I'm curious what everyone's strategy is for skipping on the bubble sheet. How I do it right now is I mark a tilde on each side of the a/b/c/d/e bubbles and come back to it.

On average my spring GPA was .4 lower than my average fall GPA. I have severe allergies that made things more difficult in the springtime. I always thought it was seasonal allergies, but when I moved back home after graduation I found out I am really allergic to the specific type of grass covering my college campus. Should I write an addendum or suck it up?

Hi guys,

I'm at a Canadian university (UBC) and paid to have my transcripts sent to the LSAC awhile back. My FedEx tracking showed that the transcripts were received about a week ago, but my LSAC account is showing something weird on the transcripts page. On the right hand side in the "my status" box, it shows "received: 0", "not received: 1". I think this means one of two things: either my transcripts were sent in a method that doesn't meet LSAC standards and they were not accepted even though they were received (although I followed the directions exactly), or the transcripts will be denoted as received once they are processed and "not received" just signifies that they are being processed.

I emailed LSAC about this yesterday, but I figured someone here might be able to provide some information in a more timely fashion about what this actually means. Thanks so much in advance!

Please indulge me. I have nothing better to do until grey day.

Hi! I am struggling to see why D is right over E. When I first solved this Q, I selected D, but after I did BR, I chose E.

D) I initially liked answer D. However, when I reread the stimulus, I focused on the part that says for MANY people, a high consumption of simple carbs will lead to excessive production of insulin. The stimulus says MANY, not ALL. So I thought D was too general/ strong. Maybe for some people, a high intake of simple carb does not lead to excessive production of insulin, and thus fat gain.

E) So this answer talks about people who do NOT produce an excessive amount of insulin. We don't know much about them, but we do know that eating simple carbs would cause less weight gain than those who produce an excessive amount. If they restrict ONLY their consumption of simple carbs, they will not lose weight. -> I thought this was not fully supported, but not entirely wrong. We don't know if they will or will not lose weight. I thought "WILL NOT" is pretty strong.

I view both D and E to be flawed, so I am not sure why D would be a more compelling answer.

What makes D's flaw less fatal? What makes D a more compelling answer?

I listened to JY's explanation and also searched Manhattan forum, and I still can't articulate exactly why D would be a better answer.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-29-section-1-question-08/

Hi everyone,

I'm about to go through the LR Drill packs, but before I do, I have a question about how to use them most effectively.

If I'm drilling only Flaw questions, for instance, should I drill them under timed conditions? In other words, should I pick out 25 and try to do those in 35 minutes? Or should I just not worry about time at all.

I'm at the stage where I have difficulty with certain question types, but I'm definitely beyond that "initial learning" stage.

Thanks so much for you help :)

I keep getting a 162. And I’m worried because I am planning to take the test in December. Any advice?

Hello all,

As it gets closer and closer to the December exam, I find myself becoming more and more anxious to do well. In between CC lessons and even after I'm done for the day, my brain keeps saying

"gotta pass" "gotta pass" "gotta pass". I know the LSAT is not a pass/fail test, but you all know what I mean. Going to law school is my dream, and my parents have been supporting me both emotionally and financially my entire life. I wouldn't have made it this far if they did not believe in me. Once I accomplish my goals, my family wont have to support me anymore, and I can finally return the favor. I just want to make them proud, but I am not exactly sure how to calm down to ensure I perform at my very best. Sometimes I even start shaking. All thoughts and suggestions are welcomed.

Hey y'all. I'm curious to see what others would do in my predicament. I suffered direct trauma to my right eye in August; now I have a big black "floater" that follows my vision as I read. This is distracting and it impacts my speed, especially during LR and RC. So, I'm wearing an eye patch for the December test (lol).

Problem is, the patch is over my dominant eye, and it makes a difference to how fast and efficient I am taking in information as I read (try reading passages with just your non-dominant eye, which is likely your left eye, and you'll see what I mean). The seconds can add up to make a significant point difference on test day due to the general setback of performing under timed conditions without ocular dominance (even bubbling answers feels less intuitive).

Would you personally bring this up when applying to schools? Some schools in Ontario, Canada, provide optional sections for applicants to fill out for this type of thing. An example:

"Describe any personal facts or issues, relating to your application, that you would like the Admission Committee to be aware of that were not covered in your other responses. Provide docume­ntation (e.g., attending physician letter) to evidence and support any such personal issues or facts."

Why are most of the passages in RC science based?

So I finished my first rough draft, and one of the ways I introduced the theme of my essay is through a time I went through unemployment, and how that built character for me.

Character was the main theme of my essay, and I attempted to tie it in through my work as a bilingual teacher, personal experience with one of my students' families immigration attorney and how that changed my students' character similarly to how it changed my character through my experience with my family.

One of my friends however, suggested that me writing about unemployment as adversity was a bad idea.. What do you guys think? I obviously did not proudly write about my unemployment, and I was not laid off for a bad reason or anything like that, and my focus was not on being unemployed.

I thought adversity in these essays was entirely subjective, without the obvious exception of writing about something illegal, etc.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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Fire Alarm went off during Section 3 (not experimental) in room and all of building. Extremely loud and lasted for over 5 minutes and less than 10 minutes (exam continued normally). This definitely adversely affected me.

Now, I had planned to make a 177+ as I've taken 33 consecutive practice tests (timed with experimental) and am consistently scoring in that range. With the fire drill, I think I still score around and above 170, but perhaps not by much. I don't know whether I should report the issue and/or lobby for a new test, or if the latter is even an option.

Any thoughts / similar experiences? "Be happy with 170+" isn't what I'm looking for, by the way.. It makes a difference.

In high school, a community college came to my German class and said if we take a free test in the computer lab after school we could earn college credit. There was no grade on the test, but it would eventually cut you off depending on how you performed. I took it and got credit for eight hours of German. It transferred to my undergraduate university so I never saw a grade, but I just had the transcript processed by LSAC and it's showing that I got eight credit hours of a 2.0 GPA. That tanked my GPA and I'm wondering if there is any way to fix this or if anyone has had a similar problem.

Should I just keep calling the school? Is there anything they can do?

This post comes from an Ontario student, but it may apply to certain students applying in America/elsewhere as well.

U of T and Osgoode Hall, two of Ontario's -- nay, Canada's -- premiere law schools, do not want their applicants' resumes unless they're "mature" students (i.e. 5+ years out of post-secondary schooling). This presents a personal statement quandary for applicants like myself who are fresh out of the school game: do you tell that coherent, engaging story that omits several achievements, or do you try to fit in your achievements/extra curriculars where you can?

I feel that a lot of the personal statement resources offered throughout the internet are targeted towards students who can already use their resumes in the application process. Thus, they are implored to not "rehash" their achievements... but this advice does not seem as applicable to Canadian students who wish to apply to schools like U of T and Osgoode (among others).

What would you advise when presented with this difficulty? Do you sacrifice mentioning that award you received for graduating with the highest GPA in your department to talk about your (almost invariably) more personal accounts about volunteer positions/personal struggles/etc.? Do you sacrifice the telling of your accomplishments for consistency's sake?

Thanks for reading! If I could catch a glance from Mr. @David.Busis himself that'd be especially helpful :)

Hey Guys,

I was wondering what the consensus was on adding something specifically about the school you are applying to on the personal statement. Like throwing in a final paragraph saying something like... this school would be a great fit for me because it has xyz...... It's showing how I would fit in with the school. Whats the consensus on this?

How long do logic games take to click? If I do enough and make sure I can memorize and do all the problem sets will I be better equipped for future games (not completely set, but better equipped)? I just can't do more then like 2 questions for each game and it is very discouraging. Any tips/advice? Obviously JY stresses practice, but during a video he's like "yea like try to get this done in 5 minutes".... when I was staring at my page and did 2 problems after 20 minutes.

Any advice? Or tips?

Hi everyone,

I have slowly realized that I probably won't be able to make the December LSAT; going through CC has taken me a lot longer than I expected, and on top of this, Canadian law school apps are due Nov. 1 and I really want to put a lot of time and effort into all my personal statements. I'm applying for admission in 2018. I'm only on invalid argument forms right now and I still have to do a lot more LR, all of LG, all of RC, and PTs.

There's a part of me that wants to write December anyway (and then re-write in Feb if I do poorly), but I really feel like I'll bomb it which won't look great on my record (I'm assuming). The schools I'm applying to accept the February LSAT, but I know a lot of people say it puts you at a disadvantage because you are competing for fewer spots by the time your marks come out & they review your apps etc.

When I spoke to schools on the phone, they made it seem like I wouldn't be at a huge disadvantage but it's not ideal; on the other hand, I've heard from applicants themselves that it's really not a good idea.

Does anybody have experience with this? Do you feel like it's actually a disadvantage? I only know one person who's gotten into law school using their February score of the same year. I can't decide if I should just go ham and push like crazy for December and risk having a mental breakdown, or take my time and have a better chance of doing well but possibly less of a chance of getting in...

Just a friendly reminder it's this week :) :) :| :( :'(

I'll be here for you all.

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Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on here, but I’ve been reading through posts every now and then for the past few months. So first of all, thanks to all of you for making this forum such a great source of wisdom and motivation. It’s really helped me out a lot over the last few phases of studying.

I was hoping people might have some thoughts and suggestions on how to structure the remainder of my prep time. For the past several months this point has just had a big looming ‘PT!’ marked - which is surely at least part of a good idea.

An idea of where I am:

I started studying in earnest back in January. Jan/Feb I went through all 3 Bibles. March/April I did the 7Sage CC. The summer mostly consisted of The LSAT Trainer, fool-proofing LG’s, and moving from untimed LR/RC to fully timed (BR of course). As of this week I am done with a giant slate of fool proofing on LG and starting to get back into shape on the other sections.

LG's are fool-proofed 1-38 & ABC. Planning to keep adding to that one section at a time.

My LR is going pretty well but is definitely what I’m most stressed about. I normally get to the last 2 pages of questions around the 25 minute mark, and finish at 33 with not a lot of time to go back and check. My past few scores (most recent to less recent) have been -4, -4, -0, -0, -1, -2, -1 (You can probably guess where I took 2 weeks off to finish up LG fool-proofing). It’s tough to see too much of a pattern in question type missed. Parallel questions of either type are definitely prevalent and MSS probably stress me out the most. But I’m also fairly likely to miss NA and SA which I am confident in (or anything else).

RC has been pretty similar. I’m more likely to bust on RC with a passage that just blindsides me for -4 or -5, but less and less all the time. More recent scores on that are -2, -1, -2, -3. Oddly Main Point and Purpose of Passage Questions seem to be the ones I’m most likely to miss along with a curve breaker question or two. I used to finish the sections by around 29-31 minutes with plenty of time to go back and check, but after my LG break that has crept up to 33 with one section I didn’t finish (-3). Hopefully it starts to slide back down now that I’m not neglecting the section as much.

I’m signed up to take the electronic field test this coming weekend and am planning to sit for the real thing in December, but am perfectly content to slide that date back to February. My sort of amorphous plan had been to jump in PT (60+ are all entirely clean for me). But does anyone have any suggestions on a balance of full PT vs. timed sections vs. reviewing CC material or any other thoughts on what might be helpful to squeeze out my last few points and gain some consistency?

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to being more active here as I finish up my prep!

I assume, we obviously do the memory method on the actual LSAT exam, correct? Or does it take too much time?

Disclaimer: I do have one personal experience that may be worth writing about. I had something of a nervous breakdown on campus, and it served a catalyst for beginning treatment of my depression. I'm "back to normal," now, but all the online advice I've read recommends against writing about depression. I believe I can write a compelling personal statement about my recovery from depression. But I think the risks are too high. For example, law school is going to be a challenging time in my life, and the admissions people won't know for sure I won't slip backwards. Ideally, I wouldn't write about depression.

That being said, I truly have nothing else going for me. Every personal statement sample I've seen from T14 schools is at least supplemented by noteworthy experiences, such as demanding work, internships, or hobbies. I don't have any of that. My most complicated job was working as a teacher's assistant for one semester about a subject I had no passion for, and my only extracurriculars are some very basic volunteering. I volunteered for a gubernatorial campaign and with Syrian refugees. But I was mostly posting signs for the campaign, and I was simply correcting the pronunciation of Syrian refugees who read aloud to me.

Perhaps one event that could inspire a personal statement was when I stayed over-time as a teacher's assistant to help a student who suffered a brain injury. But I can't imagine writing a long or even compelling statement based on that alone.

Thanks for reading. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Was wondering if 7Sage thought about the ability for 7Sagers to download the lesson videos and watch them without the lifeline of internet connection? The only reason (sufficient condition LOL) I ask is because I'll be without solid internet access for 7 months while deployed and would like to still go over lessons during down time. Any thoughts or has this been considered / implemented?

So my letters of rec are from January of 2014. I am applying most likely for this cycle or maybe the next. Is it ok to apply with these letters?

I have been out of school and not in the work force for the last 2.5 years while staying home with my son, so I have absolutely no one to get new letters of rec from.

So my dilemma is ~ should I apply with these letters or reach out to my recommenders for a new letter of rec with an updated year? I am almost positive they would remember me as i was very close with all of my professors and in a small college.

Hey, guys. I have some conflicting notes on something and was hoping for some clarification.

/A --> B

and

A ---> /B

are different things, right?

I wrote down:

/A-->B

=Either or; one of A and B must be in, the other is free to float.

A-->/B

=Not both; only one of A and B can be in, the other must be out.

This is what I wrote down from the course but I thought I saw something different in one of the explanations.