LSAT score is in!

I scored a 171 on my LSAT, which is higher than I'd scored on any practice tests. My score was in the 98th percentile. I'm very excited about the score. Hopefully, it's good enough to get a fee waiver at the University of South Carolina.

To go in depth a bit, it looks like my performance definitely slipped as the test went on. I did my best to stay focused, but I guess I still suffered some mental fatigue.

Very happy with my score, though.

LSAT is done!

I took the LSAT today. I think that I performed about as well as I did on the pracitce tests, in that it "felt" the same. A few questions I wasn't sure about, a couple logic games it took me a minute to figure out, but overall pretty good.
A few guys went outside for a smoke and argued with the proctor when she wanted to file an irregularity with their test scores. Kind of funny at first, but frustrating when I wanted to get my test over with.
Oddly enough, I got a call for a job interview at a high school in Columbia today, but I'd already signed my contract with my regular high school. If they were a couple months earlier, maybe...

A sporadic, semi-nervous update as zero hour approaches

My kit, prepared for tomorrow's test:

• My LSAT admission ticket




• A 20 oz. bottle of Aquafina




• One sourdough pretzel and three fat-free fig newtons




• Five sharpened pencils




• My wallet (and ID)

I opted not to go with a pencil sharpener or highlighter. Risky, I know, but I'm sure I'll be fine.

The only other item I'm allowed to bring, my watch:

Fossil analog chronograph.

Anyway, at this point I'm not really nervous. I'm just kind of curious about how many people will be taking the test with me. Coastal Carolina University seems like kind of an odd location. Excited for a big day, really.

Because my iPod doesn't interface with my sister's car and because I've been on a Wu-Tang kick lately, I've decided that Liquid Swords will be my pre-game meal:

Custom album artwork done by this guy. Update tomorrow.

Final thought: "it's the wood that should fear your hand, not the other way around."

Final LSAT preparations

I sat down yesterday to take my final practice LSAT before the exam Monday. I got my kit together:

A digital wristwatch, a pencil, a pad of paper, my LSAT PrepTests book, and my mitts.

I had a hard time getting myself to sit down and take the test, as I'd just finished my last day of work for the 2008-2009 school year and was tired and restless.

Notice the neck fat accumulating from a trying year of not enough sleep, a poor diet, and a laughable amount of exercise. That will change over the summer.

I was fine through the first two sections, but I grew really restless and irritable for the last two. I pushed my through and did my best to give each question the focus it deserved. I ended up with a 166, which is below my previous 169, but still respectable. I imagine with a decent night's sleep and a more comfortable mindset, I won't have a problem on Monday. However, Monday's test is five sections instead of the usual four, plus a writing section.

I'm planning on having a hectic Monday. In the morning I'm going to have to borrow my sister's car to make sure I have reliable transportation to Coastal (long, frustrating story about my car). In the afternoon I'll be taking my LSAT. I'll have to rush from the LSAT to Market Common for a meeting to volunteer with Global Awareness Project about volunteering for the summer art walks, then I have a rec league softball game that night.

I'm looking for an early, but restful rise Monday morning, a run for exercise, then going about the day as outlined above. I'm going to try to balance my level of liquids so I won't have to pee during the test.

Also, I'm going to get my bag together Sunday night for the next day. I may bring, per LSAC:

ONLY a clear plastic ziplock bag (maximum size one gallon/3.79 liter) containing
ONLY the following items: LSAT Admission Ticket stub, valid ID, wallet, keys,
hygiene/medical products, #2 or HB pencils(no mechanical pencils), erasers,
pencil sharpener, highlighter, tissues, and beverage in a plastic container or
juice box (2o oz./591 ml. maximum size) and snack for break only.

I find it odd that LSAC is so precise that they insist I bring a Ziploc brand storage bag (oddly misspelled and not capitalized. I may also only bring an analog wristwatch (not digital). I'm pretty sure one of my test prep books recommended digital, but I'll take that up with the publisher later.

Going into the test, I feel confident that I'll be able to score into the high 160's. I really hope that I can avoid further stress over the weekend (Saturday was not a good start) and can go in and test Monday morning with a clear head.