i've heard 5 years!
Someone correct me if i'm wrong
I think if you get above 150 on your lsat without accommodations then you will no longer be eligible.
"7sage predictor" and "lawschoolnumbers.com" are good sites for estimating your chances. I think it only takes into account GPA and LSAT tho so your unique work exp will probably give you a boost.
So for one of the schools, I basically have their median LSAT score and median GPA but my chances of getting in is 23%????When I click ED, it jumps to 32%. I was considering Ed'ing but with 32%, I feel like i'm going to be wasting my early decision and I might be better off doing it for a different school. Should I just ignore these numbers and base my decision to ED off of the medians for the school?
I asked this exact question to the deans of certain schools and they all advised me to relax and not do anything lol
It happened to me sometimes. I just cleared cashe on browser and restart it. When that didn't work, i would use a different browser (Safari--->Google Chrome)
You might be surprised and scored really well on that test. For my test, I predicted I got a 163 but actually got 6pts higher. I was so glad that I worked on my apps just incase. Worst case scenario you apply and they reject you. I'd say go for it.
Hey guys so i'm going to be a senior in college with a 3.85 gpa and I am seeking advice. I've been studying LSAT for around 8 months and its starting to really take a toll. I've made significant improvements from where I started and on my last 5 tests (61-65), I averaged around 170 but my RC score is so volatile and the worst section by far. In the last few months i've only been concentrating on RC and I feel like I am improving but at a very slow pace. My LG is -1 usually and LR is -3 to -6 total
I know if I go into the September exam, I probably won't be able to replicate anywhere near that score because of my RC problems. However I am confident that I can get a 163 or above which would be enough for me to secure UC Irvine and not lose a year. The other alternative would be to postpone the cycle, study more, and take the LSAT next year and shoot for UCLA/USC.
I'm also not looking to work in a big law firm nor any government job. Correct me if I am mistaken, but I've read that everyone wants T-14 because it guarantees them a big law job. So since I know I will not be working there, would it make sense to sink another year on lsat to go from UCI (rank 23) to USC/UCLA (rank 17,15)?
I've talked to some lawyers and they've told me that the school you go to is only important for your first or 2nd job after law school but then after that it all comes down to your work experience(if anyone knows otherwise, please let me know). I also do realize I would be limiting my scholarship opportunities by taking the test and applying this year.
I was just wondering if anyone has taken all LSAT practice exams? I am planning to take June's 2019 LSAT test but I still believe that it will be very hard to complete all those exams. I am planning to start taking practice tests in December since I believe that by then I would have learned everything from 7sage and I also think I will take 2 quarters off of school since I am ahead in units. So ill have 6 months to take a practice test every other day, and I was wondering if anyone has done that and if that is doable. Also incase things don't go as planned, is it possible to take a practice test everyday or is that just overkill?
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I was taking the tests in order, I skipped (1-13) and everything was going fine until I got to test 55. I took PTs 55-60 this month and my score completely tanked. Im getting near 165 and when im lucky I get 168. I've noticed that the tests were starting to get really weird. Games got a lot harder, there was the annoying "dinosaur game" and "bus game". But what really caused my score to sink the most was the RC. I always averaged around -4 on RC and now my range from these last 6 tests were -5 to -10. With LR, I still maintained -4.
I think RC changed drastically because there used to only be just a few inference or most strongly supported questions and now it seems like they put a lot more on the RC section and they made those question types the hardest. During BR, i reread the passage many times and I still end up missing a few of those inference or most strongly supported questions.
Is it normal for my score to drop this much when I encounter newer PTs?
The reason I started at 14 was because my first 10-20 tests I couldn't even finish on time and was just learning how the test worked. I'd rather burn the really older tests while learning at the beginning stage than the newest ones. Also, I got to see how the test changed over the years and while it got harder, I adapted with the test. When I got closer to my test date, I started jumping by every 5 tests.
@ Thank you. Also is the grant amount the total amount for 3 years or is that per year?
When they say 50th percentile grant amount, is that merit only or financial aid included?
Sorry if I'm asking a dumb question but just a bit confused here. Since you have your LLM and passed the bar, I'm assuming you already have your JD. So why are you studying for the LSAT?
Also type "7sage predictor" on google and you can see what your chances are with those stats. "Law school numbers" is another good site
RC was also my worst section by far and tanking my score on every PT. I realized I was not comprehending the passage very well which would cause me to miss a lot of points. During BR, I started to read the passage for as close to 100% understanding as possible and sometimes spent 15-20min reading it and I felt like this approach helped me.
Even though all passages are different, if you practice reading for as close to perfect comprehension while BR'ing then as time goes on you will notice yourself understanding more of the passage under time pressure. MSS/inference questions really have to do with understanding and those were the hardest for me because most of the time you can't just point back to the passage at a specific line number and find the answer.
Its been one hell of a ride. I never thought that this would end but today it finally did. Its funny because I thought I wasn't ready and was considering delaying to study till March or June. So glad I took the opportunity to try and make it this cycle.
I am pretty sure you can call the school and ask them to switch you to regular decision. I don't think it will look very good though.
Mine took about a week. Back then you had to have your writing sample completed and verified by LSAC before you could apply. Now i'm pretty sure you can just send in your application without it and it will automatically update once they finish reviewing your writing sample.
I heard that people who take the lsat abroad take a different test than people who take it in the U.S. I don't have that many fresh lsat tests remaining and I don't want to retake tests that I have already done so I was wondering if there is a way for me to obtain the lsat tests that they use in Asia or Europe?
People piss me off in the library when they cough/make noise. Thats why I always studied at home
I was wondering if instead of trying to bridge the gap of the premise to conclusion to make the argument valid, we could look for the AC's that strengthen the conclusion and eliminate the rest and then from that point determine which AC strengthens the argument the most?
When someone responds to one of my questions on the comment section of one of JY's videos, I notice I don't get a notification. I think I get an email when someone responds but I have so much spam mail that it is extremely hard to find. Is there a way for me to enable notifications on settings or something so that when someone responds, I get notified?
Are you trying to apply this cycle? I would suggest to give it a bit more time, get ur 173-174 and apply in September.
Not only do I still have his voice in my head. I routinely type up 7sage on google by habit then I realized I finished the LSAT 5 months ago lol
Depends where you want to practice. If its in the U.S, I don't see why you would want to go to law school in Canada?
It might be because you are reading the stimulus again and you're able to see the correct AC more clearly. Its a timing issue but I would focus on accuracy first. So drill 50min LR sections, if you do well, cut it down to 45min and see how you do then keep cutting the time down. It seems like shit is hitting the fan because you are rushing through the 35min section and you are not comfortable with the timing which explains why when you redo it, you do much better.
So I finished the core curriculum and started taking practice tests a few months ago. I take a practice test every other day and review the test I took on my off days. I was told that the best way is just to practice by taking as many tests as possible and learning from them. I really want to complete at least 70 tests by the time I hit June (im at around 20) and so I feel very pressured to keep this routine. However i do see a downside of this method because I feel like I don't have much time to practice drills or foolproof logic games. When reviewing my PTs on my off days, I look at every question(even the ones I got right) which is why it takes me around 6-7 hrs. My scores fluctuate but its mostly been around 168 on PTs(14-32). I was just wondering if you guys think its more important to lay off taking tests and spend more time drilling games and certain question types or to keep on with this method?
Anytime I tried to study lsat, i would go on my phone and waste so much time. I would make up any excuse not to study or take PTs. Later on when I took a few weeks off, it unfortunately became worse. It was so hard to get back into studying after living a life for 2 weeks without lsat.
I asked about this too. I was told this would be a bad idea and you should sleep and wakeup at the same time a week before your exam. Try meditation. When someone recommended that to me, i was like thats complete bullshit, that won't help me. But it actually really helped.
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Loyola Law School! Parking is easy, desks are spacious, and the campus is fairly small so it's easy to find the building, etc!
Agreed!!