Hi All,

I'm a reader. I love reading. However, I'm finding that my mind is wandering somewhat out of control (most likely due to anxiety, not boredom) with Reading Comp. I'm concerned that on test day, the same will happen. I did take the LSAT back in 2013, but I don't really remember my RC experience. (I will look back at my score to see how I did, though).

What are some tips for increasing stamina/endurance? I feel like RC is becoming a [soy] hot dog eating contest for my brain.

Let me add - I'm not talking about reading speed, as this is not an issue, but rather timely comprehension and retention.

#2 Additional thought - I'm finding that my mind wanders with the abstract stories, rather than the more concrete stuff, such as stories about paintings, trees and animals, and Native Americans.

One technique that I've been considering is flipping through the passages and moving on immediately from the flowers and butterflies and attacking the [personally] harder stuff first and then returning to the flowers and butterflies. Thoughts on that?

Anyone else dreaming in Lawgic?

I have been making improvements in RC and LR. LG, on the other hand, is not going well. I still have trouble finishing the last game and miss a lot of questions in hard games. With not a lot of time left for Oct LSAT, I want to hit the LG target asap with plenty of cushion room left. How many new and old games repeats I should do every day to have a good chance to hit my target LG (-0) in a month? I'm currently missing 6-8 questions for each LG session.

Hi guys,

I've finished the 7sage curriculum and am feeling prettty good about my PTs as of right now (high 160s, aiming for 170+). RC is suddenly giving me a lot of trouble, but that's likely because I have spent MINIMAL time in the past 6 months on that section. For the other sections, timing is not an issue as I usually have about 7 minutes left on both LR sections and am going -2/-3 on the games (going to get to -0 eventually, not even concerned). I work long hours but have committed to taking three tests a week. That being said, I just purchased the trainer in hopes that I can perfect some areas. My best friend is an LSAT tutor and his advice for me specifically is to take 3 tests a week.

Does anyone have any advice for using the trainer to complement PTing? I'm not willing to take less than 3 a week but want to maximize my time.

well?

Looking for how I can gain these points! My raw score needs about 15 points to do so. I would like to take the October 2015 test but could bear through until December 2015 if need be! If anyone has achieved this gain, please post your experience. If anyone is at the same point in their studies but hasn't figured it out yet, please chime in as well! Anything to keep my endurance and momentum going!

This might seem dumb, but is it allowed to chew gum while taking the LSAT? There is some pretty interesting research out there that says chewing gum helps one focus, make better and more rational decisions, avoid fight/flight mode, etc. etc. etc.

Thanks in advance!

Hi All,

Do you have any recs on what templates from the interwebs are great for giving to professional colleagues who are happy to write a letter of recommendation? And for that matter, for professors in general? Or is it better to just give them a short diddy of why you're awesome and why you want to go to law school (and become a lawyer) and trust that they'll figure it out themselves?

Thanks

Hi. Yesterday I got my preptest books from lsac, whoop! I'm still doing the 7sage curriculum but are you guys doing the problem sets right in the book (in pencil) or are you making copies?

I know there are keywords for specific problems, but I don't know if theres an easy way to locate them using those keywords. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I was recently waitlisted at my law school of choice. I want to make this clear, this is my first law school of choice. My score and UGPA/LGPA are what they are looking for. I contacted the school to ask some questions. There are 66 applicants ahead of me (which include full/part-time) and I can be notified as late as the first day of school to be taken off the waitlist and transition in the 2015 cycle. I was advised to write a letter of continued interest. Once I write this and email it, it will be added to my file. I was wondering if anyone has advice about this. I know what I want to write, generally, but I don't want to come off... Idk, I can't find the word, I'm too upset. I was told that this is an application they'd take if it was earlier in the year. What should I include in my letter of continued interest?

I finished the core course about 2 weeks ago, and am now in prep test mode.

I will be done Prep Tests 39-45, by next Wednesday, and unfortunately I don't have 46 until 51. I could obtain those from Amazon, or I could move to Prep test 52 and beyond.

I'm planning on doing the Oct LSAT, and am currently doing 3 prep tests a week, although I think 2 would allow me to blind review tests better. By my current pace I'd be done the prep tests a couple days before Oct 3rd, but I'd really have to neglect school potentially as it starts in Sep, and still manage 3 prep tests a week.

So should I jump to 52, or obtain and complete 46-51?

Is it me or parallel flaw is more challenging than parallel reasoning, and it requires more intuition. I just started that section in my 7sage course, and I am just total trash at these questions lol. Also, from my 7sage course experience, it seems that these questions do not use too much lawgic. Any idea how to make approaching these questions slightly less difficult?

So, I totally understand why Powerscore books are not recommended and why the LSAT Trainer is. However, has anyone used the Manhattan books...especially their Logic Games book? A friend of mine (who is now done with the LSAT) gave me his Manhattan books to go over. From my research, I think they're recommended more than the Powerscore Bibles. I also read that Mike Kim had co-authored these books. Any thoughts on them?

Is the LSAT trainer written by Mike Kim? I saw this on Amazon, just wanted to make sure it is the same book that everyone is talking about. Also, there are two versions, 2013 and 2015. Which are you guys using? Thanks.

Hey all,

The June 2015 LSAT (PT 75) is available for purchase on LSAC and Cambridge. Here are the links: https://os.lsac.org/Release/Shop/PublicationDetail.aspx

http://www.cambridgelsat.com/preptests/4-section/

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Whats the best strategy to deal with questions that relate to weakening questions on logical reasoning? I keep getting those wrong and I don't know how to approach them. Thanks!

Hello!

I have read so many good things about the LSAT trainer and I plan on purchasing the book. So, my question is how do you incorporate the LSAT trainer with 7sage. Do things overlap? Also, as a side not I am in the beginning stages of studying, I just finished the weaknesses/assumptions portion of 7sage.

Thanks for any help or advice!

Hey everyone,

Let me begin by saying how wonderful it is to have such a large student base to discuss concerns with. I stumbled upon this LSAC forum event taking place this fall near me and was curious if anyone else had gone to one ? They have a few events like discussing the application process etc. A big bonus to this event is that a lot of the law schools registered in LSAC are going to be present. With that, I felt it would be a great opportunity to not only get some extra pointers but to also network with the recruiters for these schools. Here's my problem though, I am one of those slow-to-warm-up kind of people and am not sure how to go about taking advantage of this opportunity. Any advice, suggestions or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated ! This whole thing is a new world for me and being that I won't be taking my first lsat until October makes it extra odd for me. (Seems a little difficult to network with schools I desire without giving them something to make me seem desirable) lol

thoughts on writing the LSAT for a third time? Let's say my score decreases on the third write, how much does this impact me? What if I choose to cancel after the third write? How does that impact an application?

For context, I scored a 162 on my first write, a 168 on my second write, and PTed (over 30 tests) at 173.

Is it okay to grade your timed tests before you move on to BR?

My reasoning is that since you just get a number, for instance 160, and you have no idea which questions you got right or wrong, it wouldn't hurt the effectiveness of blind reviewing. I get anxious to know how I did after my timed exams. :p

Are any of you guys in the older crowd?

For some reasons, I spent most of my time on practicing LR and it is so far my worst section. Just took Pt47 today and got 22 wrong in LR. The breakdown is -5 RC -3LG -8LR and -14 LR (third section). I am pretty disappointed because i was doing pretty well on LR individual sections. The questions weren't that hard, i only had to guess two questions for each section. I basically went over the entire 7 sage curriculum twice. For past months, i've worked on old LR sections (p44 backward). My LR strategy is reading the stimulus, question stem and pick the correct answer choice. I rarely used POE unless it was a hard question. I tried reading stem first but i got distracted so I changed the approach. I will retake the test this oct. I did so bad on LR and RC for the previous test so i ended up canceling it. Now my RC seems ok, but LR is getting worse. This is my second pt after the first exam. Did anyone have this problem and overcome it? I'd appreciate if you share your experience.

Seems like there are a lot of motivated students on this forum and I just wanted to get a general picture of how many hours you study per day. Also, do you study every day of the week or do you give yourself a day off? I plan on taking the October exam and spend around 4 hours studying per day. I plan on increasing this to 5+ during August and around 7+ during September.

I feel like someone started a thread like this before, but it's hard to find old conversations even with the search bar. Anyways, I wanted to know for those who have full-time jobs, how many hours are you generally studying a week and specifically a day? I work from 9am-5pm but really wake up around 6am to get ready and then get to work. It is extremely rare for me to leave the office at 5pm, I usually get home by 6:30-7pm. Then when I come home I eat and usually have to do some work at home. By 9pm, I try to start studying but tend to fall asleep. So for those who have full-time jobs, how do you manage study time? I am retaking in October and feel guilty every day because I don't feel like I'm doing enough. Thanks in advance to everyone who provides feedback. :)