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Saturday, Jul 6, 2019

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I’ve began studying for the September LSAT. Where do I even begin? I only have enough money for self study other than taking practice tests at my university.I’m new to this app any study tips would be great.

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Can someone explain to me the process of requesting transcripts? If I took advanced placement classes in high school in which I received college credit, do I need to send in my high school transcripts through CAS? What about community college if I didn't actually attend the school, just took a course through my high school?

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#help

I wanted to ask if there is any way we could watch all the videos of a lesson at once. For example, instead of moving from one page to another on the most strongly supported videos is there an option where we can watch all 73min in one video. I am not sure if it is only me but moving from one page to the next (waiting for the video to load) really slows down my studying process. I thought it would just be more efficient to just watch everything, from one lesson, all at once and just keep pausing the video when necessary. Only me?

THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP

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Hey 7Sagers,

For a limited time, you can pick up PrepTest 87 (June 2019 LSAT) for $5.97 here:

https://classic.7sage.com/addons/

This comes with digital testing and the password-protected PDF of PT87, and a +1 month extension to your account.

Once the explanations are available, they will automatically be added to your account if you have access to this PT.

Please note that you must be enrolled in a Starter, Premium, or Ultimate course to add this PT on. Ultimate+ automatically has this PT added on.

The sale ended on Thursday, July 18.

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I am signed up for the LSAT on 21 September, 2019, and just completed an initial diagnostic test. I struggled to say the least, especially on the logical games section. I want to do the blind review method, but there were very few questions that I was 100 percent sure of. My question is this: should I go back and blind review the entire test, or should I save the blind review method until I have done more studying so I get more out of it?

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I have to drive to Cleveland this weekend (4hours each way) and wondered if anyone has successfully taken their LSAT studies mobile so to speak. I've listened to an LSAT related podcast but after an hour I feel like I've gained little information other than hear the two guys speak. I'll be driving so I can't work logic games as I go, but would be open to suggestions on how I can gain information rather than just passively sitting.

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I have seen a few posts here and on other forums about accommodation, didn't think much about them back then. But now as the July exam is within 2 weeks I have just found out what it really means: it means if you can prove yourself to be disabled/with learning disability/ADHD and whatnot, you get extra time in most cases. I learned about this from a friend who said, without awareness that I am studying for the lsat, that he would do fine because his parents got him a doctor's note so he could receive accommodations for the SAT, and guess what, for the LSAT as well.

It makes me really hurt and depressed, thinking about the many difficulties, intellectually and financially, that I had to overcame to prepare for this exam. I do not regret spending 1000+hours to master the logic and skills required for the LSAT, nor do I have anything against people with real disabilities, like if they are blind or deaf or have an IQ of 80. But for some others I have to admit that their actions seem seriously questionable.

Funny I thought this is a standardized exam. Does anyone think the same?

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I sat the June test and did less than stellar (below median for schools that I was hoping would be my safeties). I immediately signed up for the September test, but am admittedly so worried that I'm already contemplating signing up for October 2019 as well because I'm hoping to get my apps in before Thanksgiving.

Long story short:

  • I'm skeptical that one month would really make much of a difference, so would signing up for November instead of October make more sense? If so, is there that much of a difference between getting apps in before Christmas as opposed to Thanksgiving?
  • Am I jumping the gun a bit too much by already thinking about signing up for Oct or Nov? I'm worried that testing centers will fill up if I wait too long.
  • I work with a bunch of attorneys and bless their hearts they're so kind and excited for me, but they also inadvertently make me very nervous (and I'm already naturally a worry wart!).

    Thanks in advance for your input!

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    Hello,

    My name is Carlos . I am a rising Junior and plan on taking the LSAT sometime April or June of 2020. I know I still have a long way to go until I take the LSAT. But I was unsure on which LSAT Prep course to purchase from 7sage. I really want to aim on getting into the high 160s and low 170s range. My diagnostic LSAT test was a 147. But I know that with a prep course, I can move up to the 160s. I plan on starting my prep studying this Monday.

    I am stuck between getting the LSAT Ultimate and Ultimate plus. Money is not to big on an issues since I see this as an investment to my future. But what would you guys recommend for me to get ?

    Thanks

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    Honestly, I don't know what's wrong with me. I've been working through the lawgic and the PSA/SA/MBT curriculum for the past month and I'm so bad at it.

    I understand lawgic in terms of the rules of translation when I do it in the quizzes. But when I did the SA/PSA practice question sets, for every question I tried to diagram, it took me over 10 minutes and I was always so so wrong.

    I don't know why I'm so bad at it-- I don't know what I'm not understanding! Does anyone have any resources for further practice or any advice on how to get better at this? I'm genuinely, completely, 100% terrible at it and I don't know why.

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    Hi all,

    I hope that everyone who took the June LSAT got the score they desired, and that those taking the July LSAT are beginning to feel confident about their abilities!

    I am facing a bit of a real-life RRE situation with my LSAT preparation. On the earlier PTs, I am scoring in the 170s (just got a 174 on PT 38, 178 BR), but on the newer PTs I am scoring in the low-mid 160s (BRs in the high 160s). I am alternating back and forth, and for whatever strange reason, the newer PTs are just more difficult for me. It's not as though I am falling for traps or anything like that on the newer tests because I know I don't know the answer to a host of questions when I am taking them.

    Has anyone else encountered this phenomena personally? Or does anyone have any wisdom to impart on how to bridge this difference? Or is there no difference, and this is somehow entirely mental or some sort of statistical anomaly? Thanks for any advice, and good luck to those who are studying!

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    Hello,

    I FINALLY heard back from the LSAC about my accommodations and I was granted not only extra time but an HTML Screen-Readable version of the test. For July, this means I will bring my own computer and can take the test at the center using my computer and screen reading software. I will bubble my answers in on a Scranton.

    Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can practice this for prep tests? Has anyone taken this version before? Am I able to mark on the web page version of the test when I have eliminated and answer or to highlight ect?

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    Hello everyone,

    I just read an interesting explanation to a question that in part used "The Principle of Charity" to help wade through the answer choices (PT 74, part 3, q6, answer c). The explanation said that "The Principle of Charity" is applied throughout the LSAT as part of the foundation of the test. I was wondering what other, if any, principles underlie the LSAT? It seems to me it would be very helpful to know them.

    Thank you!

    Nick

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    A Reddit post on the impact of reading speed on the digital LSAT got me thinking.

    Some LSAT preparation services, such as 7 Sage, have begun converting LSAT practice tests into the new digital LSAT format. At first glance, this appears to compensate for the new digital format: people preparing for the LSAT will still be able to take practice tests in the actual format of the LSAT.

    The problem is that past LSATS converted to the new digital format may provide an inaccurate assessment of preparation for the LSAT because of research indicating that reading on a screen is about 25% slower than reading on paper. I haven't taken a deep dive into where this 25% figure comes from, but it seems credible given some of the sources that have cited it.

    Assuming that the 25% decreased digital reading speed is correct, the average person taking a practice LSAT converted to a digital format will read 25% slower than the original paper curve setting test takers. The decreased reading speed in the digital format will significantly impact how practice tests taken in the digital format compare to the curve composed of paper test takers. Additionally, it is likely that other aspects of the LSAT being on paper rather than digital, such as annotations and underlining, may also result in a curve divergence.

    In other words, until the release of an LSAT curved to digital test takers, it has likely become much more difficult, if not impossible, to simulate an actual LSAT score due to the absence of a curve that accounts for the significant differences between paper and digital testing.

    Any thoughts?

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    Hello, I am currently going through Questionbank videos for SA and PSA and none of the explanation videos are loading, they keep getting stuck and refuse to start. I have tried clearing cache/cookies and have also ticked the Adobe flash option. If I try watching the video with the Adope flash option unticked, then it says that the video is not encoded properly.

    Can someone please help me ? I really dont know what to do.

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    So, I’ll start out by saying I’m signed up to take the LSAT this month (July 15th), but a big appeal to taking the test this month was that due to the transition to a digital test, you’re allowed to cancel your score if you’re not pleased and take the LSAT again for free in the next year. I took the LSAT once in January and scored a 154, now having finished the curriculum I am scoring in the 160 range, but I guess I’m wondering if those of you who have taken the LSAT after 7sage would say your test scores on the prep tests were representative of what you did on test day. Is it likely that I’ll score more near a 154 again on test day? I also only have the starter pack due to time constraints, so I only have older prep tests. Do you guys think this affects the scores I’m getting as well? Thanks in advance for any feedback!

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    Hey everyone. I’m looking for some help in creating a weekly study schedule for myself for the September 21st exam. I started studying about a month ago using the LSAT Trainer, and saw an increase in score from a 142 diagnostic to a 149.

    After I completed the book, I went ahead and purchased a copy of every PT from 29-82. Over the past 2 weeks I’ve been drilling and taking PT’s twice a week. My schedule is

    Monday: PT/Review

    Tuesday: Drill 1 LG section

    Wednesday: Drill 2 LR sections

    Thursday: PT/Review

    Friday: Drill 1 RC section and 1 LG section

    Saturday: Off

    Sunday: Review all work from previous week/Drill weakest section type from that week

    Should I make any adjustments to my schedule or be doing anything differently? Has anyone made a schedule for themselves that they used and recommend? Thanks in advance.

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