Im trying to figure out where to go from here. I’ve taken 4 PTs 50, 51, 60, 61 And I got a 166, 163, 165, and a 159 respectively. It seems like I’m not improving and I did the best right after finishing The CC. I’ve had a lot of stress in my life for the past few weeks which could explain the dip, but I’m taking the August exam. I guess I’m trying to figure out if I should 1) do the CC again, 2) stop taking PTs and go through sets untimed or 3) keep taking PTs and blind reviewing

Hey everyone, I have a question about the LSAT flex. About how much time is given to get from one section to another? I'm hoping I'll have at least a few seconds to regroup and not have to jump immediately into the next section.

I feel most comfortable warming up for a PT (and presumably the real thing) with a couple easy LG and LR questions, although my question for experienced test takers is: do you have a "cheat sheet" with helpful hints/reminders that you have built up over your studies, that you prefer to review right before testing as opposed to practicing questions? If so, how helpful have you found this and would you recommend?

Ok, so I’ve just learned that the FLEX is only 3 parts (yay if you don’t have a lot of endurance). So far I’ve been taking full-length PT, expecting a standard LSAT. Now that it’s only 3 parts should I be taking full-length PT or 3-part ones? My original plan was to take 2 timed sections every day (varying it up with LR, RC and AL) so that I could work on my times and the actual skills in each question. Now I’m just wondering if I should be taking 3 timed sections every day (basically an LSAT flex) every day so that I get a better feel for time for the actual test while practising skills. For context, I’ve been taking Khan Academy (I ran out of problem sets there) for 2-ish months in a very lax schedule, but now I need to buckle down as I’m taking the August LSAT. What do you guys think?

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Hi all,

I believe that the LSAT cites the sources it uses for RC and LR at the end of each test. Does anyone know if I can find that list of sources for the past few tests, even if the tests are not released? I really struggle with RC, especially literary/culture passages and would like to obtain a basic familiarity with the textual themes that May appear. Any help would be super appreciated!

Also, when are they going to resume doing actual LSATs? BC I struggle on RC and test better away from home, I would definitely prefer an actual LSAT administration.

Hey guys i will be taking the LSAT in Nov. It is my first time taking the LSAT, do you think that 4 months should be enough time to study? Planing a retake in January. Any advice on how much I should study everyday to use my time wisely?

I couldn't find a posting on this, so out of curiosity,

I have a bunch of Kaplan PTs downloaded from the internet. Are they different from the official published LSAT PTs?

How many official ones are there? Where can you find all of the official ones? And are there other organizations that publish more/other/different PTs?

Cheers!

Hi! I’m almost done with the LR & LG curriculum. I have one lesson to go and then I’ll be at the RC part of the CC. I’m wondering if anyone has guidance on what to do next: should I spend the next ten days just working on drilling RC, or should I just start taking full timed PTs now and review/study RC as I go? I’m taking the test in October so I was planning on spending 2 months taking PTs and reviewing my weaknesses.

Where my 7sagers at??? First test down. 155. The road to 175 just begun

Hi all,

I was curious if anyone had experience with editing services for their personal statements? I am starting to finish mine and was curious if they are worth the money and which ones people have had good experiences with?

Hi、I,just started to enroll 7sage and now at the phase of looking through the syllabus.

One thing I noticed was that the syllabus and the study plan generater leads me to take through the path of first finishing everything about LR、then logic game and last RC.

Does the typical 7sager comply with this route?

Or would you advise to divide and study all 3 sections everyday?

(or at least alternating between 1-2 days.)

I'm kind of concerned that I might lose

my edge regarding the other sections if I focus at only one section for too long,

And I've also heard that its better to start RC as early as you can because it's the slowest in terms of improvement.

AHH I'm so stoked to be hitting PT's the way I am.

Work hard, learn the fundamentals, and you're nearly there!

Hi all - should I test / apply only when my PT scores are where I want it to be even if it means pushing back another cycle or more?

In a perfect world, I would plan to test in Oct/Nov, apply late fall, and be admitted for 2021. I'm anxious to apply this cycle because I'm currently I'm out of work and the given the job market is super crazy right now, it would feel seamless to try to go to law school next year after prepping full time right now. I'm already +3 years out of school with work experience and can't help but feel I'm getting up there in years. However, my undergraduate GPA wasn't the strongest either so even with my plan above, I wonder if it'd be risky to apply "late" as a potential (super) splitter.

I haven't taken a full diagnostic in a year and I would consider myself to be in the learning phase. Currently studying full time and ultimately would like to aim for a T20 school.

I'm currently looking into hiring an admissions consultant for the upcoming Fall 2021 cycle. Would anyone be willing to share their experience with me (good or bad)? I was also wondering if anyone knows whether or not Spivey Consulting offers payment plans. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Hi 7Sagers! I've been a member here since June 2019 after I sat my first LSAT. I went on to write it a total of three times and ended up with a solid mid-160s score. My uGPA was an abysmal 2.8 and my degree GPA was a sub-par 3.35. My grad school GPA was 3.8. I am coming from 14 years of active duty enlisted military service. I am non-URM. Here's how my cycle went...(Scholarship amounts are $=25%)

So, that's how it went! I posted some early results a while back but thought it would be fun to give the full results to (hopefully) inspire those who are still facing the LSAT.

Hello 7Sagers,

I've been very proactive in my studying and spending 4 hours a day studying every week for the past 6 weeks, but I've been facing a lot of mental challenges. I constantly feel fatigued and tired, but when I see how hard everyone on this forum works; it motivates me to work even harder. Yet, there are days where I can't mentally function and my brain feels so tired, and I feel extremely guilty, if i'm not being productive or doing some type of work. It's getting to a point where I am almost burning out every other week and it has started to take a toll on my social relationships as well. I want to do really well on this test, but at the same time I know the rate I'm going at is extremely unhealthy. I really could use some advice, if anyone could offer me any.

Has anyone doing the course out of order? Like starting with RC instead of LR. If so, what have your results been like?

Hey guys,

just a quick poll, are we supposed to do the "drilling materials" section as a whole PT or as the title indicates just use them for specific types of problems. I'm a bit confused cause the curriculum lists them as whole tests and puts them before the modern tests. Just wondering if I should skip them in favour of the more modern tests. Opinions welcome and thanks.

Really trying to get into a routine two months before test day. I usually do 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours at night. I also sprinkle in some off days, around one a week. For those of you who study 5+ hours a day, do you study all at once or do you separate it into two chunks like me? Just curious.

Also, what time of day do you guys usually study? I find that my mind is much clearer in the morning. Studying in the afternoon/night is so damn hard since there are so many distractions from the day.

And lastly, what do you guys do to avoid distractions/interruptions while studying? Right now I leave my phone on airplane mode but I still usually check up some stock quotes/news once every hour or so. I really need to learn to just shut out everything, but it's difficult. Technology was suppose to make things easier but these days I feel it's a major burden/distraction.

Hi all - I'm curious if others have opinions on the regional differences (or similarities) in BigLaw culture/work-life balance. I work at a BigLaw firm in Minneapolis, and have noticed that very few attorneys work the extreme hours that characterize the BigLaw environments of NY, CA, etc. I've heard that the Midwestern BigLaw lifestyle is much more relaxed, and am wondering if anyone could speak to BigLaw in other regions of the US (the south, Florida, Southwest, Northeast outside of New York, etc.). I would happy working in a BigLaw environment that emulates my firm, but not a BigLaw environment like in NY.

Hi everyone! I've been practicing for the lsat flex style test by not doing one of the LR sections when doing pt but as a result it is a bit difficult to determine my analytics. Does anyone know if it is possible to convert analytics to reflect that I was just skipping one of the LR sections instead of missing them due to errors that need analysis?

Here's my situation - I have been out of undergraduate for about 3 years but am fortunate to have incredible relationships with multiple professors particularly in the economic department since I was part of a special program there (did a really great independent study with one, continued to work with and successfully published a paper with another after graduation, and even went back a separate time to speak to current students about why they should be an Econ Major). I think there are probably three professors that could write particularly strong letters on my behalf from this department.

There is also another professor in the Poli Sci department that I had a very strong relationship with my first couple of years while in college (worked with him to present a paper at an academic conference) but not as much during my Junior and Senior years (just happened that I had completed all my Poli Sci classes early and ended up being more involved in the Econ Dept during the latter half of my years) and unlike my relationships with professors in the Economics Dept, I have not kept up with him.

Additionally, I worked for ~2.5 years in a professional environment and think that there are 1-2 people that I worked with in a supervisory role that would also be able/willing to write me a strong letter.

So far, I have decided that I am definitely going to ask two Economics Professors and one letter from my work experience. My question is how I should allocate a 4th letter, if at all? I don't want to overwhelm the application reader with taking on a 4th letter but I know that it would be strong.

Option 1) Additional Academic Letter (from Poli Sci)

Option 2) Additional Academic Letter (from Econ)

Option 3) Additional Professional Experience Letter

Option 4)

No forth letter

I know I'm in a great spot here but just want to make sure that I make the best decision.

I was wondering if there was a way to retake a PT and input it into the analytics, or can you only take it once and input it into the analytics? The Core Curriculm is asking I take the 2007 PT, but I've already done it on Khan Academy.

Hey everyone

A few questions regarding problem sets.

Should I do all the problem sets under timed conditions or should I start of without any restrictions?

Should I be worried if I am not improving as I go through the problem sets? Is the main purpose of a problem set to familiarize myself with the questions and strategy or to perfect the subject matter. Over all the problem sets in a section I am averaging around 4/5 with 4.5/5 BR.

Thanks for the help.