Hello everyone,

I have been a 7sage member for a while but haven't even gone through the CC. I am a full time Electrical Engineering student and have a few jobs on campus, so I usually would be so overloaded with work that I keep pushing studying for the LSAT. Though now I am pretty much free with winter break, and my upcoming semester is very light as I am done with all my engineering courses.

I have been having a real hard time the last 2 weeks sticking to studying. I attend a pretty tough college so studying a minimum of 6 hours a day up to 14 hours is not strange to me and I have the stamina for it but focusing on the LSAT has been a struggle.

Anyone have any advice on how to become consistent, and stick to it? Anything you did to hold yourself accountable?

I feel odd asking as I know its a "motivation" thing. But I really am in for the hours to study, though every time I plan a study session I either just get distracted with random things or something gets in the way.

Thank youu in advance

Many of you like myself spend today reflecting on what a year it has been and look forward for what's to come in the following year. As I sat down and thought about my journey thus far with the LSAT and what is to come, I felt compelled to share words of encouragement with this wonderful community.

I started this journey more than a year ago now and with wishful thinking that I could study for 3 months and put it behind me. Once I realized that it wasn't that simple for me, I had to readjust and become comfortable with delaying not one but now two application cycles. I share this for those who feel immense pressure to stay on a directed path and deadline. If you have the opportunity to forgo an application, do not fear delaying, do not fear time. Seriously, don't let the fear of how long it could take to achieve your goal stand in the way of getting there. Remember that it isn't the destination but your growth in the journey. "Never give up on your dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it, the time will pass anyway" - Earl Nightingale

One of the worst mistake I made in the beginning was putting myself down and questioning whether I was even "smart enough" to make it. Don't sabotage yourself by adopting negative attitudes about your intelligence or abilities to reach your target LSAT score. The pursuit of creating success should be you taking care of yourself first which means not putting yourself down. Success happens when you show up powerful and through believing yourself. "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts" - Marcus Aurelius

Failure. There is no such thing with the LSAT, it took me quite some time to understand this. I thought my diagnostic of a 147 was a failure, that getting an entire problem set wrong was a failure, that not seeing improvement meant I was failing. All of these aren't failures. I started to think of each question as a rung on a ladder; you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how many steps you've climbed. Every missed question is just an opportunity to get better, be persistent in your mindset and keep trudging through until you achieve results. I'm a huge sports fan, so I'll use this analogy for anyone out there who may be able to relate. When you drop a basketball it bounces. Every time you let it bounce without touching it, it becomes lower until it settles on the ground. If you keep dribbling, it will keep bouncing. You have to keep dribbling, you have to keep bouncing back despite how many times the test tries to make you settle. Even if you don’t yet know how you will resolve the task, keep bouncing. "No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself" - Seneca

Be ready to face any challenge and overcome it. Be hungry for success. Keep going no matter what.

Remember, "Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor" - Alexis Carrel

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! Best of luck :)

Hi all,

Tomorrow is the last day to reschedule the Jan LSAT for free. I'm consistently (almost maddeningly so) getting 172s on my latest PTs. Before that I was getting 171s consistently so there's progress but its very slow. Maybe if I reschedule to Feb, I can get into inch up to a 173-174 but I might not. I'm fairly comfortable with my chances at getting into the schools I want to if I get a 172, but a higher score would be nice too.

To help with my decision, could anyone give me the lowdown on the relationship between LSAT and scholarships at T14 schools? Are certain scholarships (like the Toll at UPenn) where everyone can apply heavily dependent on LSAT and GPA or is the review process holistic?

I thought I had mastered LSAT Games until I started doing the newer PTs.

Games after 60 are killer. My fundamentals are strong and there are some odd sections where I get decimated.

Do I need Prepplus if my account predates prepplus itself?

Is there a place where I can find samples of strong LSAT writing essays? I'm just starting to prepare and samples would be really helpful in learning more about the structure, expected analysis, etc. Thanks!

Is there anyway to drill/input answers for analytics for the leftover section if I took a PT in the flex format? I can't seem to take the last section unless I print it out and just do it by hand.

I was wondering if anyone had any insight or recommendation on whether or not to simulate the LSAT-flex (taking 3 sections as opposed to 4).

I was thinking that if I were to not simulate it, I could get more LR practice in but at the same time, I'm pretty sure if you take both then both factor into the score and that would artificially inflate my score given that I'm much better at LR than LG.

Any thoughts?

Taking the January LSAT and have been PTing around the mid to high 160s and have only ever broken 170 once. I struggle the most with RC (avg -7) and I think I've hit a slump on my improvement. I've tried slowing down my reading, speeding up, highlighting etc. but I just can't find something that makes the section click. Does anyone have tips on how to really make the jump to the 170s?

What are your guys schedules like? I've had a lot of free time while I've been waiting for my classes to begin, and I've found it very difficult to study LR effiecently for long periods of time. After a couple hours of intense study I start to make a lot of mistakes as my concentration lapses. I've found that taking a day off helped a lot.

Curious how you guys approach breaks.

did anyone else find PT72 wildly difficult? i took it earlier this week and got absolutely wrecked. granted, i wasn't in the test-taking mood when i sat down for it so i knew i probably wouldn't be scoring my best. and i did guess the entire last logic game (seriously wtf was that?). but even LR destroyed me and that's usually a very reasonable section for me.

im signed up for the january test and my score for PT72 was SIGNIFICANTLY lower than my last few tests :(

Seems that this is my biggest weakness when I look back on why I'm missing questions on LR and RC. I'm really struggling to fully process the arguments without missing the smaller details. Like 70% of the questions I'm getting wrong on LR are mostly from missed details, the others being not properly I.Ding the argument and not understanding the abstract language in some ACs.

Any tips for getting better at reading for detail? Obviously an important quality to have in law, but I've always been a big picture reader/thinker rather than a detailed oriented person, so it's a hard transition for me to make.

This problem of mine is really exacerbated in the I.D the disagreement questions. I'm terrible at figuring out what word was misunderstood and what the two disagree about, since the questions require you to understand all of the more detailed implications of the two arguments.

Does anyone have an idea of how he lsat-flex is done?

like where do we log-on to take the test? what are needed, etc.

It's not very clear on the website. LSAC says that they allow ear plugs starting Aug, 2020. I know that the plugs are allowed for the actual exam but for the writing sample the instruction page says Headphones, Earbuds are prohibited.

I called LSAC for clarification but the rep I spoke with wasn't sure either. Her explanation was basically what's on the website. (she said as long as you can show it to the proctor it's fine, to which, I responded, "I thought there was no proctor for the writing sample and it's just my self-recording of the process??"

I plan on using non-electronic foam ear plugs.

Could someone who has taken the exam weigh in on this! Much appreciated.

Just started taking my first PTs since the diagnostic and am trying to prepare for the Feb LSAT. How much improvement do people usually see on the PTs?

How's everyone generally feeling after their first couple of PTs?

I'm studying for the Jan test and I often find myself reviewing answers which leads to me being super frustrated when I see that it's often just a silly mistake that kept me from getting the answer right. It seems that my anxiety gets the best of me and I really am struggling to slow down! I ALWAYS have extra time on every section (especially LR and RC). I am averaging -4 on each of these sections, but the questions I'm missing are typically easier. Does anyone have a similar problem or have any tips for slowing down?

Hi- does anyone know a way to view the practice test you took continually and not question by question? That way you can keep pressing next and see what you got wrong in the same fashion that you take the test vs. seeing the filter view?

I was pting anywhere from 165-172 until about 2 weeks ago. Since then I’ve ptd three times (about to take my 4th) and continuously scored in the low 170s with my best score being 173 on PT 74 (LR -2 LG -0 RC -4). I’m so happy!! Hoping I do well on the Jan flex.

Hi all,

I'm registered for the Jan LSAT, but I'm not quite sure when we get to choose from the available time slots to take the exam. Is this even an option or do they randomly assign you to a data and time? If we do have options, what are they exactly? I'm assuming you can't start your exam whenever you want on the mentioned test days, so there must be some predetermined time slots.

Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

I am looking for a reading comp tutor for the Jan 16 LSAT RC Section. I am scoring -4 to -7 and really need to be -2 to -3 consistently. If you can help, please message me your rates and availabilities

Hi! I'm just now starting studying for the LSAT and I'm taking my first test in April of 2021. My diagnostic score was a 137 ( I had to guess on a lot because I ran out of time reading) and I am trying to get into the 150's. I am working on my reading comprehension but honestly I felt really discouraged by my diagnostic score. Is it possible to get into the 150's with a diagnostic score of 137?

Currently debating taking a more targeted run at the course content or just going with what the syllabus recommends. In example, taking a prep test and determining what my strengths vs. weaknesses are then running over the course sections that I am weak at and leaving the sections that I am strong at for later/if I feel the need. I'm planning on taking this coming August or September, so, plenty of time to review and get a significant amount of content complete. I am also currently in grad school and a Dad, so, that time may be subject to more and more demands. Any ideas/strategies or recommendations that worked for you?

I am planning to take the April 2021 LSAT FLEX and was wondering if I should take prep tests in the flex format to try and replicate test conditions as close as possible. If anyone has recommendations on if I should just take prep tests in the regular or flex format I would greatly appreciate it.

For over about 2 months now, I've been stuck in the 170 to 172 range. The good news is that its been consistent across my last 2 tests that were very tough (PT 79 and its hella hard RC section then M20 on LSAC where I had lots of technical difficulties). The bad is that I'd really like a 174+ (I've only scored above a 173 4 times out of 26 tests). I have no consistent weakness (if I do well in RC one PT, I struggle with LR; next test could be vise-versa). Is a 172 the best I can hope for? I test in Jan.

Hi! I've been using the 7sage score converter to try to find out my score for the flex. However I've noticed that if one was to get 2 total answers wrong, they estimate one would get a 179. But change that 2 to a 3, and it goes down to 175. I know they say to take these estimates with a grain of salt, so I was wondering if anyone had already taken the flex and could provide some insight into how its actually scored, vs the 7sage converter? I just want to get a more accurate picture of where I'm at. Thanks!