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!!!!
Showing posts with label LSAT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LSAT. Show all posts
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!
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.
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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