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Need help overcoming a slumpToday is pretty weird. I am usually quite positive and optimistic when studying the LSAT, but today I'm fraught with anxiety and sheer frustration. I…
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If you're still having trouble with anxiety ... apply for accommodations. If you're prescribed anti-anxiety medication, ... -
How can I get better at translating conditional logic arguments!?Damn... I was doing PT23 S2 Q9, and have no idea to connect and translate the words. If I were to look in the question bank, how do I separate the…
... when the argument says "other actions," the argument ... **Action --> consequence --> other actions**
I ... same term as "other actions." You're advice is great, but ... was wondering if there are other pointers you ... -
What defines a splitter?I don't know if there is a technical definition on the matter, but I'm curious what scores/GPAs make you a splitter. Is it overall, or specific to sc…
... with, even at median, but you could theoretically get in there ... if you had an amazing application.
you can find yourself pretty good ... crack 175+ on the other hand, you're looking at almost 100k average ... -
What defines a splitter?I don't know if there is a technical definition on the matter, but I'm curious what scores/GPAs make you a splitter. Is it overall, or specific to sc…
... with, even at median, but you could theoretically get in there ... if you had an amazing application.
you can find yourself pretty good ... crack 175+ on the other hand, you're looking at almost 100k average ... -
Studying for Sept LSAT & Application Process + softs questionHi all, (Background Info) I was originally going to sit for the June LSAT, allowing me (hopefully) ample time to perfect my applications to apply …
... softs, it matters to which schools you are applying to. The softs of ... they are average/medium softs. You do have a stellar GPA ... good LSAT there are no schools that are out of reach ... -
Timing Anxiety Loop!I'm sort of in a dilemma: I use a watch because I need to keep track of time in each section, but when I look at my watch and if I see I'm a bit behi…
... would come with confidence. You're spending too much time answering questions. See ... narrow down which question types you're spending a great amount of ... questions you circle during BR to determine the question types you're iffy ... -
Do I have time/LG Fool Proofing Strategy?Hi everyone, I apologize in advance if this is somewhat repetitive but I'm looking for some guidance on what to do in my situation. I am hoping t…
... . There's absolutely no way you can reasonably foolproof 35 (which ... to mention the fact that you're supposed to do each game ... trying to discourage you, but I do recommend you sit down, look ... reasonably expect to do. Since you're applying in Fall 2018, why not ... -
Help with Weakening Questions!I'm in the middle of going through the CC and I'm on weakening questions at this point. I'm working on my problem sets, but the last five sets I've …
Eliminate answer choices, and when you get down to two appealing ... "A usually leads to B", you cant counter him with "sometimes ... usually it does"...etc etc. You have to make sure he ... (in most cases). In other cases you're just attacking a premise and ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... something like this? How did you beat RC? I know that ... you track the viewpoints, arguments, tone, ... . 2 minutes means you're reading too fast and spending too little time on ... -
Introducing ChrisHi 7Sage, I’m writing to introduce our newest admissions editor, Chris Schlegel. Chris is a Harvard doctoral candidate, Iowa Writers’ Workshop alu…
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Too old?Hey guys, I'm 25 years old and have been studying for the LSAT well over two years on and off. I've sat in the exam 3 times already and my scores …
... thinking about his subject, you're never too old to follow your dreams ... field of law and where you want to start off. As ... passion, age shouldn't stop you. -
7Sage Results on RetakeHi everyone, So i'm thoroughly into 7sage now and i'm really feeling like this program is changing the way I originally thought about this test. …
... is to always make sure you understand argument structure of the ... the most important and that you should get really good at ... those. There might be other mistakes you're making--like falling for trap ... score--think about it, if you moved from averaging minus 10 ... -
7Sage Results on RetakeHi everyone, So i'm thoroughly into 7sage now and i'm really feeling like this program is changing the way I originally thought about this test. …
... is to always make sure you understand argument structure of the ... the most important and that you should get really good at ... those. There might be other mistakes you're making--like falling for trap ... score--think about it, if you moved from averaging minus 10 ... -
Letters of RecommendationHey 7Sagers! In terms of submitting LOR to LSAC - once the professor gets the link, do they submit only one LOR and then we distribute the same l…
... ...? Let's say you're applying to five, do you ask your professor for ... don't have to. If you want them to, they can ... -
Letters of RecommendationLetters of Recommendation Access Rights Waiver Please review the waiver information and indicate your preference. Required field icon Indicat…
... then you can choose for that letter to go to multiple schools ... submit one which you can send to multiple schools. They do not ... one of the law schools you are applying to you could have them mention ... be beneficial. I also think you may risk getting 5 mediocre ... -
People who do 25 in 25 for LR, what is your process?Do you answer every question by the 25 minute mark? Or do you skip some? How do you pick which questions to re-do in your extra time (obviously if…
I think what Alex will tell you (is what I do too) is that the ones you go back to are the ones you circle because you're not too confident that you chose the right answer for them. -
People who do 25 in 25 for LR, what is your process?Do you answer every question by the 25 minute mark? Or do you skip some? How do you pick which questions to re-do in your extra time (obviously if…
... -around. How do you pick which questions to re-do in your ... tell you (is what I do too) is that the ones you go ... back to are the ones you circle because you're not too ... confident that you chose the ... -
Club leadership in college: importance levelHow important is club leadership position in applying to law school and resumes? For such a long time I have heard how it is able to boost your resum…
... takes on more significance if you're applying to law school straight from ... undergrad, since you simply don't have as ... -
Club leadership in college: importance levelHow important is club leadership position in applying to law school and resumes? For such a long time I have heard how it is able to boost your resum…
... takes on more significance if you're applying to law school straight from ... undergrad, since you simply don't have as ... it might matter is if you and another applicant had the ... application (minus the softs). If you had a few presidencies of ... -
167 with -8 RC, Save MeI've tried a whole range of RC strats, from intense annotating to virtually none at all. RC score just hasn't seen any consistent improvement. Score …
... if you're spending too much time on an "easy" passage then you're going ... to miss the easy questions on the "hard" passage. You ... passage, save that to ensure you get the 1-2 easy ... -
RC and LR: Read all answer choices?Is this helpful for scoring into the high 160s, and high 170s?
... answer and moving on. Once you get past question ~10 ... more and more attractive, and you gotta stop yourself from just ... "invariably," "inevitably," etc.). If you're moving too fast, you may miss that, and ... if you don't read ... -
LOR Employer/ProfessorI graduated in the spring of 2015 and decided to go to law school in the past year. I have a 3.6 GPA and a 168 LSAT on the June test but I'm having a…
... professors will do it if you got an A in their ... class. Nowadays they'll ask you to fill in the blanks ... visit during office hours if you're not too far away. In all ... -
Need feedback on what constitutes unique/strong softsI am beginning to wonder what kind of impact my extracurricular activities might have on my law school applications next year. (Definitely hoping to …
I think you have some average softs for which the schools you are applying to. Though I'm not that familiar with the importance of softs vis-a-vis Canadian LS admissions.
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Can I Choose Which LSAT Score to Apply WithHey Guys, I'm looking at tier two schools to apply to. My question is... can i choose which score to send. In other words. So if i took the Ju…
... to it. Unless you're applying to Yale though, you have nothing to worry ... -
Is LST Pro worth it?Hi everyone, have any of you subscribed to Law School Transparency Pro (LST Pro)? Is it worth $75? https://www.lstreports.com/pro/
... ; Hi everyone, have any of you subscribed to Law School Transparency ... it offers, I'm not too sure it would be worth ... so it's not like you're losing too much if it turns ... -
Addendum or no?Hey y'all. I'm curious to see what others would do in my predicament. I suffered direct trauma to my right eye in August; now I have a big black "flo…
... knowing whether I should inform schools... I think (unless it' ... reading speed, I think you have a legitimate reason to ... apply for accommodated testing. If you could get accommodations, I think ... to write an addendum. Schools you are applying to won't know if ... -
Reverse Splitter HelpHi all, I am in a bit of a quandary: I had a ugrad gpa of 3.84 from a top 30 undergrad (graduated with many national honors), currently am working…
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You don't have the time ... , or you don't want to move ... around?
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Deferring or re-applyingX
It would be a good idea to contact the schools you're interested in and ask admissions. In Canada, you would need to provide a good reason for deferral and they may not even allow it. -
Do elite law schools frown on taking a pass/fail course in college?So I'm in my final semester in undergrad and I'm considering taking a class pass/fail, I know the LSAC GPA calculator doesn't penalize you for this, …
... for any school. Maybe if you're applying to Yale it might but ... /F classes hurting is if you have a crap ton of ... raise some eyebrows, but if you only have a few then ... getting that LSAC GPA from you. -
Professional email addresses.Hi all! I know the advice is to have a professional style email address for use in admissions. But what counts as professional? For many years I'v…
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So if you're applying to UC Davis, you'll have to come ...
