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I had originally intended to apply for the Fall '17 semester but that has been pushed back to Fall '18. However, I already had recommendation letters from my professors uploaded to LSAC earlier this year. Since they are most likely dated a year early, any advice on what I should do? Am I overthinking it as with everything else?!:)

Thanks in advance!

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Hi all,

I've noticed the new LSAT's almost always contain a legal passage (as far as I can see; I haven't done all the PT's in the 70's). Any advice for legal publications that are close to the style of the LSAT for reading in my spare time?

For example, I know Scientific American is the "gold standard" for practicing the type of reading that will come up in the RC science passages. What should I read as a supplement to help with the legal passages?

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It is going to be my first time LSAT...The report time is 12:30pm...wondering how long will be the waiting time/instruction time while sitting in the room before the test actually starts...any ideas?

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Hi, I'm taking the test this Monday. I have been studying non-stop since beginning of April. and started taking a lot of timed sections and full-timed tests since the beginning of May. I took my final full-length test with 5 sections yesterday. after the test I could not look at another LSAT question again ( the first time it happens to me). took this morning off to hopefully start BR in the afternoon but I feel so tired. what do you recommend I should do in the coming days?. should I stop taking timed sections and go slow? or should I fight through it and keep on taking timed sections on Fri & Sat as I originally planned. FYI, I'm still few points short from my goal score and postponing is not an option for me.

Any tips or motivational anecdotes will be highly appreciated :)

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Hi everyone,

I am going to take LSAT on June 25th (I am in Asia). But right now I am exhausted for studying. :( So I am looking for advises here.

I have total 40 days (full time study) for June LSAT. I finished all my final exams and fly back to home on May 15th. This is short and stressed. Before this around, I also studied in the winter break (full time) for a month (I thought I could take Feb test, naively), mainly spent on timed PTs (what a bad idea). I barely touched LSAT during the spring semester. I haven't taken real test yet, and I plan to apply this fall.

I drilled on LR and RC and I feel improvement on LR, a little on RC. I would like to drill more and I have barely drilled game yet, but I know I have to driving into PTs now. It is already too late.

I still want to take this June test, at least get some feeling of the real test. If the Sept test is my first test, I am afraid that would be too much pressure on that one. I am thinking if I should stop drilling and start to take PTs. I feel I am not ready, but I know it is already late to start. I am also worried that I could used too many fresh PTs but I am very likely taking Sept. test.

BTW English is not my first language. This adds difficulty, but I think my language is roughly OK for LSAT.

What do you think? Should I driving into the PTs right now? What should I do for June, and what should I prepare for Spet? What is the reasonable total study period range for a 170+ student?

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    I'm set for the December test but financial aid is important to me. I know that, generally speaking, there is less money available later in the admission cycle (also less spots available). My main focus is on improving my score, but I am wondering if anyone has researched re-applications?

    Say I apply in Jan '18 when the score comes back. Maybe I get into the school I want but without aid or without much. Would a school react if I held off and re-applied in the Summer/Fall of '18? Would I get the benefit of the earlier admission timing?

    Also, am I just over-thinking all of this?

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    I'm taking the June 12th LSAT. My first diagnostic was 152 and highest was 162; I would say my average is 161 and goal is 164. I have been studying daily for 4 months but my diagnostic scores have not improved in the past 4 weeks. In addition to the 1000s of questions from the prep course, I have taken nearly 20 (timed and proctored through the 7Sage app) prep tests. Of the most recent 9, 7 have fallen between 160-162 and the other 2, which are the ones I have taken most recently have dropped to 158. I have taken a prep course, had 7 2-hour personal tutoring sessions, consulted the correct resources/books and I have studied in a very proactive manner. In all three: LR, LG, & RC, I have performed well, often getting only 0-5 wrong in a section. My issue is that I have been unable to put those into one exam. When I perform exceptionally well in a section, its outweighed by a section where I perform worse than usual. And of course, I tend to do better in the ungraded section.

    It is very demoralizing and I am beginning to think that I have reached the peak of my "LSAT intelligence" and that I am not meant for the "top schools." It doesn't help that I have never been a great test taker. Thoughts of taking the LSAT a second time in September have crept into my mind, but I don't see why or how I can improve for September when I haven't been able to improve currently, when I'm at my LSAT studying peak.

    Has anyone else been in a similar situation or have input regarding taking it again in September? Any tips or thoughts appreciated?

    Best,

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    I'm so frustrated. I printed prep test 43 from my university print lab because after trying multiple computers, it was the only one that agreed to print the prep test, and when I sat down to time myself with the test, I realized it had given up printing at question #24 from section 3, and had resumed at question #7 from section 4, but stopped again at #17 from section 4. This threw off my entire timed run and when I ran down to the library print lab to try to print the last section, it would not print. It's just frustrating that after paying such a sum for this prep site, I cannot even get the tests to print.

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    PT 1-35 for drilling material is no longer on my course/syllabus and I can't find them anywhere on 7Sage anymore...Is this gone for other people too?

    Thanks all!!

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    I've been reading some posts and some people are saying that they're recording themselves taking PTs. How does that work? I know this may sound like a silly question but do you just record your face or your hands? (if hands, what kind of device do you need to do that?)

    Thank you all so much in advance. I'm always so appreciative of all of your comments and advice!

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    Hello everyone.. some advice needed!

    A bit of background.. I am registered for the June 2017 date and I am wondering if I should postpone to September? I've taken around 18 PTs. My goal is to get 160+ on the actual test (mid 160s would be ideal). I've only PT'd between 160-164 on 5 PTS. Below is my recent trend:

    PT 64 162

    PT 65 160

    PT 66 160

    PT 67 158

    PT 68 158

    PT 69 159

    PT 70 164

    PT 71 163

    PT 72 158

    PT 73 159 (taken yesterday)

    As you can see.. with June test approaching Monday I've started to get stuck in the 158-159 score. I also want to account for the test day drop in points due to nervousness because I've heard this is something definitely to factor in?

    I've been told you need to be consistently scoring higher than your goal on multiple PTs in order to be ready, however with a few days left, I'm still not there..

    Should I stick with June test on Monday or Postpone to September? (Disclaimer: I would be able to devote to studying over the summer full-time).

    Any advice appreciated! Thank you!

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    Hi all,

    After three and a half months of studying, primarily using the PowerScore Bibles, I've decided to withdraw from the June exam and study for another few months. As I've already studied many of the concepts covered in the CC, and have completed roughly twenty PTs, I'm wondering how you'd suggest moving through the CC. I know which question types I need to improve on, but I also don't want to cut corners, skipping essential parts of the CC (I find that JY's explanations are infinitely more nuanced than any of the books I've read). Would you suggest that I start from square one and move through the curriculum in order? I'm concerned about going out of order as I know that each concept builds upon the strong foundation of another, but I also don't want to waste time re-learning what I'm comfortable doing. Thanks, in advance!

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    Hello everyone,

    This is my last week of the CC before the PT's start and I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I am still struggling with games and also want to utilize my copy of LSAT Trainer which I have not started. I am hoping to take the September LSAT and am shooting for around a 170 with my diagnostic being a 158.

    With this being the case, should I delay PT'ing while I foolproof games from 1-35/read the Trainer? Or should I try and PT while foolproofing the games and reading the Trainer? To make a lot of questions short, what order do you think I should pursue and how much time should I dedicate to each?

    Thanks!

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    Hi @"Dillon A. Wright" or anyone else that can help,

    If you could please help me out I would be grateful.

    I cannot print any prep tests from my ipad. It's a brand new Ipad pro which has printed other webpages, photos, and PDF's just fine. When I try to print the e-protected documents (prep tests) it doesn't work at all. I use the Chrome browser.

    Here's what I do: I go to the Prep test (78, in this case) and click "Print and take test". Then I click "Prep Test 78 - Printable". Then I click "Print". No dialog box pops up. In fact, nothing pops up, at all. It's as if when I click "Print" nothing happened at all.

    I have already tried rebooting my printer and rebooting my Ipad. Any suggestions would be helpful.

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    Hello all. I've been prescribed adderall for a while now and I'm fully aware of its effects. I've studied for the LSAT with and without adderall where I'm doing much much better ON it.

    I was wondering if I should also take one on the test. Or if it would be necessary.

    I don't condone it's use without a need...and this is not what my question is about. I'd advise anyone who hasn't done it to definitely notttt take it on test day as I guarantee you'll royally screw yourself over.

    On adderall I have no issues with timing and accuracy. I finish sections with 5 minutes left over and I'm comfortable with all the material. Without adderall, the best I can get to finishing is by rushing and skipping. I don't absorb information so readily and I miss words because I don't concentrate enough.

    My preptests are great on adderall I just worry that it might not be the same test day.

    I'm generally great with stimulants like coffee and energy drinks and increased stimulation never leads me to spaz out.

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