30 year-old here, graduated college 8 years ago. Splitter with 174 LSAT, 3.61 CAS GPA. Nothing happened to me while I was in school, but it was a long time ago and I don't think my GPA reflects where I'm at now.
Is it appropriate to write a short (few sentences) addendum saying the above? Or will it be obvious to admissions officers that my undergrad was a while ago and the addendum would be an annoyance?
Thanks 7sage community!
Interested! Last PT was 170, hoping to maintain that or higher for October test.
https://i.imgur.com/ppH3Prb.png
Not me tearing up because I finally broke out of the 160s...
Looking for others who'd like to take one PT a week before the October test and BR parts/whole of it together. Let's do this!
EDIT - can't see the image but I finally got a 170
Very interested! Drop a link!
Very interested in joining a group where people are actively reviewing questions and tests! Let me know the link!
I FINALLY hit 170 in a PT- trying to take things to the next level.
I've been looking for this! Can you resend the link? It's expired. Would love to contribute.
Interested! In the same range, 167 January, 163 March. Looking to hit 170 by September LSAT.
Interested! Let me know how to connect
Interested!
Very interested, could you drop a new link?
I'm interested!
Interested! Reapplying next cycle after going 0/4 with 167 this past cycle. Looking to get over 170.
Hi 7Sage!
I’m reaching out to see if anyone is interested in forming a study group for the March LSAT.
I started studying late October and got a 167 on the January test. Blind reviewing at 175. I’m looking to form a small group to help keep each other honest while we study for March. Aiming for 170+ this time around- let’s get to it!
Pat
@patrickjenschlesinger58 thanks for your comment! Seems like getting rid of my expectations will help me approach it with a clear head.
@christopheraadesanya866 thank you so much for the thoughtful response. I really appreciate you taking the time.
I do work full time so burnout and stress is definitely a factor. The blind review seems like a great tool. I’ve just done one Blind review since turning to 7sage and got a 169, so it seems like I’ll need to refocus on the fundamentals if I want to improve on the test.
Your idea about focuses on nailing down every detail of untamed sections seems like a great way forward- trying to push through and up my speed seems to be hurting my accuracy.
@scottmilam205 I’ve been taking the tests in Powerscore so my analytics may not show up but for PTs I’ve gotten 154,166,161, 160, 164,164,162.
Really appreciate the feedback here and thank you both for your replies.
Before I started any courses, I took a diagnostic and got a 154. I got powerscore, studied for two weeks, and got a 166. I was thrilled! If I went up 12 points in two weeks, surely I’d be scoring mid-170s and have my pick of schools - next stop Yale!
Months later reality has set in. I’ve finished powerscore, moved on to 7sage, but keep scoring low to mid 160s on PTs. Has anyone dealt with something like this? And if so, how did you break through to the next level?
Thank you so much.
#help #HALP
@aydinjkarasapan488 It's definitely possible. I was in the same boat, working around 50 hrs/week and studying when I had time. I went from 154 diagnostic to 174 in 10 months of studying, although I took a month or two off in there.
I came to 7 sage after doing powerscore so I never did the full core curriculum for LR or RC, but I completed core curriculum for LG and used core curriculum for LR on my weak spots and the first 5 or so RC lessons. If you haven't used another platform, I'd say you should finish the whole of LR and LG on 7 sage. 7 sage's RC curriculum gets pretty repetitive after the first few lessons - I think RC is mostly about practice and getting good at one RC strategy after you pick one. Powerscore advises heavily notating, 7 sage advises minimal notating, just find what works for you and practice it.
Once you have the conceptual base, it's all about taking timed sessions and BRing them. BR was by far the most important tool for me - I found that "foolproofing" games didn't work well for me after the 3rd time. Taking a game, BRing it, and then taking it again was the most useful for me. When you get to the point where you're drilling - take games over and over (*with a week or more between takes). It took me taking all the games from 1-36 3+ times each to get a good LG score.
You have plenty of months to go and it seems that you're able to carve out a lot of study time into your already busy schedule. You'll be fine as long as you stay consistent and don't burn out! Getting into the mid-160s is very doable given your work ethic and time until your test- you'll kill it!