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julialsaxby746

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julialsaxby746

Wednesday, Aug 31 2022

I am in a similar boat of hoping for advice on whether to re-test (in my case in October), but don't want to totally poach your thread without offering some things to consider at the very least!

If you re-test, what would your target score be? What feels achievable given that the September test is right around the corner? I imagine this would primarily be informed by your average PT scores rather than your highest score.

How much does that target score improve your chances at T-4 schools over your current score? (plugging into 7sage's admissions calculator, for example).

Here's where I pivot to my own dilemma in hopes of some advice in return :) I scored 172, have a 3.83 UGPA, nURM, 7 years non-profit work experience. Top choice is Berkeley. I'm right at their entering class of 22-23 median GPA and 75th percentile LSAT score. 7sage's calculator puts me at 61% chance of admission with ED/applying October. Over my last 20 PTs I averaged 172.6 (with a high of 180). As I'm writing this out I'm slowly convincing myself that re-testing is a bad idea because any gains would be marginal, right? Right? I should be happy with my 172 and get over my ego/dissatisfaction of knowing I could score higher, right?

Study Groups · 2022-2023 Cycle Discord

julialsaxby746

Monday, Aug 29 2022

Please add me :)

Lessons · What is a “nondisclosed LSAT”？

julialsaxby746

Tuesday, Apr 19 2022

#help

Is it indicated somewhere as your test date approaches (or before you sign up) that a given test will be nondisclosed?

Lessons · What is the “Experimental” Section

julialsaxby746

Tuesday, Apr 19 2022

Seems like most of the content of this lesson still applies, I'd recommend updating this to reflect the fact that Aug 2021 onward the test has in fact three scored sections, rather than four.

Unless I'm incorrect in my research in which case, please do let me know 😅

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Monday, Jul 18 2022

julialsaxby746

When's that Aug LSAT scheduling email support to arrive?

Based on prior test date discussion boards it looks as though those scheduling emails typically go out ~2.5 weeks in advance, but curious if anyone has anything more concrete than that to share. I would love to have my time slot figured as I do have some potential conflicts on the 12th/13th... it stresses me out a little bit to have little information about when to expect the email and I'm paranoid I'll miss it/only notice it once all the most "desirable" time slots are gobbled up.

I don't even know if that's how it works.

Study Groups · 169+ Strategy Group (Beyond the Basics)

julialsaxby746

Monday, Jul 18 2022

I'd like to join! Testing in August and averaging 174, though still getting some outlier PTs below 170 that I'd love to put a stop to :)

LSAT · How long have you all been studying for aug 22?

julialsaxby746

Friday, Jun 17 2022

I started studying March 1 (not full-time; I work full-time and have been making time when I can). Got to ~80% through the core curriculum, which I think is about all I'll do since I think it's more important to prioritize PTs at this point. I did make a point of completing ALL of the CC for LG since that's my biggest challenge area.

As for what score you should be looking for by the end of this month, I'm not sure about that - might depend a bit on your historical scores/when you began studying. In my case, I saw a dramatic improvement in score during the first ~2 months of studying (when I made the bulk of my progress through CC). During that time, my score improved from 160 to 170, and I have rarely dipped below 170 since. I have had some outlier high and low scores in the ~1.5 months since, and I've also greatly increased the number of PTs I'm taking. I'd say leaving out those outliers, it's mainly a story of plateau/very slight improvement in score for me between end of April and now (averaging a 172 now).

So if your scores were to follow the pattern of mine, I'd say ideally being ~2-3 points from your goal at the 1.5 month mark prior to test would be a good place to be. With the acknowledgement that outliers do happen and could happen on test day.

My experience may not be applicable to your situation though, if you're strong or pretty steady on LG. My rapid improvement in the first 2 months is all LG (you have no idea how not pretty it was on my diagnostic). My understanding is that improving RC and LR score is much more difficult - and I'd say my results bear that out. My average RC and LR hasn't really budged since my diagnostic. I haven't been focusing there, but still, you might think there'd be a bit of improvement... that's perhaps what I get for deprioritizing that CC.