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chelseabashi242
Wednesday, Dec 30 2015

Decided today that I am definitely testing in June. As upset as I am that I will not be going to law school this coming fall, I have made peace with it. It is better to get an additional 5 more months of studying so that I can get a good score than to take the test in February and perform average. It will be worth it when I score 170+ and get lots of scholly money! Here's to hoping for the best.. :)

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chelseabashi242
Saturday, Sep 26 2015

You'll be fine! I brought my reading glasses and didn't use them until the last section when my eyes started hurting. Kept them in the gallon sized ziplock bag the entire time I wasn't using them. And my middle name wasn't on the ticket either. They just want to make sure your first and last name are exactly what it says on your ticket and on your ID. Good luck with the October LSAT! :)

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Sep 24 2015

There's plenty of room to do logic games on the test. Don't worry!

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chelseabashi242
Wednesday, Sep 23 2015

I'm also applying for fall 2016 but regular decision apps aren't due til April so I'm in no rush. December isn't too late at all to take the test. I would suggest though having your apps all ready to send after you take the LSAT. That way when the score is released you can immediately send in your apps! :)

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chelseabashi242
Wednesday, Sep 23 2015

@ yes I would definitely still postpone. For the most part, most law schools have early decision deadlines for as late as mid December or January! Plus more scholly money is better than paying a huge price for law school. Good luck! Let me know if you need help with anything or if you have questions!!!!! :)

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chelseabashi242
Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

Hey there!

I have to say this and you may not like it.. but I strongly suggest you not take the October test and instead sign up for the December test. Trust me on this. I made that mistake of taking the February LSAT earlier this year even though I knew I wasn't ready to take it. I ended up scoring a 146 and hating my life. Months flew by and it wasn't until the first week of this month where I discovered 7Sage and 100% re-committed myself to studying for the LSAT. I know you say you have 0 motivation left.. but once you start this course, things will begin to click! Before nothing was making sense to me. I was using the Powerscore books and the LSAT Trainer and none of it made anything easier for me to understand (of course I was also half-assing most of the time and not studying so hard). However, this course has me engaged and eager to learn more. Now when I do an LR section under timed conditions, I am able to go -0 or -1 per LR section! That is something I couldn't have done before. I can't say much for RC or LG yet because i'm not on that part of the curriculum yet but from what I've so far done, I KNOW I will improve on those as well! This is all of course a suggestion, but I do hope you take it into mind. Don't rush yourself into taking a test you are not 100% prepared for. After all, do you want to take out student loans to pay for your law school education, or would you rather be patient and continue to study and score possibly in the 170s range AND get scholarships offered to you from each law school? Just something to think about :) what's 3 more months anyway! (technically less now) lol..

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chelseabashi242
Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

Hey there!

I would suggest reading magazines like The Economist and Scientific American. I subscribed to these two and they have helped me tremendously with getting used to lengthy, dense material. They also helped me to better understand topics I wasn't so fond of before. I would also say to read articles posted from The New Yorker and Wall Street Journal just to get better acquainted with the legal/business jargon. As for the art/literature type passages, I would say try history.com. Click on topics and they have a bunch of topics that are trending right now ranging from The Roaring 20's to The Reformation, to Jamestown Colony, the American Revolution.. you name it. I feel like you can find pretty good art and literature passages in there if you search for them. I hope this helps. :)

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chelseabashi242
Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

I probably didn't explain that part correctly. What I meant is that I've been doing LR sections from older prep tests under timed conditions. And then I BR directly after. I am halfway through the curriculum so by the beginning of October I'll finally be doing full PTs !!!!! You should definitely aim for 170s (just as a goal for yourself). Whether you hit that range or not is up to you and how much you've been improving overall. But it is totally possible! Id like to score a 180 but my goal is to score in the 172+ range. Anything that will give me a better chance of getting a lot of scholarship money.

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chelseabashi242
Tuesday, Sep 22 2015

Exploiting Kaplan.. Lol!!!!!

Well first I want to say it's great that you are postponing til December. You should only take the LSAT when you feel ready. I personally am just following the 7sage curriculum and then starting prep testing once I finish that. I would suggest that you do 2 prep tests per week and this time BR every single prep test you take. JY specifically tells us to do this so we can learn why an answer is wrong and hopefully not make that mistake again. BR'ing is the reason why I can go -0 or -1 on LR now! :) I've been using PT 10-30 for doing question types. So when I'm reviewing Must Be True questions in the curriculum, for example, I'll look for some in those older prep tests in order to get better acquainted with those question types. I basically give myself more homework but it helps lol

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chelseabashi242
Monday, Sep 21 2015

Hmm.. debating on starting with preptest 51 with you guys. I'm still going through the curriculum though. Should I wait until I am done with every lesson or should I go ahead and start PT'ing now? Let me know your thoughts! Thanks :)

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chelseabashi242
Monday, Sep 21 2015

I'm actually handing mine down to a coworker of mine. I also told her she needs to sign up for 7Sage. I'm basically her mentor at this point and filled her in on a lot of things law school/LSAT related that she had no idea about. I wish I had someone to help me with all of this so I felt like doing this for her in hopes she will do this for someone else!

Proctors: The proctors at the test center were really quiet throughout the test (which I highly appreciated). They gave us a 5 minute warning and enforced all the rules they were told to follow for test day.

Facilities: The building was pretty easy to get around. Right outside the building where the test was at, there was a sign that let you know the LSAT was taking place there. The bathrooms were right across the room where the test was being held. The slight downside was that when we finally got our 15 minute break, there were only 2 stalls in the women's bathroom and so it took a bit for all the girls to get to use the bathroom haha.

What kind of room: The test was in a big, open room. The room felt comfortable in terms of temperature. The lighting was bright as it should be.

How many in the room: I believe 20 people registered to take the test but only 15 showed up. The room could have easily fit 50 people so I was actually really happy that not that many people were there to take the test. Made my experience a whole lot better!

Desks: Desks were long, spacious desks that could fit multiple people. There were about two people placed at each long desk and there was about 3 open seats between me and the other student taking the test. I had a lot of room to spread out my exam materials.

Left-handed accommodation: Since the desks were just long tables, I assume that left-handed people would have no problem with taking the test on that kind of a desk. I am right-handed so I wasn't really paying attention to whether or not it affected any left-handed people.

Noise levels: The room was pretty quiet. I never heard any outside noises. A few people in the room must have had a cold that day because I heard a lot of sniffling as well as people coughing. For the most part, it never really bothered me.

Parking: Parking lot was really close to the hall. It took about a minute to walk to the building. It was also free parking which was an added bonus.

Time elapsed from arrival to test: I got there really early so thankfully I was the first in line. Since there were only 15 people who showed up for the test, checking us all in did not take long. The test started for us at about 9:10 a.m. after instructions.

Irregularities or mishaps: None!

Other comments: All in all, it was a really good test center. Muhlenburg College is only 15 minutes from my house so the drive was pretty quick. Due to my experiences there I would highly recommend that anyone who lives within this area take the test there!

Would you take the test here again? YES!!!!! Except, I am really upset that Muhlenburg is not an available test center location for the June 2016 administration (which I am of course signed up to take). The only time they administer tests at their location are for the December, February, and September/October administrations. This makes me so sad. :( So if anyone knows anything about the Penn State - Lehigh Valley test center, please let me know and post it on here!

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chelseabashi242
Sunday, Oct 04 2015

@ Well if you are following the 7Sage course then whatever lesson you are on for that day, those are the questions you do that day. So if today I am learning about MSS questions for LR, then I would practice on those questions later on today AFTER fully finishing all the MSS lessons for that day. Also, as you begin to learn about more and more question types for LR, I would begin to then start drilling all the question types. Just pick an LR section in one of the older preptests and drill, drill, drill and eventually you will see improvements. This was my strategy and I am now -0 and sometimes -1 in LR :) currently i'm on the RC lessons so still have a long way ahead but will eventually get there. If I don't feel ready for the December test by the October deadline I will most likely be rescheduling the LSAT for a later test date.

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chelseabashi242
Sunday, Oct 04 2015

@ 7Sage used to have the PDFs of every prep test available for users, however, due to licensing issues lsac banned the downloads of preptests. So there's that! Definitely suggest getting them through Cambridge LSAT while you still can.

Drilling: so let's say you are working on must be true questions.. You would use preptests 1-35 for practice on the questions that you are currently reviewing in the curriculum. So kinda work on them like homework. Try to do them timed too so you get the hang of answering them quickly but thoroughly. Then when you're done with the 7Sage course you would start timed preptests beginning with 36 and up. Don't forget to do blind review a day after you take each prep test!

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chelseabashi242
Saturday, Oct 03 2015

Good luck to you all! Let me know how it goes :D

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chelseabashi242
Saturday, Oct 03 2015

Awesome job!!!!!! Gives me hope hahaha

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chelseabashi242
Friday, Oct 02 2015

If the school you are applying to is looking for a 166 LSAT score, then take it tomorrow. However, I would post pone the LSAT until December. You don't want to go in on test day with nothing but doubt. You need confidence and postponing might do that for you. Take the time to take 2 PTs per week and then BR in your own time after you take each prep test. You can only improve from here! Good luck to you and your decision :)

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chelseabashi242
Friday, Oct 02 2015

I think you guys will be fine. It's hitting the Bahamas this weekend and it won't be until Monday night or Tuesday that it hits the east coast (if it hits at all). Good luck on the October test!

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chelseabashi242
Friday, Oct 02 2015

Definitely withdraw now and sign up for December. You will then have 2 months to improve and hopefully get a score that will guarantee you scholly money! :)

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Oct 01 2015

@ I drill in timed conditions and then when I BR that section I do it untimed!

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Oct 01 2015

Yeah.. I would not bother trying to be a lawyer if the LSAT was still like that lol. Quite intense!

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Oct 01 2015

Just took the test and I'm an ESFJ.

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Oct 01 2015

Also not positive but I believe the test they give you after it being postponed is a non disclosed test.

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Oct 01 2015

Yes they have postponed the LSAT in the past for inclement weather. If they decide to do this they will post something on their website saying that the exam is being postponed. It happened last year in December due to a snowstorm in my area.

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chelseabashi242
Thursday, Oct 01 2015

@ a lot of going back and reviewing the lessons I didn't understand (sufficient assumption, lol) and also by working on a bunch of problem sets from the early prep tests. So when I was learning about Weaken questions on 7sage, for example, I would work on all weaken questions from prep tests 10-30. That helped me to get better at understanding them and answering them. So basically drilling problem sets. Eventually I got better at them and now after finishing the LR part of the curriculum I am able to go -0 or -1 with LR sections. Hopefully I will have the same results with RC and LG. I'm just learning RC now and it's quite the royal pain! :\

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