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hi, just subscribed to 7sage (core) after taking a diagnostic last week and am going to start studying on monday to take the lsat in February. I've read that besides 7sage; loophole, lsat trainer, and the powerscore bibles are the best resources. I'm just wondering how to most effectively use these in combination (in terms of in what order to go and which, if any, to use simultaneously), especially without confusing myself?
I've seen some things about doing 7sage foundations or all of 7sage theory first before adding loophole and lsat trainer, other different things about working through all of them at the same time, and not much about adding powerscore bibles to the three. I would really appreciate some help/advice on what has worked for people & what is generally recommended as I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and want to make sure I get it right. thanks
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I started w loophole but I work full time and have other commitments, so it took me a while to get through. I liked it and thought it was clear and accessible but I LOVE 7s, I find it far more intuitive and comprehensive than Loophole. However, there is a chance that this is the result of some scheduling changes and the fact that I am studying at/with an intensity and frequency conducive to my learning. I think it'll ultimately depend on the type of learner you are. I am pretty disciplined and don't necessarily need an interactive interface to engage with BUT the cc is well developed and I have no complaints so far (I'm only 80% done foundations btw)
Hi Teresa! I completed the trainer and I've used both the LR and RC bibles. Of course, I also completed the CC here in 7s. From my experience, I would recommend to focus on 7s and use the other sources as supplements when you feel you don't fully understand a concept. I say this because 7s is really comprehensive and teaches you fundamentals. Other sources are not as in depth when it comes to LR. For RC the Bible is amazing. I did those chapters and followed up with Bailey's live reding comp intro classes to really start scoring well and feeling like I was starting to understand the passages more.
I highly recommend 7sage over the lsat trainer. I don't know anything about the others. I also recommend subscribing to live classes too. That way you can ask questions.
I LOVED Loophole for LR and LSAT Trainer for RC. I used those as my base at the start and used 7sage to dive deeper into some things that I needed more help with. That method worked for me, but do whatever works best for you! Whatever you look at/study first will become your base. It'll be how you identify question types and what strategies you use (all of them say the same thing but slightlyyy differ on strategy.
Hi Teresa, one piece of advice is that I personally found The Loophole's basic translation drill (which later gets built into the CLIR drill) really helpful. It significantly improved my timing and comprehension of the stimulus in LR. You can start doing this drill as soon as you're familiar with the grammar, logic, and argument structures that you learn either in 7Sage's foundations curriculum or in the earlier chapters of The Loophole's curriculum. For what it's worth, I think 7Sage's foundations curriculum is more thorough than The Loophole's is, and so better if you're a beginner.
You'll find that 7Sage and The Loophole's approaches to LR differ beyond that. 7Sage has a detailed taxonomy of different question types (SA, NA, PSA, WSE, flaw, pattern, etc.) whereas The Loophole teaches that there are 4 different stimulus types and emphasizes reading the stim and predicting the answer. It depends which one you like more! I personally found The Loophole's version more intuitive, but I also wasn't a total beginner when I started the LSAT. By the way, 7Sage also has a fantastic analytics feature which is extremely helpful once you start practicing.