Hey, guys! I have a dilemma. Would you take a full ride to a lower ranked school and try to transfer later? I know transfers aren't guaranteed and everything else that comes with the uncertainty of transfers. My thinking is that I won't be taking out any loans so what could it hurt? That's just my thinking but let me know if you guys see any problems with it. Once I transfer to the school of my choice I know I'd be taking out loans so if the transfer is successful that's one year I don't have to pay for. Is it crazy though to ditch the full ride for loans?? I have around $20K loans from undergrad and I'd be looking at about another $40K if the transfer is successful. The school gives plenty of scholarships but I'm not thinking I'd get anything more that maybe $5K if that. I am iffy about staying at the lower ranked school if a transfer is unsuccessful but it wouldn't be detrimental if I did. The lower ranked school doesn't have the best rep but I personally know lawyers from the school that are doing fine. Like most times, I've heard the horror stories and I've heard the success stories about the school and the graduates so I take that with a grain of salt. The first-time bar passage rate at my school of choice is significantly higher than the lower ranked school but there's not a huge difference between the employment rates for the schools. Idk where I want to focus so I can't use that to determine which school has the better program for me. I don't plan on relocating so the weight of the school in a new state or the likes is irrelevant in determining which school is best. What would you guys do?

If I won't be able to complete all the PT's before my test date which ones should I focus on the most?

When an answer choice says “it is a statement that the argument provides grounds to accept and from which the overall conclusion is inferred”, is this essentially the premise.

Or is the premise “it is a premise offered in support of an intermediate conclusion of the argument “?

We the people want to know

I know the June 2018, came out pretty quickly on 7sage, do you guys know when the July 2018 will come out here? im desperate for it since I have done all the recent pts already.

Thanks

I've done so much for the RC section. It was my weakest by far. I spent a whole 3 months working on drilling, preptest, understanding the passage, taking every single note and explanation that was said by JY.

I can't stress the amount of hours and nights I spent on RCs

I was missing around 8 sometimes even 10 at the very start. I just couldn't understand the passage fully and answer all the questions within 35minutes. It was brutal and very frustrating! VERY!

Now...I only miss 3-4 at most! I am very happy and that this had greatly improved my overall score. I never thought I would see results like this. I remember telling myself that I would never get as good as the other 7sagers on here...I couldn't be more happy today. I will still be working on RC to maintain that score and of course get better. Mainly with comparison passage as those are tricky for me.

I understand this forum is mainly used for #help. But I just can't express how happy I am tonight and that is all because of 7sage and the 7sage community!

Thank you to everyone!

I haven't seen much info about how takers are expected to do LG on the computer, but I have to surmise it will be much different than what everyone is used to.

Hi, I know that PT 85 USA (Sep. 2018) LSAT will be conducted in early Sep. (Sep. 9th).

Would it be possible for us to to see JY's complete explanations before the November exam (Nov. 17th)?

I am asking this because I know that PT 85 International LSAT will be held in mid-Oct. (Oct. 14th) instead of early Sep.

and I was wondering if this will affect the timing of his release of the explanation....

Thanks in advance : )

Hey guys,

I don't know if anyone can help me but I've been studying by myself since the end of April for the September LSAT. We are already in August and my score seems to have improved very little. My diagnostic score was 146 and my highest has been 152. I find that when do a timed-section every day, I am able to get nearly 20/25 answers correct on LR section but when I do the actuall full-timed practice exam, I score sometimes as low as 10/25. I am not sure if there is a psychological reason behind this but I feel very disappointed that I spent so much time studying (like almost every day) until now and the results have been quite disappointing. I even cut my hours of work during the day so I can make extra time to study. When I wanna do an exam, I feel like the sections are so doable but when I start the exam, the prospect of 5 full sections ahead just really demotivates me and I think this may lead to the significantly poorer performance at the end.

I have always wanted to study (in fact before I graduated high school) and my grades are good enough to get into the best school in Canada but I just feel like the LSAT for me has been a really big failure, something that I have not really yet experienced.

Idk if there is really something wrong with my studying: since I took the July LSAT, I modified my study schedule to include one full timed section every day with review of the incorrect answer choices as well review of the core material (I use Khan academy's material mostly, but do the tests on paper). I do this for three days and then take one full exam on the fourth day (with a non-scored section). Unfortunately, I cannot afford a full course with any of the famous institutions and I feel like even if I did, it wouldn't help because I feel like I have already covered so much and learned so much that they could teach very little new material, if anything.

I really do not want to give up but I feel like I should just cancel the September exam and rethink my future. This scares me because I know I am capable of 165+ score, and I know I already put a lot of effort and modified it to overcome my weaknesses. I have only thought of law and the blank prospects of my future without law just scares me. Has anyone experienced something similar, and overcome it? Any good suggestion will be appreciated.

So last summer (May to August2017), I started my journey. I was scoring in 133, 134 range using the Self Trainer and Powerscore books. I took a break and began studying again in December with 7sage. In March, I was scoring around 141, 142. My score as of now is 152, my BR score is 161. Am I improving too slowly? Is this normal? If I keep studying how I've been studying, will I reach my target score (170) by at least next June? I feel discouraged. Any tips?

Note: I work full-time, 40hrs a week.

Tomorrow, I start my 15-16 week LSAT journey. I should be very active on this forum, and I'm looking forward to sharing conversations with you all. Any tips for my journey are welcomed.

Lets get it.

Has anyone or heard of someone else who got into a school with an lsat score that is a few points below the 25th percentile? my gpa is higher than their 75th.

So I'm reading the subject book and for the most part, its enjoyable. The fact that some of authors felt they needed to explain the terms Sesame Street (a children's show), NPR (National Public Radio), and Luke Skywalker going to the dark side (a Star Wars movie reference) was funny and may reveal some social awkwardness among those in the legal profession.

However, I did find the fact that the DUI attorney wrote at length about his habit of emailing on his cell phone while driving, looking at the road every 5 seconds or so, was the pinnacle of irony.

Hello all,

I am sure you have seen this question pop up hundreds or thousands of times, but I like to get as diverse an opinion as possible.

situation:

I currently reside in San Antonio, Texas and will be applying for the following term. I have contacted St. Mary's law school, which is the only law school in San Antonio, and I am essentially a guarantee given my GPA and LSAT score from three years ago.

Plan for the future: My wife and I plan on staying in San Antonio completely. She has her own primary care clinic that she will run once she is out of residency so our chances of movement are minimal. There are plenty of law opportunities here, and even a few big law.

I understand that it is basically impossible to get into big law from a school like St. Mary's unless you are the top 2 or 3 percent of your class, but I am not sold on big law anyway. For me, I could be looking at a life of civil rights/ immigration law once I am done.

Given all of this, is a school that is in the fourth tier something I should be weary about?

I am going to spend all of my couple of years out of law school paying back debt, and will be fortunate enough to have some back up with my wife for any other expenses so the salary doesn't have to be hundreds of thousands of dollars out of law school.

What I do want is an automatic opportunity to work and build up my work flow.

I have done research about some of the firms in the area and St. Mary's seems to have a pretty good stranglehold on the region.

Have you guys seen something similar? Fourth tiers often holding par in the region they are in but falling flat the moment you get out of the region unless you are top of the class?

Thank you for any of your input. I am currently sending out applications, and any input is great input.

From various posts, I see that there are a lot of Canadians here. I figured that it might be useful to have a thread devoted to Canadian related topics, whether related to the LSAT or law school.

I am entering my 2nd year at a Canadian law school, and try helping out on the forum when I can. Feel free to ask me anything on the forum or via PM; I'd love to help to the extent that I can. Regardless, I think a Canadian thread might be useful as these topics will all be in one post instead of strewn all over.

My most recent fresh preptest was PT80 during which I scored a 167. My score seems to hover in that region. Any advice on piercing that veil?

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Word on the street is that LSAC is making some changes. The move to electronic exams has been in the works but I hadn’t heard the LSAT was thinking of expanding to 10 exams. I’m curious, what do you guys think of the change?

I’m 38, a single mom of 2. Been out of school since 2000, finishing up my BA now I’m hopes to apply to law school in the next 2 years.

Anyone else in a similar position? How do you stay motivated? Any worries about juggling law school and a family? Do you think being older hurts our chances? I’ve been a paralegal for 9 years so I’m hoping that experience will help instead of hinder.

I'm looking for some study advice. I'd love to be able to have more of a life (LOL) while I study for the LSAT, but because 7Sage doesn't have a mobile friendly app, I'm left to studying on my laptop or work computer. I'm wondering if it's feasible/possible to do the lessons on a tablet with relative ease? For example, I'd love to be able to go to the gym, hop on the exercise bike and do lessons simultaneously (a more modern Elle Woods studying type, I suppose!).

Because I work full-time, I've found myself choosing studying over regular person activities, and I'd like to see if anyone has had experience with "outside of the box" 7Sage-ing!

Does anyone know if there is a way to access or download the videos when offline? (Ie on a flight or when not in wifi)

According to this article, a computerized version will be offered as soon as spring of 2019. Can anyone confirm or deny this information with a source?

https://www.law.com/2018/07/30/number-of-law-school-applicants-surges-especially-among-high-scorers/

So, as a person that does not make assumptions in the real world (aka: I ask and double check EVERYTHING)

WEAKENING & STRENGTHENING Qs are killing me.

Once I get to level 3 I start getting 3/5s and ultimately 0/5 as the levels go up.

I'll BLINDREVIEW the drills during the Core Curriculum and watch all the videos for the questions I missed.

I'm trying to get 5/5 without spending more than 10 mins on 5 questions because I get frustrated with how long I'm stuck on the question.

I get that with WEAKENING Qs, you have to find an AC that exposes an "alternative reason for a conclusion" but that is not always easyy.

In STRENGTHENING Qs, I'm just lost because sometimes I have no idea what the assumption is.

Does anyone have tips/tricks to

Hello all,

I'm preparing to take the Lsat in June 2019. I believe my planned exam date relevant because my question probably does not apply to those starting to study with less time to spare.

I'm wondering why the 7sage study schedule recommends taking practice LSAT's before even introducing strategies for both LG and RC. In concept, I buy the idea that practice exams should be saved to hone already existent skills. Doesn't taking an exam before even being provided strategies to apply for LG and RC waste a great deal of that exam's utility?

Hi all,

I’m currently working through the Manhattan Prep 10 real LSATs Grouped by Question Type workbook, which uses questions from preptests 41-50. I have found it helpful so far but was wondering, is it a good idea to do questions from preptests 41-50 or are they too old? I will eventually do full length preptests (50 and above). I’m registered for the September test.

I recently wrote July LSAT and felt really good about it (LG LR LG RC LR is what I had, and I am thinking that 1st LG was the real one but definitely a harder one from the discussion board and I believe the total is going to be out of 101, am I right?).

I am still debating whether I should register for September LSAT.

I really wish to get it over with July but in slim chance that I may have to rewrite it again.

What would you guys say 7sagers?

Would you register and wait till the scores come out?

Hey guys,

Do you guys have any tips for what to do during times that you feel like you're stuck in a bad place mentally? I have been suffering with my mental health for a while (generalized anxiety disorder and depression). Are there any tips or routines y'all could share with me? I'd love to know what helps you guys out :)