I've been trying to upgrade my course for the past couple of days and it keeps declining my card and there's no reason why it should decline. Has this happened with anyone else? I contacted Dillon about it and haven't heard back yet. I ust wanted to know if others are having this issue. Thanks!
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I almost had a heart attack when i saw the email, opened it took and breath and then it said sorry, we can't show you your score until your fee waiver eligibility is determined. lol.
That’s so rude of them!!!!
I cannot check. I’ve tried twice and I just can’t bring myself to do it.
Also, contrary to popular belief, it does matter to some extent what law school you attend right?
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I would strongly suggest to keep on studying until you get a score that's in your preferred law schools percentile range. Another incentive for you is that a better LSAT score means better scholarship opportunities. Also, keep in mind that IF you were to transfer after 1L, some schools don't give financial aid to transfers.
23 is not too old, but I understand where you're coming from. If you do decide to take another year off, look at it positively. You have more time to study, spice up your resume by traveling or internships/jobs.
You can do it!
?I never think about the year off positively, so thank you for that. I also didn’t think about schools not offering scholarships or aid when you transfer. Wow there’s so much I need to talk with my family about now. Thank you for bringing all of that to my attention!
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I really need some advice because I’m completely lost and on the struggle bus. So I have taken the LSAT twice and got the exact same score both times. My score is way to low to apply to any schools I’m relatively interested in. I’m in the middle of my year off but I feel like I might be in for another. I want to go ahead and apply to a school that I know I can get into and then transfer but I don’t want to risk not getting into my dream school UT. I also want to be able to get a decent scholarship going into law school versus getting a ridiculous amount of student loans. At the same time, i just turned 23 and feel way too old to not be in school and progressing. What do you guys think about transferring? Am I over thinking this whole situation? Could someone give me another perspective or some advice please?
Don't attend a law school with plans on transferring. You never can predict your grades and many transfers end up paying sticker and missing out on OCI, networking, and journal opportunities. Many lower ranked schools also make it hard to transfer. It's just not a prudent plan going forward.
Keep studying until you can get a score good enough to get you into the school you want at a good price. If you can't, maybe law school isn't the right path forward for you. But if you keep going and don't give up I have faith you can get the score you need!
Also, 23 isn't too old at all, lol. You got plenty of time to figure things out :)
I considered transferring because it worked for both of my roommates who are in law school now, recommended it. I’ve just been thinking about and I just don’t want to risk it, especially seeing the school I’m talking about is ranked so much lower than UT. Also I really don’t understand why I’ve had people tell me that law school might not be for me just because I’m struggling with the LSAT. I’m not sure if I’m missing something but I had an advisor say the same thing. I’m just trying to find a direction, not give up entirely.
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First, I don't think 23 is "too old". There's never an age limit on your dreams. I don't think transferring would be beneficial because the likelihood of you getting into your dream school at that point becomes slimmer. If it's possible, taking another year off may be to your benefit if you choose to retake. There's no point settling for something that won't benefit you. You mentioned that you've taken the LSAT twice with the same score. Is there something you would attribute it to?
I guess I just hate the thought of wasting more time than I would like. I have no Idea why my score was the same. I felt so much better about it this time around. My PTs were higher than my LSAT so I guess I just choked again.
I'm just confused as to how I'm supposed to see these chains within the questions on the LSAT. Especially in a minute. That just doesn't make sense to me. It makes sense as I do the lessons, but when I look at actual questions, I don't see those in my head. I probably sound insane but I don't really know how to word my confusion!
I haven't. I just finished reviewing the valid and invalid argument types and I was more confused on how it would be presented as a question if that makes sense. But that gave me a better understanding on how it would be shown.
So I think i'm confused at how these are different. I completely understand the definitions of valid and invalid arguments. I'm just confused at how you would be able to distinguish these two things on the LSAT. Does the question stem typically tell you it wants "invalid" or "valid" or will you just have to make a decision based off the stimulus?
Thank you all for the positivity! I've been beating myself up over this test for awhile, but I agree. I think I just need to take a break and pump myself up!
I really need some advice because I’m completely lost and on the struggle bus. So I have taken the LSAT twice and got the exact same score both times. My score is way to low to apply to any schools I’m relatively interested in. I’m in the middle of my year off but I feel like I might be in for another. I want to go ahead and apply to a school that I know I can get into and then transfer but I don’t want to risk not getting into my dream school UT. I also want to be able to get a decent scholarship going into law school versus getting a ridiculous amount of student loans. At the same time, i just turned 23 and feel way too old to not be in school and progressing. What do you guys think about transferring? Am I over thinking this whole situation? Could someone give me another perspective or some advice please?
Does anyone ever feel like they just can't get the hang of the LSAT, no matter what? Like I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong but I just can't wrap my head around this test and then I have to stop studying because it gets so overwhelming. Has this happened to other people? Is this normal or do I really just suck this bad?
I’m not sure if the letters have the date on them. I was going to email the professors today and ask, but I wanted to get a few opinions first. Hopefully they’re still fine with me using them! *fingers crossed *
So I had gotten my LORs in the spring of 2017 because I had planned on applying after the LSAT in December of 2017. I wasn’t happy with my score, so I’m applying for the upcoming cycle. Is it okay to still use the letters I had gotten from professors that I had developed great relationships with and were more than happy to write my letters. Or would it be best to find new recommenders? Thanks!
This happens to me all the time. I stretch and walk around everyone so often so I'm not super stiff. Also, I'm literally so extra and buy Groupon massage packages lol. I feel like I've earned them after this much prep!
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It depends. Do you think you are taking a long time because you don't have a good understanding of stimulus? This is usually evident when you go through answer choices and you find that the understanding from the stimulus was not in fact adequate to pick the right answer?
In this case, doing untimed drills and focusing on cookie cutter nature of arguments can be helpful.
If you find that your time is spent agonizing over answer choices, like getting stuck on 50-50, eliminating all answers, learning how to skip questions and doing drills with a good section strategy can be really helpful.
I think the worst thing people can do to increase speed is just try to rush and go faster. You'll just end up rushing your reading of the stimulus and getting more questions wrong. Speed instead results from having better understanding of the cookie cutter nature of arguments and being decisive in answer choices. Moving on from stimulus that are too hard, or going to the next question where you read an answer choice and pick it and move on without reading the rest of the answer choices because you are confident .
I think I just started timing myself to go faster without enough practice. I’m glad I asked and got both Sami’s and
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So I’m currently in the drilling stages of my LSAT prep. I found that I’m pretty good at answering questions and gaining an understanding of what I’m supposed to be looking for. However, I’m not sure of the best way to increase my speed. Once I start time myself, things get bad. Any tips on increasing speed?
Okay I feel this post so spiritually. I think it’s okay to postpone the LSAT if you don’t feel ready. I’m 23 as well, and I felt the same looming age thing, but after posting my concerns on 7Sage, I feel a lot better about waiting to apply with the score necessary to get in to the school I want to go to. Trust me, I know how much you don’t want to wait, but if you’re determined to get into a school, I’d heavily weigh the decision to postpone. You got this!
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This is terrible advice. Law schools definitely don't discriminate against those who "sat out" for a couple of years, especially if you were working or doing something during that time.
The idea of transferring stresses me out. Like having to go through ANOTHER application process in the midst of 1L sounds awful.
You do you, don't listen to these guys.
I’m just stressing out because that means I’ll be starting school at 24 instead of 22 like I planned. And I feel like I just start and get it over with, but at the same time, I want to go to a good school and stay there for all 3 years. Thank you for your advice! I feel a little bit better about my decision.
I’d be up for helping too! I’m starting CC this week
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Pardon me, but is there any chance you might have pissed them off? Barring some circumstances - e.g. you attend Yale (in which case the part about transferring being easier actually makes sense), your roommates already had their employments lined up so their choices of law school didn't matter much - that sounds like the only reasonable explanation.
I hope they weren't kidding. That's just messed up.
No, they recommended that strategy because it's what they did to get into the better university, which is where I attended for undergrad and one of the places i want to go. I should've included that in the first post.
Okay so my roommates are graduating law school next week. They asked me about my plans and I told them that I’m taking the July LSAT and will be applying for the Fall 2019 cycle. They told me that sitting out 2 years looks bad to admission teams and that I should just go to the local school (that’s not that great and crazy expensive) and then just transfer to get started. They also said it’s easier to get into where I really want to go if you transfer with strong 1L grades. They recommended this option to me since they used this strategy to get into the best law school in our state. I’m not sure it’s true, but I just want to get some advice and weigh all my options.
Thanks!
So now that I understand logic games, I'm obsessed with them. However I just wanted to get some opinions on how many logic games I should drill a week? This past two days I've mastered a game each day. Is that too many or does that sound okay to do moving forward?
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We are on the same page then!! Today was one of those days that I spent thinking if I had enough time to get ready for the December LSAT or not, and what were my consequences of not getting ready for the LSAT lol. It stresses me out so much!?
I was having those exact thoughts after my PT yesterday. This test makes my brain ache. Why must we suffer!?
The LSAT makes me hate myself. That is all.
I want to wait until after my birthday. I will legitimately cancel my birthday if it’s not what I want to see