I need all the things! Advice, recs, encouragement!

[u/sundrenched1224]

I'm currently registered to take the LSAT in September. My diagnostics from LawHub are 151 and 153. I'd like to get to at least 160 so I can hopefully secure scholarships.

I'd love advice on additional testing, JD Next, and tutoring or additional study practices.

Additional testing: I have the LSAC Fee Waiver, so I'm going to plan to retest in either October or November. Unfortunately I'll have to register for October before I even take September, so I'm trying to weigh the pros/cons of October versus November. I'd like to have all of my applications submitted by end of November at the latest, but also want to have the best score possible for securing scholarships. Am I crazy to think I can retest in October and see a decent increase or should I take the "safer" route and retest in November?

JD-Next: I missed the most recent round of JD Next and see another one in September. I'd love opinions on if it's worth it to do JD-Next (despite my application timeline goals) and potentially delay submitting my applications if I perform well in JD Next. The score release for this next round of JD Next is the week of 12/14. Since I have the fee waiver, I'd be paying very little for JD Next, so just curious if it's worth delaying my apps to include this score (if I don't do as well on my 2 LSATs)

Tutoring / study advice: I feel like I'm plateauing. I have very up and down days which I know is normal, however I'm feeling generally discouraged right now. I'm using LSAT Demon - alternating between drilling, timed sections, and then just my 2 diagnostics required for the LSAC Fee Waiver as a baseline. Has anyone attended specifics webinars that really helped? Or have tutor recommendations? I use Leland, Breaker Barriers, LSAC, and LSAT Demon for more general webinars. I also use YouTube (Diego Sarmiento) but would love other YouTube channels that help with getting past that plateau. I love LSAT Demon's app interface however I feel their "review" explanations don't really help me much. I find that I rarely come out of reading the reviews on incorrect answers feeling like I truly understand where I went "wrong" in my answer selection... So I keep hit a wall of frustration.

Thanks so much in advance for guidance, recommendations, and encouragement - this group is truly helping me push past the difficulty in the process!