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Hi all,
I have been seriously studying for the LSAT since about the beginning of July. I joined 7Sage pretty late, at around the beginning of August. I hurried through the curriculum and due to parental demands, took the October LSAT and scored a 155. Since then I have been PTing and BRing but have not seen an improvement in my scores.
I desperately want to go to law school; I have some exposure to the field and I loved every minute of it. However, my parents simply won't allow me to postpone the test/application process any longer. At least, not with their continued support.
I have a good GPA (can disclose if needed) and I know what a good LSAT score could do for my future.
I suppose my question is this: Do I suck it up, get a mediocre score, get into a mediocre school and try to transfer? Or is it really worth it to postpone the test again, disappoint the parents, but put myself in a better place for the future? I am currently in my gap year (graduated in May), so this would mean taking another year and waiting until Fall of 17 to enter school, as I understand it.
This is so true. I'm so shocked that they left something like that out. Thank you 7Sage!
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I need it (and often, to be honest)! Also congrats!
Thanks for the quick response @974 !
To be honest, I don't think I have motivation problems. As corny as it sounds there is nothing more I want to do more in my life than be a lawyer. I made that comment because the LSAT makes me feel so stupid and unworthy but I'm going to do it anyway and I'm going to law school if getting a 166+ kills me. Or takes 10 years. I don't care.
I did do my BR on the same test, and in hindsight I completely see what you're saying about an ego battle! Lesson learned.
I'm still really excited to jump into this course. Maybe this was the wake up call I needed.
So, my LSAT story is that I basically started studying on and off last summer. I finally decided to commit to the October LSAT this year and got really serious about studying this summer. My original, cold diagnostic was a 155. I have used the LGB and self-studied. Panic soon set in, and I decided to sign up for a 7Sage course. I love it so far, but I just took the June '07 test and scored a 146 and a 149 on BR. So far in my 7Sage curriculum, I have been through general lessons like intro to arguments and grammar.
How lost of a cause am I? At this point I don't even know if law is for me if I can't even improve after studying. Do I just keep going through the 7Sage course?
Maybe this isn't so helpful, but look... You've come a really long way! Please take a moment to realize that a jump from 155 to 170 is awesome and a lot of people (including me) are dreaming of being able to say that!
I think it can only help that you review the games and move on.Clearly that rarely ever happens to you and from the comments, it seems like that section is a beast. You're going to get there.
I'm glad to read this thread. I took 4 days off last week and felt so incredibly guilty. I knew burnout happened, but I refused to let myself just relax and told myself I was making excuses. I feel so much better after the break!