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I got into my dream school, and so can you
sophie74
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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.
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Congrats on the improvement and the admission!!
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Ah man, congratulations! That's fantastic!
Congratulations!
Congratulations.. I wish I can post this thread one day like you.
Yes! Yes! Yes! We can never hear too many of these stories. Congratulations to you - your hard work has earned you that spot at an incredible school.
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Wow congratulations!!!! Thank you for sharing this!
Congrats and thank you for sharing you story and keep us motivated!
Enjoy NYU (maybe I'll see you there in 2019?)
Yes! Yes! Congratulations! This is terrific.
Congrats, that's big time!!!
Congrats!!!!
Nice work! Hard work pays off.
Congratulations!
Congrats!!!!!
Congratulations to you and THANKS for the encouragement!!!
Wow amazing improvement, congratulations !!!
Congratulations!! I love these posts!!
That's awesome, congratulations! Would you mind sharing what you did differently in those 2 months to get you in to that high score? @sophie74
Wow, thanks to everyone for all the kind words. That is what makes 7Sage so great!!
@cgracia12 -- I am so sorry for the confusion, but I actually did not increase that much in 2 months. It was over a year or more. My baseline score was 156 in June 2016, and I didn't score the 174 until September 2017.
I am happy to share any advice if you're still interested knowing that
That's a very impressive jump. Congratulations!
Nice!! NYU is incredible, and hard to beat for public interest. Great program, great LRAP, it will open a lot of doors to you! Congrats!
Wow, congrats!!
This is amazing and truly inspiring! Congrats! Hope to have an update like this by mid summer. Will keep you all posted!
This is the Tuesday morning motivation I need. Thank you for sharing.
wow!!! super thrilled for you !!!! such great news and motivation.
Incredible! Such an inspiring improvement. Our starting points are about the same, so, question, how many hours per week/day did you put in?
Thanks!
I am so excited for you! You deserve it!
Hey @ten_malone ... It's hard to put an exact number on it, because I was working at the same time. But per day, probably 2-4. And two tests a week or so for a while. I would probably say it came out to 20 or so hours a week.