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Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share my story and how its coming to an end. About 2 years ago I started my LSAT journey, thought this was a beatable test and gave myself two months to study. Fumbled hard on the real thing, I did not finish any section and remember circling "E" for probably half of the test questions.

That was a wake up call, I questioned my self worth and if I would ever be able to perform well on this test.

I gave up and worked full time. After working sometime as a supervisor in a warehouse, I realized I was working 60hr weeks and making a shitty salary and had no time for myself. I was stuck in the rat race for little reward. I didn't graduate top of my class to be in this position, I graduated top of my class to give myself the best shot I could to get into law school.

So I reflected on why I started my goal 4 to 6 years ago, and that was to get into Law school and make a difference in my community.

With this in mind, I quit my full time job to pursue studying for the LSAT. It was still a rocky road because I found I would burn out after studying 1 or 2 weeks.

But I kept trying and the longer I studied the more I saw patterns and the more I improved. I managed to eventually PT around 155, my goal score being 160+. With a daughter soon coming into this world, the January LSAT was probably my last shot before having to move on and become a father and take care of my growing family.

I finally completed the LSAT and had mixed emotions on how I performed. It felt easier than what I PTed, but after reading the comments online of people typically PTing 165+ saying it was difficult and it had weird questions made me question my performance. Although, since this being my last take, I never once thought to cancel.

This morning I checked my score and I got a 160, out performing my average PTs and enough to secure a spot in my top choice school.

Thank you 7Sage for being such a wonderful community and for those who are still on their journeys, find that reason why and once you do, it will keep that fire burning and should make the process much easier and enjoyable.

Good Bye 7Sage.

P.S. 135 --> 160 (25pt improvement) studying on and off over 2 years.

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I've been studying for the LSAT for a long time. At this point I have taken it 6 times and not once scored even remotely close to my PTs. In fact, before January I was scoring mostly high 160s, low 170s and got a 157 on the actual test. I wasnt nervous, I didnt have any hiccups, and it did not feel hard. Usually I am a great test taker. Yet I cannot get even CLOSE to my PTs. I don't know what to do anymore. My highest official score is 161 and it is nowhere close to any of the universities I would consider attending.

I don't know what to do or how to explain this outcome.

What do I do??

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What a freaking journey!!!! I just wanted to say thank you so much to 7Sage. I received my January score, I got a 164!!!! I could not be happier. Literally a 27 point increase from my first diagnostic exam! Wow! This test prep seriously changed the game for me and I am so grateful! Please keep doing what you're doing. A few pieces of unsolicited advice to anyone currently studying:

Logic Games:

This was my worst section turned favorite. Folks are not lying, it is literally the most learnable section. Put in the work and you will see how repetitive they are. I would do a game of varying difficulty every morning for months like morning sudoku. It worked. I was consistently receiving (-2/-1) after not understanding a thing about logic games before.

Logical Reasoning:

This was second best for me. This section had the most variance in difficulty, but was most interesting to study. All weakening questions are not made equal lmao. But after each PT, I would count the top 3 question types I got wrong and drill those types from the 90s and early 00s prep tests. I would say study the concepts, but mostly practice pays off here. I think you just gain a hunch of what the right answer is after a while and then if you don't see your hunch, choose the next best thing, then pray lol. Oooo also, JY has an AWESOME video about LR, where he makes an analogy about a fruit tree. Questions 1-10 are low hanging fruit, 11-20 are a bit of work and 21-25 are the high reaching fruit. That helped me strategize this section more efficiently.

Reading Comp:

Also known as, I hate everything about this section lol. I tried everything, I read the Economist, psychology and scientific articles, daily meditation lol. But this section to me comes down to prep with a bit of luck. Some passages are just more interesting than others to you on that particular day. The best advice I could give is to FOCUS, do reading comp when you are most alert during the day and convince yourself that you care about what you are reading! When it hit home to me that each passage was literally 4 paragraphs, I was like "OH! This really isn't that much information," I stopped taking notes and highlighting and retained all the info in my head. If there was a definitive structure to the passage, I would make note of that or if I saw an obvious view point, I would highlight. But most things in RC I found were underlying and unstated. This worked for me. I noticed the most jump when I stopped reading to answer questions and started reading just to understand.

Most important thing I did was to try to enjoy the process. This sh*t is hard. Celebrate every win. I kept a folder on my computer of every hard question I got right or a 10/10 on a hard drill or even when I was impressed by how clever a question was. It helped me to build my confidence. Literally you have to nerd out guys and give in to this process. Again, you got this! Your hard work will pat off! See you on the other side. (3(/p)

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Hi everyone! I received my score today and I'm so disappointed. I scored the same as in November. I'm usually a pretty confident person but after this whole LSAT journey, I have to admit it affected my confidence a lot. Even though I am not satisfied with my test results, I have taken this exam twice. It's time for me to move on from this and concentrate on making the best out of what I got. This 7sage community has been so helpful and encouraging, thank you to everyone who has responded and helped through my times of uncertainty and insecurity. I hope that you all get to live out your dreams and achieve the goals you have set for yourself.

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Hello :)

I feel devastated after seeing my Jan Score and it was 151. I'm actually aiming for 175+ .. actually I'm thinking of cancelling my score. would it be a dig deal if I cancel my score? Do y'all think I can increase my score in 2 months? I definitely think I need more time but my parents want me to take LSAT Asap and finish it with high score but I want to take LSAT after my summer break which is like July or August

What do y'all think? Please vote or leave a comment! How long should I study?

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I was pting 168-173 and averaged 170 on the past 8 pts before I took the Jan flex

My test day score is 9 points below my average. Should I just give up on law school?

I'm just so confused about my score... the test anxiety was really bad but this is no where near my average

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I have a similar story to a post I just saw. Studied on and off for two years. Stress, anxiety, and lack of confidence really delayed my progress. Best advice is to keep on going. Admittedly, I didn't do things the right way but it worked out in the end. For example, I've only taken 4 full length timed exams. I scored a 156 on my first exam back in November, and opened up a 164 today. My advice is keep on working. I did each logic game published at least two times. Completed about 60% of all RC passages, and completed 4,013 of 4,831 LR questions. Let me know if you'd like any suggestions for each section, I'm more than happy to help!

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I first took the LSAT January 2020 and made a 161. I retook last month and only made a 163. I've devastated that I only increased 2 points after studying so hard while working full time which is extremely challenging. My average PT score leading up to the exam was a 168 so I'm especially disappointed and surprised by how little I improved. Not sure where to go from here.

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I'm absolutely devastated by my score. I've been studying for 6 months, haven't PT'd in the 150s in 2 months. Was comfortably between 160-170+ even on my worst days, and yet I have a 158. I have to apply this cycle and I'm just so crushed. I will retake in April in case it helps anything but I should've signed up for February just in case. I've had a horrible year and still dedicated hours each day on top of working full time and managing the loss of a parent to this test. I have a 3.9 GPA and have apps for schools across the T14 (as well as some safeties in case of this happening, luckily) but I'd love to hear from anyone whose had success at more competitive schools with these numbers. I have what I think is a fairly compelling story and wrote Why X's for each school, and will be adding an LSAT addendum to explain the impact of losing my parent on my ability to study and perform on the test (both logistically, trying to care for everything he left behind as he had no will, lots of debt smh, and also mentally and emotionally as he was a volatile person and its brought up a lot of trauma - although I won't go into that too much). I just feel horrible and I'm kicking myself for performing so extremely below my numbers. I'd been so consistent and I just don't know how it went so far left.

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Hello, I'm wondering if I should still take the Feb test even though my PT scores are not near my goal yet. I fluctuate between 170 and 160 and I would like to be consistently 172/173. I'm planning to apply in a year or two. Should I take the Feb test?

For reference, I took august flex and got 162. Then have been just studying since. Not sure if it's worth it to take Feb when I can just move it to April and be more ready by then?

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I want to preface by saying that I don't advise this method, but I was short for time.

I completed the 7sage core curriculum in about 2.5 months. Took 9 prep test before sitting the January 2021 LSAT. Saw my score go up by 15 points. I didn't quite hit the average I was hitting in my BR which was usually around 162, but still got a pretty damn good score. I guess my message is if you totally sellout and commit to doing better you will. I had a Mamba like mentality, I was literally obsessed with the test and it paid off. Keep grinding remember you're the catch and this test does not define you.

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Ive been studying for the lsat since August my score has not improved one bit. I started 7sage in november and felt as though things were finally clicking.. i think i do well when i am practicing but when i write under timed conditions i do awful. I dont think its about working on just my timing either cause im not even understanding what im doing when its all jumbled into the test. Should i give up? I cant even hit 150 after all this time studying... i feel so defeated.

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Lol I thought I would be free from the LSAT after January... Wishful thinking! I canceled my subscription and it was set to expire on February 3 (today) but now I'd like to continue it. However I don't see any option to continue being charged as normally, it just says it's canceled? Any help is appreciated! Thank you.

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Hi- I'm new to 7sage so sorry if this question is obvious or already been answered. For about a month I have been working off of physical PTs and scoring them myself/ blind reviewing. Now that I have recently subscribed to 7sage I'm hoping to take advantage of the analytics by entering which questions I got right and wrong on these tests. Is there a way I can do this? Thanks.

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How much does cancelling really hurt your application? I cancelled my first score and got a 171 on my second, but I am hoping to take it again to improve my chances at getting into a top tier school (Harvard, Columbia, UChicago). If I were to take it and cancel again, how much could that hurt my application? What about if I got a lower score on my third one?

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Hi everyone. I just need to express this to people who might understand. I keep having minor but frequent freak outs about doing worse on this LSAT than in November. I also can't find much information on what happens if you get a lower score your second time except what I have already read on a previous post about schools just choosing the highest of the two scores to evaluate but it still gives me so much anxiety.

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Hello Everyone!

This is the first of a Full LR Tutoring Series.

This session will be focusing on Most Strongly Supported Questions, The session is suited for beginners as well as those struggling with this particular question type however all skill ranges are welcome. I'll be holding the session Wednesday 2/3/21 at 6PM EST.

We will be going over:

(1) MSS Question Stems

(2) How Elite Scorers attack MSS Questions

(3) My number one tip for solving some MSS questions in under a minute.

We will be using PT(S) 19 - 23 for examples.

See you there!

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Time: Feb 3, 2021 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Did anyone else have a seriously deflating experience with PrepTest 81? I maintained the same overall score as usual, but I did MUCH worse on my LR and RC (typically my better sections) than normal and did better on LG than normal (where my score is usually bad). I take the real thing in 3 weeks and could really use some encouragement in the meantime

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