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@JacobBaska It says CAS is good for 5 years. It is the LawHub subscription that is good for 1 year at a time.
@roshashahabi there is no more remote. All testing is now done at testing centers. But that is good to know that they still do it full screen there.
@JacobBaska thanks so much! They're my second choice so potential scholarship increase is definitely part of the reasoning since I only need the higher score for one single school.
@JacobBaska what happens if your score is good enough for the school you are applying to, because it's at or above the median, but you're still taking a new LSAT for a different school. Is it advisable to wait or go ahead and submit to the schools your current score is high enough for?
Take a small break but then get back to studying. My first time I only took a week or two off and it was much better than the second time where I waited the whole time and getting back into studying was a lot harder.
I did this before and am doing it again now. Give yourself a week or two minimum for a break then dive back in. The second time I took a month off and I feel like that was a huge mistake since getting back into the swing of things was harder after that much of a break. The break helps a ton but you also want to keep what momentum you had. The second exam was a lot less stressful since I knew what to expect. Good luck!
Yes! I work full time over nights and have a 5 year old. So I mostly sleep when he's at school, which is only 4 hours because I have to take him back and forth. Then lucky to get a 1 or 2 hour nap before work. The brain fog is so bad. And just found out my work schedule is changing and it's about to get soooo much worse. It's so hard not to just get so discouraged that I quit. But I just try to remember this will lead to a better future and take breaks when I feel the burn out getting worse.
@NoNamed92 Out of the dozens of PTs I have completed only my last 2 have no had the extra section on them, and that was just due to how busy my days have been that I knew I would be struggling to finish them during the same week.
The analytics are funny sometimes. I completed one BR with only 1 question wrong and my score for that was only a low 170s. It says that is based on others as well, so I'm assuming that is why it was a 166.
Before I took my last LSAT my PTs were consistently in the low to mid 150s with a few high 150s and low 160s tossed in there. But I always did timed test. Since my score still isn't where I'd like it, I'm trying a different approach. While timing is still an issue for me I have decided to, for at least a couple months, switch to untimed practice and testing. I am testing again in November so I will go back to timed in September some time.
When I first began studying I was stronger in RC by far. Now I am definitely stronger in LR. In the beginning I was averaging around -12LR and -9RC, with timed constraints I now average around -6/7LR and -6RC.
I definitely notice that I am a person who panics. Which is why I am trying the untimed right now so my body can relax while testing and hopefully that will become my norm. I however do not let myself take as long as I like when it comes to LR. I try to keep my timing near the normal timing as much as possible and let all the time in the world be for when I do my BR.
@vanboss Yes, I can't count how many times I have had to reread question prompts or sometimes even whole paragraphs because I'm so stressed that nothing is staying in my brain and I have no clue what I just read. I never had this issue in the past so I'm just assuming its due to brain fog since I have a horrible sleeping pattern. Good luck to you as well!
@vanboss unfortunately I have the exact same issue. This was untimed. With timed I usually get around 7 wrong because of the timing. I have a very hard time finishing before time is up. I’m working untimed right now trying to increase my speed without the worry.
Been at this studying thing for almost a year and finally seeing progress now that I've slowed myself down and started doing untimed. I think timing will always be an issue for me, but hopefully less big of a deal come November.
I work overnights then care for my kid during the day. I don't think I've gotten to study even once over the last year without interruption. I'm ready for school to start back so I can get more sleep while he's in Kindergarten and hopefully have less brain fog while studying.
I am waiting for my score tomorrow to decide if I need to test again but if I do I will be taking the October LSAT. I don't think that is too late but I would not go any later. From everything I've read in the 7 Sage Admissions study area, the admissions team will be traveling until October to go recruit at schools. So as long as you apply by end of October, which will when you'd get your score back, I think you'll be okay. But I would also have all of the other parts of your application complete so you can apply immediately.
Good luck! I felt I was doing really well until I got to the last section and I feel like I bombed it. I definitely lost track of my timing and left 3-4 answers blank. And since it was my only RC section I know it isn't the exempt section. I'm really trying to be optimistic that that did not bring my score down as bad I think it will. Fingers crossed!
@JacobBaska that's okay, thanks for your reply! I did not even consider it being the full amount overall. But that does make sense, especially with the larger amounts I was seeing.
I have a journal like notes app that I use, and I have it sectioned off for LR and RC. I almost never review my RC wrong answers since it usually requires rereading the passage to go over a single question and my time is very limited. I used the study plan and when it asked me to review my wrong answer journal I usually would.
@JacobBaska On the tracker, when it shows someone has received a scholarship is that amount typically per year or per semester?
@feedback what if you are a double major? Would you list those as one, or separate?
@pinky you're welcome!