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Hi. I almost always find that I take twice the amount of time 7sage predicts I'll need or more to truly absorb the lessons, and I need significant breaks in-between to decompress. I thought I would be able to get through the entire course quickly in the beginning, but it got difficult as it started delving into logical reasoning. I find myself feeling lucky to get through 5-15 lessons a day. How many lessons does everyone try to do each day?

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Last comment Monday, Apr 28, 2025

Delaying Until August LSAT

Currently, I’m signed up for the June LSAT but am worried that I am rushing into it. I took the February LSAT and got a 160. Since then, I went back to the basics, did some studying and scored a 168 on my first PT back. However, after that I scored a 160 and a 161 and I am worried that I might be “wasting” an LSAT by doing it in June since I don’t want to take more than 3 LSATs and am considering taking it in August.

Here are roughly my pros and cons:

June

Pros: (1) would allow me to start on my applications while I wait for score, (2) would be earlier enough to allow me to prepare for the September or October one if I needed to retake, and (3) many of the errors I am making now are errors that I pick up on blind review / can increase as I get my stamina back up.

Cons: (1) potential to not increase much (wasting my second attempt) and (2) only one month more of studying to get to a consistently higher score.

August

Pros: (1) two more months of studying and potential to get more consistent, and (2) can help with confidence

Cons: (1) would limit me to taking October since I think September would be too soon (thus, applying later) (2) summer gets more complicated and I’m worried that studying might get more inconsistent, (3) probs will dedicate less time to applications.

Appreciate any thoughts and considerations!!

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I've been going through the PT'S sequentially since pt 36. Got my best score on the last one I took which was pt64 and then yesterday i took pt 65. What was that!? Two 5star rc passages, extremely unusual lr questions, it was a nightmare. Did anyone else take this pt and halfway through felt like they've never taken a pt before?

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I have an accommodation to not have the experimental on my test (much longer story). I’ve just been doing PTs and immediately turning in the experimental part so it marks it all as wrong. However, this means my analytics are very warped because I thinks I just keep missing a section. Is there a way to exclude these from the analysis?

Thanks!

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Last comment Tuesday, Apr 22, 2025

Internships

How important are internships I have never had one and don’t know what to do from here. I have been trying to get one and I have been having no luck.

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Last comment Friday, Apr 18, 2025

Re: Argumentative Writing

Hey all! Quick question: I am writing the June LSAT and my argumentative writing section opens on May 27th. I am wondering if the section can be completed at any time of the day. So in other words, is it time specific in any way? I am thinking of doing it at night so that it's extra quiet at my house. TIA!

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Last comment Friday, Apr 18, 2025

Prep test wifi issue

I took PT 145 and halfway through the first section I dc from wifi and it submitted the first section. The next three sections had no issues and I completed them. I went back in blind review and set a timer and finished the first section. How do I get access to a new test so I can plug in my original answers then do a proper Blind review. I want to know my original and BR score but obviously that wont work now. Any advice would be helpful, thanks.

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I noticed that the LSAT August 2025 dates specify "Region: United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and Canada." Does this mean that there are no online options for international takers either? Sorry for the basic question, apologies if this isn't the place for it.

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Last comment Sunday, Apr 13, 2025

Paper tests prep

I take the LSAT with paper and pencil, not online. I'm not new to the test but I am new to 7Sage. I would like to take prep tests as real as the actual test is, so would need to take it on paper. Is there a way to print the prep tests?

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I wanted to take a moment to really shout out tutor and course instructor James Marmaduke for going above and beyond. Through a twist of fate, I ended up registered for his Feb 2025 advanced LSAT course and he genuinely cares about each and every one of his students. From my personal experience, especially if you are very self-accountable, I can truly say that a class with James would be worth investing in. As I sat through our first weekly check-in, I was surprised at how much he actually cared about my overall LSAT journey and how obvious that this was more than just a job for him. Also sending much thanks and appreciation to Thomas Langmuir for his patience and support in making this happen in the first place!

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Last comment Thursday, Apr 10, 2025

LR Cheat Sheet Part 1

Here is an LR Cheat Sheet I derived quite a while ago. I hope it helps some of you out there.

Best of luck to all!

LR Question Type Cheat Sheet

Inference Questions (Must Be True)

General:

• Requires you to select the answer choice that can be proven by the information presented in the stimulus.

• Pre-phrasing answer choices is often difficult

• Correct answer choices tend to be conservative and free of “load-bearing” language

• Often the stimulus is a fact set and not an argument

Correct Answer Types:

• Paraphrased answers: are answers that restate a portion of the stimulus (at times easy to miss b/c stated in different language than the stimulus)

• Combination answers: answers that result from combining two or more statements in the stimulus

Incorrect Answer Types:

• Could be true answers: are attractive b/c they could be true, but are nevertheless incorrect b/c they do not HAVE to be true

• Extreme answers: are exaggerated answers that are too extreme to be supported by the information presented in the stimulus

• New information: answer choices that bring in new information without warrant (make sure it is not the result of combining two or more statements which would make it the right answer)

• Opposite answers: answers that are completely opposite from the information presented in the stimulus

• Shell Game: vey subtle shift in concept or term that makes the answer choice slightly incorrect (Alex is greedy therefore Alex is mean: greedy and mean are not the same thing despite being similar)

• Reverse answer: answer choice will reverse the relationship of two key terms

Weaken Questions

General:

• Stimulus will almost always contain an argument

• Understand the structure of the argument to gain perspective necessary to attack the author’s position (reasoning errors are usually present)

• Weaken questions often yield strong pre-phrases

• Correct answers rarely attack the premises, rather they almost always show that the conclusion does not necessarily follow from the premises (that is to say, the answers will attack the relationship between the premises and the conclusion made by the author)

• When you have conditional reasoning in the stimulus and a Weaken question, immediately look for an answer that attacks the necessary condition (show that the necessary condition does not need to occur in order for the sufficient condition to occur)

Correct Answer Types:

• Incomplete information: the author fails to consider all of the possibilities or relies upon evidence that is incomplete

• Improper comparison: the author tries to compare two or more elements that are essentially different

• Qualified conclusion: The author qualifies or limits the conclusion in such a way as to leave the argument open to attack

Incorrect Answer Types:

• Opposite answers: answer choices that actually strengthen the argument (tempting because it relates perfectly to the argument but in the opposite way needed to be correct)

• Shell game answers

• Out of scope answer choices

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Last comment Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025

Is LSAC down right now?

Hey guys,

I am trying to log into my LSAC account and it isn't letting me. I tried resetting my password and that didn't work. I've also tried to call tech support and it hangs up saying "Line is busy." Would appreciate any help!

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Last comment Wednesday, Apr 9, 2025

Breaking into 170s?

I’ve been consistently scoring in the high 160s, and am looking to solidly make it into the 170s by the June test date. I’ve found on my last 3 PTs, I would’ve gotten 172-173 but switched some of my answers from the right choices to the wrong ones at the last second (second guessing myself). Any tips?

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Last comment Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

Staying Focused

I keep running into a problem where I miss questions on my practice tests mainly when my mind starts to wander and/or I start to lose focus for other reasons. Does anyone have any tips for avoiding this? Not too too worried about changing my practice test environment, but I AM worried about staying focused on test day!

Also on this vein, what do people eat the morning-of test day (and during the break) to boost energy and stay focused?

Thank you so much — seriously appreciate any and all advice on this:))

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Hey all! I'm definitely overthinking this - what room did you take your remote LSAT in? How picky are the proctors about room type? I plan to use a dining room with artwork on the walls, and two doorways with no doors on them. No one else will be home the day of my test. Is this allowed? There are windows, but they have blinds that can be shut.

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Hello everyone just finished LR in the CC. I feel like I have a really good understanding of the LR material and exactly what im supposed to be doing for every question type. Even took an untimed section just to solidify this, missed a few and was confused but reviewed and went a revisited some concepts. Now I am on to the reading comp section and need some tips. I don't want to do all the reading comp and have this LR loose steam or forget stuff. Should I be doing weekly drills with LR? also don't want to go through to much material? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Should I always be reading all of the answer choices? There are some questions in both logical reasoning and reading comp where I see one of the first answer choices and feel like that has to be the right answer. However, sometimes I end up finding a better answer or one that makes me question whether or not it is the right answer. Other times, it turns out that is the right answer, and then I think about how I wasted 10-30 seconds. I struggle to finish the test in time, and sometimes I don't get to answer all the questions, and I have to guess. Is it worth it to just go with it and risk it being wrong? This might give me some extra time on harder questions/ to finish the test. But statistically, does this approach work? Or is it better to take a little longer to guarantee I got the question right?

I will be trying this approach and using the Blind review to see if the odds are worth it, but I want to know if that's a waste of time.

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Last comment Saturday, Apr 5, 2025

145 to 168

TLDR:

  • LSAT is a marathon not a sprint don’t burn yourself out
  • 7Sage tutoring is actually worth the money
  • Give yourself more time to study that you think you’ll need
  • Celebrate the small wins!
  • Yes, you can bring your score up significantly but it takes time
  • If I can raise my score by 23 points so can you, but you have to have GRIT
  • Be proud of whatever score you receive by knowing that you gave it your all
  • The first time I took the LSAT (my diagnostic test) I literally scored a 45. No, you didn’t read that wrong, no it wasn’t a 145, quite literally it was 45. For reference I have never done well at standardized tests, (I'm both dyslexic and have ADHD) I did so embarrassingly bad on the SAT that I didn’t send my scores to universities. But after religiously studying with the 7sage curriculum and receiving the accommodations I desperately needed, I was able to earn a 145 on my second exam roughly four months after my diagnostic! While it was a significant improvement, it wasn’t anywhere near where I wanted to be. I wanted a 170.

    I knew that the higher the score I received the more scholarships I could potentially get. I’m an immigrant and first generation college graduate and knew my parents wouldn’t be able to help me financially during law school. I also knew I wanted to go into civil rights work, so I couldn’t rely on any big law money to pay off loans. So I got to work GRINDING on studying for this test.

    I worked full time at a law office and every night after work I would come home and study for 2-3 hours each night, except for Fridays which were my rest days. I would take a practice test Saturday mornings and spend Sundays reviewing the results. My mindset for this exam was it is a marathon, not a sprint. I would still go out and have fun with my friends on Saturday nights but instead of drinking tequila sodas like everyone else, I was drinking seltzer water with lemon because I knew I had to be up the next day to study. For an entire year I was primarily sober at parties and events, and still had a great time!

    I started studying in January 2023, convinced that I could pull my score up to at least the high 160s by August, and boy was I delusional. I’m sure others would be able to do that, but I most certainly was not. I decided to defer applying for a year to get my score up. I ended up scoring a 161 on the November LSAT. While it wasn’t my dream score and I knew I would have to take the test again, I was still INCREDIBLY proud of myself. Up to that point I had been scoring in the high 150s, so this was a major win. You need to celebrate the small wins along the way.

    I used my law firm bonus to pay for tutoring through 7Sage and it was some of the best money I ever spent. They helped me break down what I was missing and I began scoring in the high 160s and had my first 170! I was signed up for the April 2024 LSAT ready to absolutely crush it, and then got laid off from my law firm job (rip) two weeks beforehand. I ended up choking on the test and got a 163. While happy my score had gone up, I was devaaaaastated it didn’t reflect my practice tests. I decided to take a break from studying and took two months off because I was burned out. I started studying again in June 2024 while starting to write my applications and took the September LSAT scoring a 168 in the 95 percentile!

    While I had scored higher on practice tests before (I only got to that 170 once) I was still so unbelievably proud of myself because I knew I had given this test everything I could have. I sent out my applications this past fall and am eagerly waiting to hear back from schools (3(/p)

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