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Friday, Jan 30 2015

This increases speed, but will this method increase understanding as well?

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Saturday, Feb 28 2015

What is suppose to turn gray?

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Tuesday, Mar 24 2015

If I have trouble with a game, I redo it every day for 5 days, then I'll come back to it a few weeks later to ensure that I have the 'method of attack,' so to speak, down pack.

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Tuesday, Mar 24 2015

bonjoursm885

LOR check up

Hey guys,

I'm seeking advice on the proper way to check up on a letter of recommendation. I asked a professor, through e-mail, near the end of February, if he would write me a letter of recommendation. He said yes, told me to send him info from LSAC, and that he would have it done by the end of that week. It has been almost a month and LSAC has yet to receive a letter.

Just wondering what the best way to check up on the LOR without being a 'pest,' so to speak.

Thanks

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Sunday, Feb 22 2015

By break, I think most of the commenters mean a few days, not just a break after 5 questions

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Thursday, Jan 22 2015

Bonjoursm@.cofc.edu

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Saturday, Mar 21 2015

My diagnostic score was a136. I'm now PTing in the mid 160s.

Take your time with every question; Speed will come to you. Also, burnout is real-- be sure to take a day off (at least) once a week.

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Monday, Jan 19 2015

Flaw and necessary assumption questions are the ones that I use to miss the most.

Download the Cambridge flawed reasoning packet and just practice each question three or four times. You'll start to see the patterns.

Although I still struggle with level 3/4 necessary assumption questions, I've pretty much conquered the FR questions

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Saturday, Apr 18 2015

I went from a 139 to where I am now (upper 160's) in about 5 months. Keep practicing, you can do it! 150 to 160 was significantly more difficult than 140 to 150. Once you increase your understanding so that you are consistently scoring 160, reaching 165 is a breeze.

I would recommend buying the Cambridge packets and drill each practice set 3 or 4 times. Make sure to write down WHY you believe that the right answer is right and why the wrong ones are wrong (even if it takes an entire day to answer one question). 10 hours a week is sufficient to see improvements, but I highly recommend 15 or more per week.

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Saturday, Apr 18 2015

Congrats!!

I would send your pre-law advisor and her colleagues a copy of the acceptance letter as a slap in the face.

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Tuesday, Mar 17 2015

I've always been -2 to -3 on LG. My biggest accomplishment thus far is going from -12 to -14 on each LR to -3 to -5 on each LR.

Hoping to be -0 to -3 soon

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Friday, Apr 17 2015

UGPA is a 3.5 :(

@ The RC section is my biggest weakness. Currently average -7 to -10; my ADD is possibly my biggest enemy. I was averaging -12 to -15 on RC about a month ago.

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Wednesday, Apr 15 2015

bonjoursm885

Accepted into my desired Law School!

First off, I want to give a HUGE thanks to 7sage and the community members. JY's methods have helped me drastically. The community members have helped increase my understanding on questions that I found unclear, even after JY's videos explained everything. Before finding 7sage, the highest score I earned was a 149 (September 2014) (diagnostic was a 139). I had used Princeton (big NO NO), Kaplan (Also big NO NO), and powerscore. I then discovered 7sage and Lsathacks.com in early November and had seen huge improvements during the following months.

I was PTing around 165 a week before the February LSAT. I earned a disappointing (to me) 160 and applied to the University of South Carolina anyway (with low hopes of being accepted). About 3 days ago, I received a letter in the mail from the University of South Carolina, saying I was accepted. Today, I received a letter in the mail with a $10,000 scholarship (a little more than 1/8th of all three years' tuition).

I will be sitting again for the June LSAT, with hopes of earning at least a 165, so that I can negotiate a higher scholarship. It will be my third and final time taking the LSAT.

Just wanted to pass on words of encouragement. If I can do it, so can you! The climb from 139 to where I am sitting at now was NOT and easy one, but it CAN BE DONE!

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Sunday, Mar 15 2015

Powerscore is a waste. Get manhattan LR or trainer. Or... Just get the Cambridge packets and just run through them 3 or 4 times.

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Friday, Apr 10 2015

I believe that JY said in one of his videos that 'but' and 'however' usually indicate the conclusion.

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Wednesday, Jun 10 2015

I did the same as @.k.vanv

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Tuesday, Jun 09 2015

Most schools look at your highest score.

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Tuesday, Jun 09 2015

I took the LSAT yesterday. It was my last available take (I have already been admitted into my desired law school).

Anyways, to answer your question, they seem to be no more difficult than most other recent tests (60 and up). I had two LG sections, the real one had two grouping games and two sequencing games. One game in each category had a 'twist.'

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Wednesday, Jul 08 2015

A 166 is far from a "weak score." You can get into many respectable law schools with that score (some even with $$). For example, My friend, who also earned a 166 was admitted into Emory (19th) with a $60k scholarship.

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Saturday, Feb 07 2015

I think section 1 was the experimental, judging by comments on reddit

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-1-question-14/

I am having problems understanding why that AP is the conclusion. Structurally, I understand that it is the conclusion (because of the conclusion indicator 'but'). However, the argument, IMO, is terrible. There is no support that the risk of a satellite colliding will increase in the near future. It says that ONCE it happens, then more collisions will occur. But, what if a collision never occurs in the first place?

Let's say I earned a 163 on my lsat, and was accepted to the law school I wanted to get into, but was not offered a scholarship. If I retake the LSAT after being accepted, and earn a significantly higher score, would I have to opportunity to negotiate for a scholarship for my second year of law school?

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Sunday, Apr 05 2015

What is your current score? A high 150s is obtainable. Just as others have said, keep practicing and blind review every question you have trouble answering (even if it takes you all day to blind review your circled questions). Check out lsathacks.com for simple explanations on tough questions; this website has helped me greatly improve.

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Wednesday, Feb 04 2015

Buy each Cambridge packet, drill each level (starting with level 1) two or three times, then move on to the next level.

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Tuesday, Mar 03 2015

Have you applied to any schools? A 161 should get you into many good schools, maybe even with a small scholarship, as long as your GPA isn't terrible. Possibly even a top 50 school.

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Tuesday, Mar 03 2015

Scored lower than my PT by 5 points. I choked on the games. Will be applying to a few schools of which I have a 60-75% chance of getting into while studying for June

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Monday, Mar 02 2015

According to reddit, LSAC is closed until 10am due to weather conditions

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Monday, Feb 02 2015

For $80 you get all of the LR questions from PT1 to 38, which are sorted by question type

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Monday, Feb 02 2015

Get the Cambridge packets

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