to help cement your school list and organize your apps
What’s a realistic timeline I can stick to?
When to take the exam?
Which cycle and when in the cycle will you apply?
How long you have to study each day/week?
I recommend 2-4ISH hours on weekdays and 4-8ISH hours on weekends
Where is my head at? Mindset!!
What’s propelling me towards my goals? Why do I get out of bed every morning to study this beast of a test?
Mental Game: confidence, stamina, calmness, treat each section independently, etc.
Mindset-building exercise:
Side 1 of a blank sheet of paper:
Let yourself spiral!
Write down every anxious thought...
and worse case scenario.
Get it all out.
IE: If I get a hard RC section then I'm going to freeze and run out of time and then I won't get the score I want and I won't go to law school and I’ll be a failure and...
Then, turn the paper over. Those are now officially lies.
For every lie, write a corresponding truth. A more rational flip-side of the reality you sold yourself before.
IE: Even if I get a tough RC, I'm going to take a deep breath, close my eyes for a few seconds, reset, and just go word by word. Then paragraph by paragraph, question by question. I will have more than enough time and I will keep making evidence-based decisions to perform the best I can.