# Why You're Stuck in the 150s on the LSAT

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Published: 2026-07-17T21:35:37+00:00
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## Resource

Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching https://lsatunplugged.com More people are stuck in the 150s than anywhere else on the LSAT scale, and almost everyone there is working hard, so your effort was never the problem. Something in your prep is leaking. This is the full escape plan: the 3 traps eating your study hours, the practice system that actually compounds, the move for when you're down to 2 answers, the wall at 165, and 2 students who ran the plan. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Where Your Hours Actually Go (the 3 traps) 05:20 The System That Compounds 10:22 The 50/50 Trap (down to 2 answers) 16:45 The Wall at 165 (fewer questions, better answers) 20:11 Proof: 2 Students Who Ran the Plan

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