Ask a guy who took the LSAT 7 times and now going to a T14
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Re: Ask a guy who took the LSAT 7 times and now going to a T14
Daytukrjabs wrote:I went from 150s to 170s over a period of 2.5 yrs. (For those wondering, you can waive the 3 LSAT limit if a school writes a letter to LSAC on your behalf.)
I don't recommend following my footsteps. But if you need to know, Ask Away!
lol That's awesome.
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thecilent wrote:
lol That's awesome.
I second that

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Wouldn't the school see that you took it seven times? I guess persistence can be a + for the softs.
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Are you worried that you won't be as smart as your peers?
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What was your mindset when you were takng so many LSATs? Did you hit a plateau and try to push through it? Or did you never hit a peak and just decide to keep going?
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Re: Ask a guy who took the LSAT 7 times and now going to a T14
Daytukrjabs wrote:I went from 150s to 170s over a period of 2.5 yrs. (For those wondering, you can waive the 3 LSAT limit if a school writes a letter to LSAC on your behalf.)
I don't recommend following my footsteps. But if you need to know, Ask Away!
Did you not run out of material when prepping, or did you reuse old material over & over again? Also, I'm wondering if you gradually improved over 7 times, or if your test scores fluctuated.
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Daytukrjabs wrote:I did write an addendum explaining my situation.
What was your situation, exactly?
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Daytukrjabs wrote:acrossthelake wrote:I'm seriously surprised that this didn't hurt the OP in admission cycles.
Honestly, I thought so too. The TLS and adcoms in the past have strongly suggested taking no more than 2 LSATs. However, the bottom line is, DO YOU HAVE THE SCORE?
Adcoms can't assume anything about what happened to your LSATs. Anything could have happened: serious long-term illness, death of a family member, financial struggle etc. But I did write an addendum explaining my situation.
But how do you write an addendum for SIX lsats? lol
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Daytukrjabs wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Are you worried that you won't be as smart as your peers?
No, because they are not.

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thecilent wrote:Daytukrjabs wrote:Desert Fox wrote:Are you worried that you won't be as smart as your peers?
No, because they are not.
lol
Serious question- was it a consistent upward trajectory in the score, or were there some setbacks?
Care to get any more specific about which school? Maybe PM me? I am genuinely curious.
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Daytukrjabs wrote:flyingpanda wrote:What was your mindset when you were takng so many LSATs? Did you hit a plateau and try to push through it? Or did you never hit a peak and just decide to keep going?
I was going through some personal struggles. But let's face it. The LSAT is a beast of its own. Not everyone is capable of getting a 170+ and it's reserved for the top 1% for a reason. I really had to dig deep and make some serious decisions to keep going until I got the score I believed I could get.
Pretty sure you are kinda contradicting yourself... if anything, you prove that a 170 is not 'reserved' for anyone.
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What were the results of your admissions cycle ?
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Have you considered a career in teaching the LSAT?
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Daytukrjabs wrote:thecilent wrote:Daytukrjabs wrote:acrossthelake wrote:I'm seriously surprised that this didn't hurt the OP in admission cycles.
Honestly, I thought so too. The TLS and adcoms in the past have strongly suggested taking no more than 2 LSATs. However, the bottom line is, DO YOU HAVE THE SCORE?
Adcoms can't assume anything about what happened to your LSATs. Anything could have happened: serious long-term illness, death of a family member, financial struggle etc. But I did write an addendum explaining my situation.
But how do you write an addendum for SIX lsats? lol
Very thoughtfully and honestly.
Word. I hear ya.
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