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LSAT · Free LR Tutoring [coming soon] (Update with a polling question)

sauljslowik759

Tuesday, May 30 2017

I'm interested!!

General · LSAT and Depression

sauljslowik759

Thursday, Aug 30 2018

I was diagnosed as bipolar ii when I stated studying for this, and was also medically retired from the Army. The struggle has been real for me, but I try to take everything in stride and keep putting one foot in front of the other. If things get too overwhelming for me I take a break and I also make sure to schedule downtime to do something I enjoy (hiking, photography, etc).

This test is the source of so much stress and anxiety. For me, it means a lot more because I've lost a career. I put a lot more pressure on myself to do well. Once all is said and done, I'll have my score and can put this behind me.

General · Any chance of getting into the law school with a score still not at the median of them?

sauljslowik759

Saturday, Jun 24 2017

> @ said:

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> I don't know how I found this. I think I just saw it while I was in my "I want to keep studying but my brain is fried for the day" mode. I always surf the 7sage boards at that time haha

I just diagrammed this into lawgic in my head. Time for a drink...

General · Any chance of getting into the law school with a score still not at the median of them?

sauljslowik759

Saturday, Jun 24 2017

I just saw that. Hopefully he got in...

General · Any chance of getting into the law school with a score still not at the median of them?

sauljslowik759

Saturday, Jun 24 2017

The answer is going to depend on a lot of factors.

1. LSAT score. If there a lot of applicants, that is one of the first things they will use to make cuts. It's a numeric figure that shows aptitude. Being at the median will help. Being below will hurt. When I applied to law School in 2008, originally, I had a below median LSAT and a way above median GPA. Great letters of rec, extensive experience working for the federal government, etc. I didn't get in. I got wait-listed at my safety school.

Work hard and study for the LSAT. That is going to end up being the most important factor.

I want to go to Georgetown. I have a 3.8 average GPA (undergrad and grad), stellar recommendations, and in addition to having worked at the Federal level I am about to be classified as a disabled military veteran.

None of that will matter if I don't score well on the LSAT.

I'm not trying to discourage you. But you need to temper expectations with a lower LSAT score. There's a good chance you're going to get crushed if you can't do that. Don't rush to failure. Take the time, get a good score, get into Notre Dame.

PrepTests ·

PT102.S3.Q18

sauljslowik759

Monday, Apr 24 2017

I'm noticing that there are a small subset of questions that involve math concepts. Is there a way to get a module built that summarizes these? They seem to have a few common threads.

General · Is 25-26 "old" for law school?

sauljslowik759

Saturday, Sep 23 2017

I'm taking the LSAT after I turn 36. Age isn't really anything but a number, to be honest.

At least that's based on my experience. I compete with people in their 20s in my profession. From what I've seen, people care about competence more than anything. I'm willing to work hard for what I want. I'm not going to let someone beat me simply because of age.

PrepTests ·

PT102.S4.Q23

sauljslowik759

Friday, Jun 23 2017

It feels like something just clicked for me, because when I read this it just screamed out "sufficient/necessary confusion. Feels good.

PrepTests ·

PT111.S4.Q9

sauljslowik759

Monday, May 22 2017

I'm going back through, and it helped me to map out the lawgic on this one. I immediately concluded altruism some /moral.

PrepTests ·

PT106.S2.Q22

sauljslowik759

Wednesday, Jun 21 2017

This question is a good example of why it is so important to be as critical of the question stem as the actual argument.

PrepTests ·

PT103.S3.Q5

sauljslowik759

Wednesday, Mar 21 2018

I almost fell for B on this.

My reasoning when I selected B was that this would be a great reason to NOT upgrade. I thought on it for a few minutes of BR, and switched my answer to C. B would possibly serve to strengthen the consumer's argument, but it is not the flaw contained in the representative's argument.

C fits perfectly.

PrepTests ·

PT134.S3.Q11

sauljslowik759

Monday, Aug 20 2018

I was looking for an ad-hominem here, and AC E sort of fits the mold if you look at what it is saying. It's essentially saying that the author states that Sigerson himself is guilty, which is a veiled way of making a personal attack.

General · Tips for Getting Motivated?

sauljslowik759

Tuesday, Jun 20 2017

Motivation is something that comes and goes for me. What is driving me is that I'm finally ready to go to Law School. I took the LSAT 10 years ago and didn't do well, so I just shelved it. I've realized that I really do want to be an attorney and, in order to accomplish that goal, I need to get through the LSAT.

Motivation is a struggle. I'll use an example from when I was in Officer Candidate School (Army). We were doing a 5 mile release run. The rules were: You had to finish in under a certain time, you could not stop or you failed and were kicked out of the course, and the results impacted your class rank and what branch you could pick. I absolutely did not want to finish that run, it sucked, but I powered through it.

Studying for the LSAT reminds of that. The process is awful, but there's a payoff at the end. Law School. Becoming an attorney.

Make sure you pace yourself. If you're a rough go of it and start making mistakes, take a break. Make sure you give yourself enough time to do something you enjoy occasionally.

Admissions · Anyone applying to law school later in life, 2nd Career?

sauljslowik759

Monday, Feb 19 2018

Same here. I'm 36 years old. I was in the Army up until this past February (medically retired). I was supposed to take the LSAT this past December but operational requirements got in the way.

I always wanted to go to Law School, but got distracted by a job in the Intel Community, which brought me to the Army and ultimately my Masters degree. I'm taking advantage of having uninterrupted time to study between now and June.

PrepTests ·

PT105.S2.Q21

sauljslowik759

Friday, May 19 2017

I found the correct answer choice to be extraordinarily convoluted, and it still doesn't make a ton of sense. Honestly, POE may be an easier way to solve a problem like this.

PrepTests ·

PT133.S1.Q20

sauljslowik759

Saturday, Aug 18 2018

Diagramming this almost got me, but I recovered on BR. I mistook the first conditional to be an AND statement and was scratching my head during the test.

Read. More. Carefully.

PrepTests ·

PT133.S1.Q9

sauljslowik759

Friday, Aug 17 2018

This was one of those questions where the answer was so obvious I had to do a double take.

LSAT · PLEASEEEE Help with RC

sauljslowik759

Monday, Jul 17 2017

What types of question are you missing? Are they the same kind? IE, are you consistently missing inference questions, main point, etc?

The best way to improve RC, at least for me, is to keep reading. Honestly, I've been reading everything with a critical eye lately, and it's helped me. I usually vary from -0 on a passage to -1 or -2 due to a stupid mistake.

PrepTests ·

PT132.S4.Q8

sauljslowik759

Thursday, Aug 16 2018

I hate this question. The use of "all" in AC C does not seem to be supported. It's a huge leap to go from cultures contained in a study to ALL cultures.

I get that it's the best out of the ACs, but it requires a huge assumption.

Lessons · Winning the Psychological Battle

sauljslowik759

Saturday, Jul 15 2017

I'll advocate for Meditation Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) all day, every day. It works. I've been practicing it for the past few months as I transition out of the Military, and it has paid dividends with handling stress and anxiety.

Admissions · Question on Diversity Statement - Overcoming Mental Illness

sauljslowik759

Friday, Sep 14 2018

Thanks everyone. I'm probably going to use the story as my personal statement (especially after viewing the content of the admissions course). The story leading up to my diagnosis is actually fairly compelling and paints an overall picture about why I want to go to law school.

Again, thank you everyone. The insights here are very profound.

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Thursday, Sep 13 2018

sauljslowik759

Question on Diversity Statement - Overcoming Mental Illness

Apologies if this has been asked, but I have been in a semi-spirited debate with my wife about this. I've been in the workforce for the past 14 years (5 years as a federal employee at a three-letter agency and 8 years in the Army with extensive leadership experience and a combat deployment).

I was medically retired from the Army due to a mental illness that manifested itself immediately after I redeployed in 2014. (I am considered a disabled veteran by the VA).

Is this something that is worth brining up through a diversity statement? I am a little worried that disclosing an issue like this could impact me negatively, despite the fact that I am able to live/function with a service-connected issue.

Thanks in advance.

PrepTests ·

PT107.S4.Q24

sauljslowik759

Thursday, Apr 13 2017

JY,

I think this should be used early on in the assumption curriculum. You made a point in here that really made me have a breakthrough (and now I feel a little dumb) - that a correlation can allow for outliers.

It's common sense, but this just hit me like a freight train.

LSAT · Can someone translate this for me? It is proving to be quite difficult....

sauljslowik759

Friday, Jun 02 2017

This question really pissed me off. I tried translating the premises using symbols and did not get the same sufficient assumption as the answer choice. Drove me insane.

General · Can anyone out there spare some motivation for me this Friday afternoon.

sauljslowik759

Friday, Jun 02 2017

Learning is a gradual process. I felt the same way a few weeks ago. I got sidelined by a surgical procedure and came back fresh. I went back through the basic logic curriculum and have been doing a little better.

Take a breath. Take a break. Do something relaxing. Go back to it, and go through the problems slowly and build up skill. You'll get better with time.