I genuinely did not understand the stimulus.

I checked off the LGBTQ+ box in an app for UCI and mentioned that I was gay in my "Why X" essay. A few days after being admitted I received an email from a 1L who is apart of their LGBTQ club, saying welcome and feel free to ask me any qs if you would like to find out about my experience as a queer student at UCI.

I thought that was very sweet of the school to have that student email me. Have other schools done anything similar for you?

I'm planning to take Dec exam so if anyone wants to do full practice tests (in the 70s) together, please msg me.

Would one W on my transcript taint my applications - particularly for t-14 schools?

Hey guys! Can someone please help me with understanding exactly how to do BR for reading comp? It's seems much more intuitive to me how do to BR for LR and LG but not so much for RC. Thanks for your help:)

Evening everyone!

I'm Alexandra. I'm looking for serious study buddies for the Feb 2015. I've been studying while working full time but I need accountability and help with logic games (specifically). Any people interested in the study group can email me at alexandra.k.griffiths@gmail.com.

P.S. I live in Queens and work in Brooklyn. Again, serious inquiries ONLY!! Thank you! :)

PT F97.S1.Q18 – Roseville Courthouse

We are asked to identify the point at issue / disagreement between Mayor Tyler and Councillor Simon. Tyler suggested to build a new courthouse for the city of Roseville in 1982 for a price of 26 million dollars, but ‘now’ in 1992 the price of the courthouse is 30 million. Tyler uses these premises to infer that Roseville would have saved 4 million dollars if the courthouse had been built in 1982, as suggested. Tyler also mentions in passing that the existing courthouse has been overcrowded.

Simon responds by bringing in the topic of inflation: The 26 million dollars that the courthouse would have costed in 1982 are equivalent to 37 million in 1992 dollars. Simon takes this to show that Roseville actually saved money by not building the courthouse. Simon also mentions in passing that the courthouse, had it actually been built, would have been underutilized.

There thus are at least two disagreements in this exchange, one much more overt than the other: (1) Roseville was right not to build the courthouse in 1982: Tyler disagrees, Simon agrees. (2) Had the courthouse been built, it would have been put to good use: Tyler agrees, Simon disagrees. The answer choices are tricky in that four of them purport to get at this first disagreement while not actually resolving it. Only one answer choice, the correct one, gets at the second disagreement and actually resolves it:

(A) This gets at Roseville’s actions going forward, does not directly relate to either disagreement.

(B) This gets at the issue of inflation adjusted prices, does not directly relate to either disagreement.

(C) This gets at the extent of Tyler’s responsibility, does not directly relate to either disagreement.

(D) This does get at the second disagreement and points out one issue where Tyler and Simon disagree: Would a new courthouse actually have been needed / been put to good use? Tyler agrees, as Tyler proclaims the present courthouse overcrowded, i.e. insufficient to serve Roseville’s existing population spatially. Simon disagrees; states that a hypothetical larger courthouse would have remained underutilized. The disagreement is subtle, but definitely present.

(E) This confuses the issue of inflation adjustment with financial upkeep, purports to get at the first disagreement but actually misrepresents information from the passage, in an apparent attempt to confuse test takers who did not select one of the previous answers the first time around.

Takeaway: This is a tricky question in that there are two disagreements only one of which gets resolved. The question stem arguably hints at this by speaking of ‘A point of disagreement,’ rather than of ‘The point of disagreement;’ i.e. the question stem leaves open the possibility of multiple disagreements. Nevertheless, this question demands some reflection. Read stimulus and answer choices more than once to get at the nuance of the issues at play. Do process of elimination for the wrong answer choices. If necessary, flag the question the first time around and return to it at the end of the section.

Third call info:

Take PT 50 and BR on your own before the call.

Submit 2-5 questions you want to review here: https://goo.gl/forms/MEUpRULFRSrHe1Ba2

Note: We will try to limit the calls to under 2 hours. We will review LR questions first and only review RC if we have time.

We will not be reviewing LG.

This step is important: Come prepared to speak through how you approached the question you submitted. If more than one of us had trouble on the same question, we can each have an opportunity to speak through our thought process/which choices we were stuck between. The rest of the group then discusses.

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Hey guys,

Hope there's been good news going around. I got into one of my top choices which is University of San Diego and they offered me a 36k scholarship for the first year, with the option of it being renewable if I keep my GPA above a 2.8. That seems pretty easy but I hear law school is on a different grade scale than undergrad. I'm a first- generation college student so I'm really trying to maximize my funding. Wondering if anyone has any tips or advice/forums/blogs anything on how to get the max financial aid.

Also, has anyone attempted to be flown out to schools on their dime? I'm trying to do that but am feeling uncomfortable approaching it.

Thanks,

Stephanie

Hi! I am looking for a tutor!

A bit of background: I have been studying for the LSAT since 2022, while I was still in undergrad. From 2022-2025, I was studying for the LSAT, while finishing my undergrad degree, internships, and working a full-time job. As you can tell, I was juggling a lot at once. From my studying, I was able to score at one point a 160, but never had that or a resembles of that score on an official LSAT test. I have taken the LSAT 3 times already and now taking a gap year.

I am familiar with the LSAT concepts, have had previous tutoring experience, but looking to strengthening the concepts while not paying an arm and a leg for the price of tutoring.

What I believe the type of tutoring that will help me reach my desired LSAT goal is a resembles of a classroom instruction, where we can go over a concept that I am struggling with, break it down, and I can be assigned weekly homework to strengthen said concept. From previous tutoring experience, I do not excel with only doing randomized LR/RC questions, get some right, get some wrong but with no explanation. I am looking for in-depth explanations and corrections.

If this is the type of structure you offer, I would love to connect!

if only constitutes sufficient right? lol

I am posting this here so I have a chance of getting $50 bucks. I want to talk abt my buddy jack. He too is studying for the LSAT. Love that guy. LSAT sucks.

I am just looking for anyone taking the September LSAT who is seeking an accountability/study group.

!!LONG POST INCOMING!! But I'm pretty lost right now.

I've hit a plateau in my studying where I always get at around 5-6 questions wrong per section because and it's usually just the hardest questions give or take maybe 2 misreads for simpler ones. I know exactly how to each question should be done and answered and I think my biggest issue is that for those hard questions I simply just don't really understand the stimulus and even if I do, the right answer choice sometimes escapes me due to a technicality in wording.

I do run into a bit of an issue with certain question types for sure like weaken or MBT questions. The issue here is that even if I know how to do them and I can get the question right it just simply takes me to long to deduce the right answer. I've been basically trying to drill these question types more often using the filter and also doing more timed practices.

At the same time, I think I also struggle just simply completing the logical reasoning section. I'll range anywhere from 1-5 questions that I simply run out of time for. I try my best to be quick but even at my best I'm left with 2 questions undone. I've seen that some people have time left over to go over previous questions, a speed that seems completely unreachable to me at the moment.

So I guess there are three issues I'm running into and three questions I'm hoping some of you can give me advice on:

I've heard a lot of "just do more questions" and I definitely am but I was wondering if anyone was doing anything specific in terms of drilling or even stuff outside of the LSAT (reading more books/news articles) that you find has helped with your score.

I chose B, and then A, as I was unsure how this claim directly supported the main conclusion...

I am planning to take the LSAT in Feb and need to lock in. I have not taken many PTs, and have mostly focused on foundational knowledge and drills. I've discovered that I score well if given adequate time (~167) but score significantly lower under time constraints (~155). I need help with being time efficient while maintaining accuracy and, of course, improving my overall score. I will try to make myself available whenever! LMK!

Do you have to contact your verifiers and let them know you will be using them? (former employers)

Proctors: Three very nice facilitators from the college

Facilities: Very new, private test taking room. Everyone sat in small carrels/cubicles so you could not see anyone else or be distracted. Plenty of room on the desk for extra pencils, sharpener, watch. They would not let you keep a water bottle or kleenex on the desk though.

How many in the room: Around 20

Desks: Private full sized desks.

Left-handed accommodation: Yes

Noise levels: Very quiet

Parking: N/A

Time elapsed from arrival to test: We started promptly.

Irregularities or mishaps: None at all!

Other comments: Bathrooms close to testing room.

Would you take the test here again? Absolutely! But thankfully I don't need to :)

Date[s] of Exam[s]: October 2015

Proctors: there were 2

Facilities: restrooms

What kind of room: it was a classroom in the medical building.

How many in the room: there were about 30 kids

Desks: there were individual desks

Left-handed accommodation: yes

Noise levels: very quiet

Parking: very limited, get there early

Time elapsed from arrival to test: about 20 minutes.

Irregularities or mishaps: none

Other comments: great test center

Would you take the test here again? Yes

Date[s] of Exam[s]: I took it here on June.

Hey! Anyone from CSUSM taking the LSAT on Saturday?

Looking for an LSAT study buddy in metro Atlanta for September/ December LSAT.

Does anyone have any idea how many words the writing sample should be?

Hey everyone,

So I'll be taking the December test after getting my 165 on September. Hoping to crack into the 170's by December.

Anyway, I was wondering how the LSAC transcript stuff works for me if I'll be applying right after the scores come out for the December test. Am I going to have to send an updated transcript with my fall grades to LSAC? The only thing that I'm worried about is it taking too long to process and not having my apps ready to fire off as soon as scores come out. I would actually like them to be updated because I think it'll bump up my GPA ~.03 points (minuscule I know).

Thanks!

Hi, I am a first year BBA student at Wilfrid Laurier University. Is there anyone who is willing to study with me? If you go to Laurier or are around the area, if would be really cool if we could study in-person. Otherwise, I am just looking for anybody who feels that they could use a partner. Thanks!

Hello friends!

I am currently applying to a law school in little rock and there is a section that is required, titled, "Statement of Uniqueness." This section says to explain any distinct experiences that I have encountered in my life and how I have grown from those specific aspects. I am a little confused because this section also has an area where you can say, "this section does not apply to me." What should I do? I don't necessarily have some super distinct experiences in my life, so is this necessary?

All help is much appreciated.