Hi there, looking for someone to talk through some question with over skype maybe 1x a week in prep for December test. Scoring pretty well overall, but would love to bounce some ideas/reasoning off of others.

OK, I graduated from college almost 20 years ago. I have not worked in 3 years, I have been a stay at home mom. So, who can I ask to write my letter of recommendation? I'm not particularly involved with any group or church. I feel pretty sidelined for not being as outgoing or active in my community. I don't know about suddenly joining groups just to make some contacts to get that oh so needed letter. From what I hear, it's still pretty necessary to have at least 2 letters. Any help would be appreciated.

I got the question right, but any idea how to translate this into lawgic?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-24-section-2-question-24/

What is the date of the feb exam ?

So this question was an oddball for me. I know it's something we've seen before where we are given a principle/rules/whatever and we have to apply it to given situations. I normally do a fairly decent job of keeping track of all the "rules" in my head but this one really played with me. It's an "except" question as well which threw in an extra degree of uncertainty when working through it.

I found three major problems that hit me during the timed section because of this problem;

1.) It was an "easy" question objectively, but turned into a time sink for me.

2.) I had a hard time keeping track of the different rules. For example;

Credit can be given only if the missed copy is reported to us within 24 hours and only if a replacement copy is unavailable.

Request for temp nondelivery must be made at least three days prior to the first day on which delivery is to stop.

These are very confusing to read and I think they got jumbled in my head, which caused the question to seem more difficult than it was.

3.) For the next 2-3 problems in the section I felt "shaken" by this and didn't feel as confident as I had before.

In hindsight this question should have been marked as an easy "skip and come back" question. I still managed to finish the section 5 min early and was able to address some errors in the section but I think I spent almost 3min on this question alone. I didn't really identify how much it threw me off until it was too late.

So my questions are;

1.) How do I not let a question throw me off if I encounter something like this?

2.) How could I have identified this sooner as a time sink question?

3.) Is there a better way to "map" this out to keep track of the rules? Would drawing the conditionals here have helped?

4.) How do you guys remind yourself that it is an "except" question when you are knee deep into the AC and start to feel the confusion?

I took the September 2017 LSAT and didn’t do as well as I wanted. I just did a blind review and did slightly better, but I tracked my incorrect answers and discovered that the ones I miss are where I have the choices narrowed down to 2: the right answer and a wrong one. But I consistently pick the wrong one. Is there a way to fix this?

I live near Buffalo, NY and have had difficulty finding in-person study buddies. I'm taking PTs 52-61 and 29-38 in prep for December, and have already taken basically all of the most recent tests (from 2011-2017), and would love to chat via Skype or Blue Jeans or GoToMeeting with anyone who just wants to talk through LR and LG, which I find really helpful. So far my cats and family have lent their ears to me but it's different because they're not invested in the same way.

I'm free weekday evenings 8pm EST until midnight!

Are the MSS questions in the 7Sage course basically the same as Inference questions? I was looking for Inference questions on my syllabus but I don't see any specific courses for Inference questions. Just wanted some clarification. Thx.

Hi everyone,

This is a question for everyone who is taking the December/February LSAT, but is submitting applications before then:

I'm planning on submitting my applications this week but am unsure of how to proceed with the "Standardized Test" page. Currently, I have my September LSAT score listed with another entry for December listed below, but with no score. Is this the right move or should I exclude December altogether? I want to be very clear with schools that I'm retaking in December as I plan to increase my score to get a scholarship (a necessity for me). What do you guys think is the best way to fill out this page?

Also, my current understanding is that schools can tell if you are registered for a future LSAT date without you explicitly telling them and that they will usually wait to evaluate you until those scores are released. If this is incorrect, please let me know.

RC is my strongest area right now, I am scoring 20 questions correct on average. Unfortunately, my speed is very low, I am only able to do two passages in 35 minutes. English is my second language btw. Please share if anyone has tips on how to improve on time.

I've been self employed for 6 years. I've noticed some schools want LOR's from employers. Should I get them from my old employers. They would willingly write them but im 6 years or more out and seems kind of pointless? Also lol at getting them from professors I'm 15 years out of college. I have a federal judge and several lawyers that have offered to write LORS for me. Will this suffice considering my circumstances?

Hello! I am having some trouble with the question types and general strategy for RC. Does anyone have any outside supplements that they have found helpful specifically for RC? I'm in the process of drilling RC passages now and any help would be great.

I am in the CC in LG, and I am having trouble with this section. Should I fool proof everything that I have trouble with and not continue with the CC until I fool proof everything? I feel lost as to what to do. LR and RC are my strong sections.

Hi all,

I've been working as a real estate law clerk for the past two years and although I kind of accidentally fell into real estate (I graduated in journalism) I actually really enjoy it.

I'm finishing up my law school applications (due Nov 1. in Canada) and in one of my personal statements I've stated outright that I know I wanted to become a real estate lawyer.

Could stating this hurt my application in any way? I may be overthinking this, but I keep thinking that someone who reads my essay might think I won't pay attention or do my best in other areas of law during school since I know real estate law is what I want to practice.

Help!

Hey everyone,

So I have a pretty simple question and I have a feeling there's an obvious answer, but I'm stumped so I figured I'd ask the experts. As schools are emailing/mailing us literature and information about their respective law schools, some are also including unsolicited application fee waivers as well. Some are codes we have to enter on websites (i.e. Temple), but most are through LSAC when we actually apply.

Is there a page on our LSAC accounts where we can go to see all the schools that have sent us fee waivers or do we have to sort through our emails/letters or check and see each one individually during "checkout" of applications?

Thanks!

Writing down my reasoning to understand better where I'm going wrong.

Available coal supplies = Total coal mined- Total coal consumed in a year

1991- Total coal mined =100

Total coal consumed= 70

Available coal supplies = 30

1990 - Total coal mined = 100

Total coal consumed = 50

Available coal supplies = 50

There are two possibilities I see-

1.Either there is less consumption in 90

2. More coal was mined in 90

This made me chose AC (D) . I feel like I'm missing something basic with answer choice B or my understanding of the stimulus is wrong. Any clarifications would be great!

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-20-section-1-question-24/

It is incredible. I just finished the LG curriculum today, and so all evening I was drilling LG sections.

I was having a ton of trouble getting all the way through the sections. I felt like I was hardly getting the easiest LG's done in a timely fashion, and had no time for the last few questions... if not the whole last section.

Then I discovered I had been setting my timer to 25 minutes instead of 35. I then started setting my timer for 35 minutes. Poof, like magic, after I discovered that one little hack I finally got my first - 0 on the very next section.

Cheers to all of you burning every last synapse up in preparation for the December test - you're not alone!

Z

I have a sincere doubt on diagramming 'OR'....

A or B is it incorrect to diagram as A --> /B , B --> /A

i know group 3 indicators are diagrammed as /A --> B , /B --> A

but would it make any difference if I simply drew A --> /B

been racking my brain about this....

vini

I am having trouble with logic games. I understand what I am doing when I have my tutoring session, but when I am by myself, I have a mental block. I know how to do 1:1 ordering games but do not know how to do the others. I am terrible at math. I did buy a prep test for the games but I do not know what to do. Logic games is my weakest section but I want to practice and learn how to do logic games. I did watch the foolproof method several times on this site, I do not know how to set up the game by reading the rules. Sometimes I am able to discern whether it is Underbooked, Overbooked, etc., but I do not know what to do. More often than not, I guess when I am taking the practice tests. I do not know what to do. Please help!

So I've seen multiple posts recommending against bringing parents to law school visits/accepted student's days, and I totally get that. I'm wondering if it is ok to bring a parent to a law school fair. I've been searching for answers online and cannot seem to find anything!

Just some background info: I went to Villanova's law school fair this past week (myself) and noticed a few parents there (it was a relatively small fair). I'm going to the Philadelphia law school fair tomorrow, and I would like to bring my mom with me (if it doesn't leave a negative impression). My mom is kind of clueless about the whole admissions process and school rankings, but she tries to get really involved in it anyway. I appreciate her enthusiasm, but I want her to get a better feel for everything (especially since she's been helping me pay for lsat courses,tests, CAS, and everything else!) not to hate on any schools (because that's not cool) but for instance she views Weider as a top school and is begging me to apply there. My aspirations are a little higher and I'm hoping that bringing her would help her understand my viewpoint.

Hi all!

I was planning on attending the LSAC Forum next weekend but since I am not applying until this time next year, would it be more beneficial to meet admissions people at fairs next year? I feel like it would place me more at an advantage to have a conversation with them when I am applying because they actually might remember me if I (hopefully) made a good impression. Are there any perks to meeting admissions people a year before you apply?

Hi everyone,

So like some have mentioned, I also underperformed on the Sept LSAT. Attempting to re-study again, I'm really trying not to be stubborn and trying to study this time around in a very strategic way, with reinforcing all the fundamentals again first and not burning through PTs like candy. I've just watched the post-CC webinar. Could someone explain the confidence drills to me? I haven't quite gotten the explanation for it even after searching the forums.

My understanding is that you take a section timed and every question you answer with 80% confidence. So does this mean that upon reading the ACs, the first one that supposedly pops out at you for the right answer is the one you choose and then just immediately move on without reading the rest of the ACs? Someone also mentioned decreasing confidence after a while, from 80 to 70 to 60%, but I'm not sure what this means. But how do you judge what level of confidence you're at? I'm terrible at judging my confidence... Overall, I'm a bit confused lol.

Are you guys using PT1-35 range for confidence drills? Thank you!

Would like to know about Except JY....another word that gets me stuck quite frequently...

I'd like take a minute before I start a PT to thank the 7sage community. Every time I need help or encouragement I either find a nugget of wisdom in past discussions or find a tremendous amount of help when I ask a direct question. You guys rock. Thank you!

I chose answer choice B.

I understand this is an MSS but answer choice C seems too strong to me. I'm not convinced of it.

Any thoughts?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-21-section-3-question-16/