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EagerestBeaver
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If you were scoring that highly and then got a 142, sounds like you just had a disaster of a day. The bright side is your knowledge is there. Sounds like you need to emphasize test conditions in your study and get better rest.
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I agree with the above. It depends on where you are right now. If you are below the mid 150s you are fundamentally not ready to make the leap to the high160s yet and need to reexamine your approach. If you are already above 160, you probably just ne…
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There are levels to this, but you can boil most of it down to if you are at or above the 50 percentile GPA and LSAT you will likely get in. If you are not, you will likely not get admitted directly (waitlist, deny, wait longer to hear back etc.)
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Took me eight months to get to the mid 160s from a 151. I was studying full-time four to five hours a day almost everyday. Four months is not enough time for you to give up. Some people on 7sage go at the LSAT for years.
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7sage offers admissions consulting for things like this. email editors@7sage.com
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Big shout to you. Keep on going.
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Nothing wrong with you. Keep plugging away.
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Remember that the metrics are really important. If you think getting apps started will detract from your score improving, don't do that. Raising that LSAT score is, at minimum, as important as your apps. The higher the LSAT you have, the more space …
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By the end of 8 months, I was -1/-0 automatic on LG largely thanks to doing them myself (learning along the way with 7sage videos) and then just watching every single 7sage explanation.
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Went to an LSAC Forum recently and spoke with admissions officers themselves about this. Yes, it depends entirely on the school. As of Nov.3, Texas at Austin said they have accepted their first students. I believe UCLA as well. Emory said they do no…
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Jonathan Wang is a legend and LSAT wizard.
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Just wanted to add that I also used this service and can not emphasize enough how worth it the process was. I had no idea what I was doing. I did not know what would make a good personal statement. The 7sage editors really guide you from start to fi…
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There is no set answer. More importantly, make sure you are approaching different question types correctly and you have a firm grasp on the material you are attempting to study. For example, say you struggling with flaw questions (or whatever type y…
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Revisit your analytics to see what is fluctuating. For example, if every question type in LR and LG varies, that is a sign of something macro-scale going haywire with your preparation or understanding of the material. If the same question types fluc…
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I also have written a C+F addendum. The advice I was given was be as blunt as possible (similar to the advice given in the top comment). Be straight up with what happened. "I did X, this was the punishment for doing X, I regret doing X, X does not d…
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I don't know where you started at diagnostic-wise, but don't feel like an idiot if it is not coming along. I did not get above 160 on a preptest until four to five months of studying, and I am supposedly a "good student" who does "well in academia".…
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The mental fortitude to have gotten you to this post is heroic.
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8 months. Made biggest jump into the 160s after about 4ish months. Made final jump to consistent 165-166 after 7ish months. Take that with the proper grains of salt because progress is neither linear nor equal for different people. LG I eventually j…
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As somebody who topped out at 165 on the real thing with a BR range in the mid 170s in a situation similar to you, here is what I found at this stage. I do not want to discourage you, but this elevation in score from mid 160s to that 170 is harder t…
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7Sage general advice goes towards not signing up for a test until you are PTing at and around the score you want. For example, if you sign up right now for November, you will be hoping to see steady gradual progress every two weeks or so until the t…
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You are being too mean to yourself. You are in a marathon, you just stumbled a few steps, and now you are beating yourself up over it. You are ok. Keep going.
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Agreed with everything above.
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Progress is not linear. If your BR is improving, your knowledge of the test is improving. If it is not translating to a timed result, it may be due to how you are handling the pressure in the moment. Relatedly, at that score range, continue hammeri…
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The above comment is really thorough. I just want to add that you certainly might ramp up your score in that period of time, but do not become discouraged if you do not because many people cannot raise their score that quickly no matter what they tr…
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I have a similar question. At what point on the lower end of probability would be too low to try ED?
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10 hours a day is likely too much. You may see better gains doing five intense hours. If you are not continuously getting -0 on LG then you can definitely improve this score just from gains there alone. If you are going to study with some proper gui…
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It depends by school. Some do it as they start rolling in. Some start in bunches in November. Some start in November but review them in order. That is a good question for an admissions officer if you go and speak with them.
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Just got a 165 and had been PT'ing a touch higher. I never ever studied more than 6 hours a day. I also agree with the above advice that quality is better than quantity. That mental engagement is more important than just putting in time.
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Similar to AudaciousRed above, I went from low 50% to 91% with a lot of 7sage help. I don't know how many PT's you took, but if you were bouncing around and not generally improving and plateauing in a positive direction, that would indicate that you…
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You are on the right track if your BR is improving as well. 4 PT's might not be enough for you to see improvement. Keep on keeping on.