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This was my second LSAT experience. I was supposed to take it yesterday, but I had a nightmare experience with internet connection and an unhelpful proctor so I took it this morning.

I deal with severe, diagnosed anxiety, thus I use accommodations. Yesterday I felt so calm and ready, and things going wrong really shook me. I practiced a lot of yoga, breathing, mindfulness, and self care to get just reset and try today.

My test order was LR-RC-LG

I am not sure what went wrong but halfway through the 1st LR section I had a panic attack. I managed to answer as much as I could, but had about 10-11 LR questions flagged. I usually miss 3-7 there in practice. I cried a little bit during the break, then I did my yoga, breathing, mindfulness again to regroup myself. I felt better after taking my time sitting down and doing the reading section. I saw a lot of people say it was very hard. It wasn't terrible as I expected, but one prompt was difficult for me (which is fine RC is usually my weakest). I had about 8 questions flagged there that I just was not sure about... (of course I may get other things wrong since Idk why RC is my toughest).

I took my other break and my LG felt pretty awesome. I feel confident about every answer I gave. I know sometimes people can get answers wrong due to over confidence, but it did feel easier than normal.

I think i easily missed 20-25 questions during this test. Unfortunately, score preview isnt an option for me, since I took my test the first time in May. I'm not sure if I should cancel?? My first score was a 151. I was trying to get a higher score (higher 150's - best case 160's). The calculators make it seem worst case it would be the same score? Idk what to do..

I am URM with a disability and low income. I felt a lot of pressure to get a higher score for scholarships, but never been the best standard test taker. I worked super hard for a year now and my practice tests improved from a 128 to my best PT 161. My average test scores from the past 9 practice tests have averaged about 155. All of my counselors say that my resume is very extraordinary and will help me stand out. My Undergrad GPA was a 3.58 from a top 20 school.

Sorry this is long I just wanted to give context. I am afraid to cancel it because what if it is slightly higher score than 151. I am also afraid if I don't cancel it, will a score lower than 151 hurt how I'm perceived by the schools?

#HELP

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The key point is you can immediately rescheduled the exam time by chatting with live representative of ProctorU, do not try to email or call to LSAC, which is a recommendation if you want to reschedule immediately within this round, and also when the final exam time is not yet expired.

While my tragedy is,

I'm taking LSAT-Flex first time, I scheduled my August LSAT-Flex at 10:20AM PDT of Sep.2 which is today, though I'm personally at CA, my residential community is couple of miles away from the wildfire, that's the reason why when viewed the information about reschedule due to wildfire, I never thought I need to, and then is the nightmare beginning. I logged into the ProctorU around one hour earlier, and everything seems great, the timing clock counting well, when the time arrived at about 10:00AM PDT, I noticed the timing clock showed over 50 mins left, I'm curious whether they may change the scheduled time due to some reason? After ten mins later, I finally realized there is no internet because my other opened website showed so, even though ProctorU timing clock still counting. I started to repeatedly retart the internet and check out with Xfinity who said there is routine maintenance from 9:41AM to expected available until 3:30PM today, fine, no notice in advance as usual. When I fortunately connect computer via my hotpot from cellphone, the start icon disappeared.

At this moment, I'm kind of depression and almost cannot control my emotion, but my conscious told me it's not the right time, so I tried email LSAC firstly and keep calling them as well as tried to click the reschedule icon to find out available time, finally I tried to transfer to chat with ProctorU live representative through their chat window, and that's the right path. Christian is the live representative helped me to rescheduled another time for me at 3:40PM PDT immediately, and also told me if the Xfinity do not work as expected, the hotpot maybe fine as well. When story arriving at this section, there is only around 1 hour left for the new scheduled exam, I began to buy a couple of different extra data package for my cellphone from T-mobile (if someone knows which service provided by T-mobile is great for hotpot, please tell me, thank you so much), but no one good enough for the needed internet speed, still hoping Xfinity will back in time. BTW, I also called the nearby public library while they already closed at 2PM, and no one answer from the leasing office, then stay at home is the choice.

However, Xfinity did not keep it's promise whose notice changed to "back as soon as possible" when I check again at 3:30PM, and my hotpot was unable to support system running, missed the start again. When I chat with live representative again for this situation, due to I cannot promise when I can have stable internet before 4:00PM PDT today, though he can connect me with proctor directly, but the risk is the disconnection maybe at anytime after the exam start, my better choice is to request an extension from LSAC. This time I face the life. Ironically, Xfinity back at around 4:40PM, good for them.

Hoping this sharing is helpful for anyone needed, and good luck for you all. Still waiting response from LSAC either email or phone, thank you for your time.

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Last comment thursday, sep 03 2020

When stats are a premise

In a sufficient assumption question (and also, I could imagine the scenario w/ "which of the following would justify" questions or strengthen questions), if the stimulus contains a set of statistics, can the answer be "the stated statistics are correct"? It seems like this can never be the answer. I know that premises can't be directly attacked in a weaken question. So it seems that directly affirming a premise (and adding no other info) wouldn't be something that the testmakers would do on the reverse side.

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Last comment wednesday, sep 02 2020

171 Should I Retake?

Hey 7Sagers!

I am reaching out through this forum to ask for some advice. I am a Canadian student and I wrote the LSAT-Flex in July 2020. I scored a 171, but now I am wondering if I should rewrite.

Here are some facts about my case:

  • I'm aiming to apply for top 7 American law schools.
  • I have two undergraduate degrees (GPA 3.96 and 3.7 respectively) and now I am working on my master degree (will finish in Spring 2022).
  • I would not apply until Fall 2021 to attend in 2022.
  • So my question is essentially should I rewrite the LSAT to get a better score? Am I being unrealistic with my target schools with this score?

    Thanks so much for any help you can provide!

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    Last comment wednesday, sep 02 2020

    Score Fluctuating

    Hi guys. I am taking my LSAT tomorrow and honestly do not know what to expect. My score fluctuates so much every single test and I don't know what this means. For example, Monday I took a test and got a 157. Yesterday I took one and got a 165 (my highest ever)! But I am fluctuating between 157-165 now and I just don't know what to expect for tomorrow. I want to score at least a 160 but I am freaking out. Does anyone know why such big fluctuations may be happening?

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    Hi everyone. I need some advice on reading comp and whether or not I should do the core curriculum. I'm doing fine in PTs and BR. I get -3 at most and then BR -0. I have no issues with timing either. So do I go for the "don't fix it if it ain't broke" approach, meaning things are ok so let things be. Or should I go over the core curriculum because there are benefits to new approaches and I will probably pick up some useful tips (maybe at this point only very marginally useful).

    The issue is, it will be quite time consuming to go over RC CC, time I can invest in firming up LR and LG. My goal is -0 in RC and I think I can do that on my own, whereas LR and LG definitely need more practice. Please advise!

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    Last comment tuesday, sep 01 2020

    Foolproofing??

    Hi,

    I would like to start foolproofing to increase my score on games can someone explain to me how it works?

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    my worst section is RC.. I read the power scores and they say read the entire passage and "summarize" as youre reading.. others say skim thru and highlight may terms/dates/names/etc. then look at questions and attack from the questions.. Who is very strong in RC and can give me a solid recommendation? I learn better from peers. Would love a zoom call with someone because Im at a 139 BECAUSE of LR and RC

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    Anyone have some tips on LR ? Would love to have a zoom call with someone who's strong on LR and maybe teach me a different approach? I read the powerbooks .. use Khan.. have Kaplan tutoring coming up.... Sometimes I learn better from peers.

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    Tuesday, Sep 01 2020

    Help

    Hello everyone,

    I have spent the past 10 days focusing mostly on RC. I am having a great deal of trouble with this section. JY's low-res summary has not helped me one bit. I am having great troubles understanding the passage before moving into the questions. I have started looking into possible tutors to help develop strategies that will help me. I had a call with a company called "Varsity Tutors" today, they gave me a quote of $1200 for 12 hours of 1 on 1 instruction time. The price seems absolutely ludicrous given the amount of supervision.

  • Has anyone had a good experience working with Varsity Tutors?
  • Is this price as outrageous as I think it is? Or am I just out of touch with industry standard?
  • Has anyone hired a 7Sage tutor and can suggest them to me?
  • I'm feeling defeated at this point, and any help would be greatly appreciated

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    Last comment tuesday, sep 01 2020

    Timing Strategy for RC?

    English isn't my first language, and therefore I tend to read a bit slower than the average native speaker in order to fully comprehend what I'm reading. As a result, I usually find myself barely able to complete the RC section on time, and on average getting -4 to -6 from RC during PTs. This problem occasionally occurs during LR as well, but I find it most common for RC.

    As a result, I've started to mix up the order in which I do the four RC passages, starting with the one with most questions, and (barely) ending with the one with the fewest questions. Does anyone know if this method is a good idea? And does anyone have any other good tips on pacing during RC? Thx

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    Last comment tuesday, sep 01 2020

    Score Preview

    So I didn't purchase a score preview for the August test. I want to purchase it now if its still possible, but I cannot find where on LSAC the option to purchase it is. Does anyone know if I can still buy the score preview, and if so where on LSAC? I went through the whole website.

    Thanks

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    Last comment monday, aug 31 2020

    Harder Logic Games

    I've been scoring increasingly high on my practice tests lately, driven mostly by the fact that I've managed to get my Logic Games errors down to zero. However, looking at my analytics, I've realized that many of the tests I've taken recently have had LG sections rated only one or two stars out of five for difficulty. I'd like to practice on more difficult LG sections so I know that I'm not just taking easy sections, but I can't seem to find any (unless I'm mistaken, you cannot view the difficulty rating of a section until after you've taken it).

    Does anyone have any recommendations for which tests have the hardest Logic Games sections? It seems as though the vast majority of these tests have very easy games, and I don't think that this is due 100% to my skills increasing. Are there LG sections rated 4 or 5 on the difficulty scale? Is there a way to see difficulty ratings before taking the test? Thank you very much for any help you can give me.

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    Hey everyone, need some help here. The sufficient assumption questions are giving me a pretty hard time. I was curious where I should go back to and review that might help me with these ? I was going through the CC quite fine, Everything leading up to SA made percent sense, including the SA lesson itself. Even the general approach to these questions I found understandable.

    But as soon as the actual practice questions started I have never felt more out of the loop. I find converting the questions into Lawgic quite difficult.

    Any advice, on what to review or areas that might be a weak link that are making this question type difficult for me ?

    Thanks !

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    Last comment sunday, aug 30 2020

    RC Consultation

    Would anyone be available/willing to help me diagnose what I need to work on in RC? I'm stuck at around -6 and trying to bring the average down in the last month before the October test.

    Thanks!

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    Fairly new to 7Sage and still trying to figure everything out so bear with me. I just finished a LR (main point/main conclusion) problem set I created on my own and was looking for video explanation of the ones I got wrong after BR. Can I find that anywhere? Thanks!!

    Specifically looking for PT1 S3 Q13.

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    In other words, does a necessary assumption of an argument strengthens the argument? For example, if a stimulus argue that environmental factors caused X instead of genetics, would an answer choice like “environmental factors can sometimes cause X,” which I think is a NA, be strengthening the argument? I honestly think it does, though not much, since it shows that the argument is possible. And if it does, do all NA strengthen it’s pertaining arguments?

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    Last comment sunday, aug 30 2020

    Writing Notes on Flex?

    Hey all, I was wondering how people are going about writing notes or low resolution summaries for RC on a flex format. It's not possible to type any notes alongside the passage, is it? I've only seen the highlight ability, which I do find useful. I also don't have a stylus or stylus-friendly laptop.

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    Im slightly confused by this question. It says that taking 'no headache pill stops pain more quickly' so why wouldn't the answer be B? Unless it is referring to one person taking different types of pills and comparing its effect, Danaxil would most quickly resolve a persons headache. However, we might not be able to compare between two people? Am I on the right track?

    Your help is much appreciated :)

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    #help I have been trying to come up with the best way to approach these RC questions, especially the ones I get wrong. I have reverted back to Phase 1 in the memory method after doing not so well on a few of the RC passages. For the questions you get wrong, how do you go about tackling them? Should I be analyzing the passage on my own then going and watching JY’s analysis to realize what I have missed before I start the question? Should I just power through and then watch his analysis and questions after I do it on my own? I feel like its much harder to correct my way of thinking for RC questions than for the other two sections and not really sure what my “plan of action” should be. Thanks!

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    I have written the August LSAT and am on the fence on how I feel. I’ve read up on cancelling your score, but I’m wondering if anyone has perspective on cancelling a score and doing the test again vs keeping your score and taking the test again.

    If one takes it again and improves, does it matter if the first time shows a lower score versus a cancelled score?

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    I noticed that JY sometimes chains certain "some" "most" and "all" statements for MBT LR questions. Does anyone know where he explains the logic? It mostly makes sense but i want a better explanation than just winging it.

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