I really need some advice because I’m completely lost and on the struggle bus. So I have taken the LSAT twice and got the exact same score both times. My score is way to low to apply to any schools I’m relatively interested in. I’m in the middle of my year off but I feel like I might be in for another. I want to go ahead and apply to a school that I know I can get into and then transfer but I don’t want to risk not getting into my dream school UT. I also want to be able to get a decent scholarship going into law school versus getting a ridiculous amount of student loans. At the same time, i just turned 23 and feel way too old to not be in school and progressing. What do you guys think about transferring? Am I over thinking this whole situation? Could someone give me another perspective or some advice please?

So I'm in the middle of fool-proofing. The first time I do a game, I will just use a stop watch and see how long it took me, while trying to work it as fast I can. I'm getting -0 or -1 on all the games. But my first go is often 10+ minutes. I'm a bit proud that I'm getting all these games, it's an awesome feeling, before I started the CC I was so weak at games... BUT now discouraged at taking 10 minutes. Some, I've taken 14. I'd say most are 9 to 10 mins, in looking at my chart, that I took from Pacifico's LG attack strategy. Is it reasonable to expect to get faster the more I keep FPing?

hi- i have really just started studying for the lsat in the last week or so and i am taking the feb 2018 test. i do not have enough time to do through the entire 7 sage curriculum. i have been taking practice tests and reviewing the explanation of the questions i missed.. is this an effective studying technique? any advice?

I haven't tested yet but if my GPA is below the 25th percentile of a school and my LSAT score is above it's 75th percentile, what would my chances look like? Are some schools more generous to splitters than others? I know that every school is different and I'm not expecting any set in stone answers because I know that it's hard to predict splitters, but any input is welcome and appreciated! :) Thank you!

How much time would someone recommend studying each week with hopes of getting in the 165-170 LSAT range on the September LSAT after a diagnostic test score of 145?

I'm really feeling down. I've never locked up like this. I was in the 2nd section, and my mind went nuts. I had RC as the first section and that didn't go very well, so I was already not feeling great and then my mind seemed to go in a thousand directions all the sudden. I recognized nothing in the question stems or stimuluses. I've taken PT's before and never had this happened. I was really looking forward to this and thought I made some strides recently.

I don't know what to do. Timed sections maybe? I feel horrible about myself.

Hi,

This is my first post to 7Sage and I'm pretty excited. I'm planning to take the LSAT in June and, if needed, take it again in September. I live in Sunnyvale, near San Jose, and am wondering if anyone in the SF Bay Area has any recommendations for a test center. Since the test will be at 12:30 pm (instead of 8:30 am) I'm not opposed to travelling up to the City, Oakland, etc. but would only want to if it would be worth it. Any suggestions?

I got an email from duke on the 8th saying I was in priority track for admissions and would have a decision within 10 days. Well now the 19 is slipping away, and for you math wizards that's 11 days! And no contact from Durham...

Anyone have experience with priority track/ duke admissions in general? I should be a slam dunk admit, unless im being yield protected? 176, 3.56

I went through JY's courses and have a question I just can't seem to solve by myself.

JY explained that sufficient assumption questions are something like:

Premise: A

Conclusion: B

Answer: A->B

But I keep thinking that this type of question could also be a necessary assumption question.

Obviously, A->B is necessary to get to the conclusion B.

So, my question is, are these "fill the gap" kind of questions both sufficient assumption and necessary assumption questions at the same time??

I went to Top undergrad known for having a tough curve. I double majored (math and Econ), am a urm. I have an exact 3.0 gpa. I took the lsat in dec and got a 160. I was pt-ing high at a 168/169 and just bombed that day. I’m retaking in feb. I spoke to the and they say taking the feb test significantly hurts my chances of admission. What min score would I need to overcome that? And are scholarships now not in play? Their avg is 165 and 75% is a 166.

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Hi,

Can someone briefly explain this whole weakening question please? TY

So I am taking the Feb lsat and have been studying since November, I have bad test anxiety and wanted to know any suggestions or strategies for test day

Got the email today!!! WUSTL was my first choice too!!! Comes a week after my interview!

I want to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone on this forum for all the encouragement and all the wisdom!

Good luck to those who have yet to take the LSAT, those who have applied, and those who know where they are going to school!

Hi all-

So I am active duty military, and applying to law school for JAG. Having been active duty for several years, I've collected some not-so-small tattoos, including a half sleeve and one on my calf. While visible tattoos are part of military culture, I understand that they can still be taboo in the law community. It was never something I considered being a possible hindrance until I decided to go to law school. I covered them for an interview today, but I was wondering if anyone has any input on:

Whether having visible tattoos at law school interviews, or wearing for example, a short sleeve shirt to class that shows my tattoo work would have consequences?

If I choose to leave the military and work as a civilian lawyer, how this would be viewed? As a woman, would I be able to wear a pantsuit vice a skirt suit to make it easier? I'm assuming its dependent on the firm (big law being more conservative, non-profit law less so, etc).

Basically, how screwed am I if I get out of the military and want to practice law? :)

I just purchased the Starter course and I was wondering the order in which to do everything. I know to start with the Core Curriculum and then after that do I transition to drills and finally practice tests? I just want to make sure I do everything correctly.

I'm excited to finally begin taking practice tests and wanted to know how others have simulated test day conditions most effectively. While taking the test in a perfectly quiet room at home seems unproductive, I'm tempted to start out there and then move to nosier locations.

Okay, so there are a lot of posts about this out there. But it's really, really, really true. I know how hard the LSAT grind is and how much it sucks and how much you want it to be over, over, over. I was there too. I was devastated when I got my score back from the June 2017 LSAT and it was not the score I wanted. It could have gotten me into a good school, but my dream is/was NYU and it wasn't going to get me in at NYU. Not with any shot at money, at least, and because I want to go into public interest, I need a shot at money. So I buckled down, studied for 2 more months, and I blew it out of the water in September.

Let me tell you, I started out not being able to do a single game. I would MAYBE get the first question when you could brute force it. Other than that, everything was a total mystery and I did not think I'd ever be able to solve the games, let alone get a perfect score in the games.

This test is so beatable, but you HAVE to put the work in. I started studying in June 2016, with a 156. I was finally done with it in September 2017, with a 174. If I can do it, so can you, and so can anyone. This community, the forum and the explanations are invaluable and I credit them with so much of my success. I am happy to share any tips, though I don't think I have anything revolutionary to share.

Cheers.

"Which one of the following, if true, most justifies the above application of the principle?" - Is this Principle question or PSA?

"Which one of the following would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the argument?" - Sufficient Assumption? PSA?

These two appear on the later LSAT's and always give me pause and I'm not sure how to attack them...

Title says it mostly.

I’ve [unfortunately] done all of the PTS in the 50-80s. Used the 30s & 40s for drills. Haven’t really touched PT 1-29. From what I’ve read, 1-29 are pretty useless as anything besides drilling, so it seems that all I have to work with is PT 83 - Dec. 2017 PT - which I got in the mail today!!! Unless someone can reassure me that taking PR 1-29 as full timed test will be beneficial? Please please please please please....]

So here’s my story & my questions.

My PR average for PR 70 - 82 was a 178. I sat in December & choked. A good score, but below not my PT average. I blanked out on RC. kinda froze on LR. skipped. guessed. anxiety got the best of me & I predicted I’d get between a 165 & 170. I got a 168.

Luckily I took the sabbath test, so the released PT 83 is brand new for me. However, I don’t know what to do to prep for my retake in February...

• since I had a good handle on it PTing up to December what do I do to stay fresh and afloat before 1) taking PT 83 & more importantly 2) sitting again in Feb? How do I even study before the PT or test. [Unfortunatley sabbath tests being unreleased I have no clue how exactly I did on individual sections.

• as I previously questioned - can I benfit from taking, & at this point should I even take, any exams between 1-29 as full length PTs?

• Should I just not take PT 83 since my average is solid? What if I do poorly and shake my confidence?

I'm visiting LA from Buffalo and was driving to UCLA for a tour & class visit yesterday morning, when the Dean called to inform me of my acceptance!

Happy to DM you my stats.

Grateful for this community that has helped put everything into perspective and provided so much support over the last several months. :-)

Hi all - I've been reading posts from months/years ago to recently about study groups. I would like to start one but I'm not sure how to go ahead and do it. Any advice from the experiences study group leaders?

I am not a "teacher" by any means but would love to go over quiz questions. I love JY's videos but sometimes it gets lonely studying alone : / and I thought it would be nice to go over some of the lessons/quizzes with someone else.

Thanks for any advice.

RC is my weakest section. Which of the below options do you think is best for helping me to improve my RC? I want to improve as much as possible, but not at the expense of sacrificing top performance in the other sections.

If you have a suggested distribution other than the three mentioned in the poll, feel free to comment with input.

In the starter package - JY makes a lot of references to like words like But and Because introducing premises. Does anyone know which module/video talks about these key words? Is there a cheat sheet?

I can't recall if further more was one of our indicator words. I am getting confused, does furthermore introduced the main conclusion and follow the main premise?