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Need advice on next step - after studying for 10 monthsSo I take the LSAT on September 16. I started studying in late December with a cold diagnostic preptest (1) of 162. Reading comprehension was my st…
... to learn about it, but recent Oxford studies have ... in a weekly study group with three junior-year students, ... about the human brain, but you've stretched that ... mean I would be getting more sleep than I normally ... took this Saturday morning. But, I wouldn't say ... -
Anybody have any good tips for hard RC?I can score anywhere from -1 to -7 (yiiiikes) on RC... sometimes it really just feels like a crapshoot. I usually do really well with reading comp o…
... more flexible with RC when prephrasing than you otherwise would be with LR, but ... looking for it helps me with speed and avoiding the pesky trap ... I'm not advocating speed reading, but I do think if you ... that working on your reading speed can be quite helpful. < ... -
Are you Team LG or Team LR?I'm curious as to why there seems to be such a clearly delineated set of camps on the LSAT. There is team LG - Who think LG are the best thing on…
... ... I enjoy LG a lot more but am way better at LR ... definitely helping me be more accurate at LR but I started out pretty ... that hard to me. But I more enjoy solving a puzzle and ... , I can't improve my speed and can't seem to ... -
Month left and me and Flaw questions still don't get along...So about a month out from the September test and I'm feeling....okay. There is one kind of questions that really bothers me though. Flaw. People alwa…
Im with you on the confusing nature ... approach. Until recently i was struggling with flaws.
I went back ... , this took a little getting used to. BUT it helped me mentally ... argument. Going into the AC with a clear idea of why ... -
Method for tackling LRSo I've compiled a very thorough list of all of the LR problems that I've missed or struggled mightily with on previous PTs, and have gone over them …
... your reply. I'm still struggling with the most difficult NA and ... good at bridging the gap but...to give an example, in ... most difficult questions, I'm getting "tricked" into picking the wrong ... /> That being said, I am getting a lot of my previously ... -
How do you keep up your stamina?Foods? Exercise? What? Edit: I meant maintaining stamina during a full timed PT. Sorry.
... but then you will find yourself sitting through an exam much more ... treadmill for an hour nonstop with speed, it really helps to improve ... to try running a bit more and check this technique out ... -
Good morning 7Sage, Happy Eclipse...I need some suggestionsGood morning 7Sage, As a few of you already know this weekend I gave myself a reality check. Obviously a few weeks out from test day is NOT the…
... score on the more modern tests but my brain doesn ... at these questions any more. I looked back at ... CC and felt confident but that doesn't translate ... I have recently been struggling with that question type and ... an issue you're having with these questions.
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Good morning 7Sage, Happy Eclipse...I need some suggestionsGood morning 7Sage, As a few of you already know this weekend I gave myself a reality check. Obviously a few weeks out from test day is NOT the…
... score on the more modern tests but my brain doesn ... at these questions any more. I looked back at ... CC and felt confident but that doesn't translate ... I have recently been struggling with that question type and ... an issue you're having with these questions.
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Slow Reader...So.... I'm having a hard time finishing more than 17-19 Questions in LR Sections and about 15 in RC.... I always thought I was a fast reader... until…
... poster said, speed comes with familiarity. The more familiar you are with how to ... lots and lots of practice, but you CAN get there. -
Is it me or....Do the early LR sections (PTs 10 - 20) seem a little more difficult than the sections in the later PTs? I find the language in the stimulus for many …
... 10 - 20) seem a little more difficult than the sections in ... early PTs for drilling but I'm getting more questions wrong per section ... feeling the same way. after getting used to the older tests ... 's what you're comfortable with.
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I feel like it's all starting to crumble!Hey, guys! Has anyone ever felt like everything is starting to crumble for them? LG has always been my best section but now I can go -6! I get life a…
... (which is typically on par with LR as my strongest suit ... LG sections you've been struggling with putting heavier emphasis on a ... type of questions you're getting wrong (MBT, CBT, new conditions ... put immense pressure on ourselves, but just remember that you're ... -
How to get above the mid 160s/ I need help with Reading Comp. Thanks! :)
I've been struggling with RC on more recent PTs but I've had some ... -
How much do admissions committees really consider multiple LSAT scores?Hello all! I'm signed up for the September LSAT and have been testing in the lows 160s. It terms of preparation, I have completed 70% of the 7sage cu…
... would disagree in many cases, but that is here nor there ... of the LSAT? It becomes more difficult, and an admissions officer ... and that 161 was probably more accurate? Do you infer that this ... as an applicant with multiple LSAT score? Most likely. But do you ... -
Huge gap in BR and Actual ScoreHey everybody, It just wouldn't be a week if I didn't ask a million questions. So yesterday I did prep test 54 and scored 154 flat out. I knew it…
... just taking a full PT with timing that always screwed ... start to look at it more, but not in a stressful way ... 'm not getting 178's now, but I am getting high 160 ... out that i'm getting this stuff but my panic over the ... do timed sections every day with a pt 2 times ... -
How to get better (faster) at decision making during LG?? I'm taking the Sept exam and was wondering how I can get better at deciding whether to split the game board, solve by brute force or just make a ba…
The answer that's most accurate but probably the least useful to ... is just something that comes with time, and experience. It's ... will be complicated I spend more time up front really internalizing ... 've had so much practice with I just go into it ... -
Any tips for RC?I am about to start on my PTs but I'm a little hesitant because I am doing so poorly on RC.
... RC untimed. If you're struggling with RC, having timed pressure is ... build confidence. Your speed will increase naturally as you become more skilled. -
Do you watch all of the LR videos?Hey guys, I am almost finished with the CC, but I was just wondering how many of you actually watched all of the LR videos (ie. all the flaw quest…
... ; I am almost finished with the CC, but I was just wondering ... watch them only to become more familiar with how JY tackles a ... felt like you were still struggling with the problem sets?
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I'm scared of the clockHey, guys! I'm looking for advice. I started my studies without timing. When I found 7 Sage I continued to drill without timing. I'm now afraid of th…
... helping me is getting more comfortable with skipping. I do skip but probably not ... run through. I was familiar with the ones that I'd ... has helped calm my nerves with those but I know the only ... thing that's going to help with ... -
Significant discrepancies in actual score and blind reviewHey all, I'm trying to figure out how to study better. On my latest practice test, my actual score was 164 and blind review was 178. The problem …
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I didn't end up getting a tutor but if you have the resources to do so, I would go for it!! It took me a while to figure out what I was struggling with and I think a tutor could really help with that. -
Not sure if it's worth it to take another year off to keep studying.Hey everyone. So I graduated college in May. I started out with a 144 for my diagnostic. Since then my highest PT has been a 162 and I've been studyi…
... a good school possibly with money, than I getting into a worse ... school with no money. Where do ... where you want to go, but I just don't know ... , people rarely complain about spending more time than 'conventionally' required on ... -
This thread is for all of us who underperformed.As soon as I was done with my last section for September LSAT, I knew I had messed up. It was one of those tests that something wrong had happened an…
... . I do have past experience with Kaplan though. Happy to hear ... phase before getting a tutor. But if you feel you have more questions ... -
How much did your score improvePurely after finishing the LR core curriculum? then after that how much after drilling?
... /-8 for TWO LR sections, but i would love to be ... on 25th. so around 9 more LR sections to go...
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Retaking LSAT test after September score, how to improve LR/RCHi All, So I have a bit of a problem. I have some natural ability, but I have a tendency to cram. I did all of the 7sage curriculum in a month and…
... the beginning, and then probably more like 4-7 hrs a ... /> I have the LSAT Trainer but haven't used it yet ... , but I think I should since I am struggling with RC right ... -
Columbia Law accepting GRE scores in Fall 2018Well, add another school to the list. http://www.law.columbia.edu/news/2017/10/2018-pilot-accept-GRE-score?utm_content=buffer3a14f&utm_medium=soci…
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Completely agree with @"nicole.burdakin" 's assessment of ... just going to be taken more seriously, at least for the ... s "easier" but the thing is if you're struggling with the LSAT ... GMAT is seen as more serious/reliable, but many schools take the ... -
Columbia Law accepting GRE scores in Fall 2018Well, add another school to the list. http://www.law.columbia.edu/news/2017/10/2018-pilot-accept-GRE-score?utm_content=buffer3a14f&utm_medium=soci…
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> Completely agree with @"nicole.burdakin" 's assessment of ... just going to be taken more seriously, at least for ... s "easier" but the thing is if you're struggling with the LSAT ... GMAT is seen as more serious/reliable, but many schools take the ... -
Columbia Law accepting GRE scores in Fall 2018Well, add another school to the list. http://www.law.columbia.edu/news/2017/10/2018-pilot-accept-GRE-score?utm_content=buffer3a14f&utm_medium=soci…
... is intense, the questions come more naturally to me since there ... /> I'm with you - I'm struggling with the LSAT but no way am ... -
How to shake the defeatist mentality?So since the September scores came out I've tried my very best to keep a positive outlook and mentality. I took a few timed sections and did fairly w…
... to shake I am really struggling with it....
... overcome this feeling completely but that hasn't been ... out in weird ways. But what has started to ... gross but my body was responding to the test with ... are super capable of getting a 170 and above ... -
Fee waivers from NYU or Berkeley?Hi all, if anyone has gotten a merit-based fee waiver from either and feels comfortable sharing your stats (GPA and LSAT), I'd be very grateful. Than…
... fan of any of them but: I have a 3.9 ... - I am very low income but won't qualify for an ... and everyone getting everything waived.
But do you have any more intel ... due to GPA (3.8+) with a crappy LSAT score -
Fee waivers from NYU or Berkeley?Hi all, if anyone has gotten a merit-based fee waiver from either and feels comfortable sharing your stats (GPA and LSAT), I'd be very grateful. Than…
... fan of any of them but: I have a 3.9 ... - I am very low income but won't qualify for an ... everyone getting everything waived.
> But do you have any more intel ... due to GPA (3.8+) with a crappy LSAT score
Over the 170 hump?? (LR is dragging me down...)I started taking this course a month or two ago in preparation for the December LSAT. I finally started doing real practice tests recently. I never d…
... to unlearn current habits. But it was those current ... your mind. For example, with MSS I was being ... for logical validity. Same with NA. Going over the ... it'll be slower, but once the new process becomes ... you'll emerge faster and more accurate than you'd ever been ...
