So I took LSAT in Oct-2022 after my last score expired and received 178+.
The HLS website says one can't apply more than 3-times.
I applied earlier that many times with only 165 and later with 171 but sometimes very late in the cycle.
Now my stats are much improved and have gained additional strong softs since last app.
Is this application limit retroactive or any exceptions?
Is anyone in similar boat or looked into this before?
Lots of applications require separate essays for each Scholarship.
NYU app has like 20 different schollys listed in the app each requiring an essay.
Berkeley has at least 3 different scholarship essays
How are those who are applying for Schollys handling these? Are you just checking the box that you're applying without submitting the essays?
Or can one simply point them to PS?
It seems like there's no downside to applying for EACH scholarship even though the chances are small of getting them. Anyone in the same boat?
I applied to HLS/CLS/Chi a few times, but since then my score (171) has expired and I retook this Oct.
I wrote a new PS for this cycle (using partly on my previous apps' PS) that's based on my long work-ex in tech industry.
Would be interested to know the feedback from those with law school experience.
I applied to CLS/Chi quite a few times about 3-5 years ago, last time in 2019-2020 cycle.
I used PS-1 the first time and a different PS-2 in later apps over a few years.
Since then my score has expired and I retook this Oct.
All my other application material (Recs, Resume etc) is pretty much the same. I can't get another rec from elsewhere.
Is it ok to reuse the PS, or do I need to write an entirely "fresh" one?
What if I reuse PS-1 which wasn't the latest PS i reapplied with earlier, how much difference would it make compared to writing a new one?
I was tripped by q7 and q12 of this passage, as I didn't equate "historical novel"in psg-A with "real life events", which it seems after looking at credited choice LSAC test makers expect you to. I read it more as a novel set during some historical period.
Due to this reason alone, I eliminated credited choice for central theme in both passages question (q7) that included "real events", and picked another choice that i didn't particularly like.
Isn't that a presumption from test makers about "historical novel"? Isn't "historical novel" a novel, so it's not necessarily "real"?
Why do lsat test makers presume that "historical novel" means real events only?
Admin Note: Edited title. Please use the format: "PT#.S#.Q# (P#) - brief description of stimulus"
Explanation Video: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-88-section-3-passage-2-passage/
Just did PT-88 and ran out of time in middle of Game-3.
G2 and G3 felt much much harder than any other test I've taken, and this after doing not so easy G1 that took ~11 mins.
I went -1/24 today morning on another PT-39 LG, so not sure if PT-88 is an outlier or not.
Is PT-88-LG a known extremely-hard section? How did those who usually are -0 in LG did on this PT?
@matthewcsorrels859 said:
Hi @slacya855,
Sorry, but we only have an option to filter the question difficulty from easiest to hardest.
Let me know if you have any further questions. I’m happy to help!
Somewhat different question.
There are "Target times" listed in @slacya855.Y. LG videos or LG analytics section for each Logic game, e.g. it may be 10:14 meaning 10 mins 14 secs or 5:02 meaning around 5 min 2 secs.
How are these "Target times" arrived at?
Are they from J.Y. timing himself doing the LG games section for a new/fresh unseen PT in test conditions?
Or are they after J.Y. has seen or done the games in section beforehand?
Many of these target times add to >35 mins. Does it mean JY ran out of time on those sections?
There are various lists/rating for individual games, but not section as a whole for LG.
Does 7sage (or any other place) has a list of difficult sections for each of RC, LR, LG?
@matthip595610 said:
Mine disconnected from ProctorU as well after the 10-minute break, early on the third passage, and it took 3 minutes to reconnect. I think I lost time on the passage.
I had the same thing happen.
did you contact LSAC for retake? is this grounds for retake?
@kylavogel680 said:
ProctorU ended my exam because of technical difficulties after an hour of trying to resolve the issue half way through the exam. It was an actual nightmare. I submitted a test day incident report to LSAC as I was instructed. Does anyone know if the makeup on August 23rd will start me from the begging with a whole new exam or if it will resume where I left off?
Did you call them first or first submitted the report? have they given retake?
Similar thin happened with me with proctorU disconnecting, but they reconnected. however it affected my flow and i lost time. Do they give retake in these conditions?
Is there a way to skip sections or mark them "complete" so the next section can be shown before waiting 35 mins in lawhub?
For PT-73 I'd done LR1 before, so wanted to skip it in a new test to go straight to LR2.
What's the wisdom about drinking coffee before lsat?
How do coffee-addicts adjust to lsat?
I've had severe coffee withdrawl for the last 2-3 days (cramps, nausea, fogginess) when tried in the past.
If one wants to withdraw from Aug lsat, can one do so?
if so, by when and would it show as "withdrawal" on scoresheet and does it affect number of takes available?
In the paper days one could withdraw till the night before the test without affecting number of takes.
I forgot about the ProctorU scheduling email this week due to various events.
Just found that no good slots available for the August test on Saturday.
I was trying to find something around noon on Saturday, Pacific zone.
Anyone in the same boat? Do slots open that one can reschedule? Or am I stuck with odd hours?
Interested. could you forward the link?
Lawhub has 2 free PTs (71 and 73) and khanacademy.com has ~6 free computer-based LSAT tests.
But the layout of LR/LG/RC sections in Lawhub is very different than khanacademy PT, e.g. the font, eliminate AC etc.
Which layout is the actual/real LSAT administration would appear on the computer?
Is the real one "exactly" the same as Lawhub?
Where can I find how difficult a LG full-section for a given PT and not just how difficult a given Game is?
For example, say I did a PT number X's LG section. where can I find it's difficulty comparison with PT-Y's LG section?
Looking for something other than adding difficulty of individual games of pt X to compare with PT Y.
@forwangyan451 said:
After a lengthy study journey for the LSAT and applying for two cycles, I finally got acceptances and scholarships from three high-ranked law schools and picked one based on my needs. I cannot thank 7Sage enough for my LSAT study and for the helpful posts on the admission process. The best way to show my gratitude to the study community on 7Sage is by offering some free one-on-one tutoring sessions to students in need.
My LSAT score is 169. But I got that score from a no-sleep night before the test day, and three internet crushes on the test day. With that said, my practice PTs' average is 173. My strongest suit is the LG. I usually finished section 0/-1 with 3-5 minutes left on my clock. I feel confident about LR too. I can do a medium-difficult section -1 to -3 with 1 /2 minutes left. I struggled with the reading section, but I improved my performance from -10 to -3/-5 and finished all passages on time.
Feel free to PM or leave a comment below if you have any questions about studying for the LSAT or applying to law schools. I'd love to share my experience and opinion.
how do you switch back-and-forth on LG between screeen and diagramming plus crossing out choices on paper?
can you elaborate on exact steps you take, how you stepwise switch between looking at screen/paper, and what you draw for each question and answer-choice?
Is there any available resource to compare how difficult PT-X's LG section with PT-Y's LG section as a whole?
E.g. for an average 170-scorer, how many approximate misses in PT-55 LG compared to PT-75 LG within 35 mins in strict test conditions.
This is not referring to how difficult an individual Game but only LG section as a whole.
Interested if there's a spot for the Aug test.
any engineer/math majors who found it terribly difficult to do LG on computer-based test, and were able to get into 17x on computer-based lsat official administration?
how exactly do you work on lg on paper for every answer choice?
it seems much more difficult than LG during paper-based test days, as most if not almost all answer choices need transcribing on paper to be worked on.
earlier the answer choices were already on paper, so one could just draw on their top or check them against own diagram on paper.
i find it almost impossible now.
i have taken LSAT before during its paper-based days and have a 17x score, which is now expiring, and need retake.
LG was almost perfect for me on paper in 35 min.
but i have taken PT several times on computer now and it's much worse.
@slacya855 said:
Hello lsat2016! I'm in the exact same boat, only registered a week ago thinking I had already done so.
I have no basis for when or how often the T-14s send the application fee waivers and had already applied to them when I realized I wasn't registered :( However, I did reach out to USC Admissions asking politely if they had any fee waivers and they got back to me very quickly. Within a day I had the fee waived. Also ASU recently offered to the pay fee waiver and CAS fee.
Point being, I don't think I'd wait any longer, just reach out directly to the schools (although I'm not sure how effective this is for HYS all depending of course on stats). I've gotten fee waivers for other schools organically via CRS since, but no T-14s -- again though it has only been a week and I already applied so I doubt I'll get anything.
Hope that helps!
NYU said they don't offer fee-waiver based on merit. Not sure if it means CRS or not?
Berk, PENN, Duke said they send it from CRS, but since I added it only a week ago I doubt if I'd get it.
If someone updated to current application cycle in their CRS recently 1 week ago, then how long after can they expect CRS application fee-waivers from T14? How long does it take for CRS fee-waiver to trigger?
I mistakenly didn't update CRS app cycle until last week, and plan to apply to a few schools in T14 that are known to give out fee-waiver from CRS. Should one hold out for waiver or at this late in the cycle CRS doesn't do it?
@jennacolwilliams245 said:
You don't have to submit an additional essay for Root-Tilden-Kern if your personal statement addresses your PI interest. I've written a lot of the essays by using rejected ideas for my personal statement too. I would say focus on the essays that you think you are truly a good fit for - it's way easier to write an essay if you're not BSing. Also, I'd say just start. They're all fairly short - and they're not nearly supposed to be as intense as your personal statement. I think you'll be surprised how quickly you can crank them out.
I was wondering, what's the downside to checking the box for consideration of ALL scholarships say at NYU?
Some of the guidelines are vague at best on those pages about who qualifies and how selective they might be. So I have no idea which of those one may be able to get.
Example, I was trying to find how to apply for this one and didn't see it. it's got to be there somewhere but just not very clear. https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/grunin-social-entrepreneurship/courses-programs/scholarships