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Have you looked at the 7sage predictor? I have heard that this will give you an advantage. Research has shown that your chances of getting into a school increases by 7ish % if you are URM. I do not know if this is true, but I have heard a lot of articles speaking about this the past years.
"As you can see in Table 1a, law schools typically give a 7% boost to URM applicants. In other words, a URM applicant who is exactly equal to a non-URM candidate, including all other factors we control for, is 7% more likely to be admitted to any law school than a non-URM equivalent. This number is a whopping 498% in the Top 14, 126% in the Top 25, and 52% in the Top 50 law schools." - From a Powerscore blog
https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/do-underrepresented-minority-urm-applicants-have-a-law-school-admissions-advantage/
It sounds like they might be ranked the same according to your information. I would go with the full scholarship. You'll thank yourself once you're done
Stay focused! Happens to the best of us. This is why LSAC will eliminate your first score from universities from seeing because many first time takers get very nervous.
The only reason why I got this question correct is because of my past experience looking for jobs, so I anticipated the answer. Yeah maybe there's a job that pays $2,000 more but horrible benefits Vs. one that pays me less with great benefits because benefits can be the thing that break your bank account lol
@davitvaemanuel659 said:
Yes on Sunday, Please send your prayers. I desperately need them.
Just prayed for you. Best of luck!
@danielacastroparedes268 said:
Is control F still allowed?
I believe so
@hernandezhaly886 said:
Thank you! Taking Sunday too. I've been following your posts for awhile and very much appreciate all the charts and motivation you've been sharing. Best of luck to you. I'm sure you're gonna dominate this test!
I am glad you liked the charts ☺️ woohooo
@jiaijaz110649 said:
omg me, i am soooo nervous! we got this girl! WE CAN DO THIS :-)
@funtobeemily593 said:
Taking the LSAT on Sunday! I needed this! Thank you and good luck :)
@hernandezhaly886 said:
Thank you! Taking Sunday too. I've been following your posts for awhile and very much appreciate all the charts and motivation you've been sharing. Best of luck to you. I'm sure you're gonna dominate this test!
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ALL 🙂
Best of luck to everyone this weekend taking OCT LSAT. Listen to this song before your LSAT. It's cheesy but it truly does motivate you. It hypes you up and shifts your mindset into "anything is possible" and that you're a "bada**" that will kick LSAT's butt.
Taking my LSAT in November now due to family obligations, but just wanted to bring in some positive vibes :)
Lay down and clear your mind.
"I'm so powerful
I don't need batteries to play
I'm so confident
Yeah, I'm unstoppable today"
Lay down on the floor, clear your mind (think about something that you look forward of doing with your law degree), and listen to this song before taking LSAT. On your LSAT day say and think to yourself, "I am unstoppable today. I'm so powerful, I don't need batteries today" HYPE YOURSELF UP!!
YOU GOT THIS!!!!! STAY FOCUSED.
So, I am not sure if this is 100% right but I will say that I went from getting 0 correct (LIKE SERIOUSLY 0 CORRECT LOL) to all NA correct.
The approach that I did is read the stimulus, found the conclusion, and then started going through the answer choices. What was I looking for in the AC? I was looking for a AC that will support the conclusion.
For example: BECAUSE THIS AC HAPPENED, then this conclusion was able to happen. Due to the argument depending on this AC for the conclusion to be valid.
Also what helped me figure this out is work backgrounds on NA. After I got them ALL wrong, I would see the correct answer and see how that would fit the stimulus. That is how I learned how to approach them.
@mamiebear779 said:
I'm a teacher also!
Thank you for sharing, I know these babies take time.
MANY blessings)
GO TEACHERS!
@hillarystorey750 said:
I agree with @crystal0712235 that I leave the comparative until the end, but I would add that with the comparative, control-F will often be your friend if you're running out of time. Often the comparative passage will have questions that only deal with something in A or B and if you ctrl-F words in the answers, you will see they actually belong to the other passage and not the one the question refers to so you can quickly get rid of incorrect choices. Or the opposite, if a question is referring to something that should appear in both A and B, you can eliminate choices that only appear in one of the two.
I struggle hard with RC, but have found that often I get overwhelmed by trying to fit all 4 in so giving myself more time on 3 has definitely helped.
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!
Hello! While taking PT's I started creating a question stem chart. I would always get so nervous to get a question incorrect, due to being unsure what "type of question" it was referring to... I am an overthinker lol. I don't know about anyone else, but drilling questions is cool and all buttttttttttt I got soooo use to KNOWING what question I was doing when drilling the same type of question over and over. Hope this helps! I don't know if it shows every question type... I've been taking the most recent PT's so I've been building it as I go
What's your least favorite question type? What approach do you take? What's your favorite?
Mine is main conclusion (3(/p)
However, my least favorite is PSA Vs. SA... Anyone care to explain these two to me :) What approach do you use to answer the question?
If I made an error, please tell me.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/105zPPw0Wpllf9bc3T9VyNAxNjiQKHDV-urFsMkTy_CI/edit
If you get a perfect score on LG and miss every other one (not likely... sending good vibes haha) you'll score around 133-136 depending on the curve
I saw that it "highly recommended" me to say yes waive, so I just waived it
Hi! I am not sure if I missed this in the LR lessons. Is there a lesson for "evaluate" questions? Seems as if they only have one question on the LR for these in modern test, but still would like some help.
If there isn't a lesson, how should I approach this type of question?
As someone that use to do this with textbooks, I did it because it would help me remember examples of context clues, helped with spelling, and syntax. I did this in middle school and it was very helpful for vocabulary development because you're using motor skills (he might learn better this way) it helps you remember words you didn't know and their structure used in a sentence better. Writing them down can help a lot. I don't think I would do this for RC though because the vocab is unpredictable on the LSAT.
@mamiebear779 said:
Thank you for taking the time to do this, and for sharing it with everyone. I printed it and will use it as I go through an LR problem set this morning.
You are so welcome! :D
@ahirth100379 said:
lmao i totally did. thanks for the headsup
HAHA no problem :)
This is what I am doing the last three weeks: I am studying full time the next 3 weeks
Everyday before I begin studying, I am going to go over my charts. This can take 20-45 minutes (depending how well you know these rules/indicators) Even if I know them from top to bottom, on the LSAT it is SO easy to mess up under pressure. So, knowing something 110% is great. We can't risk missing a question because we were doubting if A --> B haha. If you know them already, 10 minutes won't hurt you going over them everyday anyways.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yjJX7betNQV1e1ZK4sjY6Atfmdu87-IcH50feYFCRPQ/edit
Then I will be trading off days: One day will be focused on a PT then going over it as a whole. What I did right and what I did wrong (about 4 hours) Then, ill take the lowest scored section and drill questions to focus on my weakness. I left 75+ for the last three weeks because they are more modern.
I will trade off the next day to: Not doing PT. Instead, I'll focus on splitting my time into thirds. 3 hours on LG, 3 hours on RC, and 3 hours on LR. I do this so I won't forget the flow of a sections. I will probably drill questions, go over questions that I've gotten correct or wrong, etc. This is just going to give me the opportunity to add to my knowledge and wrap my head around ALL sections. Using 60-74 to drill questions
Then 1-2 days before the test, I am just going over my charts and a reflection dairy I made for myself since starting day 1. Don't want to be sleepy or overwhelmed right before exam.
It's a lot. The way I see it, I'll rest after the exam.
wanted to let anyone know that might've forgotten
Hi :)
This is just my advice because I know everyone is different and no one can really tell you if “you have enough time” or “not”. So don’t let anyone intimidate you out of attempting this cycle! Three questions to ask yourself
How fast do I retain information?
How many hours per week can I study? 25+ would be good if you’re trying to do this cycle. Leaves you around 300 hours of studying for January. Research shows if you study between 240-300 hours over a few month period you’ll be good.
(If you work full-time, it’s extremely hard BUT NOT POSSIBLE)
JY study plan has a lot of hours because of the sets. At times, a sections can have like 11 sets and that takes 11 hours/12 hour section. I’ve seen in the comments that people don’t do all of them because they feel as if they are ready to move on.
Do I have the time to study for the LSAT, get my resume together, letters of recommendation, personal statements/other statements, transcripts (they can take up to two weeks, DO ASAP) and such? Yes it’s possible. I want to say I was able to do these in a few weeks.
My advice is be realistic with yourself. Before I began studying for the LSAT, I googled this question too and some people were a little negative that I HAD to study for like 6 months+ but in reality many people study for 2-3 months straight and do great.
I just wanted to let everyone know, the "it was super hard" comments you'll see those at EVERY LSAT EXAM. Don't let it scare you.