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when and how often should I be taking pretests? is it okay to take preptests before I finish the cc?
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Let's say my goal score is a 171, and on my last two PTs, I scored a 171 both times, the first with a 173 BR and the second with a 177 BR. At what point is it safe to say I'm PTing my goal range? After 3 PTs with that score (or higher)? After 5?
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Hello everyone! I'll be taking the LSAT for the second time in November and 7Sage has been wildly useful. I alternate between core curriculum and practice tests since some of the material is not new to me. What is your day to day studying like, do you use materials outside of 7Sage? Just curious to know where other November folks are because I would love to know what else I could incorporate at this time! Best of luck to everyone!
Every time I take a timed test I don't get to finish the last section of RC and often the last section of the LG too. There just seems to be too little time, and I worry about it during the test, which also costs time. Anyone has any strategies for finishing on time?
Hey y’all, I had something really strange happen to me and I’m wondering if this happened to someone else. I faced “connectivity issues” when I took the LSAT flex so I called the LSAC immediately after to request a makeup test that week - an option I only learned existed through this forum (their website says nothing about it). I called again on the makeup test day to ask why my request was denied and I was told on the phone by an LSAC representative that I was ineligible for a makeup because one of the sections on the makeup test was the exact same one I had on the test I took. I thought it was really odd that a makeup test would have a repeated section as this obviously denies some test takers the chance to sit for it should things go awry during the test. Has anyone else been told this by LSAC? What do you know about the eligibility criteria for a makeup test? The lack of transparency is deeply concerning.
I keep seeing different information about this, so I wanted to ask here. If you've already completed a writing sample for a different test date, do you need to do another one if you retake the test?
The LSAC recently announced that the registration for the August 2021 to June 2022 LSAT administrations is now open.
The following is a list of the upcoming LSAT test dates and registration deadlines
for United States (Including Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada:
June 2021 LSAT-Flex Date
TBD, the week starting Saturday, June 12
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
Score Release Date: Thursday, July 1, 2021
August 2021 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, August 14
Registration Deadline: Friday, July 2, 2021
Score Release Date: TBD, Friday, September 3, 2021
October 2021 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, October 9
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Score Release Date: TBD
November 2021 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, November 13
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 29, 202
Score Release Date: TBD
January 2022 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, January 15
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021
Score Release Date: TBD
February 2022 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, February 12
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Score Release Date: TBD
March 2022 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, March 12
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Score Release Date: TBD
April 2022 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, April 30
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Score Release Date: TBD
June 2022 LSAT
TBD, the week starting Saturday, June 11
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Score Release Date: TBD
Overseas/Other LSATs
South America, Central America, and Mexico
The week starting Saturday, June 12, 2021
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
The week starting Saturday, October 9, 2021
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The week starting Saturday, January 15, 2022
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021
The week starting Saturday, April 30, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The week starting Saturday, June 11, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Australia and New Zealand
The week starting Saturday, June 12, 2021
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
The week starting Saturday, October 9, 2021
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The week starting Saturday, January 15, 2022
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021
The week starting Saturday, April 30, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The week starting Saturday, June 11, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
The week starting Saturday, June 12, 2021
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
The week starting Saturday, October 9, 2021
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The week starting Saturday, January 15, 2022
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021
The week starting Saturday, April 30, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The week starting Saturday, June 11, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Asia
The week starting Saturday, June 12, 2021
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2021
The week starting Saturday, October 9, 2021
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The week starting Saturday, January 15, 2022
Registration Deadline: Friday, December 3, 2021
The week starting Saturday, April 30, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
The week starting Saturday, June 11, 2022
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Hello all, I took the August 2021 lsat last week. I checked the lsac website after taking the test and I saw a special note on my account saying “temporary hold”.
I contacted lsac and they said they are just making sure that there was no technical issues. I had no technical issues through out the test. Plus I completed the writing section.
Does anyone have/is experienced this or know what’s going on ?
Prep tests, problem sets, or the LSAT explanation page aren't working for me when I click on them. When I click on a prep test or a problem set, nothing opens or expands and I can't access any prep test or problem sets. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? I've restarted my computer, cleared my cache and used different browsers but the problem still exists for me. I'm on Mac.
Howdy everyone,
I'm taking in November and probably January. I have access to all LSAC released prep tests but they are in PDF format. I also like the prep test format on Khan Academy. That being said, a few questions...
Hello everyone,
I've been studying for the LSAT for a few months now and got to a 157 so far, but it seems like I can't score higher under timed condition. Usually I score a 165 without timing, so I know that I can do it. I thought that maybe I should switch things up and try a different study approach. Can you tell me how you approached studying for the LR and RC sections specifically? I'm hoping that using a different study method will help me.
Thanks for the #help!
In need of a tutor more specifically for LR & RC. Please reach out to me if you excel at these portions of the exam and may be open to tutoring
Quick one - is Grammarly allowed during the writing section? Can't seem to find any prohibitions on LSACs site or any information on Google.
Does anyone know if taking the LSAT is better than getting the GRE for admissions and scholarships? Or does it not matter? If you are trying to go for PhD/JD is it better to just take the GRE and apply or should you also take the LSAT?
Hello Everyone,
I understand that the new LSAT is only scoring three sections with the 4th section being experimental. My question is, lets say I receive two RC sections, would that mean that one RC section is experimental or could both RC sections be scored and either a LG or LR is experimental? Thank you!
Hey all -
Took the june flex and got a 169 - I'm trying to get into legal academia (PhD in history) so i can only apply top tier essentially, which I'm seeing a 169 does not cut it for. For those who took the test a second time and improved 3-4 points, do you have any tips to make studying more effective? I was PT'ing between 172-178 before the test - the last month before scores declined due to nerves/burnout. Not sure how to avoid this with re-test, and REALLY don't want to devote my life to this cursed test again for nothing. Any help very much appreciated
Hello dear community,
first of all, besides the high-quality content 7sage provides, I'd like to express my admiration for the positivity among the users on this platform, both in the discussion forum as well as in the comments etc. Definitely healthier to seek out for advice here compared to some other platforms (cough ... reddit ... cough).
My issue can be summarized into the following phrase: I have the suspicion that I am heading to LSAT-burnout.
In March, I quitted my previous job, got a new one in April and pushed my start date back to October in order to invest 5 months in the preparation for my applications for JD/MBA joint degree programs (which included LSAT, essays and some other stuff).
I've invested the vast majority of this time so far in the LSAT, started off with the core curriculum and untimed psets, and have done 16 timed PT's so far (including full review), averaging at 173 (took PT June07, 36, 37, 38, 39, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 80, 79, in that order). In parallel, I aim to read 15-20 articles of The Economist per week to practice understanding passages via the low resolution memory, and elongate & go over an vocab Excel-list consisting meanwhile of 800+ words (since I'm a non-native speaker and RC has been by far my weakest section).
Today I took PT 79, and had to realize that in sections 2-4 my brain was just running on auto-pilot mode, my mind was not 100% inside the test, I felt tired and exhausted. To my surprise, as opposed to the last 4 tests, my RC score wasn't that bad (-2) and that pushed the score up to 175 (seriously, don't ask me how this happened - I'll need to review the test, honestly I thought I totally, totally bombed RC this time). I believe that in the last 5-6 PTs I also felt kind of tired, but today it was really worse... I mean during the last section I even had impetus to just stand up and walk around rather than read even one more LR stimulus. For the last couple days, I also feel slower even when it comes to reviewing tests, and procrastinate a lot more compared to when I started...
I know, the obvious advice would be "take some days off". However, following worries keep me back from this:
I consciously chose to start later at my new firm (thereby creating opportunity costs in form of lost salary) for the LSAT. Therefore, I kind of tend to feel guilty every moment I do not do anything for the LSAT, and other people in my age work full-time.
I already was involved in LSAT prep (by far not full-time though) from September 2019 to April 2020, but did not really take it seriously and just kept burning PTs without reviewing them and without taking a rigorous preparation course. I decided to take these months off and do it correctly this time, and this decision increases the pressure I impose to myself to get a 175+ even more, since not achieving this would be a waste of my time (and maybe kind of an indication that my mental capabilities are simply not enough to get into Harvard, Yale or Stanford Law School).
I am not sure whether it is burnout or problems with sleep. For some time, I've been having issues with falling asleep at night, with the result that I've rarely gained sleep of 7+ hours. Therefore, in case it is sleep issues and not burnout, I'm afraid that this break will be unnecessary and won't do anything to face the potential root-cause of the problem.
As mentioned before, I am a non-native speaker. On top of that, I've never really been intrinsically motivated to read in my leisure time (be it for the sake of it, or in order to learn about what's happening in the world etc.). Therefore, I have the dilemma, in case I do decide to take a break, whether I should keep reading The Economist or not. On the one hand, RC is my weakest section and I feel like I need to improve on it and time is really running against me, therefore, ideally, I would have to utilize every single free second to improve my reading skills in English. On the other hand, investing time in an activity that I do not intrinsically perceive as "fun" would not really fulfill the purpose of taking a break...
That said, I would really appreciate it if you could give some answers to the following questions:
Does the above sound like LSAT burnout?
Have you ever had the above thoughts? If so, how did you cope with them?
What do you think is the best way to get into the routine of a fixed sleeping schedule (e.g. go to bed before midnight and wake up before 8 am)? For some time, I managed to go to bed before or around midnight, fall asleep relatively quickly and wake up at 8.30-9 am, but meanwhile I went back to the vicious cycle of not being able to go to bed before 1 am, staying in bed without being able to fall asleep for at least 2 hours, waking up at 9.30 am, being tired for the rest of the day though paradoxically fully energized at night... and so on. Do you have some tips for breaking that cycle for a longer time period?
Thanks in advance guys! As I said, I really appreciate the positivity of the 7sage community and try to give my advice wherever and whenever I can as well :) Excited to read your comments before going to the final stage of taking PT 82-90.
Hi everyone,
My name is Ken Kim. Let me briefly introduce myself. I used to attend Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in Boston then transferred to the University of Utah Asia Campus in Songdo, Incheon. I graduated from the school in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in communication. I, then, enrolled at Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Program for my master's degree in communication. I graduated from the said school in 2021 and am currently committed full-time studying for the LSAT while doing a part-time tutoring for international students. I recently moved to Gangnam from Songdo, Incheon and am looking for friends to study with me at Gangnam Station. We can study at the Wing Study Cafe, which is literally right next to Exit 9 of Gangnam Station. The rate for using the study cafe per person is 1,700 KRW for each hour. We can meet up with up to four people due to the government restriction. I am currently doing the game section of the 7Sage CC. Please reply to this thread or send me a DM, and we can immediately get started with studying for the LSAT.
if anyone wants to study for the LSAT, please let me know.
do you consider the January LSAT too late to apply for that cycle?
I'm averaging 155 and really hoping to break into the lows 160s for the October/November! Running into timing issues for RC , LG averaging -5, and LR averaging -10 lol (need the most help with). I would really like help creating a study schedule for the next 2 months and also like help for improving on these sections efficiently. Please let me know if you guys have any tutor recommendations or are a tutor yourself! Thank you :)
Hey everyone,
I just took my first practice test since my diagnostic and I'm a little disappointed. My diagnostic was a 143 with 150 BR and first PT after finishing the curriculum was a 147 with a 157 BR. Time constraints are really hurting me and I could use some advice on how to be faster/more efficient during the test.
Also, LG under the time constraint absolutely wrecked me (-13 during time constraint with -3 BR). I'm registered for the October exam but now I'm a little hesitant considering I'm a little over a month away from the test date.
Let me know what y'all think!
Am I only one having trouble to access LR explanation video for early PTs?
Unlike LG and RC, I can't access to LR videos.
I took the august flex this past weekend, it was my second time taking the lsat. I really have no clue how I did but everyone seems to be saying that it was a hard test which is making me nervous. Im worried Im gonna get the same score or worse, but then again I could have done better. The registration due date for October is before scores get released... if I sign up for October but am content with my score can I cancel and get refunded? Or If I want to retake can I take it in November and still apply on time? thanks