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I had the starter plan and received a 169. I think it's really important that, if you have the starter package, you also have access to an adequate number of PTs to use for both full tests and drills. I purchased a few (maybe 4 or 5) "1-10 PT" book…
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I don't know if a certificate will be the thing that pushes you into the admitted pile - it certainly won't hurt you, either. Since you'll still be in college for another year, just try to work on getting your GPA up as much as possible and building…
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When I was working through the CC, I would drill by question type using the PowerScore workbook that sorts LR by type. My drills had 15 questions or so - if I didn't get all 15 correct, then I'd do another 15, and so on. Try to strip away detail an…
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Excellent! Just stay on your grind and those PTs will keep going up.
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Who is pressuring you? It depends on what their concerns are and what their intentions are -- maybe they're concerned with you burning yourself out or are worried that you might be putting off the test indefinitely because of test anxiety that you …
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I would discourage you from setting a date before you see the amount of work that lies ahead of you - a jump from a 168 to a 173 might entail a month of shoring up weak points or it might require a more fundamental refinement of your understanding o…
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Right now, focus on getting closer to your goal score. There really isn't any way to know for sure how long a 15 point jump might take you. Some ideas are easier (and faster) to grasp than others. Don't impose artificial deadlines/timelines on yours…
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I kinda like seeing the same topics repeated. Even if the question stem is different, the familiarity makes me more confident in answering it.
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I found that my performance improved immensely once I started consciously pausing between paragraphs (and sometimes in the middle of a paragraph) so I can sit and absorb what I just read. I also try to anticipate what the next paragraph will say - n…
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Penn is an excellent school with a very strong reputation nationwide. (I also love Philly, so it has that going for it too.)
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It may be a stamina issue or having to quickly switch gears between sections. The more PTs you do, the better you'll get. You have the skills, you just need to get into the right groove.
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I used 7Sage in tandem with PowerScore Bibles. I actually read through all of the Bibles before starting 7Sage and I felt like it gave me a good foundational understanding of some concepts in logic.
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I definitely think you can make a solid improvement before November but in order to prepare most effectively, you need to ask yourself the following questions about your experience during the September exam: 1) Did you run out of time on any (or al…
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Drill LR by type. There are books - like the PowerScore LR type training book - which take all of the LR questions from an old subset of PTs and categorize them according to "type." If you find yourself struggling on a certain type - drill those que…
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Using a stopwatch instead of a timer is a good start; for some reason I think seeing the clock approaching 35:00 is less stressful than seeing it approach 0. Perhaps you should try doing specific problem sets timed, rather than entire PT sections. …
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I wouldn't say that ranking matters so much as employment does; rankings are just an easy way to estimate roughly how well a school can employ its graduates. However - the actual employment #s and %s, what region(s) or markets graduates end up worki…
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Not to beat a dead horse but it really is imperative that you responsibly prepare for the LSAT. It is difficult to overstate how important the LSAT is in shaping the course of the rest of your life. Your LSAT score can mean the difference between ma…
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Just as an update - I took a full PT (5 sections, timed -- I only took 4 section PTs before the September test) and then I blind reviewed. PT: 171 Blind Review: 180 I got -6 on LG which is typical because I have a timing issue when I reach the fo…
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I attended the LSAC forum last year and the year previously even though I knew that this year would be the earliest cycle I'd apply to -- I definitely think it's worth it to go. They're pretty interesting, the panels provide some useful info, and it…
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@oshun1 Thanks so much for the advice! I think my last two PTs were late 70s/80s. All of my previous PTs were in the 50s. I think it was the Sept 2017 PT that I got a 170 on. I'm planning on taking a very recent test (possibly one administered in 20…
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I usually do very well on LR - normally only get anywhere from 1 to 3 wrong on any given section; test day? -9 and -6. I BOMBED. I was anticipating a 165+ - ended up with a 162. Disappointed but not terribly so. Retaking in Nov. Admittedly, I didn…
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@"Leah M B" Thank you for sharing your experience, I greatly appreciate it. I am worried about getting into a weird rut where I just continuously postpone the test (and drain my bank account in the process lol). I may just cancel the June test and t…