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HELP! |
| Message Name: |
Accept reality |
| Date Posted: |
10/10/2002 |
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I am really hurting for a near perfect score to redeem my Under Grad GPA. Also add to that a very low LSAT on 12/98.
I'll be honest - I graduated from Yale c/o 99 and have been working my ass off in the Bay Area (specifically at a major dot.com law firm that recently laid me off).
I know the material. I've took Kaplan years back, most recently studied Princeton Review text (the general one and the Games one), Kaplan 180 text, reviewed the LSDAS two books of 10 LSATs and the nine most recent tests, took the Sept. Testmaster cram session.
Re Oct. 5 I know that I messed up on the Reading Comp. I just could get through them and had to guess. I froze on the first Game, completing most of it, but feeling a bit unsure. Logical Reasoning seems like my best hope.
I can't really base things on my Diag -- being that I have seen them all at least twice. I also can't bring myself to time because I keep thinking that I need to "really" understand, etc.
The night before the test I was up late stressing out over work, car, personal stuff, you name it, I thought it. I may have gotten less than 5hrs of sleep.
12/98: 150 (will fall off 12/03 - just in time to apply for entry 2004?)
2/02: 162
10/5: ? I want to cancel. Advice? Anyone?
I'm very serious about law school and really feel that I have a fighting chance to get in anywhere -- if I could just ace that dame test once.
And, Okay -- so say if I did re-test -- what more should I do/study besides old tests - which I still have clean sets of.
Ugh - yes I am whining - but, yes I am serious.
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I agree with stepsongrapes. If you've already taken the LSAT that many times, I don't think there's a very high chance you're going to "ace it" at some time in the future and redeem your GPA. I think you're kidding yourself into thinking this. Most people have a limit as to how well they can do on the LSAT, and no amount of studying or luck can push them beyond it. If you've already studied as much as you say you have, then you should probably accept the range that you test in and assess your options from there, rather than dreaming about some sort of "redemptive" performance that is unlikely to happen.
Good luck!
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