I am currently working on my application for University of Virginia and am confused about the short answer question prompt. It is as follows:

The University of Virginia School of Law and our graduates have a well-known and long-standing reputation for collegiality, involvement, and collaboration. Therefore, because we would like to know how you may have displayed these qualities, please list your significant extracurricular, extra-professional, community and/or other activities in the order of importance to you. Please provide a brief description of each activity, and specify your involvement, length of involvement, special projects, and responsibilities. required (maximum characters 2000)

Wouldn't this just be a repetition of my resumé? Or should I list the same extracurricular activities in essay format? If anyone has any insight it would be greatly appreciated! #help

How many PTs did you take to reach a score you were happy with?

And if you don’t mind sharing, what was your diagnostic score, your goal score, and how long did you study to achieve that score?

My test is rescheduled to this weekend. I have two cancels on my file already, and two 15x from January and March. My goal is 165+. Here is my recent five PT scores and BR scores:

6/7: PT 63 (retake) 163, BR 172

6/18: PT 71 (retake) 167, BR 173

6/26: PT 78 (retake) 166, BR 175

7/3: PT 79 (retake) 169, BR 180

7/17: PT 87 163, BR 176

I have exhausted all recent PTs numbered 40 and forward. PT 63 I took and reviewed two years ago, PT 71, 78, 79 I took and reviewed a year ago. So those scores are probably inflated. PT 87 probably is the most representative of my current ability but I'm worried about the "test day toll". I haven't figured out a way to close that BR gap and hearing how difficult July test is makes me doubt if I should sit for the test this weekend. I will keep any score above 158 but if I get 158 again, or lower, I'm inclined to cancel and retake for free in October. However, I already have two cancels on my file so I'm not sure adding one cancel just for the free retake is worth it. Does the third cancel look worse or a lower/same score?

Also, I'm not sure if I will ever be able to figure out how to close that BR gap. I started BR only on 6/7 but I have been studying for the test for two years. I feel so exhausted and just want to be done with it. My family is upset that I haven't been able to move on with my life because of this test, too.

I took the July LSAT there, and the proctor's unprofessionalism ruined my entire test experience (I registered at a different test center, but was somehow reassigned to Sonesta). Let me recapitulate what happended during the test day. I took the paper based test in July.

Before I entered the test room, I had everything inspected by the proctor. Nothing was wrong, she let me in, and I finished the first three section undisturbed. However, after the break and shortly before the start of the fourth section, the proctor approached me with a gold ticket, saying that I had violated the test policy by having a eraser with a sleeve. I was so confused and angry, and had a hard time focusing on the rest two sections. Of course I had the eraser inspected by her before I entered the room, and it is pointless to consciously hide a eraser with a sleeve (like, what can I even do with it?). So afterwards, I approached the proctor, and asked her what is going to happen next. She said do not know, because she is just a contractor, and I need to contact LSAT. This is just ridiculous.

I know someone is going to say that I should learn to read if I want to be a good lawyer, and I completely agree. But I think the main issue here is that the proctor is confused and inconsistent with the rules. She ruined my entire test by not understanding what she is supposed to do. I also don't get her motive, like is she trying to show that she is a professional and dedicated employee? I just don't get it.

Also, she forgot to instruct us to copy the certifying statement before collecting our admission ticket. Luckily someone pointed out her mistake, and we wasted another ten minutes for her to hand back the admission ticket before the test start.

I am learning about negation but when it comes to the quiz its confusing because the only terms I learned through CC was "some" and "all" to learn how to negate. How do you negate terms besides these such as "if...then" situations?

I just took my first practice test two days ago and my score was significantly lower than when I take timed sections. Even the first section was low comparatively.

What I mean by this is: timed LR section I've been around -3. But on my PT I was just about -6 on each section. Just curious if this score discrepancy occurs for others as well? If so, does it mean anything? tests I used for sections and prep tests were 48 and 51, respectively.

Hi! I am currently going through the CC and am practicing RC.

After watching J.Y.'s videos, I realized that I need a systematic notation method. However, with the exam going digital I am not sure how it's best to go about this?

What strategies are others using/how they are changing for the digital exam? What consistent phrasing (i.e. hypothesis, other person's argument) are you using for your skeleton low-res sketch? What are you choosing to highlight with your stylus?

I can't wait to hear everyone's thoughts :)

(1) Would you ever wear this?

(2) Furry or athletic-style?

(3) What catchphrase or logo should we put on the sole?

Most helpful poster gets a free pair.

Does anyone have any tips for the writing sample portion? Thank you.

Hey everyone,

I am looking for a person or group of people in Denver to form a study group where we meet up once a week or so. I think the ideal scenario would be to all do the same PT, blind review it individually, and then meet up and debate/confirm answers. I am averaging a low-170s score on PTs now, so I would ideally like the group to be people that are generally scoring upper 160s and higher, just to keep it more along the lines of a discussion group as opposed to some people primarily just teaching others. I don't mean for that to sound pretentious, I just think it would be most valuable to discuss and debate questions with people that are presently around the same level. Thanks a lot and let me know if you're interested!

Usually when I take a PT, I score like 162-165 range. After my BR, I usually score like 172-176. I'm trying to do two tests per week, but ultimately the range isn't changing much. I feel like I just don't know how I am supposed to study. So, after the BR...what should I be doing? Yes, I do look at analytics and it'll say I missed a lot of flaw questions under time, but not under review. So,I've tried redoing CC, but I just don't understand what to do.

What do I do after BR? What sets or drills? Is it even possible to get a 170 by September. I'm losing hope at this point.

Ok so hi everyone I've been stalking reddit/7sage forums for a while now and I've been studying for a month and a half and doing sections and using LSAT trainer, and old practice tests to do mentioned sections. Now I'm kind of plateauing with LR and LG even untimed it usually ends up being 2-5 wrong for LR and 2-7 for LG (untimed, timed it's like 5-7).

So I'm confident from what everyone has said that improvement is possible and I'm optimistic for the LR and LG every where it says timing and perfect scores consistently is possible it just requires a lot (emphasis on lot) of dedication. That's all well and good. Here's where I get kind of messed up on: Mental focus and stamina not to mention physical.

I already get bored within a few seconds of each question, but thankfully I'm getting better at it but after about 2 sections or maybe 3 I absolutely need to go for a walk. Not to mention I do intermittent fasting which means lots of fluids which means I need to use the restroom at least every 90 minutes since hydration helps with mental clarity (ironically). Does anyone have any tips besides repitition to increase a) my ability to handle long 4 hour tests (I think its 4 with essay right?) and if anyone else does IF do you have any tips to handle the singular break? Thanks a ton and sorry for long post eek. Also tips on breaking plateaus for those sections would be appreciated as well it's just they're not super pressing to me

Of you guys that just took the July LSAT but are already registered/plan to register for September, any advice? How are you guys staying motivated while waiting for your July score?

Hi everyone,

I think the title more or less captures the spirit of my dilemma. I went into July feeling not incredibly confident but definitely more so than I should have been. I was naively worrying about getting a 169 (since I was PTing in 170s fairly consistently), but promptly went in and had a panic attack during the first LG section and completed only two games. Would love to get some 7sager feedback on whether I should sign up to retake in September, October, or both.

For more context, I know I have some significant work ahead of me in terms of gaining confidence in logic games, to the point that I don't get shaken up by test day jitters. It seems equally possible to me that I will be more than ready for September, or not prepared until October. I'm currently leaning towards September because I'd obviously like to have my score as soon as possible to apply this cycle. I also feel that it might alleviate some of my test anxiety, since in the back of my head I'd know I still had October as an option. (A huge cause of my meltdown this time was my desperation to be perfect on my first shot.) That said, I obviously don't want to take the test again until I'm absolutely battle-ready.

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, I'm taking the September 21 LSAT and have already been studying for about 2 months. My diagnostic was a 143 and my most recent PT was a 156 (raw score of 65). I just created a study schedule for myself in hopes to reach my goal of a 165 by the test date. Do you think that is possible in this amount of time?

My current schedule is:

Monday: PT+BR

Tuesday: Drill LG section & RC section timed and review

Wednesday: Drill 2 LR sections timed and review

Thursday: Drill LG section & LR section timed and review

Friday: Drill LG section & RC section timed and review

Saturday: Off

Sunday: Review work from previous week & drill an RC section

This comes out to 3 LG drills, 3 LR drills, 3 RC drills and 1 PT + BR per week.

What do you think of this schedule? Should I add more or change anything that I'm doing? I just bought the 7Sage Ultimate+ program so I've been using JY's explanations for everything that I get wrong and even questions that I get right but weren't certain about. I have PT's 1-86 so I've been drilling the older ones and taking PT's with the newer exams.

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping to apply this cycle, but only if I achieve my goal score on the Sept/Oct exam. I feel like waiting until I get my scores to ask for recommendation letters from my professors will be too late, but also am concerned that after asking, I may end up needing to postpone my application until next year.

tl;dr - Can I ask for recommendation letters even if I might not end up applying this year? If so, when should I ask?

Thanks!

I’m going on vacation soon and there will be a 2 1/2 hour plane ride so I was thinkin I’d get some LSAT studying done. Anyway to watch the videos without WiFi?

I know uva has a 15 day turnaround for ED. Can you ED multiple law schools, like Cornell and UVA at once?

Hi, I am a mom of three kids and have been graduated from US school with a MS in Chemistry many years ago. I am studying LSAT and hoping to achieve a good score to get in my dream Law School in 2020, registered both Sept and Oct tests. I have learnt LSAT fundamentals in the last one and half month and do feel have a good understanding now, however need to significantly improve my performance with speed, or I do not get to one quarter of the section or even half of the questions in timed PT. I do feel a lot to do is to make up the training on dense material reading and be able to go through questions and answer choices quickly which I am lacking, due to being in science major and English not being my first language! Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated, or anyone who is interested in counseling me on and off from time to time please do contact me. Thank you very much!

Is access to the harder problem sets necessary to break into the 160s? Strongest section right now is LR (averaging -5). Thank you!

Hi, I have been here since 2015, but I am now pleasantly able to say that I do not need to extend my 7Sage account any more because I got in Canadian law schools.

I was admitted to the University of Ottawa's law school and the University of Windsor's law school. I have selected Ottawa Law over Windsor Law, and I have recently garnered a deferral of my entry into Ottawa Law by one year to finish my graduate degree in April 2020.

I will never forget JY and 7Sage community as they have always inspired me to focus on my dream and academic goals. I really appreciate it.

Thanks so much, JY and 7Sagers.

Take care and all the best!

Hi everyone,

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Hey guys,

I’m particularly weak at LR and LG. My first mock test, which was the 2007 June one, I got 148 :(

Am I still suitable for LSAT? What materials u guys recommend for me to strengthen my weaknesses? Thanks

Hey friends, I'm going to be practice testing soon and I'm wondering how best to select which PTs to use. Obviously, it's not possible to complete every prep test from 36 onwards (unless you have a ton of free time and endless supplies of motivation) so it's necessary to select a few of them to practice with. Some people have recommended using the most recent 30 prep tests, others have said to choose 20-30 PTs from 36 onwards... what do you guys think? Does it really matter which ones I choose?

Also, how many PTs are we recommended to complete before formally taking the test?

History/general law especially...just felt like I was spending way more time than usual on my initial read-through.