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Sunday, Jan 28 2018

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I have "that" friend...

So a few of us moms and dads got together the other day to hang while our kids played. We were talking LSAT and apparently one of my mom friends is really good at logic. They were all interested in an LSAT question since I keep saying how hard the test is so I complied and chose a 4 star SA question. Would you believe my friend answered that question in about 20 seconds and got it right!! Talk about feeling shitty and stupid at the same time! I couldn't even diagram it. My friend is also a scientist and has a PhD so she's just smart all around. Ah well - I told her she needs to take the test for me, lol. Love her and wish I had her brains. Do you have a friend like that? Ok, back to work.

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Thursday, Feb 28 2019

I looked at this game and I noticed that JY got the answer by seeing which world each of the answer choices could belong to. He did not get the answer by selecting every game piece that could be in Finance from all worlds. So, I see your confusion because I would have thought that H should belong in the correct answer since H is included in one of the worlds.

I ended up doing a little digging and I found the answer in the comments section (gotta love all the helpful 7Sagers out there). Take a look at the interaction between henry_01 and Heart Shaped Box. Basically - the question is a "could be true" so yeah AC E could be true in one of the worlds and AC C could not be true in one of the worlds. Also, as Heart Shaped Box said in his comment, if the question had asked "which one of the following is a complete and accurate list of the maximum number of people in Finance", then yes, we would need to count all of the game pieces in all the worlds but that's not what we are being asked. Subtle but def worth remembering for future games.

As an aside for this question, instead of doing it JY's way do the question by going through each of the rules - like you normally would for an acceptable situation question (usually the first question). You will see that AC C can't be possible because it violates the fourth rule that G and U are forever apart. If you don't see G or U in an answer choice then they both have to be in the other group and that can't happen - so another reason why AC C is wrong.

I hope this helped. Thank you for asking this question because it helped me too to figure out why AC C could not be the right answer and the subtle differences in the way certain questions are phrased.

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Wednesday, Apr 24 2019

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Hi Lindsey - I'm not sure of the answer to your first question. I would suggest contacting student services, maybe they can delete them all for you.

As to your second question - you are 100% about not taking PTs unless you fully understand the CC. I highly encourage you to finish the CC and then start taking PTs. It would be a waste of a PT if you start before you finish.

Re taking the LSAT: You write that you are not sure whether you should take it but ultimately go back to it. I suspect that this is the reason why you don't finish the CC and have had to restart twice. First, why do you want to be a lawyer? Is it a long time dream, is it because it sounds cools, is it because it would impress others? What is the reason for going to law school? I ask because the LSAT is a huge commitment for the majority of people. Yeah, there are those that can whip out a 170 in a few months but I do believe that the majority of us need to spend a significant amount of time studying and dedicating themselves to the test. I think because you are not dedicated to the test you don't finish the CC and have had to restart.

Second: what about the LSAT is scaring you? Is it the length of time to study for the CC? Is it the length of the CC? Is it the law school cost? I think knowing these answers will help us to guide you better in your decision making.

I strongly encourage you to figure out why you want to go to law school and what you want to get out of it. Once you commit yourself to the LSAT then committing to the CC is the next step.

Thank you for this! It’s very helpful. I think you are right. I am stuck in a job that I like, but cannot imagine retiring in. From what I’ve studied in undergrad (international studies), the lsat seems like the next logical step. I’ve gone back and forth considering going to law school since 2007, then actively bought 7Sage almost two years ago. I like the idea of law school and being an attorney. I’ve talked about venturing into space law or immigration law. I left a masters program half way through after realizing it was not for me (masters in international relations and diplomacy), so the fear is from realizing this is the last shot for going back to graduate school. I also have a full time job, so I will study great for a week, and then lay off if work is too much. So I’m looking for that balance. Thanks for your advice. Just reading what you wrote already brought some insights that I needed to hear.

Lindsey

Hi Lindsey - no problem. I hope you find the right road for you. Just reading what you said it doesn't seem to me like law is really what you want (forgive me for being so blunt, just going by what you wrote). It seems to me like at this point you are looking for that next "something" but you are not quite sure what it is and, from my viewpoint, it is not law. I think if you really wanted to study law it wouldn't be a "next logical step". Also, I'm sure you have thought about this but why would law be your last shot at going back to school? The masters program you were in did not work out for you - so good for you for figuring that out and not finishing it. But there are other areas of study you can pursue that doesn't have to be IR or law. I hope you find your passion and go full throttle when you realize what that is. Good luck!

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Tuesday, Jan 23 2018

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PreProBono Workshops?

I was wondering if anyone knew if PreProBono was holding any more LSAT workshops? I was going through the website and the last workshop was in 2016 : (. I signed up for their newsletter but wanted to express my interest in case anyone here is working with JY on it. Thanks.

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Wednesday, Jan 23 2019

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Hi! My process is not fancy but gets the job done. I elevate my phone on a book and then lean it against something (ex: a kleenex box) that is on top of the book.I have used tape to help angle the phone down a bit, but I have been able to figure out timing, etc. with it just elevated and propped. The videos I usually bluetooth from my phone to my computer. I have only had success uploading 1 to Google Drive b/c the files were too big. I tried zipping them and everything, so I'm not sure what the secret to the upload process is.

Thanks. I was thinking of something similar but was trying to avoid all of the elevation with books, etc. This may be a solution though!

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Wednesday, Jan 23 2019

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@ What sort of recording device do you have available?

I have a laptop and an iphone. I was thinking of doing something like what @ described but I was trying to avoid all that, lol.

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Tuesday, Jan 22 2019

Gotcha. I was hoping I wouldn't have to buy anything but maybe I can find something similar at home.

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Tuesday, Jan 22 2019

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How do you video yourself?

Does anyone have any insight on how you video yourself? And once done, how do we upload it to our computer or youtube?

I'm trying to figure out how to do this and not being very successful. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Wednesday, Nov 21 2018

Nothing more gratifying than a big

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I'm having way too much fun with this...

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Saturday, Apr 20 2019

Hi Lindsey - I'm not sure of the answer to your first question. I would suggest contacting student services, maybe they can delete them all for you.

As to your second question - you are 100% about not taking PTs unless you fully understand the CC. I highly encourage you to finish the CC and then start taking PTs. It would be a waste of a PT if you start before you finish.

Re taking the LSAT: You write that you are not sure whether you should take it but ultimately go back to it. I suspect that this is the reason why you don't finish the CC and have had to restart twice. First, why do you want to be a lawyer? Is it a long time dream, is it because it sounds cools, is it because it would impress others? What is the reason for going to law school? I ask because the LSAT is a huge commitment for the majority of people. Yeah, there are those that can whip out a 170 in a few months but I do believe that the majority of us need to spend a significant amount of time studying and dedicating themselves to the test. I think because you are not dedicated to the test you don't finish the CC and have had to restart.

Second: what about the LSAT is scaring you? Is it the length of time to study for the CC? Is it the length of the CC? Is it the law school cost? I think knowing these answers will help us to guide you better in your decision making.

I strongly encourage you to figure out why you want to go to law school and what you want to get out of it. Once you commit yourself to the LSAT then committing to the CC is the next step.

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Saturday, Apr 20 2019

You rock! Thank you for starting the BR group. You have been so invaluable, not just for answering questions but for always, always cheering us on. You deserve that 170 and I'm so incredibly happy for you!!

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Edited Tuesday, Sep 23

So I'm a big fan of JY but I must admit that the explanation video for this question left me disappointed (but I can't quit you JY so still love ya). I understand that this is a two-star question but I had difficulty with the correct answer, after having done this question a few times and still choosing the answer all those times. Your explanation that the wrong answers were "stupid" was not helpful : (.

Luckily, @akistotle came to the rescue and posted a few similar questions and you (JY) did a great job at explaning those. So, for anyone else needing more explanation on this type of question I suggest you take a look at this post below from @akistotle. He has links to several types of similar questions. Reviewing each of those was very helpful for me to understand this flaw type.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-39-section-2-question-05/

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Friday, Jan 19 2018

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how to start a study group

Hi all - I've been reading posts from months/years ago to recently about study groups. I would like to start one but I'm not sure how to go ahead and do it. Any advice from the experiences study group leaders?

I am not a "teacher" by any means but would love to go over quiz questions. I love JY's videos but sometimes it gets lonely studying alone : / and I thought it would be nice to go over some of the lessons/quizzes with someone else.

Thanks for any advice.

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Saturday, Mar 17 2018

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Videos loading slow

Hi - I am reviewing a few videos and they pause and start, pause and start. Specifically, the videos pause for about a minute or two, then start for about 10 seconds and then pause again for another minute or two! Its so annoying! I haven't been able to watch a full video. My internet is running fine - kids on it and no problem for them. I am using chrome and cleared my cache but the videos are still pausing. Please help. I need to finish several videos today.

Its almost 10pm in snowy Jersey and I remembered to withdraw from the test because, ofcourse, I'm not ready for it. Again. This is becoming a very nasty habit. I mean, I'm not working right now so giving the LSAC $190 is not my idea of being charitable. At this point I think I've paid their kid's college tuition.

Anyway, this is not a pity party (I will drink myself to sleep later) but more of a reminder that if you are not taking the test you still have time to withdraw and no one will ever, ever know.

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Thursday, Jan 17 2019

@ said:

Their is a group in NYC if your interested.

Thanks but I'm rarely in NYC. Appreciate it though!! Good luck to you guys!

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Thursday, Aug 16 2018

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LR questions

Most of the time when I review JY's videos for the LR questions I get wrong I completely understand the right answer. Its like I get smacked in the head - I mean, duh, the right answer is so obvious. Rarely do I review a wrong answer that I don't understand and it makes me wonder why I can't see it when I'm first doing the question. My guess is that I'm at fault with these:

  • I'm rushing through the question and not reading the stimulus as critically as I should.
  • Not identifying the conclusion and premises of an argument.
  • Not thoroughly reading each answer choice to properly choose the correct one.
  • Is there anything else that I'm missing?

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    Tuesday, Jan 15 2019

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    Your hair color should not matter so long as your overall appearance is professional and not distracting from what you are saying during your interview. Good luck!

    It shouldn't matter, you are right, but people have inherent biases. I would suggest to dye it back to her natural color or do the wash and dye for the interview.

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    Wednesday, Aug 14 2019

    If you are going for first round decisions then the sooner the better. Sure, you can wait til Jan but why would you do that? Take it in October apply and see what happens. Take it again in November in case you can increase your score.

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    Tuesday, May 14 2019

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    Who do you ask to read your PS?

    I think I am FINALY done with my essay! Its taken me so long to finish it. I've reworked it so many times and had so many things to write about but I think I'm finally done. So far I have a good friend and a lawyer friend reading it. I will also probably have someone from David Busis' team read it. Is that enough? Should I ask more people for more comments and critiques? What have you guys done? I just need it to be perfect. Thanks.

    Hi all -

    I'm panicking about everything - June test, applications, LORs, emails to schools, strategy. I'm trying really hard to stay as calm as possible and focus on studying but its hard. I've been thinking for a while that I should probably work with a professional and I'm trying to figure out how to go about it. David Busis is an option as well as a few others. I just don't know if I'm having a knee-jerk reaction to my anxiety/stress or if working with a consultant will get me to where I need to be.

    A little about me - I'm not a 4.0/160 person. My numbers are below medians and most cases below the 25th percentile. I know its going to be hard for me to get in to a decent school but I don't want to spend thousands of dollars for someone to tell me I'm not going to get into a decent school. What I DO want is to talk to a professional about my LOR, resume and various questions that come up regarding my application. But damn, they all charge thousands!! I feel like I'll be in debt before I even start law school :(.

    Any help on your experience with consultants and how you chose one would be appreciated.

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    Friday, Jan 12 2018

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    Anyone near Flemington, NJ

    Hello all - curious to know if anyone is near Flemington, NJ. Wanted to see if anyone wanted to meet up on a regular basis to go over the CC and study together. I really need accountability and a study partner.

    Thx.

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    Tuesday, Feb 12 2019

    @ said:

    @ said:

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    Yea it'd be cool if we could download or print without having to sign up with scribd..

    I signed up and still wasn't able to download it or print it.

    @ how are you "paying it forward" if you are not making your study sheet available? If you can add a direct link to your study sheet it would truly help us all out.

    Apologies! A friend suggested scribd and I was just here for a good time, not a long time, so I jumped at using it without realizing that it was largely unaccessible. Anyways, hope the new link works for ya and best of luck studying!

    @ you rock!!! thank you!!! :smile:

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    Sunday, Mar 11 2018

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    Analytics for Question Bank problems?

    Hi - I wasn't sure under which category this question would fit so I chose LR. I am drilling diff types of LR questions from the Question Bank. Is there a way to get analytics for these questions? I only see analytics if we take a full PT.

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    Wednesday, Jul 11 2018

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    PT Analytics Download?

    Hello - Is there a way to download the analytics you get after you score a PT? I would love to have an Excel spreadsheet with all that data so I can sort it on my own to see what I can focus on, etc.

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    Monday, Mar 11 2019

    I wouldn't focus on the score but more on what kind of improvement if any you have done. When you say there is no improvement do you mean that when you PT that your score stays the same or below the 149?? Or are your official scores below the 149 or have they slowly gone up? Have you kept your pattern of studying the same? or have you changed it up? If it has stayed the same then maybe its time to change things up. Mayve 7Sage is not for you or maybe you need a different type of study method. I think taking some time to analyze how you have been studying, what kind of distractions you have that keep you from studying effectively and what your ultimately goal is, will help you in making long-term decisions.

    As far as giving up - that is totally on how you feel and what is your goal score and your goal school. Some people want that 170+ and will stop at nothing to get there. For others, a low 150's score will get them to their school. And I think every one of us decides whether law is worth the lengthy study time or whether we are done with it after some time. We can't tell you whether you should cut your losses or go to something else because we are not you and really, you are the only one that can make that decision. But make it an informed decision - do what you need to do to figure out what kind of changes you need to make and if you are willing to make those changes.

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    Monday, Mar 11 2019

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    Test Center at Lehigh U

    Has anyone or is anyone taking the March exam at Lehigh? I wanted to go and take a PT there but no one seems to know anything about the lsat. Anyway, they told me that there is no place for me to take a PT but she didn't seem quite sure herself. If anyone has any info on the test center can you share your experience?

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    Monday, Jul 09 2018

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    Evaluate Drills

    Hello all - I'm working on LR drills and have come across "evaluate" drills package. I don't remember "evaluate" questions in the CC. I did a search and didn't find them. I'm not understanding what I'm supposed to be looking for. If someone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.

    #help

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    Friday, Feb 08 2019

    @ said:

    Yea it'd be cool if we could download or print without having to sign up with scribd..

    I signed up and still wasn't able to download it or print it.

    @ how are you "paying it forward" if you are not making your study sheet available? If you can add a direct link to your study sheet it would truly help us all out.

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    Friday, Mar 08 2019

    We use a meal-delivery service and that has saved us.

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    Thursday, Mar 07 2019

    Oh my gosh. Ugh. Ok, thx.

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    Sunday, Jan 07 2018

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    For the moms and dads - how will you do it?

    Hey all - I go back and forth on how I will realistically study and get my school work done when I start law school. I have a 7 and 4 year old and sometimes the "guilty mom" feelings creep in. My husband is supportive and said he would help out so long as we cut our budget since I won't be working during school. I just wonder, that even with his help, how much quality time will I really be spending with my kids? Going to school would mean very little to no after-school activities - at least for a little while. Guilt. It may mean someone else doing their homework with them and not me. Guilt. I want to go to law school so bad but is it worth it at the expense of my kids?? The guilt! This sucks.

    So, I was wondering how the other moms and dads are doing it or will do it. Any advice or motivation are really appreciated.

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    Thursday, Mar 07 2019

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    JY RC session

    Can someone please tag me or send me the link for the post that has the RC session that JY is hosting in NYC? I can't find it even with doing a search.

    Thanks.

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    Thursday, Mar 07 2019

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    Aw man, they took it down. Bummer.

    Its still here:

    https://abovethelaw.com/2019/03/leaked-2020-u-s-news-law-school-rankings/

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    Wednesday, Nov 07 2018

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    Dreaming

    I had my first dream about law school. All this time and I've read a few posts here and there about dreams. Here is mine. I shoplifted at two stores. By the time I left the second store, with what looked like a white extension cord (no idea why), the cops were on to me. It was like watching a tv show but it was me and I was trying to hide from them (along with the white extension cord). They were after me and I knew it. I thought well this is it - I will now have to check off the "character and fitness" box and disclose the shoplifting and potential arrest. I will never go to law school now. I remember having the worst feeling about screwing up and knowing that my dream of going to law school was now gone. It felt so real!! I'm so glad I woke up but was really shaken up about it!! Whew - back to studying.

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    Wednesday, Feb 06 2019

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    Consider this analogous argument: just because we know smoking causes cancer does not mean that if we know that rate of cancer increased so did smoking. There could be other causes of cancer.

    Answer choice B is talking about the actual amount of alcohol consumed increasing over the years but the stimulus only gives us information that increasing alcohol consumption increases the amount of injuries not on slopes. But from the stimulus we only know that the amount of injuries not on slopes increased over the years. But this does not mean that now we can say amount of alcohol consumption also increased.

    Your answer is much more eloquent than mine :smile:

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    Friday, Apr 06 2018

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    How to access PTs

    Hi - I'm trying to access PT 35 but all the PTs are greyed out. I'm looking under "course" and then "extensions and prep tests". I have the Ultimate+. Can someone help?

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    Wednesday, Feb 06 2019

    I looked at this question and eliminated B, C, and D right away. I kept A and E and ultimately chose E as the answer. I eliminated AC B because we don't know that the amount of alcohol increased between 1950 and 1980. All the stimulus is telling us is that the incidence of injuries increases with the amount of alcohol consumed - that doesn't mean that we know that alcohol consumption increased.

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    Wednesday, Feb 06 2019

    edited: joining a diff group.

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    Wednesday, Feb 06 2019

    @ Thank you and congratulations! How do we download the study guide? I've been trying to print and save it but having a hard time. Thx for your help.

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    Monday, Feb 05 2018

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    Strong Law School Resume

    Hi all -

    Wanted to share a link to a strong law school resume that appeared on USNWR. There are comments throughout the resume from Mike Spivey (who is quickly becoming my favorite person) and the student. I thought it was a great and has given me a few ideas on how to change up my very boring resume.

    https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2017-02-02/a-law-school-resume-that-made-the-cut

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    Tuesday, Feb 05 2019

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    Hey man, thank you for the feedback. Sorry about your grades

    I don't think a B and two B+ are something to feel sorry about. Perhaps I'm not > @ said:

    There is not much that makes me feel old, but threads with significant discussion of learning to type is one of them. I guess everyone did not take typing in high school, on actual type writers. Long live the 80s!

    I'm with you! I very much remember typing class with actual typewriters!

    Hi all - this convo came up in another post and @TheMikey kindly posted the link to an article and kindly gave me his thoughts on it. I wanted to share it with the larger group because I am still mystified by what the article said. I am also interested to know if anyone has worked with Mike Spivey and if he is the real deal. I just want to know if the info in his article is credible.

    http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/late/

    I always thought that if I took the June LSAT that I automatically lost the opportunity to apply for Fall 2018 and that I had to apply in the next cycle. I didn't think that I could get into any schools since most deadlines would have passed and presumably there are no spots left to offer. Welll, here comes Mike Spivey to completely confuse my understanding. According to him, if we have a number that a school wants (I would think 170 or higher) that "you can probably apply a heck of a lot later than you know or you have been lead to believe. In admissions we see it happen exactly this way hundreds of times every year." What??!! Really??

    I never even thought it was possible to apply after the June test for the same cycle (so June 2018 for Fall 2018)! So, I work my butt off, take the June LSAT, score a 170+, apply and I may still have a chance?! I feel like this is almost the best news ever but I don't want to hang my hat on it. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts, specially any former Sagers who actually did this and got in.

    Thanks!

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    Thursday, Apr 04 2019

    @ said:

    @ For some reason, the link at the beginning of this post is not connecting me to office hours. Is there a different one?

    Having the same problem : (

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    Thursday, Apr 04 2019

    Hi - are office hours over? Its 9:30-ish EST. I keep getting "please wait for the host to start this webinar". I used this number for the meeting 594695176.

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    Friday, Aug 03 2018

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    Thinking LSAT - NYC class

    Hi all - the folks at the Thinking LSAT are having a two-day NYC class at the end of the month. I'm debating if I should register for it. I would love the opportunity of classroom instruction (albeit its only two days). Has anyone taken their classes before? If so, any thoughts, critiques?

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