affirmations for lsat students

Studying for the LSAT can be depressing and draining, especially when you’re studying without a tutor to keep you motivated. Here are some quotes to uplift you when your quest to improve your score feels hopeless.

“Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.”

—Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881)

So, go ahead. Yell at your roommate about why #25 should be (B), not (D). Better in than out, as they say. If you’re lucky, all of that prattling will lead to a much needed epiphany.

“Everything is complex for those who think, and no doubt thought itself takes delight in making things more complex.”

—Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935)

Are you one of those people who gets questions wrong because you overthink things? Well, it may hurt your test score at times, but it’s a sign that at least you’re aware of just how complicated things can get. Lean into what you know, and don’t get stuck on an answer until you’re sure it’s a top contender.

“It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”

—theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Obviously this is a lie. Albert Einstein was definitely smart. But, needlessly self-deprecating as his comment is, there’s something to it. There are really smart people who don’t study for the LSAT, take it once, and go ahead with whatever score they get. There are also less test-adept people who study intensely, and they often get much better results.

“Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.”

—statesman Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

Your wrong-answer journal may seem like a nouveau torture device, but you should definitely be studying the questions you got wrong until you truly believe that the correct answer was better. 

“Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.”

― writer Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

There’s that epiphany! The more confused you are, the more your score will improve once that lightbulb appears above your head and you fully understand a new strategy.

If these don’t completely cheer you up, at least you can visit our YouTube page and relax for a bit while we take over and teach you a thing or two!