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8 hours a day seems counter productive. This is not a brute memorization test. That would be a good place to start by cutting that back to 4 or 5 good hours. I won't comment on how you should go about making this experience less horrible. I have nev…
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@"Law and Yoda" has a great point talking about studying like working out. Working out 7 days a week? Counterproductive. Take either a day off, go easier on days to take mental breaks, or cut from 4 to 3 hours. Sticking with the body analogy, it tak…
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It took 3.5 months for me to go from 151 diagnostic to a 157 real. I didn't start seeing big gains into the 160s until month 5. It takes time. People study for this test for years.
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While we can definitely complain about the price of education spending in the US (it is too expensive and unjust) it is not ridiculous because it is worth it. If you can raise your score from where it is to its target you will have offers of financi…
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It depends. I used 7sage as well for LG, so you are fine not disregarding Blueprint but using it for practice. If you are getting a 151 while doing decently well on LG, then it probably would be. It sounds like you need to become for familiar with e…
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I took Blueprint in person. It may be worth taking Blueprint for you. I think so because at 150, and I mean this with no disrespect, you should be focusing on improving at basically every aspect of the exam. Blueprint does a good job of providing fr…
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If you are working on your application as a full-time endeavor, two months is certainly enough time. If you have to prioritize other things, two months is still probably enough time to do a few hours every day and still get it on time.
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Depends where you are in the process. If you are BRing above 170, PT once or twice a week depending on how quickly you BR. If you are BRing below 160, there are some fundamental issues you need to work through to improve, so cranking out PTs is not …
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Most people put months into studying. You just started. Relax. Yes your goal is possible. Focus on putting the work in and the score will come later.
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I posted something similar last week below. https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/23744/law-school-admissions-for-the-fall-of-2020 The summary is that it is too early to say what COVID has done to the application market and the current waitlis…
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The overall structure of my first draft was what I ended up writing about, so I did not need to go back to the drawing board so to speak. Once I had my first draft, I probably went through five or six drafts. The way it works is that your consultan…
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I did unlimited of one document of my personal statement. It was absolutely worth it for me because of the efficiency of the package. You work with them from start of essay to essay completion. The advisors are really experienced, so even if you str…
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Depends on your section scores. LG is widely stated the "easiest" to master. If you are not at routinely -2 or lower, foolproofing games is a good investment of your time.
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Start with the CC. Don't do more than 4-5 hours a day max. If you have the ability to work with a tutor, do it.
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Also depends on your section break down. If you are fluctuating across all three then consistency might be at play. If it's just one section then you can focus accordingly. An overall score technically marks your progress, but it does not say a lot …
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I agree with your tutor. This is not a brute force memorization test. Pardon my bluntness, but at the mid 140 range, you do not have the fundamental basics of the test mastered. Those extra hours you want to spend would not even be put to good use a…
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I second @Defender above. It is counter intuitive to answer your question about score increase by saying don't worry about your score increase, but it is true. Focus on skills and understanding of the test. If you can manage this, the score will tak…
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If you explain this rationally in an addendum, probably not.
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Some of these score jumps are incredibly large. I did not improve on my first PT post-CC. I stayed exactly at 151. However, I saw growth in the PTs that followed.
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PTs pre-30 are generally used for drilling problem sets of various question types. I think the LGs are still good for fool proofing and the RCs are still useful for testing your strategies. The scores you get are useful data points, but the LSAT wor…
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@iknownothing is on to a good strategy here. I just wanted to add don't put too much pressure on yourself. The last week has significance that it is the last week before your LSAT but in the scheme of time, it 1/24th (6 months x 4 weeks) of your stu…
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Absolutely you can ask your professors to write letters of recommendation now despite applying later. You are totally right, the closer they write those letters to having had you in class, the more personal/better they will be. Reach out now, say yo…
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Take the wins where you can get them. There will be plenty of time to get knocked down later.
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Your metrics are really good. You will likely get into at least one T25 school anyway even if this works against you. I had to write a personal conduct addendum and got into schools at the range you are describing. Be honest. If this is the only in…
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The top comment has it spot on. If you want to get to a 178 from a 165, you need to improve everything and be pretty much perfect at the LSAT. If you want to get from a 140 to a 153, doing the Core Curriculum and getting rooted in the basics of the …
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I agree with @joeskatz. LG is the lowest hanging fruit. Foolproof and BR relentlessly until rules and their effects are memorized. Getting a tutor is also a great idea.
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I made that jump from 151 to the range you are talking about. Yes, first is LG. Get LG to -2/-1 and you are approaching 160. Next, similar to @Andrew_Neiman above, really grind away at LR. You should never get a question before 12 wrong (unless its …
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My score creeped up. I finished the CC and then took and in-person course. From finishing the CC in January to taking the LSAT at the end of March, I went from a 152 to a 159 and got a 157 on the official. At that stage, I was getting better overall…
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I second @"jeff.wongkachi" above. In the moment, it is obviously difficult to relax, but going that one tick slower can make all the difference. I also have horrendous handwriting so many of my letters look like numerous other letters, and I made co…
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My strategy was doing them about half an hour later and multiple times the day after. I really tried to memorize the rules and the routine of how to write the rules, combine rules, and pick out inferences. I would do this if I struggled on first att…