The consensus is that just about everyone is able to come up with a topic that warrants a diversity statement. In only rare cases is there a cookie cutter profile that just doesn't have a single iota of diversity in its repertoire. I am all but thoroughly convinced that I am one of those rare cases and I suppose I could ironically be diverse in this sense. But I was a first-gen college graduate; my dad tried college before having to drop out a semester later due to finances. My mom went to adult college when I was a pre-teen but never finished. I'm the oldest in my family and was the first of anyone in my family to graduate, though my younger sister did graduate the following year.

I did not have any financial issues during college, nor did I have any upon graduating. Getting into college wasn't a struggle for me like it was for my parents. Both my mom and dad clearly wanted their kids to attend college and to in general live a life that they were unable to live.

While I was fortunate enough to practically trip and fall into a 4-year undergraduate program, I definitely viewed myself and my potential in a harmful light. My mentality throughout high school and throughout most of college was that I obviously wasn't a genius; therefore, I shouldn't bother striving to achieve a 4.0 or to stand out from the rest, and I think being a first-gen graduate played a significant role in this. There are of course more details to this than just that, but what do you all think of me having been a first-gen graduate, albeit an unremarkable one? Is this workable for a diversity statement, or am I stretching way too far here?

What are some of the strategies and techniques you all use to reach a perfect 180 on BR? What is a typical range for questions circled for further review? What do you do with questions you didn't circle but actually missed? What for questions you missed after a BR? What are some of the best ways to collect previous missed questions for future review?

Below are some of the strategies I've used. I haven't scored a perfect one 180 on BR, however, so others' tips would be much appreciated!

- Chronicling the reasons behind my wrong answer choices, tallying the number of times this happens, and recording the PT number on which a respective mistake was made.

- This may seem like an obvious one but wasn't a strategy I adopted until later - I examine my relative strength in each question type (especially for LR) for my five most recent PTs. From there, I review the core curriculum for the question type at issue, review previous missed questions of that type, and drill specifically on that question type.

- Coming into each PT with full awareness of what I am weak at and possibly reviewing these areas beforehand. This way, I am prepared to avoid the many past traps in which I have customarily fallen.

Hello,

I received my first scholarship offer last night. I applied late in the cycle so I am just now hearing back from schools.

How should one go about emailing adcomms? Should I just thank them and let them know that I will be waiting for other schools to also decide before accepting any offers>?

Thats what I have heard from many people. But just wanted to see what my 7sagers have to say!

Thanks

I need confirmation whether my understanding of OR rule is correct.

There is a rule in the last game of PT24 that says: G cannot be prescribed if both N and U are prescribed.

N & U -->/G

Contrapositive= G --> /N or /U

So there are 3 possibilities if the contrapositive is triggered: 1) N is out 2) U is out or 3) N and U are both out.

If I CHANGE the rule to G --> N or U, would 3 possibilities be 1) N is in 2) U is in or 3) N and U are both in?

Is it correct to consider OR in the above examples as inclusive(and/or), not exclusive?

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Decided to take a break from LSAT study and came across this sketch on YouTube.

Hope you guys do really well on the LSAT and in law school, but not become anything like Jason Grey???

If you're serious about the LSAT*, then you'll take advantage of this amazing opportunity!!!

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Do the logical thing and join us this Saturday!

*Unless you're not in the PT phase yet. That would be illogical, to join us if you're still in the curriculum ;)

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I'm trying to be ready for the June LSAT but it's becoming very difficult. I had a lot on my plate the past couple of months which really shafted my LSAT studying and now I'm not sure I'll be scoring in the 170s (my current goal) by June. I'm currently at about a 162 (my score dropped from a 165 after taking so much time off of studying) and I would gladly settle for a 170 in June if I got it. I haven't even started to PT. I'm starting to feel discouraged and think that maybe postponing my test *again* might be beneficial for me and let me come at it slower. It's already a hard pill to swallow, and obviously I would love to get it done and over with in June.

However, I'll be overseas this fall and was looking up foreign test centers for the country I will be in. I was looking up more information about the exam to get an idea of what taking it overseas might be like and LSAC stated that the exam is undisclosed. Does that mean it's a different exam? This is totally new info for me. If anyone has any information at all about this that would be super great. Thank you!

I found this little nugget during the time I should have been doing something productive. Glad I did!

Anyone else think it's just adorable when the 90's LSATs try to talk about anything involving computers? I almost ran into trouble on PT36 with the first RC Passage. I almost died laughing when the author starts trying to explain what an emoticon is LOL.

One of the RC videos that I watched mentioned that when something (call it X) happens more & more frequently, it does not mean that X happens most of the time. But I read it from one of the PowerScore posts that "more often than not" means MOST. They sound quite similar to me, so I'm not sure how to make a distinction between them. If I change it to "X happens more & more frequently THAN NOT" would it equate to most?

Hi all,

I just took my first practice exam since taking the initial 2007 prep test. I got a 150 before the curriculum and now I'm about halfway through the curriculum and got a 157. I wanted to take a practice test because I was starting to get demoralised and wondering if all this studying was working.

This test, I did well on the games (70% accuracy) and much better on the reading comp. than last time (78%). My goal is to just get over a 160 for the June test, as the schools I'm looking at are not 'the best' just in the top 100. Is this a good improvement? I thought I'd get much higher, as I've been putting in a lot of hours and practicing. Ugh. LSAT is stressing me!

I'm currently working on the logic games bundle. While I've been getting -1 or -2 per game untimed I continue to test every answer choice even after getting an answer just to be sure it's correct. I'm wondering if this will hinder my speed while doing actual timed games. Should I just pick the correct answer and continue or actually double check. At this point I'm focusing on accuracy not speed. Any comments would help. Thank you :)

I was going through the core curriculum and encountered this weakening question: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-4-question-18

I chose C, and the correct answer choice turned out to be B.

After going through the video, I understood that answer choice B is correct. But I still couldn't figure out why C is wrong. In the video, the explanation given is that "if they (book publisher) do make sizable money, they would continue doing it. The fact that they stop makes it even less reasonably that it is a money-grab... therefore C is incorrect".

But why? If C makes it less reasonable for book publisher to be money-grab, then it weakens the argument.

I wonder if anyone can help me on that...

Hey folks—

Seeing how almost all of the participants in the June BR Group have defected (wisely) to September, we are going to be merging the BR Groups and doing away with the month designations all together.

Moving forward, there will be ONE BR GROUP TO RULE THEM ALL. A unified and delightful congregation of folks.

The next 3 weeks will have guided BR calls with Jimmy, each Saturday at 8pm ET. I propose that those weeks cover PT's 69, 70, and 71. If there is participation and interest in having BR calls on these later tests, we will continue covering the 70's up until the June test.

Meanwhile, the new unified BR Group will start holding regular session in a couple of weeks. Folks have already been discussing the schedule, and I encourage everyone who is taking the test, whether June, Sept, or thereafter, to join in on this group.

Please voice your enthusiasm or concern in this poll and/or in the comments below.

Hello everyone!

It's been a while since I've been on 7Sage because (thanks to this amazing website) I got into both of my top choices! I am super excited, but now it's time to decide where I should attend.

I have done my research, and I am well aware of the financial strain a legal education can place on a student. I have a detailed financial plan for both of the schools, which are The George Washington School of Law and OSU The Moritz College of Law. I am hoping maybe the 7Sage community can help me process the pros, and cons of my pending decision.

My goal is to practice law in D.C. (before everyone gets on the GW bandwagon I understand that you should attend school where you plan to practice law), but I was only given $13,000 in grant money. I received my M.A. in Public Policy, and I would love to draft legislation (but I might change my mind once I go to law school so I want options). GW's tuition is currently $56k, and my total cost of attendance for one academic year would amount to nearly $70k (including room, board, books, personal, etc…). I visited the school, and fell in love; but reality is literally slapping me in the face. The grant is renewable depending on my financial status, but otherwise the rest would be covered by student loans. There are no other cons except the price of the institution.

My second choice is OSU, and I feel like I need to explain myself on this one because there is a huge difference between Washington D.C. and Columbus, Ohio. I was flown out to OSU during undergrad to tour the law school. I was pleasantly surprised by the faculty, academics, and network at OSU. They are also competitively ranked (#30 according to U.S. News and World Reports). Their network is expansive, and I do not think attending this school would shatter my dreams of becoming an attorney in D.C.; but I know I would have access to higher paying jobs should I attend GW. Lastly, OSU gave me $14.5k in scholarship, and I could become a resident after living their for 12 months (lowering my tuition costs).

Overall, the cost of attending OSU my first year would amount to $49k (including my scholarship, and other expenses). The cost of attending OSU would most likely drop if I become a resident. The cost of attending GW for my first year is $70k, and tuition increases every year. My current undergraduate, and graduate debt is $20k so I am also taking this into consideration. If I attend OSU (with my current debt) I would graduate with approximately $110k - $120k in debt. If I attend GW (with my current debt) I would graduate with approximately $180k - $200k in debt.

I am not asking for anyone to make a decision for me. I am looking for insight, especially if you're going through this experience. I have put a seat deposit at both schools.

Thank you all for your help!!!

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Have you been waitlisted or put on hold? You should think about writing a letter of continuing interest (LOCI). In this webinar, we’ll go over the how, when, and why of communicating with law schools from limbo.

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Hey folks! We are extremely excited to let you all know that the videos for our 7sage webinars are now available to anyone who has the 7sage course.

We'll be posting all of the webinars here: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar

Hello!

I'm doxxing myself a bit here, but I'm really into electronic music --- all kinds, but I love the kind of stuff you'd listen to during the summer --- and I've found that I need all the good vibes I can get during this brutal LSAT journey.

So I really put some effort into a playlist of EDM songs that'll give you warm and fuzzy vibes. I called it "Freedom" because I'm going to listen to it on my drive home after finishing the LSAT haha, so feel free to enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/charlie-melman/sets/summer-2016

Recently I took some LR sections from PT 18-35 and notice I could predict the answer for some type of questions specially resolve the paradox question type based on my previous knowledge of the subject discussed in stimulus. Have you noticed any such trends? Do you think it is helpful or it is going to end up hurting my score as most of outside knowledge considered assumption on LSAT?

Hello 7Sage Users/Administrators,

I didn't know who to address this to, but as I am going through the course, I am finding that the comments section of the course videos is, most of the times, equally helpful as the videos themselves.

Some of the comments are very very helpful in understanding the material better. Most of these helpful comments are popular, given the number of "likes" that they have. However, some lessons have close to a hundred comments and it's difficult sorting through them to find the most helpful (or most liked). I was wondering if an update can be made to the comments section where users can sort them by "newest first" and "most popular". That way, the most helpful ones can be at the top and easier to find. Of course, some of the most liked comments are also humourous and thought provoking, which I wouldn't mind reading as well, hehe.

Well that was it. Back to the videos. Hope everyone has a nice day.

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Now that the LG bundles have been removed from all sites (I think), how are you all drilling and fool proofing LG? I'm thinking about photocopying the LG sections from PTs 1-35, drilling them randomly, and fool proofing accordingly.

Should of just purchased the bundle when I had the chance :(!

Without giving away any of the content in PT C2, does anyone know what year (roughly) this exam was given? Is C2 the "never-before-disclosed" PT that was included in the most recent LSAT Super Prep? Thanks everyone.