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Monday, May 06 2019

@ Totally! Feel free to do so, happy to help.

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Monday, May 06 2019

Hi @, I took the diagnostic in February 2017 and scored the 166 in July 2018. However it could've been a much faster timeline if I wasn't working full time and sometimes overtime. If you can set aside three to four months to dedicate 6 hours a day to the test, I am sure you can get to your desired score much faster. Non-urm means non under represented minority. URM's are American Indians, Alaskan Natives, African Americans/Blacks, Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans.

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Thursday, May 02 2019

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Headed to UCLA this fall. Thank you 7sage!!

Another one of these! I want to thank 7sage for their fantastic LSAT curriculum, the admissions course and 7Sage Editors who helped me produce the best piece of writing I have ever crafted. I also want to thank everyone who posted such helpful advice in the discussion posts, you have all formed such a powerful and uplifting community. 7Sage is one of the main reasons that I am headed to law school at all so I wanted to put one of these grateful posts out here. For quick reference, my diagnostic was a 150 and my LSAT journey was 158, 158, 166, 163 (lol). 3.4 and non-URM. I'd love to give back in any way I can, so please feel free to post or PM if you have any questions re LSAT, applications, UCLA, etc.

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Wednesday, Jan 02 2019

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Important to include all work experience in application?

Hi 7sagers: Is it important to include all work experience, such as a summer sales associate position in the "employment" section of the applications? I am wondering if I can omit because if I include these positions on the app, that would mean I would need to include it on my resume. I also want to add that I continuously emphasize in my application that I came from a low socio economic background so I worked since I was 16 years old. Therefore I think it would be weird if I didn't back this claim up on my resume. Currently I am at 2 pages on my resume and I don't want it to be any longer. Any advice is appreciated.

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Wednesday, Jan 02 2019

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List study abroad institution's name in "Education"?

Is it necessary/advised to list your study abroad school's name under "Education" in law schools' LSAC application, even though I didn't receive a separate transcript? The 4 month study abroad program was offered by my school and so the grades were converted from the institution's scale to my school's grading scale.

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Thursday, Nov 22 2018

@ Yes, the LSAC emailed me on Wednesday afternoon with the new date and the new test center location. I think these decisions are being made by each cancelled test center, because a friend who was also going to test at USF got that email. I would definitely give them a call if they haven't informed you by now, just in case!

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Thursday, Nov 22 2018

I just received word from LSAC that our test is being rescheduled to December 1st and it will be an undisclosed test. Hope you all received some news too! Do you guys think it'll be an older February test, or a "version" of the November test?

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Wednesday, Nov 21 2018

Does anyone know which test will be administered as a make up test for those test centers that were closed? An undisclosed February test or the same November test?

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Monday, Nov 19 2018

@ said:

Spoke to the LSAC office today we should hear something by weeks end when the make up exam will be. They said we will take the same test and will get the scores the same time as everyone else. Hope that helps. How are you studying? Self study or tutor etc? We get a little extra time to prepare!

Hi! Thank you for calling and letting us know. My test center (USF) got cancelled as well on Saturday. Isn't it kinda crazy that they will give us the same test even though there is so much information out there about it already?

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Monday, Nov 19 2018

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Make Up Test

I was supposed to take the November administration on Saturday at University of San Francisco, but due to half the state being on fire, the testing center cancelled the test. Wondering if anyone knows what kind of test will be administered as the make up test, how to best prep for it? I've heard past undisclosed Feb tests are usually given as make up tests, but am wondering if it will be a 70's test from 2015 or an 80's one from last year?

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Saturday, Nov 17 2018

Hey all, this may not be the right place to post this but our test center closed because of terrible air quality in SF. Does anyone know/have any predictions what test they may use for our rescheduled test and when it may be?

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Saturday, Nov 17 2018

USF just closed too :/ we got the email 30 mins before the start of the test lmao

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Friday, Nov 16 2018

Would also recommend calling.The LSAC website says a test center in Folsom and Pleasant Hill closed due to the fire. I am testing at USF and refreshing the page constantly

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Wednesday, Oct 17 2018

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To Apply Before or After Receiving Score

I've seen multiple responses in multiple posts about this question so I just wanted to corral all advice in this post based on my particular stats. I will take the LSAT in November and have a 166 on file with a 3.4 GPA. PT'ing around 172 and hoping to hit at least a 169. If my application is ready to go before scores are released, is it advisable to submit and indicate that I am re-taking in November, or to wait until I get my score and then submit? I will likely blanket T-14.

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Wednesday, Oct 17 2018

Happy to swap :)

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Wednesday, Oct 03 2018

UVA just sent a fee waiver! Quite surprised to receive one from them but my wallet is smiling

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Thursday, Sep 13 2018

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West Coast Consortium Law Fair 9/15

Hi all! Is anyone planning on going to the WCC Law fair held in SF this weekend?

Also, few general law fair questions: Is this a biz casual affair or am I pulling a Jessica from Suits? Should I bring my resume? What type of questions do they expect candidates to ask? If you went to a law fair, was it helpful for you? And most importantly, do they give out fee waivers at the table?

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Thursday, Aug 16 2018

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Applying late w/ a better score vs. Applying early

Hey 7Sagers! I took the July administration as my third take, and scored a 166. I was PT-ing around 170 before the test, so I think I may have a decent chance of scoring at least a 169 in my next take, which would be November. I was wondering what is the better strategy: applying early (September) with a 166/3.4 GPA or re-taking in November and potentially scoring a 169, but then applying later in the cycle (early December when scores come out). My goal is to land at least a T-14, but more than happy to go to T-20 with scholly money. I am not a URM but a female Pakistani immigrant working in immigration law. Any advice is appreciated!

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Thursday, Aug 09 2018

I may or may not have teared up several times while watching this, but can confirm I will carry his message wherever I end up.

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Tuesday, Jul 24 2018

@ said:

Does anyone remember the order of the RC passages? Keep seeing different orders from people recapping the test and it's making me nervous. I remember:

Two concepts on women's rights

2/3: Belize/Sports and art (can't remember which was second/third)

4: Complexity Theory

The RC was 1. Women's rights (De Gouget), 2. Art and Sports Aesthetic (comparative) 3. Belize Indigenous rights and logging and 4. Complexity theory is better than the theory of Everything (subatomic particles)

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Wednesday, Jul 18 2018

wow you're the best! Thank you so much @

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Monday, Jul 16 2018

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Help! Last minute panic before test

Hi 7Sagers,

I will be taking the July test next Monday. In my last few PT's, my scores have dropped from around 170 to 168, 167, 165. Previously I was averaging around 170. The last test I took was PT 84 and blind reviewed yesterday. To my dismay it was a 162. The tests I have taken over the past few months have been a combination of 40's and 50's tests and retakes of PT 60-83 as I have ran out of fresh new material. I believed PT 84 would be a good gauge of test day performance since it's a fresh test and so new. Now that I have seen this consistent drop I am unsure of my test taking ability and don't know what to do, resulting in major panic mode. I also work full time in addition to studying. I've been advised to stop studying altogether until the day of the test to prevent further burnout, but I am afraid to stop exercising my LSAT brain muscle a week before test day. Any advice is appreciated.

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Tuesday, Jun 12 2018

@ When you say 1.5 years cumulative, about how much would you say you study per day? Have you made your way through all of the Ultimate+ material including all the practice tests?

I've got about 8 months to study at about 4 hours a day and am wondering if it'll be enough. I know it varies from person to person, but I'm interested in seeing what others find to be the right amount.

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So since I am working 40-45 hours a week, I can only do about 2-3 hours of studying per week day and then 10 hours over the weekend. In total I can average 20 hours of studying in a good week. On bad weeks its more like 15 hours. Which is why it took me more than a year to have a 15 point increase from my diagnostic to my average score. I think that if you can do 4 hours per day, you are going to be in excellent shape in 8 months! I wish I could have quit my job to dedicate 4-5 hours to LSAT per day, unfortunately that wasn't an option for me. That being said, I do think its the quality of your studying rather than a certain amount of hours that you need to hit. Just focus on learning concepts, testing your understanding and then reviewing your mistakes. So if you can study very efficiently in those four hours each day,you'll be just fine.

Also, I am 90 percent through the Ultimate + material and have done all 83 available practice tests. I made the mistake of blowing through them quickly when I was preparing to take the last two official tests and sincerely regret it. If you're just starting out your studies, just be sure to go through them slowly and squeeze every last drop of knowledge out of them.

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Tuesday, Jun 12 2018

Hey there, so I usually get up from -1 to -3 on RC, and I've been studying for about 1.5 years in cumulative. However, my biggest jump from RC came when I started reading regularly outside of LSAT studies, also known as reading for fun. I like to read on my commute back and forth from work, totaling about 40 minutes per day. On weekends I would read 1.5-2 hours total. I usually would read any where from self help books to articles from The Economist to Political Fiction/Nonfiction. Currently I am reading The New Jim Crow. I think extracurricular reading has everything to do with speed and accuracy on RC as it trains you to retain focus. I wish I had started reading much earlier in my LSAT studies instead of trying to force myself to practice on passages which I had no interest. Now, after reading books I actually enjoy outside of my studies, I can push myself to focus on LSAT passages and pretend I care about the details.

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Sunday, Jun 03 2018

Hey @, thanks for your response. I agree, but I've been deceived in the past by this tricky tricky test. I was PT-ing at a 165 average before the February test, and ended up scoring a 158. Not quite sure what happened, but I feel dubious that PT scores accurately reflect test day score. I do think test taking anxiety may have played a role in February. That being said, my PT average is at 170 right now, doing 5 sections and all. So I am debating whether I should go ahead and take it in July or wait until I hit 173 consistently to take the test. July will be my third take.

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