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Hey all, Merry Christmas!

I've received a handful of scholarships that have conditions attached (GPA minimums / good standing), and I'm extremely wary of them. I am wondering if anyone has heard of these conditions being reduced or eliminated during the negotiation process. If you have, could you share some resources on how this has been achieved?

Thanks in advance!

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My ED school was supposed to notify me of their decision by the 21st, and I emailed an Asst Dean last week who said I’d have a decision by the end of the 22nd, and claimed that everyone was out because they were sick, but it hasn’t come as of today.

Since they’re not living up to their end of this whole boondoggle, am I still bound by ED?

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Hi everyone

I hope someone out there could shed some light on a problem I have been having. I took the November LSAT and plan to write in January too. During studying and actual tests for the LR sections my first 13 questions I do really good on like 11/13 where my last 12 I do horrible like 4/12. I have heard the hardest questions are in the middle of the section I do not know if this is false but I do not think it is simply because of the fact the easiest are first and the hardest last. If anyone could help me out or have experienced it themselves I would really appreciate the input.

Thanks

Kyle

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Hi All,

In the LG CC, there are a series of exercises after each section, e.g. sequence game is followed by a core of practice exercises. Do the sum of all the exercises equal all of the games from PT 1-35? Or are they only a handful of them and do I need to print out the logic game bundles in total? Thank you!

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Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm planning on doing mine sometime this week and trying to get a sense of what to expect. Based on what I've read so far, it sounds like a more intense version of the Northwestern interview (I did mine in-person because I don't like the video format).

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I've noticed that in some videos, JY says this RC passage should take 7 minutes, etc - and in others he doesn't.

Is there a way or any info where we can see JY's recommended time for RC passages -- similar to what he does for LG?

I feel this will be helpful for RC, because time management is so tough and crucial in RC, and because there definitely are (similar to LG) easier RC passages and harder RC passages, and knowing when you should pace oneself more quickly through an easier RC passages is so important.

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Tuesday, Dec 25, 2018

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Hey everyone! So I am looking to take the LSAT for the second time this coming January. I took the November LSAT and scored a 145, which I know is not too great. I did self study and I am quite scared to take this again and end up with the same score. I don't know which direction I should go in. My goal is learn and study as much as possible to raise my score to the 150s. If anyone has any advice or recommendations, I would really love to hear them!

Happy Holidays and Thank you!

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For RC, when you skip/circle a question, do you come back to that skipped/circled question once you finish all the 7 or 8 questions in that section, or do you come back at the very end of the section (once you've completed all the other 26 questions).

i think there are pros and cons of each.

For the first approach (coming back after you finished the 7 questions in that passage), there's a concern that not enough time has passed to let that question "subtly process" in your brain. Also, there's the concern that you still have to do like the other questions in the passage, and so you may get time sucked into that 1 question even more such that you don't have enough time to do the other questions.

For the second approach (coming back after you finish the entire 27 question section), there's the concern that after having done 2-3 more passages, when you go back to that question, your mind wouldn't be as "fresh" because you just did other passages.

Idk those are just some of my thoughts.

Any advice or suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

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I currently go to UC San Diego and took 20 units this past quarter while studying for the LSAT for about 2months(ish) and scored a 143 with little to no sleep before the night of the exam (insomnia) I took around.. 1-2 practice exams with no Blind Review at all, kind of just went in and hoped for the best (I know I’m stupid; However I did Volunteer work for a US House Member and worked full time). This time around I’ll be studying for a month with 7sage as well as an in-class prep course offered by my University.

I’ve read online that the average score for URM (Black Males) at T-14 schools is a 159

My stats:

I'm a first-generation Black Male

Born in Brooklyn, New York raised in the SF Bay Area (Grew Up in Rough neighborhoods, Gangs, Drugs, Violence)

I speak French (Parents are Political Refugees from the Ivory Coast; Left during the War)

Father has wrote books; has a Doctorate Degree from a Univeristy in Milan, Italy

Father left mother in Middle School; (Single Mother)

Interships one in Sacramento and one canvasing for Congressman Mike Levin

With roughly 5 weeks before my exam do any of you believe that I can score a 157 if I take this seriously.

I’ve heard of people going to 140 to 160’s but with the time constraint I’m affected by as well as the impact of soft factors on my application and the presitge of my current University I believe that a 157 could help me. Do any of you believe that high 150’s is a realistic goal?

– Thanks!

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Get ready! The next BR session for January test-takers will be this evening, Sunday, January 13th at 8:30pm EST (after J.Y.’s session)! We will be reviewing the Logical Reasoning sections from PT83. Don’t forget to see the Google docs below to list which questions you may have had the most trouble with so we can go over it during the call.

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I am happy to announce that I will be leading the Blind Review study group for the January 2019 LSAT!

5 weeks until the LSAT!

We’ve got a few weeks before the exam, which is enough time to squeeze in a couple of tests for group sessions. 7Sage has kindly allowed the use of their webinar capabilities so we can get started right away! We welcome every person at every stage of preparation, from the startiest-of-starts to the reasoning experts. Either way, this is to support your ongoing efforts. Feel free to continue preptest-ing and practicing between study sessions.

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 under timed conditions before the session. We will focus on the Logical Reasoning sections.

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). Do not check your answers yet!

Then, input the most difficult questions into the excel spreadsheet before the session: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jiEIFiUNbMvRxJQxhrux8HXpj7vWuvyg8hq3eHKQ9I0/edit?usp=sharing

Finally, we will review the test as a group on its scheduled date via GoToMeeting webinar: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/879623125. We’ll go over priority questions first, then review ways to attack the other questions. Bring your test as we will not be sharing screens.

Please, do not check your answers before the study session!

Part of the learning process is being able to solidify your reasoning by discussing with fellow group members. If you happen to know the right answer, please don’t say it - use reasoning to convince us that your answer is the right one! We probably won’t go over every question, but we will focus the ones that we had a lot of trouble with.

Tentative schedule: https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=NmVuNzlqZ25sMHVuOWQyZXEwaDJjc21vazRAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ

  • Sunday January 13th, 2019 (PT 83) 8:30pm ET

  • Monday, January 21st, 2019 (Pep Rally!) 8:30pm ET

    • Blind Review refresher: http://classic.7sage.com/lesson/the-blind-review-is-a-habit/

    If you're interested, please post a comment below (and notify me if you change your username afterwards as the tags will not update on their own). If neither study sessions work for you, message me! We may have enough people to create an alternate group.

    Special thanks goes to @keets993 for doing such a great job on previous study groups!!

    Ninja edit: fixed the 2nd BR date (should’ve been the 13th) and the years.

    Ninja edit 2: Due to a few scheduling hiccups on my end, and J.Y.’s recently announced PT86 review sessions, (which I highly encourage everyone to check out if they haven’t already!), all sessions will be held at 8:30pm ET.

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    Hey 7Sagers,

    For a limited time, you can pick up PrepTest 86 (November 2018 LSAT) for $5.97 here:

    https://classic.7sage.com/addons/

    This comes with the password-protected PDF of PT86 and a +1 month extension to your account.

    Once the explanations are available, they will automatically be added to your account if you have access to PT86.

    Please note that you must be enrolled in a Starter, Premium, or Ultimate course to add this PT on. Ultimate+ automatically has this PT added on.

    The sale ended on Friday, January 4.

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    I currently go to UC San Diego and took 20 units this past quarter while studying for the LSAT for about 2months(ish) and scored a 143 with little to no sleep before the night of the exam (insomnia) I took around.. 1-2 practice exams with no Blind Review at all, kind of just went in and hoped for the best (I know I’m stupid; However I did Volunteer work for a US House Member and worked full time). This time around I’ll be studying for a month with 7sage as well as an in-class prep course offered by my University.

    I’ve read online that the average score for URM (Black Males) at T-14 schools is a 159

    My stats:

    I'm a first-generation Black Male

    Born in Brooklyn, New York raised in the SF Bay Area (Grew Up in Rough neighborhoods, Gangs, Drugs, Violence)

    I speak French (Parents are Political Refugees from the Ivory Coast; Left during the War)

    Father has wrote books; has a Doctorate Degree from a Univeristy in Milan, Italy

    Father left mother in Middle School; (Single Mother)

    Interships one in Sacramento and one canvasing for Congressman Mike Levin

    With roughly 5 weeks before my exam do any of you believe that I can score a 157 if I take this seriously.

    I’ve heard of people going to 140 to 160’s but with the time constraint I’m affected by as well as the impact of soft factors on my application and the presitge of my current University I believe that a 157 could help me. Do any of you believe that high 150’s is a realistic goal?

    – Thanks!

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    I suffer from anxiety and I find that when I am doing the PT I get very stressed and cannot write neatly / stay focused.

    Do you have ay tips on how to stay calm during PTs?

    My score changed 15 points from when I am timed and when I am not!!

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    I recently took the November exam and got a 154, a one point decrease from my July take. My LSAC GPA is a 3.48. I have been on 7sage for about 3 years with multiple life interruptions mixing in. Its quite disappointing to have invested so much time and be on the outside looking in of where I wanted to be. I made many, many mistakes to say the least.

    Anyway, I'm not sure where to go from here. I have a full time job now working for the local county government and I'm just not sure what I should do with my dreams of law. I would still love to be a lawyer! And I truly loved 7sage and how they taught everything. I just couldn't ever seem to make the mental leap necessary. I started at a 148, dipped down to the 130's, rebounded into the mid to high 150's, even got a 160 on a PT but couldn't quite get to where I needed to be.

    I'm 26 years old and am starting to get weary of making too many crazy moves. Law school is a big deal and the money is a huge investment and I don't want to be some lawyer on a billboard chasing ambulances. I'm not T-14 or bust but I'm not going to go to a regional school and pile the debt on. I know this community has a good bit of wisdom so I'm humbling asking for your thoughts. Thanks.

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    Hi guys,

    I was wondering if you guys notice any interesting things about taking PT's and getting jumps in gains on the LSAT?

    For example, was your improvement really gradual and incremental, or did it increase in leaps (occasionally with plateaus) after recognizing a certain thing or concept, or just reviewing why you missed certain questions? (i.e. 150 -> 152 -> 154 ->155 -> 158 , etc.)

    Or ( 150 -> 152 ->158 -> 157 -> 164 -> 165, etc.)

    For me, I noticed my score tend to increase in "leaps." Though I'm not sure if this is due to just starting and going through newbie gains, or actually starting to recognize patterns. (I feel like there can still be a huge improvement on my timing, and I'm trying my best!)

    Just curious on how people got these improvement stories of stuff like 150 -> 162 -> 17X or, 162 -> 17X (how I did it, tales. For example, through incremental improvement, or just bounds of improvement and periods of plateau, then major improvement then stability again.)

    Thanks!

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    I've been having a lovely discussion in another thread and I happen to be on a very strict time table that can't be altered so naturally the subject arises, to postpone, is that possible? Unfortunately I pretty much have to start in the fall of '19. Having started in October I'm taking the January LSAT and hoping I score high enough that a mediocre GPA with an excellent addendum and some exquisite personal statements and LORs and the moral purity of my intent will be enough to compensate for the lateness in the cycle. So naturally, maybe, but maybe I don't get admitted anywhere in the top 14. Then what?

    I'd love to attend pretty much anywhere, though. I'm thinking T14 or bust because all of the information that can be found in a cursory search says a JD from essentially anywhere else may as well be your corpse, as our rarer monsters are, painted on a pole and underwrit, "Here may you see the effect of irrecoverable debt."

    My desire for the T14 in this sense is entirely practical; prestige has no effect on me. Of course some of these places like Yale are dream places because of the rare opportunities they represent and how Harvard and Yale have a couple of the largest libraries on Earth. Yet the Socratic method works as well at any ABA school, does it not?

    My grandfather was an attorney. For undergraduate he went to Columbia. For law school he went to Fordham, where he got his JD in 1950 at the age of 29. He went on to have a terrific career and life, and died a well loved old man. His command of conditional logic was a thing of divine elegance. However, 7sage says they're 29-37 on US News in the last few years. Could things really have changed so dramatically in only 68 years that I may as well not go to Fordham if admitted? Where would I find the data?

    I mean, I figure, I'm legacy, they have a great location, my grandfather always spoke very highly of them and their requirements are marginally less strict than the T14. I don't doubt my ability to top my class at this point in life. Yet would this be to acquire a hopeless debt?

    Where is the exact line past the T14? Seems like UCLA is sometimes 15. Being one below the T14 couldn't be a death sentence, could it? Also their admissions policy seem friendly to me for a variety of reasons. I'd prefer to be anywhere in Pennsylvania to North Carolina but Duke is 11 and PennState is 74! I mean, University of Pennsylvania, hope for a miracle, but, woof.

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    I’m taking the January test and in full swing of my PTs. What I’m finding is more recently, I’m getting easier questions wrong because my thought process is something like, “oh no, this question couldn’t possibly be this easy” or “what am I missing? This has to be a trick question.” And then I’m getting these easy questions wrong. Is there anything I can do to combat this?

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