Hey all,

I did some analysis for the first passage of PT88. Here is the link to it: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RQOfouoAh5m5pReXF3E4u-Ibmi803v5OEcXsTWnxexA/edit?usp=sharing

Hopefully someone finds this useful before JY's videos come out! Let me know what you think or if you have any questions on my reasoning!

What are the parts of this argument?

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I'm attending an MBA program and while my grades are not horrible, it is nowhere near my undergraduate GPA. Do law schools care about Grad school GPA? Or do I just have to make sure I don't screw up and get a C?

Does graduating early from undergrad hurt your law school admission chances? Ive heard it both ways. the obvious being that graduating early means less experience. Could it also help by showing academic rigor?

Hi everyone!

This question is for anyone who has already taken the LSAT. I am wondering what is allowed during the 20 minute breaks between sections, specifically, if snacks are allowed. I am hypoglycemic, and if I don't have a small snack every few hours, my blood sugar drops. I get dizzy and my brain performance suffers. If they do allow snacks during the breaks, how does this work? Can you bring your own? Or are there ones for purchase at testing centers? Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Nicole

I know it’s probably been discussed before, but what should I expect on test day? I’ve taken the LSAT before as the paper format. I would expect same registration process blah blah blah, but during the test as it is digital, I’m sure we’ll have scratch paper for the logic games section, but what about the others? Any advice would be much appreciated and thank you in advance.

I wonder whether can we make an inference of A←s→C from A‑m→B‑m→C? (reference: PT62 section 2 Q19)

For sure, it would be an invalid argument if an inference of A‑m→C is made.

Neither the lessons from The Valid Argument Forms nor the from The Invalid Argument Forms include this inference.

Seems ok to me.

Hi all! I decided to delay taking the LSAT until next year thanks to everyone's advice on here.

One question I have is re: the LSAT journal and how people are keeping track of troublesome Qs / question types, Logic Games, etc. Now that everything is digital I am doing the problem sets and PTs on my iPad, but in order to review the questions or particular games I feel like having them printed out and in a binder would be more helpful.

Could you please share your strategy for reviewing old games / questions? Especially given the transition to digital.

Or do you use the "flagging" feature within 7Sage?

What do your LSAT journals look like?

Thank you so much in advance!

Hi 7Sage Community!

Looking for some advice. I am reapplying to my top choice law school. I was waitlisted last cycle and then eventually rejected. I will be retaking the LSAT this coming Monday and have since entered a legal internship as well as started a new position with more responsibility at work. I had a pretty substantial personal statement that highlighted my leadership experience and work experience in undergrad, I'm now wondering how I can craft or update my personal statement for this cycle. Any advice is gladly welcome, thank you in advance!

I login but it shows blank page under course tab and discussion tab shows a lesson I took a while ago... Maybe I'll delete and reinstall. Everything is fine on desktop.

I see that I was admitted to a school on the application status checker but a week later I am still waiting for some kind of an official word i.e a letter/call/email. Does anybody know how long it usually takes? What has been the experience thus far?

Feeling a headache today, which is reminding me to send positive vibes and wish calming, clear thoughts to everyone. Let's remember to lighten the study load this week, breathe, slow down and stay confident. We are superstars, and we're going to knock it out of the park!

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Ok I was scoring mid-160s consistently last week. I started with the 80s this week and I've been getting destroyed. ANybody else have this experience?

HI All!

I was on track to take the November LSAT, but I decided to push back to January and strictly focus on taking PT's, and build speed and accuracy. My goal score is a 165 or higher, I have been currently scoring in the mid 150s and still need to close that gap between my actual score and BR score. So far, I have been scoring my goal score during BR. I will also add that my diagnostic score was a 144, so there has been improvement.

I was wondering about how many PT's is it recommended to take until you actually hit your goal score?

I know it all depends on the person, study habits, how many hours you put in, etc. But if you guys have any tips advice on how to close that gap, I would like to hear.

Hello, 7Sagers! Getting to the end of my checklist on these application materials and reached the dreaded résumé.

I pursued a graduate program after finishing my bachelor's. Did it for a year. Left afterwards. What language should I be using on my résumeé to reflect that I didn't complete the program? Right now I have "[Degree] candidate" as opposed to simply having the degree by itself. Will it be self-explanatory due to the fact that the date only spans one year? I want to make sure that I'm being clear, but don't want to create a negative impression in doing so.

See email from LSAC:

You registered to take the LSAT on October 28, 2019.

You have now been assigned to center 23121 - SHERATON NEW YORK TIMES SQUARE HOTEL II to take the Paper LSAT.

Your admission ticket will be available for printing 14 days prior to your test date through your LSAC online account.

I saw a post on Reddit but that person is still confused.. Is anyone experiencing this??

I plan on taking the October and November LSAT's. I hope to hit my goal on these tests as I am PTing right around there. However, if I wanted to take it one more time in January (worst case scenario), how much of a disadvantage would I be at? I am not shooting for T-14's. The schools I talked to said they take the January LSAT and encourage you to apply by March 1st. If I have competitive numbers for the schools, would I still be at a disadvantage? For context the test is mid Jan and we wouldn't get our scores till like the 1st week in Feb.

In a poor lapse of judgement, I missed the November LSAT sign up by one day. I'm taking the October test, but my practice tests have given me the same score that I received in my June exam - a score I am not pleased with. Everything I read says I should apply early, which makes sense, but how devastating is it to apply in February? I'm hoping to get into a top 50 school. Ideally, something ranked in the 20 or 30's in a large city like BU or GW. Thanks for your thoughts!

Powerscore says 1 way to weaken a casual conclusion is to show that “Although effect occurs, the cause did not occur.”

This is bc (According to powerscore Lr bible) the effect is always produced by the same cause.

But in PT 88.4.24, AC A seems to show no cause but effect, which seems to fit into powerscore’s definition of weakening causality. Is AC A wrong because of “sometimes”, which makes that AC too weak?

For me, AC A seems to mean in cases without traumatic experience, medical condition causes cortisol change.

Given that the original conclusion is traumatic event causes cortisol change, would AC A fall into the no cause, but effect category? Would it be right if the word “sometimes” was removed from AC A

Thanks

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I got this question wrong because I misidentified the conclusion. I thought the last sentence was the conclusion and the second sentence was a premise(which didn’t seem that relevant at the time). Both sentences are conditional.

My question is in these questions, how can I tell what is the main conclusion? I was not super familiar with the topic(microbes/methane) and I had trouble identifying the main conclusion, so I just poorly assumed the last sentence was the main conclusion. But how could have I had known that the 2nd sentence was the main conclusion and not the last, given that both sentences were conditional statements and it was not super obvious or intuitive (and it was hard using the “because” test of “because P, then C” since it was difficult to determine what was P and C due to the obscure stimulus topic on microbes/methane?

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I am registered for the November exam and hoping to apply for the 2020 cycle. I have been studying on and off since mid-June, seriously studying since August. I took a diagnostics originally and score 136. The last PT I took a few weeks ago, I got a 150. Would like to be in the 160s but I'm now thinking that might not be possible given the short timeframe. Should I push my exam date to January or just wait a full cycle? Is taking the January exam too late to apply?

I have a very odd question to ask! I'm about to start the application process for law school, and am getting ready to ask for letters of recommendation from people. One of the best sources I could ask for a LOR from would be my new brother in law. He's a practicing attorney that I have worked for over 5 years for as a paralegal (I've dated his brother for 7 years until we recently married). I'm concerned that the unusual, mildly nepotistic structure of the situation would be frowned upon by admissions advisers (especially considering the last names will be practically the same, as I've hyphenated).

So what does everyone think? Should I find someone else? Would you think it would negatively impact my chances or am I overthinking it?

I'm trying to apply as early as possible (aka within the next few days).

My unofficial cumulative GPA for my school was a 3.2. I look on the LSAC transcript review and it says it my GPA is a 2.8....

Basically I had retaken 2 classes that I previously failed and took them again to get an A and B.

But apparently the LSAT counts those two F's that were taken away for my undergrad GPA.

I want to go to cal western which has a 25% percentile GPA at a 2.91.

My LSAT score is at the 75% percentile at 152. If I sent in my application within the next couple days do I have a chance?

Can somebody explain what this means? I've gathered from some that it could just be yield protection and there may be nothing to worry about, but others seem to say it could spell trouble. I'm honestly just confused. Can somebody offer me insight as to what this means and whether I should be panicking?