So my friend told me that the practice tests are the most important when it comes to succeeding with the LSAT. Is that true?

Wouldn’t it be to go through all the videos and understanding them more important?

I'm a bit new to this. Is there any study methods or routines you would recommend?

I've officially finished all of my applications (which were also immensely boosted with the help of 7Sage) and I will likely be accepting an offer from Georgetown!! I could not have gotten to where I am as expediently as I did were it not for 7Sage, so before I cancel my subscription, I wanted to share some praise for this amazing study tool.

My cold diagnostic was 165 in June, I spent the better part of three months studying my ass off on here, and I somehow managed to pull off a 172 on the September LSAT. I can't speak to RC (because I didn't end up having time to study it), but the Foundations and LR curriculums are genuinely the best study tool I could have asked for. JY and the rest of the instructors are the best at what they do, their ability to break down such arcane concepts and make them easily digestable is truly incredible. On top of that, the custom drill sets based on your recent PTs were so informative and always pointed me towards what I needed to focus on.

If you're reading this and you're unsure of which prep service to use, go with 7Sage – you will not regret it.

For those of you who are on your LSAT prep journey, some advice:

-Plan to write twice, but do your best to only write once. You do not want to be in a position where you fell short of your goal score and have to rewrite near the end of the cycle. I wrote in September with the plan being to write again in November, and luckily that ultimately wasn't necessary for me. Having a contingency plan will relieve a lot of stress, but speaking from experience, you'll only want to write again if you absolutely have to.

-Make a study itinerary/schedule and stick to it! Depending on how much time you have, treat this like a part-time job! I made a timesheet to track my prep hours, and slowly increased the number of hours/week from 7 to 25. This helped me to stay on track and hold myself accountable.

-BEWARE OF BURNOUT!!!! I cannot stress this enough. Go outside, take a walk and get some fresh air. Take a weekend off. Don't forget to spend time with friends and family. The extra preptime is never worth the crash and burn. I burnt-out hard the week before my test date and taking a well-needed break saved me from having to rewrite.

-Try not to let a dip in your PT scores get you down. This has happened to pretty much everyone I've talked to, and it can be very demoralizing. In my experience, it's likely because you either did a more difficult PT or you're starting to burnout.

If anybody has any questions about my experience, please feel free to reply to this post or message me (I think I'll still be able to see that after I cancel)! Thanks again to 7Sage for everything you do. :)

Hey wassup Yall hope everyone's studying is going well! I wanted to post and see if there are people who would like to meet and start a study group? I plan on testing in April. Im up to meet in person or Zoom!

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I started 7sage just 3 weeks ago, and I just broke 170 for the first time today!! Wanted to say thanks. I am aiming for 175+ and I plan to test in June, so I have a lot more work to do, but I think I can do it. Yay

I believe the answer to the first question is no, but I have drilled to the point where some old PTs are totally done, just in a series of drills. Will that be calculated into my analytics/can I get a score? Or do I need to take the PT in PT mode for this to happen?

Hi, all,

Let's give everyone some reassurance! I know there are times I need/want it which means there are possibly others out there who need and want it.

My initial, blind diagnostic was a 143. Since then I've gone up to a 146. Progress is progress.

Context: I just started my study journey. On day 9. It's going well, in my opinion, and I'm working very hard to not get discouraged for a few reasons. 1) As we've heard the LSAT is HARD. 2) I've only studied 9 days. 3) I've been out of school for nearly 6 years. May sound like excuses but the facts are the facts.

Any similar stories, or success stories of raising your score overtime? Let's help everyone out and put their nerves and emotions at ease! We know, after all, that we CAN do this. Despite it maybe not feeling that way a time or two. (Or more.)

I'm pretty consistent in my LR sections, but my RC scores seem to fluctuate A LOT. Like, -2 in one PT and then -10 in the next. As a result, my overall PT scores are pretty inconsistent as well.

What is going on? Any tips/tricks to maintaining a more consistent RC score? Anyone else have a similar experience?

I've been using the videos for about a month, and I wanted to take the April LSAT. I have gotten the same score (mid 140s) on three different practice tests. I cannot finish a section on time, nor do I feel like I am fully grasping the concept. Are there features I'm not using, or should I just focus on drilling? Please help. I feel so discouraged!!!!!

Hello Fellow 7Sager's I need some advice. I have just completed the foundations part of the curriculum and before moving on I thought id ask this. There are some concepts that I feel like I am still spotty on. Things like drawing conditional logic with the indicator words and the 4 main groups is one that sticks out. Should I gain mastery of these things and others before moving on to the logical reasoning section? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

I have taken the LSAT 3 times after studying consistently and stayed around mid 140s. Truly I have been embarrassed to even post that this is where I am stuck but I plan to take the April LSAT and still haven't seen any improvement after studying full time since beginning of January. I am not entirely opposed to tutoring but really want to do it on my own because it is just too expensive. I have changed my studying techniques after doing research and asking for other peoples way to study but I still feel like I am not improving. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it.

I've just finished the curriculum, so I was going to try PT.

I noticed the window size is different from what I got used to drilling.

While drilling mode is in full size, but PT mode has grey area that makes the actual test window smaller.

Is this normal or is it just me? Can I change it?

I'm using Google chrome & macbook, fyi.

as a first-gen, I am having trouble deciphering if it'd be less "bad" to keep my most recent Jan score that's three points lower than my first one in November (155) due to being out of the country for ~3 weeks before taking my Jan exam. I did not have a set schedule and did not have reliable internet for about 1.5 weeks so it was nearly impossible. I did not want to push it back and I guess that is the result I was expecting. But, I don't know if I should cancel or keep it since it is only 3 points. I only plan on re-taking it once more. Would be the "better" option: to keep and have schools see that I went down a few points or cancelling it and have them assume something like that I scored a lot worse? I truly am having a hard time knowing what to go with. It'd be my first cancelation of score.

Hi,

I wanted to practice a section (Ex: 1 LR or 1 RC section) timed or untimed but not the full test and not just 5/10 questions of focused drills. Is there somewhere on 7sage I can just do a section and get the score back? How could I do that on 7sage? Thanks

Well I got my score back today and for the first time taking the official LSAT I received a 155. While I’m disappointed a bit because I was scoring in the 156-160 range on my PTs, I’m still proud of how much I have progressed from my diagnostic, and maybe I’ll take the test again this Fall and focus on my weak areas.

I am about a sixth of the way done with the curriculum, a little over half way done with the foundations. I am curious if i should be starting the drills. I have started doing some drills related to the foundations lessons I've completed, although these drill questions are harder than the example ones at the end of lessons and I am getting a lot wrong. While I am concerned, should I wait to be doing these drills until I have more of the core curriculum done?

On my last 5 practice tests, I've scored 176, 169, 166, 174, and 168 (least to most recent). Basically, I haven't really seen consistent improvement, and it's been hard for me to break out of the high 160s.

Does anyone have tips on how to make the most of the 10 minute break and/or build stamina? I need to score 170+ on my April exam. Thanks!

Anyone who is in connecticut want to study together?

I'd like to start off by thanking the folks here at 7Sage. I initially started off with a 150 diagnostic, then a 158, then a 168, and now I am sitting here with a 173. I have been a tutor for 3 years and taught standardized testing myself to kids, but J.Y.'s commentaries and lessons here are fruitful in their straightforward, candid, and common-sense simplicity. It's thanks to him that I owe him this immense score and the beginning of my law school journey.

Anyone else having this issue? I have been trying to load PT142 for ages and it just doesn't work?

Thank you 7Sage for helping me improve my LSAT Score by 16 points! Utilize all that they have to offer, it works!

Hello,

I dropped by 2 points the second time I took my LSAT. Neither score are ones I am happy with, idealing wanting to jump at least 8 points. Should I risk taking a third time? What if I get even worse the third time around or they see three rounds of no improvement? Not sure what to do!

you are all more than welcome to join us if you haven't already! Here is the link: https://discord.gg/AWekDrtwHc

Hi! Just curious -- the "you try" lessons seem to pop-up hours or days after I've already completed a section of the syllabus. Is that normal or am I going crazy?

Hi everyone- I am currently going through the foundation section of the curriculum and I am now under the Conditional and Set Logic portion. Is it necessary going through the entire foundation curriculum before going into LR. Since there is so many question types in LR I was hoping to learn a new LR type each Monday and focus heavy on identifying the question type, breaking it down and answering it.

Am I wasting time? It has been very helpful but I wanted to know if you all went straight through it or bounced around... for time purposes. I am hoping to take the test in April, but may push back to June.