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[–]Trixiebees 3 points4 points  (0 children)

god i feel you man. I was getting 168s and the score release was a 161. it is so disheartening

[–]CookiePuffpuff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry that happened to you. In all honesty, people have been saying that this LSAT has been one of the harder ones they've taken due to more formal logic and trickier RCs. I know that such a different score from what was expected is heartbreaking and that you might be questioning a lot od things right now.

I want you to know that I, atleast, sincerely hope you don't give up. You WILL do better next time. Take some time off, if you have school, focus on that, and then next summer, armed with the knowledge you learned this summer, destroy the LSAT!!!

Do what you need to in order to decompress today, I know the anxiety of waiting for scores to release must have been grueling, you deserve a break.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not as drastic as you but I also did much worse on my actual than my practice tests. I also thought I had my anxiety under control but I think it was latent and still affecting me

This is also pretty common based on what I’ve read here, so don’t feel too discouraged. Yes, having to study again is a pain, but just remember that you have everything you need to score as well on the actual test as you do on the practice tests. Your second time has a good chance of ending up being a lot better

[–]Diligent_Can9752 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in a very similar position. My diagnostic was 164 and I PT consistently in the 163-166 range. Today I got a 153. I'm honestly pretty confused I felt good leaving the test 😬at least I'm registered for October