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Currently in the beginning stages of 7Sages CC, was wondering if I should incoprparate Loophole/use it in conjunction with 7sage, or use It after 7sage. Thoughts and feedback appreciated, as well as overall experience with Loophole in general.

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Would it be ok if took the January test for the upcoming August admission? Will I still get a chance at scholarship money? I was scheduled to take the exam next month and apply next month but I don't think I will make the score that I want in that time. Currently I have a 3.8 undergrad GPA and I'm guessing that if I take the test in Nov I will make around a 155. If I take it in January that will give me an extra 2 months to study although not sure how much higher I will make if I wait.

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Weird question, but I am in the process of building a startup. I quit my full time job last month and admissions people will obviously notice that when they look at my resume. Should I include my new post as a CEO in the company, or should I leave it out. My concern is that if they see it, they will think I can't commit to law school, which is reasonable. I am on the fence. Any help is appreciated.

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Hello everyone I just signed up for the November LSAT. The available test dates are 11/12 - 11/14 but I do not get the opportunity to choose the day or time of the test. I'm assuming that LSAC will assign me a day and time as it gets closer to November but I just wanted to make sure. I tried looking on the LSAC website to answer my question or to see if I was missing something but I was unsuccessful.

TLDR; How to pick a day and time for NOV 2021 LSAT

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I come from a poor household and have been completely self-sufficient throughout college. All of my work experience is important to me. But how do law schools feel about this? I have worked at a number of jobs of all types because that was necessary. I think each of these jobs also conveys something about me that is significant. Harvard's sample resumes, for example, typically only list 1-4 jobs. Other schools also ask to include only "significant" work experience.

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Hey everyone,

Figured i'd post something on here to see if anyone wanted to bounce ideas off of each other to see if we can help one another out.

Im currently registered to take the November LSAT with a goal score range of 170-174.

Currently PT'ing in the 165-169 range.

Comment if interested

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Hi all. This morning I finally broke into the 170s. While I know I've still got some way to go (re: a real life LSAT to take) I wanted to share my story so far to give some hope to people like me who do not begin their studies in the 160s or even the 150s. Also, I think it's valuable to analyze the work one has done at multiple points of progress.

The beginning: I began studying for the LSAT in the spring of 2018. But, my journey was not at all constant. My first diagnostic I received a 149. I was crushed. My peers and family members had scores in the 160s and 170s. I felt destined to fall below my goals. I knew I needed some serious help to boost my score. That year, I took an online Powerscore course and read the Powerscore bibles. And let me tell you - my study habits were terrible. They were not purposeful. I expected the course to do the work for me. I did not even take whole practice tests because I was terrified about what I would see s my score after grading. But, four months later, I was accepted into a two-year work program. I chose to stop studying for the LSAT. I was afraid of failing. So, I just put the test behind me. I did not return to studying until October 2020. Even then, my attitude was terrible. I felt horrifically dumb when I got any questions wrong. I wasn't improving, and I was falling into the test maker's trap of zapped mental inertia, which further deflated my scores. So, once again thinking if I ignored the LSAT all together my problems would go away, I stepped back from studying again.

Now: I whipped myself into shape when I started studying in June of 2021. I plan to submit my apps the first day they open for the 2023 cycle. This time, my "diagnostic" (not really, I'd studied before) was a 158. Alright, doable. I read through the bibles once again, got the wonderful 7sage, read loophole, and this time had a personal tutor. I cannot stress how important my tutor has been to the journey so far. Having a person there to identify my weaknesses, strengths, and create a plan took away my biggest weakness; studying without purpose. Even with all of this improvement, I was stuck in the low 160s. I was working full time, barely sleeping, and hardly eating from the stress of packing in study hours at the end of the long day.

This week, I decided to focus on my mental health. And holy crap, did that work. I made myself get a full night's sleep every night. I ate three full meals, which I had not been doing. I make my goal more manageable. I said "all I want from this practice test is to improve my average." Prior to every other test, I thought - if i don't get a 170, my test was a failure. At the end of that week, I got a 170 timed and a 178 in blind review.

My study experiences are atypical. Many don't study for this test as long/as randomly as I did. But, I think the time I took away from the test was really valuable, especially for someone with such a low diagnostic. The processes marinated in the back of my mind for years. And then, when I was ready to study with purpose and accept that this test would not determine my success as an attorney, my score jumped. And by jumped, I mean a jump from low 160s to 170.

Long story short: everyone can improve by focusing on their mental health. Remove this stress from the test. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask :)

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For the SA and PSA questions, I'm getting absolutely destroyed on the tougher ones. I think it is because I am not identifying the stimulus fast enough and missing the small details that get overlooked. Should I just map it out and understand how to piece together the stimulus first and take my time to decipher it and then answer the question, or should I be just mapping it out in my head and getting better with doing it that way? Anyone got any good strategies they can share? Thank you so much.

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Hey y'all! I am a full time college student with a lot of extra curricular activities and I was wondering if anyone wanted to be accountability partners? I took the August exam and I am not satisfied with my score (especially since I was doing much better on the practice tests) so I am planning on taking the January one in 2022. I am aiming to score in the 150's-60's nothing too crazy. I am just now getting back into studying after over a month so i'm trying to get into the swing of things again. I wanna do like 10 hours a week until December. If you are interested please let me know!

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If a job offer was indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19 last year, do you think that is worthwhile to include on a resume? I accepted a paralegal position in April 2020, they indefinitely postponed it in August 2020, and I obtained an AmeriCorps position in August 2020.

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I was consistently in the 170-172 range for a while and with the October test just a few weeks away, I've been studying more and doing 2 PTS a day. Today I got two 164s. Bothering me that these lower scores are consistent and that on review I'm seeing that I made stupid mistakes. Any advice on how to deal with this?

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I did the full length section of LR from PT 65 that is part of the core curriculum. (After you finish all the LR lessons). But the questions were given to me in reverse order from 26,25,24...3,2,1 not 1-26. So the hardest questions were skewed towards to the front of the test and not the latter part of the test like a normal LR section. Does anyone know if this is on purpose or what the reasoning is for that? #HELP

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Hi ya'll, I have been studying LSAT for about a year. I have taken the exam three times. I started off with 132, and brought score up to 143 on the second LSAT and got the same score on third one. I have used many different kinds of sites to study. Over summer, I brought score up to 151 on practice test. However, now it is down to around 145. My original goal was 160+, but it is less than in a couple of weeks till I take LSAT again ( I am not planning on retaking it again), and I do not see how I will be able to bring almost 10 points up in that short term.

Logical game is my strength, I get 0 to 5 questions wrong, so I am not focusing on logical game. I get around half questions right for logical reasoning ( I could get more than half right when I was scoring around 151 on practice exam, but now it is down to around or less than half). Reading Comprehension is terrible. I am trying to see if I can bring logical reasoning to the same level as logical game.

I have been just taking practice test and reviewing on the next day. If ya'll have any advice or studying tips or any kind of recommendations, please let me know!! I would much appreciate it!!

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I want to take the LSAT by February/March of 2022. I just started studying and learning the basics... would love if there is someone out there to help me tutor and to help me prepare for this test!!!

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Had originally picked C and read this thread that was very helpful in visualizing the stimulus: https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/7343.

However, I'm still having trouble with AC B and C.

For B, I had originally read it as the concentration of O18 INCREASED (so if it was at 90L after the evaporation, then in the ice age, it was actually at 150L), rather than the concentration of O18 in the ice age ocean is just higher than that of the interglacial period.

Could someone explain why C is wrong? It seems to align with the stimulus?

#help

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Basically what do you think is more determinative of ones expected score on the LSAT in October. More specifically, Since the October LSAT is 4 sections (1 Each of AR, LR, RC - with 1 test section) - Would it be more indicative to take the FLEX practice exams or take the regular Practice exams with 2 LR sections? My thought process is that if you are especially bad at LR - then only taking 1 would probably help your score. Therefore, practicing with the FLEX would probably give you a more accurate score rather than a 4th graded section.

I understand you still have the 4th section even if it is a test section so as far as getting tired and numb to questions as you go along would impact your score on the actual test etc. Suppose a perfect world where the first three sections on test day are the graded sections and 1LR, 1AR, 1RC - this would potentially be your highest possible score.

So recommendation's?

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