I know, I know — could I have made a more terribly generic title??? This is kind of the holy grail of test preparation: a one-stop, explain everything article that immediately gives all the answers to how to improve scores on test day!

And I wish I could write that post. I really, really do. But sadly, this won’t have all the answers. 

It will, however, have some of the answers! As you read, I would imagine at least one of the answers will sound like a ‘common sense’ or ‘captain obvious’ recommendation. If you’re wondering why I still feel it’s worth writing here, just know that I speak here from too many observations of people severely hindering their progress when they neglect one or more of the following ideas. 

So, “how do I improve my LSAT score?”

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Few things make us instructors happier than getting that glowing email from a student who has just achieved his or her goal score. While these students tend to have certain traits in common (a reasonable timeline, diligent studying, etc.), we’ve also noticed that successful students take many different paths to reach their goals. 

Recently, the MPrep Instructor Manager team set out to investigate what habits and practices lead to successful outcomes for our students, with the hope of inspiring others just setting out on their test prep journeys. We asked our instructor pool to nominate students, and then reached out to these students to conduct brief interviews. 

Today, we’ll be sharing three stories from recent students, with the hope that we’ll be able to continue sharing more of these profiles in the future. Read more

It’s the Monday after an LSAT, so this is the question that’s filling the LSAT-universe. It’s not a pleasant discussion, but let’s get into it. Assuming that you just had a bad test day experience, here are a few considerations you should, well, consider:

1. Was this LSAT considerably different than your usual practice test experience? For example, did you only complete 3 games or RC passages when you usually complete 4? Or did you become violently ill?

2. Were you scoring comfortably within an acceptable score range on your last 2 – 3 practice tests?

3. What is the policy of the schools that interest you in terms of considering all scores, only your best, etc.

First things first:  if YOU KNOW you bombed the LSAT, then you should cancel (unless all your goal schools are firmly committed to only considering your best score).

Now that we have that out of the way, you should start with #3. Let’s say that you have 8 schools in mind. If 6 of them will look at all your scores, then that should steer you towards canceling and re-taking. Read more

So, you’ve taken the big, bad LSAT. Squealed all the way home. Had a few too many beers to celebrate, but now the long, great waiting thaw sets in.  Each morning you wake up hoping to receive an email from Law School Admissions Council (the folks who produce and manage the LSAT) about your scores. The following question appears both in your awake hours and nightmares: When will I find out my LSAT Score??

LSAC generally release LSAT score reports about 3 weeks after the LSAT test date. However, in actuality, LSAT scores historically have been released before the scheduled release date. In the last 5 years, LSAT scores have been released anywhere from 2 to 13 days before the scheduled LSAT Release Date. Much speculation exists about why LSAT score reports are released when they are, but the only thing for certain is that they will be released early!

Here are some interesting observations we noticed while putting together this data:

• LSAT Scores are actually released on average 4.6 days before the Scheduled Release Date!
• The largest gap between Scheduled and Actual Release dates is on the December LSAT administration.
• If you exclude the December LSAT administration, LSAT Scores are actually released on average of 3.1 days before the Scheduled Release Date.
• For the past 5 years, the December LSAT score has been actually released before the New Year. (Happy Holidays everyone??)

So just how early have LSAT scores been released before their Official LSAT Score Release Date? We’ve done the leg work for you. Visit: //www.atlaslsat.com/actual-score-release.cfm.