Just joined the slack group! My situation is pretty similar to @68834

Name is Eric! Majority of my studying is on the weekends but i try to put in a solid 5-6 hours on the weekdays, juggling full time work. Shooting for November/January exam. Look forward to chatting with you guys!

This is huge news. HUGE DEAL.

Why do my chances go down about 3% every year? Lol

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Hi everyone, thanks for the comments. In terms of taking the test, this sitting was far more “normal” for me than the last one. In terms of test difficulty, I have no idea how to feel. I think I went -0 in LG; probably -3/-5 in RC; probably -2 LR 1, and who knows on the last LR. Did any of you think the second one was a lot tougher?

@danielhillshafer574 said:

I cannot help to keep thinking about LRs in this test. I had RC LR LG LR LG. With LR2 (the one with a one-way route/bike lane/bus Q), I had about 4-5 minutes to spare which never happened to me during PTs. When the closest to this happened to me was with PT73 LR1(I felt great about it, moved swiftly, and had ~3 min to spare), but turns out that I missed -9 in that section alone! I am really hoping that Monday's LRs are not difficult ones. Can anyone with a good grasp of LRs confirm or deny it?

BTW, my PT86 LRs were -6/-4. Thanks.

@danielhillshafer574 said:

I cannot help to keep thinking about LRs in this test. I had RC LR LG LR LG. With LR2 (the one with a one-way route/bike lane/bus Q), I had about 4-5 minutes to spare which never happened to me during PTs. When the closest to this happened to me was with PT73 LR1(I felt great about it, moved swiftly, and had ~3 min to spare), but turns out that I missed -9 in that section alone! I am really hoping that Monday's LRs are not difficult ones. Can anyone with a good grasp of LRs confirm or deny it?

BTW, my PT86 LRs were -6/-4. Thanks.

I thought the second LR was way tougher...

Anyone think that the second LR was way tougher than the 1st? Second had the questions about spiders, cheetahs, and buses.

#help The only thing tripping me up on this question is that it seems there is a difference between "must be allowed to work alone" versus "have to work alone." Does the fact that she's been assigned to work with Mike mean that she wasn't allowed to work alone?

One of my LR sections had questions about road repair and recitals. Anyone else? Thinking this was the experimental for me.

#help

My issue with this question is that you have to assume that the other products this family sold were on par with the amount they sold in wool. What if international wool sales made up 99% of their profits even before the international wool prices increased dramatically?

Thanks to @oshun1 and @eugenewrotethis726. Today I wrote PT 72 and scored a 164. So, that does seem to be a significant decrease from my average. However, it seems more important to me that the feel of the questions were different and the RC significantly harder. At this point, I am debating whether to take 3 PTs a week starting at 56 where I left off and get to 86 by the week of the exam, or if I should take 2 a week and start at 70. Any thoughts? Also, how long did it take each of you to get back to your average after starting on the newer tests? Thanks!

I completely agree. Except, D really is a stronger answer choice because it highlights the contradiction that the Editorialist is highlighting.

Hi all, thank you so much for the responses. I'd like to clarify a few things that each of you said in one post. Frankly, I'm shooting for 168+. I am slowly raising my average PT score to ~163-164. My best section is LR (-4.7 avg.), followed by RC (-5.6 avg.), followed by LG (a sad -7.8 avg.) Clearly, I am focusing most of my time on LG for the next few weeks. Also, 7sage is the only resource I have used.

I am prepared to spend the next 5 weeks doing nothing but studying for the LSAT with the goal of raising my score 4-6 points. However, if i'm not 100% sure on applying this cycle, it seems that the best thing to do would be to wait until the March administration and apply next cycle. Additionally, it is my understanding that if I should not do as well as I would hope in March, the June test would allow me to cancel after seeing my score, which sounds like a free shot. These things, combined with the fact that I would be applying at the end of this cycle, compels me to wait.

I did just graduate from undergrad in May (actually did so in 3 years so I'm only 22 right now). I have also been working on an MBA program since graduation. Waiting to apply till next cycle would also allow me to finish the MBA before heading to law school.

Now, in writing this I have stated a lot of reasons to wait. However, I should mention that I would be happy with getting a 165+ (which I think I can accomplish in January) and applying this cycle to schools outside the top 5-8. So, I guess I'm struggling with two questions: 1) is it worth it to wait another year to possibly go to a top 5-8 school versus a top 20 school, and 2) is it worth it to delay my life a year to possibly do better on the LSAT after a few more months of studying?