So I'm looking into getting the Ultimate + package eventually when I am done reading through The LSAT Trainer that I was recommended. I see the Ultimate + has the most problem sets.

My question is how many of the problem sets should I do while going through the actual lessons and how many should I save for when I am doing practice exams?

I looked at some previous threads that talk about this, but couldn't find a clear answer. What exactly is recommended by J.Y or the Sages?

TYIA

I have one quick question, Is taking the December LSAT too late for admissions? any experiences? I plan to have all my work paper work submitted as I prepare, and have everything turned in before DEC 31. Since this would be my first time taking the test, I won't have a score to report, would that hurt my admission chances?

With the September LSAT knocking on the front door, I planned a week of vacation away from work about 2 weeks before the exam, with the goal of reducing any work-related stress to have better focus. What is the best plan of attack for September studying? Do a few PTs, but nothing too new? Focus on fine tuning reading comprehensive (my lowest scoring area)? Go on vacation, get a great tan, and try not to think about it?

Can anyone point me in the right direction to the December 2016 Blind Review Group? I don't know if one has been set up yet, although I do know there is currently a group for the September 2016 test. Would certainly appreciate it. Thanks

So, I've decided to postpone my test date from September to December as well as Signup for 7sage. I've been scoring in the 155-157 and I really want to be in the mid- high 160s. Did I make the right decision? ugh I hope I did, Why is this process so difficult ?!?! Im really good at LG, I'm usually finishing with 4-5 min left and getting 20 -23 correct. It seem as though i just can't win with LR and reading comp, my scores fluctuate between those two. Im hoping my signing for 7sage will really help me, I'm going crazy because i just can't seem to hit the 160 range! It's a terrible feeling.

Can we use the old PTs (7 - 18, 19 - 28) to practice timed LR sections, or are they so completely different from the newer PTs as to be irrelevant?

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Hi everyone. I took my diagnostic finally...and got a 146. However, that is AFTER inishing the curriculum first. It's just an awful feeling. I know it's the first test, but I finished the curriculum first and still only got 146. Do I even have a shot at getting a decent score? *sigh*

I cannot for the life of me figure out why C and D are wrong, can give a coherent detailed explanation for why they're wrong?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-40-section-3-question-23/

.....what gives bro? I feel that these are so much harder than earlier ones that I've taken. I'm marking somewhere around 20 questions for BR in each LR section. Just took PT 66 and I feel like I just got rekt; felt like I was just reading words and not understanding them.

I've read that as you go higher in the PTs, the harder they get...but dang.

Hey smarties!

I am trying to post things that are funny and light hearted to bring smiles to some of you going through a rough time.

The other day was a rough one. I did a PT and my head wasn't in it and I scored well below my average. Needless today I started crying, like ugly cry when Mufasa in the Lion Kings dies. It was a disaster. My roommate came home at that time and his only solution was to feed me I guess.

He took me out for a burger. This was a big deal because I don't eat junk food at all. It was the best burger I ever had. I went home and wrote another prep test and scored higher than my average.

All days can be turned around. Don't stress over a bad PT, eat a burger instead (3

I hope this picture makes you smile and makes you believe in the power of burgers.

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I received a free Princeton Review textbook that had a practice test in the back. It is not an actual LSAT that has been administered it was made by the princeton review people. I scored so so low compared to other tests and I am wondering if this means I am doing worse or if it's the fact that it wasn't a real lsat. The questions were completely different from what I have seen (in my opinion) and the logic games far more confusing and complex then anything I have seen and I have taken over 16 PT's. Someone help.

Hello! After reading through many topics about LORs, I was hoping that someone could help/offer me your opinions.

I am 4 years out of university and I have one letter in the LSAC system from a professor. I had planned on getting a second letter from another professor that I had worked closely with (2 classes + 2 independent studies), however, due to some health issues and oversight from him... I don't feel comfortable asking him for the letter for a third time. (I had asked him twice, followed up each time, but his response to any request for the LOR is to ignore... if I email him about anything else, life updates, etc. he's all ears.)

Therefore, is it okay just to have one letter from a professor whose class was negligible to my credit hours?

Also, is there a specific type of class/professor I should be looking to get a letter of rec from? (I went to an engineering school, so I figure I should be looking towards the humanities professors.)

Side note, after working at a fortune 500 company for a bit, I moved back to my home state to work for the 'family business'. Is it in poor form for me to get a letter of rec from a colleague (unrelated to me in any form; we have a great working relationship/have worked on many projects together)?

Apologies in advance for how awkwardly worded this is... but thank you for any insight!

Are "pharmacological intervention in the brain's neurochemistry" and"chemical changes in the brain" meaning the same thing? They are interchangeable? Otherwise I don't understand why the answer is B...

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-66-section-2-question-04/

This is lesson 6/16 in the Advanced Logic Section. On DeMorgans law. Question 1. Translate the sentence into logic.

"Unless the leather is soaked and tanned for 3 days, the resulting boot will be smelly."

The right answer is

/S or /T ---> BS

contrap: /BS ---> S & T

Why does it turn from an “and” to an “or” statement if you choose /S & /T as the sufficient condition?

I thought that for “unless” conditionals, you just pick one statement and negate it and that’s the sufficient.

I’m choosing S & T as the sufficient, and BS as the necessary.

so

/S & /T —> BS

If the leather isn’t soaked and tanned, the boot will be smelly.

so the contrapositive would be…

/BS –> S or T

If the boot isn’t smelly, the leather was soaked or tanned.

I see that I’m wrong but I don’t understand why.

Is it just..whenever an & statement is negated, it turns into an or statement? and whenever an or statement is negated it turns into an & statement?

I’m super confused bc now I’m looking at the contrapositive of #2 on that quiz and it’s /S & /H —> E or D

If "and" statements turn into "or" statements when they’re negated then why isn’t that the case here >.<

P.S. I do know the splitting rules it's just hard to type onto here so I left it without splits.

Hey everyone, I have an inquiry into GPA improvements and disabilities. When I transferred to a 4 year, I thought that I was going to be pre-med. Long story short: I dropped both my intro chem classes and the labs associated. Consenquently, I ended up with a 2.25. However, winter term I showed an improvement. My GPA when from a 2.25 to a 3.5. In spring, I managed to extend that to a 3.3. (We're talking individual terms. My overall GPA is a 3.24). I know that I'm still in undergraduate and going to be a junior, but what do you guys suggest that I do from here on (besides GPA)? In addition, I have a documented disability.

For reading comp. I have had a really hard time cutting down my time less than 6:30 mins per passage and 5 mins per section of questions. When I shorten my time, I rush through the questions and miss it because of a simple misread. Would it be better to slow down and just skip the last passage in order to get more answers correct??

I received my undergraduate transcript today, and found out that it did not show any of my co-curricular activities involvement on campus. It only showed my academic information. Will law school admission team think that I did nothing outside of the classroom? Of course I will list my involvement in my resume, but will law school believe it?

Hey guys! I'm looking for any input regarding anxiety and insomnia. I'll try to make this short. I've been dealing with insomnia for at least 6 years. I've been taking Ambien for about a year now. I refused sleeping pills for years because I didn't want to become addicted so I took any type of allergy medicine (Benadryl mostly) that would induce sleep. Yeah, I know, dumb, especially when I have to carry around Benadryl at all times because I've had "allergic episodes" due to who knows what! I've tried different brands and different dosages of melatonin but none worked. Tylenol PM was pretty much the only thing other than a prescription that worked. I took that for a few years but again felt it wasn't the best option. After going back and forth with my doc for a while I finally agreed to the Ambien only because the lack of sleep was affecting other medical conditions. I did not notice it immediately but I've noticed in the last few months that I'm not as "sharp" as I normally am and I'm extra forgetful. I cannot scientifically say it's the Ambien but I haven't made any other changes. Now for the anxiety. I've never really had any unusual episodes regarding anxiety but I've noticed recently that I get really bothered by what I consider a lot more than usual. I've had a lot going on in the last few months like moving 2x within 3 mos, more health scares and calling a relationship off due to it causing more anxiety for me. All of this has caused me to once again delay the test until December, ugh! Anybody have any input? On anything really. I don't want meds for the anxiety but if it continues to be bothersome I'm not against it. I've never had to deal with this level of anxiety so I'm wondering if others can suggest anything they do for coping? I was thinking about switching to another sleeping pill but I don't want to risk any negative side effects and my body having to adjust to something new even though I'm not testing until December. What would you guys do? Any suggestions are welcome! Thx guys!

The 7Sage community has given such sage advice on all things LSAT that I thought I'd throw out a rather unconventional topic to see if anyone cares to weigh in and illuminate me. I was introduced to the dean of my target law school by a friend of mine who is on the board of trustees at the university. He set us up for a lunch meeting on Friday! I'm curious (and a tad nervous truthfully) how to best approach the meeting. I'm confident in my ability to get in to the law school based on my numbers, but I'm working on a higher LSAT score to maximize my scholarship chances. I am curious: what would you say or do if you were in my situation? I have a few ideas but would love the benefit of this group's input.

I feel like this is an incredible opportunity and I want to get it right. Thanks in advance for any tips or ideas!

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Ok, I have two non related questions, but did not want to clog up the discussion thread.

1. I had a professor drop the ball on me. She had agreed to write a LOR, then later said she wouldn't be able to due to time constraints. Even though, she still has a month and she has known about this for 2 months. It was BS, but here is my question. I have a great review from another professor, and will be able to get a great one from my supervisor who I have worked for for a year. Will it hurt me big time to only have one LOR from a prof? I have taken a lot of online classes, so I do not have many options as far as profs that will be able to write a great one for me.

2. I have recently found out that you should submit your resume during the application process. Is this true? I own a small Etsy.com shop with my sister. It has been quite successful over the last 3 years. Like 30k revenue each year. Will adding this on my resume hurt me? I know of the 20 hour a week work week rule for law students. I do not want them to think I will be too busy or breaking that rule. I plan to fully hand over day-to-day operations to my sister during law school.

So I just took this practice test today and I noticed that the reading comprehension was much easier, whereas LR was moderately difficult but the games were much more difficult (usually my best section). What are your guys's experience with this test

I have to travel to another place (Taiwan, which is 3-hour flight away from where I live, no time difference) to take the September LSAT on September 25, and I am wondering if it is enough to go to Taiwan 2 days in advance.

Also, is there any tip for taking the LSAT in another city?

Hi guys so I just started the logic games part of the curriculum. It seems like JY's videos focus a lot less on teaching you inference rules/tricks/notations than certain books do..am I correct in this observation? What I am trying to get at is there doesn't seem to be much up front info other than going through the actual game. So are we supposed do develop our own methodology as we do LG's and review the explanations?