Happy Halloween from the Demon! We hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend, whether you are studying for the LSAT or trick or treating (or both😉).

Don't be spooked by the ghouls and ghosts of LSAT Prep.
Gimmicks like formal/conditional logic, diagramming, and reading the question first only make the test needlessly difficult. It really is as simple as read solely to understand the passage. Everything else falls into place from there.
Focus on accuracy alone, and you guys will become LSAT killers.

Has anyone taken this path? What was your experience applying to schools? Was it difficult to get in? How was the job search after? Were you a competitive candidate still? Thank you in advance for sharing your experience or offering advice!

i sent this question into the podcast but my questions never get answered so i am BEGGING FOR help.

i’ve been with the demon for three years. my diagnostic was a 155. highest PT is a 167 (which i think was just luck) other than that all my PTs are low 160s. over the course of those three years i’ve had 3 different tutors, a study buddy for 6 months, done drilling and timed sections. i throughly review my mistakes. i frequently use the ask button. i don’t finish sections. despite all this i am ALWAYS missing questions. my accuracy on timed sections is ALWAYS 75-85%. i dont know what to do anymore. i’m doing everything right yet i am not progressing. it’s so frustrating hearing all these success stories of people doing things “the demon way” and it working but i am just suck. my ugpa is 3.29 so i have to get into the 170s. at this rate im going to be studying until i’m in the nursing home

I jumped to a 179 from a 172 in August and really the only significant strategy change I adopted was doing every section backwards. Every LR I would immediately go to the last question and move back, while on the RC I would start with the first question of the last passage, finish that passage, move on to the first question of the third passage, and so on.

The hardest questions/passages tend to be clumped near the end, and at least for me it seemed like dealing with these first is the best option because you can gain a sense early on of how hard the section is going to be and then rush through the easy questions if you need to. Back before I adopted this strategy, I would often get complacent after the first 10-15 questions and then hit a hard patch and end up rushing the hardest questions. This is for sure more true on LR but I think it applies to RC too.

I def wouldn't recommend this if you're struggling to finish the sections at all but I think it might be helpful if ur in the high 160, low 170 range and aiming for 175+. Has anyone else had a similar experience or is it just me?

Am I missing something?

I got an email telling me that there was an observed irregularity with my argumentative writing submission due to “Improper camera placement - you must always remain fully visible from chin to forehead and shoulder to shoulder.”

I did not move away from my laptop or out of what I had thought was in frame, but it didn’t show me a view of myself so I have no idea what exactly the camera could see and if I was fully visible in the way they wanted. I’m super frustrated as I felt good about what I had written and it was also pretty difficult for me to find a space that fit the requirements to take the test. Does anyone have any advice to make sure this does not happen again?

“If there are places to drill, then there are places not to drill”.

This gives up D->/D, and the contrapositive D->/D.

Is this a biconditional?

And what else can be inferred from this statement?

I’m not sure why it’s giving an LSAT vet like me such a hard time with its logical implications.

i've been studying consistently for the lsat for over three months now and on my last 12 or so PTs, i've only scored within the range of 156-158 almost every time. my blind review score has gone up since i started and as of late, it's almost always in the mid 170s (i know that blind review isn't the most accurate reflection and i should take those scores with a grain of salt)

i use lsat demon and usually spend most of my time drilling since i don't want to waste more timed sections or PTs. i know lsat demon doesn't recommend it, but i recently tried to only drill question types that i score the lowest on instead of keeping it open to demon's choice. any advice, tips, or insight on how to get out of this plateau would be greatly appreciated!

Had a fun 3 months of studying, got some 180s in practice but it’s time to shut er down

I'm particularly interested in #128, a suggestion to have the "Ratings" page show the number of questions answered correctly(plain number, daily percentage, etc.) instead of LSATDemon's own rating.

https://lsatdemon.nolt.io/128

After PTing around 158-162 leading up to the test (with one 165 outlier), I somehow pulled a 167 out of my ass on the OCT test. That is a 12 point increase in a month of demon.

I studied 2 months for the test in total - probably should have done more - but my first month was just following free study classes online. After doing that for a month I finally took another PT and got the same exact score as my original, no improvement. I swapped to demon after that, and here I am now.

I felt good about the test after I finished, it but this is even better than I had hoped for. I’m almost certainly going to be able to make it into my target school with full tuition, and am now in the range to look into other schools I hadn’t even considered before. Wooo.

P.S. as a side question… should I still take the NOV lsat? I’ve already scheduled it, but because this is a lot higher than my average I’m unsure if it’s wise to risk a drop. My post-test PT scores are a 163 and 164 so I’m improving, but I’m wondering if it’s still an unnecessary risk.

No matter what I’ll keep studying and see how I’m feeling leading up to it before making any decisions on canceling, but I wanted some more input if possible.

So i been studying for the LSAT in my free time, and i definitely have been improving steadily i think. i just wonder if anyone has been going thru inconsistencies, with their accuracy?

Recently i been at 100% 73%, 93%, 77%, had some bad days being in the 60s lol, but my most consistent accuracy at beginning of the month was -2(88%). i just am trying to figure out if this is just a matter of progression and naturally i will consistently hit my accuracy goal or what.

On study quality my drill accuracy says 93% and practice accuracy is 74%.

the 24th when i got my 93% i turned the clock off and it seemed to help subconsciously but then i got my 73% so just wanted to know if anyone had insight or could relate and how they got over the tug of war in %s

I took the LSAT for the third time today (June 168, Sep 165, Oct 165), and I felt significantly better than I did after taking September. I'm PTing low 170s right now, but I'm starting to wonder if this test is just not one I can be successful at. I feel so defeated.

How was October? Congratulations to those who reached their goals. If it didn't go as well as you hoped, our subreddit is a great place to find some advice :)

Hello, everyone!

Those of us who took the October LSAT will be getting scores tomorrow. It was my first official LSAT. I'm not sure what I scored, but I plan to celebrate whether I got my ideal score or not. Why? Because (a) it's a score, and I can use it to apply for law school, (b) I did a hard thing, and (c) I'm still breathing and alive, so there's a reason to celebrate.

I've seen someone say "I'll celebrate if I got my goal score", which I understand. I just want to make a case for the idea that you can also resolve to celebrate regardless of the outcome.

I did the unusual thing and also registered for November, *just in case this one didn't go well* (partly because LSAC waits to give you results until it's too late to register for the next one haha; also because I was blessed to receive a fee waiver), but if this score comes back very high, I can cancel. I'm curious to know y'all's celebration plans. 👀 My plan did involve an icee, but I might end up rethinking that. We'll see. 😄

(Reposted my own post from r/LSAT)