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Good luck! I hope they approve your request!

I recognize this question from the UCLA application. I skipped the question (even though the answer was no) and was accepted. Just skip it unless you have multiple scores, a wide range of scores, or a valid reason to write an addendum.

PS and essays are very important.

I talked with almost every T14 admissions dean before applying, and most (HLS, Stanford, Columbia, Duke, and others) said that an excellent personal statement and LORs can make up even for 25th percentile numbers.

Have you been approved for accommodations for another standardized test, like the SAT or the GRE? If so, LSAC will most likely give you the same or better accommodations without additional documentation (Prior Testing Accommodations Policy).

I'll definitely call LSAC on Monday.

I wish I could be as at peace with this as you seem to be, @ !

The anticipated 15 minute drive to my September test center always took about an hour, and I'll have to pass that test center on the way to the new one. I'll just plan to leave my house at 4am on test day or skip my warmup - it'll be great.

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@ thanks for sharing your improvements. For your daily section drill how did you balance the three sections? For the past week I've been drilling LR sections daily, but it takes me so long to BR that I sometimes am too tired to fit in LG and RC. I'm trying to figure out how to best balance all three.

Do you think that you could be circling too many questions for blind review?

Between PTs I use 7sage analytics to figure out which sections/question types to drill. The analytics help me to focus on areas to improve instead of spending time on things I already know.

For example, the analytics showed that NA questions needed work. I used the question bank to drill only NA questions some days until I finished every one from PT 1-40. Analytics also helped me to realize that I was spending too much time on games since I was getting those questions right.

You might also want to consider working on stamina and taking a break before BR. I take a break (for a few hours to a day) before I BR my drills and PTs. I usually BR the previous day's practice (drills, timed sections, or PT), take a short break to reenergize, and then start new drills.

If you're having difficulty doing LSAT practice for multiple hours, try getting into a routine or doing physical exercise before your study time to energize yourself. If you're studying after work, which I personally find difficult, give yourself a quick break and do something that energizes you before you start studying. For me a 30-minute walk with my dog does the trick.

I was in the same place about a month ago. I scored a 158 timed and BR was in the low 170s.

After working on timing/skipping, drilling sections daily, paying attention to the analytics to know which question types I needed to improve, and taking about 10 PTs my actual timed score has improved to my initial BR score +/- a few points and my BR is upper 170s to 180.

Your BR score really is your potential score assuming that you blind review correctly, practice strategically (using the 7sage Analytics), and listen to JY.

I didn't spend too much time tracking the exact time for each section. I just wrote in the notes if I didn't finish a question or section then tried to figure out what took too long. Most of the time there was one type of question I needed to improve.

Broke out of my 167/168 range and got a 173 on PT 74 today. I'll try to be helpful after I blind review.

I think establishing a wake up routine over the past few weeks and drinking a triple shot of espresso this morning might have helped. Also JY and blind review and all that :)

Hoping this isn't just a fluke :neutral:

I checked the 7sage version against my LSAC book version. I don't think there is a line missing (unless my eyes are playing tricks on me lol)

D is correct, not C. Don't worry you're not crazy lol

I did the same thing last night with a LG question on PT 62 - repeated it twice before realizing I was right the whole time

@ I'm not sure I understand your last question

Yeah true that a group interview isn't guaranteed. That's why I mentioned that they will check credentials.

I meant that signing up for a group interview probably makes it likely that they'll give a group interview instead of individual.

I'm a URM scoring in the upper 160s, so I feel like it was worth it to sign up. Not sure, but I guess I'll find out

One requirement for signing up is that you have to apply or intend to apply this cycle.

But I'm sure they check everyone's credentials before letting them interview. The interviews are all scheduled after the application opens on the 15th.

I signed up. An individual interview invitation isn't guaranteed for me, so might as well sign up for a group one I guess... I need them to notice me and know I'm interested lol

I'd say present tense and you don't need to include hours per week on your resume

Me too, but it gives the option to pick from a bunch of group interviews. I've never heard of this before... I thought they just send invitations directly.

Maybe they won't let everyone who signs up using this link attend?

I recommend taking it when you're ready, especially since you want such a significant improvement. Since you have the potential to improve and so many tests left for practice until December, I would wait if I were you.

You should take more than 3 practice tests to gauge your score and to improve. I feel kind of confident about gauging my score only after getting a 167/168 three times in the last two weeks in varying conditions/locations. I've done 8 full, timed tests this month (but I'm a terrible procrastinator).

It's possible to get to a 168+ from the low 160s (or lower in my case) by improving on games (and gaining a few points in LR). I did it this month with lots of practice.

For me, the best way to improve LG sections was to drill them - complete each game/section timed. Watch JY's explanations. Review JY's logic lessons. I repeat each game until I finish it with 100% accuracy in under 5 minutes. That's how I went from about -8 to a -0 LG score almost every time. This took me longer than two weeks though. Taking a few weeks to go over ~60% of the Ultimate+ 7sage lessons definitely also helped.

If you choose to take the September test anyway, you'll have to have a better excuse than "I wasn't ready." Perhaps explosive diarrhea? Just kidding... But multiple scores won't sink you entirely if you improve when you retake. I know several people who took the LSAT two or three times and still got into Harvard - one took it 3 times (but had the benefit of a 3.9+ GPA) and another took the LSAT twice with a bottom 25th percentile GPA and had a score increase similar to what you described.