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  • If you have had no time/interest due to burnout in studying, I wouldn't think September's test will turn out well. This sounds a lot like my second attempt. I got busy with school, and figured "well, I paid for it.. might as well see". Everything th…
  • So far, so good. In at one of my top choices 😁 We'll see if things keep going that direction.. I have a couple more apps out and considering applying at one more school.
  • @drbrown2 totally nailed this one. Exactly what he said.
  • That's the hard part with July.... We'll never know how LR was graded. Was there an experimental section, or were there just experimental questions? It was so mixed that no one could pin point what section was what. I voted for LR because of this. T…
  • It's an 8.5 x 11 booklet. Think of the paper version of the test, only the whole booklet is blank scratch paper instead. I actually liked having scratch paper. You have unlimited room to make as many boards or work out the problems as you want to. …
  • LR is definitely a section where you need to drill it over and over. Over time, you start seeing the patterns used in trap answers. You don't have to read faster; your goal should be to be able to answer faster. And that only comes with drilling, p…
  • If it's super cold, wear your coat, but leave it by the door. If you can, wear a sweater instead, even one like a button down cardigan you can take off if you need to. Hoodies can be strictly enforced, but I've seen a few people get away with it. St…
  • You don't have to decide which area of law you want to go into just yet. Some PSes don't even talk about law, although I think tying your desire for law school in is a great idea. It sounds like you have some really good reasons to study those areas…
  • 163 is close to what you were testing at. I say keep it, and pay for a retake. Don't cancel what you have, tho. Tests are very often 3 or 4 points off from what we test at home, especially if you are still seeing a wide variance in your PT's.
  • I have had to drive 4-6 hours just to do the LSAT in my own state. Legit advice from @CharlieHu there. Make a trip of it, and try to have some fun. I was very pleasantly surprised by July's testing set up, which was sort of an unknown for me. Turne…
  • It all gets compiled into a giant PDF and sent from lsac directly to the school, so I don't think it will matter what you name the files you upload.
  • Watching the explanations when you don't understand why you keep coming to two possibilities helps you understand why you might fall for the other answer. Over time, you start seeing patterns to the traps and the line of thinking that leads you to t…
  • You go through the question bank and make sections to drill. I would say drill in depth and take fewer PTs. You've only been at this for 3 months. Work on getting an in-depth understanding of the questions and answers. You don't want to burn throu…
  • S'okay. It happens. But yeah, you can buy the PTs here, and it comes with all the explanations. With ultimate, the package just comes with all PT's. But you can be a starter and just buy which ones you want. 86 is an incredibly difficult passage.…
  • I had to deal with this on my resume too. The first school has a very strict font size and page limit, while also requiring extensive details. If I listed all my first jobs -- 4 months here, 2 months there, etc -- I would well exceed the page limit.…
  • Same here with work and family. One of the best things I learned: if you have reread the stimulus two or three times, you're done. Shut the book, your brain has checked out for the night. Watch some tv and go to bed. Two hours of good study beats f…
  • I'm not 99th percentile, but I went from the low to mid 50's in % to the high 80's with help from 7sage, and I am rather happy with my results. Could I maybe keep going? Sure. But I'm not exactly a spring chicken these days, and this will work for m…
  • By November? Possibly. It depends on how much time you have to devote, how you improve, etc. But if you try in November and it isn't what you want, I would suggest delaying a cycle. For some people, it takes just a year. Some, two years. The occasi…
  • I'm a little confused... did you have a paper copy of it from somewhere else? If you bought it on 7sage, you should have access to all the explanations. I have a starter package and can access it, but I bought it here: https://classic.7sage.com/l…
  • I would say September is way too soon. You need time to not only watch the videos and such, but also practice. The Cc gives you basic tools. Practice and time to sink into your brain is what gets the increases. Think of it like nursing school. You c…
  • The argument's conclusion is "lower illness/flu -> the public heeded the campaign" now.. what was the campaign? 1. Washing hands or 2. "Avoiding public spaces when they experience influenza symptoms". We want to strengthen that conclusion that…
  • What about the timing is messing you up? Is it panicking and trying to rush through under time? In that case, quit looking at the clock as much. Take each question as it comes. You know if a question is bogging you down when you go back and forth, b…
  • Memory. I tried writing key words ("hypothesis") or underlining.. making boxes and triangles, etc. And it helped, but not enough. It just wasn't me. And you can't do it on digital anyway.Instead, I read it and would summarize in my head. What is thi…
  • It's definitely fascinating.
  • @Loisisdetermined said: This is such great information. I was doing ALL of the wrong things before taking the test and the anxiety would kill me from there. Part of the anxiety came from not being really confident. 7 sage has helped me trem…
  • In depth study. When you can predict what the question is about to ask, you can see the holes or gaps in the logic, the answers are so much easier in LR. This comes with practice, yes, but also in sitting with questions you've missed and studying th…
  • @lsatgodjk hit on a great point. Time. People come on here and see all these "I'm DONE" posts and some months pass for them and they're like "wtf is wrong with me." They don't realize that many of those successes come after a year and a half, 2…
  • BR something fierce on your sections. Watch video explanations for the questions you've missed. If there is any confusion in your mind still about why the right answers were right and why all the wrong ones were wrong, use the help hashtag and ask. …
  • Cumulative is what they go by for percentiles for ranking, but they will see both cumulative and degree in your report. I actually took gpa out of my resume. It seemed redundant since they get that info anyway with the report, and it freed up spac…
  • I agree a lot with @DivineRaze . Also, consider reading it like your grandma or child asked you to read it for her and then tell her what it was about. Slow down a little bit so you can retain enough to answer the questions. Mainly, focus on the s…