Hi.

The January lsat was my third lsat.

I don't know if I should take both the march exam or just the June exam.

Does taking lsat too many times look that bad?

I know Yale averages LSAT scores, but does it really matter for other law schools?

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Please do share if you guys have some recommended readings for improving your LSAT performance.

Hi guys! Would anyone be willing to read over and possibly edit my resume? I'm submitting my apps within the next several days and I think it could use some polishing.

Hey everyone,

I've been searching forums for quiet some time but I am now asking for help. I just started my LSAT studies this past week. I have purchased 7sage Ultimate along with the Powerscore Bibles the LSAT Trainer and damn near every single PT. I originally started with the LSAT trainer but switched over to 7sage as I am a better learner if its visual (JY videos). I took a diagnostic around Christmas and scored a 138. Bad...I know.....I was pretty discouraged. I am currently wrapping up my undergrad this semester. I have to balance classes with LSAT studying which isn't to bad, but I need to get in a better routine. I'm planning on studying 12-14 hours a week up until I graduate in May then around 30-40 hours a week from graduation till I take it (July) which is around 9ish weeks. My goal is to score at least a 160. If I don't hit it then I will retake in September. I am currently going through the CC on 7sage. Do you recommend supplementing it with another one of my books or just sticking it out with that? I am really just trying to get the fundamentals down at this point as my diagnostic reflects that. I struggled the most with LG and LR. I have a 3.52 GPA and don't consider myself dumb. It typically just takes longer for me to grasp concepts/not the best standardized test taker. Is there any advice out there? I am pretty desperate at this point. I can get some pretty bad anxiety and get down when things don't click. I know it just takes time and its a learnable test. I know I have the motivation but some of the work problems in the syllabus on 7sage don't make a ton of sense. It's been my dream to attend law school.

Thanks everyone!

So im in my first month of studying but I want to take the July LSAT since you'll loose nothing, its a win-win. Because you will be able to cancel your score after you see it and also if you do, they will give you the chance to take it again FREE OF CHARGE.

So my question is, if I do cancel my score, does that look bad to law school admissions?

P.S I live in Canada(if that makes a difference at all)

Does anyone have suggestions to put admissions decisions out of one's mind? It's so hard not to refresh status checkers obsessively or constantly check my email, but I know it's a horrible use of time that only causes more stress! Thinking about limiting myself to checking my personal email 1-2 a day...

Is there a general range you should have in your bank account before starting law school? Is it better to postpone applying and work for a year or two focussing on saving for LS?

My question: Is there any way to estimate the GPA and LSAT numbers that will likely lead to a full tuition scholarship to any given law school (i.e. above 75th percentile in both, for example)?

Reason for the question: I'm a college student at a public university near the area I grew up. My goal is to practice law in that area, so I'm tentatively planning to go to my school's law school. Since the school is a public school ranked 50-100 range, I can't find much help from online tools like hourumd.com or mylsn.info. I understand and expect that answers to such a general question will have a lot of astericks attached, but I'm hoping to identify some general guidelines.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I am in the beginning stages of my LSAT prep but am having issues with MSS questions. Any suggestions on how to improve? I have yet to pinpoint one specific reason why I am struggling with this type of question.

So I found out that LSAC will receive requests for transcripts after 6 semesters. Do winter/summer semesters count too? Thanks!

Greetings everyone,

I am reaching out to see if anyone can offer some advice/motivation. I have been studying for the LSAT for a little over a year. I’ve taken the exam twice, both times scoring less than my potential. I am a paralegal and my boss accomodated me last year and allowed time off to study. It looks like I will need to continue to prep for another try at the exam. I am feeling totally unmotivated and tired. However, I do not want to give up. I am not going to ask for more accomodations at work since I feel they’ve done enough. I also would like to look for a new job but haven’t done so because of the law school process. I’m feeling quite stressed and unsure of how to tackle test prep moving forward. Can anyone offer some tips? :(

Did anyone else get the Post LSAT Test Anxiety Survey email from LSAC? The questions are interesting. Only a few days after the test they can’t send out stuff like this. Don’t they know we’re crazy right now?

So I applied to schools this past fall and am 100% certain that I will be going to law school this upcoming fall. So far I've gotten into GW, BU, and Vanderbilt. I have taken the test 4 times now. 165, 165, cancel, 168.

Am I crazy to want to take the March test just to see if I can get a point or two more? I have a feeling I will be waitlisted at the remaining schools I have applied to.

This is for those of you who haven't applied yet because you're still trying to make your essays just right—at the cost of being just written.

We believe in revising. Writing IS rewriting. But there's a fine line between revision and fiddling around. Revision usually entails some kind of re-envisioning. Fiddling usually entails faffing about and idling.

Revision is driven by understanding: you see how your essay falls short. Fiddling is driven by fear—you worry that your story and your voice and your language are too plain, too generic, too undistinguished.

Your story is your story. It won't get you into law school if you ornament it with fancy language. The best thing you can do is tell it clearly.

The other best thing you can do is finish it and apply already.

I have been waiting for my LSAC GPA. I never get an email informing me that it has been completed. But I just log in to my LSAC account, and when I click on “academic summary report”, I saw that I have a transcript analysis and a “summary “ at the end, with a “degree(summary) gpa”. Is that the so-called LSAC GPA?

Thank you in advance!

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So I remember reading somewhere that the international LSAT will not be going digital anytime soon (might be wrong). I actually want to take the digital LSAT since I study with my ipad regularly and like it. But I plan on staying abroad for at least another year. Does anyone know when the international LSAT will go digital?

The night before this Jan 26 LSAT, I got 2.75 hours of sleep.

I tried to close my eyes at 10pm only to fall asleep at 4am. My heart was racing the whole time; it felt like adrenaline was coursing through my veins. The thought that months of prep could be singlehandedly ruined from the effect of one awful sleep made me feel so helpless. It got to the point where I woke my mom up at 3am to ask her what I should do. I fell asleep crying.

But, to my surprise, I woke up at 6:45am feeling ready to fricken rock. Any thought that ventured into the dark territory of "what if your lack of sleep slows down your thought processing?"...I ninja kicked it out of my head. I got to the test centre at 8am (forcing myself to think positive thoughts) and wrote the test feeling as sharp as I would have writing any other PT on a good nights sleep.

If anyone reads this and then come test night experiences this same involuntary alertness, at the very least you can recall my experience to feel a bit more at ease: it is possible to write the LSAT on minimal sleep and still feel confident performance-wise. Be sure to stay positive.

This was my third time taking the LSAT. I have been studying for this beast for the last 12 months - eight of those months working a full-time job, three of them being an LSAT unemployed bum, and one month (the most recent) at a 30-35 hour gig. In that year, I moved across the country and back, had my heart broken and torn to pieces, reunited with my pooch, applied to law schools, learned how to cook and iron my own clothes, and read every possible Baldwin book I could get my hands own (dm me for Baldwin suggestions - that beautiful man deserves more attention and every prospective law student should read/see If Beale Street Could Tak).

Through all the volatility, the LSAT was the only constant. I fucking obsessed over that test. I never realized in high school what a high standardized score could do for someone like me, and I committed myself to not making the same mistake twice. I sat for September, after consistently averaging around 166 (my diagnostic was a 151/152), and scored a 162. Sat for November, consistently hitting over 168 on my PTs. I scored a 162. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. For someone who is consistently a positive person, I was so incredibly beyond bummed after that score. I felt like giving up and was definitely depressed. I had put so much time on that test, that it became part of me, and, becoming part of me, came to define my worth.

But somehow, miraculously, some law schools looked past my scores and admitted me. Through this process, and I realize my insane luck and blessings, I realized that a score does not signify self-worth. So many things go into an application and a life story, and although a high number is incredibly important, it is just one factor.

With that mindset, I sat for January, felt the same anxiety as always being bombarded with absurd conditionals, and nearly threw up when I read one of those rules in the last game. But after writing January and reflecting on these last twelve months, I realize that this test, this fucking test that has brought me to some really shitty lows, actually taught me a lot beyond differentiating between necessary and sufficient assumptions. I read more intently. I can sit people with some really peculiar needs in a circular table (“are you fucking kidding me Harriet? give me one good reason why you can’t sit next to Karl at this picnic table?!?!”)* which will probably come in handy when figuring out wedding arrangements for in-laws in the very very very distant future. I am more inclined to yell bullshit when I hear x political commentator talk nonsense about y issue.

So even though this test has cost me so much anxiety, and needless to say money, I am glad I spent the time I did and hope that silver linings, whether obvious or obscure, manifest before you all as they did for me. And may waves fall now and forever on my fellow 7Sagers. Thanks for the support y’all.

*PT41, Game 4 for reference

Hi guys. I'm having a hard time understanding why answer D is the correct answer. I understand that the question states what would weaken the Doctor's research study the most, but why is E not a good answer as well? If the study continued with100 more children older than infants, than wouldn't that also prove that this is a good way to weaken the argument?

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So I just got into my top choice for law school! I quit my job in December and have been relaxing/fooling around since. But I'm starting to get bored and feel unprepared for law school. I have all this time (Feb-August) before everything starts up again this fall and would sincerely appreciate any advice on how I could be utilizing my time wisely!

Thank you in advance!

Just wanted to gauge interest to see about getting a BR together leading up to the March LSAT.

Been reading a fair bit about the January exam. For those who also wrote in November, did you find it to be easier/about the same/more challenging than January? This is obviously a subjective question.

Thanks!

I'm looking for a March 2019 exam study buddy. I'm scoring in the 160s, but am aiming for the 170s. I'm looking for someone in a similar boat, but I'm down for tutoring the right person (this would also be something that would help me study).

If you're in Chicago, and are interested in meeting in person, then that would work out pretty well and we could meet up to study/review/PT. Otherwise, I'm down to Skype. I prefer early mornings and evenings.

I'm looking for someone motivated and committed to having a regular study schedule. We can figure out our study logistics and game plan over discussion. I'm hoping to PT and do some blind review, but am pretty flexible in what we choose to do.