LSAT Prep Tips: How I Scored a 172 in Two Months + Tutoring Giveaway!

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To enter the free tutoring giveaway, follow Sam on Instagram / houlsat and like + comment on our giveaway post!
Follow me on Instagram - / nadiacianca
Feel free to comment with any questions! #RIPGregoryTheLSATSpider
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:09 - Study Schedule and Mental Health
5:43 - First Month of Studying and What Didn’t Work For Me
9:23 - Finding a Tutor
11:29 - How I Increased My Score and Methods That Worked
17:06 - Test Day (Horror Story)
18:43 - Score Release
19:47 - Giveaway and Outro
Music used:
( • [Free] Chill Storytell... )
Materials mentioned:
Houston LSAT - www.houlsat.com/
Khan Academy - www.khanacademy.org/
7Sage - www.7sage.com/
LawHub - www.lsac.org/lsat/prep
Fee Waivers:
LawHub - www.lsac.org/lsat/register-ls...
7Sage - 7sage.com/fee-waiver/
2020-2021 Admissions Cycle Articles Mentioned:
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Spivey Consulting - www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog...
Learnt - learnt.io/blog/law-school-app...
Law School Expert - www.lawschoolexpert.com/the-m...
Yale Law School - law.yale.edu/admissions-finan...
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@HoustonLSAT 3 ай бұрын

👏🍾 SO proud ! I'm thrilled we were able to make reading comp enjoyable 📚 and break through the plateau 📈 Hard work pays off! 💪

@NadiaCianca 3 ай бұрын

Dream team!! I couldn’t have done it without you! 🎉

@iFrankie. 2 ай бұрын

I’ve from Houston too!

@smartSmart-zg8qo 4 күн бұрын

I failed 3 times, i lost money to reviews that never helped but the major thing is that I've not lost hope

@AngelaAngela-re8dc 4 күн бұрын

i'm sorry for your plight my friend but i was once in your shoes before i was recommended to Mr Thomas and thats how i passed lsat

@smartSmart-zg8qo 4 күн бұрын

I had interest in working with him but I was discouraged by my friends out of ignorance 😔

@Patricia53739 4 күн бұрын

I have a cousin who never studied much,we studied together but she gives most of her time to her phone than studies after writing the lsat test, she passed and I failed😣, I asked her how she did it, just found out she got her help from Mr Thomas ..

@AngelaAngela-re8dc 4 күн бұрын

Sometimes hard work doesn’t pay you have to back it up with smartness🤓, I think your cousin understood that perfectly

@PrinceMorgan-lp6uf 4 күн бұрын

Please does anyone know who this Mr Thomas is? I really need to speak with him I’m frustrated

@Lpstpaul Ай бұрын

Just so you know, being waitlisted at a t-15 doesn’t mean you were rejected or they were on the fence about you- it means the admissions committee said “yes! We want her here!” But the admissions office has already sent out their max # of acceptance letters. Generally if you reapply the next year, you’ll get in. So, I’m SO happy for you on getting waitlisted at multiple t15s and getting a higher score and being accepted this year!!!!

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Thank you for this!!! I struggled to see it that way back in 2020 but was so so proud of the waitlists I received in 2024, especially because all of my waitlists this year came from schools that flat out rejected me back in 2020. Thank you again! ❤❤❤

@Lpstpaul Ай бұрын

@@NadiaCianca Yeah, totally. It’s a huge accomplishment- my mind was kind of blown when a former admissions offer from Cornell Law explained the waitlist process to me.

@sophietucker6249 29 күн бұрын

this is so good to know i though being waitlisted was a super bad thing so this is good to hear.

@Lpstpaul 28 күн бұрын

@@sophietucker6249 Right? I had someone who was in admissions at Cornell tell me that, and it blew my mind.

@Angel_Diyaa 3 ай бұрын

As someone who is awfully terrified of the lsat! Thank you for sharing your inspiring story ❤❤ Good luck in all your endeavors!

@NadiaCianca 3 ай бұрын

Don’t be terrified!! The LSAT is a super learnable test and you will do amazing!

@reginaldcharles1133 2 ай бұрын

Wow despite all these distractions you still kick ass in the September exam, impressive again congratulations well deserved.

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Haha I think the distractions helped! Thank you! ❤

@reginaldcharles1133 2 ай бұрын

Lol....maybe regardless you kick ass so congratulations again@@NadiaCianca

@kritisarin5819 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this, Nadia! I'm from India and videos like these make studying for the LSAT much less daunting. Your journey is truly inspiring. I have hit a plateau and cannot afford to get a tutor myself but your video gave me a sense of direction. Thank you for hosting the giveaway and good luck for law school!

@NadiaCianca 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤ you’re going to do so many amazing things as a lawyer! Good luck on the giveaway 🎉

@NiteOwl2000 28 күн бұрын

It’s crazy to hear someone go through the opposite of my experience. The logic games remain my biggest weakness on this exam. I took it this April and the games really messed me up. I wrote a rule down wrong and had to re-diagram. I ended up with a 157 so ig we’ll see about August. The other sections I get like -2/3/4, but those games are just brutal for me. When I see how ppl like you think through them in real time it amazes me. So glad they’re getting rid of them tho 🤷‍♂️ Huge congratulations btw, you deserve this and I’m angry that you couldn’t just go straight through. Although it sounds like this was fate because the experience you have under your belt now will really help you kick ass in law school. I wish you the best of luck on your inspiring journey, thanks for sharing it 🙏

@JadaBlaire Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this thorough video! Congrats!!!

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!

@zachfine3949 Ай бұрын

I remember watching your video a year ago. This is incredible!!

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

🥹🥹 thank you so much

@laurenhill4281 4 күн бұрын

Thank you for your story!!! I am so nervous to start this journey but so excited because it has been a dream.

@edgarcruz3524 3 ай бұрын

This is so inspiring knowing that it can be done. I am currently studying for the lsat and working full time. I definitely will be reaching out to Sam! Thanks for sharing your story

@NadiaCianca 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Studying while working can be hard but it is the most rewarding feeling when it’s over ❤ best of luck! You’re going to do great 🎉

@andremcknee119 Ай бұрын

This was very inspirational and uplifting thank you Nadia

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@LA-wf9kh 2 ай бұрын

We’re all so proud of you!!!!

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🫶🏼

@yokilove1033 11 күн бұрын

Beautiful story!! I am so happy for you!! This was extremely inspiring✨

@NadiaCianca 10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@reginaldcharles1133 2 ай бұрын

Nadia you are fantastic congratulations counselor, looking forward to your amazing journey...

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@reginaldcharles1133 2 ай бұрын

@@NadiaCiancakeep us posted

@latoyiabesqupnext3593 3 ай бұрын

I’m happy to see you posting again I love your videos they’re so encouraging! I signed up for the giveaway too I need allllll the help I can get!

@NadiaCianca 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🥹 good luck on the giveaway!!

@latoyiabesqupnext3593 3 ай бұрын

thank you, it's so crazy I was watching the other study video you did and your new video popped up on my notifications!@@NadiaCianca

@veronicasester4136 8 күн бұрын

you are an inspiration! Great Job!!!

@greenz4735 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@mellyda Ай бұрын

Wow this is so inspiring, thank you for sharing

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@iFrankie. 2 ай бұрын

I struggle so bad with LR LMFAOOOO 💀. taking my lsat in june 😅. Im also excited for you, but congratulations on getting into a t-14 I myself strive to get into one this upcoming cycle. Hoping to get into law school next year. I myself work 9-5 in a firm I’ve been a paralegal for 3 years already tons of knowledge in the legal industry. Also a first gen so I feel you on the amount of stress

@iFrankie. 2 ай бұрын

Also if only I saw this video beforehand cause I spent 210 for an hour session :( on hiring a private tutor

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

LR was no joke when I started studying! I feel like once you get the question types down, it gets so much easier! I’m rooting for you!!

@SukhmaniGhotra 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! It was really helpful, I was wondering what do you mean by your blind reviewing score?

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you ❤ my blind review score is the score I got when I re-took the entire test again untimed after taking it timed. I never looked at my timed score or what questions I got wrong until after I took the entire test again untimed - then I compare the timed score with the blind review score. There’s a lot more info about it in my first LSAT video! Happy studying 🎉

@oliveoilrun 6 күн бұрын

great video!

@josepvhs9899 20 күн бұрын

LOL That September exam was God sending a message

@wetwilly7697 Ай бұрын

Hey Nadia, I'm curious, was the RC section your hardest? I noticed you mentioned you hated it, did that reflect in your score? RC is currently very hard for me (I am a pretty darn slow reader, and I also kind of hate it). I worry too because people have very different opinions about whether or not a person could get better at RC. I really did enjoy your video though, thank you so much :)

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Hi! Yes it was by far my hardest section and I would get around 9 questions wrong per test. After tutoring we got that down to about 3-4 wrong per test (which I thought would be impossible for me considering my best RC score was -8 before that)! My issue wasn’t with reading speed, it was with understanding what was being asked of me. However I know someone who had an issue with speed and she took a speed reading course online and raised her RC score significantly! Best of luck!

@wetwilly7697 Ай бұрын

@@NadiaCianca thank you so much :)

@latularu Ай бұрын

Hi thank you for this video!When you say you "blind reviewed a [insert score here]", what does that mean?

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

It means I took the entire test again untimed after taking the practice test, but before I saw which answers I got wrong or what my score was! So basically it’s my untimed score!

@reggie93441 2 ай бұрын

Nadia you said you were able to blind review your exams, how did you that using lawhub? Thanks

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Hi! I took my timed practice tests on lawhub and stopped the timer right before time was up so I could export my answer choices to 7sage after every section (so I couldn’t see what I got right or wrong on each section + my score on the exam). When I was finished with all of my sections and exported my answers to 7Sage, I would print out a PDF version of the 7Sage exam (there’s a little button on the exam page to do this) and I would blind review using the PDF on my iPad! One way to blind review with just lawhub is to answer all of your questions in a section within 35 minutes, then pause right before the timer is up, then go to the next section without seeing your score. Once you’re done with all your sections, you can select “start new test” and set the timer to 700 minutes so you can blind review from scratch without losing your answers to your timed exam. When you’re done blind reviewing, you can select “finish exam” on both tests and compare your answers!

@reginaldcharles1133 2 ай бұрын

@@NadiaCiancaThank you so much will definitely use this method when I will do my blind review...

@rontaviasanders6767 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Please do another giveaway if you can. I just found your page & would love the opportunity to win tutoring for the lsat.

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Based on the incredible response to the first giveaway, I would love to do another!

@MB-gd6be 2 ай бұрын

What's you take on 'InsightLsat' study guides/tips on KZfaq?

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

I’ve never watched them! But that doesn’t matter - as long as it’s working for you and you’re seeing improvement, that’s what matters!!

@rontaviasanders6767 16 күн бұрын

May I ask how many hours of studying you did with Hou LSAT?

@zimothomas9390 Ай бұрын

Hi Nadia, I’ve been struggling with increasing my score, is there anyway to reach out to Sam? I would like to consider him as a tutor

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Yes! His instagram is houlsat and his website is linked in the bio!

@huynherr 2 ай бұрын

What 3 nyc schools did you apply to that one cycle!

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

The top 3 schools in Manhattan!

@huynherr 2 ай бұрын

@@NadiaCianca tyvm!! Loved the video btw!

@munachiakwali6496 21 күн бұрын

What does blind review mean?

@User719ywi 2 ай бұрын

I’m struggling so hard with the LSAT. Idk what resource is best for LR. The question types like assumptions and flaws confuse me and I want to score in the 170s too 😭

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

The question types are definitely confusing in the beginning but that’s why it’s so important to really stick to learning them and understanding the fundamentals + why you’re getting certain questions wrong. But it does get easier - I promise!!!! ❤

@RK-vq1ch 2 ай бұрын

How did you get rejected by 17 schools with a 166? That’s a brilliant score!

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

I attribute it to having fairly bad personal + diversity statements, having a low GPA (for the schools I was applying to), and the fact that a 166 just wasn’t going to cut it during the 2020 admissions cycle. That was hands down the hardest year to get into law school and most of the schools I was applying to had medians over a 166. But luckily it all worked out because I was able to get great work experience and was able to choose a school in 2024 that I love so much!! ❤❤🎉🎉

@stephaniehart3073 32 минут бұрын

Which tier of 7sage did u subscribe to?

@violinperson1835 3 ай бұрын

Omg! The horror story for rest day just kept getting worse😩

@NadiaCianca 3 ай бұрын

It was awful!! But in hindsight it was a blessing. I really struggled with second guessing my answer choices and making last minute changes during my PTs. I think having all those distractions on test day forced me to run out of time (and not giving me the chance to change my answers) so it all worked out 😂

@jluvmusic1001 Ай бұрын

How can I get in touch with the Sam guy 😩

@jluvmusic1001 Ай бұрын

I want him specifically

@NadiaCianca Ай бұрын

Hi! His instagram and website are linked in the video description. He’s amazing!

@jluvmusic1001 Ай бұрын

@@NadiaCianca thank you 🙏🏾 and congratulations, I pray God will give you the strength to endure the rest of your journey. I’ve wasted so much money on tutors and preps that did not work for me. I used to think that it was my fault that I was not grasping material. I did not know that , it was okay to demand and look for a tutor to my liking and learn this exam with my own learning style. I thought everyone else was successful at these prep companies like testmasters. It’s refreshing to hear for me to do what works best for me and do it every single day. I am first generation so I’m learning on my own.

@GermanChallenge 2 ай бұрын

oops i am watching this on 29th march and giveaway ended already. :(

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Maybe we’ll have to do another one 😜

@kenzier6859 3 ай бұрын

Do you post and comment on Reddit? Would love to see your advice on there too. What is your Reddit username?

@NadiaCianca 2 ай бұрын

Hi! I post on Reddit (but not on the LSAT page anymore). However, my account is anonymous because it includes a lot of information about my law school application process, which I’m waiting to share publicly until I choose what school I’ll be attending! There’s a lot of great advice on Reddit though, and I really encourage you to check it out!