I CANNOT thank 7Sage (especially JY) and the amazing community here enough. I honestly never thought I could reach the 170s (my first practice test was a 139), but on the June 3rd exam I scored a 171, and I COULD NOT have done it without JY's incredible teaching. The moral of the story here is that:
Thank you 7Sage. I can't thank you enough.
Edit: I don't know what month it is, apparently
39
31 comments
@taylor890 I started studying in August of last year and spent the first three or so months just doing the core curriculum. After I finished the core curriculum, I spent about a month just foolproofing all the games in PTs 1-35. After I finished with that (at this point it was the beginning of December), I began taking the full-length practice tests starting at 36. I wanted to get all of them done by March of 2019, so I took three full tests a week and took Sunday off (my mental health thanked me for this). That way I was able to get through all of the content before I took the LSAT for the first time in March.
In terms of my actual studying, I have to assume it was the same as most 7Sagers. For the full-length PTs, I timed them and Blind Reviewed them. The one difference, and this may not be a good thing to emulate, is that I found 3 PTs a week tolerable only if I split them up in half (I would do the first two sections of a PT on Monday and then the other two sections of that same PT Tuesday, and so on). I assume the downside of this is that you may lower your endurance for testing, but I can't say I noticed anything on test day and I think it was probably worth it because doing all 4 sections of a PT on the same day is GRUELING. lol
Let me know if you have any more questions! I'd love to help :)
Congrats @lloung88149 , that increase is insane! Beck of luck with applications. This is very inspiring.
I absolutely love this!!! Good for you!
This just proves to show that hard work and dedication really pay off! The LSAT is by no means a measure of intelligence for those of us who started off with a low score. It don't mean crap!
@lloung88149 Thank you so much for your detailed reply! I started at the same diagnostic score so this is really encouraging :smile: Were you studying while in school or working PT or FT? If so, do you have any tips for managing studying and other commitments?
WOW congratulations!!! This is amazing and I started around the same diagnostic as you, so it’s really inspiring to read of your progress. I wish you the best of luck in all your future endeavors!
@floressanchezg61 About a year! I started seriously studying in August of last year.
Amazing job! Would you mind sharing more about your timeline and your study routine?
Wow, congrats!!!!
@gabeshelton3715 I think it may have been a number of factors. One, I had a head cold in March so I wasn't feeling my best. Two, it was my first take, so I was really nervous. Three, I got a much better night of sleep in June (probably because I didn't have a cold). Four, I think the June test wasn't easier per say, but I do think it played more to my strengths. My weakness is LG, and I'm pretty sure ALL of the hard questions were LG for my June test. Because I can miss LG whether it's hard or not, this test played to my advantage because it isolated all of the difficulty in a section I don't normally do well in regardless of difficulty, allowing me to knock out LR and RC.
@rochishatogare811
"YOU THINK THIS IS BAD?! THIS... CHICANERY?!" :wink:
Thank you for sharing this inspiring story! Good luck in applying to law schools! I am sure it will go smoothly after that amazing score :smiley:
@lloung88149 said:
I used the 7Sage analytics to see which question types I was missing the most, then went back and reviewed the teaching on those question types as well as did untimed individual questions to really focus on my technique and understand the question type.
Awesome, thank you so much!! There's hope for the rest of us after all! :')
@davidtye7sage96
Agreed lol! How often (if at all) did you take timed 4-section PTs in one sitting?
Probably... twice? Lol! 36 and 37. I then realized how unsustainable it was for me - I was going to burn out in about a week. Thus, I started splitting them up over two days.
And were you just sticking to BR'ing these PTs or were you also squeezing in timed/untimed drills for your weak areas?
I used the 7Sage analytics to see which question types I was missing the most, then went back and reviewed the teaching on those question types as well as did untimed individual questions to really focus on my technique and understand the question type.
Hi! What specific 7Sage course plan were you on?
How long did you study for and how many days a week/hours? and did you use 7sage all throughout ur study sesh?
@lloung88149 said:
@cilgyabraham920 Nope! Only 7Sage, all the way!
save $$$! haha. Congrats!!
@lloung88149 said:
@floressanchezg61 About a year! I started seriously studying in August of last year.
Did you use other study materials or books?
Congratulations!! Very inspiring!
@jasminesade220 Likewise! And cute pupper :smile:
Congratulations!!! How long did you study for?
Congrats! It's finally over with haha. I wish you all the best during the admissions process! Keep us in the loop if you have the time! Your username is pretty funny btw :smiley:
This is incredible! Congrats!!!
Congrats!!
Congrats!! I was wondering if the 165 in march then the 171 in June was due to the fluctuation of the difficulty of the test or were you just less prepared in march?
@shrm496
Hi! What specific 7Sage course plan were you on?
Ultimate+! I can't overstate how excellent it is. I really think the depth of the course's coverage was necessary for me.