This might be common knowledge and I have certainly come across this in the core curriculum, but did not quite grasp what is meant. I am realizing that argument type is more important than the actual details when it comes to weakening questions. The best way to start is to know what kind of argument the author made (e.g., argument that appeals to an analogous case, argument that appeals to science, argument by equivocation, arguments that ignore multiple sufficient conditions, etc.). So take your time looking at the argument as a whole, and approach the questions with an idea of what kind of argument the author is making in mind. There are various ways to weaken an argument depending on the type of argument, and I've noticed a consistent pattern where the correct answer choice directly relates to the argument type and is less concerned with the literal context of the argument.  For example, if the author makes an appeal to an analogous case, look for an answer that suggests these cases are not sufficiently analogous. If the argument is scientific in nature, look for answers that call the methodology into question or whether the study's results warrant the conclusion. If it is an argument by equivocation, look for an answer that explains why these two terms, principles, or settings are not actually equivalent. If an argument claims something is imperative (i.e., argument that ignores multiple sufficient conditions), look for answers that that express an alternate option. These are just some examples and feel free to add more types of arguments and systematic strategies used to attack an argument type.

Hi, the preptest button wont work on 7sage so I haven't been able to take a test today.. tt hasn't been working for over 2 hours

Is this a problem for anyone else, and does anyone know how to fix this problem? Thank you!

I planned on taking the August LSAT on Friday, but I am now having mixed emotions if I should cancel it. About a month ago I was scoring consistently in the mid 160's but now in the week leading up, I have scored in the 140's TWICE. Upon reviewing the PTs, I have no idea how I had made so many mistakes.

Any insight would be appreciated thank you.

Hi guys- I am seriously stressed out right now. I am scheduled to take the LSAT on August 13th. However, I got sick a day ago and I am not feeling well. I would love to change my test to September, but it says the deadline is closed? However, I see that you can change your test until august 11th? Can anyone please suggest me what I can do? I really do not want to move it to October. I am planning on calling LSAC tomorrow. Please help :/

I did the LSAT writing sample in November of 2020 and am currently registered for the August LSAT, I read on the website as long as you have one writing sample on file you do not need to do it again. If that is the case why is there still and active registration for it and it says please complete as soon as possible? Is that just automatic?

Hi all,

have never had this issue but my videos explainers will play then stop at 3 seconds in. if it does come back in, it's audio only and the visual on screen remains frozen. The only thing I have changed recently was downloading the proctor u chrome plugin yesterday for my test. Have tried clearing browser data, incognito, disconnecting airpods, etc. Any ideas on how to fix? Thank you!

I renewed my monthly subscription today, my card was charged and I received an invoice immediately. Yet, 7Sage is still prompting me to purchase the course and I'm locked out of all the content I need. Has this happened to anyone else?

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Hello,

I was debating whether to keep up the pace with PT'ing or to slow down. I wanted to get through at least over half of all the available PTs before my test. However, I found myself struggling more as I moved up into the 70s. Based on your experience, do you think it's much better to slow down? I am finishing BR before the next scheduled PT, but I think I would get more out of it if I slow down. I would appreciate any advice! Is it possible to get a good score without going through many PTs?

Any specific tips on how to improve significantly for the October 2022 test?

I took the test in January hoping it would be my last time but only scored a 160 (my GPA is lower so I would need a higher LSAT score). Today is the first time I got back into studying and took a PT (untimed) to see how much of what I studied previously I have lost and ended up scoring a 156. I know my weak areas are LR and Reading Comprehension but I was wondering if anyone had specific tips or strategies to improve scores on those 2 sections.

I'm 6 months into studying full-time, and I've been using 7Sage. My first LSAT sitting will be in September. My goal score is 175+.

I've hit 170 a few times and I got 50% extra time like 3 weeks ago. This has allowed me to spend a lot of time thinking about each question (3-5 minutes for the hardest questions on LR and RC).

I just don't get the point of Blind Review. It was pretty helpful when I studied with 35 min for each section. But now I feel like during the 53 min, I reach a point for every question where a) I'm between 2 ACs and I just have no idea which one is better – it's like a coin flip; b) I recognize that the problem itself is hard, but I am locked into my answer and no amount of time will make me change my opinion; c) I had no idea how to answer the question because the ACs were all unexpected (different from what I pre-phrased) or I can't find any clue to verify/reject the ACs (this happens for RC inference questions).

In conclusion, I reach a point during the test itself where more time wouldn't lead me to change my answer.

So Blind Review wouldn't lead me to change any of my answers.

It feels much better to find out what I got wrong and why I was so convinced that a wrong answer was right & the correct way to solve the problem.

Why spend 15 min agonizing over 1 problem, knowing that I am not confident in my approach, when I can literally just click on the explanation and find out why I'm wrong?

Please give me advice on how to improve! (LR and RC are the problems; I'm perfect on LG)

Please give advice while taking into account my explanation about why my 53 min/sections lead me to feel like it's the same as untimed Blind Review.

Hi!

I have been stuck at 165 for MONTHS! For 8 tests in a row, I got the exact same raw score and it just fluctuated between 164-166. Now the last 6 I’ve taken have all been 165. The problem is my RC and LR fluctuate between being the lower score. Does anyone have any recommendations to get over this INFURIATING plateau? Thank you!!

Hello,

Are the practice tests that simulate the modern test still used? I was told by someone that they recently went back to the pre-2020 way of testing.

I was confused on whether - including the ungraded portion of the LSAT - you take 5 sections or only 4.

Thank you!

I prepped for the April 30th 2022 LSAT using Khan Academy's free preptests, and would like to plug my previous practice tests into the 7sage system. Has anyone done this before? If so - is there a way to do it other than just manually entering in the old answers?

I have tried different methods for studying for the LSAT while having a full-time job. I was wondering for those who are on the same boat as me, what is/was your study schedule like?

I registered for oct 14 2022 lsat. So, it's all online? I hear there is only 3 scored sections now?

I graduated college over 20 years ago and never considered law school as a serious option until this past January, and when I researched the nature of the LSAT, well...I almost gave up right then.

But a friend had turned me onto 7sage and after poking around only a tiny bit on Youtube and other sites, I very quickly determined that no one else was offering anything close to what 7sage was. So I never even tried another course because, why bother? J.Y.'s teaching manner and curriculum is inspired--and also encouraging and entertaining along the way, and it made the process of getting back into study habits actually bearable.

At the start, I was pretty sure that a diagnostic score would do more harm than good so I skipped it. My fragile ego didn't need to see such a low number, I knew, but besides that I didn't have the stamina for an hours-long, intense test. Even for studying, I had to start slow, working my way into studying for lengths longer than 30 minutes a day. Like I said, my college days are in a distant prehistoric past.

When I finally took my first PT I got a 157 and I hovered around that score over the few PTs, running out of time to do more than about 4 before the June test.

I went into the June test hoping that I wouldn't bomb it, panic and have a mental shutdown of some kind, or experience proctor interruptions (as others have complained about). Although I have 5 kids, I have been successful at shutting out interruptions my at-home practice drills and tests, and I did NOT want to deal with that during my first attempt at a real test.

I came out feeling pretty good but I was still surprised to see that 165 and I am still on a high about it.

My takeaways: I am not sure that I have very solid tips to pass along. A lot of what helped me came from situational or life experience. It was pretty easy for me to focus during my limited study times, and I studied HARD. Sometimes waking up very early (like before 5am), and putting in long hours during my husband's days off while he had time to attend to the kids. I didn't waste that time since it was limited, and hard-earned for us both.

I would say that in some ways, my years of not-studying were actually a perk. There was the novelty of being a student again, I had a goal to aim for that was tangible and measurable, and with the help of this online community I found here it was attainable. I appreciated what the community had to offer, and then I also didn't let myself get distracted by too much poking around on threads (here or elsewhere).

So that's the main thing: I didn't waste time. I didn't shop around, the 7sage CC is focused so I didn't get lost in the weeds, it was easy to speed through and then go back and re-visit areas of weakness, and the way the site is structured I could build drills that helped me hone in on what still seemed fuzzy to me. I took advantage of a couple of webinars and that was super useful, too. No regrets for any of it!

7sage really worked for me and I am certain I would not have gotten to the end of my LSAT journey so efficiently or so fast without it. Thanks to J.Y. and the whole team!

-CD

anyone know? or does he mention it sometime in the course? just curious for the tea

Is there a way to skip sections or mark them "complete" so the next section can be shown before waiting 35 mins in lawhub?

For PT-73 I'd done LR1 before, so wanted to skip it in a new test to go straight to LR2.

Not looking for any sarcastic or judgmental answers. Can instructor or someone else help me draft my persona statement based off a few of my ideas? I need stylistic / narrative advice and guidance of framework! please would mean the world. thank you. or if anyone knows of someone else who is willing to help!

Hello everyone,

I am preparing to take the LSAT in a month and while I got a score that was close to the target score on the last PT (one in the 60s). I had a massive score drop this time (one in the 70s). Since the last PT, I keep getting a lot of questions wrong and things don't seem to be clicking as before. Do you think this is burn out? Or this is common? Even if it is burn out, I am scared to stop studying since the test is coming up soon and I have yet to get through the 80s and 90s. I would appreciate any advice and thank you in advance for your help!

After learning all of the Valid Argument Forms and then later hear J.Y. say that these have to become a part of my intuition (causing me to freak out, of course), I created a PDF in order to have a single place where I can easily study and refer to all the Valid Arguments Forms. I formatted it to mimic the style of 7sage's Sufficient and Necessary Condition Cheatsheet. Hopefully something like this will be added to the curriculum for everyone to easily access.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lhO7Hcxmz7ndgVbBqNelA6Z5KCsxKPdK/view?usp=sharing

Please let me know if there is any way to make the information clearer and whether or not I should make another PDF for Invalid Arguments.

Hope this is a helpful resource!

[Ignore the blank page -- couldn't remove it from my original doc for some reason...]

Hi everyone

I was dealing with really bad burnout for the last 3-4 months that developed over the pandemic, but am now feeling like I can pick back up and study for the LSAT for this cycle to apply to a few Ontario schools in Canada.

Looking to skip some of the core curriculum since I already did a full course with another LSAT prep program.

Any thoughts on this?

Looking to skip over to doing practice sets

Thanks!

Anyone signed up for a live session? How does it work? I signed up for one that is supposed to start today and have not received any information

I am just curious, are we allowed like a quick breather between sections? For example, can I take like a 20 second breather before I start section 2 or am I only allowed a break at the halfway point? I have no special accommodations FYI. Thanks!