The most important thing you can do is SKIP IT and come back. I didn't trust in this method for the longest time, but somehow it's really like your brain is still mulling it over in the background while you do other questions (aka accumulate MORE PO…
This is exactly my question so thanks for asking! Just today I was pondering whether to push back my retake from November to January.
For context, my GPA and LSAT score are much higher than the median for 4 out of the 8 schools I want to apply to, …
I was told that if you cancel it, it isn't as if you never even took it at all, because under your LSATs scores the schools see "canceled score" and this could mean any number of things. (They might think it's worse than it is, for example.)
I did four days after the test (I only started doing a few practice prompts for the first time a day after the test) and it was fine; got my score on time today. Definitely don't waste precious energy doing it before the test, although they will cer…
One clarification: when you were taking PTs were they flex PTs/simulated flex? If that's the case, I might expect a score drop on the real (4-section LSAT) just due to that extra section! If you think about it, it's basically an extra 35 minutes wor…
7sage for LR and LG learning, Powerscore for getting my RC reading time and score up, but I definitely used the problem sets from 7sage for all three sections!
I had the exact same experience with 45 minutes of "technical difficulties" and just found out I got a 166. I'd been PTing at 168 for several weeks and had hoped to make 170 on the actual test. Oh well; thank the gods I signed up for November so I h…
Well I got a 166 on that terrible, horrible, no good, very bad LSAT. I had hoped if I could hold firm at 168 (my top PT score) I might have a chance of 170 in November. But with everything they threw at me technical-wise, I'm also...kind of okay wit…
I took the Oct LSAT (getting scores today - woooo) and I feel like I bombed the LG section because it was my first section after struggling through 45 minutes of technical difficulties just to access the test, which really threw me off.
Here is wha…
@anoshkapande You can double-click on words to highlight them, and I find the forcefulness of the action does to my brain the same thing that a definitive underline would do on paper. Helps me remember that word or point in the passage. If you see h…
I second what everyone says above but also: just go through the curriculum. A lot of the conclusions/tips/tricks outlined above will become apparent if you take time for each question type.
I actually gave myself a couple of months just to learn ea…
Echoing this - Sara you're a star!
@Jagbirh said:
@sarakimmel said:
Keeping this post alive as it is probably the most comprehensive foundational RC advice around.
https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/26560/my-guide-to-…
Thanks so much everyone! I just did the old game and it was super easy, which shows me I just let nerves (and rage from technical issues) get the best of me on LSAT day.
I'm going to redrill all the games in the 80s AND do all the miscellaneous gam…
I only started to get better at RC when I STOPPED taking notes. Instead I highlight certain words/phrases on screen that indicate:
a) a change in viewpoint
b) introduction of a new argument
c) a question asked
d) a list of factors
This comes st…
I'm so sorry! I had terrible technical issues and the agents they had me on with were RUDE. Pretty sure I bombed the first section and was almost in tears on break too. All I can do is thank past-me for scheduling the November test "just in case".
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I'm probably biased because I love the test and have enjoyed studying for it (no misery here!) but I don't find the PTs in the 80s to be impossible. In fact, I intentionally left several of them for the weeks leading up to October and got my highest…
In my opinion, this is really not a productive argument. So 100 out of how many thousands of students figure out a way to cheat technologically? I can't imagine that truly shifting the percentile and they have to live with what they did even if they…
@"Elle Koods" said:
I hear you, same thing happened to me for the Aug. take - mine was pushed back 60 minutes after multiple disconnection and change of proctor 2 times... it was my 1st take and really bothered me. Although I do not completely…
Thanks all, for your reinforcement.
I'm still beating myself up but I do know I'm capable of so much better. Oh well, at least I have another month to drill before November.
The good news is that even though I'm pretty sure I bombed LG (seriously,…
Wait so, people don't get the same bonus section??
I'm shook.
@rglusak said:
I had the fattest sigh of relief when I saw my bonus section was another thing of logic games lol
@Ajahna94 said:
AM Times went super fast so hurry! I thought the earliest we could take the test was the 21st, but apparently the 14-17 is available Whooo hooo!
This may be a dumb question so apologies; but I assume this will be a retake of…
In a word, no. I went into it after trying other study methods that hadn't worked, but I already had a solid foundation in all three section types. I definitely did very in-depth LR studying since I wanted to get better at identifying question stems…
Thanks so much @canihazJD - I still remember a reassuring phone call with you and how much it helped me refocus on LSAT studying.
I also remembering your saying you were... above the average age for a law student. I'd love to hear your experience b…
@Jagbirh said:
I'm sorry you had to go through that, I honestly despise LSAC. I'm taking the test in November and I have no trust in them to not be as incompetent next month
Oh thank you. I despise them too but in this case it was purely Pro…
I used to get that feeling every time, but it was actually because - surprise surprise - I was not yet well-prepared and freaked out at every section. Also felt like I was rushing to finish every section.
My past 3 PTs I've felt incredibly calm and…
@clear227 You mean you give yourself 5 minutes for game set-up, and if you still can't get it you move on, or you always give yourself 5 minutes and then move to the next game no matter how many questions you have or have not answered?