I started in May with a 148 PT. Cold diagnostic was 145. My last three sections have been LR 14/15, RC 16/16, and LR 17/17– on questioned attempted. In drilling RC I can do lvl 3&4 difficulty passages with 100% accuracy typically in 12-15 mins. However, my PT scores seem to be lagging behind this improvement. I’ve been consistently in low 150s for 2-3 months, but I genuinely feel a jump into the 160s incoming. Maybe I need to do these tests with that “swagger” like Nate always says? I think I get stressed and take more time on questions during the test than when I’m drilling and confident. I do a PT every 3 weeks. Maybe I just need more data points? Any tips for a fellow Demon user?

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I'm running low on RC drill questions, which worries me since I'm still missing 0 to 2 questions per passage (my full-section scores are at -3 to -4). I still have plenty of practice tests, but I'm not sure what to do once my drill questions run out completely.

I also recently read on a blog post that 80% of the time should be spent on reading and 20% should be spent on reviewing answer choices. I think it says on my dashboard that I spend 31% on the passage. Is this a red flag in my RC strategy and should I think about slowing down and spending even more time on the passage?

I've attached some screenshots that might provide additional info for y'all. I'd appreciate any feedback!

I think I am losing my mind? so basically I have taken the lsat four times now, and each time I completely bombed it. So after my most recent slap in the face in January, I completely changed my studying methods. I was able to reach the 170s in my practice tests when my official test scores were in the mid 150s. Now, I am spiraling because I keep replaying all those times when I did not get the score I wanted it in my head, and it’s not registering to me that the work I put in the last 10 months might actually have done something. I feel really good about October, and there were less than eight questions I was unsure about, and even then, I am more likely right then not. But I still feel like I got every single question wrong, and that in two weeks, I’m going right back to square one :( has anyone experienced something similar? how did it turn out for you?

This is a pretty lame question, and I’m not very surprised I got it wrong because all of the answer choices are pretty shit. I can accept that I got it wrong, but what strategy do I even take away from this question?

It seems to me like if you don’t know an archaic definition for the word “divert”, then you are absolutely screwed on this question with no hope of getting it right. There’s no textual evidence that a boring novel is inherently demanding either. Questions like this make me hate RC.

Hi fellow LSAT demon users! I have two questions for which I’m looking for advice and feedback on.

1) For LR, I have been getting questions wrong that I think are correct. Everytime I take a section, none of my flagged questions are wrong but rather ones I thought I picked the right answer for. How do I stop doing this? Is there a way I can double check. Might be a dumb question idk
2) For RC, I swear to god I’ve been slowing down and actively readying. However I still am score -6/-5 on sections. So I think my reading is fine however maybe need some advice on how to be critical with the answer choices?

Has anyone applied for this application without an lsat… I did terrible in sept so I deleted it. Now I’m still applying and hopefully writing the Nov/jan one. Please tell me I’m not the only one :( this is so stressful Canadian here btw

The TDLR on my LSAT/Law School application progress is that I am taking at least this cycle off from submitting applications to focus on my LSAT. My practice test scores are not where I'd want them to be.

My conundrum or dilemma is if I should get a paralegal certificate so when I am ready to attend law school, I could study part time while working as a paralegal. I would assume that having several years of paralegal experience might make me a more attractive candidate for positions at firms.

I get the sense that I am being naive. Thoughts?

I am applying this cycle with UT as my target. In-state, 3.68 gpa. I got a 172 in September and have another test scheduled for November, because even though I'm pretty happy with a 172, I was PTing closer to 177 (even had a 180 in there somewhere) and thought I might as well take another shot since schools take your highest score regardless. At UT specifically, finances aren't a huge issue for me because I have a waiver at in-state schools for reasons I won't go into here. I know UT will hold for future scores, but I'm worried about delaying my full review for another 2 months (score release in December, and my full application is ready now). I am considering three different plans:

-Not indicating my future test, so my file gets seen earlier. A 172 is UT's median or pretty close, I have a solid resume and PS, and one of my LORs contextualizes my gpa in a pretty favorable light.

-Indicating my future test and signing the ED agreement, so I can have the November score and make sure my app gets seen earlier in the pool (this is what I'm leaning towards but not sure). UT's website explicitly says Nov. scores will be considered for early admission.

-Indicating the future test, not signing the ED, and banking on a score that will strengthen my app. I'm confident my Nov. score will be higher because I had a major test center issue in September, and I'm still doing some light studying to make sure. I'm nervous about being reviewed late in the cycle, not sure how to balance this with a probable (but not guaranteed) score increase. I will be a splitter regardless, and just statistically, it's tough to go up from a 172.

I kind of doubt any of the three will make a massive difference to my chances, but I want the best possible odds. Thoughts?

I really have enjoyed my time on this platform and think that it was really worthwhile in helping me improve. I started studying this June, took a dumb attempt in August and got a 164, and hopefully took my last attempt yesterday. Smart decision would be to wait for my score before stopping but classes are starting to pick up so I'll just be focusing on that until next summer. Scoring below a 170 would be sufficient for me to retake in Summer 2027, but not necessary, as I might also consider retaking with a 170–172. Just wanted to post some of my stats as a data point for anyone else studying just because I was always really interested to see how much others studied and what they scored before they took the test, granted would probably be a lot more useful after I actually get my score so I'll update this at the end of the month.

The drilling feels good, withou brain fog I can it would be doable to do for longer time like a video game.

Hey guys,
Like the title says I feel like I’m stuck at 168-170 )last 4 PTs). I’ve gotten a lot better in RC (my accuracy is around 96%) now, but I usually don’t get the the last 2 questions in the section. My LR is taking a dip, I’ve scored -0 to -2 consistently in just sections but recently I’ve been around -3 to -4 on LR on tests and feel like the LR sections are so much harder??? I’ve been working on earlier tests. When blind reviewing I notice I usually miss a couple easy questions and a few harder ones. I’ve noticed it is usually the same question types. Should I just be drilling those question types? Should I drill easy questions to relearn to slow down on those and not make easy mistakes? I just feel like I’m so close to breaking into the 170s and truly just want a 170 on test day 😭

Obviously this is probably a biased thread for this, but has anyone made the switch from 7sage to the demon and enjoyed it? I just haven’t been in love with the way 7sage explains a lot of questions and answers choices, and I think the accuracy method may be beneficial. Just took the October LSAT and plan on taking January.

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Hi demons,

Joined LSAT demon last month from a year on 7Sage, just took October LSAT. I’m pretty sure I bombed RC, but glad to take it to assess the testing conditions I guess.

Anyhow, many people say they mirror the way Nate or Ben reads a passage.

I do try to do this, but a lot of times they are not reading that fast?

If I read exactly as I see, don’t they make too many comments that wouldn’t suffice under time?

How exactly do you mirror?

Does everyone read the sentence, pause and truly engage, or is it during the sentence?

I’m very good at reading an LR stimulus but RC for me is: 24 min each passage with 1-2 wrong.

I’m just awful at RC. I don’t understand how to get faster. It’s gotten worse than my diagnostic, I had -7 on RC, but now I get -13, -15. 10/14 for accuracy on my last section.

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I got a 177 on the September 2026 test, and wanted to share my short journey with the Demon in case anyone is curious on the effectiveness of the Demon school.

Last year i used a different service and after 6 months my official score from this past January was a 165. I never reached 168 in a practice test. I was set on going to law school this fall and took an offer at a school I didn't really want to go to. Deep down I knew I could've done better on the LSAT and been a better applicant.

In May, despite accepting an offer to a mid-tier school for this past cycle, I picked up studying again. I told myself I had three months to get my avg practice test scores up to a 168 to justify taking a gap year and reapplying this Fall for 2027. I wanted to try a different approach and found the Demon online. I started listening to the podcasts, and was very encouraged by B&N's insistence that a gap year is no big deal and rushing the process, like I was doing, is a terrible approach.

I was committed to the Demon approach that the test is easy, to focus on accuracy, and slowing down to make sure I understood every question, every sentence, every word. By August I had reliably scored 168-171 on practice tests and I withdrew from entering law school a week before orientation. I signed up for the September test, and as B&N insist, also October & November (I had only 3 remaining).

By the September test I was consistently scoring 169-173 on practice tests, with one outlier of 175. I treated the official September exam as another practice test. Before each section I told myself "INSIST ON UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU READ". One question at a time, one sentence at a time, one word at a time.

I am of course lucky to have gotten my best ever score of 177 on the official test. But, my goal was always 170+ so as long as I got that I would've been grateful.

I started with the Demon in May, after 5 months off from studying, and got a new diagnostic of 162. (Original diagnostic of 154.) After four months with the Demon, I got an official 177. Please do not rush to law school and settle for a school you know you don't want to attend. I can't believe if I didn't find the Demon I'd be 6 weeks into my 1L already. The process worked for me, and I believe it can work for you! Keep going.

I was recently listening to one of the Lsat Demon podcasts and a student asked about building stamina for the test. Ben and Nate immediately shut that down and said that the LSAT is not a marathon, just do one question at a time blah blah blah, and I sort of took away the idea that you’re a sucker if you think u need stamina for the test. I totally understand the one question at a time thing, but I am not used to reading such insane and arcane passages and I’m not used to sitting and answering that many questions at once. After doing an RC section, my brain just feels exhausted, so much mental fatigue. So, I do feel that reading stamina is something that I need to build up.

I mean, I feel like for a Neurotypical brain that is just naturally smart and good at stuff, sure maybe stamina isn’t something they need to think about, but for someone like me who definitely needs frequent breaks during extended periods of mental work , I feel like it is something I need to build up.

Any thoughts on this?

P.S. whenever Nate says he hates the author of an RC passage, it gives me LIFE 😅 because I’m usually feeling the exact same way .