I understand that we're advised not to add anything from high school on our resumes, but I was wondering if there was a similar rule for personal statements? Is there a point where a story for your personal statement is considered too old to be considered relevant by an admissions board?

I'm still finishing up my undergrad, and hope to go straight through to law school, so a lot good number of stories that I find to be interesting about myself are from high school, including my "what made me want to study law" story.

If anyone has insight on this I'd love to hear from you!

I understand that splitting game boards is a good way to do up front work and go through the answers quickly, and splitting up the board helps most of the time. Also, I find that sometimes, there are more than six or seven questions where it is worth splitting up and getting several game boards, yet after doing several splits on some games for example: PT 26 section 1 game 1, I originally split the game into several boards, but I did much better when not automatically splitting the board and going through the questions without setting up the boards and which was more effective for me in getting the correct answers. I did make some errors in the original set up, but it took way too much time, yet setting up two or three boards on the fly for each question that required a deduction seemed to work out much better for me. Please advise on when is the best time to judge if it is more efficient to go straight into the questions, besides the amount of questions there are. Do any of you find any specific key identifiers that help you decide when you will split the game right away?

Hi!

I know that a lot of law schools advertise how many undergraduate universities they have students from. I’ve been to two universities (first 2 years in a college in GA and then my graduating university in Texas). Do law schools use all universities for those numbers or only your graduating institutions?

Hi friends: My undergrad institution decided to give an extended ddl for the law school fall entry. I thought it worth a shot. The problem is that I really had trouble with getting my rec letters, I am super super stressed out abt having to zoom with my professors and talk and negotiate. I do have two/three rec letters from previous school year that I got for some business ma degrees and I knew they're super generic but they're supposed to be talking good stuff about me.

My question is how much it would hurt if I just use the generic ones that may talk some random stuff like "quant skills". If I use them instead of seeking new ones, I believe I could use that energy/stress into getting my LSAT up for like 5 points. And after all i have no idea what my chances are as it's only one school and I haven't taken LSAT yet and I will only have one shot in July before the ddl.

Thanks so much for your advice!

(Edit: it’s a pretty decent school and it seems that it’s gonna be less competitive this round since it’s only for class of 20 here). I do realize that it’s better to get new ones, but I don’t have my ps ready and the deadline’s in a little more than a month, and I think it’s better if I send in the requests now. What should I provide in lieu of my ps?

Hi all,

I had two outstanding reference letters for this cycle from professors who know and support me in my ambitions. I'm sure they will have no problem resubmitting but for some reason I can't get myself to send the email without feeling like I'm a nuisance to them. Has anyone had experience asking their references to resubmit for a second cycle? How would you recommend approaching this via email?

Thanks and I appreciate the feedback, hopefully this question can be helpful to someone else as well.

Looking for someone who is early on in the CC and wants someone to send daily reminders / talk about course material to help keep each other motivated. If this is something that peaks your fancy then drop a line. I am shooting for the October LSAT.

I keep getting these questions wrong almost every time I am confronted with one. SOS.

I do bad toward the end of psets, but I don't know if I should continue with the curriculum or go over the entire pset/lesson again to see if I understand it better. Any recommendations on what I should do? Should I just move on or review that section all over again.

Hi,

I moved to the US 10 years ago when I was 18, and I started speaking English only then. Unsurprisingly, Reading Comp is my weakest section. Anyone who speaks English as a second language but has experienced some success on the RC?

Do any of y'all have any recommendations for reading sources that might help with RC passages?

I've been struggling mostly with comprehending science and humanities passages, so any digital publications with similar articles would be really useful. I've heard that Scientific American is a good source, but any and all other sources (and specific articles) would be super helpful.

If there are video or podcast resources that can give some background on RC material (law, arts, science, humanities) that you'd recommend, I'd love to check those out as well!

Is it one of a kind? Are their earlier games that reminded you of it? Any drill suggestions? Thanks.

Having trouble with choices A and E.

Perhaps I may have it correct but I’m trying to gauge if my thinking is correct.

For choice A. This is correct because the whole notion of “destroying any diseased cow as it shows typical symptoms” matches with the support in the stimulus that BSE CANNOT be detected until overt symptoms are found—hence making choice A’s proposal impossible to help eradicate BSE as by the time a cow has been infected with BSE, it may have already exposed other cows.

However, why is choice E incorrect?

Please #help

I just finished the first two lessons in the core curriculum on the above subjects. I am liking the explanations and the problem sets they've thrown at me so far. I wanted to ask about two approaches I'm taking that aren't explicitly mentioned in the lessons, but I think are helping me get the questions right:

Am I on the right track here?

This is a bit of a preemptive post, but I've been reading up a lot about choosing a law school and most people advise going to the "best" school you get into. I definitely see how this could be true for those interested in Big Law, but I'm trying to figure out if it applies to me.

I've never, ever been interested in Big Law, so I don't see that changing in law school. My two biggest interests so far have been criminal law (prosecution, most likely) or national security law. I'd really love to end up working for a federal branch (Homeland Security, DOJ, FBI, Pentagon, etc.) I've also had some interest in IP litigation in the past, and if I weren't to go into government work, I think I would really enjoy IP.

Given my interests, the two main schools I'm planning to apply to are Georgetown and GW, simply because of the connections and opportunities being in DC offers. I have a 3.96 GPA from NYU, so I feel confident those schools could be options if I get a decent LSAT score. Of course, this is all contingent on that, but I'm planning to retake as many times as I need to to get a "good" score.

My question is: do you think there's a big difference between the schools? Does the better ranking and prestige of Georgetown matter as much, in this case? It's much more likely that I'll get $$ from GW, while I might have to pay closer to sticker price at Georgetown. I also know Georgetown is much more selective, whereas I feel confident that I could make it to GW given my average PT scores.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

I've been looking on LSAC for where to upload my picture for OVER AN HOUR. Is it right in front of me and I'm just blind? Can someone please tell me where it is. I give up.

Thanks in advanced.

I apologize if this is answered elsewhere, but is there a way to add an experimental section to the digital tester? Also, should I still be using the 7sage proctor video for the digital LSAT?

Thank you so much to 7 sage and the 7 sage community! I could not have done it without you!

My approach:

I studied 6 hours a day while going through the CC (with a April LSAT date in mind). Once the LSAT was moved to May, I spent my last 5 weeks studying 4 hours a day 6 days a week. I was not moving through the practice tests fast enough with only doing 1-2 tests a week so I skipped the remainder of practice tests and went straight to the 2017-2019 LSAT tests. I found that I had a pretty good grasp on the knowledge and was very comfortable skipping questions. (I used the Powerscore skipping method for LG and the 7sage skipping method for LR). I then examined the analytics of which questions I was missing and found that it was usually when I was looking at the clock (Q5, Q13, Q15, Q20). I then worked on focusing strategies and being aware of when I was actively answering a question and or just passively answering a question. I knew that I wasn't being active if I didn't look at the question stem and use the 7 sage techniques to find the answer (ex: looking for the beam in weakening). That increased my score to the 160 mark. The last 3 weeks I went through an LSAT section each day answering the questions out-loud with a friend. That helped a TON with processing what each answer choice was actually saying and having to defend my answer.

Note: I never mastered the harder questions as the end of the LR but I was able to identify if I knew the question or not. I was scoring -0,-2 on LG and -6 on RC.

I hired a tutor and she advised me to not study more than 4 hours a day because our brains just become too tired to retain any more information after that point. She did say to take a day off but I want to score in the 170s. I've been studying for 6 months now and have only been able to hit 143 :[ Should I study more and ignore this advice? I am also doing a PT once a month, she advised this as well

I am registered for the July LSAT. For LG and LR, I tend to get 80-90% of the questions right. For RC, I am missing nearly half. It is definitely a timing issue, but also I am missing way too many questions that I do attempt. How have you improved? This is killing my score, and I am fearful this will be further exacerbated by the LSAT Flex scoring. Should I turn my focus to drilling RC sections over this next month?

Hello, I am about 2 weeks into studying for my October LSAT. I have been studying 5-6 hours a day and about 8 on weekends. My diagnostic score was a 150 about 2 or 3 months ago and I hope to raise my score to a 165. I am writing in here to ask a few questions about this whole experience.

Do I have enough time to raise the 15 points?

How long will it take me to finish the Core Curriculum at the rate that I am studying?

How long should I be doing PTs before my October LSAT date?

I figured maybe 2 months of 5 LSATs a week, (with blind review, obviously) but I’m not sure if that’s overkill or if I should spend more time focusing on the Core Curriculum and my notes from it.

Thank you all and best of luck.

Hi! I am an incoming senior in my undergrad. I began studying for the LSAT around the April/Early May mark and am looking to take the exam in August. I am about half way through the curriculum, studying about 5 hours a day. Is there anyone who would like to form a study group of some sorts? To push eachother and continue to encourage each other? I am looking to score a 170 on my LSAT and I know that does not come easy. I am planning on the August LSAT but if I don't feel prepared, I can take it in October. Let me know if anyone is interested.

I can't discuss the test material, but I do have a huge complaint about the flex. The proctor kept interrupting me during the test on every section because they couldn't see the paper I was writing on. It was absolutely ridiculous. They took up atleast 3-5 minutes on every section telling me to be in the camera. I was right infront of the computer but i guess when i put my head down to write they couldn't see what I was writing. These things were not notified to me and they didn't warn me about these possible interruptions. So, i was really disorientated when they proctor started talking during the test. 3-5 mins was only the actual time they took up, but by continuously interrupting, they kept breaking my concentration. It was absolutely ridiculous. I wanna add that I'm not a low scorer, im in the 170+ range. For future flex takers, firmly tell your proctor to SHUT THE FUCK UP before you take the test. Literally wasted a year of studying for the June test only to be sabotaged by the proctor in India. Excuse my language but you would understand if you were in my shoes.

I am really worried that I am not where I want to be and that I am forcing a time frame. I really want to apply for the 2021 cycle, but I just don't know if I can make the october date. I have a full time job and it is hard for me to even get 3 hours a day in. My current score is mid 140s and to get where I want I would need a 160. I haven't made it through the full cc and I am really having a hard time perfecting the fundamentals. Any study tips or life advice is GREATLY welcomed :)

I am 50% through the core curriculum (maybe more like 60 since I leave few practice tests undone in each section to go back to) and I am hitting a wall, all I want to do is PTs but I know they won't be as useful without the whole CC completed

Any tips or advice on how to get past this fatigue?

As if the regular uncertainty of law school isn't enough, I'm leaving a steady job to head off to Law school in Fall during this COVID-19 pandemic!

The idea of leaving behind my steady income and instead taking on student loans during this time when I'm lucky to still have a job is causing me to panic!! Basically the added aspects of uncertainty due to the pandemic and thus the poor job market/economy are wearing me thin.

I'm trying to decide if I should stay my job another year and defer law school, hoping that the pandemic will blow over by Fall 2021(which is not guaranteed). Or if I go forward to law school despite it all since I've already been accepted and have a solid scholarship etc.

Is anyone else struggling with this decision? I am open to any advice or anecdotes about what others in similar positions have decided to do. I'm trying to see this from all angles before I make some big decision based on just my nerves and fears.

Thank you in advanced!