passion. I hope to teach my sons here that no tragedy should break you - and that life is too short to just get by doing something you hate. I don't want to waste another day, I am going for it.
Before I had my toddler, I was actually pregnant with another baby boy - that I carried to full term without any problems. Tragically, he died days after he was born due to breathing issues. I was absolutely devastated. Surprisingly, I went on to have my third son (the toddler now here) almost a year to the date that I lost my second baby. God works in very mysterious ways. I hadn't planned on getting pregnant again - but I am so very glad that it worked out the way that it has. The loss of my son has forced me to re-evaluate my life and has drastically changed my perspective. Those dreams I had of becoming a lawyer? I've dusted them off and have decided to just go for it. I realize how short our days on this earth are - and I want to honor the memory of my son by choosing to make a difference and chase my passion. I hope to teach my sons here that no tragedy should break you - and that life is too short to just get by doing something you hate. I don't want to waste another day, I am going for it.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Oy Vey
...Annnd here we go..LSAT scheduled for Feb 6 - applications sent for next Fall and I am studying like hell. I am finally chasing my dreams of being a lawyer - with a very supportive husband and two kiddos in tow. Stay tuned!!
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