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I dismissed answer choices A and C on the basis of "what is true of pretzels in this regard is also true of caramels." It seems to me that if we take everything as true in the stimulus then the correct answer for this question doesn't really seem like a flaw. #help

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I am finding that my Reading Comp scores are super variable - sometimes I get 100% on the section, and sometimes I miss 7-8 questions. I am still working through the CC and PowerScore Bibles. I guess I am just curious - does anyone else have this issue? Any clue what might cause this variability? I am getting pretty damn near consistent with the rest of my sections and know what my problem areas are...I just can't figure it out with RC because my tests are all over the place.

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Hey! So as I’m pushing through my second semester at NU I thought I’d come back and share a little bit about my experience with an extremely late acceptance of a waitlist and what it’s like being on like 12 waitlists with 0 acceptances. Hopefully some of this will help those who are on waitlists and feel as lost and confused as I did.

BACKGROUND FOLLOWS SKIP FOR MY EXPERIENCE:

My story: I was a splitter - last December I scored a 171 on the December LSAT, coupled with a 2.83 cumulative GPA, I was ready to apply to schools and get rejected like crazy. What I wasn’t anticipating was getting waitlisted at half of the T-14 and some other t-20 schools.

My apps were submitted by late January and in March the waitlist began rolling in. Duke, Pen, UCLA, NU, ND, Mich, Irvine...etc etc.

I was getting waitlisted more than rejected. However I ended up in a situation where I was waitlisted everywhere and accepted nowhere.

I played the game throughout spring and summer. I sent LOCI’s every month or two and generally kept on top of them.

Starting in June I started falling off waitlist. This went on until late July, at which point NU was the only outstanding waitlist - and I had just accepted defeat. I got a second job was ready to figure out my life, then NU called - offered me a spot - and like a child at Disneyland I tearfully and excitedly accepted. The only issue? Classes started in 4 days, I was in California and I had to get out to Chicago as fast as possible.

BEGIN HERE FOR MY EXPERIENCE:

When I got to Chicago I didn’t have a place to live. The school got me a hotel for a week but after that it was on me. So basically my first week of law school, when I wanted to be focused on classes, I was dealing with apartment hunting. This really got me off on the wrong foot - was behind in readings and never caught up.

I also missed orientation week - which meant I wasn’t on most of the email lists. For the first month I missed many important lunch meetings and seminars. I didn’t even know they were a thing, and since I hadn’t made any friends/Aquintances I was lost. This never went away, even today. I still feel like I’m not a working gear in the NU clock. This is something you want to address right away. I also had to get ID’s made, full out paperwork, deal with school medical stuff....it was a lot in a small timeframe

Moving without housing: huge issue. My first month was spent more on trying to get a place to live, a bed, and everything else you need to live than it was on class work. I flew out with one suitcase of stuff. Trying to deal with this and law school is not for the faint of heart.

People already know each other and you’ll feel left out. People have been taking since orientation - if you weren’t lucky enough to make it to that you’ll be that one guy/gal that is on the outside. It will eventually go away (not the social awkwardness -that stays - law school is weird man) and you’ll start to make friends.

So if you are on the waitlist and thinking of making a split second decision - be prepared to potentially be way behind the curve from the get go. Work diligently and prioritize; but definitely take these things into consideration when you are weighing your options with the waitlists.

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Hi, I had taken the January 2019 administration of the LSAT. Will I be able to use that for my required writing sample? I am not sure if I need to take the writing sample again after because I'm doing the June 2019 test, too. LSAC has a new thing for the June 2019 test so wasn't sure how that applies.

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I have written the LSAT 2x now, and only marginally improved my score (both times I wrote I was not prepared, the first time I had been finishing my undergrad and studying and scored a 148, the second time was this past Nov with a 153). Bottom line is that I know I can do better and I am willing to put the time and effort in to scoring high 160's on my BR's before I dare write again, even if it takes me a year! However, I did apply to some law schools in the States and Canada just in case there is a chance that I could get in. My question is, how much does the rank of a law school matter in the grand scheme of things? I am Canadian and would like to go to the States and take a concentration in International and National Security law. When I looked into it, there are some schools that are in the top 10 for that type of law but are ranked 50-110 on the national law school rankings by 7 Sage. For example, according to this article Albany Law school was #10 for that program but on 7 Sage it is #106. In sum, should I apply to schools that are (for example) #80 and #100 because they are known for what I want to take? Or aim for the top schools (who will may be able to offer me more in the long run?) once I have improved my LSAT score? I do not know how much weight I should put on the law school's national ranking. Ex) George Washington University or the American University?

Thank you in advance!

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Hi all, I wonder how long it usually takes for Umich to send an applicant the email with online status checker. It's been five days since I turned in the application. I have received emails from all the schools I applied to except for Umich. Do I need to call them and ask about it?

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I struggled between A and B, why is A wrong? and why is B right?

I would think A to be wrong because it focuses the blame on historians, which came from nowhere because the stimulus didn't mention; or even "some great scientists" we don't know about any scientist but Newton

I would think B is also wrong because it says "review by other scientists": i guess I thought other scientist reviewing never came up but when i think more, I guess it can reasonably assumed that if it is published, it will be reviewed by other scientists which is what would cause the advancement of chemistry but an assumption no less

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Hey guys! I'm trying to figure out what worked best for you. I have just went through CC for the second time and I'm trying to decide whether I want to start drilling sets 1-30 by the question type drill sets or if I should print it off and do it as a timed section. What suggestions do you have?

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Hi everyone! I'm looking for some good "sage" advice as to the best ways to prepare for the september exam. I've resourced the powerscore LG bible, the LSAT trainer by Mike Kim and I've worked my way through the free trial on here. I'm going to register for one of the courses, but I'm not yet sure which one is going to benefit me the best as im torn between the premium and the ultimate.

My question is this, what techniques have you guys used to initially start off that proved to increase your score? AND do you guys recommend just taking a cold PT untimed to see where your at? I keep reading about people timing their first test just to see where they're at but I'm not sure if thats the best route?

Any advice you guys could share would be greatly appreciated as I'm really looking to score relatively high. ( like everyone else LOL) #goals

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Hi everyone, this is my first time posting on the 7sage forum, although I've been here for a while.

By far my weakest section of the test is RC. I have a tendency to be super inconsistent; I can range from a –4 to a –14 on any given RC section without really knowing why. So recently, I decided to go back to the 7sage memory method (or at least a version of it that I believe suits me). That meant doing full RC sections untimed at first, but really focusing on accuracy. As a result, my accuracy drastically improved (new average –1 or –2 per section), and my time has been slowly coming down (from 50 mins to 45 mins, to now an average of 40 mins).

But now, with only 5 weeks remaining until the March test, I am struggling to get the time down to under 35 without compromising on accuracy - I tend to get through 3 passages timed with only 4 or 5 mins remaining for the fourth. Does anyone have any advice on how I can overcome this problem? Should I keep practicing the untimed sections and hope for gradual gains in speed, or is there a technique that y'all use to speed up?

Thank you to anyone who responds!

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Hi there!

What do you guys review or study when you're not exactly focused and just hanging out? Any flashcards or anything? I was thinking about making some flash cards for various question stems. Curious to see what others do when they're not "in the zone" but still trying to be productive.

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Hi Everyone: Here are the details for this study group!

We will be doing a BR Session every Sunday, starting this upcoming Sunday, February 24 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET.

We will be BRing Practice Test 62. We will be skipping a couple of tests as we go along to get to the most recent ones as we get closer to June!

Here is the tentative schedule:

Sunday, March 10, 7-9pm EST, PT 67

Sunday, March 17, 7-9pm EST, PT 69

Sunday, March 24, 7-9pm EST, PT 71

Sunday, March 31, 7-9pm EST, PT 73

Sunday, April 7, 7-9pm EST, PT 75

Sunday, April 14, 7-9pm EST, PT 77

Sunday April 21, 7-9pm EST, PT 79

Sunday, April 28, 7-9pm EST, PT 80

Sunday, May 5, 7-9pm EST, PT 82

Sunday, May 12, 7-9pm EST, PT 85

Sunday, May 19, 7-9pm EST, PT 86

Sunday, May 26, 7-9pm EST, TBD (pump up party?)

Monday, June 3- Game Day.

7Sage is allowing us to use their webinar capabilities (thank you 7Sage!!), the details of which are posted below! We welcome every person at every stage of preparation!

Here's what you do (please watch the post Core-Curriculum webinar before joining: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/):

First, take the scheduled practice exam (62) under timed conditions before the session. We will focus on the Logical Reasoning sections only.

Next, blind review on your own by breaking down the stimulus, picking the answer choice you feel is correct, and write or type out your reasoning for each correct choice and 4 incorrect answer choices (which will help you remember your train of thought during the study session). Please do not check your answers after your blind review on your own.

Then, input the most difficult questions into the excel spreadsheet before the session. This will let us know what we need to focus on, so we can use our time more efficiently:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qNiIR_pqKQBPBnflvq_AgTmWZSi3O8Rb-UvgeQfnMUY/edit?usp=sharing

Finally, we will review the test as a group on its scheduled date via GoToMeeting webinar. The link and all other info is below.

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/879623125

You can also dial in using your phone.

United States: +1 (224) 501-3412

Access Code: 879-623-125

Joining from a video-conferencing room or system?

Dial: 67.217.95.2##879623125

Cisco devices: 879623125@67.217.95.2

First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check:

https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check

Please, do not check your answers before the study session or tell people what the correct answer is. Convince us with your reasoning :) I look forward to working with you all! Also, please welcome my co-leader, @henry_wu! Please message me or Henry if you have any questions or concerns- I look forward to speaking with you all soon!

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The last few weeks waiting for my score I was sure I did poorly. The test was hard in my opinion compared to the majority of the 30 others I have taken. Well, I opened the email and saw an amazing score. I had gone from the low 140s to the high 150s. A 17 point increase to be exact. It was just shy of my best PT score. I cannot thank 7Sage enough!!!

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I am finding that only a few of the answers I got wrong were in fact circled ones from when i took the PT, and most of the answers I got wrong weren’t even circled to begin with? I’m afraid either my confidence is too high or something is very wrong with my reasoning that I don’t even doubt myself with these particular questions. Thoughts? Any feedback is appreciated.

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The question is the same? I don't mean the GPA but if some of the courses I took are kinda similar(like,'fundamentals of social sci research' and 'research methods in social science'). Actually those are the courses I am talking about. I worry if they might look the same and the admission office might not admit the credits I got. Anyone who knows about this??

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