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goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
edited February 2018 in General 3072 karma

I'm in at Yale Law School.

Thanks for all the great LSAT resources, 7Sage!

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  • tanes256tanes256 Alum Member
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    Yay! Congrats!

  • Paul CaintPaul Caint Alum Member ⭐
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    HOLY POOP! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

  • LSATcantwinLSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐
    13286 karma

    Congrats!!

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

    Thanks, guys!

  • _oshun1__oshun1_ Alum Member
    3652 karma

    Winnningggg! Congrats!!!!

  • MsMazamaMsMazama Alum Member
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    Congratulations!

  • acsimonacsimon Alum Member
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    Mad props!!!—A.c.S

  • lsat4lifelsat4life Alum Member
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    @goingfor99th said:
    I'm in at Yale Law School.

    http://lawschoolnumbers.com/iliketolearn

    Thanks for all the great LSAT resources, 7Sage!

    Congrats! Do you mind describing your softs?? 169 LSAT admittance to YLS must be a Rhodes Scholar...

  • studyingandrestudyingstudyingandrestudying Core Member
    5254 karma

    Yes! This is excellent!

  • quora123quora123 Alum Member
    81 karma

    Congratulations!

  • Radhika.Radhika. Member
    214 karma

    WOW!!!! CONGRATULATIONS! that is amazing!

  • Kermit750Kermit750 Alum Member
    edited February 2018 2124 karma

    Ohhh snap!!!! Great job and congrats!

  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    3197 karma

    Amazing!!! Congrats!

  • 1000001910000019 Alum Member
    3279 karma

    That's awesome. Are you set on Yale, or are you considering going to another school for a scholarship?

  • akistotleakistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌
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    Congrats!!!!

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

    @thrillhouse said:

    @goingfor99th said:
    I'm in at Yale Law School.

    http://lawschoolnumbers.com/iliketolearn

    Thanks for all the great LSAT resources, 7Sage!

    Congrats! Do you mind describing your softs?? 169 LSAT admittance to YLS must be a Rhodes Scholar...

    Hahah! Not quite that. Let's call it unique life circumstances directly related to the law and a stroke of some otherworldly luck.

    Softs:
    First-generation student
    Low-income childhood
    Philosophy and English double major
    Political Science minor
    Graduated summa cum laude
    Logic TA for two semesters, once as sophomore and once as junior
    Phi Beta Kappa (inducted as junior)
    Varied blue collar work history, starting from age 15-present
    3 strong LORs
    Strong PS + DS + addenda

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    3072 karma

    Thanks everybody. :]

  • AlexAlex Alum Member ⭐
    23929 karma

    Killing it! Congrats my man :)

  • akistotleakistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌
    edited February 2018 9382 karma

    @goingfor99th said:

    @thrillhouse said:

    @goingfor99th said:
    I'm in at Yale Law School.

    http://lawschoolnumbers.com/iliketolearn

    Thanks for all the great LSAT resources, 7Sage!

    Congrats! Do you mind describing your softs?? 169 LSAT admittance to YLS must be a Rhodes Scholar...

    Hahah! Not quite that. Let's call it unique life circumstances directly related to the law and a stroke of some otherworldly luck.

    Softs:
    First generation student
    Low-income childhood
    Philosophy and English double major
    Political Science minor
    Logic TA for two semesters, once as sophomore and once as junior
    Phi Beta Kappa (inducted as junior)
    summa cum laude
    Varied blue collar work history, starting from age 15-present
    3 strong LORs

    Yale is my first choice, no reason to say anything else I suppose. I will attend YLS this fall! YAY!

    I’m so happy that Yale accepts people who should be lawyers. Yale is lucky to have you!

  • Adam HawksAdam Hawks Alum Member
    990 karma

    You put yourself in the best position possible for yourself to get into Yale. Congratulations!

  • lsat_studyerlsat_studyer Member
    edited February 2018 8 karma

    Congrats!

  • Leah M BLeah M B Alum Member ⭐
    8392 karma

    Woooooo! Yes!!! That’s so awesome, congratulations!!

  • tringo335tringo335 Alum Member ⭐
    3679 karma

    Woohoo! Congrats!!

  • SprinklesSprinkles Alum Member ⭐
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    Amazing! Yale can do whatever the heck it wants with its applications! Congratulations!!!!!

  • KaterynaKateryna Alum Member
    984 karma

    Are you URM?

  • Wesley-BWesley-B Alum Member
    172 karma

    Congrats! I'm hearted to see someone with your background get into YLS. There is much talk about the difficulty for that specifically to happen. So happy for you to have fulfilled your dream.

  • westcoastbestcoastwestcoastbestcoast Alum Member
    3788 karma

    Shoot your shot!!!!! Congrats!!!

  • ATLsat_2019ATLsat_2019 Member
    455 karma

    congrats!!! :smiley:

  • ElleWoods77ElleWoods77 Alum Member
    edited February 2018 1184 karma

    You have such a bright future . Congrats :).

  • studyingandrestudyingstudyingandrestudying Core Member
    5254 karma

    Is this your first choice? So glad you got accepted.

  • pioneer321pioneer321 Free Trial Member
    328 karma

    Damn bro, huge congratulations!!! Remember us when you're in the SCOTUS.

  • apawalterapawalter Member
    357 karma

    This is amazing!!! BIG congrats !!

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

    @Kateryna said:
    Are you URM?

    Nope! I'm a heterosexual white male. :]

    Thanks, everyone! It warms my heart to see all the support.

  • TexasMadeTexasMade Member
    29 karma

    Let em' know about us, 99. Let em' know about the 7Sage community : )

  • TexasMadeTexasMade Member
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    99, what'd you score on your last 2 Lsats, and how long did you study for them, respectively. I want accurate timelines if possible, and of course, congrats. Now the work begins.

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    3072 karma

    @TexasMade said:
    Let em' know about us, 99. Let em' know about the 7Sage community : )

    lol that is pretty funny! :]

  • IgnatiusIgnatius Alum Member
    382 karma

    congratulations! That's an amazing accomplishment.

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

    @TexasMade said:
    99, what'd you score on your last 2 Lsats, and how long did you study for them, respectively. I want accurate timelines if possible, and of course, congrats. Now the work begins.

    Final two LSATs were 170 and 169 (my official June score). I went -6 RC, -1 LR, Experimental LG as third section which I totally bombed, -3 LR, and -0 LG.

    I began studying by taking a Powerscore course in July 2016, planned to take the September 2016. My diagnostic score was a 146. I took three exams over the course of the next couple months while doing virtually no homework. My score increased by about 6-8 points just by reading over the materials with the instructor guiding us with lectures. My instructor would later become my tutor. September rolled around and I decided I would not take the exam.

    Other than the exams I've taken during the Powerscore course, which were full, 5-section exams, I've only taken about 2-3 other full, 5-section exams. Prior to the February exam, I sat myself for three 4-section exams over the course of four days. I scored 160, 160, 162. I wasn't ready for February, so I withdrew my registration the night before the exam. I didn't take any other four or five section exams until I had that 170, which was a 4-section exam.

    I went insane on the LSAT and devoured everything I could by doing LR and LG by type. I was downright obsessive for a long time about the differences between LR types and especially LG board types. Towards the end, I reliably did 5-8 LG sections per day, timed. When I did LR, it was more like 4-6 sections per day. I slacked on RC (hence the -6), but I still surprised myself with the 21. I think I've posted my so-called 'stats' before, but to me they seem silly. I killed myself over this test lol.

    Something like 1000-1200 LG equivalent, timed and untimed. I can't recall how many LR but at least 200 sections equivalent, timed and untimed.

    Oh, and I sat for the Digital LSAT in May, which I scored something like a 163 on because they made us use a pen for LG........

    Sorry guys, I might be a little 'tired' right now. ha

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

    If you guys ever want to see some of my LSAT work, I love to share! :]

  • studyingandrestudyingstudyingandrestudying Core Member
    edited February 2018 5254 karma

    Yes, happy to hear about your study experiences. What made the difference in your LR improvement?

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    3072 karma

    @lsatplaylist said:
    Yay, you're a Sage now!!! This is awesome. Maybe you'd possibly be interested in an AMA webinar in the future if you have the time?

    I'm not a sage, I don't think. ;]

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

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  • studyingandrestudyingstudyingandrestudying Core Member
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    @goingfor99th, An amazing score regardless!

  • TexasMadeTexasMade Member
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    @goingfor99th said:

    @TexasMade said:
    99, what'd you score on your last 2 Lsats, and how long did you study for them, respectively. I want accurate timelines if possible, and of course, congrats. Now the work begins.

    Final two LSATs were 170 and 169 (my official June score). I went -6 RC, -1 LR, Experimental LG as third section which I totally bombed, -3 LR, and -0 LG.

    I began studying by taking a Powerscore course in July 2016, planned to take the September 2016. My diagnostic score was a 146. I took three exams over the course of the next couple months while doing virtually no homework. My score increased by about 6-8 points just by reading over the materials with the instructor guiding us with lectures. My instructor would later become my tutor. September rolled around and I decided I would not take the exam.

    Other than the exams I've taken during the Powerscore course, which were full, 5-section exams, I've only taken about 2-3 other full, 5-section exams. Prior to the February exam, I sat myself for three 4-section exams over the course of two days. I scored 160, 160, 162. I wasn't ready for February, so I withdrew my registration the night before the exam. I didn't take any other four or five section exams until I had that 170, which was a 4-section exam.

    I went insane on the LSAT and devoured everything I could by doing LR and LG by type. I was downright obsessive for a long time about the differences between LR types and especially LG board types. Towards the end, I reliably did 5-8 LG sections per day, timed. When I did LR, it was more like 4-6 sections per day. I slacked on RC (hence the -6), but I still surprised myself with the 21. I think I've posted my so-called 'stats' before, but to me they seem silly. I killed myself over this test lol.

    Something like 1000-1200 LG sections equivalent, timed and untimed. I can't recall how many LR but at least 200 sections, timed and untimed.

    Oh, and I sat for the Digital LSAT in May, which I scored something like a 163 on because they made me us use a pen for LG........

    Sorry guys, I might be a little 'tired' right now. ha

    Thank you for such a detailed response. And thank you for your honesty. Sometimes, from my experience, high scores are shady about how much time they actually spent studying and practicing. So I appreciate your honesty, after all, we all know the lsat is not easy. I'm new to 7sage and am already in love with the program/content. Took my first diagnostic yesterday, scored a 152. I need a long way to go. Thanks for putting in perspective what it takes to crush the lsat. I've already printed part of your response and posted it on my wall (not facebook wall, my actual wall) haha Thanks again for the response, and Congrats on your score and accomplishment. #MakeMommaProud

  • goingfor99thgoingfor99th Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 3072 karma

    Thanks! I appreciate your kind words.

  • Seeking PerfectionSeeking Perfection Alum Member
    4428 karma

    Congratulations!

  • just.jaubsjust.jaubs Alum Member
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    Hooray, congrats! Thanks for sharing!

  • sophie74sophie74 Free Trial Member
    373 karma

    Amazing!

  • KalayaanKalayaan Alum Member
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    Congratulations :smile:

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