Perfectionism gets a bad reputation in test prep circles, and mostly for good reason. But the advice students usually hear — "stop being such a perfectionist" — is both unhelpful and wrong. The drive that makes someone review every missed question at 11 p.m. is the same drive that produces a 175. The problem isn't the drive. It's what the drive is attached to. There is a real, well-documented distinction between two kinds of perfectionism. One of them predicts higher scores,

By Ginsburg Advanced (LSAT Boss) | Attorney-Led LSAT Prep & Admissions Consulting The moment law school applications open every fall, a wave of panic-driven advice floods every pre-law forum, Instagram account, and admissions blog: submit now, seats are disappearing, rolling admissions means the early bird wins. Applicants who aren't quite ready sit down and submit a personal statement that's still a rough draft, a resume that hasn't been proofread, an LSAT score that isn't a