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seanmarzinzik628
Thursday, Mar 10 2016

@jy-ping Awesome! I can't wait to meet 7sagers in the flesh!

@twssmith644 Aw thank you for the kind words!

Even though I under performed on the Dec 15 LSAT my score was enough to get me in to law school! While TRU wasn't my first pick of schools I am happy to attend should my apps elsewhere be declined. Knowing that I have a spot secured somewhere come the fall means all the studying was worth it! How about you?

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Hey all,

Did anyone else sign up for the meet and greet happening this Friday in Vancouver, BC? By stroke of luck I'm traveling to Van from the interior in order to go to see a couple DJs that night. Decided to stay Friday night too in order to meet some of you guys and geek out about 7sage/the lsat/law school!

Should be fun!

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seanmarzinzik628
Sunday, Dec 06 2015

Seems like we're in similar situations! I would say keep studying and prep for feb! I wish I could do that but this was my third take unfortunately. Heck, maybe some of the guesses on G3/G4 will be right and you won't have to retake :)

On a brighter note, I was very happy with the other sections. I don't know about you, but RC is usually my weak spot. Maybe we'll ace that one instead of LG and come out relatively unscathed!

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seanmarzinzik628
Saturday, Dec 05 2015

You're right there... Game 1 felt so good that you knew there was trouble ahead! You might be on to something with game 2, even though I got through it I might have been 2 slow. I can't wait to see game 4 again and get that 'aha' inference that I missed during timed. Oh well!

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seanmarzinzik628
Saturday, Dec 05 2015

I found both games 3 and 4 incredibly hard because I had that same instinct! Both those games are crapshoots for me. Hopefully the LSAT gods gave me some intuition on the ones I randomly circled! Not looking forward to my reported score :(

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seanmarzinzik628
Thursday, Dec 03 2015

Thanks to everyone who was on the call. Saturday's a big day but it is the one we've been preparing for for a long time! Dave said it best, try to enjoy your time with the LSAT. I hope you all receive the scores you're looking for :)

DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS

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seanmarzinzik628
Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

Really would need more info in order to offer any insight here. What tests were you writing when you got that 160-163 range? What tests did you take that you got lower than usual on? What is your favorite color?

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seanmarzinzik628
Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

Great advice as always @2543.hopkins . I have to travel to my test center and will be checking in Thursday in order to relax on Friday. I was going to order room service for breakfast Saturday morning just so I didn't have to worry about preparing food for myself (nothing too heavy.. just some eggs or something) but I should def do a test run friday morning to make sure the food is okay and check when I have to go to the washroom. On test day the last thing you need to be thinking about during RC is that you have to go #2!!!!

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seanmarzinzik628
Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

If you've been averaging in the high 160s during the other 70s I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe your score on 75 was a fluke! It's important that you don't let any negatives wreck your confidence heading into the test. Insert Confucius quote here:

“He who who says he can and he who says he can't are both usually right”

But at the end of the day, these are the LSATs we're dealing with now and will most likely see on Saturday. There will be a curve ball game and RC passages that I personally think are the devil. If they do revert back to easier LG/RC I won't complain but it doesn't matter because we're going to ace it no matter what.

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seanmarzinzik628
Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

@jyang72422

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For most of you, you already know what score you'll get. Take your last three recent properly administered LSAT PrepTests (e.g., 74, 75, 76) and average your scores. You'll get plus or minus 3 points of that average.

I remember you posting this in the past, shortly after I had discovered this site. At that time my last three PTs were below the (then unrealistic) expectations I had put on myself and I was hoping I could somehow score above that on test day. NOPE. Scored exactly my average, right where I belonged.

This quote stuck with me as I spent most of this year studying. Now I would be happy to receive the average I have gotten on 74, 75, and 76. I feel totally different heading into Saturday's exam than I did last year. I have an inner confidence that I can finally reach my true potential. That is in no small part due to 7sage's course and the wonderful community here. I might have a little bit more adrenaline on Saturday but it is just another PT.

We've all made a lot of sacrifices to get here and it is almost over... Keep your eye on the prize.

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seanmarzinzik628
Monday, Nov 30 2015

@974 I’m an atheist, but I do think the Bible was on to something when they said rest 1 day out of 7.

LOL.

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seanmarzinzik628
Monday, Nov 30 2015

You can't cram for this test. It's not like you're going to have any major breakthroughs in 6 days, and the risk for shaking your confidence or burning out is very high by cramming in this final stretch.

I plan on doing a bunch of timed/untimed LG and a few rc passages here and there. Gotta just be positive, as relaxed as possible, and pray to the lsac gods that I perform just like I have been over my past 7 PTs.

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seanmarzinzik628
Sunday, Nov 29 2015

Over the next week, make sure you read the rules twice. First write them out individually and then make inferences/chain together/set up boards then go through and read the rules again to make sure you are not missing anything. The PTs in the 60s were easy and so formulaic that one could fly through them once you figured out what type of game it was. Now there has to be more attention to detail. I've noticed that I have dropped 1-2 points on average too, which highlights my need to not just 'go through the motions'.

Good luck!

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seanmarzinzik628
Sunday, Nov 29 2015

Hello,

Is it possible? Of course!

Have you done the 7sage curriculum or read the lsat trainer? I started with the trainer and initially used 7sage for the games. My cold diagnostic was in the mid 150s initially and I wrote the LSAT last year. I didn't get the score I wanted so when I started studying again my first diagnostic after being away from the test for 5-6 months was 157. I have reached this 10 point improvement you speak of by working through the trainer/7sage but more importantly BRing my PTs and devoting 20-30 hours a week to studying (I work full time and often have to do overtime). It took me 7-8 months to reliably get higher 160s scores during PTs this way (and I saw way more improvement after doing FULL BR as opposed to circled BR).

LSAT prep courses are expensive but 7sage has been worth its weight in gold. I'm so glad I ponied up for it because I feel it has helped me get to the score range that I felt I could acheive. You have more than enough time to prepare for June as long as you start right away. Look into joining the group BR calls. It's a tough, lonely (At times) road ahead so talking to like-minded individuals is nice.

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seanmarzinzik628
Saturday, Nov 28 2015

@alexroark5906 With all that being said, the difficulty of each PT is, to a degree, subjective. Some PTs will have more question types that you are stronger/more comfortable with and less question types that you are weaker/less comfortable with. Other PTs will be the opposite. So while there is a certain level of consistency in terms of the difficulty of each PT, there will always be some degree of subjectivity involved in the matter.

THIS. We all have different strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the LSAT. I got a great score on (170+) on 71 but then dropped 9 points on 72. Just because I found 72 to be the hellspawn of satan does that mean you'll find it as difficult? Of course not because your strengths might be completely different than mine.

My 2c definitely echo the sentiment that RC has become more difficult during these most recent tests. From 70-76 my RC average is -6 which surprised me since I had tightened it up to between -4 to -2 during the 60s PTs. I hope that this time the experimental section is not RC like it was the last time I wrote the LSAT because I find 2 RCs to be very draining. But if it is SO BE IT because we are going to slay December regardless.

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seanmarzinzik628
Friday, Nov 27 2015

Give yourself plenty of time by taking the June test! PTing and BRing will help you improve over a longer period of time! If it's taking you that long to arrive at your circled answers you should revisit those question types in the curriculum.

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seanmarzinzik628
Friday, Nov 27 2015

Don't rush and take the LSAT in June/Oct. Future you will be grateful.

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seanmarzinzik628
Wednesday, Nov 25 2015

RC kicked my butt! Can't wait :)

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seanmarzinzik628
Wednesday, Nov 25 2015

Got an earlier shift approved for Tuesday so 5PM PST or later would be ideal for me! I did pretty good on 75 so I hope the momentum keeps trending in the right direction!!!

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seanmarzinzik628
Wednesday, Nov 25 2015

Just wanted to chime in as well. I got one of my highest timed scores to date on 75. It was a big ego boost after taking 72 the week before. Some tests play more to your strengths than others.

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seanmarzinzik628
Tuesday, Nov 24 2015

Was planning on taking a sick day on friday in preparation for the 75/76 combo on friday/sat but maybe this will work out better. We're in the home stretch, see you all tomorrow!

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seanmarzinzik628
Saturday, Nov 21 2015

@julesters701 I've been training myself to turn my nerves into excitement. I get really excited to solve all of the questions on the test and read those SUPER INTERESTING RC passages.

This is great! This is definitely how I intend to handle these feelings. Thank you so much for the link to the combining anxiety article. I'm not sure that I've read it before.

@artwork94693 literally the only part of my day where I don't have a constant flood of LSAT "what ifs."

Amen. Going to go for a 20 min jog before my PT tomorrow morning!

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I've studied for the LSAT for the past 8 months and have written the LSAT before so it won't be my first (or even second) sitting. I've been writing a PT most, if not every, weekend for as long as I remember. I'm scoring in a range on my timed PTs that if I were to get the average of those scores on test day I could close this chapter of my life and be happy (again, if I score closer to my BR scores I'll be even happier!).

Despite all this and feeling confident I have some nerves that are starting to build as we inch closer to the exam. I find that meditation (love that 24 minute one on the site) is helping a lot but still sometimes late at night my mind begins to wander. Anyone else feeling the same?

Maybe when that happens I should go for a midnight jog.

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Thursday, Nov 19 2015

Se you all on the other side... I hope

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Wednesday, Nov 18 2015

I wanted to look up threads of people discussing/commiserating over PT72 and noticed this as well. Perhaps it's for the best!

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