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Hi everyone!

I have a groupme with about 20 or so other people who are taking the lsat in June. If you're interested in joining please reach out and I will share the link with you!

Edit: link is in the comments as well as the invite for the discord channel

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Hi Yall,

I just got my first offer and its from Indiana with a pretty good scholarship offer(over 40K) but the package is renewable contingent upon me maintaining a 2.3 GPA or higher. Is this the infamous Conditional Scholarship that I heard so much about in various forums and recruitment events or is this a regular condition that comes with all scholarship?

I heard that schools might put all their conditional scholarship students in one session like some sort of scholarship hunger game to save them some money but it is also my understanding that most law school curve their grades toward around 3.0-3.2 range(could totally be wrong, this is just me guessing), so a 2.3 GPA does not seem that outrageous to me. My thinking is if I get a 2.3 or lower I'll probably drop out anyway since the job prospect is pretty bleak for the bottom third of a non-T14 school students.

So should I go back and argue for the admission staff to take the condition off my scholarship offer or should I not worry about it?

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Hi everyone. I received a 164 in November and I have so far been WL by every school that I have applied to. I am considering taking the June test and reapplying next year. Is it possible to go from a 164 to a 170+ by June?

Additionally: Logical Reasoning is my worst section. No matter what I try, I cannot improve. I was going -5/-7 on it for a while, but somehow, I'm now scoring something crazy like -11/-12 per section. RC and LG remain consistent (respectively: around a -3 and a -0/-1 for each). June would be my sixth take, which scares me as well.

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Hi all,

I joined this community last year and it was instrumental to my success on the LSAT. The discussion boards are very responsive and blow Reddit out of the water. I wanted to provide a brief update and volunteer advice to anyone who can make use of it. I got a 165 in October 2020 after studying pell-mell. After that, I completed the core curriculum systematically and started a Reading Comprehension study group with fellow students from the discussion boards.

Fortunately, that work paid off with a 172 a month later. I completed my personal statement, essays, and addenda over the next two months and submitted to twelve schools slightly before their official deadlines. Another member of my study group was able to get a 176 in November, but he's still waiting to get an acceptance from the T-14. It seems as though scoring high on the LSAT is more necessary than sufficient these days.

As many of you know, it's a remarkably competitive admissions cycle. Taking into account the margin of error, there are nearly twice the number of scores higher than mine this year compared to last year. And I believe the last two years may have already been setting records for volume of applicants to law school. So I'm waiting. I've decided to hang my shingle as a tutor while I wait to hear back. Another friend of mine was fortunate enough to get into Yale Law School with a 171, but he submitted early and has a nose for what admissions committees want to hear. I'm in New York and it's not quite safe to return to normal life yet.

Advice that I'm not sure you'll receive elsewhere is to find and form study groups. Even (and especially) if it feels like studying with others is onerous, there is a social reinforcement that really aids retention and skill-building. My other tip is to take it easy. The best athletes know that how you rest is as important as how you work! ; )

Feel free to reach out with any questions if you think I can help you!

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To everyone that's been taking timed PTs-- Is it better to take full practice exams on the LSAC website, or to stimulate flex conditions on 7Sage? What did you all find was more efficient /accurate? It's much easier to stimulate FLEX on 7Sage's interface, but I feel like the question clarity (especially for questions like RC) are so much better on the LSAC test hub.

I could use any advice.

Thanks!

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It seems that one's chances are lower as a non-citizen international student. Part of this might be because law schools worry that non-citizens need sponsorship to work after graduation. Does anyone have experience applying as a lawful permanent resident/green card holder (who is eligible for citizenship in a few years)?

I assume this status eliminates the concern that one might not be able to get a job in the U.S. after graduation/clerk. Can anyone speak to whether LPR/green card holders are treated the same as US citizens in the eyes of the top law schools?

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Hi there - I am applying this year’s cycle for entry in 2022, and just trying to get ahead of all materials needed for when the applications open. Does anyone have any suggestions or guidance on when is best to start asking your connections for letters of rec? I was thinking May/June if I want to apply early in the cycle (ie close to when apps open).Any thoughts?

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Hi everyone. RC is one of my best sections; I score no more than -3 per RC section. I will be hosting a free RC session today on Zoom at 6pm PST. If you're interested, you are definitely welcome to join. Please leave a comment below indicating interest.

We'll be utilizing the RC from PT 74. There will be two Zoom links. We will be using the first one first and then we'll be hoping over to the second one.

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Zoom Meeting (6:00 to 6:40 PST)

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84762661546?pwd=bGNJNXQwb3Q0RTNIZUIwQ0o3UnFiZz09

Meeting ID: 847 6266 1546

Passcode: 0B2Y0C

SECOND

Zoom Meeting (6:41 to 7:21 PST)

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88355805299?pwd=UmtmelhTWUZReHp4Q1RvREZidkFxZz09

Meeting ID: 883 5580 5299

Passcode: Q0kW0e

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Hi,

I recently restarted my journey of studying for the LSAT. I realized that i'm having a hard time understanding the early grammar lessons. I've done both quizzes and have gotten a lot of them wrong. I moved to Canada when I was 4.5 years old so I am fluent in English so no idea why I'm having such a hard time grasping this information. Any advice on how to break down the sentences. I understand what subject, predicate and details mean but when it comes to using this information on the actual sentences I mess up.

Thanks!

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Stimulus (paraphrased)

Pamela: physicians in training work long, up to 36 hours, shifts and that fatigue impairs their ability to make the best medical decisions during final portions of their shift.

Quincy: Thousands of physicians have gone through this regiment with records to show that the system works. So why change now?

Though I realize I need to work in the stimulus to pick my answers, as someone who has worked shifts before, I know that your relief does not generally show up generously early. So if these physicians work up to 36 hours, they are in the long haul and that fatigue can be a very real risk to decision making towards the end.

Anyways, with everything in mind above, I was left with AC B vs C.

I picked AC C because of my influence from experience...hear me out: emergency-room patients needing continuity of physician care over the critical period after admission, generally 24 hours, would seem as though at any given crucial moment, the expectation would that a physician is able to make the best medical decisions. In the event where there is not a generous overlap between turnovers from one shift to the next, that leaves patients in critical conditions reliant on potentially fatigued physicians that are towards the end of their 36 hour shift. That is why I thought, this would be enough to counter Quincy's argument. Yes, the physicians do need to better working conditions to minimize fatigue that could impair medical decisions.

Meanwhile, AC B has me understanding it as there will be more seriously ill patients during their stay at the hospital than before. I felt like I had to draw an inference on this one. While not everyone in an emergency room may not be in a life threatening state, I guess AC B paints a better picture with more people requiring more attention and the need for best medical decisions??

Please help

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Hey 7sagers!

I’m almost at the end of the Core Curriculum, and I'm planning on moving into the final PT phase of my studying around mid-march. I figure that this would be a really great time to start doing group PT Blind Review discussions. This would be in the form of zoom sessions dedicated to doing some in-depth question analysis on harder questions, and talking through timing strategy. All of course are welcome, however, my goal here is to hone skills, this won’t be a group for discussing fundamentals. I’m hoping these zoom meetings will be as needed/ semi regular. I can’t commit to x times per week, as I’m anticipating some weeks when I hone in on strategy as needed and forgo scheduled Practice Tests. I’m planning on starting with PT36 and working my way up from there.

Just some background information for people to know where I’m at:

I’m planning on taking the June or August exam, possibly both. I just registered for the June test today, actually (it was weirdly nerve wracking.) My last PT was back in September when I was just starting out with the CC. I got a 161, BR 173. I am nervous/excited to see where I'll be scoring a few weeks from now when I start PTs!

Let me know if this is something that sounds interesting/helpful to you, and we’ll go from there. I think it would also be great to have a group to lean on for general questions... like, I already have questions about submitting the writing sample for the Flex.

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Hey guys, I just entered the PT phase of my lsat prep. I am planning on taking preptest 1-35 untimed, do blind review. And then, take full length timed test from PT 36. What do you guys think of this approach? Should I maybe do untimed from like 1-20? then from 21 move on to timed test?

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AC: "mistakes a condition sufficient for bringing about a result for a condition necessary for doing so".

I was confused by the wording of this choice, and was wondering if there was a simple explanation. It's flipping something N --> S , is what I am thinking.

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Hola all I'm Mark I got a 169 in October and had around 20 apps ready to fire away as soon as I got my test results back. I'd like to share my results so far as well as some waitlist management advice. I've been obsessing about getting off the waitlist and have done a ludicrous amount of research (research sounds better than obsession).

I am what the Dean of admissions at Yale called a "super soft" aka military veteran and my ugpa was 3.42 which is notably low for t14.

Accepted with scholarship: Uga, Emory, Notre Dame

Denied: Harvard, Chicago, Cornell, Berkeley

Waitlist: UCLA, Georgetown, Northwestern, Penn, Michigan

My top choice is Northwestern and I'm doing everything in my control to get off their waitlist. Ultimately it will come down to how their class looks after their first and second deposit deadlines and what they class needs in terms of student demographic composition, and what the school's/Dean's goals are for that class (based on interviews I've listened to from Deans admissions officers etc).

Here is my waitlist advice I've gleaned from Harvard and Yale Deans, Michigan ad com officers, Harvard as com person, Michigan person, + my personal interactions with adcom.

Waitlist: do whatever the school asks in their waitlist email. Every 3-4 weeks and especially just after/before their deposit deadline write a letter of continued interest loci. You can print and handsign then upload as a PDF. Some schools don't care about loci format others may. In loci you can specify certain clinics, work programs, professors, courses that you're interested in. It really looks good if those are linked to a topic you expressed interest in in a PS or resume. Show how you love the city / want to live in the school's area. If you have a specific reason you like the school mention it. If it's your #1 pick and you would attend no matter what, say so. Be careful mentioning other competing offers - comes off as threat.

That's not exhaustive but it's a pretty good start. Best of luck!

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