PerspicaciousRationalPanda '26–'27 app cycle

Honestly reddit helped me a lot with admissions questions and anxiety, really just a great tool that I leveraged to understand the admissions process. Now I feel like I understand everything very well and should have no issues with applying.

For LSAT I am still actively taking the LSAT and hope to score higher in August and September. 166 was my first score and my PTs have improved a lot. Hoping for a 167-169 in August, and to break 170 in September. For study details: I started in January and ramped up around March. I used a tutor at first and now that I understand the basics i’ve switched to working entirely alone (as that shit is too pricey!). I read both the powerscore bible and the loophole, I liked the loophole better, but powerscore was honestly nice for understanding question types and basics in the beginning. I found that reading textbooks helped a lot, but was extremely boring and the most annoying piece for me. It was easily my greatest struggle, however, getting through it was key to my success. I find that reading things of that nature is how I improve, find something like that for you! I study about 1-2 hours every day, and sometimes exceed that if I’m feeling ambitious. I generally just do sections at a time, and rarely ever do entire practice tests as I never have time. I also will take breaks for 2-4 days about once every 2 weeks to a month.

My softs are honestly pretty good. I am hoping it will allow me to reach into better schools than my stats would suggest.

My biggest advice is honestly to be really disciplined about your LSAT practice and to really try to slow down your reading. Think critically about everything you do, and never cut corners in doing anything. For admissions use reddit and try not to get too anxious. My biggest advice is to take breaks; from studying, from admissions anxiety, from life in general. It’s important to take care of yourself and prioritize your mental health throughout this stressful process.

I hope I do well in my admissions journey and that you do too!

Also, last thing, I could not have done any of this without my incredible partner, family, and friends, having people to lean on helped me so much. Make sure to lean on those close to you throughout this process, it will help you more than any app or textbook!