Hi all!

Looking for suggestions on the last stretch before the January Flex. It seems like I'm scoring progressively worse on my PTs, which has me extremely nervous. I study anywhere from 4-6 hours daily, and try to take one day off during the week to avoid complete burnout. However, last week I was forced to take four days off from studying, as I was moving into a new place. After returning to my study routine from PT avg dropped from 161 to 158 (which isn't huge, but I really need to stay in the 160s). You'd think with such a long break, I'd come back refreshed. Also, I feel like I've forgotten the techniques/processes for LR questions, and find myself mindlessly reading stimulus, instead of the active reading I've practiced (I studied LR with Ellen's "The Loophole"). I'm even struggling with simple LG questions that came easy before.

Any suggestions anyone could offer? Not sure if I'm suffering from mental burnout, nerves or just the wrong approach---but I really don't want to blow it on test day!!

Hey everyone, I was just wondering what you guys did to stay motivated to study for the LSAT, particularly 170+ scorers. I’ve really been having trouble staying on task. I’m just looking to see what other people did to stay focused. Thanks!

help How do I go about understanding what my score would approximately translate to for the January 2021 LSAT? When I look at the LSAT Score Conversion on here, it's saying that -22 is on average approximately a 162. However, on my most recent practice tests, I have been getting -22 overall and it's saying 159 (PTT77 and PT78). How do I get a better understanding of scaled score versus raw score?

Hi all,

I'm taking the January exam and am currently scoring between -5 and -7 on logic games during the timed test, but usually get down to -1 or -2 in BR. Does anyone have any advice for getting closer to the BR numbers on test day? I usually get the game board/inferences down okay, but I just can't seem to visualize it all in my head. I do so well on BR because I literally write out each scenario to make sure it's the right solution, which obviously takes way more time than I have timed lol. Any strategies or study suggestions are much appreciated. Thank you!

I know it's recommended to complete the Core Curriculum before I start drilling PTs week after week, but it'll take months for me to complete the full CC with my current pace due to work (I'm in consulting, fml) and other commitments. I plan on taking the April LSAT and feel like I'll hit a juncture where it'll just be more effective for me to start drilling PTs with thorough blind reviews instead of continuing linearly with the CC (i.e. adapt to timing, build mental endurance, repetition, etc.)

Thoughts on how to navigate/formulate a study strategy? Any and all insights would be greatly appreciated!

Ok so I just took my first PT post completion of the core curriculum. Scored a 145 on the actual test can't lie was a little too anxious out the gate, but on BR which took me only about a hour to finish I scored a 163 and 2 of the question I got right initially. Is it just a timing thing or?

Hi everyone!

#help

I'm a bit lost on these 2 problems.

For No. 3, I'm a bit lost on the wording of what the question is asking for. Am I supposed to look for the answer that gives the other pieces no other options?

No. 4 has the same issue with how the question is worded. Am I supposed to see which pieces can have 2 different spaces?

Thanks for reading and hope everyone that reads had a great and safe holiday. :)

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Hi all, I'm preparing for January and trying to tighten up my worst section, LG. My method has been to take 2 fresh LG sections a day, but I've almost exhausted all the core curriculum LG sections. I've been stagnating at around -4 for a few weeks, though in the last week my scores have been pretty erratic (-1 and -9). I'm worried that I'm wasting fresh sections, especially since it's possible I might be retaking in February or April. I'm also wondering what alternative strategies might be more effective at raising my score. I especially struggle with grouping/in out games. Thanks!

Hello 7Sage Community!

Felt the need to follow up with a post after such an outpour of support at the beginning of the semester. Finished the semester a few weeks ago. Little different exam set ups with COVID being a thing. Thankfully, a friend of mine has a podcast where I had the opportunity to speak on any advice I may have! Link below:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-to-be-broken/id1529622977?i=1000502914062

As always, feel free to email me if you have any questions! jonah.griego@gmail.com

Best,

Jonah Chadwick Griego

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonah-chadwick-griego-6335b991/)

Hello everyone, I am struggling to get faster on the logical reasoning section. I usually get to question 16 and guess on the rest of them under timed conditions.

I usually miss like -2 on the 16 that I do answer, and maybe get like 1-2 from guessing C on the ones I don't get too.

I would really like to get to at least question 20. Any tips on how to improve speed for LR?

For Parallel Flaw/ Parallel MOR questions, do you move on after reading (what you believe) to be the CAC? Doing this has saved me massive time in some instances, but in others I miss a slight missing parallel that would have been obvious had I read another AC (the one I chose was missing a “can”, etc). I often make a local decision that changes for every parallel question, but I want to be more systematic about this.

Curious to hear how your timing is on Parallel questions!

Hello all,

I went to 2 schools for my undergraduate degree, from my first school I transferred about 30 credits towards my new school. My question is, will the LSAC look at my old transcript and count all the grades from my old transcript towards my overall GPA on LSAC? My grades were poor in my old school, but significantly improved in my new school. I ended up graduating Summa Cum Laude with a 3.86 GPA. but had a really bad start to college in my old school. Maybe I should write an addendum to explain the grade difference? Also I had a different major back in my old school and ended up graduating with a degree in a completely different major, I don't know if that makes any difference at all. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas!

It is impossible for me to obtain a score higher than 14 on the RC section. Can anyone suggest how to improve on this section? Any tricks, tips, and advise would be appreciated. Thank you!

I have been having issues with missing out on these questions lately, and I am not sure why---I used to be able to get them immediately. Do such questions generally include "causality" in the conclusion and as a result, one is able to know that in all likelihood, it is a correlation-causation flaw? Sorry for the stupid question (I went back to look at the causation lessons, but am still somewhat confused).

Thank you so much!

So, let me preface this by saying, I began this application cycle by casting a very wide net because my boyfriend (a med school applicant) and I are attempting to stay in the same area. Thus, even though Georgetown was my top school, I couldn't commit to ED. I also did not submit a Why X letter because I was already submitting an addendum and was worried about overwhelming them with too much information.

Well, last weekend, both my boyfriend and I were admitted to GW (and on the same day, no less!). This was incredible news, and knowing that my boyfriend has a seat at GW makes it easier for me to commit to going all in for Georgetown.

That said, I should have a few important updates coming up that I would like to send to schools. I graduate this semester (found out I'm doing so with honors!) and I am hoping to secure an internship for the spring very soon.

Does it make sense to submit a Why X essay with these updates? Or, should I save it for a potential waitlist situation? I've been flying blind most of my application cycle, but this is a question I really need advice on.

Hi everyone, I am currently a year 3 undergraduate studying PPE(philosophy, politics and economics) in LSE(London School of Economics and Political Sciences). Just triggerred by some TV shows and I think working as a lawyer could be a suitable career option to me, so I took a LSAT practise test for the first time without any prior preparation and got 162. I wonder, given I have no lawfirm-related internship before, is it possible to get into some top5 law school JD?

PS. I will start my post-graduate application next year since my program lasts 4 years.

A big thank you and Merry Christmas to you all!

Rant:

On my last flex my proctor did a room check for a solid hour and a half and didn't let me go to the bathroom before I start my exam. The one before was cool and let me do a quick run before so I expected that and chugged 3 Redbulls as usual - I literally did piss my pants and got a 160. It's not bad, but not good enough to cover for my GPA.

Back to the topic:

I got back to studying after a 2 month break in December and my scores fluctuate a lot - I only study for about 20~25 hours a week, play video games and rest well so I don't think it's an issue with my test taking conditions. The questions that I get wrong do not seem to have a certain pattern. LR and RC are the ones that fluctuate the most; I mainly pray for RC so LR is the one that I am most concerned with. Since I am taking my final one on January I was wondering if you, my friends, could give me an input that I could reference on; it would help me tremendously.

I hope you have a blessing holidays! :D

Hi,

I’m currently at -10 in LR and want to get to at least -5 before the Jan exam

to reach my goal. What would be the easiest and quickest method to do that? I have just started with reading the loophole but it seems like going over it will eat into a lot of my precious time and I don’t know if it’s worth it or if I have enough time to try new LR strategies at this point. Any tips?

My weak areas seems to be parallel flaw, method reasoning and necessary assumption questions. I think I struggle most with negation and writing out the lawgic in a timed practice test. Any suggestions about how to improve these areas would also be helpful. Thanks!! :)

So lost. Been studying since like may 2020, 3 months ago I was getting 158 on my PTs. Now I am lucky to break 153. I feel like on specific sections timed and untimed when I do them seperate from PTs I am getting like 4-8 wrong on LR and like 6-8 wrong on RC but come my test I am getting more than 10 wrong on both. In my mind I feel like I understand the content better now than before and that my understanding of the test as a whole is stronger but not it looks like I'm progressively getting worse. I have been getting pretty consitently 152-154s for the past month.

My PTs aren't improving, I have been working with my tutor extensively and we have been working on my issues but my PTs are not getting better. Even though I am getting high blind reviews.

I have a few questions,

Does anyone know why/how I am getting worse?

Does doing like 2 PTs a week and reviewing said PTs actually help you improve or do you need to just drill concepts

How do I go about improving?

So drained and clinging to some motivation.

Thank you.

hi, I'm an international students from asia. I have some questions regarding t14 chances.

my gpa is both superior and above average, because i transferred from my previous school.

my previous school(poli-sci) : 4.24/4.5 - superior

my current school (econ) : 3.55/4.3 - above average

I'm curious about my chances of going into T-14. which score should i get in Lsat if i wanna get admissions from T-14?

thanks!!

I'm a bit confused about the language in the stimulus. If the college was using Hall Dining Services "until this past year," wouldn't that mean their current food vender was Hall Dining Services?

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I like the "show questions" options available on problem sets because when I go back and review, I like seeing if I was at least close to choosing the right answer or had eliminated it. Is this an option for PTs as well?

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Hey all! I had a late ADHD diagnosis an went through most of college not knowing I had it till Junior year when I got diagnosed. I ended up with a 3.5 which isn’t terrible but I’m wondering if I should write an addendum explaining my late ADHD diagnosis. I have issues with slow processing speeds, inattentiveness, periods of spiked energy and then no energy at all and also it takes me longer to learn and retain.

Like for instance, 50 min studying and 10 min break. What do you do during this break? and why? I sometimes end up taking a nap for hours when I just tell myself to lie down for 10 min. Do you have any recommendations for things to do during break time? Thanks!