I am feeling so frustrated and defeated while drilling Reading Comprehension questions because, as suggested in lessons, I create a very low-res summary for each paragraph, and I do not just skim--I read thoroughly so that, allegedly, I don't have to go back and re-read several times. However, lately I finding my low-res summaries not helpful in the least because several question stems ask for specific dates, singular words, etc. So I am wondering what is the point of creating a very brief summary to reference for the questions when I still have to hurriedly search back through the text for all of these specific numbers, words, stated facts.

Hey everyone! I'm making this study group for anyone taking the January LSAT. I'm currently in my undergrad and really looking for motivation to keep me studying this semester with classes and work, so accountability buddies and social studying are what I'm looking for!

I'm open to GroupMe, Discord, Zoom, etc., but specifically anyone taking that January test. I go to school in Indiana, so timing for Zooms or calls would be easiest for anyone on Eastern time. I took my first practice test a couple months ago, but am only now deciding to consistently study, so I personally am in the Foundations/Logical Reasoning sections. Aiming for 170+, but am starting from scratch at a 155!

I didn't do well on my last PT, which is a contrast to my performance on the one before, where I did very well, my second-best score. My biggest drop is RC, which I am usually strong in.

Edit: I spend so much time and money on this, and what happens if it's all for nothing? What happens if I don't go to law school? What do I do?

Edit: I wanted to take the exam is Oct and thought since I was making improvements I could get a better score than I thoight I would but nope

Hi All, I am feeling some anxiety and panic about being admitted to law school. I did not have a linear path to obtaining my degree. I made quite a few mistakes along the way and I'm very afraid that those mistakes are going to make it difficult to get into law school. Here's my story:

I went to my state's university right out of high school in 2018. I grew up in a small town (I was very sheltered and moving to a big city) and had a lot of pressure weighing on me. I had severe depression (I have a diagnosis letter from my therapist) and I stopped showing up to classes in my first semester. Unfortunately, I was there long enough that I couldn't withdraw from my classes, so I ended up with F's in all of my first semester classes.

About a year later, I tried again. I was only able to take two classes (it's a very long story as to why only 2 classes), but I ended up having a medical issue that affected me physically and emotionally. I ended up withdrawing from one of the classes and getting a C in the other class.

I took a little time off to find out what was important to me. I worked on my mental health and overall living situation. Eventually, I started going to school online in 2020. This turned out to be the best decision because I was on the Dean's list numerous times and didn't get a grade below an A- for quite some time. However, I was working part time and ended up moving to an apartment and had to get a full time job. I was able to hold on to my grades for a little bit, but they started slipping and I began to get some Bs and Cs here and there. I ended up falling behind in some of my classes. The classes were only 5.5 weeks, so if you fall behind, it's almost impossible to catch up. I ended up failing a handful of classes. That wasn't the end though, because I was determined to graduate. I retook every class I had failed and graduated with a 3.72 GPA.

During all of this, I had undiagnosed ADHD. I am currently on a medication that has been life changing.

I have been working in the legal industry since May of 2022. I started at a boutique law firm, moved on to a medium firm, and now I'm at one of the biggest firms in my city as a legal assistant. I'm not planning to go to a T14 school or anything like that. I really just want to try to go to UMKC (Preferred) or even Washburn.

I did not realize that the GPA on LSAC would be determined by all grades I've ever gotten, so my GPA went from a 3.72 to a 3.16. I know this means I now have to get a higher score on my lsat than I originally thought.

Question:

1. Does my academic path seriously hinder my application or does it show growth? I would be confident that it would show growth if it weren't for the period of bad grades after starting a full time job.

2. I plan to take the Sept LSAT. I'm aiming to be in the low 160s. I just had a PT of 156, but this is before I even started the RC curriculum. Regardless, I'm pretty sure that I will have to take the LSAT again. Should I shoot for the October or November LSAT? I feel confident I can raise my score to the low 160s in Oct, but I'm not sure if I should be aiming for an even higher score due to my academic path?

Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Thanks in advance for reading this novel!

Hello! Just was wondering if it could be possible to customize the RC drills by question type? I know it's a bit counter-intuitive to only answer one or two questions per passage, but I mostly want to slowly review the questions I incorrectly answered without having to go through all of the passage questions! I'm not sure if I'm being clear, but for example, I would love to make a drill of all of Implied/Main Point questions I got wrong over the past few months. I've already seen the answers once or twice, but I just want to walk through the steps of how I should approach these question types with the passages without the pressure of answering all of the questions to 10 different passages!

No worries if not, just curious if this could be a possibility!

RC is usually my weakness but I received a -3 on a practice section yesterday and then a -1 today. Sharing this it makes me feel happy and confident going into this week's exam and I love this supportive community!!!

For others struggling on RC, I've found that what has improved my score is not taking notes of the passages because it's a time guzzler (again, at least for me) and to spend more time reading them and the questions. I also have found that correct RC answer choices won't include information that's not in the passage, so allotting enough time to check the passage for what it states is key.

Hi, everyone! I'm a rising senior in college (she/her) who is planning to sit for the November LSAT with a goal score of 170+. I am looking for an accountability partner with a similar timeline / goal (but not necessary).

I struggle with trying to do too much, which means it's easier for me to drop my commitments to myself vs. my commitments to other people when something needs to go - especially during the school semester. I am looking for someone who would like to check in virtually on a weekly basis, share resources and strategies, and review difficult questions after we study separately on our own.

I'd love to be friendly (and I'm a very friendly person, pinky promise), but we don't have to become friends because it'll be harder for me to cancel on you. I'm looking for a professional yet warm working relationship.

Other fun facts about me: I love banana bread, I love rugby, and I'm currently making my way through the "Lord of the Rings" series by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I am based in Eastern Standard Time near Boston, MA. Please DM me if you are interested!

I've made some really solid progress in LR and RC, and I'm definitely not upset with my score. That said, I am a little disappointed because I really want to break into the 170s. After reading through the explanations, I realized that, aside from a few random misses, my thinking actually lined up with the correct reasoning most of the time. Do you have any advice on what it takes to make that jump and consistently score in the 170s?

I'm looking for more perspective on this older question for which there isn't much help online––

Being a Principle question, it has a clear "should" gap. After reading the stimulus, I immediately started looking for an answer choice that says something like steps should be taken to educate people...

The only answer choice to do that is (B), so I picked it. I admit that "formulating ethical guidelines" is not the same as educating people, but it does count as a step toward educating people, which is what the stimulus' conclusion is about. Hence, no red flags stood out to me with (B).

Yet, somehow, surprisingly, (A) is the correct answer. Despite the fact that it misses the "should" gap. All it does, in my view, is strengthen the argument's reasoning by asserting a link between "education" and "increasing one's moral responsibility."

Clearly, (A) and (B) have their own weaknesses. (A) lacks a "should," and (B) is less precise than (A). How do I choose between two imperfect answers? Which weakness is greater?

Is there perhaps a definitive lesson can I conclude from this question to decide between two imperfect answers in the future? Happy to hear anyone's thoughts.

Hey guys, I've been practicing for a long time now and I'm running out of PTs. I'm taking the August test, but I'll definitely need to retake it a few times to get to the score I'd want. I'm currently scoring in mid 160s in timed PTs and getting near 180 on BRs. I'll def need a lot more practice to close the gap..

Anyone thoughts on what I should do with the weekly PTs moving forward? Should I a) retake some of the earlier ones that are not being used for drills (e.g. PT 130-), b) using legacy (e.g PT 7-17) but fresh tests, or c) something else?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys! A few days ago, I took a 165 PT which is a personal high for me (yay!!!)! I felt so good about it, as I'd been averaging around 158 for a while and it seems my studying was working. However, two days ago, I took another one and got a 152 (my lowest). I'm very confused, and during the test I felt kinda overwhelmed. My first test is Friday. I really don't want the 165 to be an outlier.

Feeling kind of defeated. Is this normal? What do I do?

Dears,

[please respond only after reading GTown and GW Law's evening program admissions details on their website]

Does anyone here actually know someone (or have personal experience) that has received entry into this GTown or GW Law Evening Programs on this “LSAT-optional” route? Notably, the route under the policy that enables such optionality due to extensive work experience. Any considerations or details that would be useful to share? I am interested in the facts of the policy and its application or implementation by the law schools during admissions cycles, not any personal opinions or feelings.

Thank you so much.

Hi everyone, I'm currently preparing for the LSAT for law school admission, but I'm not sure which law schools I could realistically target given my undergraduate transcript. I have a French bachelor's degree with a 12.9/20 overall average. I know LSAC doesn't do a straightforward GPA conversion, and in the French system it's quite rare to score above 16/20, so I'm not sure how admissions committees will actually read my transcript.

Could anyone help me figure out which schools might be within reach with a 170+ LSAT score? My goal is to work in Big Law in NYC after law school.

Hello, for some reason I cannot cancel my subscription.

im feeling like D Rose when he scored 50 when he was on the Timberwolves

Is anyone else having trouble with logical reasoning ?

If anyone has any tips please let me know

Hi,

I really want to get into Columbia, NYU, or Cornell. For the admissions calculator, only a couple weeks ago it said that a 176 score and a 3.87 gpa would categorize those schools as targets, and now it says reach. Why did my chances fall within a couple weeks?

Hello all,

I recently completed my entire foundations over the span of 3 months with a consistent streak of 68 days. However, as I've just entered the drilling phase of my curriculum, I expected to at least increase in 10 points yet my analytics show otherwise. The Sage AI proposes that I just drill Causr and Phenom considering that these are my 2 main leaks, yet it feels as though I am spreading myself thin.

What I mean by this is why is it that when I drill in these areas, I get half wrong and half right (EX: 5/12, 7/12 BR). And in PTs, I score a 139, BR 152, when my goal is just a 162. I've thought about drilling each question type until in which I know the mechanical process down to a T before moving onto another question type I need to improve in. For example, I'm consistent in solving MC question types so I figured I could apply this approach to other question types. Moreover, even if I just consistently do my practice blocks, I still feel as though I am just doing a task instead of actually internalizing a mechanical process.

Does anyone have any tips or is feeling the same way? I'm just a bit ambivalent here as to what I should do. It would also be nice to talk to a tutor but this curriculum alone is all I can afford at the moment.

Thankyou

Hey guys :D I'm taking the LSAT in October and have been finding it hard to study after my 9-5. I'm looking for anyone that is willing to hop on a discord call and study for a couple to a few hours a day after work (or maybe every other day? we shall see...) with maybe breaks to chat in between (so we don't go crazy lol), whether that be about the LSAT study materials, hobbies, life, etc.

I currently reside in FL, I WFH as a data analyst (it's not as fun as it sounds) and my interests include anime/manga, TTRPGs, books (currently reading Red Rising series and Dungeon Crawler Carl), emo music, and superheroes (DC mostly).

I'm very serious about my study plan but would also enjoy taking breaks between studying to talk about nerdy topics! Because, again, I don't want to go insane. If you're interested or find we may have things in common, feel free to shoot a message!

How do I start reaching my blind review score? Is it just practice?

I just want to be sure I have all the right things. If anyone has taken this in the past, I would greatly appreciate hearing what you brought!!!

This is the first time i've ever broken the 170s, my highest PT so far before this was a 165 i'm actually in shambles because i was going to move my september test 😭 never give up kids

Author ''overlooks the possibility'' vs ''takes for granted that''

Can you give examples so we understand how to discern these during the test

Thank You