Instead of giving me the test center I requested for December, which is only 15 minutes away and which I requested well before the deadline, LSAC decided to give me a testing center that is an hour away - without traffic!

I emailed LSAC, but I've gotten no response. The test center change deadline is Tuesday... Am I just screwed or is there something I can do?

So its me again...

I am really struggling with LR, especially necessary assumption questions and flaw questions even though in my head it feels like I completely understand flaw.

So I want to get a 163+. My BR has been at a 160 so I really just need to increase by 3 more.

The following are my BR scores for those who have missed my last post.

Should I just focus on perfecting LG and RC?

LR -7/-8

LG - 2/-3

RC -5/-6

I mean, I really should start focusing on timing now with only a month left..

I will write the February test if I don't score as high but some Canadian schools only look at the December test so I kind of have to do decent on this test.

I have a really bad habit of whispering the passages aloud to myself and talking to myself while I work through the problems :( Maybe I have ADD or something and saying things aloud helps me to focus, idk?? Obviously, I won't be able to do this on test day. Any advice from people who have the same problem and how to overcome this?

Most schools take the highest right? And you can apply with an average December score with intent to take february and get a better one...? How do you let them know you anticipate another LSAT score coming in before them judging you on the one they have, if it's not sufficient to get in? I just want to make sure I go about it properly. Thanks!

What's your strategy with the notes? I personally copy and paste everything in the text into it and print it all out so I can highlight/annotate it. It's basically the same thing JY is saying right? I feel like I can't grasp the ideas and retain it without a hard copy to work with. If you guys have other ways to take down notes since this is an online course that's better, let me know. I'm using a lot of paper but I feel like it's worth it. Thanks!

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I started taking this course a month or two ago in preparation for the December LSAT. I finally started doing real practice tests recently. I never did an initial diagnostic, I didn't really care, I knew I was shooting for regularly hitting the mid-170s so that if I had a worst case scenario day I would be in the high 160's. I figured I was at worst at high-150s, probably in the low 160s, and at best mid 160s.

Well, except for one practice test that was my 3rd practice test of the day (believe me, I learned my lesson... no need to chide me), and one that I had done every section of many months previously and was overthinking/remembering most of my original answers, I am averaging a 168.4. I've hit 170 three times, 171, 171, and today a 170.

I have not done the RC sections of the curriculum, but have seen my total wrong in that section drop from ~7 to ~1, first to most recent (with a very strong and statistically significant negative trend line).

I feel that I have the logic games pretty much down. I was struggling until yesterday as a matter of fact, but it finally clicked for me. My most recent test was -1, and that one question was just a mindless, inexcusable error.

I am finishing both of these sections with ~5-10 minutes remaining.

But now here is my problem. I am regressing on LR - significantly. I started out with one test where I had a total of -2 between both sections. I am now struggling to get my total wrong below 10. Previously, I was finishing very quickly, with about 5, if not more time to go back and review circled questions. I was finding my biggest issue was not reading carefully or not reading all the answers, so I slowed down. Now I am struggling to finish every question (usually 23 done comfortably, 2-3 rushed), and my score in this section has dropped appreciably. What was my strength has become my weakness.

On my first 170, it was my near perfection in the LR sections that buoyed my score over 170. Now, they are the only thing holding me back from hitting it every time, and from pushing into the mid to high 170s.

Specifically within the section, according to the 7Sage Metric of Priority the questions that need the most attention are: MSS, NA, PSA, AP, and Weaken questions, and in terms of my percentage wrong relative to the average 7sage student are: PRINC, AP, Weaken, and in terms of overall percentage wrong: PRINC, AP, MBF, Para, and MSS.

So the recurring/most pressing issues are:

MSS

NA

PSA

AP

Weaken

PRINC

I am at a loss for what a common root could be, except for perhaps 1) overthinking or 2) having issues with English to 'Lawgic."

Has anyone had this problem, where studying more for your strongest section has seemingly negatively impacted your performance? Is this weird inverse correlation between sections normal for others?

Do I just need to shut the hell up and be grateful for the scores I am getting and just study LR more?

Thanks!!!

So guys I have been consistently scoring a BR of 160 or 159.

This is my BR score right now

LR -7/-8

LG - 2/-3

RC -5/-6

What do you think I should focus on improving on? I really want to increase my BR score to at least 165 within a week. I have been studying full time and have gotten my score up from a 145 to 157 timed.

I need to focus on timing soon so that I can hit 168 on the December test so that I can ultimately get my target score of 164+

Help!

Hiya,

So initial diagnostic was about a 152, averaged around 155s and up on PTs. BR got me to around EDIT: 165s

I'm at 11h of the CC out of the 98h. My test is December. I cannot postpone as I have a waiver, whcih would mean I'd have to pay for this test, then the charge of rescheduling which I cannot financially do. What do you guys think I can reach with about 30h of weekly studying? (45h I could push it to as I understand virtually all of what he says at a 1.7x speed). Any other tips?

This may sound odd, but yesterday I took PT 60 and at the end of the test couldn't hear anything due to the ringing in my ears. I'm certain its from sitting for a long amount of time in absolute silence. I have some documented hearing loss from my time in the military but yesterday during and after the test was bad. During the test it got so bad that it felt like I had just gone to the range and shot for a while with no ear protection, and afterwards my ears range for the rest of the day. My question is have any of you ever gotten special accommodation for something like this, even just to bring a fan to the testing room, and if so how did you go about doing it?

Also, how long on average do you all spend BRing a full PT? Its taken me half the day to do 1 section of LR cookie cutter review. Im afraid that Im taking too long during BR and possibly overthinking things. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!

How does law school admissions calculate GPA? I went to a community college and transferred to a 4 year school. I was told the grades i took at community wouldn't matter, but is this true?

I took the Sept. LSAT and wasn't pleased with my score. I'm hoping to raise my score from a 158 to at least a 163. Is this even possible? My routine so far is to take a preptest, blind review, and then go over the questions with JY's video answers. It takes me about 2-3 days to do this but I don't want to burn myself out at the same time.

My scores range from:

LR: -7 in each section

RC: -7/-8

LG: -5/-7

I'm having trouble with Necessary Assumption questions so I've been reviewing the core curriculum as well.

Any advice on how to approach the next 4 weeks would be greatly appreciated!

When I studied for my nursing boards I would use NCLEX books as I went along and go over my week points. I never did a full test until I went to Kaplan. Should I take the same approach with the LSAT since I am not taking them until June 2018. I bought the Kaplan book and have a few others hoping if I learn the concepts then I can start taking the practice tests later on.

I have started to consider taking the GRE after receiving my September LSAT score and consistently getting similar scores on practice tests I have recently taken. I have had difficulty improving on the logical reasoning portion of the test so it was no surprise that I scored a 145. Based on a high GRE practice test score, which I took before reviewing any material, I feel that I could score in a higher percentile than I would if I were to retake the LSAT. However, could the presence of a very low LSAT score on my application overshadow my potentially high GRE score and a 3.8 gpa?

Has anyone received accommodations for a specific date and then decided to postpone? I don't know if I will be approved yet, but I am strongly considering postponing until June. I just don't know if the accommodations will automatically cary over to the June test, or if I will have to apply again.

Since I have to start writing my own LOR for an old boss I went to the internet to look for some samples and found this site that I thought was pretty helpful. Wanted to share it in case others are in the same predicament as moi:

http://www.eduers.com/Graduate/Useful_Phrases_Recommendations.html

Just wanted to get your opinions on what PTs I should do.

So I took the September exam (cancelled). and to prepare for the September exam, I used PTs from 50s to 70s (I have a couple of PT in 70s that I haven't done, only a couple). Now I am taking December LSAT and have been doing PT's in 30s and 40s because these are the ones I haven't done when I was prepping for my September LSAT.

For the last month, should I just redo some PT's in 50-70s instead of going for older PTs that I haven't done yet?

I am finding older PTs to be pretty different from the recent ones, so I am thinking it would be better to redo the recent ones.

Hey all,

I was wondering what you all thought of this. My GPA and LSAT makes me competitive at a few schools - not a shoe-in but pretty dang competitive. Specifically, I'm thinking of sending a round of applications out to Georgetown and Cornell as soon as my letters of rec are completed (in 1 week). I'm really really confident in my letters and my personal statement. I'm slated to take the December exam to make me competitive for higher ranked schools, but I kinda wanna just submit some apps now so I can hear back from some places earlier than February.

Should I do it?

Hey everyone,

I was wondering when you suggested asking for letters of rec from professors? I don't want to ask too early as I'm taking classes with both of them right now and am using it as an opportunity to try and impress but I also don't want to wait too long and have them take too long to write. I'm taking the LSAT in December and hoping to send my apps right after we get those scores back.

Thoughts?

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Hey Folks,

I made the classic mistake of not sticking to my schedule and fell behind my LSAT prep. At this point I’ve taken 3 PTs and have done progressively better but still have a ways to go before I reach my target score. I’ve covered the fundamentals of LR and LG. Any tips on how to finish strong over the next month?

I’m done with the LSAT and I sold my powerscore and lsat trainer through the pre law society Facebook page of my undergrad. Haven’t been able to find somewhere to sell my LSAC prep tests and those “10 actual official” books

hello!

there used to be filtering options in the blind review pages, like there are in the question bank. it was very useful when sorting the questions according to difficulties etc when just looking at a section.

it's been gone and i assumed it was a bug or it was temporarily disabled for updates and such, but it's been gone for a while now. is this an intended change? would be nice to have it back!

bonus: the passage above provides most support for which of the following?

a) at least some of the 7sage users miss the feature :)

b) my cat likes to drink milk

c) all Jedi use the Force

d) everybody dance now

e) give me the music

Hi everyone,

My biggest issue right now is not freaking out while taking timed prep tests and I'm stuck on how to get over this feeling. I'm BRing in the 170s, so I know that I know the curriculum and that's not the issue. But every time I sit down to take a prep test and I start the timer, I feel my heart racing, I start panicking and I just fly through the questions to get to the end, and it's really impacting how well I'm doing on the timed sections.

I'm not sure what to do to calm my nerves. I've tried doing breathing exercises before sitting down to take a test but it doesn't seem to help.

Any advice would be helpful!

I decided to change my test date from December to February today and will need more material to study for the next 3 months. I haven't decided if I will be applying for Fall of 2018 or Fall of 2019 entrance; it depends on my PT scores for the next couple of months.

I'm on a very tight budget, but I feel that the Starter package may not be enough to help me ready.

I took the September LSAT (low 150s) and underperformed as compared to my PT scores. I'm aiming to obtain a score in the high 160s or low 170s. Any suggestions?