You should win the lottery

Thanks guys! I guess I had some bad information and it for sure helps to know that it hasn't hindered others' success. That makes things a lot easier and I will be rewriting in Jan. Good luck to you all!

@ajstephens93724

Hey bud. I have not applied to any Murican schools yet, but the Canadian ones were the same with the future score box. It seems like a good plan to me. Nice to know there are others in the same boat as me!

I would love to get a 164. Got a 159 on November. Also, T14 or T20 is not the end all be all benchmark for success in the field. I am from La Jolla, my dad went to Hastings and is doing quite well. They just hired a junior partner who went to Davis or something. One of our family friends went to William and Mary and is doing extraordinarily well. There are opportunities out there. How you present yourself and how you do in school matter a lot more than a t14 name on your resume. Do you have good networking skills? Will you be able to bring in clients? Will you manage not to piss existing clients off? Are you punctual? There are a myriad of skills that factor into success. It could take just one big personal injury or wrongful death case.

Focus on what is in front of you. There are no guarantees in life my dude. There are a lot of young attorneys that do not attend the so-called top schools, but are doing well. Actually, it is better to graduate top of your class at a solid school, than middle of the pack at a t14. I highly doubt that you will starve. Also, a 164 does not make you unintelligent. Some people just adapt to the test better or understand fundamental concepts more easily OR just study smarter. You can get better. If you believe you cannot, I promise you it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Take a hard look at your methodology. Are there patterns to your mistakes? Have you filmed yourself taking a test? Have you read Mike Kim's book? There is always a way. Listen to David Goggins.

Also, I do not know where you learned that employment prospects outside the t20 are miserable. I would very much like to see that study. I find it difficult to believe.

If it were me, I would use that solid score and great gpa to get into a decent school. If you are unhappy there, you can transfer! People transfer schools all the time. Work hard in school and make steps forward. I am not thrilled with a 159, but I am going to retake in January and see where I get in. My dream is to go to a Canadian school and life that sweet single-payer lifestyle, but a 159 is lower than almost every single median. Most schools that I am applying to only keep a limited amount of spots for January takers. Overall, not an ideal circumstance. But if I don't get in anywhere in Canada, you know what I am going to do? Dust my ass off and work on retooling my approach. It is possible. Keep pushing! You're better off than you realize.

Good luck

My practice scores ranged from 160 to 166. I usually scored in the low to mid 160s. My BRs were between 171 and 175.

Oh nice! Yeah, I'm down. Rancho Bernardo is not too far at all. Do you want to work at a library?

I appreciate that. Thanks, bud. It seems like a precarious strategy. Hope your studying is going well

@leahbeuk911

OMG the caffeine pills episode! You just made my day.

Please add me! Thank you

Thanks for the responses guys. I am trying to be more social and have other things in my life besides the test. I think it will help with the anxiety and insomnia.

I am sorry you are struggling with the little rewards studying offers. I know what you mean. I am experiencing anxiety and some depression right now. I found a clinician to talk to and I think it is going to help. For me, the biggest problem is not making strides the way I want to, while living at home with mom and dad. It sucks. A part of me feels like a failure for not performing well on the test last year. Living at home definitely makes me feel like I have failed, but I can only remedy that by studying harder and getting better. I feel better when I have good days of studying. My goal is to study until I can achieve the score I want. Definitely try and find some balance in your life.

What do you need help with?

Keep practicing! Take your time with the fundamentals of LG and work through all wrong answers. The great thing about LG is that the wrong and right answers are clearly black and white once you grasp the rules. When you don't finish a game, I would suggest that you read slowly and carefully through the rules to make sure you are not missing anything. Try and see if you can connect rules to one another. I am pretty good at Logic Games, but not very good with LR. I would be willing to help you if you want!

@nikitamunjal950

I am not rushing through PTs. I have only taken one thus far. I do feel like I am rushing the CC because I was working full-time and consistently falling behind my study schedule. I am about 68% finished with the ultimate plus CC. There are so many problem sets, that I feel like my studying is not varied enough. I am currently trying to vary my schedule so that I do not become rusty in crucial areas.

As far as BR goes, I am missing Flaw, SA, Method of Reasoning, NA, Strengthen and MSS. My BR for both LR sections was a combined -9. My actual score on LG and RC was -4 and -8 respectively. I did not do any practice sections in preparation.

I am skipping really hard problems. I think part of my problem was not getting enough sleep the night before, lacking endurance to take a full test and not understanding the fundamentals of LR well enough yet.

Thanks for the response! I hope your studying is going well.

I used to be a stimulus first guy, but I transitioned to stem first because it is honestly easier. I can memorize the stem (question type) better than the argument in its entirety. If I know it is a flaw question beforehand, I can find the flaw faster than if I read the argument trying to mentally keep track of any assumptions, conditionality, argument parts et cetera.

Different strokes for different folks. However, I recommend taking a crack at both approaches before making an absolute decision.

I used to think stimulus first made the absolute best sense. After using 7sage, however, my perspective has drastically changed.

Are they the same type of tree? Do tree rings work the same for every species of tree?