I burned out at the beginning of October, a week before the October LSAT Flex Exam(!), my mind would go numb and "reject" looking at anything LSAT related, so I withdrew my exam registration and took 15 days off to rest. I was disappointed, but at the time I knew it was the right call, and I'm registered for the November test anyhow. (FYI I also scored 160 on the July Flex test - an under performance - so getting 177 is a massive shock to me).

Before the October test date, I was PT'ing on average 164-165, with a personal best of 166. So 15 days of rest has gone by and I wrote the PT51 yesterday and scored 177!!

So I'm wondering, was I just incredibly lucky? Or was that a real reflection of my abilities? Of course I will find out the answer to this on my own in the coming 3-4 weeks from PT'ing, but I'm curiously wondering if there are any people out there with a similar experience of making a massive jump in test scores and making that 170+ consistent?

Hello! For folks who have registered for previous LSAT Flex administrations, what is the process like? Do I need to have a Proctor U account? And how many days before the first available test date were you allowed to register? Thanks so much!

Just received an email from LSAC saying my writing section has been canceled. I'm supposed to be getting my Oct LSAT scores back in less than a week and now this. All LSAC told me was that they have not received a "completed reportable response." NO details on what went wrong or how I'm supposed to avoid making the same mistake in my next writing sample. This is the second writing I've had to take, as my webcam literally broke in the middle of the first one. It's a week before scores are released, and they tell me that my second one doesn't count but won't tell me why.

What do I do? Has anyone had this problem?? I SWEAR I followed every rule so I don't even know what to do to make my third writing sample be counted. Naturally LSAC only emailed me about this once the weekend started so I can't even call them for clarification until Monday. Any advice is appreciated.

Do you guys know how I am going to get notified for when my testing date is and proctor U information from LSAC? I am 100% registered but have not received any information from them and I am slightly concerned.

Who here is taking the January 2021 LSAT and applying this cycle? Are you taking it as a retest or your test? Do you recommend waiting to take January as opposed to November for a higher score or take it as a retake?

I think I want a study partner for weekly check ins who is planning to take the LSAT more than once in 2021. My first exam is January, but I plan to take it summer and fall next year too. I'm hoping to find someone who is not in a rush for the high score, who is making a change mid-career, who protects/prioritizes study time and who is a PARENT. Message me.

Hey everyone

I just wrote the October Flex, and I completely bombed it beyond all imagination. I was PT at around 172 (using PT 70s and 80s), and then on the real thing today, I couldn't even finish any section, with about left 5 to 8 questions blank per section. I just suddenly wasn't feeling well. My brain just won't work the second I encounter any resistance/difficulty on the questions. Now about specific sections.

RC: I read the 3rd passage, and had no idea what it said. And for some questions, I had no idea what to do to eliminate ACs. LG: I saw the last game, my brain just didn't wanna do any setup, and went straight for the questions. LR: went through the first 15 questions pretty fast, but then I suddenly found myself skipping nearly every question.

Is it normal to completely bomb the LSAT this bad on the test day? Is there any resource that you guys can direct me to for test day stuff?

Thank you in advance for any advice!

Hi 7sagers!

I'm hosting a free tutoring session on Necessary Assumptions this Sunday 10/18 at 6pm EDT. If you're interested, please comment below!

I have gone through the CC twice, taken over 90% of the PTs out there, and am currently scoring in the low 170s. My diagnostic was a 138. I've struggled immensely with this test, and I can show you how I overcame these obstacles.

Recently, I took the August LSAT administration and received a 164 (Unfortunately, I had proctor issues and did not perform well on the test. LSAC offered me a refund, but I wouldn't know my score if I took it. So, I decided I wanted to know my score and did not take the refund).

We will be using problems from the free diagnostic LSAT test provided on the LSAC website. This session will be helpful for students that just completed the necessary assumption core curriculum, or are in the PT phase of their studies and are struggling with NA questions.

If you are interested in joining, please comment below!

If this session goes well, I'd be open to hosting more free sessions! Please let me know what topics you'd like to discuss at a future session in the poll below. See you there!

EDIT:

A few things I want to mention so we can all get the most out of this session:

Please refrain from looking at the correct answer choices when we are going through problems. It is to your benefit to be unaware what the correct answer choice is during the learning process.

Please make sure your microphone is on mute during the session, unless you are the person volunteering to help answer a question.

I will be asking for volunteers throughout the session. If you would like to volunteer, please type it in the chat box.

The session will last two hours, and will end at 8pm EDT.

If you learned something helpful here, all I ask for payment is that you share the knowledge with others that could be struggling. After all, we rise by lifting others up. :smile:

Let me know if ya'll have any questions. Looking forward to tonight! Hope to see you there.

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Hello all,

I am at a PT plateau of 160-163. I am consistent LG 0 to -1. My poor performance areas are LR and RC. LR fluctuating with -6 to -10 at times. RC -6 to -12. RC is a real wildcard. I have started to read more material and have signed up for a subscription with The Spectator, read Arts & Letters Daily, and Science Daily. I am doing 2-4 passages of RC everyday to try and improve.

For LR I ordered supplemental material. The Manhattan Prep LR text and Nathan Fox's LR Encyclopedia. Any advice would be greatly appreciated on which LR material to use. I also have The Loophole. I would like to bring my LR and RC down to 7 or below to get a score in the mid to upper 160s. Please share your improvement stories or how you think I should change up my studying.

Thank you :)

I think I had read somewhere that with the regular LSAT one of the LR sections is usually easier than the other. Does anyone know if the section that gets obscured on 7Sage in the LSAT flex PT is the easier one or the harder one? Or always the third section, regardless of whether it’s the easier one or not?

Is anyone else not able to put the full 35:00 mins??

I've been taking a few PT's and doing BR. Everytime I go back to do BR, I end up second guessing some of my correct answers. Does any one have any tips on how not to second guess on the right answer? I know that there's a sentiment that if you are second guessing, it's probably because you didn't understand the question fully the first time. I honestly feel like I do understand the questions the first time, that's why I chose the correct answer the first time. However, during BR at least one other answer starts to become more appealing. Is anyone else having issues with second guessing during BR?

Just starting my LSAT studies and I've heard a lot of people talk about drilling sections. I don't necessarily understand what drilling involves and what's the best way to do it? Is there a specific method I should follow?

I just took the October Flex on the 8th and am retaking again in November. I have less than a month to improve for the November test but I am feeling really burnt out and unmotivated. Does anyone have any advice for how to get back into studying? Should I drill my weak question types or should I focus on taking as many PTs as possible? Should I take a break or is it too late for that? Any advice is appreciated

I am sorry if this has been posted a thousand times over - partially I need to get my thoughts onto paper (or screen?), and I feel I need some recommendations from people who have been in the same boat or think that they can help.

I am feeling quite pessimistic on the LR curriculum, but I am unsure the best way to proceed. As I am going through these question sets I get frustrated while reading. The frustration comes from getting confused while reading and getting mentally exhausted. On harder four-star and five-star difficulty questions I typically only get one or two correct of the five - very discouraging.

I have started to go to past questions and review past lessons in order to reflect and understand, but then I retake question sets with the same score as before. For now, I will review past lessons on weekends. But I feel that although I have finished 35% of the core curriculum I have made 0% progress.

Is this typical during the harder questions, even with going back? During the curriculum, is it encouraged to go back to previous parts of the course and re-learn, or should I continue to follow the core curriculum and expect more improvement through PTs?

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share my experience in case it's helpful to some of you. I took the October LSAT-Flex and am also registered for November. I was getting seriously stressed and semi-burnt out before the October test - studying really hard didn't seem to help much on LR/RC and I would often second guess myself or change correct answers to incorrect ones when reviewing at the end of a section. I was getting pretty frustrated with myself, wasn't feeling like I was getting results despite putting in a ton of work, and reading into traps that weren't there.

I took almost two weeks off from anything related to the LSAT after the October test and it helped immensely - it feels like I can actually learn from my mistakes now instead of just getting pissed about getting yet another weakening/SA/NA question wrong. I just took my first PT since the October test and LR/RC felt great - I could move through questions quickly, trust my intuition, and not read too far into irrelevant details that would trip me up previously. I got kinda bodied by LG due to lack of practice, but still managed to score in the mid-170's after plateauing hard in the mid-160's on previous PTs. My LR went from -8 average to -1. Night and day.

All this to say - if you're feeling discouraged, burnt-out, stressed etc., pounding the pavement harder might be counterproductive. I'd highly recommend taking a week or two to unwind, do something else (apps?), and not even think about the LSAT. Give yourself some time to break out of counterproductive thought processes and habits and come back with some fresh eyes and motivation - you might be really surprised what you can do.

Good luck to y'all on this last leg of preparation before November - we got this!

@"Juliet --Student Service--"

#help

I started out doing full length PTs and transitioned to Flex PTs soon after LSAC announced the flex. I recently took a full-length PT and my score went up by 5 points! It was beautiful. Then I realized that it could be variance, and it could also be that my RC scores are poor and that having 2 LR sections offset my overall score. Any thoughts on this? Should I stick to 3-section PTs as a more accurate measure of my scoring which seems like the right move?

Further, is there a way convert my score from LawHub into 7sage to reflect both a full-length PT AND a flex-pt with 3 sections? I would like to see how my score would be scored as a 3-section PT in addition to the conversion I made from into 7sage from LawHub as a length PT if that makes any sense.

On another note for those of you who would like to share their feedback, being that my scoring in RC is subpar, should I spend extra time working on RC or solidify my LR which is my 2nd best section after LG? Looking to yield the most points before November, obviously ;)

Thanks 7sagers!

Hi everyone,

When taking timed practice tests, do you always attempt to select/eliminate answer choices with 100% confidence (otherwise flagging questions for Blind Review) as suggested? I feel like that would take away from opportunities where you could identify an answer as 100% correct and move on to the next question, thus saving time.

My speed sucks and I feel like I'd need to roll with the correct answer on questions as soon as I see one in order to see my full potential. I suppose I could flag those answers anyways to look at during Blind Review to validate the other answer choices are incorrect.

I'd love to hear your thoughts here.

Email me if you’re struggling, tmh5947@psu.edu

Hi All,

I've been regressing recently - going from a 164 about a month ago to 161, 161, 158, and 158. This is a bit discouraging, especially since the November LSAT is just around the corner. RC continues to be around the -8 to -11 range, while LR is the most concerning going from the -4 to -8/-10 ranges. Any advice on how to best smooth out these edges before November?

Thank you,

Thomas

Hello everyone, I signed up last week and just started this whole curriculum. I'm new to the LSAT in general and I was hoping I could get some pointers on study strategies. I originally planned on taking the LSAT in January but I don't know if I'll get a decent score as a first timer since I'll only have three months to study. Also, I need recommendations on how many PTs I should take per week, should I even take PTs when I'm not half-way through the curriculum? I also work full time so my schedule is limited, I study 3 hours on weekdays and at least 8 hours on Saturdays.

Hi y'all I just found out about the LSAT Score Preview Services which lets first time test takers see their score before either cancelling It or letting It be released. To me that sounds great but does anybody knows whether the law schools I apply to will know that I had the option to view my score and if so would that be held against me?

Also I believe that people who got an LSAC waiver do not have to pay for this particular service either. The total is $45 but mine was waived

Hello All

I am graduating in April with a 3.8 GPA & I am writing for the Test in January 16 for the first time . I will be studying to target score over 166 and I am looking for tutor who can help me to succeed at the LSAT.

Please message me directly if you are interested.

Thank you

Best Regards ,

Raffi

Hey everyone, so recently I was given testing accommodations for the LSAT. I was wondering if anyone knows how to simulate the real time I would get via the prep-tests. Meaning, can I make the prep-test sections reflective of my extra time so 50 minutes per section and not 35? Or do I just have to use my own timer and do it that way? Thanks everyone

Email me at tmh5947@psu.edu