how come theres no setting to make LR timing sections 35 mins?

Depending on your institution, dean’s list may or may not be conveyed in your transcript. Any semester you received dean’s list translates to “Academic Honors” being notated on your Academic Report Summary in CAS. If your transcript doesn’t reflect dean’s list designation, you can have your undergrad’s registrar send a sealed, official letter to LSAC stating when you received dean’s list and your academic report summary will be updated. LSAC actually was going to toss my letter until I called them about it but now it’s in my report summary, FYI. It’s not a huge deal, but it’s nice to have it reflected on that “cover sheet” and not a bad idea to do every little thing you can to help your application.

With the November Flex right around the corner, I haven't been behaving as you think one would in this situation.

For context, I've spent the last 6 months studying mostly full-time for this test and I've taken 20 PTs. The last 10 are averaging around 159 and trending upward–which I am very happy about as I've had to really grind to get here.

My problem is that I am struggling to feel the sense of urgency that motivated to study hard these past months. I don't think I've burned out per se because I am still studying (taking another PT today) but that fire under my but has dissipated quite a bit.

I've seen people say on this forum that you should be getting into a rhythm leading up to the exam, ie: frequently taking PTs at the time you're to take the real thing. Meanwhile, I have been taking them haphazardly and have been hanging out with friend's more often.

Anyhow, is there anyone else in this boat? Should I be getting back on the grind or is it the case that I've already done most of the heavy lifting and so it's merited to ease up on the gas a bit?

I am feeling guilty and conflicted. Advice is appreciated.

Maybe because of the fear of getting a low score (even though it's just a practice test), I find myself having anxiety even over drilling an LR section, especially when there are any early questions from between question 1 and 10 that throw me off or when I see the number of my flagged questions increase. Whenever I have these anxieties, I get stuck on a question and become too discouraged to move on, even when I know the time is ticking. Before, I used to flag the questions that I had trouble with and quickly move on, but after experiencing low scores from being too rushed, I'm becoming more hesitant and doubtful about the answer choice I'm selecting. For instance, on question 13 in an LR section, I found myself getting stuck again, until I realized I had only 14 minutes left. Then, it hit me that I had only 14 minutes left to do the remaining 12 questions (most likely harder questions), which left a huge load of anxiety crashing in. I paused the test right then, and came back to the section after I regained my composure and eased my anxiety. Thankfully, I finished the section just on time, but still, I can't help but think that I can't let this happen to me on test day.

How do I shake off the anxiety, and just quickly move on from questions, without hopefully sacrificing my accuracy?

Hello, I wanted to ask for advice about applying in the 2020 or 2021 cycle. I graduated college with a chemistry degree (interested in patent law) and a 3.77 GPA, and had originally planned to take a gap year before law school. However, I am not great at standardized tests, and will be lucky to hit a 155 on the November test. I know that applications for this year are up significantly due to COVID, and that there were a lot of deferrals from last year as well. Should I still apply this cycle, or would it be best for admission/scholarships to apply earlier in the next cycle (which would be my second gap yer)? Thanks so much, and any advice is appreciated.

Hey everyone!!

I'd really love to arrange a small study group with availability on the weekends to potentially do Zoom study sessions in preparation of the Feb 2021 LSAT! I was thinking we could do PTs once a week to start, then we can BR during the Zoom calls and discuss our thought processes. (I'm of course open to other ideas of what to incorporate as well.)

Comment your email address if you're interested and I can combine a group email thread!

Hello, I recently graduated from college this past spring. I have been studying for the LSAT since then, took the Live Blueprint course and I raised my score 10 points in those 3 months. I started in the mid 130s, and I am looking to get into the 160s. I started an internship in the middle of September for 36 hours a week and it ends in the middle of December, it has been difficult to balance studying but I try to get at least 2-3 hours in 4 days a week and 6 during the weekend. I took a break from taking any PT's and drilling to read the Loophole book. Any advice on how I should approach 7sage (looking into purchasing their monthly plan), setting a study schedule and setting potential test date for me?

Having a bad day. Sorry if this post dredges up anxiety for anyone else.

I have finished all my application materials, but all 3 of my current LORs are still being worked on by my professors. I also really really want a letter from my last boss, but she hasn't been replying to my messages and I've been at it for days. At this rate, I easily might not be able to submit my apps until mid November.

My stats are 174/3.5, URM. My GPA was in the top 30ish % of my class. I'm worried that by applying late, even if I do get into some decent schools I will be doing myself a disservice by accepting. I'm sorry if this comes off as neurotic, but I'm desperate for some perspective. How deleterious is applying in November really?

I have been studying for 4 months, understand LR well, (get about -4 to -5 wrong on it after BR, usually the last questions), but on the actual test I can NEVER and I mean NEVER get past #17. It feels like a curse at this point. So of course I automatically end up missing around 8-10 every time. ANY advice would be great!!! Also, i'm taking Nov flex.

Hey everyone,

So I did a prep test today and wanted to score my experimental section just to see how I did on the section, is this even possible? Does LSAC release the answers to the experimental sections or no?

Thanks.

Hi All,

I started a study group and have a few participating members but some are taking the Nov test and as such will be moving on. I am currently scoring in the mid 160's consistently and do work full time but I work from home and for the most part it's flexible to some extent. I would like to find a group of like minded people who are taking the January or February test to meet weekly and cover one weekly PT and meet weekly to cover 2 LR sections and maybe one passage from RC. If you're interested please let me know! I can start a groupme chat to facilitate communication, just send me your email and download groupme chat if you don't already have it.

Best,

M

167/3.9, if I apply ED where would I have a better shot at? I’ll also apply to Notre dame and Boston college and some other schools where I’m above the median.

#help

I consistently get -4 on the RC section. There seems to be no rhyme or reason regarding the questions I miss. They're mostly different question stems. They are often but not always the hardest questions. I try to review them and it always just seems to be a matter of the "content" (and in my opinion they always seem to be very arguable questions).

Either way, does anyone have advice on how to move past this plateau I'm on? With LR and LG, it seems to be much easier to find trends or patterns that help reveal why you're missing questions. But I struggle to do the same with RC.

Hi there, I'm thinking of creating a Study Groups for Jan LSAT. I got a 155 on my October LSAT, currently PTing around 157-159, hope to break 160 and maybe even 165 on the Jan LSAT. Looking for people with roughly the same stats and goal to form a Study/accountability group. I'm thinking maybe we could set up a schedule and analysis our PTs and drills together for a couple of times per week via zoom. DM me if you are interested or email me wenxusunch@gmail.com

I was applying late (March 2019) last cycle and also got a huge promotion at work. Given my application was so late and the job was a great opportunity, I only applied to one reach school and didn’t get in. I’m applying now for my safe, reach, and dream schools and still have the two letters of recommendation I used in the past cycle. They are dated March 2019. Should I ask for new LOR or can I use the same LOR already on my LSAC file for my new applications?

We've all been there.

You've invested 60 seconds reading a dense stimulus and probably another 10 seconds scanning the ridiculous answer choices.

You know you should skip/flag this timesink and just move onto the easy questions.

BUT, NO!

Those 70 seconds you just spent trying to wrap your mind around that stimulus will unravel as soon as you get into the next question. When you come back, you'll have to read it ALL AGAIN because it sure didn't make sense the first time and now you're starting to think this in an experimental question or some kind of twisted joke.

What is your personal point of no return on these questions?

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I would absolutely pay 99 cents to hear his "who cares?" whenever my mom texts me a stay-at-home update

Hey guys - I just finished taking PT 66 and scored ridiculously well compared my average (+10 points). I'm wondering if this PT is known to be significantly easier than others, or if this is actually a sign of significant progress. Thanks and happy studying!

So I just need clarification over why answer choice E is correct.

Reconcile what's happening.

Answer choice E says) Due to technological advances over the last decade, much oil previously considered unextractable is now considered extractable.

But I don't get why this is correct because it says, "amount of oil considered extractable is THE SAME as they were 10 years ago."

Please tell me what I am missing here!

Thank you!

Been playing Dual-N-Back for about a month after I saw it recommended as a way to boost short term memory for LSAT and had made it to the N4 level. I'd been ramping up prep for November - adding reading and drilling volume, and tutoring, in addition to my PT/Review routine, I started noticing a decline in performance in the game. The game sets your level of difficulty off your dual task (audio and visual) short term memory performance. I got so bad it kicked me back to level 2. Over the next days, I started experiencing that kind of hazy loss of focus, and started making a lot of stupid mistakes on questions, culminating in getting thoroughly worked in an LR section (-6, when I typically average -1) a couple days later.

I haven't researched the game or anything, nor can I make any causal claims... just a correlation I thought might be of interest here as burnout often goes undetected until you're neck deep in it.

Aside, I do feel that Dual-N-Back has helped me remember LG rules, allowing me to work through games without referencing the rules or my representations of them as much. I wouldn't go so far as to say you should start using it... probably put it up there with doing sudoku or reading academic journals - worth checking out but definitely not necessary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back

Does applying to scholarships attached to the school application impact your likelihood of getting in? I wonder if they can help or hurt your application. If you apply to many of them, does your application stand out more? NYU has many different scholarship essays and I'm worried I could be sacrificing the benefit of applying early by spending time writing these. Looking at the risk/benefits here haha

I just finished the mock Criminal Law exam! I thought it would be fun to get a discussion going for those who have gone through the process and wrote the exam. What did you think about the overall experience? What questions do you still have? How did you go about studying? Throughout the whole experience, I was dying for someone to talk about this stuff with! I still have a bunch of questions about general vs. specific intent crimes.

Just scheduled my time for the flex! Feeling anxious I've been studying while doing school full time and working from home! I'm excited to take the damn thing!! Does anyone have tips for using the restroom. I bought an adult diaper just incase. I wish JY could give us a heartwarming speech before the test!! Regardless I'm going to kill it!! How is everyone feeling?

Does it matter if you answer questions on law school applications that are not required? For example, should you answer what other law schools you’re applying to if it’s not required, and other types of questions like that. And how many hours a week you worked at certain jobs, because that fluctuated for me so can I leave that blank since it will let me?