@ the 7Sage app is just called 7Sage in the app store I'm pretty sure?
Or do you mean the fitness app? It's called Freeletics.
Hi All,
I'm planning on taking this test (I work more than full time but travel schedule/work life generally slows in the summer) and looking for people to study with/BR with/generally exchange motivation with in the larger LA area. Online or in person!
Any takers?
So the app I use to track my workouts lets you pre-download the videos explaining the proper form of the various exercises they assign within the application itself. This way you don't have to rely on good reception in the gym or if you don't have unlimited data you can download the videos on Wi-Fi. As someone who loves to study on public transit or wherever I happen to be, a feature that allowed one to pre-download a number of 7Sage lessons while at home on their wifi network so they could later watch them on their iPad or iPhone would be great.
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@ Yeah, it may take a little while. If you're impatient, like I was, you can use this LSAC GPA calculator that I found online. You just input your grades and it'll spit out your GPA. It was pretty accurate for me
http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-LSDAS-GPA-Calculator.htm
I found some of these too be fairly inaccurate though FYI. I was predicting a decrease and was pleasantly surprised by a very small bump in GPA. Also had 3 transcripts. So don't overly stress if a calculator predicts a bad number.
I don't think this was mentioned already and it's a tad off topic. But the end result of my Blind Review for all sections (but I'm only on LR right now), is any question I got wrong on Raw Score and Blind Review immediately goes into a "hard question bank" I review bi-weekly to monthly depending on how long it takes me to forget them. This way I can confirm I learned from the mistakes I made previously.
I keep a folder on a flash drive dedicated to this.
So I'm brand new and 6 months out and cruising through the core curriculum at about 2.25 to 3 hours a day and I just came across the optional diagnostic. I've got to be honest, the idea of taking a test cold right now seems a little silly as I've only learned the basics of argument and grammar. Is there a serious benefit of taking a cold LSAT test prep-test? Any thoughts either way? My intuition is saying I rather learn everything I can before I start drilling prep-tests and blind reviewing.
Thanks! It does help
So for this question, can someone help me out with why it's not "E" "The higher cancer rates of Japanese immigrants to North America are caused by fats in the North American diet."
I understand why "D" works. But I don't get what excludes "E" and since I operate on excluding incorrect answers first before selecting a correct answer, I got this question wrong both in my first pass and after my blind review.
I'm currently giving my community college self who didn't even think I was going to go to college a high five because it appears those community college grades made all the difference.
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Is the "Cumulative GPA" in the "Summary" box the GPA that law school admissions officers are going to use? It's just SO far off what I estimated it to be using the LSAC's guide to grade summary and 7Sage's calculator. It's much higher than my estimates and it has me worried I'm looking at the wrong thing.
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Yes, it appears you are looking at the correct one under "cumulative." I had the same concern when mine was .2 higher than I also estimated.
I haven't applied yet so I'm not sure what this refers too but why are you both worried that your estimate was lower than the one LSAC calculated? Am I missing something? Too much LR for the day....?
Basically (and I speak for myself not @ ) I calculated my LSAC GPA and thought I was going to drop a whole point and a half GPA wise because of a couple stupid decisions I made in undergrad while working full time. I just got my Academic Summary Report and it has my GPA up a half point from my transcript GPA. Because the difference wasn't even in the same direction as my estimate I was a little paranoid that something just hadn't been calculated yet. I was operating under the "if it's too good to be true, it's false" assumption lol
Is the "Cumulative GPA" in the "Summary" box the GPA that law school admissions officers are going to use? It's just SO far off what I estimated it to be using the LSAC's guide to grade summary and 7Sage's calculator. It's much higher than my estimates and it has me worried I'm looking at the wrong thing.
So at the end of this past week I got pretty ill and the result was crappy studying followed by crappy studying this week as I had to catch up at work. But I learned a new method that I find helpful!
I went to the LR Drills and printed just the ones I've gotten to in Core Curriculum so far and I'd do at least 3 questions timed before bed even on days I didn't have time to squeeze anything else in. Then I'd BR them and grade them. It helped me feel like I was still connected to my studies and like I didn't regress despite not being able to make much forward progress in the past week and a half.
Question: how do you time per question easily?
Really long conditional logic chains without clear logical indicators slow me down. And the "math" like problems slow me down (when an MBT reads like an Algebra prompt it hurts my time without fail).
I like their RC stuff.
So I time all my problem sets at the standard per question time provided by the LSAT. Typically by the time I'm about halfway into the problem sets for any given question type, I'm getting most questions correct and finishing on time. I'm midway through the MBT/MBF problem sets and having a bit of trouble. My accuracy has increased substantially, I'm getting everything right, but I'm not hitting the timing on the harder problem sets (Problem Set 6 and above out of 9). How concerned should I be about this? Do I just continue to drill and BR until I'm hitting my goal times or should I re-do the lesson?
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I began to wonder if my part-time studying was even paying off. A few weeks ago I completed 50% of CC and jumped ahead to take a PT. I scored 5 points higher than my diagnostic.
That's awesome! I took the June 07 as a diagnostic. I think I'll be saving the rest for PTs after core curriculum but maybe if I need some extra motivation I'll burn an older test.
Also, one thing that kind of makes "studying fun" is the minor gamification 7Sage uses on the "Progress" page. There's something inherently satisfying when you see the core curriculum progress circle fill in a bit more.
I blind reviewed what I could (mostly LR questions of a type I'd already studied) and then left the questions I had NO IDEA about for blind review another day. The thing is 7Sage tracks what you got wrong (if you're using their LSAT Analytics tool) so you can easily go back and BR those questions later. I saved my hard copy PT for this reason. I save almost everything related to LSAT prep in a three ring binder/even take notes during the video lessons because I find this helpful.
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p.s. Learn to like this test. It may sound crazy, but one major change between now and the "me" when I first started was how I see the LSAT. It's like a cube in that you can look at it from many sides. The old me looked at it and saw nothing but a staircase I'd never be able to fully climb. Now I just see each step and climb one at a time. I truly am beginning to see it as a challenge/game that can be kind of fun.
This has actually been less difficult than you'd think. 3-4 years out of school means it's kind of nice to flex a certain type of "brain muscle" that hasn't been used in a long time. My job required tons of learning, research, and self-development but none of it was the sort of classroom style formal learning that studying for the LSAT has required. So I'm really enjoying the process so far to be honest.
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Plan my week each Sunday. This has become very helpful because every week can be different depending on work projects, events or travel. If I plan ahead of time when to study each day I am able to reach my goal every week.
I need to get a lot better at this. For awhile I was using the "Getting Things Done" method and conducting weekly review every Sunday to get my to-do list and schedule in order. But things inevitably got crazy and I stopped doing this. Thanks for the motivation/reminder to get back on it this weekend!
Side Note: "Getting Things Done" is a productivity system from David Allen that's fairly popular among people I know especially in tech. I have found its methods fairly helpful for managing a busy personal and professional life.
This post is inspired by some of the really great conversation I saw after @"Alex Divine" posted a thread for full time LSAT prep folks. I'm kind of in the opposite situation, I have not one, but two careers, one that regularly takes over 45 hours a week of my time. I squeeze in prep all over my day (an hour at lunch at work, in the evening after work, in the morning before I leave, and a lot on the weekends I don't work) and somedays unfortunately I can't do more than a single problem set or read the discussion boards. I imagine there are a fair number of 7Sagers in the same boat, either because of their career or because of family commitments or both.
So what has helped part timers prepare for the LSAT and be successful? Anyone who has previously taken the LSAT and/or been admitted to law school have any advice? Any suggestions on how to maintain motivation even when a problem set and blind review means going to bed an hour later? Where does our strategy diverge from folks who commit a more steady set of hours each day to studying? Would love to hear thoughts or other folks questions!
I'm not studying at your pace because I'm working. But I'd be happy to BR when I get to the other PTs. Work in Glendale/live in Long Beach spend a fair amount of time on the west side as well.
My office is in Glendale. I'm down. Although I'm more aiming at the September test so I'm taking my time to really dive deep into 7Sages core curriculum and LSAT Trainer.
I'm in the Long Beach area but life and work takes me to the Westside, Downtown, and Glendale/Los Feliz/Atwater Area pretty frequently.
I thought once folks get far enough in CC (or even in CC) we could BR drill sets with each other and do prep tests?
I didn't even know "LSAT watches" were a thing. It basically just looks like an analogue stop watch that has the added drawback of only going for 35 minutes at a time...
Daniel that was really helpful! Thank you. I'm definitely going to need to make sure my letters of rec are strong and my application is well crafted.
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I made side 1 of flash card the "premises" (e.g., A-most->B->C) then made side 2 the conclusion to be drawn (in this case, A-most->C). That is the key point of memorizing these forms: to draw the inferences, or otherwise determine no inferences can be drawn. I wouldn't list the valid or invalid or the inference in the side you use to prompt yourself.
Bingo, thanks this makes a lot of sense.
Hi All,
So I made flashcards for Logical Indicators and Argument Part Indicators and used the Leitner system; but the argument forms aren't all named so I'm not sure how to make them into flashcards or generally memorize them other than stare at them a bunch. Has anyone had any success with memorizing these?
The only other one that I've heard good things about, even from J.Y. is "The LSAT Trainer" which I also own. I'm planning on using it if I struggle with a teaching method on 7Sage or if I have extra time. I also occasionally use it to review a concept I already learned in 7Sage, when I don't have WiFi so can't study on 7Sage (drops another hint that being able to pre-load videos at home and then watch them on the app would be great).
I've been reading a lot that most softs don't matter at all except in tie breaker situations. Is this true? I just did my LSAC GPA calculation and it dropped my GPA a whole point and a half (sigh) but I have extremely relevant work experience (negotiate contracts/represent individuals in arbitrations and employment hearings for a union) and military service. I'm kind of hoping that's still looked at, but the more I read on the subject the less important softs seem to be.
Simple question really, when can you register for the September 17 test? Since I'm fairly certain I want to take it in September I want to register early to get the testing center closest to me. Just wondering if anyone knows roughly around when registration opens.
I love Meditation Studio! It has short meditations for every sort of situation from an important job interview, to general anxiety, to prepping for bed on top of general meditation courses to develop the skill of meditating.
Thanks @ just the encouragement I needed today after a busy day at work/a day without LSAT prep.