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Originally posted by SummerChild
Hi SF,
I just took the bar exam so here's my take. The *material* as between the two tests is different but the need to concentrate under time pressure is the same. If concentration is your problem, I encourage you to 1. start taking Gingko Biloba b/c it helps concentration and focus 2. practice meditating for 10-15 minutes a few times a week 3. study in a room in which there are no distractions and no sounds and 4. most important - practice, practice, practice the drills and practice tests - practice will make perfect. As you move along in studying, take the timed practice tests under practice conditions and this will help you to at least be very familiar with the way that you will feel and have to re-focus yourself during the actual test. Here's one motivator that I used b/c I used to have a tendency to think that there are other things that I need to be doing: be in the moment. Even if you do need to be doing soemthing else while you are taking the exam, you can't very well get up and do it so don't worry about it. Keep a running list of all the things that you need to be doing and to write it down, schedule time for it and don't think about it anymore. Resolve w/in yourself that you are going to give 100% to *everything* that you do and that that requires FOCUS on whatever it is that you are doing at that time. If all else fails, think of the time and money and countless hours that you have invested in studying and missing time away from family and friends and try to focus so that you won't ever have to miss that precious time again.
If you want the JD (or anything else in life for that matter), don't let the LSAT (or anything else) stop you. When I was growing up and even today, my daddy used that cliche that you can do anything that you can put your mind to and it's really true so hop to it and pm me if you want to discuss further. 
SC
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Thanks for the great advice! I know I did not ask the above question, but you definately answered mine!
ETA: SkeephistAKAte, good luck to you in law school. And RefindDiva good luck w/ taking the LSAT. Hopefully I'll be where you are in a couple of years...