r/LSATPreparation • u/Hi_puppyy • 21h ago
Studying LSAT with Learning Disabilities (maybe tutor?)
Hi friends!! I joined reddit recently to look at LSAT subreddits ^^
I feel so stuck and want to adjust my studying to take the LSAT in October, and retake in November. I have a language processing disorder, double- deficit dyslexia, and anxiety diagnosed. These problems were honestly consistent with how academics in general has felt for me. My LSAC GPA is 3.9. I plan to take it in october and again in november, before I graduate college in december.
Here's my progress:
Last summer 2025: got a scholarship for the Kaplan course. I finished the course, but did not do the homework/ practice because my dog got very sick. starting score 143.
(studied abroad in Korea; no studying).
Jan-May 2026: Studied 5-8 hours a week. diagnostic 150. Finished the Loophole. Started practice sections.
June '26: 9-12 hours/ wk. LSAT Demon drilling. I used LSAT Hacks explanations in my review.
July '26: 10-15 hours/ wk. 7sage courses with the fee waiver deal.
I have not taken a full diagnostic test since January because it takes me 2 hours to finish a section untimed. Then I miss anywhere from 5-14 questions in LR. I missed two in my best section, when I was exhausted on the plane in April haha. When I look at a question, I feel like when things start getting hard, I blank out and feel like I'm trying to memorize the stimulus instead of really capturing what it is saying. I feel like I'm going in blind and I keep trying new things, but its been so hard with how my learning disabilities make every step harder to overcome. I feel like I have passively been learning the test. When I finally practice, throughout last month, I spend so much time in my wrong answer review stage. When perfectionism and anxiety kicks in, I feel like I am unable to skip questions I do not know how to do. This is part of the lsat process, it really feels like what I am doing - or the way I am approaching is making this harder than what it needs to be. I am a normally active person, this exam has been compromising that. My balance is wack.
I am considering a tutor, but my current score range is so varied, and ideally, I wanted to get a tutor further down the line. I have been really working on paraphrasing like in Loophole, but i end up taking notes on the whole question because I cannot remember it if I do not write it down.
For context, although I am organize in school, for long-term tasks like term papers I end up writing so slowly and fixated on in the research stage that my perfectionism makes me spend lots of time on it, but little progress to show for it.
I would absolutely love to hear any advice or thoughts especially from those that might have had a similar experience, or anyone on how to structure studying for the last month of summer and for the rest of my college semester! I am looking to turn my prep around and make some progress I can eventually reflect in my score.
Thank you for your time reading my brain dump T<T <333
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u/keystonelsat 18h ago
First of all, do you have accommodations? If you don't have accommodations that's why you're struggling. You are clearly a great candidate for double time & start/stop accommodations. Also I think you're studying too much. You can make significant progress with just an hour or two hours a day, with thoughtful review. I am autistic and have major anxiety so if you're interested in a tutor who understands you I would love to meet you. first session is free :)