Hi all! Again, thank you so much for your kinds words. I just heard back from Berkeley, and it looks like I'll be going to Berkeley with a full ride (BLOS). That seals the deal for me. My boyfriend and I will give it our best shot with long distance. Again, thank you so, so much for all your help and a HUGE thanks to 7sage.

@shaw5563 said:

OP, I will probably be going (short, 2 hours away) long-distance on the East Coast. We've done it before for one year, two different continents. A lot of people here are talking about how everyone they knew broke up doing distance and law school. Which is very possible! But it's also true that for many people, distance during law school is unavoidable and can even work. I found this thread on Reddit super heartening.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/ajj1up/people_who_currently_are_dating_someone_but_are/

Hawaiihi, this is too funny. I follow r/lawschooladmissions religiously and saw that post too. You're very lucky to be with someone who is willing to make it work through the distance.

Thanks everyone so much for your kind words & thoughtful advices. You guys are the reason of voice that I needed. I know I need to prioritize my career ambitions before my young relationship, but it's easier said than done. One of the reasons I'm hesitant to venture to NYU is because I'm not exactly sure what kind of law I want to practice--leaning towards Big Law to pay off debt but still unsure. I'm going to wait on my scholarship packages to really start weighing my options since NYU sticker price is hefty even for its great reputation. I'm also a Berkeley BLOS finalist candidate, so we'll see how that goes. If there's anything I could do to help out (reading personal statements, why x's, application process for any of the schools that I mentioned) I'd be more than happy to help out--please feel free to message me.

I always used the 7sage proctor app for PTs. Also, it helped on the test day to think of the exam as PT 86 instead of the actual thing.

Definitely worth the upgrade as you get access to JY's explanations to all the PT questions.

Also scored my average!! Went from 154 to 168, thank you so much 7Sage!! Couldn't have done it without this awesome community :smiley:

@jacquestoupin470 said:

@sc1293486 said:

Do you guys remember whether the LR section with question about a girl sending her application to be considered for an award, and mailing her application within 10 days was an experimental or the actual??

It was real, I had 2 LRs and seen this question.

I remember this one because I thought that amazon prime and the express option was totally going to screw people up

Thanks!! Also wondering if you recall a question about a study done with two groups, one group given a self-help medical book and the other without!!

Do you guys remember whether the LR section with question about a girl sending her application to be considered for an award, and mailing her application within 10 days was an experimental or the actual??

Had LR-RC-LR-LR-LG

Did anyone have an LR with parallel flaw for the last question? I'm hoping that it was my experimental.

Really needed this with 1.5 weeks to go until the exam, thanks!

Thanks @oshun1! I started taking 70PTs and my score went back up to the normal range! Looks like PT 67 really hit all my weak spots.

@jhaldy10325 said:

@tekken1225189 said:

Hey @jhaldy10325 why do you say Powerscore LG methods are the worst? I've heard some good things about the LG Bible, and the reviews online are all good.

I was thinking of buying the book for some additional strategy and practice. Is this not a good idea?

Yeah, the online reviews led me to Powerscore when I first started out too. To their credit, I actually think the LR Bible is pretty solid (as far as the books go). The LG Bible is just such a different story though. Rather than teach the underlying, universal mechanics, they focus on classifying games into something like over a dozen exact subtypes. This breaks the universal principles into many unique ones which is particularly problematic for grouping games. I also take issue with a lot of their representations which I think reflect on a broad lack of understanding of the importance of representing information in an intuitive, efficient, and useful way.

Most people are going to find the 7Sage approach much more intuitive and develop to a much higher level much more quickly than they would with Powerscore.

Thank you, will start by reviewing JY's videos on LGs! Really appreciate your insights!!

@samanthaashley92715 @samanthaashley92715.ashley92 @ohnoeshalpme804 @jhaldy10325. Thanks so much! I generally struggle with time on all sections. I score around -8/10 for LR; -5/6 for RC and my weakness would be LG (it really ranges from -3 to -10 depending on the game). I've bought and gone over the Powerscore LG Bible but I still struggle with time on games. Any suggestions on how to deal with timing? Without time constraints, I score around 169-170s.