Is anyone on 7sage applying to Ontario law schools? Applications are due November 1st, so I am creating this discussion post for fellow Canadian students to ask questions about the application process and for inquiries about navigating the different steps in OLSAS.

I've been studying for quite a while (since May but seriously since August ) and though in the beginning I made great stride with practice test score improvement, I am now a an impasse with progression. Ive read the LR bible, Loophole and LSAT trainer and i feel like a dunce. I cannot get to 160, does anyone have advice on getting past the wall of no improvement?

I feel so discouraged and upset. I've taken 4 preptests lately and keep getting my base actual score of 157. No matter how much I study, practice, and complete wrong answer journals, I keep getting 157. I can get my score to around 163 after blind review, but I'm just so confused and upset that I can't get any higher in my normal attempts. I know 157 isn't the worst score but I was really hoping to do a little better than that. Does anyone have any tips, suggestions, personal experiences, or literally anything that could help me in this context? I am so lost as to what I can do to improve. Any advice, help, or words would be so greatly appreciated. :(

Hello - Does anyone know when the site will be done running maintenance? I got the notifications earlier in the week/last night that it would be starting at midnight on 10/18 and take a couple of hours, but it's now almost noon on the 19th and I'm still unable to access analytics/don't want to take drills/pretests as the data most likely won't be saved.

I know the two hours was just an estimate, but is anyone else still experiencing this/know if they're still doing maintenance on the site, or is this something only I am experiencing? Weekends are really my only time to do the bulk of my studying, so fingers crossed it won't take all day today.

Thanks! :)

I find that going through the curriculum so far I find that I end up spending way longer.

For example, I just completed my Wrong answer journal with my diagnostic being the June 2007 LSAT. I find that I spent way more than two hours over the course of two days to complete it. I counted my hours and I spent seven hours going though it. On my Blind review for the same test it took me about 7-8 hours to go through it. I originally started doing the lessons, arguments, but I decided to restart my progress to do a diagnostic first. I write notes for my lessons and do the quizzes, but I find that it takes me four hours to do a lesson that is estimated to take 2 hours in total. Here is how I have it spread out to work on it currently. My schedule that I plan to follow is this to do the argument lessons,

Schedule:

T- 1.3 hr (lessons)(rounded to 2-3hrs because I write notes and stuff)

W- 1.6 hr (lessons)(rounded to 2-3hrs because I write notes and stuff)

Th- Review notes on topic + Make anki deck on important terms

Fri-1.8 hr( lessons and notes)

St- Review Notes + Anki Deck

Sn- Rest day

M- Start next session

Should I just go through the videos then write notes when I am finished. I am uncertain how they wanted people to reach the estimated times.

Hello everyone! I've recently started using 7sage to prepare for the February LSAT, and I think it’s an excellent program—I'm really enjoying the Foundations videos. However, I’m a bit unsure about a few things. Should I be practicing problems independently while I watch the videos? Also, what do you all do while watching? I’ve just been taking notes, but I’m not sure if that’s sufficient. Some friends using other programs have already started practicing problems right away, and I’m wondering if I should take that initiative too or wait until they come up in my syllabus. Any answers/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hey guys. I've been doing prep for the last 2-3 months (7sage & Other), looking at taking my first practice test tomorrow since my June LSAT (145, I know it's bad please don't scold me, I know I shouldn't have wasted the attempt).

I am hoping to score a 160 (hopefully) on the November LSAT with 3 weeks left and "crunch" time approaching what would the best way be for me to dedicate the rest of my time. Would it be to take just practice tests or would it be beneficial to see how my PT goes tomorrow and look at my weakness and tackle them there?

I'm just stressed as taking a gap year is not possible for me (I already have work experience too, so no hindering there). I'm hoping to finish my applications and submit as soon as I get my LSAT score. I'm looking for any and all advice, please I'm trying to be optimistic I just need someone sane to tell me if this is unrealistic?

I had above a 3.5 GPA during undergrad, but took three courses at a technical school before attending my four year university. The courses were challenging and my gpa was a 2.6. I’m wondering if I should write an addendum or leave it be so I don’t draw more attention to it? Please let me know what you would do!

This morning was pretty devastating. I took the June LSAT without any studying and got a 161. Then I retook it in September after completing about 100 hours of studying and literally got a 162.

I felt like I really saw improvements in my understanding and application. So is this the best I can do?

So I'm taking the LSAT in about a month now, so I really want to buckle down and squeeze the last few extra points I can out of it. The only problem is that I work full time and find it difficult to come home and take a full length test, so I limit the amount of test I take to one a day on Saturday and Sunday. I just feel that, after a long day of work, I wouldn't be able to preform like I should, and wind up getting frustrated. Should I focus most of my weeknights into drills, or is there a different strategy I should be looking at?

Hey! I took the August LSAT after consistently scoring around 160-164. I got a 158 on the real deal. Since then, because I'm a full time student, I have not had much time to study or improve. I've since taken two more PTs and gotten a 161 and 162. I do not struggle with a specific question type, but typically the highest level of difficulty (though even that is pretty inconsistent). I am retaking in November and would like to feel a little more secure when it comes to hitting my goal of somewhere in the 160s on the real thing. I simply do not know how to improve, as I know different approaches work for different people. As of right now, my plan is to keep drilling and just go over every single wrong answer to try and weed out any bad habits I might not realize I have. Feeling not so great to be honest lol

I remember during the drills in the syllabus there was a slider for expected accuracy/inaccuracy, can you do that when making drills under the Practice tab? For example I want to do harder drills so I would want to put it to like a higher expected wrong answer percentage.

I'm taking my LSAT in January, don't have time to give the course its due time. What are your suggestions?

Hello 7Sage, I am currently learning from your grammar lessons and I wanted to know when we use this knowledge on the test, are we constantly trying to parse out the subject, verb, and object? Or is this information that we can draw upon when sentences get tough and are not sure what the sentence even means? Or use it for something else? Granted, I have not learned every module of the grammar lesson but I would like to know to prepare.

Hi All—Should I study and review the experimental sections in addition to the scored sections? Or is it unnecessary and too time-consuming? While taking a pretest with an experimental section might help boost stamina, I'm not sure how wise it is to study and review them. Most of you would likely say I should study and review them. But why exactly? Could you please share insights on the importance of reviewing experimental sections? Thank you.

I'm a 6+ year writing tutor who used to work with a nonprofit for almost two (admission) years helping students with their personal and diversity statements. I'm willing to fully assist the first 3 people to join with either a personal statement or diversity statement for free and with a personalized approach. If you are interested, comment below or DM me and I'll add you to my own personal Discord group. edit: I now have the 3 people for free extensive help. But I am willing to meet with 7 other people for about 10 minutes each for general advice/questions. Comment below and DM me for the link along with your discord name! expired

I finished PT 38 and its only showing how many i got wrong, but not the actual scaled score which is confusing. The circles where the score should show is completely empty.

Any advice for plateaus? Should I get a tutor?

I am plateauing in the mid 160’s on average, although I have several practice test scores at 167, 168 and even 170.

I can’t really find a pattern in what questions I am getting wrong except that they are generally 5 star questions.

I have tried to simply drill the hardest level of each question type thinking that would help, but it hasn’t, even though I’ve been doing well on the drills.

If I dont know what to work on, I dont know how to get better. I’m super frustrated 😩

Taking the test in November with goal score of 168+. What can I do?

Thanks in advance.

I was struggling with timed tests because I felt like my anxiety about my performance made me forget everything I learned beforehand. I started taking a few breaths during the beginning of my exam and pretending it was untimed practice, and it worked! I went from 165 last week to 173 today!!!!

Hi!

New member here and I just got my subscription to 7sage but now it's telling me I also have to get a LawHub Advantage subscription.

I am very confused, can I use 7sage without it?

Help! I've been scoring within the same low-160s range (within 3 points) over the last 5 PTs! I know practicing consistently is key, but i don't want to keep wasting limited PT resources either.

I know many people experience a similar plateau at least once in their study journey, so I would appreciate any specific tips on how you managed to break through (beyond the vague 'just keep studying,' lol). Thanks! (3(/p)

Hi! Im a current full time student with a job and needed advice on a study schedule. I plan to study for around (6months. How much do you recommend I study per week? 10-15 hours?

Also, how many Horus of studying a day do y'all recommend? I can probably fit 5+ hours on a weekend but not sure if this is productive.(/p)

ANSWER

@jilliankirkland said:

there's a blog post on Tags: https://classic.7sage.com/new-lr-tags-in-7sage/

The question type analysis, for example, in Logical Reasoning contains such tags as Causal Reasoning (CausR) or NA (Necessary Assumption). Sometimes I can find the relevant syllabus sections to review and improve my understanding but sometimes I cannot. Could I get some help in trying to match Question Type Analysis weakness tags with the proper syllabus sections so I can more efficiently review please?

Also, I'm wondering if I'm simply missing a tool that already does this? That would filter down the syllabus to just my weaknesses?

EDIT: I do know that you can type "Drill" into https://classic.7sage.com/progress/ and see some of them, but I'm looking for more of an expansive and authoritative guide please.

Thank you kindly!

Hello everyone,

I just finished the CC and I am starting the process of consistent drilling and PT's. I have done 3 so far and I have only done cold starts. As a result I spend the first three to five minutes of every test staring at the very first question trying to figure out what the hell it says. Definitely time for a change. With that in mind, does anyone have preferred warm up routines that work for them? Any findings from your own studying on what is most effective for warm ups?

Please let me know!

I have a completed writing sample on file from the June 2024 LSAT and am planning to take the October LSAT. I confirmed with LSAC that I do not have to complete the Argumentative Writing sample since I have a writing sample on file already, but I'm wondering if this will hurt me in any way during the application cycle? Is it better to complete the Argumentative Writing sample since I am taking the new version of the LSAT or does it not really matter?