I am heading out on vacation but Steven and Ellie will be taking care of things until I return on July 16.  Please contact us when you get your scores so we can start planning on where to go from there.

With another 10 days or so before the scores come out, now is a good time to think about some of the application components that you can get done during the summer.  The two best would be getting your transcripts sent off and start working on the letters of recommendation.  Make sure to contact all of the schools you attend, including running start and community college institutions.  For letters of recommendation, the form can be found after you "add a recommender" under the letters of recommendation section in your account at www.lsac.org.  Once you have added them, you will see a "print form" button.  Let me know if you have any questions about the process or if you want to talk about who will write a letter for you.

We wish all of our students the best of luck today on the LSAT.  Please get in contact with us if you want to talk about your test, find out where your experimental sections is or what other people thought of the different sections of the test.  Because LSAC does not allow discussion on the internet about specifics of test, I will not be able to post anything about it.  You are welcome to call and listen to the message or come meet with us.

With one week to go until the LSAT, a couple of thoughts.  One is make sure that you read the instructions that come with your ticket very carefully.  Your ticket is in your account on LSAC, located under the LSAT header.  Don't mess with the instructions.  You can be turned away from the test if you don't follow them.  The big ones being, everything comes in a 1 gallon ziplock plastic bag and then other - no cellphones.  As silly as the rules may seem, they are for your protection.  Also, it is time to start thinking about if you are going to take the June test.  If you are good with where you are scoring right now, then go for it.  We can talk afterwards about where it felt good or not.  If you are not where you want to be and think with a few more months, you can get there, then it might make sense to wait until October.  You can't change your test date at this point.  Just don't go next Monday.  The law schools will see that you were registered but didn't take it.  They truly don't care.  If you decide to put this off, get in touch with us so we can create a study plan for over the summer.    The best of luck to those of you who take it on Monday!

I hope everyone had a good 3-day weekend.  We still have plenty of time to make a difference in your LSAT score.  At this point, you should be transitioning from skill set learning to test taking strategy.  If you realize that there are skills you still need help understanding, make sure you make an appointment for some one-on-one tutoring.  Otherwise, work on finding your pace in the different sections.  Keeping in mind, that not finishing but working at a speed where you understand what you are doing, can often get you a higher score.  Also, pay attention to those anxiety triggers.  Start developing a plan to deal with those moments where you get unnerved.  Learn to recognize when they are happening so that you can acknowledge that is what is going on and then shake it off.  Remember they are all only one point questions.  If you are starting to think about putting this off until October, check in with Steven or myself.  We can help you come up with a studying plan for over the summer.

Just a reminder that this weekend is the University District Street Fair.  The community center uses this weekend as a fund raiser.  Parking here will cost $10 per car for the day.  The money goes 100% to the community center so it is for a good cause.  We will be proctoring 5 sections for the rest of the class so be sure to bring your Next Book of 10 LSATs with you every time you come to take a test.  We will give you test 62 this weekend.  Tests 52 through 55 are for you to take as extra exams.

Enjoy the sun break but then back to work.  We are at the midpoint in the class so plenty of time to make improvements as well as solidify the skill sets you have been learning.  Starting this weekend we are moving to 5 section tests to plan on it taking an extra half hour.  Also, make sure you bring your book with you every time you come to take a test.  Your experimental will be coming out of that book.  If you want some extra help or just want to touch base, we have tutoring times available.

Sandy