Hi everyone! I have put off the LSAT far too many times to count due to anxiety-driven procrastination (I have been studying on and off - mostly "off," tbh - for two years), and I am now determined to test in October. I have taken a handful of PT's, with my most recent being in December (my score, and average, was at a 164). Since then, I have finished the 7Sage curriculum and am now focusing on the Logic Games Bundle. I want to score a 175+, and I know that this will take a lot of hard work and dedication. I'm not exactly sure why I'm posting this, though I think in part it is because I want to hold myself accountable by finally introducing myself to this awesome community. I am really trying to tackle my anxiety, and I would love to hear from any of you who can relate to this. Thank you!

Thanks for the info. My intention was not stir any trouble.

What are YOU doing in these next 3 weeks to maximize that score?

As for me, I'm going to be taking PT 63-74 and really nailing LR & RC. Both have been thrown out of wack for me once I started PT'ing in the 60s so my goal is to figure out what is going on in order to prepare as best as I can for June. I'm also going to take 5 section PTs for the next week and a half and then ramping that up to 6 section PTs so I'm not fatigued in the 5th section. I was shocked to see how much my brain hurt by the 5th section, even though I was completely 100% fine at the end of the 4th section.

What are your trade secrets?

Hi All,

I seem to have a bit of a conundrum with regards to "prestige" and applying to law school. I feel an internal pressure to try to make into one of the T14, even though my confidence has been squashed to probably 1/10* (10 being borderline optimistic egomaniac).

I earned my bachelor's from Loyola U Chicago & master's from Northwestern. It sounds silly and perhaps pompous, but I almost feel as though if I don't make it into one of the T14, then I'm a pretty big failure and will be going "backwards" in my education/career. However, I do have some interest in Loyola Health Law (cert program is in the top 10 of the country), but ultimately I still have the little gremlin telling me that it's still not good enough.

Anyone feel me?

I have a friend of a friend who transferred from Yeshiva & finished his undergrad at Columbia, and then he went to Cordoza (Yeshiva) for law school. He feels similarly blah about not doing LS at one of the T14, even though he's working in Big IP Law in NYC and is doing *just fine.*

Thoughts, anyone? Really for me, since I've worked professionally for a good six years after grad school, I know that what I need is a "good fit." I've done the prestige thing in the working world, and at the end of the day, it doesn't really make a difference in my quality of life and current career prospects. I'm just worrying that switching from healthcare to law is a completely different ball game and I'll regret not trying to make it into at least one T14.

((*I took the LSAT in 2013 at a horrible time in my life and earned what I consider to be a horrific score. Because of the stress, brain melt, and fatigue from my current full-time work situation, I'm concerned that I'll only make it by a few more points in October. To give some perspective, I feel that I need to jump an extra 20-25 points on my next LSAT to even think about considering applying to any T14.))

I took PT 41 today and scored a 159! i have yet to BR and am feeling conifdent that my scores will steadily rise from here! That's my highest score for the third consecutive time! this one 5 points higher than the last! ( 144 diagnostic to 159 , 6.5 months with 7Sage)

Hi all!

I've been studying for a while now, and over the past two or three weeks my scores have been dipping to the high 150s-low 160s, when I used to be able to get mid-160s. My BRs average anywhere between 169-173 and it's been a while since I hit a score I've been happy with. Not sure what's happening to me but when I'm doing separate timed sections I seem to be doing significantly better than when I put it all together in a PT >:( Is there still hope for me to get in the mid/high 160s from now til the 8th? I'm definitely starting to panic and feel like poop. I took the Dec '14 LSAT and got discouraged with a 159 so I stopped studying til ~March after I got a full-time job. Any advice would be super helpful!

So today I did worse on my timed pt vs last weeks but my br went up 20 points ?

Still hitting low 150's on pt but mid 160's on br?

What exactly does this mean ?

I started studying for the LSAT in February for the October 2015 LSAT. I went through the power score bibles and now am going through the 7sage course. My highest score was a 163 about a month ago but since then my score has been decreasing each prep test with my lowest score a 149. I am not sure what I am doing wrong or why I am not improving. I have been blind reviewing my prep test and drilling during the week. Should I stop taking prep tests and just focus on finishing the 7sage curriculum and drilling LG and LR? Any advice or tips or similar experiences?

Anybody agree with me? Discuss. Do you have another test that you would call the easiest of all time?

I finished the section in 20 minutes (normally I take 35) and got nothing wrong (normally I get 1-2).

For anyone who took the test, this one had these games:

1) Clown in a suit of Jacket and overalls which were solid/plaid JY gave it one star for difficulty. I would call it 2 just because the rules are unusual. I skipped it the first time and came back and did it in 4/5 minutes.

2) Hotel expenses. 1 layer sequencing with conditional rules. the rules were a little complicated. I did it in about 5/6 minutes. JY gave it 3 stars. I would call it 2 if you have any experience.

3) Guitarist's demo CD. Double layered- sequencing. Pretty easy. I did about 5 minutes. I could see this being difficult if you missed a single inference (hate how the earlier tests do that). I think 2 stars, JY calls it 1.

4) Courier delivers parcels. Simple one-layer sequencing with an ENTIRELY self-contained chain of rules!!!! (Really, LSAC!?) I did 5 minutes. JY and I agree that this is 1 star.

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if any of you set a timer while drilling out of the Cambridge question type packets? I tried to on question types like Sufficient and Necessary but I end up usually going over time anyway...

I've been PT-ing the 60s, and just did PT 70. The style of LR is definitely different than the older ones, and can be a bit rattling. I do lots of drilling during my regular practice (both question types and full sections). Do you suggest focusing on drilling from the newer tests (I do not mean the newest 10 or so, that I am reserving for PTs)? If so, what constitutes as "new"? 50s, 60s? I've burned through PTs up until the mid-60s, but I definitely see the value in re-doing old PTs for drilling. I have been using the 30s and 40s for drills, but thinking maybe I should focus on the newer ones, to get used to the style of the new PTs, even if I took them more recently.

What do you suggest? That was primarily regarding LR, but if you have suggestions for LG and RC, would be great. I just asked about LR because that is my major battle.

Does anyone else experience this? Most of my high scores came from tests that I thought I did very poorly but the tests that I thought were easy usually ends with subpar score (curves are pretty much the same for both kind)....

Hey everyone, hope everyone is studying hard!

I saw a recent post here about the LSAT 180 Watch, can't seem to find it anymore so I'm thinking it was maybe against the TOS, not sure.

Anyway I'm wondering what everyone uses to keep track of time, I'm just using an online stop watch for now, but when I get closer to taking real PTs I'm probably investing in a cheap analog watch, so if anyone had any suggestions please leave them below!

I was just curious about everyone's study techniques. My work schedule has recently changed (I'm currently a teacher and we're out of school here) and I am now able to devote the majority of my day to LSAT prep. Before the change, I was working primarily in the early mornings and in the evenings and didn't necessarily have long enough chunks of time available to become overworked, unfocused, etc. Now that I have 8/9/unlimited hours a day to study, I find that I am eager to get a lot done but definitely start to see diminishing returns toward the end of longer study sessions.

What do you all do to maximize effective study time and minimize "zombie" brain? Anyone a staunch advocate for the Pomodoro Technique? Anything else I should consider?

Thanks!

I have been trending well in testing. However, I recently scored a 166 on a practice lsat and followed it up with a 151 on my next practice. Has anybody ever gone through this? I felt just as good after the 151 than I did after the 166. I just bombed it. Advice would help alot.

Just started binge-watching The Good Wife.

What are your go-to "I want to go to there" lawgeek movies/shows?

I just asked probably the best boss in the world if they would write me a LOR; after agreeing to do so, he asked what sorts of things are the law schools looking to know about applicants? I told him I'd get back to him on this and could use any helpful suggestions you guys/gals may have. Thanks in advance!

Hi does anyone know which one is the best test center in the City of Los Angeles area?

I am considering:

. Loyola Marymount

. Southwestern

. UWLA (San Fernando)

THANKS!

Hello Folks,

Title says it all. I am around 75% of the curriculum and haven't done any PTs apart from my diagnostic. Do you suggest doing some or wait until I finish the curriculum. Also, I really feel that I forgot so many things already :(

Thank you in advance :)

I excel at Necessary questions, but fail miserably at Sufficient assumptions. Are there any techniques that'll help me with these? I mostly have a problem on the ones that don't require formal logic.

Hey guys! So, I find myself going through a list of questions whenever I approach an RC passage that has proven to be helpful and was wondering if you could add to the list. These are the questions I currently ask myself:

1) What is the Main Point?

2) How do the paragraphs relate to the MP?

3) How do the examples relate to the MP?

4) What is the author's attitude?

5) Is the passage descriptive or prescriptive?

Hey everyone,

First time poster but I have been a lurker for a few weeks. I'm sorry if this has already been asked, but does anyone have a list of some of the tougher preptests? I'm taking the June LSAT and I want to see where I stand on the especially difficult ones. Does anyone know which preptests people tend to do poorly on?

I just got my best score yesterday after taking the June 2007 preptest, does anyone know where that one stands in terms of difficulty?

Thanks!

Has anyone here ever used BarBRI law school prep? I'm using 7sage's, but would like to know if anyone thought it would be best to supplement it with BarBRI or any other form of law school prep?

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I recently began writing a diversity statement on what I believe to be a unique and transformative job. I've noticed, however, that most if not all are focused on one's upbringing and the diversity within that. The job I want to use is my current one, and I've had it for a year (it will be about 2.5 years by the time I actually start law school). Bad idea or good idea? Or is the unquestionably inapplicable to the diversity statement?

Can somebody please explain the correct answer choice? I thought all of these answer choice were terrible/unsupported.

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-53-section-4-passage-4-passage/

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-53-section-4-passage-4-questions/