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Is there a list anywhere of challenging logic games (of all types) that are important to know inside and out, as part of LG prep?
Or is there a way to sort 7Sage's LG explanations by the difficulty column? Apologies if I'm missing it.
What were the sort of trends you were seeing with your scores after completing the core curriculum and what sort of trends can I expect to see? Is the score that I'm getting after studying the CC technically the score I can expect on the actual LSAT?
Thank you :)
I'm taking the LSAT inFenruary 2017. When is the earliest that I can start with my applications and start law school?
Will I have to take a year gap because I'm taking the test in Feb?
At the moment I have severe writers block. I can't seem to put my thoughts to paper. I want to lead off with the fact that I grew up in a somewhat broken home with an abusive father and I how I had to overcome that. I wanted to lead off with a statistic but finding these statistics have proven to be difficult. My mind then gravitated towards the idea of using a quote as an attention grabber. I am a huge fan of Stephen King and I found a quote of his that is very intriguing. “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” I have two different ideas about how I would proceed from there. 1.) I would go into my experiences of my childhood (abuse, etc). 2.) The next line could read "that was certainly true for my father and , in some cases my mother." Let me know what you think!
Hey guys,
I'm probably freaking out over nothing, but after getting my CAS report my GPA dropped from a 3.55 to a 3.39. This is what happened:
I was originally going to do a major that required calculus 1 & 2. Math has never been my strong suit (my only grades below a B EVER were all in math). However, in order to graduate on time for financial aid reasons I switched my major to a brand new (was in the first class to ever be able to graduate with this major) related major that didn't require calculus 2. Previously though, I took calc 2 and failed, and re-took it and got a C. My undergrad did grade forgiveness where the F didn't count and was replaced with a C.
My questions are...
1. Does this sound correct?? Is it possible to drop down from a 3.55 to a 3.39 just from 1 F?
2. Should I write an addendum explaining this? I feel that it is unfair that it dropped so much, and also that my GPA is being compared to a bunch of people who didn't even have to take many of the difficult (to me) classes that I took.
Any advice, experiences, words of encouragement, etc. are appreciated because I'm kind of freaking out :(
Whats up team sage.
Question for those of you in a similar position. I've studied like crazy this past year and have managed to raise my score from the low 150s to where Im consistently PT'ing between 165-168. However, I can't seem to get over the final threshold to hit 170. I don't have any issues in particular that stick out with LR, and I go -2.7 on games. RC is the true problem where I average around -7 per section. Were any of you in a similar situation and have any recommendations on what I should focus on for the next month? I feel like it may be a little late in the game for a drastic change to my RC approach, but if there are any particulars some of you think I could consider within that section I'd really appreciate the input! That being said, I guess the next step is to master the substitute/equivalency question on LG for another point, but any other advice is also greatly appreciated!
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I find abstract FL AC's to be quite a hassle on the LSAT. Usually I POE it down to one answer, which feels right, but I don't work through the FL if I feel it'd be a super time sink. So I BR and work it out then (now). I'm talking about AC B here, "No migraine sufferers with heart disease will take the new medication except under careful medical supervision." The no makes it a not both relationship: IF MIG sufferer w/ HD -> NOT take medication. The "except" gets translated to an IF NOT, which now becomes a joint sufficient condition: IF NOT under supervision.
SO, in total:
IF MIG sufferer w/ HD
+ -> NOT take medication
IF NOT under supervision
How is my methodology?
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-21-section-2-question-03/
Hey everyone! This website and forum are amazing and have been very encouraging. So here's my story: I have been very slow at studying for the LSAT. I completed university (BA and MA), worked in social services for two years and dropped everything to study LSAT. I gave myself from August - December to do the Dec LSAT, during which I read the Powerscore books once, studied awfully without Blind Review until I came across 7sage in early November and by that time, burnout began to kick in. I have now fully gotten into the 7sage way of studying but I became burned out before the December test and didn't prepare as thoroughly as I could have. My diagnostic was at a 147 (low, I know) and I have only recently gotten into the mid-high 150s. I applied to Ontario law schools for September 2017 and am thinking of taking the February LSAT. Logic Games is my worst section followed by Logical Reasoning, I'm surprisingly decent at Reading Comprehension and am typically -5 (still room for improvement though). Is it worth it to take the February LSAT and take it in June if I don't do well? I am hoping to get at least low 160s. Or should I just get a refund and take the June LSAT to give myself more time. I just feel very rushed right now and know I can improve drastically after learning how to BR properly and after doing the fool-proof method for the LG section. I know these problems are insignificant but I just need some advice lol
According to the state of Wisconsin's bar, in order to practice law, graduates of Wisconsin law schools no longer have to pass the bar to practice in that state. Do you think this trend will continue to grow?
So, unless I just totally crushed it in December and scored 5 points higher than my average score (not anticipating this outcome) I'm going to be retaking the LSAT. That said, I have long completed the CC and have taken about 25 PT. However, I am still failing miserably at LG. I usually can complete 2 and on my best days 3, but I've never completed all 4 games during a timed PT. I had one of my better days during the December test completing 2.5 games, but that's beside the point.
So, obviously I'm focusing on LG. Starting in a week, I'm going to use the fool-proof method on every LG from 1-39. My question is, should I still be taking one full PT every week and BR so that I don't regress on the other sections? Or, should I just focus on LG and start taking full PT again after completing the FPM on games 1-39?
Hey everyone!
As I am closing in on getting my application finished 100%, I am hung up on one of my apps' Character and Fitness section. So this is what I'm dealing with:
"Have you EVER IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE been arrested, charged, convicted, warned, taken into custody, or accused, formally or informally, of the violation of a law for any offense, including, without limitation all traffic offenses {e.g. DUI/DWI offenses, speeding, improper equipment, expired registration or inspection tags, failure to maintain proof of insurance, failure to wear a seat belt, etc.}? You may NOT omit offenses that were dropped, dismissed or reduced. But you may omit (i) offenses that were either expunged or sealed and (ii) parking violations. Even if you perceive a matter to have been minor or to have happened a long time ago, you MUST disclose the information."
So I had a minor speeding ticket over three years ago for which I went to court and it was reduced to defective equipment and I paid a small fee for everything. I received my DMV driving record yesterday and this isn't even on there anymore (VA records). The section asks to disclose everything (in writing), including official copies of both original charge or citation (don't have that anymore) including any reduced charges or lesser included offenses.....
I am so confused. Should I go ahead and just mention the speeding ticket that was reduced to defective equipment sometimes early 2013, and also mention that this is no longer on my record and I therefore have no paperwork to show except for my certified driving record. Or somehow try to obtain that original charge (where do I even start????) and some kind of court documents from the day I went to court??
Thanks for helping me through this mess!!
Looks like state bars are warming up to the internet:
None of the law schools I am applying to seem to have formatting requirements
I was just curious to know if I am the only one having this issue. Right now when i search for questions in the question bank it is not separating questions out in terms of sections. so for example you will just see Q01 Q01 but it does not separate out the questions from each section for logical reasoning
I know this discussion comes from nowhere but I'm curious to understand how some of you think. While prepping for the LSAT, I've looked into various strategies and techniques on how to become a "better" reader. Becoming a "better" reader in the LSAT sense of could mean a lot of things and seems very subjective, but, to me, "better" is just synonymous with "increased understanding." Now, I forget where and when, but somewhere along my journey I remember coming across an article that suggested I should train myself to learn how to read without listening to my own voice. I think I was searching for ways to become a faster reader, I'm not sure, but the premise of the article was somewhere along the lines of "don't read the words aloud in your head because it slows down your reading."
Personally, I have no clue how to read without listening to own voice. The idea doesn't even make sense to me! I've always listened to my own voice when reading. With the LSAT, I literally have conversations with myself during the process of reading a stimulus or RC passage. It helps me digest whatever bullshit argument or scenario the LSAT is throwing at me.
My questions: when you are reading LSAT material, is there a "right" way to read? Is there a "better" way that I don't know about? What is the balance I should be trying to obtain between speed and proper understanding?
Does any of this even make sense to any of you?
As part of my LSAT preparation, I am taking sporadic prep tests to gauge my strengths, weaknesses, and overall progress/improvement. If any of you do the same (take sporadic prep tests while studying), how frequently do you take them? Do you take them randomly or whenever you feel like it? Do you take them after a certain amount of time since your last prep test?
Cheers,
Aidan N.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Recommender will obviously make the final decision to send it herself.
Is it considered "narcissistic" to edit and change an LOR?
The LOR sounds pretty good but any improvements are a plus.
The more I talk to people, the more I realize that the ABA is quite active in its investigations into bar applicants. How far are they willing to dig? Will they scrutinize every tidbit of information? Will they care about my padded resume? If so, it seems a bit much.
After a grueling study regime, writing 30 drafts of my personal statement, and sitting the LSAT twice, I cannot bring myself to complete my freaking applications. I've sent in most of them but NYU's scholarship essays are killing me -.- I've been staring at my LSAC screen for two weeks now willing myself to write the extra scholarship essays :'(
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Hope everyone had a great Christmas weekend!
Quick question to those of you who had a chance to submit a general letter of recommendation to LSAC. I'm about to send an instruction to my recommenders on how to submit their letters etc and was wondering who they will need to address in the letter head. For example, should the address of the person / committee receiving this general letter should be that of LSAC as opposed to specific school?
Also, do you have any thoughts on not putting the date when the letter was written by the recommender? Given that these letters can stay on my record for the next 5 years and since I may be applying again after this admission cycle, I was wondering maybe I should ask the recommenders to omit the date in their letters... Really appreciate any thoughts you guys have on these questions and hope everyone has a great rest of the week :)
By no means, is this complete but some feedback would be great. My goal is to explain the night and day differences in my transcript between the first and second halves of my college education.
"I would like to explain the discrepancy between the first and the second half of my collegiate career.
When I started out in college, It was my first time away from home. I allowed myself to get caught up in the "experience" of being in college, rather than focusing on my studies. I was truly overwhelmed, I began to lean on alcohol and I quickly developed a problem."
Let me know what you think
Dear 7 Sagers,
I need to get your opinion on something. Recently I've been looking into Pre Law programs for the summer that are free of tuition for college students and am thinking about applying. However, from what I'm hearing, they aren't that important to getting into a law school and I could just work over the summer in the lab I work at instead. (I'm studying Bio)
Are these programs worth applying to? Theres few of them to begin with as to be expected. I'm taking the LSAT this Feb for the first time and want to make sure I have time to continue studying in the event I need to retake it in September this year.
Let me know what you think and thank you!
