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Hey guys! I started 7sage this week, and I'm planning to take the LSAT for the first time in October. The course hours are intimidating and a part of me is scared that I wont have enough time to get through all the lessons on each section. I know I have a couple of months to go, but does anyone recommend skipping over lets say the LR section (which is quite beefy) and going straight to the Logic Game section (the section I struggle the most with). I would obviously come back to complete the LR section, I just feel I am going to need more time to understand the LG games and don't want to leave it alone. Has anyone else started studying an other section out of order? Did you think it was fine skipping a section and comping back or did you wish you did it in order?

#help

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I'm currently registered for the July LSAT-Flex. Can someone tell me if I'm supposed to wait for an email from LSAC that will direct me on how to register for a ProctorU account, or am I supposed to go ahead and make one myself? Thanks much in advance!

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Hi!Does anyone know how to tell whether a specific test center will offer digital test or not? I know that in USA and Canada digital tests have been widely adopted,but I registered for a test center in Asia and I have no idea whether they will provide digital test there.

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I was sitting down at a hotel lobby getting ready to take my first LSAT ever. I remember reading huge words and arguments and thought to myself: "Ok, I will never be a lawyer, this is only the entrance exam and I can barely shake it, how am I ever going to be an attorney?

I got a 138, and only about 5 questions right on Logic games. After studying for about 3 months, (not very many hours per week) I finally took a official LSAT and got a 147. I needed a 155 to have a decent shot at the regional school I wanted to attend - I got denied.

Fast forward a year and I study for a few more weeks, thinking I only need a little bit of improvement to scrape together that 155. I was wrong, I took another official test but cancelled because I knew I wasn't going to get that 155. At this point I thought I was NEVER going to law school.

I came across J.Y., his amazing team, and this amazing group of people here on 7sage. I decided to quit my job and dedicate 6 full months to really learn the LSAT, like from the bottom up. I mastered games first through full-proofing and then LR, and then on to RC. My highest PT was 161 and that's what I actually got on game day.

With my new and improved 161 score, I was accepted into the school that previously denied me, and I was awarded $100,000 in scholarship to attend. 2 years ago when I applied with my 147, I would have been ECSTATIC to attend even if I had to pay full sticker price. I am a firm believer that when one door closes, another one opens, with the condition that you work hard and never give up!

These are my tips for anyone who thinks they can't learn the LSAT, and advice for anyone considering delaying a cycle for a stronger LSAT.

  • The LSAT is VERY learnable, trust me, I didn't know how to read properly and put in the time and work and learned it.
  • Practice with earlier PT's as MUCH as you can, please save more recent PT's for ACTUAL PT's. (My advice would be to save PT60+ for actual PTS)
  • There is a lot of value in redoing problems, ESPECIALLY games, I've done several games at least 20 times.
  • If you can afford it, it's worth it to take the time off to get a better LSAT instead of rushing into a cycle.
  • Could I have gotten a better score? I think so. I think my 138-161 took about 4 months of 30 hours a week, I'm a slow learner, some people could make that jump in 2 months. I believe that if I took another 2-3 months to practice, then I maybe could have broke 170.
  • Thanks for reading, I've been waiting months/years to make this post. Please reach out with any questions!

    TLDR: Went from 138 and thinking I was never going to be a lawyer to accepted with a 161 and having about 2/3 of my tuition paid.

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    Hi everyone! I'm currently signed up for the LSAT-Flex in July and am hoping to break the 170 barrier. When I have been taking PT's, I usually identify and notate the premises and conclusions with the highlighting tools, but not in a very consistent or standardized way. I would like to ask how others usually notate the LR stimuli and RC passages to get a better sense of how I can change/streamline my notation strategy and make it more consistent from PT to PT. Also given that the test is now digital, I have been finding it difficult to do low res summaries for RC and keep track of them. Does anyone have any tips to share on these issues for LR or RC? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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    Hello -

    this is probably an absurdly paranoid question but - we're allowed to use pens on the LSAT flex, right??

    I'm asking this because on the LSAT flex page on LSAC, there's a list of acceptable materials:

    Five blank sheets of scratch paper

    Valid ID

    No. 2 or HB pencils

    A highlighter

    An eraser (no mechanical erasers or erasers with sleeves)

    A pencil sharpener

    Tissues

    Beverage in plastic container or juice box (maximum size: 20 oz/591 ml). Aluminum cans are not permitted.

    It specifies pencils and highlighters... but not pens? Is that just an oversight? I've been using pens in studying and it would just be really weird if I couldn't actually use them for the test

    Expanding on this, if anyone who has taken the previous lsat-flex has insight on what is ok/ not ok to have, it'd be much appreciated

    Thank you!

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    Hey Guys! I finished the CC around 10 days ago and reviewed the topics I felt I needed to redo. I took 2 PTs in which I scored a 162 and 163( BR 164 on both). around -5/-4 on LR ,-3 On games and, -6/7 on RC. I'm messing up the level 5 and a few level 4 questions of all LR types.I race through 1-16 in around 20 mins with really good accuracy so I feel timing is not the reason I get the hard ones wrong. Im pretty decent at games even though I screw up the occasional weird game. I have not devoted too much time to RC so I can certainly improve by a point or two there. What I am really worried about is the -5 in LR, I always blind review thoroughly but I am however unable to catch what I did wrong on the level 5s despite drilling the harder Psets . What can I do differently to get my scores into the 170s? Im scheduled to take the Oct test and I can devote the next one month solely to LSAT prep. The medians of most of the schools I'm looking at is around 168 so I have to cross it all costs. Looking forward to advise from 170 scores on how they managed take the leap.

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    I am wondering if it would be beneficial or not to request accomodations on the LSAT for 50% additional time. I have a disability which would I believe would qualify me for extra time, however I don't want to request accomodations if it would look bad on my score for schools to see I got extra time, or if it would look bad if I requested accomodations but got denied. #help

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    Hi all! I took the lsat a year ago and scored 162. I retook May LSAT Flex this year and ended up cancelling the score. In my mocks, I've been scoring around -5LR, -6~-8RC, and -1LG. I have a month left to study for the July LSAT Flex and was wondering if you had any advice on how to drill things down in the last month I have to study. I came into 7sage having taken Blueprint lsat course already so I haven't gone through the program materials; I've just been using the questions. I would love to hear your thoughts esp. if there are things I can do with 7sage resources. Thanks in advance!

    Some more details on my study method:

    LR: I've worked through Cassidy's loophole book and have been doing Basic Translation drills. I got better at them but I tend to make stupid mistakes within the first 15questions which lowers my score.

    RC: Honestly, I've kind of given up on this section... I've tried many methods like reading the passage twice and not going back to it during questions, making markings, etc. I've been trying to read challenging articles and work on timing but the score has not changed much in the past year.

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    Hi all, apologies if this has already been asked or is very clear to others, but I'm wondering about the entering of problem set data (what I chose for each question on problem sets in the CC), if I took them on paper (printed the pdf off), and then went through it. I don't want the analytics to "think" I did the PS in like 1 minute for example, because I could enter the data in a minute, but I actually took say 7 minutes.

    Does anyone know how to do this, if it affects timing or anything?

    Thanks!

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    I am having difficulty feeling like I am retaining information without having problem sets and questions physically infront of me to annotate. Is there a book that would complement 7sage? I like JYs explanations and videos, but I feel like I would greatly benefit from having problems in front of me that I can keep track of.

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    Hello,

    After starting my prep using only the Khan Academy free LSAT lessons and becoming stalled on certain aspects of that course, I have moved over here to 7sage and purchased the Ultimate+ course. I understand from the introductory materials that on 7sage we start with the general basics on each section, making sure we understand the fundamental concepts behind the question types and categories. However, I am wondering if there is any way to factor in the fact that I am not starting off completely fresh, that I have already taken four PTs and been through four weeks of question-specific study, and I know the sections I struggle with and those that I have an easier time with. Is there any way that 7sage would be able to factor this in, or any way I can modify the lesson plan accordingly?

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    -Hello 7Sagers

    In the past six weeks, I have finally bared down and committed to completing 5 hours of CC daily. It's safe to say I have caught the bug, insofar as I feel completely capable of nailing every LR question (LR is the only section of CC that I have completed). I have completed 2 practice tests since my diagnostic to affirm the fact that I am indeed making progress. 155 (diagnostic) --> 159 (PT36) --> 162 (PT37 today). These gains almost exclusively reflect my LR improvement. Before I take my next PT, I am looking for some advice on the order in which I should be taking them. In other words, how important is it to be taking PT's from more recent years? As an Ultimate member, I only have access to tests through the year 2014. Wishing you all the best in your endeavors.

    -roadto1seventy2

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    Hi 7sagers, I have been on the platform for about a year now working towards my first LSAT administration this coming Sunday. I logged on today to find that my account was put back to "free" status without warning. I had been paying the $25 a month after my initial 8month service ran out. Usually, a red banner appears indicating my account was about to be cancelled. However, I never received notification this time.

    Has anyone experienced the same thing. Was this a change on 7sage's part? I am really upset and freaking out considering my LSAT is in less than a week and this has happened.

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    Because the June Test and any further tests in the foreseeable future are likely to be administered online and on two separate dates, how can LSAC prevent cheating? Hypothetically can't someone write the sunday test then tell whoever is writing on monday all the questions? For that reason is there a chance there's 2 different tests?

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    Looking for advice/tips from anyone that's been in my position at one point or another, that can hopefully help anyone in a similar situation.

    After finishing the CC, I find myself scoring anywhere from 162-166 on my PT. Not a bad score by any means but i'm struggling with taking that next step to consistently hitting 170+. The way I'm currently studying is I'll usually take a section from a given prep test, work through it under timed conditions and BR and then review both incorrect/correct answers I was hesitant on, I do this for LG and LR. For RC, sometimes I'll just take a section and work through it, but most times I'll do a drill where I read a paragraph, summarize it, read the next paragraph, summarize that, then summarize both P1/P2 and so and so forth. Needless to say, I also do full tests and BR them and then review, i only do individual sections as a way to get better and focus on where I'm going wrong, try and improve, then do a full PT.

    However, I'm still struggling to hit the 170 and don't really know what I can do to take that next step. I feel as though im studying well and I have a good balance yet it's still not enough. If anyone's been in a similar situation and found a way to elevate their score please feel free to comment what's worked for you! (even if its another service/book/anything)

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    Hey all!

    I am wondering how much time do you give yourself between answering questions and then blind reviewing? What I find is that if i do it immediately after doing the questions, i feel like I am biased towards still thinking my answer choice is correct. I think that if i allow some time in between, it may give me a more objective view of the answer choices to better reevaluate them. Is that something that any of you do? If so how much time do you allow between answering the questions and blind reviewing?

    Thanks! :)

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    So I'm done with the CC as of next week...But now comes the endless prep tests until the August 29th test date. Here's my question:

  • Do I do them all under timed conditions and work from there? Or;
  • Do I do the first few with no time just to analyze and get a feel for what I'm doing (get in the zone, so to speak)? OR;
  • Rely on the blind review to get a feel for what I'm doing while working under timed conditions for the test?
  • While I'm working through the CC, I don't feel like I've absorbed all the info to a usable degree just yet, so this is coming from a place that is lacking in confidence. That being said, how should I approach these exams? I don't want to burn prep-tests and just have nothing left to work on once I've run out of material.

    What's the community's/experienced folks take on this?

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