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?

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-80-section-4-question-11/

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!

When on this page, https://classic.7sage.com/lsat-score-percentile-conversion/

scroll down to the chart that has all the different percentiles and pick any number wrong and hover over the scale score so it creates the pop-up box and the number wrong with-in the pop-up box won't match the number wrong on Y-axis.

I Think the problem is because on the Y-axis where it has the -0 row, it is dates instead, so all the numbers are shifted down by one. For example, when you look at say a -20 on PT 89 on the Y-axis and hover over the correlating scaled score, within the pop-up box it will say -19, not -20.

#HELP

#Technical

hey Im Ernest Im kinda in the same situation ID like to be apart of the study group! How will one know when the grp is meeting.

To anyone who’s interested, I’m streaming my study sessions live. Come join me in our quest for the mythical 180 :)

As of now, I’ll be on until about 5 pm EST

I am from Surrey, looking to make or join a study group.

After reading the stimulus, I thought one reason why the foundation decided not to rebuild the original organ was perhaps it would cause damage to the other parts of the church. I am just very confused as to why D is incorrect; if the design of the organ had been modified several times before it was destroyed, couldn't that be a potential reason why the foundation decided not to rebuild it? because it could not match the original?

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With a little less that a month to go until the January LSAT I am wondering how much people tend to increase their scores during the final month of study. Right now I typically am PTing about 164 with my highest being a 167. I am shooting for a 170. I know I have the ability to do it and I just need to really commit and set my mind to it. I have taken off work for the first few weeks of January so that I will be able to solely focus on the LSAT during that time and with working from home at the moment I still have a decent amount of time to study throughout the end of the year.

I'd love to hear about people's experiences during that final month of study and what their actual score was compared to what they were PTing a month prior.

Thanks and good luck to all.

Hi! I am taking the January LSAT and I am currently scoring in the mid 150's my goal is a 160+ on the test. I'm looking for an accountability partner/study buddy. We can check in with one another to make sure we're doing what we can to stay on track, blind review or go over specific questions. HMU if you're interested

I did a diagnostic and scored in the 140's. Would be great to have accountability partners to keep each other on track, and help each other out with questions. I am in the PST time zone, but can work with EST as well depending on available hours.

Thanks!

Kiran

I cancelled my first LSAT score. Do I need to write an addendum about this?

Hi all,

I need some help with this question. i watched and read the explanations, and while i now understand how to eliminate the other choices, i still don't quite get why answer C is the necessary assumption. Here's how i broke down the passage --

Context: Some nuclear reactors are in geologically quiet region, which only has minor faults and lives far away from plates.

Premise: no minor fault in this region produces earthquake more than once in any 100000 year period. That means there is at least a 100000 year waiting period between earthquakes.

Conclusion: in this region, potential nuclear sites near a fault that produced an earthquake in living memory are least likely to be struck.

So i imagine that X is a nuclear site in a quiet region near a minor fault that produced an earthquake in living memory, say 100 years. From the premise, X will not be struck by another earthquake for at least 99900 years. That's pretty unlikely. But i need to compare it to other sites, so this is where the necessary assumptions come.

C: in this region, every potential nuclear site is near 1 or more minor fault.

The negation test means there is a nuclear site Y in this region that's not near any minor fault. But the passage says nothing about the frequency of earthquakes in areas without minor faults. For instance, if Y's area has earthquakes every year, even though there are no faults, X would be less likely to be struck than Y. But that means the conclusion still holds, failing the negation test.

Am i wrongly using the negation test for this question? Hopefully someone can explain my error here. Thanks a lot.

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Hello! I am taking the Jan 2021 Flex, and have been studying for awhile now. I am aiming to get into the low 170s, but consistently score within the 165-167 range. The biggest reason for this is because of my logical reasoning. I have gone through the 7sage curriculum several times, and am still having trouble on LR. I don't have an issue completing it on time, but rather identifying the right answer within two or three answers left after elimination. Does anyone have any tips on what else I can do to improve it? Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I have been studying for the LSAT for almost a year. I started with the LSAT trainer, then Princeton review 165+ courses, went through the Powerscore books and even self studied. I had been getting 150-155 on my PTs. I took the August flex and got a low 140. Then, I had hired a tutor for loads of money and I did the November flex. I was aiming for a high 150 as I had consistently gotten a score around there. I ended up with a 145. I have now purchased 7sage and I'm half way through the course material. I have done about 30 PTs now and I am taking the test again in January. This is my final shot to push hard and I'm aiming high. This is my only priority and I am focusing on solely the LSAT from now on. I have reluctant to post as I have on other forums and have gotten lots of negative feedback and genuinely negative comments. The 7sage community seems super helpful and positive in the forms, so I just wanted to reach out and get any advice I can. I am horrible at RC, I do super well on LG and I do okay on LR. I spend the entire day studying, maybe (13-14 hours a day). Any tips and/or positive encouragement is most welcomed haha. Wishing everyone the best of luck for any future LSATs they may have to take!

Hi all,

Does anyone have tips on studying for an online test? How are you taking the practice tests? How are you doing the drills? Are you printing anything out, or is it all digital? I've never taken a digital test and am very pessimistic about the format.

I'm hoping fellow Sagers can share some study tips that have helped them make the adjustment.

Thanks!

Hi! I am taking the January LSAT and I am currently scoring in the mid 150's the most consistently and my goal is to get atleast a 160 on the test. I'm looking for an accountability partner just so we can check in with one another to make sure we're doing what we can to stay on task leading up to the test! LMK if you're interested (: