My Best Piece of LSAT Advice
No one talks about this
Standard LSAT advice will tell you to treat LSAT studying like a job, work quickly through the “easy” questions, take practice tests under regular testing conditions, and so on. I find it fascinating — and honestly scary — that almost none of this universal advice focuses on the soft factors of LSAT studying; that is, how you can prepare for the exam in your day-to-day life, when you’re not learning the material or taking a practice test.
I teach the LSAT holistically, emphasizing these soft factors. For example, I encourage all of my clients to study for the LSAT ritualistically, at the same time each study day, and preferably at the time they will take the real exam. Our brains are associative devices, and training your brain to associate 10:00AM or 1:00PM with LSAT studying will naturally improve your focus and recall at that time. Likewise, none of my sessions end without some conversation about how my client has been studying, sleeping, or feeling in general. I understand that my clients are human beings, with human problems and worries and feelings, and I don’t expect their performance to be immune to these things.
Still, the way in which students learn the actual material of the LSAT is tantamount to success — and also extremely vulnerable. In a previous post, I walked you through How I Would Study for the LSAT If I Had to Do It All Again, because I certainly took the long road to my final score. After rereading the post, I realized I left out a crucial piece of advice that addresses how you can most effectively conquer the LSAT. It might not come as a surprise that this advice is holistic, and also explains how you can live your life in a way most conducive to success on the LSAT.
When anyone asks me for my #1 LSAT tip, I tell them that the best thing they can do for themselves is reduce the noise.