So when I met the LSAT test makers during the LSAC forum I was literally harassing them because they made it seem like RC is a piece of cake! So what I got out of them, was pretty general knowledge, which is to read as much of these magazines listed below. All of these I found at Public Library, you can check out the old editions. If you want to purchase them, check out any local bookstores, they are usually a dollar each. Oh also if you have them at your library, I would ask them to keep the old ones instead of throwing it away. Cause after i think a certain time they just get rid of it. It doesn't matter how old they are, actually the older the better for you. So if they are kind enough they will just keep it on the side for you to take it.

Economist

Scientific America

The New Yorker book review (they emphasized on this)

Foreign Policy

I also purchased this book written in 1943 called "How to read a book" its an amazing book on techniques on how to read philosophy, science, and other books. I would suggest you to quickly skim through it and highlight, cause some really good points in there!

Best of luck!

So for RC you need to take several RC sections and evaluate based on the data, what is working and what is not working for you. If not reading the other answer choices are causing you to miss that question, then you need to change your strategy and read all the choices and try to cut time in other places. But if its working for you, and your intuition is almost always correct, then go for it!

Sometimes what is needed is reading effectively to save time, I am now working on recording myself while testing to see where I am wasting time. Cause obviously there are people who are able to do it in the given time. I realized that I am not reading carefully enough so wasting too much time dwelling on the answer choices. When I do understand the passage properly, then I move pretty quick in answering and save ample time.

In RC even if the answer choice seems right to you, its best put a small line next to it and read the other choices. RC is very tricky because it has two very close answer choices. So when you come down to two, you need to check the little modifiers in the passage or the answer choice to make sure it matches what the question is asking.

I know it sounds difficult, but over time you will get really good and fast at it!

1) I graduated from University of Texas, double majored in Philosophy and Islamic Studies. I am originally Pakistani but grew up in Bahrain and moved to the states in 2010 for college. I came to the states with $400 dollars in my pocket but with a dream to complete my higher education and worked my way to be the first female in my family to get a bachelors degree.

2) LSAT and PS

3a) My experience growing up in Bahrain as an immigrant and the discrimination I faced being a non-Arab, what I learnt from it..compared to what I faced being a Muslim in Texas.

3b) The cultural limitation and barriers I faced as a Muslim/Pakistani female in pursuit of education.

4) No.

@ There is a webinar on this topic if you have 45 mins to spare.

https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/lsat-prep-for-170-plus/

It was from a past sager who got a 174, it really helped me out. But its exactly what people have suggested here. Good luck!

@ You have really good numbers. I won't focus on the numbers at all but I would advice you to really get a good personal statement out. It could be something really small but meaningful in your life. I read a PS of how being a middle child made him fight for justice, and that guy got into Harvard. If you have the means to afford a consulting company like Spivey, or the admission package here, I would definitely get it to make sure the whole package is 100%. You don't want small mistakes or errors in your application that may hinder the process. I definitely disagree with the whole extracurricular activity part. You don't need to show all that, but you do need to show that you are unique and will bring something diverse to the classroom. And we all have it. So you need to sit down and brainstorm what is it about you that you really want them to know, it has to be sincere. Don't just try to find something that will impress them, find something about you, that YOU think is meaningful to you. Good luck!

@ Thank you, I was thinking about all of you while doing the test. I was making mental notes to share with all of you! Will edit it and add a bit more of a structure in the morning, still exhausted from the whole travel thing.

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1) I graduated from University of Texas, double majored in Philosophy and Islamic Studies. I am originally Pakistani but grew up in Bahrain and moved to the states in 2010 for college. I came to the states with $400 dollars in my pocket but with a dream to complete my higher education and worked my way to be the first female in my family to get a bachelors degree.

2) LSAT and PS

3a) My experience growing up in Bahrain as an immigrant and the discrimination I faced being a non-Arab, what I learnt from it..

3b) The cultural limitation and barriers I faced as a Muslim/Pakistani female in pursuit of education.

4) Yes/No

@ Hey, Im in Houston. Would you like to meet up?

Wrote this a year ago:

Let me be honest, hearing the word digital next to the word LSAT is daunting. So I took on the brave journey, drove 4 hours and took the 5 hours Digital test and here is my honest review.

*** I am not receiving benefits from any source or entity.***

I am also not sure what people meant when talking about NDA. I read everything and the only thing that was mentioned was not to share the content of the test, which I haven't in this post. But ADMIN if you see anything that shouldn't be shared, please feel free to fix it

Overall experience:

Let me give a bit of a background. I am one of those people who have been postponing the LSAT because taking the actual test is nerve wracking, and it is almost impossible for me to take practice test because I am not discipline enough to sit that long when nobody is watching. That is my biggest struggle, the timing and sitting down for that long. So taking the actual test with LSAC proctors made it so much easier for me. Now that I have done it once I know I can make myself do it again and again (time practice tests) So the experience was definitely worth 100%. I was prepared with my watch, sharper, pencil, easer, and bunch of other stuff you need for taking the paper test, but the Digital experience is so much easier. All you need is an ID and the ticket. That's it, so bye bye to the watch, pencil and all that stuff that you have to worry about. Take all that out of the equation.

Pros

Bye Bye to bubbling! YESSSS! The tablet is in landscape mode and at the bottom of each question is 25-28 small circles that get bubbled in automatically as you fill the questions. This definitely saved time since I didn't go back and forth between sheets.

Flagging and Elimination: If you are not sure of the question, you can flag it and go back to it if you have time remaining. On the right side of each answer choice there was an option to eliminate the answer, as well as the option to collapse the answer choice if you don't want to see it again. It will show the first like followed by .... but it takes it out of view.

Timer: There is an automatic timer that is on the right corner, its 35:00 count down. You can collapse it to hide it, but after the 5 minutes warning (which pops up automatically) you don't have an option to collapse. It was really helpful because I knew exactly when to move on without resetting my watch every section.

User Interface: We were given a pen with a stylus at the back, scratch paper and there was a table holder. The stylus response was quick and I didn't have any lagging or issue with using it. I honestly was shocked at how accurate it was, LSAC really put time and effort into designing this because I went in being very skeptical about the whole process.

Other functions: Okay so there was so many functions that you are given option to change and customize before you start the test. So there was an option to invert the colors to black and white, customize the font into small, default and large. You could change the brightness as well as other stuff that I didn't use because it was geared towards accessibility for disabilities. So these functions could be changed ahead of time before you start your test. But you had access to change them anytime during the test as well. There was a highlight function that gave you option of Yellow, Orange, Red and an underline. OHH! And an eraser function, that worked well.

Keyboard: We were given a keyboard for the writing section. Totally loved it. It was smaller than the standard keyboard but I typed and edited that essay like a boss. I know it doesn't count towards your score, but it was still a fun experience. Loved it. Even though I have a decent handwriting, my hands start cramping writing essays. So definitely a plus. And I can see how this section can weigh in more once digitalized because the admission comity will be able to read it since its typed and not hand written.

Setting and seating: I am not sure if it is going to be for all digital tests but the tables and chairs weren't the regular small separate desk things but a long desk attached with movable chairs, which were 100 times more comfortable than the standard desks. I had enough space for arm rests and didn't feel like everything was falling apart. It was so much more simpler, just one tablet that had everything built in. I didn't need gazillion pencil, watch, eraser or sharpener to keep track of.

FONT: hate how in reading section (paper version) the lines are close to each other that underlining and circling starts getting messy. So the font feature in the digital was definitely a plus. There was underling, highlighting and a eraser option. Also it was easier for me to grasp the words and sentence structure because it was clear and large enough to read. Keep in mind that I had my setting to small, and even that size was pretty decent for comprehension.

EQUAL TIME: Everyone's screen froze and started at the same time. Everyone got the exact 35 minutes, and you didn't have to worry about filling the scranton as you got closer to your 5 minutes. That equals to almost 3 minutes additional for each section! I CAN TAKE THAT!

Cons

Light reflection: The light from the ceiling was reflecting on the screen. I tried laying the tablet down, raised the brightness but I could still see the white lights shining on the screen. The light fixtures in universities are large and rectangular so it was taking over half my screen. Maybe if I switched my seats or if they turned it off? But I wasn't the only one having the issue, people around me were saying the same thing. It eventually faded away because I guess my eyes adjusted to it? I don't notice it at all once the timer started, I was so focused on taking the test, that it became unnoticeable.

Write or not to write: I have not taken any digital tests in the past, so, I was a bit confused on what I should be writing. For logic based LR questions I like to write stuff down but for some reason I felt moving to another platform (paper) was not coming to me as quickly. If I had prior practice than it would be more natural. The good thing was there it was a stylus pen so all you had to do was rotate the thing and start writing. I did have a difficult time with more difficult LR questions as well as Games, games are just so much easier to do on the paper it self. But again, I could train myself if I knew I was going digital.

DISENGAGEMENT: I didn't feel that connection, that test taking quickness, that feel of killing the test because I wasn't as engaged with the materials. It is psychological so I am sure one can over come it with a bit of practice. I hate the bubbling part of the paper test but love the whole writing all over the paper. So definitely a choice to make over here..

Quick breakdown of differences in each section on digital vs. paper?

LR section:

Paper: logic notations right next to the answer choice is key for me in the LR. I feel I can do better on paper, but at the same time if I were to practice on a scratch pad, I am sure I can work it through. It's more of me never having done that in the past.

Digital: It was really nice for them to have added an elimination and collapse feature. It was so much easier/ quicker to come down to 2 right choices and just picking one and moving on. It was FAST. Especially the 10 questions under 10 minutes, Now you might be able to easily knock 13 questions under 10 minutes. If you are someone who tends to read eliminated answer choices, than the whole collapse feature will be a magical experience. lol.

Reading section:

Paper: I hate the reading section on paper cause its so small and seems like there is so much to read! Even though writing and circling is more engaging. I prefer the digital version for the reading section.

Digital: In the digital version of the reading section, there was another feature added: You had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 numbers that you could drop down through out the passage and use them as notation. So you could think of 1 as main point, 2 as opposing etc. In addition to that there was all the highlight and underline feature. So the standard option was a dual thing where the passage was on the side and question on the right side. You could scroll the passage and do the questions one by one. OR you had an option to read the passage as a whole without any questions on the page, do your highlight and number marking stuff and then move to the passage/question thing. IN ADDITION. Instead of looking for the number lines, they highlighted the words in the passage in blue, corresponding to the question. So if I had a question about a specific word in the passage, it was automatically highlighted in blue, it helped me so much. Because I am already super slow in RC and looking for number lines and all that throws me off a bit. Also cause I am being tested on the content, not on freaking find the corresponding line! So yes, I love the RC in digital so much better. ALSO, I am not not sure if it was just easier material but honestly it was so much easier to read it in the digital format, it didn't seem lengthy or intimidating. I was able to color code opposing points, with different colors. It was very easy to change colors and it honestly changed my whole RC experience. I knew exactly when the topic changed cause of the way I highlighted them using three different highlighters plus underlining. I did spend 8 minutes on the first two passages cause I was playing around with color..lol.

Game section:

Paper: Love it, you all know how it is.

Digital: HATED IT, I don't know what I was doing. I was thrown off completely BUT again, if I practiced digital I could have done better. Again, the whole being engaged with the paper thing. If you are a engaged paper kind of person. DO PAPER. I on the other hand am willing to go digital once I get some practice with it.

Recommendations to future test takers when making a choice of digital vs. paper?

So it is honestly a preference thing. I am a 90's kid, so I went through middle school doing everything in paper and pencil, it was only later that I got exposed to assignments on computer. If you are from the generation that grew up doing everything on computer, I say this is for you. With a little practice on digital you can Ace this LSAT with no issue at all. Try out the digital version stuff LSAC is offering online to play around with. It it honestly not that bad at but it can throw you off if you have no idea or any experience with such testing methods.

If you are someone who likes to be engaged with paper and it really helps you come up with the answers by jotting down stuff, then go for paper. If you don't mind bubbling and the watch and pencils and erasers, stick to paper. However, I would recommend trying RC and LR digitally to see how you feel about those sections, if those are your weak areas going digital might be something you want to explore more. I think going digital gives you more time, overall.

Wether or not the LSAT goes completely Digital at some point. I am not worried about our adaptive skills as humans. Time over time have we have adapted to all situations (for GOD's sake, we trained ourself to take the LSAT in the first place). So we are very capable of training ourself to perform equally well if not better. We have amazing resources in our hands, the question is if we are willing to accept the change and take the time to tweak our testing methodologies.

There are so many benefits for the digital LSAT. The cost to take the test might reduce, which may end up being more cost effective. It might be offered more often and the results revealed sooner. This opens doors to a lot more people coming from different background --> resulting in diversity within the field of law.

So, to everyone who is freaking out and worried about it, you will be more than fine, I promise.

@ you can use the question bank. Set the choices for example SA, preptest 1-16 and it will give you a list. Given that you have those preptests with you already. Cause the question bank will only give you the list of question, and you can also set your difficulty level. I did that and printed them off. Let me know if that helps. I too was short on budget.

@ Hey so I did something different. I bought plastic drawer with three partitions so that gave me some sense of organization: http://www.target.com/p/3-drawer-medium-storage-cart-gray-room-essentials/-/A-50570263?sid=1018S&ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Storage+Organization+Shopping_Brand&adgroup=SC_Storage+Organization&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9008464&lsft=gclid:CIrs85mg8c4CFdJahgod5QgOvQ,gclsrc:aw.ds&gclid=CIrs85mg8c4CFdJahgod5QgOvQ&gclsrc=aw.ds Each section can fill 1-75 preptests. I keep fresh tests in first, things to be reviewed, and drills in the second, and completed ones in third. I found it easier to do it this way. I also moved around quite a bit, so I take the thing and put it in my car, without any issues. This is also cheaper.