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I was in the same boat last year when I started! It means you need to hang out in the logic fundamentals for awhile, unfortunately. Go back over the lessons on Intro to Arguments, Main Point & Main Conclusion questions, and MSS questions. You ne…
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This advice is ultimately meaningless as I have no idea of your specific situation, but: I would say at least as much as you need to live on for a couple of years, and maybe your law school books. Not everyone does or can do this, so there's not rea…
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I second what others say about finishing strong on your undergrad, to make sure you get the best GPA possible. It will come in handy during law school admissions. I also think that you should consider waiting a cycle to really learn and digest the …
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Maybe you could reward yourself every time you don't check it? Like put a quarter in a jar or something, then buy yourself something small at the end of the day when you successfully don't obsess? Or have an m&m. Though then you might be fluffy …
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I second this. I had this happen in November, although mine was the result of a thoughtful neighbor's thundering bass until 3 a.m. I felt surprisingly calm and alert the next day, and had no issues taking the test (other than my need to shore up my …
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Nah, I grew up on analog everything, and those three weeks still took foreeeeeeeevvvvverrrrrr. My sympathy and condolences!
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Damn, maybe LSAC & the schools are just messing with us - the real prize was amping our brains up, and the friendships we made along the way ;-) I hope your January score exceeds your wildest dreams though - I love it when people slap the LSAT b…
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@Amrina96k I believe it's a wash between a cancellation and a lower score. The lower score won't hurt you. With no longer having to average scores, and there no longer being a limit on the number of times you can take, schools have NO incentive not …
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@Amrina96k A cancel will show up on your record, so it will still show as 3 attempts. So in that regard a cancel won't necessarily help you. 4 takes isn't ideal, but it's also not excessive. Schools only have to take that sweet, sweet top score, and…
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Since they don't average scores anymore, I'm not sure there's an advantage to cancelling, unless you had a massive mis-bubble, started puking and had to flee the room, etc. Applying to a school with a worse score won't really matter - your highest i…
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They're probably not going to do much about it, unfortunately. And the fact that you can't wait any longer means that you couldn't take advantage of anything like an offered retake anyway. Fingers crossed that you did better than you think!
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My condolences on the LG situation. Same thing happened to me in September. I'm not sure that a cancel looks better than a lower score, and struggling on an LR section doesn't mean you bombed it (unless you didn't finish). The conventional advice is…
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Good idea. Off to proflofread!
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Oh yay! And thank you @"Leah M B" for checking on @KarateMaster . I had been thinking about this a lot, but hadn't remembered to ask!
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@nimra123 basically only cancel if you had a massive mis-bubble section, passed out during the test, etc. Otherwise your feelings can straight up lie to you. Maybe you didn't do well, but it's entirely possible that you did, as others have noted abo…
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@Amrina96k said: @"Adam Hawks" said: Don't cancel. Schools only care about your highest score. Doesn't it look bad on our application if we have so many attempts with low scores? It's not ideal, but outside of HYS, you'r…
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FWIW, someone in my close circle of peeps has a JD from a 4th tier law school and has had steady employment as an attorney for 14 years now, and has good work-life balance. Sometimes the grass is just as green when you get there. Chin up, folks! Eve…
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I've been worried that scores are going to be lower initially during the transition period while we're all figuring out how to study for the new format, and that we'll be competing against the old paper-and-pencil scores next cycle. But the curve sh…
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Your numbers do not define you. It sucks that the schools choose them as their metric for who gets in and who doesn't, but you are not what you scored, whatever you scored. What would you say to an elementary kiddo who didn't score in the upper reac…
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You should be fine to send it to the admissions office generally. They'll know what to do ;-)
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Confirming what others have said: I wouldn't count on being able to make that jump in that amount of time, if you haven't seen significant improvement yet. Honestly, I have yet to come across anyone who can go to law school this cycle and really rea…
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I don't know how they would regard it, but if you're concerned, would you be comfortable tying a stylish scarf on? The color will still show, but with it pulled back, and not the focus of your appearance, I think it could show your individuality, bu…
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My take: But, like I said, this begs the question as to what type of movement creates the error? Normal molecular motion. Does more movement create more error? Does less movement create less error? "Molecules sometimes (emphasis mine) ch…
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I called two different admissions offices (University of Colorado and Wake Forest) to ask about this, and both told me that I did NOT need to be exhaustive, but to put in what I thought was a good indication of my experiences. Since every school mig…
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First off, congratulations on your 166! It looks like the difference between your PT scores and your actual score are in the wheelhouse of what's called the "test day penalty" where you can expect to lose a couple of points from the PT numbers beca…
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I did one point worse than September, which I was NOT expecting. Pretty crushed. I was thinking about delaying a cycle, but someone I talked to said clearly my two scores are consistent with who I am as an LSAT taker. I feel like that's not true, an…
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I'm in the same boat. My current PS is about character qualities gained through life experience, so I'm thinking about writing another one to address my motivation, and then talking at the end about the preparation angle. Like you, I don't know how …
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As a mom multiple times over, it's very hard to say. If everything in pregnancy, delivery, post-partum, and with the baby's health goes perfectly, and you have a lot of dependable help or can afford daycare, you might be able to pull it off. But mor…
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Damn, that sucks. So sorry, friend!
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@LSAT_Wrecker Yeah, I'm definitely not unique in my experiences. I've just read articles where the author thinks the travel angle has been thoroughly done to death, and didn't want their eyes to glaze over first thing. Sincerity, I can do! @MissCha…