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I spoke to my top choice today and I am already accepted. I scored their median score on my first try but when I asked what I would need for a significant jump in scholarship they told me I would need at least a 6 point increase. I know I didn't study hard enough the first time so I know I can improve but is jumping from a 157 to a 163 by January even feasible? And where should I start? Should I just repeat the whole course? My worst section was reading comp.

I’ve seen comments here and there about gulc being like a law school scam and they game their numbers by having such a large class size. NAALP data looks good though unless I’m reading it wrong.

Just got invited to a group interview, nice to have some movement on my apps.

Today I took PT 79 and scored a 173, finally breaking the 170 barrier. My average over the 8 PTs I've taken is about a 166, so I was pleasantly surprised (an understatement) with my score today. One thing about today was that I didn't doubt myself as much - I trusted my instincts a lot more, even when that meant moving on from questions I wasn't 100% sure about. That meant that I wasted a lot less time and was actually able to finish every section in time except for LG (on which I had to guess on the final two q's but miraculously got a -1 on the section).

I'm ten days away from test day and was wondering if anyone had any sort of advice on how I can stay in the 170+ zone. I plan on taking 2-3 more PTs before test day. For some context, I've finished all of LSAT Trainer and recently finished Graeme Blake's mastery seminars on LSAT Hacks. I've been doing a few PTs every week for the past few months and drill LG and RC sections regularly (LR is my strongest, most consistent section without a doubt).

Any sort of advice would be greatly appreciated, and best of luck to anyone else taking the November test!

Hi everyone. I was underprepared when I took my first LSAT and scored far below what i am capable of. On my second one I improved by over 12 points into the high 160s. Since most t14 law schools take averages, am I just screwed, or will they consider an addendum? Any feedback is important

Hi. I have a quick question on the practicalities of LoR submissions. When I submit a request for a LoR on LSAC to my recommender, I understand that she will be receiving an email. But how would she submit the recommendation letter itself, practically speaking?

... hope you get the gist of my question. I'd imagine this would be written down somewhere but couldn't find it. And thought I should know before asking the recommender to write something for me!

Many thanks in advance.

Hey guys I'm wondering if the mastermind watch is banned? Has anyone used it on a recent test?

What distracts you most while studying? What attempts do you make to stay focused and overcome distractions?

Lately I find myself checking for news on social media once I’ve worked through a problem set as a sort of break. I start to reach for my phone more and more and soon it becomes a distraction. Dang Facebook!

Can someone please critique my understanding of the distinction between Strengthen and SA questions?

I think it something like this: strengthen questions merely require introducing a supporting premise or negating a potential weakness. SA/PSA are more specific in that they don't want any random supporting premise but one that links the premises with the conclusion. Essentially, an assumption that from it is sufficient to know the conclusion.

Also, I don't fully get the the difference between SA and PSA questions, and is it really important to know? Examples would be appreciated.

Hey guys on the logical reasoning newer sections, the amount wrong i'm getting in the Logical Reasoning has gone up. I would usually average 2-4 wrong a section in the older PTs but now I am consistently getting -6 wrong per section. I read this is normal, but usually at least 2-3 of the questions i'm getting wrong every time are the long harder necessary assumption questions. The easy ones I always get right. Any advice to improve accuracy in these?

Really debating about this took tomorrow off from work to get some extra study time in and planned to do my final PT tomorrow but I had a terrible day at work and got into a argument with a loved one. I really need to hit reset tonight but haven't completed the necessary tasks to be ready for tomorrow. Should I spend tomorrow drilling and doing timed section and just do my last PT Saturday? Last time I did that the week before the test it left me feeling very much like I didn't have enough time reviewing my PT to hit those last minute needs. Hope this makes sense today was a tough day and have been super off since this morning...

What is the best approach to using preptest 01-35 after finishing the cirriculum?

Hi! I am taking the LSAT in Jan 2019. I have completed a prep course(Not 7Sage) and sadly have not noticed much progress with my score/studying habits. My highest PT score being 142 and lowest 132. I wish I had signed up for the 7sage Core Curriculum earlier on when I started this journey.

Do you(7Sagers) feel I would be able to complete the core curriculum in a months time? and then just do PT's for Dec and Jan...I am wondering this is realistic study plan to meet my target score of 160 in Jan. I am not sure how much time is recommended for people to complete the core curriculum.

Thanks :)

About a week and a half left now, and my PT scores are steadily decreasing one after another, for the past 4-5 tests. Not huge drops, but 1-2 points one test after another. Very consistently so. Very frustrated and worried, scores should be going up, now freaking down.

Feeling a little burnout, but nothing too much to warrant these drops, I feel.

Not sure what to do. Debating between a) stop taking PTs and just review past tests or CC

b) go even more hardcore through remaining PTs and hope scores don't keep dropping.

Kind of freaking out.

I'm almost done with the LG section in the CC and I've been full-proofing as I go. I am definitely getting better and I'm very excited about that.

However, I just came across the snake/lizard game and literally stopped doing LG after a 4 hour day of LG. It was so demoralizing.

How often do we see games this difficult? And please spare me embarrassment if this game is actually an easy game :)

Hey all

So I've noticed that for many "This passage most strongly suggests XYZ..."

there often right AC's that are only subtly supported by 1 minor line reference. Sometimes it's just one WORD/ADJECTIVE that provides the support for the right AC. Often, these are minor details that I just forget too.

And if you miss that 1 minor line reference/word, you get it wrong.

And there are also like 4 really attractive answer choices.

Any advice on how to get these questions right? I find myself missing them very often.

It's also really tough to do these questions under timed conditions because you're like trying to scan/read the entire passage all over again as you dive into the AC's, trying to find that ONE word/line reference to support your right AC, as well as trying to find reasons to eliminate wrong AC's.

Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thank you !

I had my first dream about law school. All this time and I've read a few posts here and there about dreams. Here is mine. I shoplifted at two stores. By the time I left the second store, with what looked like a white extension cord (no idea why), the cops were on to me. It was like watching a tv show but it was me and I was trying to hide from them (along with the white extension cord). They were after me and I knew it. I thought well this is it - I will now have to check off the "character and fitness" box and disclose the shoplifting and potential arrest. I will never go to law school now. I remember having the worst feeling about screwing up and knowing that my dream of going to law school was now gone. It felt so real!! I'm so glad I woke up but was really shaken up about it!! Whew - back to studying.

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I believe JY said 40 is the ballpark number of PTs a student should aim to take before the LSAT, but I may be misremembering.

Hey future lawyers,

Don't forget to vote!

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So... I just started studying for the LSAT a couple months ago when I decided to take a shot at being a lawyer. I was studying wit Kaplan book for a few weeks and covered most of the logic games before I started 7sage a couple of weeks ago. I'm still on strengthening questions and I haven't taken a diagnostic prep test (which I'm doing with the june 2007 prep test tommorow.) Any tips on the specific lessons I need to definitely need to cover before the November exam? I'm aware that I will probably have to retake it but I still want to do my best this first go round.

I'd love to hear opinions on this... especially from top scorers. I'm PT-ing around 165 right now and time is my issue on missing RC and LG Q's. I have been typically reading all 5 answer choices but I've been trending away from that recently. If I've read the stimulus carefully and know what answer I'm looking for, I may just skim for the correct AC and move on. Do you think this is the best approach? Or is it better to eliminate answers and confirm the right choice (get two chances instead of one to get it right)? This may be an area where I just need to figure out the best approach for myself but let me know what you think.

You can now print a PDF of LSAT Questions straight from the Question Bank!

Select the questions you want to work on by clicking the cart icon, and then click the blue "View ... selected questions" button on the bottom right:

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Make Your Own Custom Drills

If LSAT Analytics tells you to work on Flaw questions....

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Go to the Question Bank! Let's say you've done PT66, 67, and 68 recently and want to drill all the flaw questions from those PTs.

Select "Flaw or descriptive weakening" (or add "+Flaw"), type PT66, then add all the Flaw questions:

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Then type PT67 and add all questions. Then do the same for PT68.

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Now click "View 23 selected questions" to generate your custom drill in a printable PDF!

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I'm unsure if I should disclose a certain incident in the character and fitness sections of my applications. One school's application asks, "Has any school, college, or university ever issued you a disciplinary or scholastic warning/probation?". I worked as a Resident Assistant for 3 years in undergrad, and at one point I was put on disciplinary probation by my job for a year. It was an alcohol-related violation. I was 21, but I was in a room with others who were underage and some were drinking. I personally didn't break any rules in the school's disciplinary code, but it was a violation for my job, as an employee of the college. I don't think it's listed in my academic record, probably just in my job file, but I may ask the registrar to be sure. Thoughts on whether or not I need to disclose this?

Hello everyone!

So one of my previous professors that has agreed to write me a LOR has asked me to tell her where I've decided to apply so she can tailor the letter for each school's specific programs. Does having a LOR addressing each specific school have any benefit?? Or does it not really matter? I'm not 100% sure exactly where I'm applying yet anyways (will finalize after I've taken my Nov LSAT) and I'm worried I'll decide to apply to an additional program last minute or something and then end up without her letter at all for that school because I didn't tell her about it ahead of time or something. And then there's the fear that I'll assign one of the letters to the wrong school.. Isn't it just easier for her to do one letter that works for all of the schools or what do you all recommend? I'm not sure what looks best.

Thank you for reading!