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I was supposed to attend MSCS starting Fall 2026, but I feel unsteady about the CS job market. I just want a solid education where I feel prepared professionally with high ROI to pay back loans.

As a domestic applicant who is taking private loans to fund my MS, I am hesitant about Computer Science/AI/ML programs, but do not mind a program that has foundational courses that better my skills or allow me to gain meaningful knowledge for the job market.

Hi! I really struggle with studying for the LSAT. I am planning to read The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning by Ellen Cassidy for 3-4 months straight carefully taking notes and doing her practice questions near the end of the chapter.

I also plan to do a wrong journal.

However, what is the best way to practice taking the exam, prepping for the questions, and doing drills?

Is 7Sage or LSAT Demon better?

For context, I got into a MS CS program this cycle, but decided it was not a good option. I am taking a gap year to further my opportunities. I have an above average background in CS and Mathematics. I plan to take additional prerequisite coursework in math (Linear Algebra and Differential Equations) and physics, as I finished some of my core classes.

I just have never been a really good standardized test taker, and I genuinely could use a lot of advice of what really work for individuals who scored 170+?

Did anyone take a gap year or reapply a year later, and did it increase your chances? I gave it my all this year with the possibility of trying my best to get in with the small chance of being grandfathered into federal loans. But, in the the future, if I had to take out private loans, I am uncertain or unsure I would actually commit to a MS CS or adjacent MSAI/ML/CS program.