How many withdrawn classes do you need to for it to become a problem? Should you write an addendum for more than 3 Ws? Do Ws matter that much?

Hi there,

I've found a significant discrepancy between the scores the 7sage Flex calculator and the Powerscore Flex calculator spit out.

Powerscore link here: https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/lsat-flex-how-to-score-your-tests/

A -6 gives a 170 in the 7Sage calculator for many tests, whereas the Powerscore calculator would give a -6 a 168 with the default settings.

Disclaimer: I do not subscribe to Powerscore, but I do listen to their podcast. They've claimed their scale estimations seem to be borne out by student experience, but I'm not so sure that they know this for a fact. Or maybe they have insider knowledge..

The harder scale would seem to be consistent with the fewer anecdotal reports of over-performances after the August Flex.

I understand that LSAC has not responded to requests for scale info, but does anyone have an idea which one of these tools is most accurate?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

As the title states, I feel like I'm in a rut. I've been consistently studying 6-7 days a week since June. I started off in June 2020 with my diagnostic of 150, and my most recent PT's have been 165, 161, and 162. I started with PowerScore in July, and to be honest...I really wish I had my $1215 back after using 7sage for the past weeks. I'm only 19% through the CC and feel like I have just wasted my entire summer. I'm scheduled to take the October and November exams. In a perfect world, I'd be able to have enough time go to through the entire CC at a steady pace and give 100% effort rather than feeling like I'm racing some imaginary clock to my impending doom.

For reference, my LSAC GPA is 3.93 from UCLA. My ideal schools would be USC or UCLA, because I'd like to practice on the West Coast. I frequently read posts on Reddit or on this discussion forum and see users with a similar GPA scoring 170+. What am I doing wrong? Maybe I am just a bad test taker, but I feel like I could and should be scoring higher. I don't want this to come off as arrogant in any way, but I feel like I would be "wasting" a relatively good GPA I've built up only to get a score in the low 160s, and I really don't know where to go from here. I know I can do better — I've had BRs of 167, 172, and even 175. My averages are -5 LG, -6 LR, and -7 RC.

I'm looking for advice or to hear if any of you guys have had a similar experience. Time is passing so quickly, yet I am just not where I want to be. With my current averages, I'm expecting to get 160-162 on the exam in October. Is it worth it to take October and November and apply this cycle and see what happens, or should I wait until next year? I technically cannot postpone October but I still can switch my November date. If I was to apply this cycle, and hypothetically get accepted to a T50, I would just feel haunted by the "what if?" if I had taken time to seriously improve my score and reach a higher potential. On the other hand, with the world as uncertain as it is today, I don't even know if I could improve my score well enough to pay off the risk of postponing my career by 1 year. I'm graduating in March 2021, and I would have from potentially November 2020 until the August 2021 exam to study.

Please help! I'm also completely open to study buddies! Feel free to reach out and message me. Thanks for reading, have a great day!

I am really struggling to understand why B is incorrect. Would greatly appreciate someone's insight.

I have a 3 year old and have been studying since April. My husband is an RN and had Covid patients all summer, so that was difficult to manage. How are ya'll doing with time management and studying? Much love to my fellow moms/dads/guardians out there. Good luck, you can do it! (3(3(/p)

Hey everyone, I was wondering if I could get some insights on writing an addendum for both LSAT and GPA. On the LSAT side, I took it three times and I had some decently-sized jumps: low 160's to low 170's to 180 (thanks 7sage!!!). I've heard that in general, you should write an addendum for jumps >7 (my first jump was ~10), but some of my friends have told me that I shouldn't write one to save the adcomms some time because of the 180. Any other opinions here? I don't really have a reason for the jumps besides "I spent a lot of time studying." For GPA, I have a GPA that's below the median but above the 25th percentile for my dream schools. My transcript is mostly good except for two classes whose grades are really weighing down on my GPA. One of the classes, I don't have a good reason for getting a bad grade in - I just accidentally slept through half the final. The other class, I had a medical reason for doing badly on the final. Is it worth explaining the latter bad grade, or should I just leave it be? Thanks in advance for the advice!

Does anyone know if you can update your application with a new LSAT score after you have submitted it? I took the August LSAT and got a 168, but was averaging around 173-175. I plan on taking the November test. Should I apply now or wait?

Does anyone have recommendations for a GOOD RC tutor? I have checked the regular tutor thread and I could not find good recommendations specific to RC. Alternatively, if people know of an outside tutor that has worked for them regarding RC I am willing to do that as well.

RC is the one thing that is keeping me from achieving my goal with the LSAT, everything else is fine and it is really frustrating to go from -3 to -10 on RC sections. Lately, it has been a downward slump. I notice what tends to happen is I get stuck in a passage trying to understand the minutae and that ends up eating up my time, and then I rush and panic for the other passages and run out of time. Ironically, when I have less time for a passage, I tend to do better.

Please #help !!!

Thanks to J.Y. I was able to get a 177 on the LSAT which is huge because I only have a 3.72 GPA. I was wondering if I realistically had a chance at any top 5 school? I attended an unranked state school so my GPA really shouldn’t be that bad. The “predictor” gives me a pretty good shot, but I guess I was mainly wondering if I would be hurt by the fact that my school lacks prestige. Thanks so much for your help.

Fellow 7sagers,

Due to LSAC moving the Nov. LSAT from the 14th to the 7th (in-person --> flex), the registration deadline changed from Sept 30th to Sept. 23rd. However, unsurprisingly, LSAC did a horrible job of making this known and actually failed to update the deadline page until a couple weeks later. I think they know this and are being pretty lenient with those seeking to register past the deadline.

I called Friday afternoon and simply told the woman on the phone, "Hey, I'm kind of freaking out because I had no idea LSAC changed the registration date." She said, "Well we don't want you freaking out because that isn't healthy, so let's go ahead and get you registered for November." LOL

Granted I had to wait on the phone for an hour, but once I got through it took two minutes to register and she was super understanding. If they give you a hard time, tell them you weren't able to register until late September due to financial reasons or something like that.

I was absolutely devastated last week thinking that I may have just ruined my chances for this cycle. So if you are in the same boat, I urge you to call Monday and plead your case. I am almost certain you will get registered. I hope this post brings a sigh of relief.

Best of luck!

Hi! I've been studying for about four months now and have managed to increase from 160 to 168. I was stuck in the low 160s for a while and last month made a 165 twice. Then last week and this week I made a 168 in exams from the 80s-- I can't believe it!

My goal score is a 170+. I am currently registered for the November exam. Does anyone have any advice for breaking into the 170s? And for doing this in about 40 days. I also work full time so I want to make sure whatever strategies I'm using are maximizing my time. Thanks so much in advance for the advice!

I just tried registering for the Nov. LSAT and was informed that the deadline that was previously listed as Sept. 30th was changed to Sept. 23rd. Needless to say, I was completely unaware of this change and this throws an absolutely massive wrench in my law school admissions plans.. I just emailed the LSAC help link but am definitely still freaking out. Does anyone have any insight on whether or not it is still possible to register even after the changed deadline/ would be able to grant me some insight on whether or not I could take the December Test and still get my application into law school admissions offices in time to still get in for this upcoming semester? #Help #Please

3.04 GPA, 163 LSAT (July2020), nonURM, strong softs, Florida resident

I have applied to

Reach: The University of Florida, Arizona State University (Denied; it was free to apply), Boston College

Target: Florida State University, Cardozo Law, University of Illinois, SMU Dedman, Penn State

Safety: University of Miami, Florida International University, (should I apply to another safety?)

I am retaking the LSAT in November, and my PTs have been in the mid 160s. I am hoping to bring it up to the high 160s by the November test.

Right now, the University of Florida is my top choice. I am worried that I should have waited to apply there until I took my November LSAT. I have read conflicting information about what schools do if a future LSAT is scheduled - some wait, others don't. Should I write a letter to UF asking them to wait to evaluate my file until my November LSAT comes back?

Schools I would like to apply to depending on my Nov LSAT score: Fordham University, Emory University, University of Georgia.

Is it advantageous to apply now and ask the schools to wait until my November LSAT comes back to evaluate my file? Or is that the same as just waiting until Nov to apply?

Goals: I want a decent shot at big law; although, I am okay if I don't end up in big law. I am young, single and kid-less so I don't have a lot of ties to any particular area; I'll go wherever the best opportunity is. (although Florida in-state tuition would be nice).

Thank you in advance to anyone who offers a fresh perspective! I have been turning this over in my head quite a lot lately.

Usually there a few questions that just out of my league.

I need someone, who close to -4

I went from averaging like 6-7 to 10+ in my 3 or 4 recent PTs, I mean does it get harder in the 80s or what is going on ? I am taking the test in a week so I guess it's panic time

I probably sound dumb, but I am new to this so please don't judge. I thought that the November LSAT would be taken online just like the August and October LSAT's, but when I registered for the November LSAT, it made me choose a testing location. Why is this? Am I having to take it in person? I am very confused and would love any and all explanations or information y'all might have. Thank you so much.

A week left to the October Exam! Over my last 5 PTs, I'm averaging LR: -4.4 LG: -1.4 RC: -6.

What do you think I should focus on for the last week?

Little background, I started studying two months ago (5 weeks on 7Sage). Diagnostic at 159 and highest PT a couple weeks ago 171. Averaging 166 now. I didn't go through the core curriculum for RC at all because of the time constraint.

I need someone for blind review LR and RC

LR used to be my strongest section but because LG and RC have improved so much LR now seems to be what is holding me back from the mid-170s and looking for some advice.

My hypothesis is that it is because I have not taken that many actual PTs (14 in total over the course of 7 months of full time studying with a lot of those in the past couple of months. (That being said, I have seen a TON of LR material: EVERY SINGLE LR question from PT 6-36; 72-81 (used as individual sections) and then my 14 PTs on top of that).

Overall I think this was a really good strategy because it gave me a good foundation in the basics but what I seem to struggle with is that there always seems to be a new cookie cutter or trick or flaw that I wasn't quite familiar with such that I could not get it right under timed conditions. When I do a new section; my average for an LR section is -2.5 but the variance is what worries me; sometimes I'll go -1, other times I'll go -4.

Whenever I don't understand a question under timed conditions, I print it out, rip apart the logic of the stimulus, write out why each AC is incorrect and why the correct AC is in fact correct and if it is a new logical form that I am unfamiliar with I have a whiteboard next to my desk that I right down the logical form on so that I am looking at it all day; I also put particularly interesting questions into playlists and study the logic of the question from time-to-time. All to say, I think I am doing all of the right things but progress in decreasing the variance has been slower than what I would have hoped.

Any feedback or advice from others who might have had this problem before?

(Side note - I have also worked on timing strategies as well and think I have something that works for me so I don't know if that is the problem either)

Hi there! I am new to 7Sage. Wondering how to see/check my answers after the mini quiz on LR main point? The site did not automatically "grade" my sections? Most likely user error! :) Help! Thanks!

I know JY and I think Mike Kim from The LSAT Trainer advocates focusing on the reasoning structure of the passage and letting it guide you through the questions, even though the content is completely foreign / hard to comprehend for you.

It's easier said than done, however, so how do you actually implement this strategy, without drowning in confusion? I find this harder for Comparative reading passages in which you cannot fathom the similarities and differences between the passages because you don't understand what is written at all (especially if the passages are about some kind of theory or law practice that I know nothing about).

Does anyone have any tips on: 1. not drowning in confusion; 2. using reasoning structure to answer the q's even though you didn't understand the content of the passages?

So i went to take a pt today and for the first time in this study process i could not for the life of me concentrate on reading the stimulus and i did not want to either. I got so frustrated that i just closed out the test and called it a day. I have been studying pretty intensely since the end of February and have heard about the potential of "burnout" but have never had any trouble with motivation or desire to study. Then this morning happened and i am kind of worried this may be what is going on. I have not really taken any breaks longer than a day off since February. I am thinking about taking this next week off and just doing undergrad work and picking it up again next Saturday. Does anyone who has experienced something similar have any advice? I am registered for November so taking a week off makes me nervous about taking that much time off. Thanks!

I currently work for a law firm that’s unaware I’m applying to law school this cycle (I’m scared I will lose my job if they know I’m leaving next fall). They are listed on my resume and my personal statement but my boss is not a recommender. Do law schools typically contact employers about the applicant?

I'm taking the October and November LSAT-Flex and have been doing practice tests mainly using PTs 60-89. However, I have already used 8 of the available PTs in this range, and considering I am retaking again in a month, I worry about running out of fresh new PTs at some point before the November test. What should I do about this? Start using older tests or focus on drilling to save newer PTs?

Hello! For the full 4-section LSAT I know that to get a 170 typically you can get around a -10 (depending on the curve). Does anyone know what's the max number wrong I should be aiming for if I'm hoping to make a 170 on the Flex? Thanks so much in advance!