I'd make sure to not waste whatever of the closest to newest ones you have. So first drill questions/games you may be weak on. Also I heard someone suggest doing a PT you've already done but 25 minutes per section.

Focus on getting better and take the test. If you are so sick you feel you bombed it, you can cancel your score and take it in February. This isn't the end of the world. A lot of schools take the February exam. But just focus on getting better right now.

It's in schools' interest to have high applicant numbers. I'm not saying any of you are just numbers only, but they want to give competitive applicants incentives to apply. This will either a. make their admissions rate appear more selective based on applicant numbers or b. give them easier access to competitive candidates who then may apply over another school who maybe didn't offer that fee waiver. This is the inclusive "or" by the way. I got fee waivers at some decently ranked schools and some not so great with my measly 158 from last time. A lot of schools are struggling with application rates dropping. Harvard is fine and always probably will be, but for your lower ranked schools, it's tougher to stay open and keep application rates up and admission rates up. And on top of that, fewer legal jobs. For a lot of us though, I don't think the numbers game is exclusive to the schools really wanting you. It's all probably a combination and depending on your background or scores, they may think you're an ideal candidate. But it's also strategic on their part.

I got the same thing I believe on my first PT after taking the curriculum. Yes you will improve. Unfortunately there are no shortcuts to any of this. But it's all very possible and doable.

I'd say 2. This will give you time to properly BR and drill. The real learning comes from BRing your PT and drilling. The PTs are meant to expose weaknesses to focus on. If you can do more than 2, BR and do necessary drilling, then god speed. Also depending on how high you tend to score, you could conceptually have more time to take more PTs than drill. All of this just comes with learning how you work and what seems to be helping you.

You will burn out which is really detrimental to your studying. Also, you can't truly blind review the exam and focus on your weaknesses in between tests. At that point you'd just be wasting them. I would say 2 per week is a good number. I tried 3 per week once and just got so exhausted and frustrated.

I felt a similar situation with 79. I am burned out and I am taking a break from the LSAT. I"ll be taking it on the 3rd but I think the most I'll do is drilling prior to the test. I don't think I'm going to take a PT prior. Drilling should bring our confidence back up and put us in the rhythm for the 3rd. Yes burn out really gets you and you don't necessarily see it coming until you're fully in it. Also, I might review some of the curriculum as well.

Thus far 70 :(

72 destroyed me personally but it was the first test I had taken in the 70s and I was not prepared for the slight changes made and was just thrown off guard all around. It's not that bad though of a test if you've been exposed to the nuances in the 70s and you remain focused and don't panic. I can say I'm happy I got it when I did versus having to get that on the actual test day. I feel bad for that round of testers to be honest.

I'd say the best thing is to drill the question type and memorize the common flaws. Anticipating the answer is really good and will help you get much less thrown off by trick answer choices. But this will only come with practice and more exposure.

I spent a long time on it. Had a lot of people look at it to give me advice and make it more concise. Best thing is to write out your main thesis or what you want to get across and then make sure each paragraph supports that. Then make sure each sentence plays a purpose. I mean it's a personal narrative but you need to have some kind of structure to it. For me, personal statements are very hard for me to write; for some, it's easier.

Congrats!!!!

Yes it happens to me. I feel like my mind jumps around and I'm rusty. I don't tend to get a lot of them wrong in the beginning as they're usually somewhat easier but I definitely don't feel confident until I'm in my stride. I'd suggest taking a LR section prior to the real test to warm you up.

It does sound like anxiety and panic though. Which is all more common than we'd all probably prefer. I have dreams about conditional logic. This stuff is stressful and can be mentally taxing. Meditation is good and exercise. Drinking will exacerbate nerves. Taking a calming walk is also good. For me, I have a hard time meditating while being very still so I try to walk and focus on my breathing that way. I don't know how effective or kosher that is in regards to meditation, but meditation can be a challenge at first.

If you're not applying this cycle, it makes no sense to rush to take it in December. You could take it in February or even June. Why waste a test take on a score you know isn't at your full ability?

The same thing happened when I took PT 72. It was a big blow but also look at your BR score. If it is much higher than it means you get the material it's more of a question of having an off day or timing. If you did not score high, then you need to look at what you got wrong and why. Every question I get wrong I write out the reasoning behind the argument, what the question is wanting me to do and then go over the answer choices as to why they're wrong or right. Also reviewing the curriculum will never hurt.

We all have off days. Don't beat yourself up. Instead look at it as "I had my off day now, so I won't have it on test day." Also if you're burning out, take a day. It will he much better for you in the long run.

After my bad score on 72 I also started drilling sections. This helped get my confidence back up. I took a PT yesterday since the 72 and was back to 164-165 range. :)

Yeah I was surprised. I fell right in line with BU's numbers but they may be doing a rankings thing. Wonder how they'll feel about that now that they dropped down. I did get into BC however.

@ DO TELL PLEASE.

What's going on with BU?

Literally got an email from them today waitlisting me. I was pissed. Yet, I have a full ride to Iowa which used to tie you?

Location, location, location.

I'm in a similar boat in regards to debt. It's a very scary number to take on. However, I can tell you that if I had been offered a spot at U of C, I would take it. Have you looked at Law School Transparency? It's ranked higher in their employment score than HYS.

https://www.lstreports.com/national/

A lot of the HYS stuff I'm sure is lower because many are doing joint MBA and going into consulting after. But if you're betting on something, U of C is a very very safe bet to have. Look, my bro went to a second tier school and got a BL job. He's been at it for a very long time now (graduated in 2007) and does a very good job and is clearly valuable to the firm. However, at the end of the day, he'll never be offered partner because he doesn't have the name brand. It's bullshit and unfair perhaps, but that's the legal world.

If you're not into BL, then yes you really need to consider whether the debt is worth it. If your dream is BL, then go with what will guarantee it for you.

Anyone have opinions on taking a full ride at a number 20 school vs. paying sticker price for a T14?

I took the LSAT 2 years ago with a 158. I went back to it in August and got a diagnostic of 154. I used 7Sage and ended up with a 163 from Dec. It's not the greatest score (180 ;) ) but I'm proud of it and an hoping this will get me in one of my choice schools based on my experience. Biggest lesson learned is you cannot rush this studying and you really probably do need at least 6 months to get up into the 170s unless your are already diagnosing at a high number. But all of it is possible and tangible and this community will give you the support and guidance to get you where you want to be.

I don't know much about BluePrint but I used the LSAT Bibles and I would say one thing that I think hurt me more than anything was the incessant need to categorize every game. I'd say the best part in regards to how 7Sage teaches games is just giving you two main categories with some twists on them. I feel like prior to 7Sage, when I approached games I felt this need to categorize it. If BluePrint does the same, then it could do more harm than good. Now, when I approach the games, it really just comes naturally to how I organize it. It's all second nature which I think comes from less focus on needing to diagnose a game and from watching JY do the games on the videos. Another feature about 7Sage is when you go through the curriculum, which I don't know if BluePrint does this, but JY always looked at the LR question stems first before even getting to the stimulus. At the time, I didn't think much of it, but I then somehow always did it when I do LR sections. Somehow, he instilled in me really good habits which has now become second nature and at the time I didn't realize it. That kind of work on your brain is going to be hugely helpful in approaching the test.

Brewpub for the win!!! Also perfect way to keep the alcoholism trend alive with the future lawyers!

Oh my god that's insane. So awful to do that to people just trying to do their jobs/get through this test. Also sorry but I'm assuming someone that reacted this way maybe didn't get into a car accident and fucked up and was looking for a way to blame the world. Well now at least you know you can handle A LOT during this test!

OK I had 3 LR sections.

I remember the last contained a T-Rex question about their weird ass bodies.

Middle I'm blanking on......sorry

First I think had a cat food question.

I'm certain the first or third were experimental though as the third contained 26 questions and I believe at least one LR has 26 and I think the first two only had 25.

Going to the club. Should be drunk enough to take the test by 4 am.

Nah I'll drill a little, do some games (which I enjoy?) and probably bake or something along those lines to take my mind off of things. Also take the dog on walks and get to bed early. It's like the day before a marathon. You don't train too hard :)

That RC section is pretty rough. Don't feel too bad :)