same i am same with y'all
Lol i picked some up the other day from Staples. 36 for $7.99
That's cute because i'm bout to sue the dog piss out of them. <3 *flips hair*
So uhhh, should I be signed up for the CAS on LSAC already? Or is that something I can wait to do? I really am clueless about all this stuff, because I've been focusing on LSAT LSAT LSAT the whole time so far.
Anybody have any ideas on what the service is, when I should sign up for it, etc.?
GREY DAY IS HERE!!!!!
I just wanted to warn/remind everyone to be on top of checking your email from the LSAC. In the past 24 hours, I received two separate emails reassigning both my test center AND my test date for the June exam.
There are lots of specific, time-sensitive instructions that you must follow in order to be able to take the test on test date.
Also, anyone who has tested with accommodations, or anyone who just knows the answer to this question in general: if I'm taking my test several days after people on June 6, should I expect that I'll be taking a different version of the test? How does that work?
OKAY. So.
I'm taking in June; I've been studying for about a year and a half. I don't want to do so much over the next few weeks as to burnout, but also I want to feel like I'm not letting myself get rusty (this increases my anxiety which is bad for lots of reasons too). I still have about 8 PTs left, which I'm not sure I'll be able to get to. I obviously know not to expect any major score increases; that's not what I'm going for. I just want to stay consistent and steady.
Anyone have a magic formula as to how much time I should be spending each day/week? Anyone who has taken and burnt out, what would you suggest I definitely avoid doing? (I've already stopped drinking alcohol - btw)
Is doing 1 drill 3 times a week (3 drills total with BR) + 1 PT on weekends & BR too much? Am I going to burn out on this schedule? Help my nerves are bad. <3 yall
Lol basically EXACTLY what @.216 said
Nah. I like 1/10 believe this.
It would first of all be silly to require us to do this because we're not "average test takers" so what data could they possibly hope to get from us other than torture stats? Second, the lawsuit filed against LSAC specifically included that it was a violation of ADA and uneccessarily caused us mental fatigue and brought our scores down even more.
I guess this COULD be true. But it's highly highly unlikely. I also got no such email stating accommodated testers are taking an experimental section now.
I have been MIA around here lately because I've been mostly just testing, drilling, and BRing. But I just wanted to say that thanks to JY & 7Sage, my average for my last 5 tests is FINALLY up to170. Still a few weeks out from test day (June), and still a bit of work to go, but I'm finally feeling confident and prepared for test day. I'm so happy I was able to find this resource and this community. Thanks J.Y. <3 & everyone else
@ Also explain what lead to the increase in GPA
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!! You NEVER want to talk about your disability on your admissions package unless you come with a VERY convincing argument as to how you have managed to overcome said disability. It REALLY sucks that we live in the world that we do where our abilities and competence is judged based on disabilities, but the fact remains that we do. I'm working with Spivey and they advised that I just leave out references to my disability, unless it's presented in a way where I basically confirm that it's something I have already figured out how to deal with and overcome.
@ i literally ALWAYS forget about the median/mean distinction.
I think if you slow down with the caveat in mind that you MIGHT not get to the last few questions - that might be the best approach. I would advise against just settling for not getting to the last RC passage, but if you slow down and take your time with each question and make sure you're understanding what they're asking, you'll eventually get faster.
It's really a matter of building up competence as well as confidence. I would never tell anyone just don't worry about the last passage, but if you allow yourself the flexibility to not stress if you can't get to the last couple questions - or to just outright SKIP the ones that are taking you a long time, I think that would be better than just not having any strategy at all.
I also advise that - if you're going to implement any strategy like the one you mentioned or a modified one, that you do the passages with the most questions first and save the passage with the fewest questions for last.
Do y'all know what the deal is with glasses? I'm wearing glasses (just regular ones, not sunglasses) in my picture, but I don't plan on wearing them on test day.
Should I resubmit a picture without the glasses?
*clears throat*
Since I love y'all, I'm going to start offering tutoring services. As some of you know, I scored a 169 on the June 2016 LSAT, and I'm gearing up to retake in September.
My "specialty" is working with accommodated test takers and/or test takers who aren't traditional learners. I, myself, have learning disabilities and physical disabilities for which I have been granted accommodations by LSAC for my administration. I have a good bit of insight for accommodated test takers as far as the process before and on test day and what to/not to expect.
I have studied for the LSAT for almost 2 years, and I really believe in the 7Sage curriculum, but some things just don't click or work for some of us in the ways they do for others. I understand that, and I will work with you to accommodate your learning style and share with you some things that worked for me on my administration.
I have over 5 years of tutoring experience in other areas of study including working in my university's writing center and teaching English as a second/foreign language.
If you would like to schedule a consultation, pm me here, and we can work something out. I am based in Boston, and I'm available to meet in person, over the phone, or via Skype/Facetime.
Pricing $20/hour; free 30 minute consultation.
<3 you & I believe in you <3
@.m need to calm all the way down. If you want people showing their credentials before taking their advice, you're welcome to hire one of the many tutors available here or elsewhere.
Lots of us have been studying for this test for months, even years, and we've been around the LSAT block.
But I'd like to take an opportunity for a logic lesson, if I may:
Someone's great LSAT score (on a PT or on the big day) is not a sufficient condition for their being competent to give out advice on the LSAT (maybe they're a unicorn; maybe they're a good guesser; maybe they got a test that was perfect for their strengths).
Similarly, someone NOT having yet earned a great LSAT score is not a sufficient condition for their NOT giving great advice.
Good talk! *goes back to LG drills*
I read the definition, and I understand what it is. But is the "score band" information used by law schools for admissions purposes or by anyone for any purposes? paging @"Nicole Hopkins" and @Pacifico
I KNOW this has to have been answered before, I just can't find any discussions on it. Is there any way to see trends of ALL my pts and not just the last 5 within 7sage?
@ oh my god that's so scary! I'm glad I brought mine just in case. Proctors can be different across test centers, it seems.
Yes you can have snacks. Just no glass or aluminum bottles or cans.
@ lol nah fam. It was real
@ that's weird; they didn't even ask me for my confirmation letter at my center
@ hypothesis: to quickly use that as someone else's answer sheet?
Right like what would the point even be
@ its on Spivey's Twitter. I already tweeted him. Stay tuned for updates.
I never really broke the 171-173 plateau. I scored 175 ONCE on a retake that I had BRd pretty thoroughly. It seems as though, like @ is saying, there is really only so much you can do once you're only missing 10% of the questions on the test. You're not only now worrying about your last (and therefore biggest) weaknesses, but also, usually, the hardest questions on each test. In addition to all that, you have to tighten up ALL other shaky points, and absolutely CANNOT make any "careless mistakes." (I put it in quotes, because there really aren't any "careless" mistakes, but everyone is human and we all read a word wrong or skip an inference from time to time).
tl;dr - you can break the plateau, but it's the hardest and most challenging, nit picky, diminishing returns plateau to break. And I have no idea or advice as to how long that plateau takes to consistently breach.
@ ME TOO. I had a dream 2 nights ago that I somehow saw my score sheet again before it was submitted to LSAC and I had misbubbled the entire test.
@ lol jk u right
@ DON'T SAY THAT
@ - I don't know the exact rules, to be honest. But if I were in your shoes, I would send them over all documentation for other disabilities too, just to be sure. Send the package as if you are requesting accommodations for the first time.
Again, you can always email them specific questions, but they take days, sometimes weeks to respond, which makes the process a lot more difficult for us.
The only things you are allowed in the room are the things allowed for regular testers. I believe inhalers are allowed. I had my prescription medications in my bag for June and September, but I'm not actually sure that was "officially" allowed.
So basically what @.rizeq said x2
You will need to officially submit another accommodation request. You'll fill out the forms just like you did previously, and on the new form, you'll add your request. You can insert in your candidate statement the exact verbiage that you used here "after a period of study, i realized that i need it," etc. It also wouldn't hurt to get your doctor to amend his/her statement as well.
Calling them on the phone is always good advice, but they are rarely helpful in that way.
This is so terrible. I am so sorry this happened. It's nice to try to look on the bright side, but you have every right to be upset at this situation - as well as the other testers affected. LSAC shows absolutely no mercy for things like this, but they drop the ball regularly. Sad.
OH MY ACHING NERVES - I was like wait there's no way it's here already i'm not prepared lord in heaven HALP.
J.Y. and friends,
I qualify for, and will be granted, extended time on the LSAT as an accommodation for my learning disabilities. I have been using the proctor on the 7sage app and i REALLY like it because of the "distraction" features and proctor announcements at the beginning and the "five minutes remaining" at the end. I am having to pause the app mid-test, then use an additional timer to complete the extra minutes using an online timer, then go back and start the app again for new sections. For obvious reasons, I am having trouble emulating "real test conditions" in this way, and it's eating up a lot of time and causing me to lose focus because of the switching back and forth issue. I'm wondering, especially with the new criteria for disability accommodations on the LSAT, if y'all might consider adding a "time and a half" proctor on the app for students with accommodated testing that also has the distraction/background noise feature?
Yes.