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Tuesday, Sep 12 2017

It's the magic question we are asking ourselves right now. I think the LSAT is variably the most important aspect of your application. I'm not sure what your previous scores were but I tend to think the more times you take it and do not score what is needed the more it hurts. I can't say this for certain as I am still studying myself. I would say that the later you apply it probably does hurt your score, but no more than scoring 9 points below what you can score. Can you call in sick this week and apologize later for missing your deadline? :)

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Monday, Aug 28 2017

@emma486 Agreed. I wish I hadn't taken it the first time around. Any idea if a testing facility delays the test for 3 hours due to overbooking and reorganizing the room to accommodate more people if they will wipe that test score from one's record? @gregoryalexanderdevine723

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Monday, Aug 28 2017

@katienoe666 Thank you for your feedback Katie. Timing myself has been super helpful as well. I tend to take the problem sets as opportunities to test myself under timed conditions. As for using full-lengths I think the point that @gregoryalexanderdevine723 was making is that there are fundamental knowledge and skills required to approach those questions properly. If you start taking full-lengths as a way to practice then the idea is you are doing many problems despite having a strategy for those problems, in turn potentially learning an ineffective technique and spending more time than is necessary to study for the exam. I've found that the amount of time I spend studying a particular type of problem is decreasing as I learn more of the core curriculum, and my confidence relative to learning more of the curriculum has increased. I think you can definitely learn by taking full lengths as you described and for everyone the learning process will vary. For me, following the core curriculum as a base of knowledge/skill has been most time saving.

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Sunday, Aug 27 2017

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 That makes a lot of sense. I am shooting for those schools. This test takes a lot longer than I had originally anticipated for which to be well prepared. Thank you for your perspective on this recent change to the rules.

I took the exam once before I had even studied at all unbeknownst to me that it could be potentially disadvantageous to my getting into a top school. That being said, on exam day the classroom that we were scheduled to take the exam in was changed twice. We ended up starting almost 3 hours later than originally scheduled. I did not meet my goal score during this exam. Will the LSAC ever remove scores from your record in a case like this?

Thanks,

Jake

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Sunday, Aug 27 2017

@476 https://www.princetonreview.com/law-school-advice/lsat-test-taking-limits Flash forward, it looks like the rule has changed. What is your suggestion to new test takers who now have the ability to take it unlimited times? Take it till you make it?

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Sunday, Aug 13 2017

is there a difference between strengthening questions and sufficient assumption questions outside of one uses the "word" assumption in the question stem and the other doesn't? Thanks!

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

Thanks, @476.rizeq! I'm glad I decided to use 7sage for my lsat prep.

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

Under the lsac website section "eligible to withdraw" it says no. Does that just mean I can't withdraw online or something then?

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

If it's too late to withdraw, does that mean it's going to count towards my 3 attempts or how does that work? Thanks.

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

@476 I really appreciate you taking the time to write that out because I totally get it now. That was a perfect explanation to me that probably saved my chances of going to a solid law school, seriously. Thank you.

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

@476.rizeq Also, isn't there a sufficient supply of PTs available? In what way is it a waste to take a timed PT?

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

@jhaldy10325 Okay. I'll consider it and my gut tells me the same thing. Why is there absolutely nothing to gain if you could elaborate? Thank you.

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

Thanks for your comments @476.rizeq and @deepikaraj2398. It seems like sound logic, so I will focus on completing the core curriculum before moving on to PTs. From everybody I've talked to so far it would seem like the majority of law schools just take your top scores, as they report them for rankings on US News and other sites, so it would benefit them to report the highest scores. If this is the case and I have time for the Sept exam, do you think it could cause harm to just take it as practice rather than just eating the costs? Thank you again for your quick responses.

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Monday, Aug 29 2016

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I am signed up to take the September and December LSATs and only about half way through the core curriculum. I'm pretty comfortable with understanding the lessons and more so have timing issues in so far as getting through the sections. On average I'm scoring just over 150 and I don't think the next month is going to get me to my goal of a 165 or higher so I'm most likely going to take the December exam as well, short of a miracle. I'm wondering if anybody has an opinion about whether it's better to complete the core curriculum or work on timing with the prep tests first? Cheers!

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Sunday, Jul 31 2016

1. I'm the head of strategic partnerships for a tech company in Southern California and our mission is to help provide products to government agencies that enable them to deliver better services to society. In my working with the public sector I have been introduced to the role of law within a corporate setting and I've gained a passion for its function in foundational business development. I serve as a volunteer for the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica, teaching music to the youth members.

2. My biggest worry with my application is standing out amongst thousands of other well qualified applicants.

3. a. Using a legal education to start or grow a company that makes the world a better place.

b. Protecting people from being taken advantage of by others.

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