In my humble opinion, The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday should be required reading for LSAT students:

The basic concept is not just about “overcoming obstacles,” but that THE Obstacle, the SPECIFIC Obstacle, is often the key to your solution/path/success.

During my own preparation for the LSAT, I remember having an epiphany about games. Those frustrating, or weird rules or elements of a game, could often be the very key to unlocking the game. You know the rules I'm talking about -- the annoying ones that may not lend themselves to basic diagramming or aren't exactly "user friendly." They're the ones that you maybe want to forget, but you do so at your peril because the game is built on every rule.

I eventually came to find that embracing these "obstacles" was often what unlocked a game for me. For example, it might have led to a key inference or perhaps a way of splitting the game board into scenarios/worlds that made the game click. This realization was instrumental to my growth on games, the LSAT overall, and it's a major element of how I teach my students.

The Obstacle is the Way expands on that theme and helps you create the mindset you need to harness obstacles like in logic games, and overall for the LSAT. (To be clear, it's not written specifically for the LSAT, but it's incredibly helpful and I wish I had it when I was prepping).

The book explains how to cultivate patience when we need it most. It also explains ways to ground yourself in logic and keep a cool head when circumstances can easily rattle most test takers -- as in logic games, time sync LR question, weird RC passages. etc.

I cannot think of a perspective more suited to the temperament an LSAT student needs to cultivate. I’ve read lots of books with similar aims but this is one of the few that both intuitively and practically explains how to stay grounded in crises/obstacles and use them to succeed.

Here's the audio version for convenience while studying:

https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Obstacle-Is-the-Way-Audiobook/B00K252ET8

There used to be drilling kits by lr question type from earlier pts do they still have those?

Does anyone have any good tutor recommendations? I'm specifically looking for one for LG and maybe some LR. Any help would be great! Thanks!

I decided to cancel the June LSAT Flex but could not figure out how. There was a withdrawal option on the LSAC website but that option just disappeared. So could somebody tell me how I can cancel the test? Thank you!

Just did the June 2007 test and I am wondering if I can delete S.2 from my analytics as I skipped it in an attempt to replicate the July Flex formate. Thanks.

Hi all, I was hoping to get some opinions/thoughts on the possibility of using 7 sage to study for a test 5 months away.

A little about me, I've taken a test masters class and responded really well to the structure of a class setting, though working as a paralegal in SF I did suffer from not having the time to really get through all the homework and getting the practice in.

I'm hoping to be able to use 7sage to space out the load that I did over 2 months to these 5 months.

Currently, the course planner is telling me that I should study 48 hours a week on average to make it work, but that is definitely not a reality for me as I work full time in a pretty demanding job.

I was hoping to get some ideas/suggestions on how to tackle the course work and how best to use these 5 months.

I would kiss every person working at 7sage if I could. I can't believe my eyes I'm shaking. Thank you for all the resources! When I was completely starting out w/ no idea what to do, this was the site that I found myself on. I doubt I could have pulled it off w/o this place.

I wanted to reach out to see if there is anyone scoring in the 150s that would interested in free tutoring?

My average PT score is 166.8 and I just registered a 166 on the May Flex. Currently, I am trying to close the gap between timed conditions and BR (consistently mid-high 170s) and, after hearing so much about the benefits of tutoring others, want to give it a shot.

Ideally, we could spend about 2-3 hours/week together on video chat doing a full BR of section(s), reviewing LR or RC problem sets from the core curriculum or diving into individual questions/passages/games. I am studying full-time (also EST) so my schedule is rather flexible but would prefer weekday evenings or anytime Sunday.

Full disclosure - this would be my first time tutoring students for the LSAT (although I do have some previous experience as a paid tutor for other subjects in HS).

If interested, feel free to message me or respond below.

Did something change very recently? I can't seem to find a way to enter answers for a preptest I have taken somewhere else (ie, lsac lawhub)

edit: to be specific, I just upgraded from free to the monthly paid plan. Before, I was able to enter answers taken on "paper" no problem, but now I can only start tests in the digital format on 7sage. I want to import answers because frankly, I find the choice of font for the test interface here completely unreadable (would be really nice if it was just Arial like on the official LSAC site.)

Hi All!

I was wondering whether there was a good order to practice taking preptests in for the Flex: lawhub has them from LG to LR to RC, but it seems that on the actual tests themselves, the order is more often LR to LG to RC? Was this also pretty true of the Flex? Or does anyone know if there were multiple orders on the Flex?

Thanks!

Thank you to JY and the entire 7sage community.

It's been a tough six months personally, so I am so grateful I got to be where I am now. I didn't know anyone personally in my life at law school or going through the admissions process to turn to, so the advice on here was super helpful -- especially searching back for years-old threads.

Thank you to @Sami for the free tutoring sessions she has offered and for her overall test day advice. I truly think practicing some questions from each section before the exam (as simple as it sounds) was a game changer for me.

The crazy person in me is thinking of trying one more test in August, even though my goal was to just break 170, as money is a huge factor and I don't want to put myself in a position where I am hurt financially by not trying to go up a bit. So if anyone has any input on that (not to be ungrateful for my score), please let me know!

But for now, I am going to try as much as I can to be proud of myself for once and celebrate. Huge congrats to all my fellow test-takers out there who got their score today. There's so much hurting right now in general, so I hope you all give yourself the space to relax and recharge when need be.

I'm not sure how helpful this post has been, but all I can say is, just focus on yourself throughout the entire process. For my first exam, all I did was study for the LSAT. I watched videos before bed, at the gym, and that if I wasn't spending time preparing, that I was just wasting time. But on test day, the pressure I built up was just unhealthy and I couldn't even finish 2 sections. So this time around, I tried to still be as "normal" and calm as possible, put it all in perspective and it made all the difference.

Thank you all for these resources, and for JY committing to making this as affordable as possible for us all and having our best interests in mind always.

I am constantly struggling with level 5 questions and I was wondering what techniques you guys have used to improve?

I’m pretty sure there are my fellow night owls who can’t go to sleep early. When do you guys wake up to start studying. I can’t sleep early enough to wake up around 8 a.m. But I feel like I’m losing time not waking up early. Any thoughts?

Hi! I am granted to take the LSAT with 53mins per section. However, I cannot find a way on 7Sage to take a practice exam with my accommodations. The only way I can, is printing off the practice exam timing myself and manually enter my answers, to get my score. But, I cannot go back and put my BR answers, to see the true difference automatically (like I could digitally with normal testing time). Please HELP! I want to take a practice test with accommodations on 7Sage if possible. Or do you all have any other sources to do this?

I hope this makes senses. Thanks again in advance.

I will be taking the June Flex test and I'm wondering what the rules are with scratch paper - how many pages, what sections it is allowed on, showing it to the proctor, etc. Also, if anyone took the May test and could explain how logging on and going through directions with the proctor went, that would be super helpful. I am starting to feel a bit nervous about test day and I think understanding everything that I can expect will ease those nerves a bit. Thank you!!

Hi guys! I need an advice on something that's been bothering me all day. I haven't applied to any school yet but I found out that some schools actually ask you to list high school attended on their apps. As a high school dropout who got a GED instead of a hs diploma, I'm worried that this might look bad to some schools. Do schools (more specifically T14) care where/if you graduated from a high school or does it not matter at all as long as you have a college degree? Thank you!!

I just wanted to say a big thank you to JY and everyone else at 7Sage. I took my first LSAT back in November of 2018 before studying. I scored a 142 and felt horrible. I have worked hard for the past six months with the materials from 7Sage. I just received the results back from the LSAT-Flex and I scored a 156. To everyone out there that feels like you can't improve your score enough, just keep working and it'll happen!

Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well!

I am debating whether to apply this cycle or wait until the next. I am currently PT-ing around 155 and am foolproofing LG now (diagnostic was 148 in October, but didn't seriously start studying until mid April). My goal is absolutely 170+ as I need the scholarship money. My initial plan is to take the October exam. I know I can achieve this score on the exam, but I'm aware that a 15 point jump from now until then is not a guarantee so I'm not sure if I can do it in this timeframe, and on top of that I have to work on my applications and do my part time job and apply for a full time job- If I apply this cycle I would try to apply by the end of October to be early.

My question is: is balancing studying and applying doable in this time frame? I have to find a full time job anyway even if I apply this cycle, and I do not mind waiting one more cycle (which would give me a lot more time to get the score I want on the LSAT and apply).

My other concern is with LORs. I graduated from college in 19' and just completed a Fulbright grant, so I'm just one year out of college. I have a good relationship with most of my recommenders but I'm nervous if I wait to ask my profs next summer the LORs wont be as strong as it'll be 2 years since I was in their classroom. Is it possible to ask them to write it this summer even if I might be applying next year?

Thank you in advance! I'm sorry this post is a little all over the place .Just trying to get insight into the process and timing to decide what's realistic for me.

Just opened my score from the May Flex and I wanted to come straight here and extend a huge THANK YOU to the community. I could not have done this without all of you. I have grown so much through this process. Respect the grind!

Can you read out loud during the LSAT Flex exam? I image you can't in a testing center but how about for LSAT FLEX. Thank you for your help.

Not sure what I should do.

Goal is T14 with money. Gpa is 4.0. To play it safe lets just say average - slightly below average softs.

PT scores were all over the place, with a 166 a week before test day with many 170s weeks and months leading up to it. Average of last 5 before test day was 169.6.

I have a month left until July. Should I just take it and run? Or should I try again.

I want to use the analytics feature but I don't have the Prep Plus package since I have all the tests in physical books. Is it possible to just input answers without needing access to the licensed material?

Same as title - got my score for may flex but not the score breakdowns yet

Hello, I'm aware that hats and earplugs are not allowed under normal testing conditions but I am not aware if one or both of these rules still apply for the LSAT flex. Hope everyone is having a good day! :)

Hi all! I'm registered for the July FLEX test and have been studying for about two months now. I've been through the PowerScore LG Bible Manhattan Prep LR and RC. I've also worked through a bunch of the core curriculum lessons, particularly for areas where I need the most help.

My diagnostic score way back in March was a 154, with my weakest section being LG. I've only taken 7 full tests since then, but I'm panicking a bit because my scores vary pretty significantly. My highest scores have been a 169 + 170, and my lowest scores have been 161 + 162.

For reference, my goal score is a 168. My undergrad GPA is a 3.95, so I'm really hoping to go to a T25 with a pretty significant scholarship.

I'm just stressed because I feel like I understand the LR pretty well, but in the practice test I just took today, I got 10 LR wrong in a single section! Does anyone have any advice? Has this happened with any of you? How can I make sense of this variation in PT scores?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated because I'm started to freak out, especially as the test keeps getting closer.