7Sage Admissions Committee is testing a new service -- the Application Autopsy. Here's part of what it looks like:

How it works:

• Send us an application you submitted this year

• Tell us what your results were (where did you get in? where did you get rejected? are you on any waitlists?) by using our Admissions Tracker.

• Three of our admissions experts will blind-review your file under real life conditions. You'll get each of their assessments, plus a summary by the committee chair. : What did you do well? What was lacking?

• We'll tell you if, and how, we think you could do better with an R&R. Were you telling the right story? Was there a red flag you weren't aware of?

We're looking for some early feedback! If you'd like us to review your file, you can submit it here. We'll do free reviews of the first three files we receive. In exchange, I'll organize a meeting with you to discuss your experience and get some feedback.

Are we using paper journals or is anyone using a note program on an app they like? I'm a pretty slow writer and writing them out is taking forever. I was debating on getting an iPad (which I would use for other things) and using a digital pencil to do a wrong answer journal. If I did that, I would, ideally, like to find a program where I could hide the correct answer, and my notes, until I want to see them (kind of like how you can press the button to show the notes during review here). Has anyone tried this?

Hi, I went from a 137 diagnostic to a 180 official score, and now I help others reach their LSAT goals.

Before I do any kind of sales pitch, I put together an in depth breakdown of what I genuinely think will help you improve. These are what I consider the non negotiables:

1. Start drilling immediately. Do not just do books or beginner classes where they just go over concepts, start doing real problems.

2. Predict answer choices in both LR and RC. A lot of people avoid predicting early on because they are not good at it yet, but long term it is one of the most important skills for real score growth.

3. Do 1 to 2 timed sections per week at least, and review them immediately.

4. Make time for one focused hour a day, and if you can, two hours. No phone, no FaceTiming your significant other, no football on in the background. You need to completely lock in for at least an hour a day.

5. Unless you are already scoring in the 170s, stop taking weekly full PTs. I did weekly PTs for months while I was scoring in the 150s and 160s, but the reality is it often becomes chasing a score rather than improving. You will get far more benefit from two timed sections with immediate review rather than a PT.

6. Use as many official attempts as you need. I scored 169, then 169 again, and then a 180. Do not cut yourself short. Keep taking the official test until you get a score that matches your PT range.

7. If you are in undergrad, prioritize your GPA. I have friends who studied like crazy for the LSAT, scored 170+, and then tanked their GPA in the process. Law schools care about both. You can retake the LSAT, but you cannot fix your GPA once it is damaged.

8. Slow down. If you are consistently finishing sections but not scoring in the 170s, you are missing easy points throughout the section. On my 180, I basically guessed on the last question in one section, but I made sure I was extremely confident on every question I attempted. Yes, sometimes you need to cut your losses, but do not go into questions expecting to do that.

9. Stop obsessing over accommodations. It seems like everyone gets them these days, but I did not. That said, if you qualify and have documentation, apply. A lot of people with ADHD or other legitimate issues feel guilty applying and do not. If you qualify, you should apply.

10. Stop making excuses. As a tutor, I constantly hear people say “I’m so busy” or “I had a long week.” I am not discounting what you are going through, but everybody has something. You are competing against other people who are also busy and also dealing with life. If you cannot lock in, you are wasting time.

Some side tips:

• Every wrong answer involves at least two mistakes: you chose the wrong answer, and you failed to choose the right answer. Diagnose both issues every time.

• Blind review only the questions you got wrong, not the entire section. The new 7Sage formatting makes this much easier than the old version.

• If you are just beginning do not read the question stem first, read the stimulus first. If you have been studying for a long time then it may be hard to switch from question stem to stimulus.

• Treat every LR stimulus like it was written by a politician you absolutely hate. Pick apart their argument. Most of the time it is a bad argument. If you are reading LR stimuli and thinking “that makes sense” more than 1 out of every 10 times, you probably are not being critical enough.

• Do not schedule the LSAT until you are ready. Do not put unnecessary pressure on yourself. Wait until your PTs are in the range you want, then sign up.

• Do not worry about “using up” problems. There are thousands of questions, and even if you go through all of them, you will forget most of what you did.

• Do not only drill hard problems. If you are starting out, easier problems are often better for long term improvement because they build fundamentals.

• Do not over study. Treat it like working out. If you were training for a marathon, you would not run 20 miles every day. Aim for 1 to 3 quality hours a day. Anything more than that is often just going through the motions.

• Lock in on RC. A lot of people study LR and barely touch RC because LR is more enjoyable. My recommendation is one RC passage a day. It is not a huge time commitment, and it keeps you consistent. Some days you should do more, but commit to at least one untimed passage daily.

My biggest piece of advice for everyone is this: believe in yourself. You can do this. I went from a 137 to a 180, and I am not some genius. There is a good chance you started off better than I did. If I can do it, anyone can.

This is a skills based test, not an IQ test. Once you truly understand that, the LSAT becomes much easier to improve on.

Now with all that said, I have worked with over 50 students, and a large chunk have broken into the 170s. I offer a very personalized approach to LSAT tutoring. Sessions are super interactive, and the goal is to get you set up so you approach every question with confidence.

Because I run my own company during the week, I have limited spots available at a time. I can work with people on price, but keep in mind that because my time is limited, I will prioritize higher rates if substantially different than another student.

If you are interested, please reply below or message me.

If you are not interested in tutoring but found this post helpful, please upvote or leave a short reply so more people can see it.

Going to be completely transparent, as an application, I have no idea where I stand. LSAT:146, GPA:3.70, plenty of work experience throughout college, current job I work I deal largely with the legal team and contracts. Going to apply with this score and hope for the best. Wish me luck, Hopefully I can come back to this post as someone who was able to get an acceptance to provide hope to anyone who feels like a bad LSAT score is the end of the world.

Hey everyone, I'm Yousuf. You might have come across some of my posts on Reddit as TheLawgicTutor. I figured I'd share some of that info here as well:

I wanted to share a question that came up in a tutoring session recently, because it highlights a really common trap I see on specific LSAT questions.

This applies most directly to "Provable Questions", (MSS, Must Be True, Inference, etc). On these, the correct answer should follow almost directly from the stimulus. You're not being asked to decide what makes sense, what's a good idea, or what someone ought to do. You're just identifying what is actually supported by the facts given, and nothing more.

Most trap answers on provable questions fail in the same way: they go a bit too far. They predict slightly too much, stretch the scope of the passage, or assume something that isn't 100% backed by the stimulus.

The specific trap answer I want to highlight today is the word "should".

When an answer choice says someone "should" do something, it's making a recommendation or prescription. That's a very powerful statement and is usually too far beyond what the stimulus proves. Unless the stimulus explicitly makes a recommendation, seeing the word "should" on an answer choice should be an immediate red flag.

Take a look at the question below. Notice that every wrong answer uses the word "should", while the correct answer uses much weaker and more careful language. That type of phrasing is what you should be looking for in provable questions.

Hello! I have currently been studying for the LSAT since mid January 2026 and plan on taking it in June and likely August. However, around the beginning of February, I fell a bit behind on the core curriculum and I've been playing catch up. For context, I'm a second semester junior in college, I've found that I have a lot of time during my breaks, but obviously not as much time when I am at school. My main concern is that I feel like I won't be ready to take the exam in June. I start the practice test period this Monday (3/9) so hopefully I start to feel more confident, but right now I am at a standstill. Does anyone have any advice? Would it be optimal to postpone my exam till August, or take one in June and then August?

Wondering if it's a mistake to send an email to two schools I haven't heard back from at all + that I really like to express my continued interest? I applied in December, so it really hasn't been that long in this cycle, but I also signed up for the April LSAT as a potential fallback for waitlists, and I'm not sure how that reflects on my file for the schools I haven't heard back from.

I really don't want schools to hold decisions for a test I may not even take, but I'm not sure how to express that, as "Please don't hold my application, that LSAT registration is just in case you waitlist me" doesn't sound the best.

Hoping for any suggestions on a) if an email is necessary, b) how to phrase an email to schools that expresses interest but doesn't seem like I'm nagging them, and c) tells them that I don't want them to hold off on anything because I have an April LSAT registration in my file...

Thank you!

A pretty commonly asked question. I'm currently scoring pretty much low 170s high 160s, what does it take to consistently score mid-high 170s? Does it mostly come down to luck and test variance? Is it something to do with the way people read and think? Any input from tutors would be great!

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if anyone knows if we can use a corded or wireless mouse for the LSAT? I searched the LSAC rules and couldn't find an answer. All the reddit info about a mouse was from a few years ago so I wanted to check here if anyone who has recently done the test remotely could give me an answer. Thank you!

I totally agree that the core curriculum and foundation block are very important complete!!

I would like to automatically include the practice questions we are given in the core curriculum into my analytics but I can't see to find anyway to do that except by manually unselecting the toggle on each question that says don't include in analytics. Any easier way of doing this?

Hello everyone! I just wanted to share how important the foundations unit is. When I first started studying about a year(ish) ago, I looked over the foundations unit thinking how it all was just common sense. The conditional logic section seemed so unimportant and even the grammar unit felt pointless. So... I skipped it. BUT, I can guarantee you that it's not pointless. Ever since I really dived into the foundations unit and started taking it seriously, I'm getting way more questions right. I'm getting the questions right which I used to get wrong all the time!!!

I guess this is all just to say that don't skip the foundations.

I know it might seem like a waste of time and we feel like our time would be better spent learning the question types, but everything which is in the foundations unit builds up to what we need in order to succeed in the LR and RC sections. So pleaseee, don't skip this and don't make the same mistake I did.

I'm hosting an online seminar tomorrow morning on sufficient and necessary assumptions, how to recognize them and distinguish between them, and how to apply that knowledge to solve real LSAT questions.

This topic has been covered very frequently, but I'd like to share a very intuitive approach that worked for me. Feel free to sign up below!

Registration is free but limited, so sign up quickly!

Event details:

• Saturday, March 7th at 11:30 to 12:30 EST (Online)

• Sign up here

Hello,

Is anyone studying for LSAT and would like to study together? We can do drills together and go over our thought process!

Registered for April LSAT!

When drilling I have my BR settings set to only show me questions I get incorrect (which I know is not the recommended method of BR but its what I am doing rn) and when I correct my mistakes in BR, if I BR answered correctly by BR score becomes 100% (if I only had to BR 1 problem out of 5 in a drill for example). So my BR percentage would be 100% in the drill section. But in the drill analysis chart, it would show BR 20% or 1/5 correct instead of the 100% (again if I only BRed the single question I got wrong and did not BR the ones I got right in the drill). This is not a big deal but it makes it harder for me to visualize my results in a cohesive manner. Please make it so the data is consistent.

Hi,

I noticed I consistently perform much worse on Science RC passages, even with blind reviews, and it takes me much longer to understand the arguments. I feel like the answers to different kinds of passages almost come more intuitively in a way that just doesn't happen for the science ones. I was wondering if anyone else has this issue or has tips to work on this!

Thanks :)

Did over half of the PT’s in the 140-150‘s and tried some older PT’s in the 100s and 110s, and they felt easier. Generally scored better in them too. Has the LSAT gotten more difficult over the years lol

Hey all! I gave a bit of time before I wanted to share once again the LSAT Discord study group I created that's open to everyone. I mainly aimed at connecting folks in the west coast (PST time zone) but everyone is welcomed! Most of the people in this group are from the east coast anyways!

https://discord.gg/sY5St5DGdN

This group's goal is to support all learners no matter their score ☺️

• We host Friday Night LR every week! (5PM PST | 7PM CST | 8PM CST)

• Also anyone can chat and host their study group sessions here!

• If you also want to study with others undisturbed, there is a silent study room where all chat and voice is disabled 📚🔕🔇

So far it's been a safe and welcoming space to chat and ask questions about the LSAT. 💙

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I recommend everyone joining to set their notifications settings to only notify them if someone tags them.

Thank you!!!!

What are the greatest strategies to choose the right AC when you're down to two ACs?

Context:

I've been studying for the LSAT for a couple months now. Was a Feb test taker and came back with a 167. I'm locking in with a lot more discipline for the April test and am hoping to get my score into the 170s. (My Current highest LR priorities are Flaw, Weaken, NA)

The Problem:

My scores have improved and I've noticed that now the vast majority of questions I answer incorrectly I was between two ACs. One correct, and the other incorrect. My question is, how do I go about finding my weakness in picking the AC and how do I increase the likelihood that I will pick the correct answer, especially on test day.

Thank you all in advance for any help/resources/etc.!

Hi all, does anyone in Toronto want to partner up to study together virtually? I will be taking the June 2026 lsat. Or are there any study groups I can join?

Dearest LSAT grinders,

Any interest in a time-accommodation study group? Would love to connect with people practicing under similar conditions!

Hi all, we just launched Study Room!

They are voice chat rooms with screenshare, like in Discord so you can drill and study together!

This is in beta. There are bugs so please be patient with us, thank you!

Ok, so I have complained a lot because I didn't see to improve I took an LSAT (with barely any studying less than minimal) I got a 130, I then went to take two exams in Law Hub 142 and 145, took two Prep Test here 145 and 146 if I am not mistaken,

I have complained and might complain in the future. However, I must say, I just took a Section of LR untimed and got a 161 sooooo there might be hope, there just might

So J.Y. sorry for critizicing the course or what not, either way I might change my opinion. I'll just keep studying until I master it and we'll go from there....

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I don't know if it is just me, but my account is not letting me set the time for drills, e.g., (+150%,+200%, or untimed), and I'm not allowed to choose whether to show the answer or not right after a question in drills.

Edit: This is happening in my smart drill by analytics section