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So in the debate between LR v LG...I'm one of those LG people. I'm averaging about -2/-3 on LG, but a brutal -9/-10 on LR. Specifically, I'm struggling with NA, SA, and Flaw questions.
Any advice/pointers/tips on how to tackle this hurdle? I just finished PT38 and am seeing a very consistent (aka through my past 3 PTs) pattern, namely that I STINK at NA/SA/Flaw. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Hey guys! If you're taking the LSAT and your account is inconveniently set to expire a few days before the test date, just email me (dillon@7sage.com) and I'll extend your account for free through the September test. (Make sure you include your 7Sage email!)
I can guarantee you that my inbox will fill up with these, so give me time to reply to them all. If your account expires by the time I get to your email, don't worry, I'll reactivate it for you. :)
For those of you who are expiring after, good luck on the LSAT! We here at 7Sage are rooting for you.
Hi y'all,
Has anyone taken Super Prep PT C? I'm curious to hear what others think of the difficulty of this compared to others, specifically relevance to more recent ones.
I found it harder. The first time I haven't finished a puzzles section in ages. Anyone else have trouble, or just me?
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Hi Everyone!
I'll be wrapping up my CC this week and plan on taking my first PT next week- tentatively on Wednesday, I'm giving myself three days before to brush up on certain topics. My schedule will be, one PT a week for the month of September and come October until the test in December, take two a week. I'm currently studying full-time (6-8 hours a day-weekends off). Any suggestions which PTs I should start with? Thanks in advance!
I postponed the September exam and I am planning on taking the December test. I'm averaging 157 on timed and 170 in BR. Each day I am working my ass off doing timed LR sections with very diligent BRing. For LG, I'm at PT 28---slowly grinding out fool proofing.
After BR, when I see the right answers, it kills me because I see how perfect the right answer choices are. On the answers I get wrong on BR, most of the time I am down to two answer choices. I feel like I have a solid grasp at overall LG and LR understanding. As for RC,I have set it aside for right now as I am not horrible at it.
Despite what I think my understanding is, my scores say otherwise. My question is in regard to how realistic a 173 would be by December? My best and most recent PT was 49: 157 timed, 172 BR.
I am stressing because I want this score more then anything, but it does not seem like I am getting anywhere.
It would be a bit much to type out my entire method of studying, but I do BR very seriously and I BR every single question over again on a clean sheet.
Any advice would be very kind, thank you!
So I'm still around -14 in logic games.... Would I be better off drilling different games ( until I can do it , ect ) for a whole day, or taking a pt then reviewing the pt and if there's still time, drilling the lg of that pt?
As test day gets ridiculously closer, I'm not sure whether to focus on more pts or more drilling
Hey, guys! Has anyone ever felt like everything is starting to crumble for them? LG has always been my best section but now I can go -6! I get life and all that but OMG! I've been at this for far too long and it's time to pull the trigger already! It's not burnout. I take breaks whenever necessary. I was doing LG yesterday and actually had to go back to the curriculum to clarify a rule using group 3 and 4 indicators, smh. Thats 101! I know we have highs and lows but this is crazy and scary for me. Thoughts??
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7Sagers,
On Wednesday, September 27, at 9 p.m. ET, our very own Micah Bateman will host a résumé webinar, and we need your help!
If you like the idea of a free critique and you're comfortable with sharing your résumé, pass it along! Micah will choose one or two résumés in the coming week. As soon he chooses, we'll stop accepting submissions.
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Best,
David
Hello everyone,
I had a quick question regarding my undergraduate GPA. I am taking a graduate seminar with one of my school's political science professors. I am hoping that the extra exposure will result in a better letter or reccomendation. However, I was concerned about the possible ramifications on my GPA.
Will it be included in calculating my undergraduate GPA? Will it matter all that much to law school admissions?
Thank you!
Aight folks. It has become a weekly habit of mine to give some sort of motivation on these forums. Even while my confidence falters (a 164 on my last PT, WTF!) I think hearing some motivating words always helps. Even if it's a fleeting moment of increased confidence it might help you sit down and do one more question than you normally would have.
This week I'm going to twist it a bit. It'll be motivation post but also a thank you. 7Sage is hand's down the single best LSAT community around. We all know about the other forums out there. Reddit, TLS, PowerScore etc. and we all have different opinions on them. The difference is, they all lack a few very important elements. Those forums lack compassion, respect for the human, and most importantly understanding of individual needs. You can be brutally honest with someone without destroying their confidence. You can give honest advice, without taking away hope and destroying their dreams and passion. This is how 7Sage is different.
Some people consider the 7Sage community to be "too nice." They think we fill each other with unrealistic expectations and don't face reality, which to a degree, might be true. What we certainly don't do is tell people their dreams are impossible. We don't put out their fire before they even get going; and we don't tell them things are not possible.
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." - Helen Keller.
The people on this forum offer optimism. They give the people the hope and confidence they need to continue chasing their dreams. They don't belittle them, instead they point out weaknesses and tell them to push hard to achieve their goals. They share experience and wisdom but they don't stomp on people. This is why each and every one of you is amazing. This test might seem like the hardest thing you have ever done in your entire life. This test can bring people to tears of frustration. The important thing to know is you're not alone. 7Sage is a community of people that are all in the same boat. We ALL can improve on this test, and we ALL run into plateaus and walls. 7Sage is a group of people who have never met, and yet can call themselves friends. Nothing brings people closer together than a common struggle, and for each of us the LSAT is a struggle.
Thank you 7Sage for being amazing people. Keep it up.
Although the LSAT is not supposed to test your vocabulary, in certain cases, deriving correct answers requires knowing the definitions of words that are not familiar to a notable portion of test takers. I thought it might be useful to make a list of these "somewhat-lesser-known" terms, especially those that have appeared on multiple tests. My rule of thumb is that if it's not core LSAT vocabulary, and might not be known by a freshman in high school, it's worth making note of.
I'll perpetually add my own entries, but I hope you guys will post yours too so we can have a more comprehensive resource! I didn't see any other threads like this, but please link me if one indeed exists.
Would it be worthwhile to have the Oxford definitions under the definition, or would the convenience not compensate for the extra clutter?
'Idiosyncratic' ~ PT 69 S3
'Impasse' ~ PT 69 S3
'Laudable' ~ PT 69 S3
'Posterity' ~
'Reconcile' ~
'Relinquished' ~ PT 69 S3
"Semblance' ~ PT 69 S3
Hello! I have been studying for the LSAT using 7sage for 1 month now, and I'm struggling to study efficiently. It's been personally difficult for me to watch videos, takes notes, and absorb the rules all at the same time. I wanted to get advice from others on their daily routines, how they approach tackling every section.
I am in need of a tutor to improve my RC score. I simply cannot seem to get a good grasp on RC.
Does anyone offer tutoring? I'm doing great on all other sections, but RC is kicking my ass!! Taking the Sept test in a little over 2 weeks.
Has anyone experienced "Error establishing a database connection" when accessing 7Sage? I am trying access certain parts ("Discussion Forum", "My Comments"), but it says:
I've never experienced these errors before. I emailed Dillon about this, but I want to see if this is a problem on my end....
Hello 7Sagers!
Within the past few months, I have had a friend and a family member both offer their help in helping me prepare for the LSAT. However, these individuals do not have any knowledge as to what the LSAT tests students on, but they are more than willing to see me reach my goal by offering a different way/method in studying (which would be their help). Do you guys have any advice on how someone who is not taking the test can help another prepare for the LSAT? Thank you so much and I pray the best for you guys!
Hi all,
I am pretty consistently getting 4 wrong questions per section for each section on all the PTs I have been working on. When I review the questions I got wrong, I am able to understand why the answer I selected is incorrect and why the correct answer is right. The questions I get wrong are not consistently the same type of question. Anyone have suggestions for the best way to hone my skills/ drill myself in these last few weeks ahead of the September test?
~Thanks in advance!
is the whole lsat online?
We were oversubscribed.
There will be another one soon—and we'll post a recording of tonight's. Stay tuned!
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Recording of the session here:
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Dear 7Sage fam,
I am going to register for the December LSAT and will begin prepping mid September. This leaves me a solid 10 weeks of studying time to shoot for 170+ coming from PTs 157-160. I was prepping for the LSAT at one time (where I got my PTs from), and then decided to post-pone test taking for another time since I took up a demanding full-time position. I actually was a 7Sager before the whole copy-right incident happened! :o
Anyways... is this a possibility? Literally the only thing I need for HYS is a 170+
LSAT score and the reason I cannot take a later test is because my 80-88hr work weeks start back up in January until the end of August. (My job is freakin awesome, it just requires work). The cool thing is the only work required of me during this 10 week period are attending a 2 conferences in Jacksonville and Puerto Vallarta for a few days each. Other than that I have all the time in the world to prep!
LG was my most solid section typically -3 to -5
LR and RC... welp.
Any tips? Encouragement to go for it? Discouragement because I'm crazy?
Zach the Bookman
Hi all -
Does 7Sage provide answers / video explanations for the LR and RC sections for PTs 1-35? I was hoping to use these for a couple of weeks of practicing full, timed sections.
For the past week, when I try to print a test, it "prepares" the pages, and never progresses past the last few (ie 41/45). It just sits there...Anyone else have this problem? I've tried in Chrome and Internet Explorer.
Hi, I'm aiming for September, 2017, and I'm lagging behind on my PTs. Would it be a good idea for me to start taking two PTs a day? (I'm currently taking one everyday.)
7Sagers,
On Wednesday, August 23, at 9 p.m. ET, we’ll host a special personal statement workshop featuring 7Sage editors Amy Bonnaffons and Chris Schlegel.
Amy and Chris will be workshopping real first drafts submitted by 7Sage students a few weeks ago. This is your chance to see how a professional editor thinks about the revision process. And if that’s not enough to entice you…
At the end of the webinar, we’ll randomly select two attendees for a free round of editing with Chris or Amy!
You’ll find details about joining the webinar below. Farther down still, you’ll find the drafts that Amy and Chris chose. Read them yourself and think about how you would revise.
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Essay 1
Many people view Costco as a wonderland of gallon-sized jars of mayonnaise, industrial cans of vegetables, packages of toilet paper large enough to last the average family a year, and $1.50 ready-to-eat hot dog combos that haven’t increased in price for decades. But for me, Costco has been the backbone of my work experience, teaching me valuable skills and work ethic that could only be learned through hands-on experience. My stint at Costco began as a part-time college job to pay living expenses just in time for my first semester at Creighton University. My job at the big box retailer is one aspect of my life that has remained constant throughout my educational pursuits: from graduating college, to studying as a paralegal, to my journey to law school.
My acceptance to Creighton University brought me 1500 miles away from my hometown of Reno, Nevada to the mid-western town of Omaha, Nebraska where I was hired at Costco the week my first semester began. My weekdays were spent waking up before dawn for the 5am shift and leaving by 10am to spend the rest of the afternoon in lectures. I used the weekends to complete homework assignments and worked the late-night shift at Costco. My wages covered rent, food, and other living expenses allowing me to graduate with a de minimis amount of student loans.
Costco not only provided a means of financial support, but lead me to a great deal of self-discovery that ultimately brought me where I am today as I apply to Wake Forest University School of Law to start the next chapter in my educational career; I have learned I am highly organized, work best under pressure, have outstanding time management skills, and enjoy utilizing my strong language skills. Participation in leadership roles on and off the clock including safety committee representative, coordinator for the volunteer reading program, and Live Healthy program advocate for the warehouse promoted my personal growth. Like Creighton, Costco demanded that I give my best to the task at hand no matter how simple.
The rigorous course load of the Jesuit university not only shaped me academically, but also religiously, spiritually, and morally. The religion-based courses, including philosophy and morals and ethics, helped create the foundation for my analytic and research skills. Like many young college students, I did not have a definite academic or professional goal in mind upon beginning college studies and I took a plethora of classes in hopes of expanding my career possibilities. I do not regret the variety of courses that comprise my college transcript as I feel my diverse course load taught me perseverance to finish what I start and gave me a broad range of knowledge. It wasn't until my third year of college that I chose to pursue a degree in Spanish and Hispanic Studies to follow my passion for the language and culture. The major also suited my strength in writing that my professors had so often complimented. My time spent in the Hispanic community and in the classroom as I worked toward my major ignited my passion to study law as it left me wondering how I could help disadvantaged immigrants and minorities in a professional, legal capacity. It became clear to me that higher education could translate my passion into a career that would benefit the common good while satisfying my eagerness to gain knowledge.
Years after obtaining my Bachelor of Arts degree, I continued to work at Costco in payroll and human resource administration in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina warehouse. My job at Costco brought my thinking back once again to law. I viewed my position in human resources as a microcosm to the legal system; the company's employee handbook and policies and procedures as the laws and I the attorney advocating the rights of the employees and interpreting policies. I was intrigued to learn about the state and federal laws and regulations that had shaped the company's policies, leave of absence administration, workers' compensation procedures, and other legal matters relating to personnel and employment. My interest in employment law while working at Costco encouraged me to begin a paralegal education that flourished into a career for which I ultimately left my full-time job at Costco.
I can still vividly recall the sweltering, August day that would determine my fate in the application pool of Costco. The day of my scheduled interview, I awoke to find my car totaled by a tornado; I hadn’t even unpacked my moving boxes. Without anyone to call for help, I headed out on the unfamiliar streets of my new town on my bicycle with a folded map in hand. By the time I was able to locate the building, I had arrived over two hours late. Notwithstanding my tardiness, the hiring manager viewed me as a dedicated candidate and hired me on-the-spot. The start of my career at Costco is much like my path to Wake Forest Law; I haven’t always been sure how I would arrive to my destination but I have remained determined and haven’t given up on my dream of law school despite the obstacles that have confronted me.
Essay 2
2016 marked a pivotal year in my life. This was my first direct encounter with the social injustice that plagues our world. Working as a police officer at the Statehouse, every day, several times a day, I would interact with all different walks of life, from the homeless to the governor. While I didn’t realize at the time, there is a stark contrast in the way police officers interact with individuals of majority and minority status.
The catalyst to realizing the true existence of social injustice took place on a cold winter night in December of 2015. Around 11pm the temperature was 10 degrees with the wind chill. Just as any other night I was making my nightly rounds checking high traffic areas along Broad Street, When I received a call of suspicious activity in the parking garage. I arrived several minutes later to a small group of people standing in the garage, simply trying to get out of the cold. I promptly got on the radio and asked what the issue was, to which she replied, “the black man in the blue coat and jeans looks suspicious.” Standing fairly close to him and his daughter, he heard the dispatcher’s reply. The look on his face was of shock; was he being targeted simply because he’s black? The man and his daughter were the only two African Americans in the group. At this point I felt I was there not for a wrong doing but because the color of a man’s skin. While we usually didn’t allow individuals to loiter in the garage, if it was cold we had some discretion. Trying to rectify the situation, I carried on a conversation with the man for several minutes, telling him he was more than welcome to stay as long as he needed to get warm. Before leaving, he introduced himself ad Michael and told me I was the only police officer in his entire life that treated him like a human being. This particularly hit me hard, what made the act of profiling and mistreatment amongst minorities so apparent? Just a few days earlier I worked at a protest of police profiling and brutality amongst minorities, in which the man was present. This man stood up for what he believed in and in particular what was right.
Two months later working day shift, we received a call that an individual that had been shot in the head and needs medical attention. Less than a half mile from Capital Law School, I arrived to the crime scene in shock, this man was no stranger, rather Marshawn was the leader of many of the protests and civil rights movements that had taken place just a few months prior. He was very passionate about equality, especially in regards to police relations among minorities. While some were in shock, the apparent suicide was taken rather lightly by many others, some of which were making jokes and ready to clock out. How could they be so heartless? This was a young man who later we would find out took his own life as a direct retaliation of police profiling. The injustice that he felt could have very well been brought on by one of us, or even myself, which was particularly hard to live with.
As time went on the impact of this man’s suicide only grew on me. I began to think of every instance in which I might have unintentionally engaged in profiling or been unfair based even marginally upon race. I would never stand for such an injustice. This man believed in his cause so much, that he gave his own life. While tragic, this lit a fire in my soul in terms of the many social injustices taking place. I changed my undergraduate major from criminal justice to sociology and began to thoroughly research current injustices and police profiling. This went against everything I have ever been believed, but growth only happens in a state of discomfort. Stagnation turned to chaos. Everything I had ever known was now being challenged. Things were no longer taken at face value. This combination of events, while seemingly meaningless to others, sparked an extreme passion for improving people’s lives. Becoming an attorney would enable me to bring attention to societal issues that are not being addressed, and to give a voice to people like Michael and Marshawn, who tend to be marginalized.
Hi guys,
I'm sure the answer to this question is pretty simple (just wake up earlier regularly) but I'm very much a night person and even after a month of waking up at 6am trying to force myself to be mentally active earlier in the day, I still can't write a PT until 11 or noon at the earliest. I just wrote the June 2017 exam and am retaking (set to rewrite in December), but I'm seriously considering deferring law school an entire year to be able to write in June again for the sake of time. Is this extreme?? Should I just wait it out and see if I can adjust??
I should also mention I was PTing in the 166-172 range before getting a 158 (mostly due to test anxiety). So I feel like more time could be beneficial for the sake of my score anyway?
Any advice from reformed night people would be appreciated!
