Does anyone have a copy of PT86 I could buy or know where I can find one (preferably a digital copy)? I don’t have a 7Sage membership so I couldn’t get one through the sale. Thanks!

Hi 7sage,

I scored a 167 on the September LSAT and I have a 3.89 GPA from a top-3 US university. I'm currently an anthropology PhD student and am considering a joint JD-PhD with the goal of practicing law. I'd like to go into public interest law to fight evictions and rent increases - or something in that vein. The PhD would be less for career purposes and more to inform legal practice. My list of schools I'd like to apply to in the 2019-2020 cycle, based on the school's strengths, rankings, and my odds of getting in based on 7sage's calculator, are:

NYU - target

Berkeley - target

Georgetown - target

Michigan - target

UCLA - target

USC - target/"safety"

Chicago - reach

Yale - reach

Harvard - reach

UC Irvine - "safety"

Is this realistic? I'm currently signed up for the January 26 LSAT but am exhausted by grad school already and am unsure if it's worth starting studying to retake in a few weeks.

Thanks!

Figured I'd give it a shot. Wanted to know if anyone else knew about it.

https://trials.atfoundation.org/

I believe I understand what the two words mean, and even understand what it means in the context of a practicing lawyer, but what does pro bono mean for law students? I see articles talking about supervising attorneys, pro bono trips, in-house projects, and outside organizations. Is pro bono just the law school way of saying volunteering? Do students have to find these themselves, are they like clubs and organization that anyone can join, or are they competitive?

Would appreciate any insight from someone who knows a bit about this topic. Thank you, all.

My diagnostic was a 147, and after about 4 months of study using 7sage, I am now averaging an LSAT score of 158. I have about 4 more weeks of study left before taking the LSAT this month, and I'm seeking advice on how to see a big enough improvement in these 4 weeks so that I score at least a 165 on the real LSAT. What is the best way to get me up there in less than 4 weeks? For context, my I perform worse on LG, averaging -10. Should I focus more on LG these weeks, without completely neglecting LR sections? Or should I strive to perfect LR and LC sections? I usually miss aroun 6 to 8 LR and LC questions.

Thanks!

Where is the best place to find out about the different fields of law?

Is it necessary/advised to list your study abroad school's name under "Education" in law schools' LSAC application, even though I didn't receive a separate transcript? The 4 month study abroad program was offered by my school and so the grades were converted from the institution's scale to my school's grading scale.

Hi guys,

I plan on following 7sage lesson plan all the way through. My question is can I/should I start with an earlier PT version?

For example, the first PT is from 2007(forget the number) in the 7sage lesson, but I have already bought tests going back to 1999 and plan on taking them all. I know you should work forward only with PTs and am thus wondering if I can start with 1999 and coincide it with the 7sage lesson. Starting from 2007 PTs may not be enough testing for the score I want and from where I'm at is my reasoning for this.

Sorry if that doesnt make sense.

Thanks,

Hi everyone,

I am having trouble seeing the repeating structure patterns in RC in Art and Law passages. However, I DO see the structures in Science and Social Science passages. I have great difficulty when reading them the first time and most of the time I can't see the patterns even when I am reviewing them. I seem to be able to make low res summaries that apply but they don't seem to fit into cookie cutter molds. I am hoping that by seeing these molds I can see the structure quicker.

My question is: are their cookie cutter structures for Art and Law passages in RC? If so, do you have some examples from the CC?

Thanks everyone!!

Hi all,

Happy New Year! I wanted to thank JY, David and everyone at 7Sage and the community for all you do. For everyone having difficulty with lack of motivation and feeling like you want to give up, remember you're not the only one struggling. The LSAT is half of the battle but it sure can be achieved with commitment, determination and perseverance. Everyday we all have a choice to be and do better so push yourself to study hard and focus on the vision you have of yourself no matter what.

“We must dare to be great, and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

Have a great day,

~BM

So this question is easy enough when I take a moment to write out the logic. Even so, I'd like some advice on how to attempt this without enough time to parse out and write down the logic of each answer choice until I get to the right one. Unless the rule of thumb is, just write it out. In which case, I'll continue to do so.

Thanks!

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Is the personal statement supposed to be double spaced two pages or single spaced two pages? I am confused! Not every law school gives specific requirements. Thanks in advance!

Is there a way to identify whether the question requires a bridging or blocking assumption from the question stem or stimulus?

i.e. is there a way to definitely prephrase an answer choice for NA questions in a foolproof way?

Hello,

Please help me out with this LR question.

I can infer that Clarifssa definitely disagrees with D, but how can we know what Myungsook thinks doing natural science successfully requires? From the stimulus, I cannot infer that Myungsook has any opinion on whether natural science requires observations not stated in precisely quantitative terms.

Myungsook states that converting observations into numbers requires observations. She doesn't mention the requirements of doing natural science successfully.

Thank you!

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Hey All,

I was wondering if anyone has any info about whether or not it'd be ok to write both a diversity statement and an addendum and attach both as an addendum.

Some of the schools i'm applying to do not accept a diversity statement, but i'd like to have my diversity explained.

Thanks!

Ironically enough my biggest problem is timing. I did the diagnostic and received a 155 (I struggled with answering a lot of the logical reasoning questions and had to guess on a lot so I didn't run out of time) However once I went back and had time to fully answer the questions my BR score was 175. I am able to understand the material, I just am having a hard time performing under pressure. Can anyone give me tips on how to improve this before I write in January?

I am having timing issues with RC. I don't think my issue is with understanding the passages because for the most part when I go back and review I understand what I'm reading. However, when I factor in the clock I feel so rushed and have trouble processing what I'm reading as time progresses, causing me to make stupid errors. I don't have this issue with LR. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Can anyone offer any tips for overcoming this problem?

Wow,

I feel like I'm posting one of these everyday. So this question has to do with a Necessary Assumption question--an old one. I've realized in the past hour or so of review that I've been doing, that I fall pretty consistently for one type of attractive wrong answer choice for NA questions. The answer that fixes the argument/is important (as it's described in the LSAT Trainer). That realization has forced me to be a bit more timid and cautious about my approach to NA questions (which I thought I was pretty set on). So here's the scenario I found myself in:

I know what the conclusion is. I know what the premises are. I understand the argument. From this, I see two problems/assumptions the argument is making:

Feeling confident...ish (remember my new found timidity) I attack the answer choices and am left with C and D. So I negate.

C- The recommendation would be satisfied by the creation of a nation formed of disconnected regions (sounds amazing)

D- The new Caronian nation will include as citizens anyone who does not speak Caronian.

uh-oh.

The negation of D is speaking to that second assumption I found. If they include these people, then Caronian speakers don't need to be in the majority (they still can be, but it is not necessary).

Where did I go wrong here?

Thanks in advance!

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I understand for some people it can take up to a year to go from 140s to 160s. But is it normal to not show any improvement in Logical Reasoning sections after the first 10 timed Prep Tests?

During Blind Review I can get 20 correct out of 25. While taking timed Prep Tests I am only getting 11 correct. I do relatively well on the first 10 to 12 questions but after that I am a mess.

Timing is certainly an issue for me. But for the moment I am more concerned about getting as many questions correct as I can answer.

Right now I have the foundation to get 160 -165 during Blind Review. I’m just not performing well on Logical Reasoning sections when I set the timer.

Are there any techniques or exercises I can do to improve timed LR sections?

What sorts of drills should I be doing? And should I do them timed?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Happy New Years to everyone.

Wondering if anyone has any advice on LSAT or GRE. My goal is to either be accepted into an urban T14; or to receive some merit scholarship funding from one of two in-state schools. (ASU or University of Arizona). [GPA 3.6 - University of Chicago; 6 Years of strong local/national/international public policy management positions, including some but limited overlap with legal clinic intake/advocacy litigation]

The three questions:

1.) Is an above-median LSAT is crucial to get merit scholarship funding at state schools? -e.g. is raising their LSAT stats is one of the main considerations in allocating merit funding? (I think I can score above median at U Arizona and ASU).

2.) Would a 25percentile to median T14 LSAT score, and a 97+% [overall bracket] GRE score, significantly reduce my T14 chances over just a 97+% [overall bracket] GRE score? Would taking the LSATs screw over my chances on getting into a T14?

3.) Is it worth 400 hours of studying to get in the high 160s or low 170s on the LSATs, rather than just a strong GRE score?

I am pretty sure, even if I spend 400 hours intelligently studying for the LSATs, I am going to score in the 25-50th%, \

Here is my situation:

*I scored in the 99th% on all sections of the SATs, with only one 1.5 hour SAT tip crash seminar that was offered by my high school.

*I think I can confidently score in the 97th+% on Verbal, and in the 95+% on Quantitative, on the GRE, with 1/10 of the amount of studying it would take to confidently score at least a 164 on the LSATs.

*I think that I can, with immense practice, confidently score around 165 on the LSAT; 170 as a reach. (On the October 2015 LSAT (my only LSAT test) - I scored 159 after at least 50 hours of study (admittedly less than intelligent. I did not diligently practice pacing; did not tailor practice towards my weakest areas.) I will be applying fall 2020, so I don't think this score will be reported? Then and now, with 1.5 time, I can reliably score 168-178. Now, timed, I am capping out between I 162 and 164. I think I can improve this some but, regardless of how much I study, do not think I can even confidently score 170+.)

Thanks for any suggestions or commentary!!!

#Help !!

Hey Everybody,

This is my first post and I just completed my first PT. I was told recently that the official switch for the new LSAT format will be after July 2019. I am curious on thoughts about studying towards the September 2019 (or later) exam. Should I not be printing any PTs out and just using scratch paper to simulate test day conditions? I realize now my head will be swiveling up and down quite a bit, so maybe I should start putting in reps?

Thank you in advance for your opinions.

Hey guys, I have a question.

This is something I'm incredibly scared about and this is for both my LSAT and I guess undergrad in general?

I get extremely unmotivated to work for it. Life just gets really stale for me that I don't feel like doing the LSAT, even though it's so essential to my Law School dreams and a big determinant!!

What tips or advice do you guys have for combating this, because it'll really help me alot!

Thank you so much! >

I am confused why this isn't the case :

Observation : Many teachers are afraid of computers.

Explanation: Because you can teach far many courses with far few teachers.

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Hi! I have been noticing lately that I miss most of my points on easy games (1 game) and not the hardest LR (8-15) questions. So far, RC is my best part given I have seen them before from PTing, but the same should hold for LR and LG. I am currently going back to the basics and drilling LR and LG by type, but I feel like it has more to do with my mentality than skills.

Anyone encountered that before and managed to break that? Would love to hear any advice.

Stats (average): LG -1~3, LR -5~-7, RC -0~-2

Many thanks!

I've applied to 4 schools already, and forgot to list the university where I studied abroad. I wasn't trying to avoid it - it's in my resume that I submitted, and my transcript from my home university where I graduated also reflects that semester, but I just forgot to list it in that section. Per LSAC guidelines, I don't have to submit a transcript from the study abroad university so I guess in my head I was thinking that I shouldn't list it. Should I send an addendum to the law schools I've already applied to? If so, does anyone have suggestions on how to do it? I'm already planning on sending them an updated resume in Jan. when I start a new job and I don't want this to reflect more poorly on me than it already does.