Any recommendations?

Hi everyone.

I've been studying for about 8 months and finally scored above my goal of 168 to get a 169!! My average is currently at a 166. Does anybody have any recommendations for prep in the 4 weeks left to keep up this momentum and push my average a few points up?

Section wise - LG is about -2/-0, LR is -1/-6 and RC is about -3/-8 I'm currently taking a full PT and a Flex about every week with 2 days of blind review, 2 days of review and 1 day a week off. I try to foolproof and do RC passages on days I review also.

Let me know about any stress management or PT advice. Thanks guys!

Hey everyone! Currently in the midst of doing this for UVA which requests that all applicants:

"list your significant extracurricular, extra-professional, community and/or other activities in the order of importance to you. Please provide a brief (1) description of each activity, and (2) specify your involvement, (3) length of involvement, (4) special projects, and (5) responsibilities."

I know a couple of other schools ask something similar so UVA isn't the only one that this applies to.

Anyways, curious as to what the optimal strategy here is in terms of quantity vs. quality - probably like a lot of people I joined a TON of organizations but probably only had a serious and sustained involvement in 3-4. On my resume I've limited the number of organizations that I list to just those that I would be confident talking about if anyone were to ask me about it - I mean after all no one is really going to believe that I had a meaningful involvement in 12 different clubs/organizations.. do you think the same principle applies to this type of statement: List and explain everything you did in the handful of clubs and organizations that actually meant something to you or exhaustively list everything you were engaged in and emphasize those organizations that were most important?

Also, been out of school for 3 years now and have not been involved in any extra-professional activities - how bad is that? Not super worried about it but kind of feel like I probably should have been doing SOMETHING lol.

Any tips for the writing sample for people who type very slowly?

Email me at tmh5947@psu.edu

Hello All

I am graduating in April with a 3.8 GPA & I am writing for the Test in January 16 for the first time . I will be studying to target score over 166 and I am looking for tutor who can help me to succeed at the LSAT.

Please message me directly if you are interested.

Thank you

Best Regards ,

Raffi

Email me if you’re struggling, tmh5947@psu.edu

Hi everyone,

When taking timed practice tests, do you always attempt to select/eliminate answer choices with 100% confidence (otherwise flagging questions for Blind Review) as suggested? I feel like that would take away from opportunities where you could identify an answer as 100% correct and move on to the next question, thus saving time.

My speed sucks and I feel like I'd need to roll with the correct answer on questions as soon as I see one in order to see my full potential. I suppose I could flag those answers anyways to look at during Blind Review to validate the other answer choices are incorrect.

I'd love to hear your thoughts here.

@"Juliet --Student Service--"

#help

I started out doing full length PTs and transitioned to Flex PTs soon after LSAC announced the flex. I recently took a full-length PT and my score went up by 5 points! It was beautiful. Then I realized that it could be variance, and it could also be that my RC scores are poor and that having 2 LR sections offset my overall score. Any thoughts on this? Should I stick to 3-section PTs as a more accurate measure of my scoring which seems like the right move?

Further, is there a way convert my score from LawHub into 7sage to reflect both a full-length PT AND a flex-pt with 3 sections? I would like to see how my score would be scored as a 3-section PT in addition to the conversion I made from into 7sage from LawHub as a length PT if that makes any sense.

On another note for those of you who would like to share their feedback, being that my scoring in RC is subpar, should I spend extra time working on RC or solidify my LR which is my 2nd best section after LG? Looking to yield the most points before November, obviously ;)

Thanks 7sagers!

I am sorry if this has been posted a thousand times over - partially I need to get my thoughts onto paper (or screen?), and I feel I need some recommendations from people who have been in the same boat or think that they can help.

I am feeling quite pessimistic on the LR curriculum, but I am unsure the best way to proceed. As I am going through these question sets I get frustrated while reading. The frustration comes from getting confused while reading and getting mentally exhausted. On harder four-star and five-star difficulty questions I typically only get one or two correct of the five - very discouraging.

I have started to go to past questions and review past lessons in order to reflect and understand, but then I retake question sets with the same score as before. For now, I will review past lessons on weekends. But I feel that although I have finished 35% of the core curriculum I have made 0% progress.

Is this typical during the harder questions, even with going back? During the curriculum, is it encouraged to go back to previous parts of the course and re-learn, or should I continue to follow the core curriculum and expect more improvement through PTs?

I've been taking a few PT's and doing BR. Everytime I go back to do BR, I end up second guessing some of my correct answers. Does any one have any tips on how not to second guess on the right answer? I know that there's a sentiment that if you are second guessing, it's probably because you didn't understand the question fully the first time. I honestly feel like I do understand the questions the first time, that's why I chose the correct answer the first time. However, during BR at least one other answer starts to become more appealing. Is anyone else having issues with second guessing during BR?

Hello all,

I am at a PT plateau of 160-163. I am consistent LG 0 to -1. My poor performance areas are LR and RC. LR fluctuating with -6 to -10 at times. RC -6 to -12. RC is a real wildcard. I have started to read more material and have signed up for a subscription with The Spectator, read Arts & Letters Daily, and Science Daily. I am doing 2-4 passages of RC everyday to try and improve.

For LR I ordered supplemental material. The Manhattan Prep LR text and Nathan Fox's LR Encyclopedia. Any advice would be greatly appreciated on which LR material to use. I also have The Loophole. I would like to bring my LR and RC down to 7 or below to get a score in the mid to upper 160s. Please share your improvement stories or how you think I should change up my studying.

Thank you :)

Hi! So I have narrowed down my weak spots in LR and want to make the most efficient use of my time before the Nov LSAT.

How would you suggest is the best way to drill LR and blind review my drills?

Also, for anyone writing in Nov, what does your study schedule 3 weeks out look like? And for anyone who has written, what are some study tips leading up to test day you would recommend?

Thank you!!

Anyone wanna look at each other's personal statements and give some feedback? DM me if interested.

Hi! Does anyone have any notes on a google doc or word document they are willing to share? My computer crashed and my notes were lost :(

Is anybody else having trouble logging into LSAC on a Mac? Not just today, but in general. I've tried on three browsers, cleared cache, cleared cookies, private browsing, etc but I always get stuck on the screen with the blue background with a spinning blue wheel next to my cursor. Once in a while I can log into LawHub, but for about a month I haven't been able to log into LSAC. I have been able to do it on my PC at work, so it's not my account. Help!! November approaches...

All else being equal, what #s are the "best" PTs to be taking as you head into test day? I've been taking PTs from all over and would like to know if there are any that I should be focusing before November.

hey guys, does any one have tips on highlighting with MacBook, on RC passages, and LR premises?

Hi. I need help with something. I know how embedded conditionals work. For example

A---> (B---->C) then it becomes A and B ----->C

But what happens if its (A--->B) unless C

Negating sufficient, does it become (B/----->A/)----->C. Or conversely, C/------>(A----->B)

And then does it become C/ and A---->B. Its a question from PT 74 S2 Q24. Its really tripping me up

Hello 7 sage community. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

I have noticed that my score in older prep tests ( PT40-60 ) are consistently higher than the newer ones ( PT 70-89 ). I am wondering has anyone experienced this? And how did you study to do better on the newer tests? What are some main differences between the older prep tests and newer ones?

Any insights / advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you.

Looking for someone to BR with for the May 2020 Flex Sample LSAC recently released on lawhub. Thinking of taking it either this Saturday or Sunday and BRing shortly after. Average PT hovering around169/170 with RC being my worst section and LG my best.

Hello 7Sagers.

I'm a current 1L student taking the regular curriculum, including legal reading, research, and writing. However, my course is taught poorly, I'm not learning as much as I would like, and I would like to drop my LRRW course.

Is there any other school which would permit me to enroll only in LRRW while remaining at my current law school, such that I could transfer my LRRW credits from that school to my own? Obviously, the course would have to be offered online.

Thanks in advance.

Hello! I been studying for LSAT for a month and a half and I have just finished PT 1-20. My scores are about 170. I’ve heard that PT 50 + are considerably harder, and PT 80+ are even more challenging. I wish to ask how your scores in PT 1-20 compare to those in 50+ and 80+, and compare to your real test score. I’m planning on taking the test in Jan. and want to get an idea of where I’m at. Thank you!

For those of you who participated in the LSAC October forum, did you have your 'why school X' essays with you when you communicated with the schools? (I'm planning on having my PS and notes about what has drawn me to each of the schools versus a drawn-out 'why X' essay. Especially in the event that I decide not to apply to a school!! (Or DO decide to apply to a school) Was it more us talking to them v. them questioning US about what interests us about their program(s)? I'm hoping this forum will allow me to better fine-tune my 'why them' essay with specifics compared to info from their websites. :) Thanks in advance.

Im torn....the last couple weeks for me have been really rough with covid and family situations. My PTs have been ranging from 152-159. I already have an LSAt score under my belt of a 153. I really need a 161 for my top choice school. Would it be horrible to wait until January? Ive already paid for November but I don't mind loosing the money. I am trying to apply this cycle. tia