It sounds like you are really burning out. I would step away from all LSAT related things over the next two days, including this forum.
Hi All!
Hope you're doing well. I'm planning on submitting Feb 1st, and have tried to scrounge together a decent personal statement by next week! Any chance that any of you will have some time to take a look at it? Would be happy to send over PM! Also happy to do a PS Swap!! Thank you.
Haha, you guys are the best. Thank you for nuancing the issue, makes me really look at the issue from all sides.
As of now, I'll be postponing because I think Alex + others have a point -- a 175 would make a huge difference for Yale (and even for $$$ at T14) and S, which are my top two choices. With a waiver, I can still apply to S this cycle, and Yale seems to not care whether you take it in Dec or Feb (I can still apply this cycle). I'm sure this decision will change a millino times before Saturday lol. Any other thoughts?
Thanks everyone. I am leaning towards postponing. I think Alex might be right in that the difference between 173 to 175 is not marginal for Y (or S). It is definitely a huge factor in my decision that the two points I am missing is a section where people consistently go -0 with practice. I understand that its up to chance, but wouldn't the same be true for Dec? Thanks for all of ya'lls thoughts.
@vaseghibardia741 said:
I'd normally be really inclined to tell you to take the test based on where you're scoring (since, once you hit the low-mid 170s, I think there's a bit of luck to be taken in to account for score variability, particularly in the RC section). But if you're scoring a 175 on a test where you got 3 or more wrong on LG, that could easily have been a 178 or something, which is incredible.
If you were getting these scores with perfect/near perfect LG, I'd say take. No question. But the fact you haven't mastered the one completely masterable section gives some credence for an argument to postpone (I'm not saying that you should, but I'm saying that's where the main argument is for you to do so. And I think it's partially justified).
Thanks man -- that I think is what is really pushing me to postpone. Just to give everyone a read of how much I'm losing to LG -- my last couple of prep tests in the 70s.
72 - 172 (-2 on LG, so 174)
74 - 171 (-5 on LG, so 176)
76 - 174 (-2 on LG, so 176)
73 - 175 (-3 on LG, so 178)
78 - 175 (-2 on LG, so 177)
79 - 173 (-4 on LG, so 177) -- To be fair, this was viruses.
On almost all of these tests, I would be over the 175 hump with -0s on LG. Anyone else think this is really good evidence to postpone?
Thanks guys, appreciate the advice from you both. I really am 50/50 still (especially since I have one person telling me to take and the other telling me not to take). Anyone else have any advice? Thanks so much again.
Hi all. I'm registered for the December test -- but don't feel like I've maximized my potential. I am getting in the 171 - 175 range, but consistently get at least 2-3 (sometimes much more) wrong in LG. I have done weeks/months of foolproofing and have seen significant improvement, but still not where I can get to a -0. I am thinking about postponing to feb, but that obviously means I will have to postpone a cycle. The reason why I am thinking about postponing is because I really want Y (academia), and they seem to care about how many takes you have. I'm aiming for a 175 +. Plan on spending the last two months (if I postpone) finishing up PTs (I've only taken around 15-20) and then drilling LG.
Two questions:
Thanks for all the help!!!
I'm confused. Isn't the date already set for the 16th? Is it possible this will be changed?
@edorion313845 said:
I just realized I answered the MBF question as a MBT :scream:
...T_T
Honestly are you sure that it was a MBF? Can you confirm? Because I'm pretty sure it was a MBT. I solved it as a MBT too.