Is it just me or was anyone else completely thrown off by the games in PT88 including the first game even though it's scored 1/5 and I have done well on all other in/out sequencing. What was this section???????

PT85

I just wanted to ask everyone for a little tips or advice they have for each type of questions in Reading Comp or LR. Like for necessary assumption questions we can use a little tip by using the negating technique.

Any advice would be highly appreciated!

Hi everyone,

As you may already know, the site went down yesterday, June 8th, at 3:20pm EDT and did not fully recover until 4:30pm EDT.

It was due to the introduction of a piece of third-party code into the website. That code had been working without issue on our Bar Prep site (7sage.com/mbe) for a few days. We decided to activate the same code for the LSAT site (7sage.com) but it unexpectedly swamped our database with 300x it's normal load. We noticed immediately and started trying to revert the change. However, the load on the database made it very hard to do so. We partially reverted it after about 25 minutes, and it wasn't fully reverted for another 45 minutes.

Here is a timeline of what happened:

3:20pm EDT - Site went down

3:20pm EDT - Problem is noticed and we start trying to fix it

3:45pm EDT - Changes are partially reverted on some servers and slow access is restored for some students

4:30pm EDT - Site fully restored for all students

We are so sorry for the outage! We know that preparing for the LSAT is stressful, and we hate any outage, even just for a minute, let alone for 70 minutes. Our deepest apologies.

If you have any questions, concerns, or issues please reach out to us at studentservice@7sage.com.

I want to write the August LSAT and currently freaked out because my diagnostic was a143. Was anyone else in the same boat but managed to turn it around? I would love to hear your stories and tips!!!

I just restarted my 7Sage subscription after not doing as well as I liked on the Nov. 2020 LSAT. Is there any way to completely restart my progress on tests and lessons so that I can go through the program from scratch again? Thanks!

So I was reading the LSAC practice prompt and was wondering if I could answer with "This plan is currently the most effective strategy, but eventually they should expand to a national strategy once regional expansion is established." Here is the prompt: https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-prep/practice-test/writing-sample-topic

Could anyone let me know if this is a factor that would hurt me and my argument or if it's okay to answer any which way.

First time test taker :)

Need help with how to go about it and what it will be like? Also, any helpful resources apart from the ones we have on 7Sage?

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Hi all, I apologize if this is a stupid question but is it possible to redo the PTs on 7sage? If so, how? Thanks!

Are any tutors in the NY area, looking for new clients? If you are please feel free to contact me. Thank You.

who is taking the exam this weekend?

Hi,

Does anyone know if we're allowed to use pen or mechanical pencil during Flex?

I don't think they're allowed for in-person testing but thought I saw somewhere that they were listed under allowed items.

Has anyone got an email that says that you haven't scheduled a testing time yet? I scheduled my testing time using the password reset trick before the official scheduling window opened, and my ProctorU account has the countdown to my scheduled time running, but I got this email and am wondering if anyone else got it too.

Hi- I have saved the most 4 recent LSAT to take before next Tuesday. Wondering what other people's strategies have been leading up to test day to ensure they are getting the right practice under timed full test conditions (rather than timed sections), without burning out

I'm naturally a pretty fast reader, and almost never run out of time on the LR and RC sections, (i'm going to leave AR out of this discussion as it's a completely different kettle of fish) so during BR i've already selected the answer choice I like the most, and most of the time disproved the other answers in my head too. I totally understand the benefit of BR, but basically never change my answers because my thinking hasn't changed since when i first selected the answer I liked the most. I of course still get plenty wrong, but don't really catch any during BR. Anybody else have a similar experience, or want to give me advice?

Hi all! New here (just switched from Khan) and I'm really liking 7Sage so far. I did the customized study schedule and it's suggesting 40 hrs a week, which is fine...but after the basics/CC, it's telling me to take a bunch of PTs every week. My question is: is this correct? I was planning on maybe 1-2 per week, but 3-5 seems overkill to me...thanks for reading! :)

Hi! I just joined 7sage about two weeks ago and I am hoping to take the August test. I'm also completing an internship that requires 40 hours a week. I'm nervous that I will not make it through the core curriculum (much less any of the practice tests) in time for the test. I've been trying to study 2 hours a day and make up time on the weekends but still feel overwhelmed. Anyone in the same boat or have any tips?

Hi everyone,

Foremost, I appreciate you for reading this discussion post, and genuinely thank you for sharing your 2 cents, should you happen to respond.

Let me begin.

I am in the stage of my life in which I am able to allocate 7-10 hours of my day into studying for the LSAT. I just graduated from Johns Hopkins master’s program, and only have two hours of tutoring per day. In other words, the rest of my day is free for me to do what I want.

However, the difficulty I encountered is that I am unable to work solely on the LSAT for 10 hours. What I mean by this is that I am not blasting through these LSAT problems, or the 7Sage Core Curriculum but rather moving in a gradual, painfully slow manner. In other words, I am inching forward, instead of blasting forward.

I am on computer 7-10 hours per day but I feel as I progress through the 7Sage Core Curriculum painfully slow while I have read others saying they finished the Core Curriculum within 2 months while working full-time.

The way I approach the Core Curriculum is that I take notes of all modules and write wrong answer notes for each question I get incorrect or am confused about.

My goal is to get into HLS, but having grown up as a non-superstar, I am not sure if I am just plainly stupid or is not focused enough.

I got all A’s on my last half of the program at Johns Hopkins AAP, and we had students who went to UPenn Law, Berkeley Law, and UCLA Law from our program. Although these individuals had almost perfect GPA at JHU AAP, I, too, was getting a perfect GPA once I was used to the distance learning during the second half of the program.

My first college was Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in which I was a part of 0+6 accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program. I quit the program and transferred to an American college in South Korea, receiving an American state school college bachelor’s degree.

In other words, although I graduated from JHU AAP, I didn’t grew up as a Harvard undergraduate material, or any of the sort that we encounter during high school era (so called, “superstars.”)

Was moving forward the 7Sage Core Curriculum and going through the LSAT Practice Tests painfully slow for those of you who have done well on the LSAT? Or, were you all just blasting through these modules and tests, acquiring logical rules and conventions in a glimpse of second?

I am just confused because tutors I deal with in South Korea (I live in South Korea) makes it seem as they studied for such a short period of time (less than a year) and was able to achieve a 175+. However, I am unsure if I am gifted to achieve the same feat, or if I should just continue to grind hoping that I will eventually acquire the knowledge to do well on the test.

Please help and share your thought.

Greetings!

I would like to tutor/mentor for free someone in the 150s. Ideally, I would like to just tutor Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. More specifically, I would like to discuss and explain the fundamentals to whoever I will be tutoring. My average test score is 162. My average blind review score is 175. Currently, I am just practicing my test taking skills under time conditions, so that I can come closer to my blind review score by August, the month I will be taking the official LSAT.

The way I plan to go about this is to either talk about questions or passages that I have already covered or to take a new practice test and to discuss it afterwards. We can figure out the details in a zoom call.

Cheers,

Favio

Continuing this discussion: https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/29007/what-to-do-in-your-last-week

Commiserate amongst ourselves and some last ditch efforts toward those target scores. Let's spend an hour or so getting this out of our systems and transitioning into fuckin kill mode.

Tentative link (check back prior to meeting):

canihazJD is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom google meeting.

Topic: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Time: Jun 7, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://meet.google.com/dvm-fcqm-pky. DONE! Thanks everyone!

I know the max amount of times you can take the test is 5 within the past 5 years/ reporting period. I took the test first Feb 2018 and again Jan 2021. There is also a statement on LSAC's website that says "This policy is forward-looking, not retroactive. Tests taken prior to September 2019 will not count against these numerical limits."

I may be overthinking it and my anxiousness for the June 2021 test is creeping up (I was not freaking out before, but now I am and definitely feeling under prepared for what I want to score), but with the 5 test limit my Feb 18 test will not count towards the 5 limit test correct? But then will it count towards the 7 lifetime tests?

I have always heard that admissions only looks at your highest score…how true is this? If not, how many times is ideal max to test?

Of course this isn't a one size fits all thing. We all learn differently and different routines benefit each individual, but if anyone needed some direction, here are some tried and true practices for your last week before test day. Take and use what suits you. You guys are fucking warriors and you got this.

Take 1-2 more PTs the weekend prior to test week... so like this weekend. I normally advocate for 1 PT/week, in order to give you time to extract the maximum value from the material through deep review, but here we are looking for a last minute push in volume of exposure to identify any residual weaknesses, and a final polish on our stamina. Take them at your scheduled test time with the exact setup/conditions you will have on test day.

Review everything that gave you trouble - not just wrong answers. More than on the content, focus specifically on what caused you to get this question wrong, and what specifically you can do this week to prevent you from making the same mistakes. Be specific. Saying something like "oh I got a lot of flaw questions wrong so I'll just work on those" is only a little better than saying "my score is too low so I'll just make it higher," why are they giving you trouble? What specific actions will help you address it?

Focus on LG. In my opinion, this section has the best potential for a last minute breakthrough. This is especially important if you are not consistently going -0 on games.

If you haven't yet, get on a schedule that centers around your test time. Make sure you will be rested even if you fail to get a good night's sleep the night before the test. Account for natural cognitive fatigue - if you have an afternoon time, maybe plan a nap or some downtime into your late mornings this week.

Pay attention to what you consume. Nutrition matters. You want a good balance of complex carbs, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids. My pre-test fave was salmon. Hydrate throughout the week so that you don't have to worry about it the morning of the test. The last thing you want is to chug a bunch of water and then have to go to the bathroom mid-section.

Work out. Physical activity improves learning. If you aren't a physically active person, maybe go for a walk or something each morning.

Minimize stress. Focus on relaxation. Don't take on any new stressful projects or get into fights with your family/partner. Stress is a performance killer in so many ways.

No drastic changes. If you're not a coffee drinker, now is not the time to start. If you are a smoker, now is not the time to quit. Whatever homeostasis is for you, that is your foundation for good performance in the next week.

Check your setup. Get on the ProctorU chat, and have them run you through an equipment check using your exact test day setup. One less thing to worry about. Also collect all the items you will need... ID, pencils, paper, earplugs, etc. Prepare your room, and make any necessary arrangements with friends/family (be out of the house, off the internet, watch the dog, stfu, etc.) ahead of time. You want to avoid any last minute stress and ease your overall cognitive load as much as possible.

Get your mind right. Meditate and practice positive affirmations. I am the least new-agey person you'll meet but whatever... this works. Don't stress about the right way, just do it. A 10 minute guided meditation (I liked Khan Academy's videos) every day did wonders for me. Remind yourself that you put in some good hard work for this, and you are well equipped to succeed on this test. You are confident and in control. No matter what you are going to beat this test so it might as well submit to you now. Visualize a successful performance on test day. You will be prepared, and zen AF, and ready to just destroy this test. Efficiency is the balance of speed and accuracy, and you will achieve this through economy of effort... slow and methodical when needed and explosive violence of action where allowed. If your first section is LR, you will be critical, smooth, read for understanding, and rely on your strategies. If it is RC you will read as fast as you can understand and translate as you go, summarizing each paragraph and maintaining a critical mindset as you attack the questions. In games you will remember your form and remember to push rules together. You will articulate exactly what criteria the stem gives you for your answer choice. You will skip aggressively and eliminate ACs aggressively because we don't have time for that nonsense. If you get stressed you will put your pencil down, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. During breaks you will visualize my attack on the remaining sections and relax. Or something like that. Don't wait until the morning of... start now.

For the love of god take a break. If you do any one thing in the run up to the test, make sure you don't try to cram. You will burn out and waste all the months of hard prep you put in. Take at least a couple days off. For some people a few days off followed by a light day of prep before the test works. For others a break right up to test day with a good warmup the morning of is better. You know yourself best.

Is it recommended to read questions aloud when studying for the LSAT? It's easier for me to study that way, but I try not to because when it comes to test day I know I can't speak out to disrupt other students. Does this make sense? How do others study and what's recommended? It's challenging for me to break down the context of questions in my head.