I took a course in December (Success Prep) it was horrible and a waste of money. I then got a tutor and it didn't really help me much. I walked in the test Feb 2018 and freaked out, I completed the test but I guessed pretty much the whole test. (Mind you I took practice test before so I have no idea why I panicked it wasn't like it was my first time seeing the test in a timed setting) so here's where I need advice! I don't know if I should take off another year of school. I feel like if I take my test in June there is a slim chance the schools will have any seats open for Fall 2018, plus I won't get any scholarship money and if I get accepted to a school in another state that gives me no time to pack up and leave especially if the school doesn't tell me I got accepted into late July. so do you guys think its best to sit out another year and then apply for Fall 2019? or just take the June and hope for the best for Fall 2018?

So after taking the december LSAT and underscoring. I have resolved to get my PT average from 172 to 175+ my sectional scores for the 2 most recent tests i have taken have been:

PT53/ LR -1 LR -2 LG -0 RC -6

J07/ LR -2 LR - 2 LG -1 RC -6

Clearly the only thing holding me back from a 175- is my RC

I am really struggling for a way to work on my weakness in RC. LR and LG are so rote and systematic in the way that we approuch improving. However RC is a completely different animal. I dont really have a sectional strategy apart from reading for structure and keeping my eyes on the MP. I am a slow reader so i spend around 4 minutes on the passage and 3.5 to 4.5 on the questions. Any advice from slower readers like myself would be much appreciated

For Lr Questions such as this in which the conclusion has a conditional statement.

Admin edit: do not post the actual LSAT question here.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-23-section-3-question-09/

I invariably get them right but its because of my intuition and not because of how i know how to solve them. Can someone tell me How do you approach this?

Does anyone have any tips for writing an awesome personal statement?

Hey guys, This is my first message but I thought it would be best to get it out there in the forum. I recently got approved for testing accommodations for the June LSAT which entails 50% additional test time on all multiple choice sections and a 15 minute break after sections 1,2,4,5 and a 30 minute break after section 3. I was wondering your guys opinions on PT's and how I should be doing them with these accommodations. I assume I should take the PT's under these conditions but also am considering "normal" or "a little more time than normal" to give myself plenty of time at the end of each section just in case. Please let me know how you feel is the best way for me to prepare under these conditions. Thank you very much. I'm looking forward to hearing from you guys.

Hi everyone,

I am gathering some infamous LGs to practice before the make up test which will happen this Saturday.

Base on my own PTs and recommendations I saw in the past, so far I have the following:

Is there any other game(s) you guys would recommend?

Thanks.

What is generally recommended as the best prep for being a 1L?

Should we be resting as much as we can to save energy for the marathon? Should we be reading certain materials in preparation? Is there a benefit to getting any of the books early and familiarizing ourselves with the content?

Assuming you have free time, how would you set yourself up for success as a 1L?

-L

So i think i have a pretty good understanding of the difference between an analogy and an example. But i ran across a question in LR that hinged on the difference [PT53.S3.Q24] and although i chose the correct answer i had to think for an extra few seconds about it. I wanted to ask if anyone could draw a binary cut between them. So i dont find myself second guessing again.

I was a part of my school's honors program, and the classes were significantly more difficult than my upper division courses. My GPA still ended up being pretty good, but the lower grades consistently came from the honors classes. I'm not sure if it's better to point that out or leave it be.

I know every school is different so this may be different depending on the school. Anyway, I was looking at the University of Texas, one of my top choices, and their ED gives instate residents that are accepted $10k a year. But my question is, does that restrict me from obtaining any other merit scholarships from UT? Just curious...

Thanks!

I know there are a few other threads like this but I didn't see a very concise answer

I understand that few means some, most are not

A (-s-) B

and A --m-> /B

This is 1-49%

The negation would be all...not,

A --> /B (not 100%)

& it is not the case that (A --m-> /B)

It doesn't seem like with all cases of negation you can just pop off the / and call it a negation so I just want to double check

Hi 7sage Tutors!

I have gone through the Grammar lessons in CC. I need to make sure I am reading the RC statements the right way.While reading RC, I try to figure out the subject, predicate for each of the sentences. And then try to imitate JY, the way he reads while explaining in the lesson. I do it in my mind as if I am explaining myself.

I feel this is making me thinking and get involved with the content. Comprehension has improved but it is taking more time while reading.

Will the time taken reduce after practising this way for a few more passages? And what and how to drill Reading comprehension passages?

Thanks :)

Hey all. :)

I am just about to start prepping for the LSAT. I have known for many years that I want to work in white collar/financial crimes in NYC, where I am from. However, I don't want to work for the private sector---I want to work for the state or federal government.

What can I do in terms of internships and classes I can take to make this into a reality? I would like to end up at the SEC, FDIC, FinCEN, or similar. Thanks.

Have a meeting tomorrow with an established lawyer who practices in both the US and Canada.

What questions should I ask him?? :)

I recently got into an accident when I was a passenger in a car share service. The driver who hit my uber has insurance and I recently got settlement money out of the whole ordeal (basically money to cover health insurance since I went to the hospital for a check up to make sure I was ok and some compensation for the inconvenience)

Does this count as a lawsuit or something I need to say yes to in the CF portion of apps if I'm asked if I was party to something?

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Hi everyone,

So this Monday will be my first time taking a PT at 12:30, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about what I should eat so that I don't get hungry. I'm imagining it will have to something heavy. Thanks in advance.

It's not a "no" guys :D I have a chance, this is super exciting for me. As a splitter (2.8gpa/171 LSAT) I didn't think I'd make it to even the waitlist...

Guys...guys! I have a shot at U.Mich!!

Thank you so much 7Sage for getting me as far as you have! I love you guys.

Hey, many people across the internet have been getting their acceptences or waitlists from U of M recently. I was sparked by this to double check my email.

I just found out a few hours ago that 3 days ago on Valentine's Day I was accepted into University of Michigan. The email came from law.jd.admissions@umich.edu, but for some reason didn't make it past my email's filters. I recommend double checking your email or status checker. I'll certainly be keeping an even closer eye on them from now on.

Apologies if this is not the right category or if this feature is already available and I'm just not seeing it.

It would be great if there was a way to save or bookmark specific comments within a discussion thread. I know we can follow an entire discussion or quote specific comments/users, but there are some amazing nuggets of advice from members that I would like to save for quick reference without having to dig through threads, etc.

So far I've just been noting advice down and saving comments in a word document, and this is working fine for me, but I thought it would be more convenient to just be able to do that on here directly.

Hey all,

Seems like a lot of waitlists are being sent out today. I just got waitlisted at both UMich and Columbia. My numbers make me pretty competitive for both schools so I'm kind of wondering - what gives?

In both e-mails they seem to be stressing the huge number of qualified applicants this cycle, but I'm wondering if they say that every cycle. Then again, some of us saw the data from earlier this year that the number of 170+ scorer applicants increased dramatically this cycle. I'm also wondering if it's because I applied to some of these schools sort of late in the cycle, and I would have been admitted had I sent my application earlier.

Any thoughts? Concerns? Anyone else getting waitlisted this weekend???

Best,

Paul

This forum has been very helpful in my prep. I am going into the next cycle as a splitter. My GPA is 3.15 and my LSAT score is a 177. I would like to go to school in Chicago. I am having trouble figuring out what to do with my ED. Is there a point to apply ED to Northwestern since it seems that the whole point of it on their end is to poach people above both their medians? Would EDing UChicago be a waste considering my GPA? I wouldn’t mind being admitted to either school, I just want to maximize my chances.

I just want to make sure I'm understanding the %s and #s correctly.

Some...not means there exists 0-99% of the two ideas. Some dogs are not friendly means 0-99% of dogs are friendly. 1-100% of dogs are not friendly. there exists at least one dog which is not friendly. Whereas saying all dogs are friendly would mean that 0 dogs are not friendly. 100% of dogs are friendly.

Original statement: Some alphabets are not phonetic.

Lawgic: A (--s--) /P

% meaning: 1-100% of alphabets are not phonetic. 0-99% of alphabets are phonetic.

Number meaning: there exists at least one alphabet which is not phonetic (A & /P)

Negation: A --->P

All alphabets are phonetic.

100% of alphabets are phonetic.

0 alphabets are not phonetic.

@Alex for everything he has done for this community, and for me. When I first started on 7Sage around Nov of 2016 I was a clueless, lost, and hopeless individual. I had no idea what I was doing, what blind review was, and how to study efficiently. I started to get really active on the 7Sage forums, and @Alex was always able to shed valuable perspective on my situations. He has the ability to make sure we hear every side of an argument, and to make sure we understand the larger implications of everything we are doing. Not to mention his ability to always link relevant and helpful webinars, lessons, or websites to help solve your problem. Because of @Alex, and this community, I was equipped with the best resource to study for the LSAT and eventually beat the test.

I just want to give a shout out to @Alex to say thank you for all that you do. I'm sure I'm not the only one in the 7Sage community who appreciates your continued efforts in helping us all to succeed! Stay awesome!

I know that many means some. Can several be used interchangeably with many?