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A Few Days Left to Cancel Your February LSAT Score

The February 2012 LSAT has gone the way of the dodo, never to be seen again. If you took it, congratulations. You should have a score coming to your inbox by March 7 (which really seems like a cruelly long time to wait). But what if you think that said score is going to be terrible? What if Saturday’s test was less of a fun run and more of a death march? Well, LSAC actually gives you the option of canceling your score.

First, the logistics. To cancel your score, LSAC has to receive a written request within six calendar days. So you wouldn’t want to just send it in a regular ol’ letter – you should either fax or overnight it to them. If you do choose to cancel your score then LSAC won’t grade it, and law schools will never know how you did on it (neither will you). What law schools will know, however, is that you took the test and then cancelled your score.
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Feb 14, 2012 - 6:12 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: cancel your lsat score, february 2012 lsat, february lsat, law schools, lsac, LSAT, LSAT advice, lsat score
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February 2012 LSAT Withdraw Deadline is Tomorrow

Ahhh, late withdrawal. The cause of many an unwanted pregnancy. Wait. Wrong blog. Was I supposed to take a left at Albuquerque? Anyway, moving right along…

Ahhh, late withdrawal. The cause of many a lost LSAT registration fee (there, that’s better). That’s right kids, your last chance to shirk February LSAT test day draws nigh (as in, tomorrow). But should you take it (your chance, that is)?

As with all matters law, it depends. As those of you who read the second paragraph may have noticed, late LSAT withdrawal means total forfeiture of your registration fee. So you have to be okay with throwing away that cash before you start asking yourself any other questions.
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Feb 9, 2012 - 6:47 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: february 2012 lsat, february lsat, LSAT, LSAT advice, LSAT preparation, lsat score, lsat test, withdrawing from the lsat
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Time to Hunker Down if it’s Your Third LSAT in Two Years

Are you ready for a slew of clichés? Good, because here they come.

It’s crunch time.

It’s the bottom of the ninth.

It’s the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.

This one’s for all the marbles.

The whole enchilada.

Hopefully you’ve gotten the point by now. What the crap am I talking about, though?

Well, for some folks out there, this is the last LSAT they’ll be able to take for a while.
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Jan 26, 2012 - 6:26 pm - By Alex Davis
Tags: february lsat, lsac, LSAT, LSAT advice
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Six Things to Do After Taking the New York LSAT

There are some moments in your life that you’ll never forget. That first kiss. When she said, “Yes!” Flying over the Vegas Strip for the first time.

Then, there are some moments in your life that you’ll never remember. The one most relevant to all of you is immediately after taking your LSAT, New York students. The rush of adrenaline, the crushing weight of your future – all of these will lead you to go out and forget your troubles, Cheers-style.

Instead, here is a list of some post-LSAT New York activities that you will want to remember. Though you can (and should) still have a few drinks.

Post-New York LSAT Activity I: Shower
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Jan 24, 2012 - 7:01 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: LSAT, LSAT advice, new york lsat
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December LSAT: Bite the Bullet, or Cancel Your Score?

So the December 2011 LSAT is now squarely behind us. Hopefully it went stupendously. Some of you may have been taking the test for the first time, while others may have been retaking after a lackluster October performance. Either way, if you’re applying this cycle, you’ll want to apply as soon as your score is back, so letters of recommendation and personal statements should be going in to LSAC now. That way you can apply right in the middle of the application river that’s flowing into law schools.

But what if the test didn’t go well? Do you cancel? Because tomorrow is the deadline to do so.

If you cancel, you’ll never know your score, but neither will law schools. One cancellation doesn’t really look that bad, but multiple cancellations can make you look sort of flakey in the eyes of some schools. Also, if you cancel, you’d have to retake in February or later.

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Dec 8, 2011 - 6:05 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: december lsat, law school admissions, LSAT, lsat cancellation
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At the Starting Gate of Your LSAT Class

Blueprint classes for the February LSAT are kicking off this week, and students across the U.S. are encountering the LSAT for the first time, the start of a relationship that over the next few months will blossom (hopefully) into a full blown, Hugh Grant-worthy love affair with the logic of the LSAT.

And while the February LSAT may seem distant and these first lessons straightforward and somewhat introductory, it’s of the utmost importance that you gain a solid understanding of these initial concepts. The methods in the class build upon themselves. These first few lessons provide the foundation for everything to come; not fully understanding validity or logical force will do more than interfere with your success on Must Be True questions, it will destroy your ability to spot a flawed argument, much less strengthen/weaken one, not to mention finding sufficient and necessary assumptions. Read Entire Article…

Dec 7, 2011 - 6:00 pm - By Nick Rey
Tags: february lsat, LSAT, lsat class, lsat course, LSAT prep, lsat skills, lsat study habits, lsat studying
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Five Things to Repeat to Yourself on LSAT Test Day

The December LSAT is in three short days. You probably want to panic, but don’t. This is exciting. You’ve prepared for weeks and weeks, and all that hard work is going to pay off. Keep reminding yourself of that, all the way until the test. And when you’re taking the test itself on Saturday, keep telling yourself these things to stay calm:

It’s Just Another Practice Exam – People tend to think that their LSAT will somehow be different. They think that since it’s the real LSAT exam, it will somehow be harder. But it won’t be. Sure, things change here and there, but for the most part it’s not going to be new or different. Remember: Everyone around you Saturday studied for the same thing.

The LSAT is Incredibly Interesting – This applies mostly to reading comp on the LSAT.
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Nov 30, 2011 - 6:20 pm - By Colin Elzie
Tags: december lsat, LSAT, LSAT advice, lsat score, lsat test
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Considering Withdrawing from or Postponing Your LSAT?

While some of you may be going through other withdrawals a few days after the LSAT (both alcohol withdrawal from the bender you’ve been on, and Adderall withdrawal because you just needed that extra boost), today we’re going to address the new withdrawal policy by the LSAC and how it applies to the test Saturday.

First off, the new policy allows you to withdraw up until midnight Friday. That means you better pull the trigger by 11:59:59 P.M. EST if you don’t want the law schools to know that you were registered for October. Withdrawing means that no law school will be any wiser.

Now, onto the meat of the article.
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Sep 28, 2011 - 5:35 pm - By Matt Shinners
Tags: cancelling lsat, LSAT advice, withdrawing from the lsat
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Don’t Be a Negative Nancy When You Take the LSAT

There’s a pernicious myth (not to be confused with a vermicious knid) that there will be a huge score difference between the times when you practice the LSAT and the time when you take the LSAT. Some folks are happy with their practice test scores, but they manage to convince themselves that everything is going to change when they actually sit down and take the LSAT.

Poppycock! You will be nervous when you actually take the LSAT, but that’s no matter. It’s to be expected. What you don’t want to be is a Negative Nancy (or a Debbie Downer). As has been repeated by many a high school football coach, “If you think you can, you will. If you think can’t, you’re right.” Same thing goes for when you take the LSAT. You don’t want to run headlong into a self-fulfilling prophecy that takes the form of poor LSAT score.
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Sep 22, 2011 - 10:29 am - By Alex Davis
Tags: LSAT, LSAT advice, LSAT prep, LSAT preparation, take the lsat
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Battle LSAT Anxiety with Your Brain (and Butt)

For today’s post we brought in recently licensed marriage and family therapist Megan Riley to share her thoughts on controlling test day anxiety.

Adrenaline

When you’re anxious, your body secretes adrenaline. It’s a super basic human response that you’ve probably heard about as the fight-or-flight response. It’s only really helpful though if you are, say, getting ready to fight off a predator. The problem is, there aren’t a whole lot of pouncing mountain lions in LSAT study.

In fact, adrenaline, while wonderful for various physically demanding or life-threatening situations, isn’t so great for taking a test of standardized logic.
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Sep 20, 2011 - 6:00 pm - By Contributing writer
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