First of all, I’m glad you are feeling hopeful and inspired.

That is a fantastic
attitude to have when you are prepping for the LSAT.

A high LSAT score is, indeed, quite life-changing. An LSAT score above 175 can get
you into a top 5 law school—on the largest scholarship they offer. It certainly did
for me. But I did work hard to get there. My first diagnostic score was similar to
(actually below) yours. I scored in the 152-153 range on my initial diagnostic
LSAT. With about 3 months of LSAT prep, I was able to score a 177 on the actual
exam.

It is possible to increase your LSAT score by 20 points or more, but it is going to

take some hard work. I was able to do it, but the large increase in my LSAT score
did not happen overnight. It took me weeks of prep to increase my LSAT score from a
153 into the 165+ range. Once I was consistently scoring in the 165+ range, it took
me a solid 4 weeks of 40-hours-per-week LSAT prep to increase my LSAT score into
the 175+ range.
The key to prepping for the LSAT, in my opinion, is selecting the right materials
to study with. If you try to study with the wrong set of books, then you may see a
modest increase in your score, but you will probably spend most of your time simply
spinning your wheels.

When this post was first published, you could get all 10 of the LSAT prep books
that helped me improve my LSAT score by 25 points for a total of about $240. For
current pricing, click here to view all 10 books in an Amazon shopping cart.