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57825

Wednesday, Jul 29 2020

Law school will have started by the Aug LSAT. LSAC must rectify this situation. They are the portal to law school and they "lost" my exam. What kind of an organization is operated this way? This is 10 steps past ridiculous. No wonder law schools are starting to consider the GRE.

LSAT · Score Validity Review

57825

Wednesday, Jul 29 2020

@khuang5189 said:

@jaeusaf520 said:

@khuang5189 Exact same thing has happened to me. This is not acceptable.

I know...I'm just so sad right now. I thought I did well...

Me too. I have active law school applications that are on hold waiting for this July score.

LSAT · Score Validity Review

57825

Wednesday, Jul 29 2020

@khuang5189 Exact same thing has happened to me. This is not acceptable.

Admissions · Is a 2-page Resume bad?

57825

Sunday, Jul 19 2020

This depends on the school(s) you’re going to apply to. Check what they request on their website. Some law schools want no more than one page. Others are fine with two.

Thank you for your service.

General · Photo Contest Winners

57825

Friday, Jul 17 2020

I just got done taking the LSAT Flex. @57825 your adorable puppy restored my serenity and my sanity.

LSAT · ⚖ Official July 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread ⚖

57825

Friday, Jul 17 2020

@andywsoccer421 said:

had RC-LR-LG

RC hard for me couldnt be sure of most of my answers. brain dead and cant remember what they were about.... Anyone know if we need a writing sample to know the score on 7/30? I remember reading somewhere that it’s starting on August Flex that they revert back to the policy of needing a sample to disclose your score to you.

Did you have the following:

RC topics: Housing laws, Artist in 60s, defendant's physical position in court, Invasive plant species.

LG: 4th game was about scheduling performers for a show

LSAT · ⚖ Official July 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread ⚖

57825

Friday, Jul 17 2020

@martinxi679484 said:

Did anyone have a 27RC-26LR-23LG? Feeling a little embarassed about not remembering any of the topics tested... However, I do not recall any topics mentioned above, which appears a little strange to me. I just remember the structure of the last game, but I suppose it's not allowed to talk about exact structure.

I had this one I think.

RC topics: Housing laws, Invasive plant species, defendant's position in court.

LR: Can't think of any now.

LG: 4th game was about performances at a show.

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Tuesday, Jul 14 2020

57825

Just took the writing portion... help

I just took the writing portion and as I started to take notes on the scenario given to me, I realized there was NO prompt to show the camera my scratch paper. I had already written a few words on on the paper but I stopped and I said to the camera something like “I think I was supposed to show you the paper. There was no prompt to do so but here it is even tho I just wrote on it.” And I showed it both sides and what I had written at that point. I probably lost about 30 seconds due to this and the panic that I felt.

One side of the paper was shown when I did my room/desk scan. But not the other side till after I took some notes.

Ugh. Did anyone else have this experience? Do you think they will disqualify me? This is a time sensitive issue and I’m not sure if it’s better to call them or just hope for the best and not make a big deal out of it.

General · Mindset - Top Scorers

57825

Friday, Jul 10 2020

When correcting mistakes, I look for more than what I got wrong and why. I also look for what slowed me down and why. 7Sage is really helpful in how they show you how long you spend on problems. I also ask myself if I followed the correct approach for the various question types in LR.

For RC I go over the passage again to see if I missed anything the first time through. I then ask myself what I could have done differently in order to have initially understood that part in the passage.

I also think it’s important not to let your desire for a good score get in the way of reasoning. It can be a distraction. I have found it most helpful to focus on wanting to reason well and let your score be a reflection of that ability.

PrepTests ·

PT115.S3.P3.Q21

57825

Thursday, Jul 09 2020

I eliminated B because of the final sentence of the passage. I believe we can also support the idea that the scientific community accepted the theory from the last part of the 3rd paragraph and the beginning of the 4th. The 3rd paragraph says that the physics community didn't accept it at first because there wasn't enough theoretical justification. But Einstein provided the justification.

General · Getting Worse

57825

Thursday, Jul 09 2020

It is possible that the PT you took was just a combination of your weak points. Who knows what the official test will bring your way. It could be a combination of your strengths! Like The Judges said, put it out of your mind. Recently, I experienced a large fluctuation in some PTs I took. I had gotten out of some of the habits that I have developed to help me succeed at this test. Within a week of incorporating those habits back in, I was scoring as usual again.

General · LG Timing Strategies

57825

Thursday, Jul 09 2020

This is normal. Just make sure to fool proof the LGs you are working on (repeat them until you get -0 under the allotted time) and you will get faster over time.

General · Question about Utilizing Practice Tests

57825

Wednesday, Jul 08 2020

Hey there! This is just my opinion. But I think you may have too many curriculum options. I have gone through several of the ones you mentioned and in the end I would have only used 7Sage and maybe the LR Loophole book. The reason is because these two resources are careful to save a lot of exams for you to use a fresh PTs. I haven't used Manhattan Prep but I did use PowerScore and felt like they skip around a lot and pull questions from very recent exams. After all of the curricula I went through, I didn't have many PTs left to practice on that were completely fresh. I really think all you need is 7Sage and a few hours with a good tutor from the 7Sage approved list to master this exam.

I would recommend waiting to take PTs until after you are done with the course/books you choose. That being said, drilling parts of the early exams as you learn the different sections can be helpful to retain what you are learning. And don't forget to fool proof LGs before you start PTing.

If you find the conditional chaining to be too advanced then consider buying an intro to logic textbook and go through that before starting the CC.

I hope this helps! Best of luck to you and your cat!

Study Groups · August LSAT - Help!!

57825

Wednesday, Jul 08 2020

Hey there! So this really depends on what your score goal is and how far away you are from it. What where your section break downs? Are you determined to take in August? If so, then I would suggest taking some PTs to gauge what section or area you need to focus on improving instead of going through the CC in a linear fashion. Obviously, it would be best to complete all of the CC but August really isn't far away.

General · How to prepare for the flex format?

57825

Wednesday, Jul 08 2020

The interface is supposed to look just like LSAC's Lawhub so I would use that a few times even though their tests are still in the 4 section format. Other than that, I think creating section tests in the problem sets on 7Sage is a good option.

LSAT · 142 - 169 Thank you 7Sage!

57825

Wednesday, Jul 08 2020

Congratulations!

General · Bread and butter of studying

57825

Tuesday, Jul 07 2020

LR: Working through untimed drills and sections with the focus of understanding argument structure and how to reason is where I saw the most improvement. After that, developing section strategy helped my score.

LG: Continuously fool proofing. Don't stop even once you have made it to -0.

RC: Most people will tell you to focus on LGs first since you can usually see the quickest improvement in that section. While that is true, I would recommend practicing RC everyday as early as possible because it usually takes the longest time to see improvements. Look for argument structure and keep practicing the memory method.

General · You Should take a PT ___ Often!

57825

Monday, Jul 06 2020

I think it’s important to work through 60-89. But that being said, it’s best not to move on to the next PT until you have blind reviewed the PT you just took very thoroughly. Your improvements should come from the work you put into reviewing, not necessarily from taking PT after PT. So I wouldn’t move on until you have analyzed the mistakes you made and how you can fix them.

Also, I have found taking individual sections to be more important than whole exams. Ultimately, if your section strategy isn’t solid, taking a whole PT won’t help. So instead of going through 30 PTs, I would recommend breaking up a lot of those to use as practice sections.

General · What to do when you want to give up?

57825

Sunday, Jul 05 2020

This depends on how close you are to your target score. Confidence can help you especially if you are already scoring near your target score. But it can not be substituted for good logic skills. I’m not sure where you are at in regards to your target score, but this test does take a lot of time and effort to understand well. Whenever I felt like I was not making progress, I would schedule a tutoring session so someone with more experience than me could show me why I wasn’t breaking through. Obviously, this wouldn’t be much help if you are planning on taking the July LSAT since time is short.

If you are near your target score then I would say you’ve got to train your mind to think healthy thoughts. We so often let our minds imagine the worst scenario possible which can be very discouraging! Use that same imagination to think of the best possible situation happening instead and don’t allow your mind to go down a bad path.

LSAT · Transition from drills to full timed sections

57825

Thursday, Jul 02 2020

If you were fool proofing games consistently well then your score should smooth out after taking a few more sections. That is completely normal to miss a few more when you are starting to take timed sections.

If you do happen to get a game mid section that seems extremely difficult then save it for last. Otherwise, LG section strategy is not too complicated!

General · the lsat sucks

57825

Tuesday, Jun 30 2020

Don’t give up. It took me a year and one month to get from154 to 170.

General · Wildly different diagnostic scores?

57825

Saturday, Jun 27 2020

Did you have to guess on any problems? This could cause a fluctuation. Maybe you guessed better on one versus the other. That beings said, a score in the 160s so soon most likely means you are off to a great start. It’s possible that feeling off on the first exam impacted your score. If guessing didn’t impact your score a lot I would just take the average between the two exams as your diagnostic.

LSAT · Help with Flaw Type Examples

57825

Wednesday, Jun 24 2020

Brilliant!

LSAT · Full Proofing the LG section

57825

Monday, Jun 22 2020

After you are getting the LG done in time and making the proper inferences, table the game for a week and try it again. At that point, if you completed it in time and confidently made the correct inferences, I would say you mastered it and can move on.

General · 7Sage on Kindle?

57825

Saturday, Jun 20 2020

It is best if you keep it vertical. When I turn it horizontal it is too compressed. Vertical makes the width of the paragraph skinnier than on a computer but it’s very readable in my opinion. The only problem I have is that when you switch the tablet from horizontal to vertical the app goes back to the main page instead of staying on the problem set you are working on. This can get a bit annoying. The print is fairly small but not too bad.

I have taken the official LSAT on a tablet and I don’t feel like it’s similar to the interface of the 7Sage app on Kindle. I usually just use my kindle if I’m going out somewhere and think I may have some time to work on problems. I haven’t taken a full PT on it.