Take the January exam. If you receive a higher score, inform your schools. If not, then nothing changes and you have no regrets.

Take the job. It will strengthen your law school resume and your actual resume--very important when you apply for positions post-law-school graduation. Be prepared to sacrifice parts of your weekend and weeknights. It also puts you in a stronger financial position to say yes to more law schools regardless of scholarship as not every school is generous.

I didn't start getting these questions right until after my last tutor session. The correct answer will touch on all aspects of the passage. Common trap answers are too narrow. I recommend reviewing the RC passage types as the style of the passage often determines the structure of the correct answer.

For example, a problem-solution passage's correct answer will always say: Here is the problem and here is (are) the solution(s).

This exam continues to be one of my greatest challenges. (This makes me sound so privileged, I know.) Without being any more dramatic, the only thing that keeps me going is me knowing that God has called me to be an attorney. If he has called me to it, he must provide the grace for me to reach this goal. If you haven't already, I highly recommend spending time in prayer, ask for encouragement and strength, and ask what God has planned for your life. He truly has gone before you and made the crooked places straight. He is for you. We must submit ourselves to him and corporate with his grace--easier said than done, however.

This might be a terrible answer, and probably not what a 7sage tutor would say; however, I recommend taking a practice test, or, at least, one section of LR and another of RC. I found it difficult to engage with the Core Curriculum because I didn't understand its relation to the exam nor did I understand how much I needed its content. I definitely went through the Core Curriculum too quickly and struggled to engage with it because I didn't realize its value.

I don't think it's a terrible idea to complete a section of the Core Curriculum and then drill that question type. In fact, it might help you engage with the content more. I would recommend only drilling one to three star questions in the beginning before challenging yourself. This will help you solidify your approach. A 175 scorer needs to have an approach to every question type.

Also, you are at full liberty to use the content as you seem fit. If you're not sure if you need to complete a portion of the Core Curriculum, drill some questions. Your results will be a great indicator.