Hi, hi!

I hope everyone at the 7sage community is well :) I just finished first semester at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada. I thought I'd pop back and answer questions people applying might have about the culture and 1L experience at Osgoode. I'm just going to start off by saying that I'm not going to talk about grades. I can talk about the general curve that's at Osgoode for most 1L courses but other than that, grades are not something you should worry about until November, a month before exams.

I can't promise I'll be answering frequently or that I'll have all the answers but I'll try my best :)

Hey everyone, I’m in the 24-27 range so I’ve been out of school for a couple of years. I took the January LSAT and totally blanked during the logic games. I had been scoring in about the 170 range, but given that I didn’t finish or really even start two of the logic games, I’m pretty sure I’m looking at a 160 if not lower.

My plan is to apply for T14, but given my performance, my LSAT is probably going to turn out terrible. Unfortunately some of the apps are due before I’ll know my LSAT score. Do I shoot my shot? If I had to guess, I probably got a 157-160 (if I’m lucky).

Should I submit or just wait for next cycle? I feel like I’m getting ancient. Need advice urgently.

There is no worse feeling during a timed section than when you come across a difficult question, have trouble processing it, and feel like you should be able to answer it. You start to question why you can't do it, why your brain isn't working, thinking about the clock, and how you NEED to get this one correct and NEED to do so quickly. This stress can quickly compound and sometimes even render you staring blankly at the page wondering if you can ever do well on the LSAT.

This has happened to me many times during practice and unfortunately many times during real takes; it is not fun. So why does this happen? I think that we tend to take how we feel at the present point in time and assume that we will feel that way for the indefinite future. For example, when we come across a really tough question that we are not understanding, we tend to think that that feeling of difficulty and inadequacy will remain for the rest of the section, rest of our test, and ultimately the rest of our lives. This becomes a very scary prospect. When this is on our mind, it becomes nearly impossible to think objectively or rationally. The idea of hell is so scary because it involves the infinite feeling of suffering.

So, how do you prevent and effectively manage stress before it snowballs? First, know that it is going to be present. No matter how good you are at this test, there will always be very tough questions and ones which do not even come close to clicking at first. Stress and adversity are inevitable. I have found that the key is recognizing stress when it begins. Try to realize when your mind begins to feel uncomfortable and like a question has rendered you weak and powerless. Remind yourself that you have come across some adversity and that this is completely expected and normal. The difficulty that you are having now with this one question is not permanent and you can/will pop right back up for the next one. Move on to the next question with confidence and be ready to skip that one too if it does not click!

This takes practice, but try to recognize the stress/fear/doubt as soon as it arises, tell yourself you were expecting it, and that it will not shake you. When I am hit with stress during a timed section, I like to think "ahhhh there you are! I knew you were coming, but you will not trick me this time." During a timed section you will inevitably think that you can't or that your mojo isn't there, but I promise it usually is! In short, don't project how you feel in the present about a question onto the rest of the test!

Hello! I took a look at putting things into CAS, but for some reason it doesn't have a level for community college or associates? All I see is Bachelor's, Graduate, and Law but the only thing the community colleges could give out were associates. What should I put for this?

Hey guys, I've started studying for this test around a month ago, and I'm looking to get some general advice from those of you who have been studying this test for a while.

My cold diagnostic was at a 168, with -3 on RC, -7 on LR, and -2 on games. I've been specifically targeting the LR section for the past month, and I'm averaging at around -1/-2 per timed section. Problem areas include Flaw questions and Parallel Flaw questions.

I haven't devoted as much studying RC, but I took a few timed sections and I average around -2. The incorrect answers usually fall in the same passage. As for the games, I really haven't done anything about them yet, although I'm planning on studying each type once I feel like I have a more solid grasp on LR.

A few questions:

I'm honestly pretty clueless when it comes to studying strategically for this test. Any tips you have for any section would be greatly appreciated. I can also share how I studied LR, if anyone would like to know!

Thanks so much in advance.

Hello,

I plan on taking a year to study for the LSAT and possibly take in June 2020. I was wondering if ya'll recommend studying full time or getting a part time job and study part time. My LSAT score was a 148 and my goal would be to reach the 160s. Any LSAT study tips/advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Other than underline, yellow, pink, and orange? like maybe a green and blue

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to know if you experienced this, I have been studying steadily for couple of months and i'm making progress ( I also studied in the past and have sort of background knowldge, current intense study schedule not new basically) I'm doing ok but definitly need more practice, I see improvement which is exciting but sometimes I see that if I study haphazardly it shows in my resutls, which I can control so I work on my concentration and then it gets better. A

Anyway I recently got invited to go on a 4 day trip, which falls on a weekend I usually take a day off in a week so I thought I would save my days off and take the trip, but I'm super worried 4 day break will kill my porgress, at least hamper.

Any advice on this? Have any of you experienced relatively long ish breaks (4 day) and been able to bounce back? I'm taking the test in March in Europe so it's on March 30th.

All input appriciated.

PS: I'm studying full time, I'm on a leave from work.

Thank you!

I just finished the Core Curriculum. I want to take my first diagnostic test. How can I find the diagnostic test or how can I go about it? Thanks!

So I completely had an anxiety attack during my first section of the recent LSAT, and didn't get to the entire last game. I usually go -1/-0, so I know I won't be getting the score I was hoping for -- and want to give myself a bit of a break in studying.

I signed up for the March test as it's the soonest one available, and it's not until the end of that month.

Would waiting until the start of March to dive back in be too long of a gap, or would that be ample time to pick up where I left off? Was a little too all-consumed by the test, so need to take some time off, but I don't want to lose the progress I made.

Thank you

Hi all,

Just wanted to share that the 2020-2021 LSAT dates are released! See link below :)

https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-dates-deadlines-score-release-dates/future-lsat-dates

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Hi fellow Sagers,

I have been studying and studying for what feels like eternity, and following 7sage CC, an in person commercial prep course, and numerous books and guides, I finally took to some serious self studying. My PTs range from 153-159, with an average of 157. 160+ is the goal for me, but no matter what I do, I haven’t seemed to climb past this plateau. I acknowledge that the curve is less forgiving as you climb up, but I cannot seem to catch balance. My plan for my next (and final) LSAT take has been to use the Digital Problem Set to do timed sections because my PT score hadn’t moved following a dozen exams since my last write. My review process has been as follows:

For LR: I paraphrase the stimulus if it’s an argument in my own words, write it out, rationale for each answer choice, during BR and Review. I try to come up with my own explanations before consulting 7Sage explanations. I completed all of the PTs 60-69 before opting for more timed sections from 36-59. I’m at PT 59 on RC and LG, in the 40s in LR at present.

For RC: High/ Low Res summaries of passage, tracking my time distribution in a chart for how long I spend reading passage vs. the questions, comparing both to JY’s target times.

LG is my strong suit— FPM of every game at 75% accuracy or above (usually above).

My individual section scores in LR range from anywhere from -4/-6 to -9/-12 and I don’t understand where that high upper end comes from as if I had never studied. In RC as well as -4/-5 and on some days -10/-11 as if I had never studied. It fluctuates in timed sections so much I haven’t taken full PTs, but will do individual questions followed by immediate review.

I don’t know what else to do. I don’t see how I can get the score I need to with such immense fluctuations and an inability to hit anywhere near my goal during an official write. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Suggestions, please?

Thank you!

Is there a way to do a pt with an optional 5 section to simulate the actual test? Fatigue is a factor and practicing with an additional section will help overcome that. And if there isn’t a way, how can we ask 7Sage to set this up for us? I’m sure a lot of people have the fatigue issue also and want to have this option too. #Adminhelp

Before enrolling to 7Sage, I got PTs 1-58 and PTs 66-89 (I do have a few gaps -missing about 6 tests within this range). Now that I have premium, I have access to test explanations 36-58 (plus 88 and 89). I'm five months into 7Sage and have realized that I would benefit from drilling LR by question type. The issue is that I am on a tight budget and upgrading to ultimate plus just wouldn't be the best financial move for me right now. I have been told about the free resource, LSAT Hacks, that provides free LSAT test explanations. The only thing I am missing is a free/budget friendly resource that would allow me to sort LR by question type. I would really appreciate some suggestions on resources that you guys may know of for drilling LR by type. Thanks in advance!

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On any of the explanation videos for practice problems (including lessons), when you click the "Answers" box and hover over the answer choices, on the bottom of each answer choice is a percentage indicating what percentage of people choice that particular answer. Then there are what appears to be LSAT scores above each answer choice. Does anyone know what this means?

Hi, do I get to extend my access for an unlimited number of times? Or is there a limit to how many times I extend my access?

Thank you!

I know many people here are concerned about getting into the top 14 law schools but that’s just not in my cards and I’m very happy with my choices so far.

With that being said, I got accepted to both university of California Irvine and the university of Minnesota. Irvine has a ranking of 23 while Minnesota has a ranking of 20. Does ranking really matter when they’re that close?? Which would you choose?

I’m from Minnesota and would love to get away for the winters but also know how expensive California is. Just looking for some others opinions to persuade or dissuade me!

Hi everyone,

On Wednesday, February 5, at 9:00 PM ET, I'll host a webinar with Gillian Harris, the Assistant Director of Admission at Emory Law. Assistant Director Harris will give us a short presentation on Emory Law, and then I'll ask her some of the questions you're dying to know:

You’ll get a chance to ask your questions at the end.

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I am only able to see account extension for a period of one month. Can we no longer extend account access for multiple months at a time? Or is that just me?

Thank you.

Okay guys. I'm being super vulnerable here. After going through the 7Sage Curriculum and taking a Kaplan live course, the highest score out of three LSATs was a 140. I freaked out on the logic games when using the tablet, but other than that I'm not sure what happened ----- So I graduated from the University of Arkansas with a 3.5 GPA in financial management and Investments. I have five years of professional experience in the finance arena along with Series 7 & 63 Certifications. Be honest with me. Do I have any chance of getting into ANY law school for Fall 2020 or do I just give up period?

Much love 7Sagers,

Bryce

Not really an LSAT topic, but I'm wondering if anyone out there has recently had an international transcript processed by LSAC, and could indicate how long it took for processing. This Saturday will be the 1 month point from when LSAC first received my transcripts, and I'm beginning to get antsy.