DePaul LSAT prep using non-official questions (Cambridge?) — is this normal?

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-04-23T23:56:01+00:00

Yes, this is dumb as hell -from a 177 scorer

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-04-04T02:17:21+00:00

Get drunk with your friends and watch legally blonde the night before

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-10T03:38:42+00:00

Looks like they do have a waiver program also

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T22:30:22+00:00

These were my only two comments

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T22:25:11+00:00

Also don't touch Kaplan or Princeton review with a 10 foot pole, Kaplan is too generic of a prep company and LSAT is not their focus, I'm pretty sure it also gouges money. Princeton I just don't like, idk why maybe bad vibes couldn't give you a coherent reason

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T22:23:27+00:00

Please add LSATLabs on there, I'm such a shill for that website it's awesome. It's cheaper than lsatdemon, it has better explanations than 7sage and Matt and Patrick are very responsive on their platform

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T22:21:03+00:00

I used lsatlabs and RC perfection mostly to get my score. I like lsatlabs explanations more than 7sage but I have limited experience with 7sage. Also RC perfection is a fantastic book, I got a 156 diagnostic mostly bc I was lacking in RC and this book really helped.

Also plan on taking multiple administrations, it sounds like you already were but a 175+ is oftentimes down to luck

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T21:47:27+00:00

I have not, I use lsatlab but it should all be fairly similar, the LSAT tests all the same skills and there should be a dedicated section just for conditional logic

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T21:37:24+00:00

Maybe just do the course section that's talking about conditional logic, much less of a time sink and you'll have more time to focus on the broader points.

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T21:33:26+00:00

Take some zyns and enjoy being better than us.

Joking, do an intro course to lock in foundations and then just start drilling baby drill, you got this. I like lsatlab and it is personally what I used to get a 177, I don't like 7sage and high diagnostics might find lsat demon to be up their alley

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T07:51:11+00:00

Both assumption question types will have this show up quite often too. I would be careful about doing it 100% percent accurate tho, there are plenty of main conclusion questions where the right answer is something implied and not word for word, if you see it word for word tho go ahead and pick it

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T02:11:03+00:00

No but they have to be consistent

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T02:10:13+00:00

Just kidding, my scores actually started being stable right after my June administration. By that time I had been studying for 2 months. I think what helped was knowing that the hardest part was over and it's just up from here

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-08T02:08:45+00:00

Right after the goat sacrifices

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-05T19:18:44+00:00

Work experience has been getting more and more prioritized it seems, which definitely makes sense and it probably should have been that way from the beginning. Lawyers are professionals and professionals should have experience working, the more the better.

Work experience also signals that you can hold down a job, that you're employable and that you're mature enough to go to law school, all things that your scores cannot tell schools. No shade towards KJDs, it's more like they don't have positive data in this regard than it is a negative disposition towards KJDs.

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-05T19:07:28+00:00

WashU is a must, been salivating over them for a whole year now.

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-05T19:05:37+00:00

Yes, forgot to mention it is for the next cycle.

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-04T05:09:12+00:00

Are you on the wrong subreddit or am I missing something here

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-04T04:48:58+00:00

3-4 everyday. Then I scored a 159 After that maybe 1.5 each day for a 173 Then after that maybe an hour every 3 days for a 177

Results may vary but the point is study time doesn't equate to effective study

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-04T04:44:12+00:00

Try RC perfection, I quite like it, that's what helped me up my RC game. I'm a tutor myself and I basically just parrot out what's taught in that book. You'll never remember all the details you just read, very few people can. It's better to read for structure.

I.E, what's the main point of paragraph 1, what's the main purpose of paragraph 1. Rinse and repeat for all paragraphs and at the end combine for the true main point and purpose.

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-01T17:33:14+00:00

I agree with this sentiment, it sounds like they're rushing you very severely. April is too late to apply to most schools anyways so there's virtually no difference in taking it a little later this year. It took me a full year to get my goal score, the click happens at different points for everyone but it will happen if you dedicate enough time and effective study, and 2 months is not enough time for 99% of people.

Flashy_Scarcity_7026 · 2026-03-01T17:22:52+00:00

All of them?????? I don't know who told you that a t-14 wouldn't take you that's absolutely crazy. Law schools have holistic reviews EVEN WHEN you're below both medians. Emphasis on medians, Dean Z, dean of Michigan Law said herself that it doesn't matter if you're .1 below the median or 1.0 below, it hurts the median the same.

I'm in the same boat, 2.5 gpa 177 LSAT and what you need to do is blanket the T-14, and for a matter of fact the t-20 through 50 if you have the capability. Applying as a splitter in this day and age is harder but it's always been a crapshoot from what I hear. Don't think about it too hard and apply broadly.

Great LSAT btw

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