I'm looking for an easy fix for a problem I've encountered numerous times. While I'm sketching and contemplating possibilities to a specific question in a logic game and then look back to compare answer choices, I later realize that I'm referring to the wrong-number question. The answer choices often look so similar from one question to the next that it can take a while to realize I've made this mistake. Has anyone else encountered this dilemma, and how did you deal with it?

Just to give everyone a little back ground info about my LSAT journey. I've been study for the LSAT for about 4 years now, since graduating from college. I have been through a number for different courses (binary solutions - in person class at NYU, velocity lsat-online/remote tutoring) and read a good deal material (LSAT trainer, LSAT super prep books, Power score bibles,). By far 7sage is the best course that I have been through thanks to the community and the truth in "lawgic" that they teach. I'm scheduled to sit for the Nov. 17 LSAT and my best score has been a 151 thus far but my blind review potential is showing a 164 (theoretical best). How can I close the gap in this amount of time if possible? My target score is anywhere above a 155 - 160. My reading comp is my weakest section where i'm getting 10/14 on timed 20/27 BR. Games are my best section 15/16 timed 21/23 BR. and LR is middle of the road 15/20 and 9/19 timed, 23/26 and 18/25 BR.

I've recently watched the post core curriculum and i'm starting to follow some of the steps but i'm open to any advice you all may have for me.

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I applied last cycle and got into my "B reach school" T-50 with a scholarship but I took a year off from work and to take the lsat again using 7sage and to try and get more money and get into my A school (T 5-13).

I'm an International Student and I am well aware that you need to be a US, Canadian or an Australian citizen in order to apply for an LSAC Fee Waiver.

However my financial constraints make it very arduous to proceed with all the application costs (CAS Registration, College Applications Fee, Test Fee etc.)

Is it possible in any way possible for International students such as myself to apply for an LSAC Fee Waiver?

Any help in this regard is duly appreciated.

So I'm going to be a reapplicant and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this - for your Why X essays, did they sound somewhat similar to your prior years' Why X?

I'm running into the issue where my reasons for wanting to attend a school has not changed much. Yet, I'm wary about submitting a similar Why X. For context, I did change my personal statement and diversity statement though

If anyone has any insight on this, that would be great. Thank you!

I know I'm ahead of things even thinking about admitted students day. However, I've heard that students shouldn't bring their parents or any guest to admitted students day. Why is this so? Having any kind of companion to help me decided ultimately where I go to school is very important to me.

Hey folks. I've been thinking about the above phrase and have noticed that it's more ambiguous than I thought.

If I said I had as many apples as Sally, does that mean I have the same amount of apples as Sally, or is my having more than her consistent with the phrase, "as many as", as well?

During the actual LSAT, is it ok to quickly take a sip between sections? If not, what to do if the thirst has become distracting?

Drinking ample fluid before the test might be a problem too since that will make me want to go to bathroom prematurely, which is distracting, too...

I’m a coffee drinker so the dehydrating and diuretic effect of caffeine is a concern for me, even though I only drink one cup a day, in the morning. But I don’t have the capacity to wean off coffee now since the test is in two weeks and the withdrawal effect can be a huge headache (pun intended).

Any advice would be highly appreciated!

I apologize if this was covered already; could not find anything about this via discussion and Google searches.

I received an application receipt confirmation email from Northwestern today. The email, as a good number of confirmation emails go, gives a link to the online status checker, as well as my username and password. For some reason, my password is composed entirely of asterisks, just as follows:

Username: [my username]

Password: *********

I haven't done my online interview yet (plan to do so by Friday at the latest). Did I receive that all-asterisk password due to the fact that I have yet to complete my interview? Or is it something else?

I started studying for the LSAT last year in October 2017. I took the December LSAT and got a 137. I haven't studied since. I would like to take the September 2019 LSAT and if need be the December 2019 test. What course is best suitable for me? I really want to score between 160 and 170 and do well to hopefully get scholarships to pay for school?

Hi guys,

I've got one very specific admissions question and can't really find answers anywhere. If I posted the details publicly it'd be close to personally identifying, so don't really want to open it up to the various forums. Buying a full consulting package isn't sensible given the size of the problem (relatively minor), so does any one know anywhere I can go (and pay) to get advice on a very specific, niche question? It's regarding cross-over between a (possibly) necessary addendum and my PS.

Any input welcomed.

Hi all,

The other day I took a PT without a Scantron out of necessity (I'd forgotten to take the one I'd printed out with me). I just wrote my answers down instead. The amount of time I had per section really shocked me. And the point increase I experienced seemed significant. It made me realize I was spending way more time being obsessive about bubbling in than I'd thought I had. I just wanted to share this experience in case it applies to anyone else -- you might be surprised how much speed you can gain by just bubbling a little bit faster! Doing a section or two without a Scantron might be a good experiment.

Is there a way to see what my standard deviation or variance has been in the LSAT analytics? Ideally for raw score, scaled score, and score by section.

I am a bit confused and I hope someone will be able to help me. I did receive a traffic violation which was reduced. Would I still have to say yes to the following:

Have you ever been charged with and/or convicted of a criminal offense, including any matters that may have been expunged, or received anything other than an honorable discharge from the military?

Whats the best way to check your answers after pulling a set from the question bank? The questions don't say the test they are from and there is not a key at the bottom.

I am assuming something with as much detail and personality like PS would not be what he is asking for.

I wrote something about my motivations to go to law school. I thought he's looking for a reason about my career change (STEM major).

What do you guys think I must write about?

Hi!

For LR I have 5 min left after the first round to go back to any circled questions but i havent cultivated that strategy for RC.

I usually have 8~9 min for the last passage and have no time to go back to the circled questions.

Does anyone consistenly have a couple of minutes left at the end of the RC section? Is this a do-able or desirable strategy to develop?

Do you feel the weight of the looming deadline of the LSAT? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with trying to maintain good grades while studying for the LSAT? None of my other friends can truly relate, and I would really just like to know that I am not alone. I normally don't post on here, but I just want to know that I am not the only one that feels such intense pressure to preform well. I feel like when I'm not studying for the LSAT, I am studying for school. The amount of work and study time isn't what is stressing me out; but rather, its the feeling that I have never studied enough in one day. Can anybody else relate to any of these things?

Okay. So... A college towards the top of my target list emailed me with notice of their Law Day (an open-house event, not an Admitted Students thing). I didn't have any plans to go to it, but we all suddenly and miraculously had it clear on our schedules, including crash space with a friend after the long drive. So I'm going. And it's this Friday. And now I'm kinda panicking, because I'm not really sure what to expect.

Can anyone who has gone to one share their stories? I believe there will be a mock class, but so far, I haven't received any kind of itinerary, information, etc. I'm going to do some business casual wear (nice jeans, top, light weight jacket). There should be a bit of walking involved.

What would you suggest I bring with me? I figure something to write with and take notes down. But beyond that? Things not to bring? (Parents won't be an issue, nor will my kiddo. I read over that thread already. :lol:)

Hi 7Sagers,

The questions that eat up much of my time (and eventually I choose an incorrect answer) are those that have answer choices not mentioned in the passage. This happens a lot especially in "author would be most likely to agree" questions.

After reading the passage (~3.5 min), I really don't remember those details. But at the same time those not mentioned answer choices have some mentioned words and it takes so long to check them in the passage (and finally i usually pick a wrong one after spending 3 min on that question).

For those who had this problem but already solved it, what's your secret?

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys, I just want to share some of my experience and what I did to improve rom 158 to 168 in 2 weeks, and hope this will help some of you :)

I started studying for LSAT back in June. My very first cold diagnostic was 163, I focused on CC and hoped that once I finish the CC I would be in 170 range. Well... That's not what happened.

The thing I didn't realize that until now is that LSAT is an actual EXAM, not a thing where you just use algorithm to solve. In another word, the skills you learned from CC should be used flexiblelly rather than mechanically when solving problems. I noticed that starting PT 70, LSAT LRs are significantly more difficult to parse, if you are like me who just mechanically use rules, then you'll have a hard time getting through the section under 35 minutes. You should definitely try developing your LSAT intuition as you learn, not just mechanically apply rules.

Drill by questions types definitely helps. I was frustrated and disappointed at myself for consistently missing 10 questions per LR section that's -20LRs per exam!!! Drill by questions types, read each explanation very carefully. If you don't understand JY's explanation completely, google questions and head over to Manhattan, PowerScore forums for helps. There's no such thing as the best explanation, you should study whatever that helps you.

Don't lose hope, and try to be hopeful. I thought I was never gonna break 165, but here I am. Everything is possible, given that you study right. And by study right, you have to figure out what method works for you, rather than mechanically sticking other people's method. It was definitely a long and difficult journey for me from June, but nonetheless I've learned so much from JY and all the 7Sagers here on the forum and in the comment sections. I couldn't do it without you guys. GOOD LUCK!

Even when I'm blind reviewing my RC sections I'm still getting a lot wrong. I look for the answers on Manhattan Prep and Powerscore, and it seems like even they can't give an accurate explanation as to why an answer is correct. So how are people doing well on RC when some of these answers are unexplainable?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-77-section-3-game-4/

In this game, I struggled so hard during time because I didn't know if the volunteers could show up twice in one group. For instance, on my timed go, one of my boards had H(S/T), N (L), H(T/S) in group Z.

My question is where was the rule stated that they can't show up twice in a single group? I never assume this is the case unless told otherwise. So maybe I am missing something?

In blind review, I just went with the assumption that they could not stack and it was incredibly easy. I don't ever want to run into this problem again in the future. Any thoughts?

EDIT: The only line I can see here where that might explain it is with the statement, "each committee will have three volunteers assigned to it."

But wouldn't 3 Haddad's mean there are 3 volunteers. Maybe I am taking too much of a "game piece" approach. Where in my mind they are saying three game pieces are being assigned to each.

Hi guys, I have a question about ED applications. Do they give you the details of your possible financial aid package with the acceptance offer or do you not know? What if you cannot afford to attend the school with what they give you? Does that allow you to back out of the ED acceptance without any consequences?

For the apps with — "List your extracurricular, community or other activities in the order of their importance to you. Give a brief description of your involvement, including any special responsibilities or leadership positions held" — do most people get specific with dates (e.g. 5/2014 - 12/2014), just year (2014), or term (e.g. summer - fall 2014)? I'm 3 years out of school, so I wonder if it looks silly to get super specific with dates from college.

I'm taking the November LSAT, and where I used to feel confident I could reach my target score (170), my last three tests were 169, 169, and 167 today - and it's freaking me out!

My average of my last 10 PT's is 168 - an average which includes a 165, a few 167's, a few 169's, a 171 and a 175(!). I don't even have a solid pattern of which section screws me up the most... although my RC has started to get consistently WORSE over the last few weeks... for no discernible reason!?! I'm just not doing as well anymore on the hardest questions for RC and LR, and I'm not sure how to improve on that account.

Can I get some advice for how best to spend the next two weeks to reach my target score?