Hi, I started with a diagnostic score of 130 and officially started studying around late June/early July. Since then, my full PT scores have generally ranged from the low to high 140s. My last full PT was on October 18, and I decided to step back from taking so many full practice tests and focus more on individual sections (after the core curriculum). I also just picked back up on reading the Loophole, I started at the beginning of my studies but quickly realized I needed the core foundation first.
Lately, I've been scoring between 149–153 when practicing individual sections daily, with Logical Reasoning being my primary focus. I know these scores may not be particularly high compared to some of the goals people have on here, I simply want to get into my hometown school.
I registered for the November LSAT a while ago, so I still plan to sit for that exam. However, I am also planning to take the January LSAT.
My biggest question is whether 7Sage tutoring is worth the investment. I have met with a few independent tutors, but honestly, I haven't felt entirely confident in their credibility. I am at a point where I think having someone identify my weaknesses, help me understand where I am consistently going wrong, and provide some structure could make a difference. I drill, but I feel directionless...
For those who have used 7Sage tutoring:
Did you feel that the tutoring was worth the price?
Did you see a noticeable improvement in your score?
Would you recommend investing in tutoring at my current score range, or would I be better off continuing to study independently?
I would genuinely appreciate any advice. I know I still have work to do, but I am trying to be strategic with my remaining time and investments rather than just taking PT after PT without seeing the improvement I want.
Thank you in advance!
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I love my coach (shout out to her if she's in the forums)!! I love how you can customize the lessons how ever you want to and you can ask all the questions you want. I find that every lesson we do, I learn something pretty eye opening which helps me understand them for the long run. Also, having someone look at your thinking process and giving you a different perspective with tweaks is super helpful. For example, I got my coach to help me make Necessary Assumptions be a lot easier for me. Definetly took practice, but now I feel confident about them compared to back then where I would spend AGES per NA question. We found where I was using up the most time and she helped me consolidate my analysis so I use less time overall.
I think the key is that you have to be proactive to plan your lesson. You do only get a limited number of hours per month, so you really have to make the most of every session.
Also, I like how you can ask questions whenever you practically want and learn why A is better than C or why the flaw is X and not Y. I feel 0 judgement even for questions that seem super obvious. I would highly recommend a tutor of some sort for everyone. I personally study better when someone consistently checks in with me and having that from my tutor is a game changer.
So is it worth it? 10000000%
(Copied and pasted my comment from another similar post recently. Link here: https://7sage.com/discussion/63643/thinking-to-get-the-coach-subscription-for-few-months)
I had a fantastic tutoring experience, I was at a point in my studying where I had hit a plateau in the low 160s and wasn’t seeing improvement. I worked with Liam who I would highly recommend and he completely changed the way I approached the test, especially reading comprehension and noticed patterns and mistakes I wasn’t seeing.
I would say try to do targeted drilling and definitely the whole core curriculum before tutoring, if you are stuck at a certain score it’s worth it though.