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I have been struggling with timing and anxiety with the clock running, which I feel like is developing because I keep over thinking even the simplest of problems. I recently took a preptest and got a 161 timed and my blind review was a 171. Pretty big difference, and proud of myself for the blind review score. Most of my mistakes come from logical reasoning. I actually usually have about 1 1/2 minutes at the end of each section.

Any tips on how to learn how to close this gap that have worked for you guys?

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Last comment Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024

lsat, transferring, my story

Thought I would share my story, if it's helpful to anyone, of how I navigated the LSAT and transferred into Georgetown.

I took the LSAT in Nov 2022 and scored a 158. I retook the LSAT in Jan 2023 and got a 163. Everything is relative, but at the time I was really disappointed (I hoped to break 170.)

I applied to law school but regularly debated delaying and reapplying the following year with higher scores. I applied and got a number of offers, including Davis, and got amazing scholarships from UC Hastings (UC Law SF), Brooklyn U, and a full ride at Seattle U. I took the advice of 7Sagers and was able to negotiate up these amazing scholarship offers. I, ultimately, accepted the offer at UC Hastings where I now pay 1/4 tuition. I knew in my heart that I'd be a better law student than a logic game player. I could have delayed another year, been a year older, and still not gotten the 170. I chose to start school.

How'd it go? I really enjoy law school. Seriously, I do. And I did pretty well in my classes (I ended approx. 30-40/400 students) despite a vicious curve. I also made great friends, worked really hard, and learned a lot. Despite the scare tactics, you don't need a 4.0 to transfer. My GPA was enough to transfer into Georgetown Law.

UC Law SF is interesting. Happy to speak with folks about it. The curve and conditional scholarships make it a very competitive place. The professors have been excellent, but the community is lacking. One of the biggest bummers for me is that in this fascinating, polarizing, confusing time in the law, you'd never know it from my school's events. Very few speakers or symposiums -- makes you feel like you're in a bubble, not the academic heart of it all. The new law building (333) is beautiful though and SF is an amazing city.

As I see it, I was able to secure two great options: a generous scholly at UC Law SF or a discounted Georgetown diploma (basically, 1 year "free"). So if you can't get your LSAT score where you want it, there still is hope that you can get where you want to go. I really think, in retrospect, there is value in just going. It's always possible you'll love your non-T14 school and also possible you'll hate law school so figuring that out sooner is helpful. I also think there is a misconception that transferring is really hard/impossible.

All of that is to say, I remember the panic and futility of not being able to get my score where I wanted it. Don't forget your "score" is not your identity, and it doesn't fully predict how well you'll do at law school or where you'll end up.

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do you think its better to take the same drill with the same questions or to take drills that resemble the test with the questions being mixed in terms of being really prepared for test day and the actual format that we are tested with

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    Based on recent tests and how 7sage grades question difficulty, does anyone know what the average (mean) question difficulty would be around? My guess would be around 3 (medium) but I am curious if anyone knows for sure.

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    Is there any way to look at analytics of both obsolete tests and the new format on one graph? I just took my first Preptest under the new format and now I only see the modern preptest version, whereas I've taken like 12 preptests in the obsolete version #help

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    Last comment Thursday, Sep 5, 2024

    Difference between tests

    Is there a huge difference between the PTs in the 130s and the PTs in the 150s? I find myself doing a lot better on the PTs in the 130s, but having a harder time with the PTs in the 150s. I feel like it's a psychological thing, and I psych myself out because of it.

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    I initially made an account without lawhub advantage, but I just went and upgraded today- 7sage is still telling me I don't have an active subscription & can't access any of the preptests. Has anybody else had this problem? I was in the middle of taking a test and really want to get back to it asap....

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    Last comment Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024

    Printing Drills/Practice Test

    I am trying to use the download drill feature, as I want to practice while offline, but am unable to download any questions. Is there a solution for this, it was a genuinely helpful feature.

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    Last comment Wednesday, Sep 4, 2024

    Testing endurance

    Hey guys!

    Does anyone have any strategies for improving testing endurance? I tend to keep good accuracy throughout the drills and you try from the modules, but get gassed out mid-way through the actual PT sections, which negatively impacts my score.

    Has anyone dealt with a similar issue and found a good approach to quickly fix this and score better? Such as taking more full-length tests or building up from individual sections, etc.

    Any tips and advice are appreciated! :)

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    Hello,

    I am studying for the November LSAT, and am wanting to get some feedback.

    Currently, I am working my way through Logical Reasoning, and as such am doing roughly 5-10 questions or prep per day. I have taken one diagnostic test (basically completely cold to start) and have not done any since.

    My question is: is there a way to use certain questions for drills, without seeing them again when you do practice tests? Is this a concern that anyone else has worked through, or just me? I don't mind a little cross over, but I just don't want a ton as I feel like that would give me an inaccurate picture of what my scores are on PTs when I get to that point.

    Thank you for your consideration and time!

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    Hi!

    I recently took a PT, and the score I got plus the questions I got correct are different from what the score would be with the questions I got right based on the calculate score/percentile page.

    Ex:

    Takes practice test, gets 52 correct and the score is a 156 but on the calculate score/percentile page says that would be a 158

    I am just confused as to which my score would be because two points are a lot in my opinion.

    I hope this makes sense!! Thank you :))

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