As the LSAT approaches, you should be shifting gears toward taking more frequent LSAT practice tests. However, just taking practice tests is not sufficient for improving your LSAT score (see what we did there??). Here are some quick tips to make sure you’re making the most of your LSAT practice questions and practice tests.

DO take the practice LSAT in a quiet place

You’ll need to focus, so take the test in a relatively quiet area — that means that the living room where your roommates are watching The Bachelorette is not a great spot.

DON’T cheat yourself on timing

It’s frustrating when you know you’re about to wrap up a game, and suddenly time’s up — but them’s the breaks, and it’ll be that way on test day too. So, when you’re taking practice tests, resist the urge to be loosey-goosey with the timing, and stick strictly to 35 minutes for each section.

DO review the practice test thoroughly

Practice tests are a good barometer for progress, but you’re not going to actually learn anything from a practice test unless you take the time to review it thoroughly afterwards. You should go back and re-do any questions you got wrong or guessed on, and then make sure you understand exactly why the wrong answers were wrong and why the right answer was right. If you finished a logic game but missed some deductions, you should figure out how you ought to have found those deductions. Otherwise, you’ll keep making the same mistakes in future practice tests.

DON’T take too many practice LSATs in a row

Practice LSATs are mentally draining, to the point that if you take a practice test on consecutive days, your score will very likely be lower on the second day. Occasionally taking a test on two days in a row can be a useful way to build up your mental endurance, but otherwise, make sure to space out your practice tests by at least one day — you’ll need that day to review the test anyway.