The LSAT is no joke, and prepping for it is just as difficult as taking it. I really wish that I had done what I am doing now for this test for my SAT in high school. But back then; I didn’t really see the point in prepping, as I believed the test to be something that you took without studying to see where you stood. I was mistaken, and when I realized that I had the completely wrong mindset I vowed never to make that decision again. I decided to sign up for an LSAT prep course over the span of the next couple months to prepare me for the test that will determine what law schools that I will apply to and eventually attend. It is very daunting, but being prepared is the best way going into test day. I learned that the hard way.
So, the other day I took the LSAT for the first time in my life at my first LSAT prep class. I really had no idea what to expect, but I believed that it wouldn't be as bad as everybody before told me it was. I was so wrong.
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I opened the test and read the first question and was thoroughly confused. It was a reading comprehension section, and as an English major this should be my bread and butter in regards to expertise. Well, lets say I had to reread the first question like four times to grasp it. I think what took me so long to read it wasn't that it was difficult, but more that this one question shattered my entire perception of the test. I wasn't in Kansas anymore.
Holistically, the test wasn't all that bad. Of the five sections of the test three were logical reasoning, one was reading comprehension, which left me only one section for logic games. This was a blessing. It was a blessing because logic games are ridiculous. Its been proven that for all first time takers of the LSAT the logic games are the most difficult because no one is really prepared for those type of questions.
I can say with pride that I was one of those individuals.
At the end of the day I am happy how I did on my test. Since it was a diagnostic test the score wasn't official, but it gave me a great baseline to build upon. I did speed through the test, I wish I hadn't now, but I think that my nerves got the best of me in this situation. I probably should have gone back too to look over my questions but I never did. There are a lot of things I could of done differently that would of resulted in a higher LSAT score, but learning now will prepare me for the test in June.
