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Any tips on how you use the wrong answer journal on here? I have been keeping track of my drill results on paper in my own journal and just tracking what general mistakes I made. Any ideas are appreciated!
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Hey 7Sagers!
Update: After carefully considering feedback from several 7Sagers, we've decided to keep the pre-made problem sets available for the time being. You can find more information regarding this here: https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/34509/core-curriculum-update-pre-made-problem-sets
A few months ago we announced that we'll be replacing the pre-made problem sets in the Core Curriculum with an advanced drilling option! We're excited to announce that the old problem sets will be completely replaced by the drilling feature starting March 1st. This means that after February 28th, you will no longer be able to access the pre-made problem sets in the Core Curriculum.
I know this is a big change to the Core Curriculum we all know and love. However, we are doing this as part of our larger goal to make LSAT prep as simple and streamlined as possible. This feature is just one of the many ways we're working towards that. Instead of making a new post to announce this, I decided to simply edit this one because there are a ton of great questions and answers in the comments. I've picked out one of JY's comments from the initial post to include here. Hopefully his response answers some of the initial questions you might have about this change!
In the meantime, feel free to comment any questions you may have and review the initial announcement (included below). If your heart is set on doing the problem sets exactly as they are (I get it, change is tough), feel free to download them before February 28th so you can continue to use them.
We perceived two issues with the existing Problem Sets and replacing them with Drills is our attempt to remedy both.
The PSets are static sets of 5 questions in increasing order of difficulty and newness. For example, Flaw PSet #1 contains 5 of the easiest and oldest Flaw questions from PTs 1-35. Flaw PSet #23 contains the hardest and newest. As they are laid out in the CC, the expectation is that a student should just proceed through them one by one.
The issue with that is the typical student probably doesn't need to start with PSet #1 (too easy) and probably doesn't need to finish all the way to PSet #23 (time could be better spent elsewhere). This is inefficient. The Drill addresses this by giving the student the ability to set the difficulty themselves. A student can, based on how well they followed the lessons, set the difficulty to, say, medium, and see how they do. Based on the results of the Drill, they can quickly adjust the difficulty for the next Drill. (We're also working on auto adjusting as a new feature to be released.) Admittedly, this is also something that could be done with PSets: a student could jump into the middle of the PSets and work forward (if too easy) or backwards (if too hard). But that's very cumbersome and not everyone will know to do this. Drills will allow students to more efficiently hone in on what they need to practice.
The second issue is that PSets contain a disproportionate amount of older questions. Their questions are pulled from only PTs 1-35. The assumption was that the newer PTs should be saved for timed PTs. Two changes undermined that assumption. First, it's been 5 years since the PSets were created and many more new PTs have been released. Second, the modern LSAT only contains one scored LR section. The two changes together meant that we have many more newer LR questions that should not be in PTs. For example, PT 45 was originally released with two LR sections but the second LR section should not be in a modern PT. So what do we do with it? We pushed it into the Drilling pool of questions. We did this for all the LR sections we deemed to be "extra." This way, you still have a huge pool of modern PTs (with a rotation of LR, LG, and RC experimentals on the next feature release). You will also have a larger and newer (compared to PSets) pool of LR questions to Drill with. PT 76's second LR section is the newest section that we placed into the Drilling pool.
For those who are concerned about spoiling PTs, if you choose "Simulate Modern" and take PTs 45 and higher, there will be absolutely no overlap between PT LR and Drilling pool LR. In other words, you're guaranteed to have a fresh PT with a reliable PT score.
For those who are asking for the ability to self-select which sections should be in PTs v. Drilling pool, I think that's a good idea(?) but I can also see arguments against this. More choice is not always better. We're still debating this. At this moment there are no plans to create this feature but we may work it into a future release.
In short, we believe that Drills are a superior version of PSets.
If you’re familiar with our Core Curriculum, you’ll know that each core LR question type includes a number of pre-made problem sets related to that topic. As we continuously work towards improving our course, we’ve rolled out a new feature to replace these problem sets!
You’ll notice that above each problem set, there is now a ‘Drill’ option. https://imgur.com/8VszND7
Unlike the pre-made problem sets, the Drills will enable you to, well, drill each question type as much, or as little, as you’d like. You can also configure the difficulty to exactly what level you’re looking to practice at. It's basically a better version of the problem sets.
If you’d like to test out this drill feature, you don’t have to wait! The drilling option is already available for each LR question type in the Core Curriculum.
Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding the study schedule and syllabus.
I understand that I should work through the CC in order. But, what if I go through a certain lesson, lets say MSS for example, and I don't do so well on the drilling portion. I believe I need more help on MSS.
Once I complete all of the drills and I don't feel like I grasped the concepts or understood why I'm missing questions, and I don't do so well on the drills, do I move on and follow the study schedule? Or do I drill some more?
When should I do more drills of questions types I've already done such as MP/MC? Do I do them in between other lessons? Do I go back to them after I'm done with the CC and drill out those that I have trouble with?
I began a non-7sage prep course in November with the intention of taking the February LSAT. As the course went on I found myself really stuck on LG. I have progressed since starting the course but still have not been able to move past the 3rd game in PTs or timed drills. My two most recent PTs were 160 and 152. Truth be told the course has not been as helpful as I was hoping it would be. Since getting access to 7sage videos I'm beginning to get a better hang on LG. Nonetheless I think I would greatly benefit from spending more time working on LG so I pushed my test date back. My course finishes in early February. I am intending to only use 7sage videos/material to prepare for the April test after my course is done. I guess my question is does anyone have any advice on how to proceed? Should I hold off on taking PTs and just focus on redoing logic games until the test date is closer? I also want to study in a way that is healthy and guards against burnout. Just trying to think about how to best approach the next four months. Thanks in advance for any help!
Hi. Yesterday I was able to use the Ai drill builder just fine but today it it says "we are unable to build a drill based off the criteria you have selected" when I'm choosing the virtual tutor to choose my questions. Any ways on how to fix?
Hi everyone, atp I feel like I need a reasonably priced experienced tutor, preferably with references, to help me settle down & improve LR (specifically NA, Weaken & Strengthen) & help me hone in on -1/-0 on LG. Are there 7sage tutors I can reach out to? Or tutors not affiliated with 7sage? Please comment below or feel free to message me! I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Hi everyone,
I have been studying for the LSAT for about 4 months now, and I'm finally fully finished with my core curriculum. I am planning on now taking PTs. I'm having major anxiety about taking my first ever PT because I'm scared I will not perform too well since it will be my first time taking a full-length LSAT exam. I'm afraid of getting a very low score and feeling very discouraged afterward. I still struggle a lot with time, and I'm anxious this will get the best of me and cause me to perform horribly. If you have experienced something similar, please share how you overcame your anxiety about taking PTs.
Thank you in advance!
I wasn't sure how to title this discussion post, but hopefully someone reading can give me some advice.
I am looking to apply for law school in the next upcoming cycle (applying as early in the cycle as possible) and I plan on taking the LSAT in January (and another exam if needed). One of my biggest concerns with going to law school is making sure 1. I can afford it, and 2. Hopefully receiving enough scholarships to make that possible. I know that your LSAT is probably one of the biggest factors that the admissions office look at when considering how much scholarship money you will be awarded (I am aware that they look each individuals application holistically and there are other factors they take into consideration, but I'm sure most of us are aware that LSAT and GPA are undeniably important).
So my question is, does anyone have any insight/advice on where I should be scoring on a schools percentiles to receive, lets say a full ride to their school? I'm aware that scoring within a schools median is a good place to be, but if that's the case, does this mean I will for sure be receiving aid from that school if I'm hitting those numbers, or should I look to be score higher than the schools median? Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated! I'm more just confused on how a school decides on how will receive scholarships/aid.
Hey guys, I posted this question on reddit a few days ago but received a response that wasn’t very helpful. So I decided to post the same question here to see if anyone knows something about it.
I was subscribed to “LSAT Prep Plus” in 2020, when it first came out, and in 2021. Before, depending on how you adjust the browser to suit your reading comfort, each of the RC passages could be made to fit on the screen in its entirety, provided you had a large enough monitor—I guess slightly bigger than your average laptop screen would suffice to bring this about.
However, I haven’t “logged in” to access the Prep Plus in 2022, and today I looked at the free sample PTs on their website and saw some major changes that I find discomforting. As you can see in the screenshots I provided here, the main passages are cut in the middle and you can’t see the whole of the main text for each of the passages without scrolling up and down, which I think also happened to be the case with LSATs administered on the tablets for a brief period before COVID struck.
I am registered for the January exam, and because I spent significant time preparing in previous years, I decided not to re-subscribe to the $100 per year subscription to the questions on their website.
Does anyone know anything specific about these changes, like when it first happened, and whether there’s a way to work around it?
Oh, I just realized I can’t post pictures up here. So, if you want to see the screenshots illustrating what I’m talking about, please visit
https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/zrimx4/changes_to_the_lawhub_interface_with_rc_passage/
Thanks a lot.
P.S. I was a monthly subscriber long ago, and J.Y. has the best explanations!
There have been times in the past when I was doing a PT and I focused too much on the time remaining, causing myself to psych myself out. After that, I basically bombed the entire exam because I stressed myself out so much that I couldn't focus on the questions I was reading.
Have you guys experienced this, and do you have any tips for me?
Ive been studying for the LSAT for a while now, I've done the core curriculum and all that. I write my LSAT in January to apply for fall admission. For months now I'm scoring 158-163 spamming PT's everyday, and I just seem to have hit my peak.
I only need to improve a couple points so I score in the 160-165 range consistently, as that will get me in the school I want. I'm just not sure how to improve anymore. It feels like I'm not getting better, I'm just doing PT's and getting the same score. Typically -5 on LR, -3 or 4 on LG, and -8 to -10 on RC.
Any tips? I wanted to do a tutoring session, but its too expensive for me.
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I've taken J.Y.'s advice and written down on small pieces of paper the PT problems that I don't understand. For some of the questions it helped, and I moved on from those once I fully understood why the correct answer was correct, but what about the other ones that I just can't seem to get right?
I only have about a few, but they drive me crazy. Should I move on? Or keep reasoning them until I have them fully understood?
Hi all,
I recently took the GMAT and did very well, particularly in the verbal section (44 points or 98 percentile). I'm interested in joint programs, so I'm also looking into the LSAT.
I'm trying to gauge how I could best spend my time prepping and how much overlap there is between the GMAT verbal and the LSAT. Can anyone who has experience with both exams speak to this and to how my GMAT score will translate?
From what I've read, the consensus seems to be that the LSAT reading comp has longer passages and that the LR section is slightly trickier than the GMAT critical reasoning questions. That said, I think that the bulk of my prep will be devoted to LG with a smaller part of my prep focused on fine-tuning LR and RC.
Any input would be much appreciated.
In short, I took the October LSAT. Didn't get the score I wanted. Retaking in February. I'm starting to study again now in late December and throughout January/early February. I've done zero studying whatsoever since taking October, so it's been roughly 2 months. Should I expect a big score decrease as I start to PT again? Is getting back to where I was a quick process, or will it take multiple weeks? I'm looking to increase by about 5 pts by February. Is it possible to achieve that increase in under 2 months? (October 155 --> 160+ goal). Thanks everyone.
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I have 3.5 months to get score from (just over 12 weeks) to go from 150 to 157 - 160 range.
My incorrect answers are somewhat even on each section, but struggling most (conceptually speaking) on logic games, especially with the speed. I can set up most games but have a hard time attacking the questions.
Should I drill the LR question types I have most difficulty with?
Drill reading to improve efficiency / speed?
Is it better to drill drill drill, then take practice test and review and go from there?
Any specific advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
If i've already taken a prep test once, do I need to "delete data" in order to take it a second time? If so, does all the data analytics go away as well...?
For the live classes, do they let us know what section will be gone over prior to the class? #help
I've seen no official statement from LSAC so just wanted to ask if anybody has done it without issues. I intend to make sure my laptop is fully charged before starting but I'm just curious in case I somehow forget.
When i take PTs I have been using the wrong answer journal template available in the review answers section for all my completed PTs
Is there somewhere I can gain access to all of my wrong answer journal notations together in one location so I can print or export them for studying?
i just took the lsat today and forgot that i had a chrome free vpn chrome extension running. i just realized now, has this happened to anyone before? i took the lsat in august as well and remembered to turn it off then, took the test this time in the same location. registered in the US but the vpn says im in canada
Hi everyone,
I had a question regarding the drill portion of each lesson.
Are we supposed to do it under timed conditions or untimed conditions? Also, do we have to blind review if were are doing it under untimed conditions?
Should we complete the entire lesson before moving on the to next lesson including drills?
I just took my first PT doing all four sections for stamina. For BR, do you guys look at the second Logical Reasoning section, or do you check "simulate modern" to review only the other three sections since the actual test only has three scored sections?
I feel a con of looking at the second LR section would be that it takes up more time but a pro is that I'm obviously reviewing more questions. I'm just unsure what to do.