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Hi everyone,

If I changed my test date to a later test date, would law schools see that I've changed the date? Does it come up as a cancellation? Or does it not appear at all? And if it does come up as a cancellation or a date change, does it have any potential to negatively affect your application? I know that a cancellation does not look better than never having a cancellation, so I was wondering if this date change had the same effect.

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Hi guys,

I've seen a number of law school applications ask applicants to submit the date/score of every LSAT they took or plan on taking as a mandatory part of the application. I was wondering how to go about this for canceled scores, specifically for the July 2019 exam given that everyone was able to see their scores before canceling (I ended up canceling my score). For one school, the field for the LSAT score only allows you to enter 3 digits, so there's no way to write "Canceled."

Given that the purpose of canceling a score is to prevent law schools from seeing it, I'm unsure of how to go about this. Have any of you run into this issue as well?

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After reviewing the correct answer, (B), it seems that we are supposed to assume that it was medical staff who reported that their patients could predict their own medical outcomes. I feel like this is a huge leap, though, as I read the stem to imply that patients were self-reporting their predictions. Even if I didn't assume this, it seems like a similarly big assumption that medical staff are the "reporters" in this instance. Am I missing something?

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This is a MBF question. Its specific type is a conditional MBF. I know going into this question, the LSAT writers are going to do a MBF answer choice by messing up on the necessary sufficient conditionality. Keeping that in mind I wanted to approach the question. My approach for this question would be "hunting" for the ACs because in line 2 you can see "only if" - which hints at a condtionality MBF question type & because it belongs to group 2.

However, the first sentence threw me off with the wording "depends" - which hints at necessary conditional. But then I tried to diagram that and I messed up with that. But in JY's explanation - he brushed that sentence off b/c he thought it was a context sentence. How do you make that jump or assessment when a certain sentence has "light" conditionality language (meaning it is not explicit in its use with if, only if, must, etc.) but should be considered a context or a non-conditional statement.

Any help would be awesome.... :)

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Okay so for this question I got it right but would have taken way less time if I understood something. I've been doing logic for a while but this one got me a little tripped.

If

A--> (C or D)

we can contra to /C--> (/A or D)??

I thought we could have to do it as such

A-->/C-->D

/A or /C-->D

/C or /A-->D

C-->/A --> D

C--> (A or D).

Where am I going wrong?

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I decided to make a career switch in my mid 20s, and decided on law school. My diagnostic LSAT was in the 150s, and was not improving after using a couple different books. I saw great reviews for 7Sage and decided "why not give this a shot?". I saw drastic improvements after only 2 months (keep in mind I was working full-time, going to graduate school part-time, and never felt I had enough time to study). Eventually, after about 6 months, I reached a peak of 174 on a PT. I managed a 170 on the real thing, which wasn't enough to get me into my dream school but still landed me a spot at a T-20 with a 75% scholarship. During bar prep, I supplemented my prep with 7Sage MBE. Again I was working full-time and studying became a pain, but the MBE questions provided me a great opportunity to squeeze in practice questions during breaks or as a refresher after waking up. I recently found out that I achieved a score enough for any UBE jurisdiction (and then some). Work hard, trust the process, and you can achieve your dreams!

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If some are not X, does this category mean 0-99%? The logical opposite of "all" is "not all" which clearly means 0-99%, but does this mean the same thing logically as "some are not?" Thanks!!!

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Hi all,

I am in a dilemma in that I have taken all PTs from 40-87 before I took my last LSAT and thus have foolishly used up all newer tests (I did not do PTs before 40 thinking that they are comparatively less valuable than the newer ones). Does anyone have any suggestion regarding how I should do PTs now that I am studying for the November test? Should I PT with older tests, which I haven't done before, or should I PT with the more recent ones, which I have done once or even twice for a few of them? The good thing is even if I have done a question, I tend to not remember the answer choice. But I know JY and others have said that regardless, one's score is likely to be inflated if one has done it before... Has anyone had similar experiences before? Any suggestions or recommendations would be very much appreciated ^^!

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I was accepted last cycle to the school I want to go to, but it was the end of the cycle and I was only offered a tiny bit of scholarship money so I withdrew. I'm applying as a working professional to a part-time program. Does it make sense to reapply now at the beginning of the cycle to try to get awarded more money?

In an addendum, what should I say about why I withdrew last cycle?

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Hey, I’m taking the test on Saturday and I’ve been doing the digital practice tests. I was looking over the tutorials that LSAC has provided for the digital test but when I go to the library on their website and try to do a practice test, it’s not the same as the tutorials. For example there are no highlighting features and for RC the questions appear at the bottom vs. on the right side of the passage.

Does anyone know which I can expect to see on Saturday?

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Wednesday, Sep 18, 2019

Tips for Digital RC

Hey Team,

I'm taking September and have noticed that my RC scores have not improved nearly as much as my LG and LR's have. I think this may have to do with switching to the digital format. I was studying on paper in May, then switched to a tablet in July. I find the format awkward to navigate and cumbersome to look back in the text. Of course annotation is limited now as well. Does anyone have any tips on making notes/highlighting in digital RC, or more broadly digital RC advice?

Thanks!

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Spivey just tweeted that about half of the July test takers cancelled. This is obviously good news for those of us applying early, but I would also argue this is good news for those of you taking the test in September and October! Try to get your application materials in order and focus on being rested, hydrated, and centered on exam day. You've all put in the work and you're prepared for success!

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Hey 7sage community!!

Looking for people around the Boston area who are in the beginning of studying for their LSAT (I just started 2 weeks ago). Thinking about taking the January exam and wanted to get a group together to help one another study, stay focused, and motivate each other. Maybe even getting together once a week for study sessions! Hope to hear from those out there in the same boat!

-B

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I'm taking the September test but I don't feel 100% ready. I took summer classes to graduate early, so I didn't study as much as I would have liked for the LSAT during the summer. If I retake it would be the November test. I was wondering if November is considered late, especially if I'm aiming to get scholarships? I currently have a 3.85 GPA, and a strong letter of recommendation from one of my professors who is an attorney. I also have two other good LORs from business professors and my personal statement and diversity statement should be good as well. I'm not necessarily aiming for t-14s I will apply to a few, but I'm more so focusing on getting to a good school with a decent scholarship.

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Here's my trick for recognizing the right AC in Str / Wkn questions and a helpful method in BR too. Take an argument (P + C) then say BUT... then read the AC. For example,

Weakener: "Bob is a dancer. He must be good at dancing. BUT ___ (a survey says Bob is the worst dancer in history)." The AC fits pretty well and reads more easily.

The same works for a strengthener, just add AND... "JY is pretty smart thus he must be totally awesome :D AND ___... he won the Nobel Peace Prize." See? Adding But or And makes the AC read more smoothly.

This is really helpful for me in Str / Wkn questions, I just say "ok this was P, this is C, And / But...AC" and often the right AC is much easier to see.

In BR this technique helps me turn wrong ACs into right ones and vice versa, and after BRing a question like this I feel much more confident in my understanding of the ACs and the question as a whole.

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I'm taking the September test but I don't feel 100% ready. I took summer classes to graduate early, so I didn't study as much as I would have liked for the LSAT during the summer. If I retake it would be the November test. I was wondering if November is considered late, especially if I'm aiming to get scholarships? I currently have a 3.85 GPA, and a strong letter of recommendation from one of my professors who is an attorney. I also have two other good LORs from business professors and my personal statement and diversity statement should be good as well. I'm not necessarily aiming for t-14s I will apply to a few, but I'm more so focusing on getting to a good school with a decent scholarship.

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Hello everyone,

I was wondering with the addition of another LSAT, is taking the January LSAT for the same cycle late?

I am signed up for the November LSAT but I was considering also signing up for January just in case. Would it be worth my time and money to do so?

Currently my BR is at my goal score but my timed score is below it.

Thank you!

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