Yeah CAS confused me at first. My university does it electronically and that was so much easier. Where you are in the application process doesn't matter.

Make sure you get transcripts from every institution you got credit through, including post-secondary and dual-enrollment classes in high school.

Superprep tests A, B, and C have some killer games. Games in the 50s seemed to have a common theme of sequencing with similar rules. Newer games (70s) like to use distribution inferences (X has to have more than Y), and try to hide how pieces pair up in hybrid games.

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I wasn't mentally prepared yet, I was looking forward to just keeping busy with the holidays and not freaking out until the 2nd at least.

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Same because I probably didn't get the score I want.

I thought I understood these but recently I've been confusing myself.

Does the correct answer ever reinforce a premise? Like if we negated it, it would ruin the premise (and thus, the argument), but we have to treat the premises as gospel so that doesn't matter, right?

Also, does it typically break down as sufficient assumptions bridge the gap and necessary assumptions shield the argument? I think I remember NAs that bridge the gap, but never SAs that shield it.

-10 seems fair. I think there's a better chance for a -11 than a -9. I've taken every PT since 52 (and some before) and this didn't feel abnormally easy. It felt about on par with 74 (-12), and slightly harder than 78 (-11). Plus, after lurking on forums like 7Sage, TLS, and PowerScore, it seems a decent amount of prepared testers struggled with this one.

Granted, this is all anecdotal and LSAC is the devil.

Another issue is the devotion to legacy students (for alumni donations). Harvard's undergrad class of 2021 is 29.3% legacy. I'd be interested to see the percent of law school legacy students.

Maybe. I've heard that admissions boil down to LSAT and GPA because that's how schools get ranked. If you can swing an LSAT score in that range I'd say you have a good shot at those and most T-14 schools. Plus, you can probably put together a compelling personal statement; I'm sure there are reasons for the online college, and studying ancient texts sounds interesting.

LR in the newer tests (70s) are a little trickier. They don't feel as mechanical, and the correct answers aren't as obvious as earlier tests.

A solution I found was to review an explanation of every LR question I missed or was unsure about on the Manhattan LR forums. Then I would type them up, print them off, and rework them throughout the week. The methodology behind it is similar to 7Sage's for LG. It helped with familiarity and improved my LR by about 6 questions on PTs where I reviewed the week(s) before, compared to PTs where I had been slacking.

I'm going to ask her if she could mail it, but do they accept fax as well?

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@ Dang, that would be really upsetting.

My GPA is a 3.90; UChicago's median. I'm unsure if I should wait for December to hopefully get a better LSAT score. I just don't know what to think of these fee waivers - I just got one from Berkeley and Emory as well.

You could apply now and still take in December. That's what I'm doing. Chicago is definitely interested in you with a 3.90

How's your GPA? Chicago likes high GPAs more than the LSAT. I've also seen some people say schools want to keep their acceptance rate low so the waivers are to get you to apply, then they reject you. I don't think they're that nefarious but who knows.

Basically, it means you should apply there.

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Would you mind elaborating on this a bit?

So I went to an early-college HS where you graduate with both your HS diploma and an Associate's degree... wasn't the best student in HS and received mediocre grades for my Associates. (Talking like 2.0 GPA's). Graduated college last year with a transcript full of 3.7's and up (save for a bad first semester). Will my Ass. transcript bring down overall GPA?

Probably. My high school dual enrollment classes brought my GPA down so I would imagine yours will factor in.

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Whoa! that's crazy they made an error like that. Any error is serious and I'm extremely happy you did something about it and were vindicated. Good for you @

Thanks! I have the emails and old Summary Report screenshot too because I figured this doesn't happen often.

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what do you mean by high school test credit?

I took a test through a community college in high school. They said if we took a test we could earn college credit. It wasn't a dual enrollment class or anything but more like AP credit I guess.

I thought I needed to have a transcript from that college sent to LSAC since it showed as transfer credit. Evidently the transcript only said WC which stood for "WEBCAPE" meaning that I didn't get a grade. LSAC processed the WC as C grades.

I'm game!

I know a few joint degree programs accept the LSAT instead of making you take the GRE. The only one that I'm really interested in is Virginia's JD/MA in history. It's a three year program, costs nothing extra, and accepts the LSAT.

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Isn't that a really good score though? I mean I had a mentor who got into YLS from Tufts with a 165 and magna cum laude

Apparently Chicago likes higher GPAs more than other schools. Their median is 3.90 so that's why I need/want a higher LSAT

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Update: I'm on hold with the school, but they said their copy of my transcript shows a 4.0

Does this have something to do with how LSAC handles dual-enrollment classes?

did you submit the transcript from that community college you're on hold with to LSAC? if not, that may be the issue and you needed to submit transcripts for all institutions where you have taken classes up until the point of your first bachelors

Yeah I did. The lady I spoke with talked to someone in the registrar's office and they're saying I tested out of the classes and have no GPA on the transcript. So the school has no idea where LSAC got a 2.0 from.

If there's no GPA, shouldn't it just count like AP credit?

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Update: I'm on hold with the school, but they said their copy of my transcript shows a 4.0

Does this have something to do with how LSAC handles dual-enrollment classes?

did you submit the transcript from that community college you're on hold with to LSAC? if not, that may be the issue and you needed to submit transcripts for all institutions where you have taken classes up until the point of your first bachelors

Yeah I did. The lady I spoke with talked to someone in the registrar's office and they're saying I tested out of the classes and have no GPA on the transcript. So the school has no idea where LSAC got a 2.0 from.

Update: I'm on hold with the school, but they said their copy of my transcript shows a 4.0

Does this have something to do with how LSAC handles dual-enrollment classes?

PT68 game 4. Also, PT65 game 4 has an odd/rare style.

How long have you been studying? How many prep tests have you taken? I started studying in the spring semester of my junior year (2016). I studied more intensely while working full-time in the summer and took the test in June of 2016. I didn't get the score I wanted so I took it again in September 2016 and did worse. I felt like how you're feeling. I took a few months off, then took 37 practice tests between February 2017 and the September 2017 test (33 over the summer).

The time off feels like it has been worth it. I don't have my September 2017 score yet, but I was PTing ~ 8 points higher than my score from the year before. Plus, the time off makes you want to go back to school.

Make sure you don't burn yourself out with studying. Since I had technically been studying for about 18 months, I took a week off twice over the summer, and definitely didn't do seven hours a day down the stretch.

Also, how old are you? If December doesn't work, get a part-time job and take a breather from practicing. There are six test administrations in 2018 so you could start aiming for one or two of those.

I could have gone somewhere with my score last year, but I'm glad I took the time to have a shot at somewhere I actually want to be. Play the long game. That said, I don't think it will hurt to plan on taking it in December.

Do they show up as transfer credits on your transcript at your degree institution?

I took dual-enrollment classes in high school and I'm having those transcripts sent.

Yeah I felt the same way but I'm mostly just kicking myself over how the LSAT / all of undergrad went lol