Last minute LSAT tips

Many of you are taking the LSAT this Saturday, and I wanted to offer both my best wishes, as well as a few last minute tips. It’s time to taper off from studying -- there’s not much more that studying and/or practice can do for you now except make you more stressed out and tired. Rather, it’s time to get your mind and body in shape.

• No more alcohol for the week!
• Get plenty of sleep.
• Eat well (but nothing you haven’t tried before that might upset your stomach!). Have breakfast Saturday morning, and bring a snack for the break.
• If you’re not a regular coffee drinker, Saturday morning is not the time to start! Shaky hands aren’t good during the exam.
• Make sure you know exactly where you need to be on Saturday and how you’re getting there (and where you’ll park, if applicable). These are not things you need to worry about on the day of the test.
• Don’t forget to breathe. I mean this literally. During the exam, tension can make your breathing patterns irregular, and interrupt the normal oxygen flow to your brain. Every 15 minutes or so, take a quick break to breathe deeply a few times and get your body back on track.
• Stretch. See above – gets the oxygen and blood flowing again.
• Relax. I know you’re rolling your eyes at this one. But the truth is, this test does not determine the outcome of the rest of your life. At most, it helps determine which law schools you have a likelihood of getting admitted to. All of the ABA-accredited law schools are good schools that will give you the education necessary to go on to be successful attorneys.

Finally, if you are still having serious doubts about whether to go ahead with Saturday’s test or put it off until December, please review my blog entry on this topic.

Good luck to all of you!