For people who've previously written the test, do you (highly) recommend taking Friday completely off? Or, think light studying (drilling weaknesses, for exp.) is fine?

John: the evidence shows this, so, here is the conclusion that can be drawn from it.

Judy: *doesn't deny the evidence John provides to reach his conclusion. Rather, provides a new reason why that particular premise (the evidence) cannot, on its own, lead to the conclusion that John reaches. So I pretty much read Judy's reply as challenging John to explain the new info provided (that: but people do 80% of their driving within 5 miles of home...). Can the same conclusion still be reached (people evidently drive less safely near home...)?

If yes, it requires, at minimum, an explanation of the new info provided. Which, I think, is AC [A].

I agree ^, think this would make for an excellent personal statement topic.

Awesome! Thank YOU @ @

Are most people in the first wave of score releases ("starting at 9am ET")?

I felt inspired by Dr. Ford's courage, vulnerability, and transparency. And disturbed, to say the least, by Kavanaugh's aggressive (sometimes violent even) tone and demeanor. The latter was very telling, along with the direct attacks (tone, sarcasm, dismissiveness, etc.) that he chose to make toward some of the senators. All of which made it extremely hard to believe that should he be confirmed, he would be (able to be) the "independent judge" he's repeatedly claim he is/would continue to be.

Re: getting into YLS, I lol'ed. Come on now.

loveeeeee!

Découragement n'est pas Ivoirien. :)

You can absolutely go from 143 to 157+. Like others have already recommended, I’d start by planning to tackle a rigorous study schedule and go from there (I.e., the one here on 7sage). As far as when to take the exam, I think it truly depends on how prepared you feel ~a week out. Don’t be afraid to change your test date if you believe that pushing it back will increase the chances of hitting your goal score.

Gotcha. Kk, thanks!

No resume (specifically) formatting issues? @

I'd like to join.

LR was trash.

BUT RC was great!

3 LR.

Was Evergreen trees one real?

I had this same question/concern. David (Busis) said, “your LSAT score overwhelms any consideration of timing, and applying in December, with a November score, isn't late.”

Because my community of Black immigrants have existed at the margins of the nation’s courts for decades (+). Pursuing a legal education, for me, is about survival and preservation. Conversations around mass incarceration, for instance, happen while rarely taking into account detention. There’s a missing component, and I’ve never been more confident in anything more than law’s ability to facilitate those conversations, tackle these issues, and change policies — *other than God :)

THANK YOU SO MUCH @ no idea why this q was tripping me up so bad. REALLY helpful.

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The kindness/respect question absolutely destroyed me. Could not figure out what was going on at all.

lollll same. I read this question at least 15 times when I came back to it after finishing the section.

Prediction before reading answer choices, I think, makes a huge difference in how to approach LR. I would hear this tip and wouldn't always fully implement it because I'd be so worried about time that I thought thinking about the stimulus + predicting the correct AC based on my understanding of what I just read, would take too much time. In reality though, it actually cuts down on time so much. Because once you get good at it (begin by doing this with untimed sections), you're no longer looking through the ACs hoping that one of them (the correct one, obv.) will stand out to you, instead, you begin looking for the AC that matches your prediction.

*Note: it's impt. to be cautious of overconfidence errors when it comes to this, but I think that needs to be addressed a bit more down the road.

In terms of the "how", I would just print off a clear section from PT x and spend however long it would take me trying to predict the correct AC for each question. After getting more of a hang of it, a number of observations will begin to stand out. For exp., you may realize that for certain questions, time would actually be better spent going through the ACs because a prediction is tough to make in its case, etc. Point is, I think all of this can/will surface when using this method.

Hope that was thorough! Still, feel free to ask clarifying questions if needed.

not all superheroes wear capes.

#teamcorn

Wow, the last LR (for people who had experimental LR) was bizarre, was almost certain it was experimental.

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If you're 100% set on PI, Georgetown and plan on PSLF.

this is good point. GULC has one of, if not the best LRAP program of any T14. Here's a thorough guide that was really helpful to me: http://www.top-law-schools.com/tls-guide-to-lrap.html

I also attended GULC's Admitted Students Open House and the Assistant Director of Fin. Aid (I believe) said (paraphrased, but here's the gist) "...if you're 100% committed to PI, you could come to GULC, apply & get accepted to the LRAP program, work in PI for 10 years and you would've essentially gotten your legal education here for free."

Of course, 10 years is a long time and perhaps, it sounds easier than it may turn out to be. But, it is still something to think about :)

Lastly, I negotiated my scholarship at GULC (w/$$$$ from Notre Dame). I can serve as a resource if you'd like. Feel free to PM me.

Here’s a tip from another post here on 7sage that I can’t find at the moment but will link as soon as I do. *(honestly, for me, worked like magic. I’d lost all hope in RC until following this strategy).

So, here’s my attempt to sum it up!

Read the passage to understand it. This means, while reading, take mini breaks every so often (mid-paragraph sometimes, depending on difficulty level). During these breaks, sit with what you just read to make sure you understand it. That doesn’t mean you need to know what every single word meant, nopez. But, you should have a general idea of what the author is even talking about. For me, this looks like saying (I.e., thinking) what I just read in my own words. Takes me ~20 seconds, I think. But even if it takes/took longer, I’d still do it. Because like LG, spending more time upfront (during setup, for exp.) has a greater payoff when you get to the questions. RC is the same.

Next, don’t mark up the passage. As in, at all. This serves as a challenge to make sure you’re actually understanding the passage at the level you should (again, it’s gist/general idea/purpose + AU opinion, if there is one. If there isn’t, that’s impt. also).

Lastly, (MOST IMPT.) only go back to the passage for questions that ask about specifics/details (that, you probably didn’t memorize. Which is fine). Meaning “line x — y” questions. That’s it. The rest of the questions, do from memory. Because that’s how accurate you should be attempting to strengthen your understanding of the passage.

That’s it. Do this forreal for a solid 7-10 clean passages (as in, you’ve never seen), and you’ll notice a difference. “Forreal” meaning actually follow each part to the T.

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Side note, this is a well-known JY tip: for comparative passages, immediately after reading the first passage, skim questions and ans. ones that apply to author 1 (only) and, in questions that ask about both authors, element ACs that can’t be right based on author 1 (only). Because if it’s asking for the main point of both passages, or, a shared purpose, and an AC can’t be right based on author 1, that AC is wrong. Regardless of what passage 2 reads.

If you want to apply this cycle, give it a shot. With great softs (*personal statement esp.), you can get in somewhere you'd be happy attending.

super helpful, thanks everyone! good luck to all those writing in a few days, you got it!