Ask a guy who took the LSAT 7 times and now going to a T14 Forum

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[thecilent]

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.

[ARTfulDodger]

lol That's awesome.

I second that

[thecilent]

Wouldn't the school see that you took it seven times? I guess persistence can be a + for the softs.

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[09042014]

Are you worried that you won't be as smart as your peers?

[flyingpanda]

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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[pkpop]

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.

[vespertiliovir]

I did write an addendum explaining my situation.

What was your situation, exactly?

[thecilent]

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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[thecilent]

Are you worried that you won't be as smart as your peers?

No, because they are not.

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[Rand M.]

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.

[thecilent]

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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[CanadianWolf]

What were the results of your admissions cycle ?

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[Hannibal]

Have you considered a career in teaching the LSAT?

[thecilent]

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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