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I know this probably isn't what you're wanting to hear, but even someone starting at -3 average will need to probably do dozens of sections in order to really move to -0 (certainly the average student). Strategies are good, but in my experience studying RC, you develop strategies that work for you AS YOU GO—you don't pick one off the shelf and just magically apply it and start getting things right. You've familiarized yourself with the content through the CC but that is just the starting point if you're really trying to improve score. This is just my opinion, but RC (and LR) are not like LG. There is no gameboard that will add tons of points to your score off the bat. Everyone wants to believe there is a strategy that will improve their score, but IMO the work has to be done first, and then the strategies will emerge.

Yeah I realized RC is going to take some work. I'm prepared though. I plan to take in Sept/Oct

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@ Read for structure!!! If you know the role of each paragraph in the passage, you will be solid!!

Yes! One helpful thing I got out of "The LSAT Trainer" by Mike Kim is to ask yourself WHY the author is writing this (sentence, paragraph, etc.) rather that retaining WHAT is being written.

I'll make sure to read the RC section of the Trainer! I have the RC Powerscore book as well but it has not been helping.

#help I picked answer choice C. I'm trying to understand why this answer choice is wrong. What's the assumption we cannot make?

Such an easy question. I mistakenly took sentence two as a conditional statement. I was running out of time and panicked 🙄

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If you are scoring in the low 150s and your goal is the mid-160s, you shouldn't take it in November. You should withdraw. If you do that, the earliest you could apply in this cycle would be February, I'd assume. That would put you at a disadvantage. Were I in your position, I'd withdraw and try to find a full-time job for a year before law school and plan on applying to start in 2020.

I don't have that option.

I’m curious why you don’t think that taking a year off between undergrad and law school is an option. I’m 38, have been teaching at universities for 8 years, and it would be an option for me (to forego another year). What’s the rush?

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Yeah I had a feeling this isn't the answer you're looking for, but I agree with @ and @. Your best solution is to take a year off to work after school and take the LSAT only when you're ready. You're not even close to your goal score now, so you shouldn't take the LSAT. However, January LSAT is too late for many schools.

You should spend some time on lawschoolnumbers.com and check out people's acceptance rates that applied in February at your desired schools to see how many have been accepted then. For regional schools, which is likely your aim at low 160s, it may be ok. But for more competitive schools, February is generally too late to have good luck both with acceptances and scholarship money. (I applied last year in late January and February, and got a lot of wait lists at what should be target and safety schools.)

Many schools also look favorably on people with work experience prior to law school. It would only help you in the admissions process to have a little more experience under your belt.

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If you are scoring in the low 150s and your goal is the mid-160s, you shouldn't take it in November. You should withdraw. If you do that, the earliest you could apply in this cycle would be February, I'd assume. That would put you at a disadvantage. Were I in your position, I'd withdraw and try to find a full-time job for a year before law school and plan on applying to start in 2020.

I don't have that option.

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I'd say yes. However, it's going to be undisclosed in January so just keep that in mind.

Can you explain why taking the undisclosed LSAT would put me at a disadvantage?

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Wouldn't you be applying a little late in the cycle (January)? Isn't it better to apply with a November score and then apply in December (and let your schools know that you're testing again in January?)

The schools I have talked to said they won't even look at my application until I submit the LSAT score I want them to look at.

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Hi 7Sagers, I'm a senior in undergraduate and I plan to enroll in law school for the Fall of 2019. At the moment I'm not scoring where I need to be for the November LSAT. Should I withdraw and take the January LSAT?

Yeah, it's close enough that if you're not scoring consistently where you want to be at this point I'd take January's LSAT administration. That gives you roughly 10 weeks to get closer to your goal so so you can go in confident and kill it. That's my plan anyway :)

Best of luck

Thank you for the advice!

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How far away are you? If you are close, then it may be worth taking the test and getting a feel for the real deal. If you are nowhere close, then I would reccommend withdrawing. There is no need to take the test until you are ready.

I'm scoring in the low 150's and my goal score is 165. I'm just worried applying with the Jan LSAT will be too late in the cycle. I haven't even completed the CC yet.

Do we just need to print off the NA questions from PT 36-39?

Can anyone explain why E is wrong?

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