Was just curious as I was approved for a fee waiver.

Hello!

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I mean to actually do the PT, blind review and then review with answers. Usually for me the first step actually takes the least time. I probably spend 2x the time on blind review and about 2x more to make sure I fully understand every single question on the test. This can easily take me like 2 weeks to process a PT since I'm working full time. I feel like this can't be right and it's super low efficient lol am I doing something wrong here? Please advise and any suggestions will be appreciated!

Hello, I took the LSAT in the fall of my Senior year in college back in 1996. I decided to venture on a professional career in law enforcement. I am planning to take the LSAT either late this year or early 2024 and planning to retire and go to law school hopefully sometime in 2024 or 2025. I faintly recall the LSAT from 27 years ago, I am just beginning my journey to reacquaint myself with the process again. Has the exam changed, are there new areas that have been introduced? Also, is the test at the testing center computer based now? Needless to say, it was not computer based back in 1996. I feel I have a lot to learn about the process again.

Feeling grateful for this fantastic resource. Blind review, wrong answer journal, drill old question sets until you get them perfect in under time. These aren't just buzzwords and sayings--they won the day for me. Phew--feeling relief. Time for donuts and big chilling time.

(technically got a 164 on the diagnostic but I had already done the LG section on that PT and blind reviewed it on another platform, my next test where I went in fully blind was a 159)

Am I allowed to chew gum during the exam? Is it at the discretion of the proctor?

I wouldn’t have any gum containers on the table ofc, just some in my mouth when the exam starts.

Just got my January LSAT results back, and unfortunately I performed the worst I ever have on a test. This was my first official LSAT however I've been studying and PTing for the past 8 months, so I know for a fact that it is not an accurate reflection of my potential, or even close to my average PT scores. I'm debating on cancelling since I already purchased the score preview, however, I'm not too sure whether it is a good idea to cancel vs not to cancel since this is my first official test. I'm not applying til next cycle so I'm wondering how will this affect my application when I do go to apply?

Hi everyone,

this is my first time posting in this community. I won't go into my life story, so I'll just get right into the question. My goal is to earn at least a 170-172 on the LSAT and I have roughly a year of studying for this test, using 7sage but also supplementing my studying with the LSAT Trainer and the Powerscore Bibles. I just started the 7sage core curriculum and I've started to become a bit discouraged, specifically on the Main Point/Main Conclusion questions/explanations, as I'm getting almost all of them wrong. This has made me believe that I may be being unrealistic in my goal of earning such a high score on the LSAT. I understand the average LSAT score is around a 152 but unfortunately with my low GPA (3.23) I simply can't afford to get a merely average score, especially since my goal is to attend a reputable, highly ranked law school (not necessarily T14). Any advice is appreciated!

I took the LSAT in June 2022 and hit my target score (ty 7sage), I've been planning on attending law school with the post-9/11 GI bill after serving in the Army for 3 years. Long story short, the application process takes forever and I'm worried about my score expiring before my Army contract is up. Does anyone know if my June 2022 score would be good if I were to matriculate in August 2027? It's more than 5 years but less than 5 full testing years. The 5 testing years for the application cycle that'd lead into 2027 would be: 2026-2027, 2025-2026, 2024-2025, 2023-2024, 2022-2023. But I see on the LSAT website that July 2017 scores seem eligible for current applications which would indicate six testing years including the one coinciding with the application cycle: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023. Any guidance would be appreciated.

I just realized that 7sage has an automatic drill building function where you can create drills of LR, RC, or LG and filter by type of question. It tells you how many clean questions you have to draw from for each question type.

My concern: does it draw clean questions from PT's 35+ ??? I don't want to use questions from future PT's I might do, but want to build sets of certain question types and that seems easiest to do with this function.

#help

When answering the prompt, should you introduce the topic as though you are speaking to someone who doesn't know anything about the topic or as a response to a question? In other words, should you introduce the options at the beginning of the essay or just start with the answer?

I took the October 2022 LSAT and did my writing sample for it. I wanted to redo my writing for my January test but I got caught up in turning applications in by February 1st that I forgot to redo it. January scores are released tomorrow and applications are due, I wanted to know if I retook the writing tomorrow before submitting my apps if it would count?

Hello everyone. If Law School 25th percentile is 150 and 50th percentile 154, and my score is 152, that means I am in 50th percentile?

Hi! I'm still in the beginning stages of the core curriculum, and am wondering what to do with the drills (not the problem sets) in each section? Would you recommend saving those until the end of the core curriculum or drilling as you finish up each section?

Thanks!

How often should I take a practice test? I am following the 7sage syllabus and have only taken a practice test once where it was a part of the syllabus. The practice test was form 2007.

I am writing this because I just took my first practice test since my diagnostic, which was on December 15th (6 weeks ago). My diagnostic was a 154, with a -6 on LG, -5 on LR, and -13 on RC (I got really fatigued during this section and ended up running out of time with like 10 questions left and folded). I am applying to Harvard's Junior Deferral Program this summer. My goal score is a 175, because I have a slightly below 25th percentile GPA for Harvard, so I need to at least be slightly above the median on the LSAT. I am taking the LSAT in April, with the opportunity to take it one more time in June if I do not get my target score.

My process up to this point was that I went through the core curriculum and finished everything. I did not do blind review in the interest of time, instead I would look at the answers and watch the videos for the ones I got wrong, and the explanations for the ones I got right but spent more than the recommended time on. My reasoning for this was that I could always go back and study the questions more intensely later on, if I have trouble with a particular problem type or question, but I did not want to linger too long on anything if I was going to finish the core curriculum before taking a practice test, (which my obsessive mind felt like was necessary). That might also just have been me being lazy, but oh well.

Today I took the February 1997 Practice Test, and got a 172, -4 on LG, -2 on LR, -4 on RC. On Blind review I got a 178, -0 on LG, -2 on LR, and -1 on RC. A big thing was that I had run out of time on the last logic game and went back and pretty quickly fixed 3 incorrect answers. When I submitted I was completely expecting a 165ish score, and it popped out a 172. Obviously I was stoked, but now I have to reevaluate my plan for the next 3 months. I am just 3 points below my goal score, and 2 points below a perfect score on BR, which makes me believe that a 180 is in reach.

I was wondering if anybody had any advice on how to best handle these next 3 months to improve a 172. A big issue I am having so far is time management, which I think will come together as I do more practice tests. But would love to hear in general if anybody has any tips about inching out points in the 170's, and trying to get a perfect score.

I say all this with the thought that it could very well be a fluke and I go back to the 160's next PT, and I still have a lot more work to do like I was anticipating, but I am hoping that is not the case.

Hello!!

I would like to score a 175+ on this test, and I have read numerous answers about how to approach the problem sets. If I want that high score of a score, should I do each and every problem set? I don't want to run out of fresh questions, but also, I know I won't remember all of them if I do. I am around week 2, so I would love to hear advice from others who are further in the curriculum.

Thank you for your help.

I have an LSAT absence on record from February of 2020 when the LSAT was in person...should I write an addendum explaining why?

Hello,

I'm writing this post to see if anyone who is in the process of BR or has done well with BR in the past has any advice. I've worked my way through the curriculum and am familiar with BR, it is a process that I've implemented with my own studies. I've now worked through the 7Sage CC, The Trainer, and LoopHole. I'm really starting to get to the meat of drilling, fool proofing, PTing, etc. When I BR, I'm able to go through the ACs and follow the steps that J.Y. has laid out with proving four wrong ACs and one right AC. But I often struggle with the more challenging questions (ones that I struggled with the first go around). I feel as though I get in a monotonous BR mode that is reevaluating the stem, stimulus, and ACs but is not conducive to seeing what went right/wrong. So my question is: is there anything extra that you have done with you BR process that you think is tangible in your results? I do use my WAJ which is a big help, but I'm just looking for that extra edge when I'm BRing. It's nice to BR an easier question you missed and have your epiphany moment and I would like to have that as often as possible!

I'm open and appreciative for any suggestions! I know BR is different for everyone so I'm just trying to take in as much as I can.

Hey everyone,

Does anyone know if my score will post instantly after I decide to keep it via Score Preview or do they keep the window open for the full six days (like they did with the AR Field Study compensation)? I'm wondering if I can plan on submitting my applications on Wednesday or if my score will basically be pending until that score preview window closes?

Many thanks,

Brian

Hello! I have just begun studying for my LSAT and was wondering if you all think its necessary to watch video explanations for questions that you got right?

On the February LSAT, or any upcoming LSAT really, is any one section more likely to appear as an experimental, or does each have a 1/3 chance? I see lots of 2 LR sections for recent exams posted recently than 2 LG, for example. maybe sampling bias ?

So I took LSAT in Oct-2022 after my last score expired and received 178+.

The HLS website says one can't apply more than 3-times.

I applied earlier that many times with only 165 and later with 171 but sometimes very late in the cycle.

Now my stats are much improved and have gained additional strong softs since last app.

Is this application limit retroactive or any exceptions?

Is anyone in similar boat or looked into this before?

Hi! I hope everyone is doing well. For my first attempt at LSAT Writing, I didn't leave any time at the end to write the conclusion (I tried to copy-paste something I had already written multiple times, but it never worked). I did write my main point as the introduction of my essay, but I know it's important for essays to end with a one-sentence conclusion at the very least. I'm planning to take the LSAT again and am considering redoing the writing sample as well because of my nonexistent conclusion. :(

Did anyone else have an issue with the copy-paste function? Also, do you think it's worth it to redo the writing sample? Thanks in advance!

Open Office Hours, so bring your questions! We can talk LR, LG, RC, writing, admissions, law school, or whatever else y'all want to talk about. It's entirely up to you. Bring LSAT questions about fundamentals, time management strategy, general theory, procedure and execution, study strategies and diagnostics. Ask about law school admissions. Ask about 1L doctrinals, law school exam strategies, or writing legal research papers. I'm always happy to talk about my research which is primarily concerned with bird law, over-criminalization, housing and education policy, and law and social movements. The point is, whatever you want to ask about, ask about it! Feel free to ask ahead of time in this thread or through DM. Of course, you can always just ask live too. Lurkers are welcome if you don't feel like talking, but participation is always encouraged.

See y'all Thursday!

Thursday, January 26 at 7:30pm EST

A bit about who I am: To learn about my personal journey with the LSAT, you can check out 7Sage Podcast Number 1 for my discussion with JY: https://classic.7sage.com/1-ama-w-7sager-cant-get-right-152-to-176/ As the first ever 7Sage podcast, it's an oldie but, I like to think, a goodie. From a relatively low diagnostic, I improved about 50 percentiles to score a 176 on my official LSAT in Sept 2017. I attended Northwestern Law School and graduated with honors this spring. I've tutored the LSAT since 2016 and was a 7Sage Approved Tutor during the earlier version of tutoring on 7Sage. I have taught hundreds of students from all over the world and have sent them all across the T-14 and to target schools all over the US, Canada, and Australia. Post graduation, I have decided to do what I love which, for reasons I can't fully explain, is teaching the LSAT. In addition to tutoring, I am also President and Executive Director of Legal Education Access Plus, a non-profit committed to making legal education accessible to everyone. I've also amassed more 7Sage karma than any other 7Sage member, so you can check out my comments on threads from over the years which address just about any LSAT topic you might could think of.