Hi all,

I juuuust finished the full CC (finally) and am gonna begin doing PTs ahead of the July LSAT I am registered for. My plan was to take it in July, but if I didn't get the score I wanted, retake it again in September. Given that I won't know my score until the September Registration deadline has passed it appears the next test I could register for with such knowledge is the October 28th one.

I am hoping to apply to law schools to start in 2020, with a couple of those programs requiring me to apply by 12/31/19. My question is, if I take it again in October will that give me enough time to still be competitive in my applications? What's the latest someone could take the test and still be able to apply without it being consider suboptimal?

Hello all:

I just want to thank all of you in advance for your support. I have read a lot of the postings and am very impressed with how supportive everyone is/has been to one another.

Here is my predicament, I am 46 years old and don't really feel as though I have time on my side. I did not research enough about how hard the LSAT is and went in blindly (with the influece of a highly marketed test prep coming K---an) and began my studies at the three month mark. I am scheduled for the July test and would postpone but with the option of retaking for free, I feel as though it would be a waste of money to pay a rescheduling fee. I am a single mom and on a limited income, not working and focusing on my undergrad. I am blessed to have an ex-husband who supports me via alimony and child support and also supports my efforts towards realizing my dream of going to law school.

My diagnositc was a 141 and since then I have gotten to -5 on the RC (thankfully it hasn't been something I struggle with), but haven't focused enough to see gains in other areas. To be honest, I probably overthink the answers, which causes me to get them wrong. To add to matters, I have the LSAT Trainer, The Loophole by Ellen Casidy and the Powerscore Bible on Logic Games. I've started a little of the core curriculum and have completed about 15 hours. On any given day I randomly pick up one of the books and try to understand rather than focusing on one source. If all of that seems disjointed, it is because I am ADHD and am all over the place with what I read and do because I cannot focus. I plan to apply for accommodations and am waiting on the psychologist report to add to the other supporting documents from my university.

My undergrad GPA currently is a 3.85; however, that is not what has been calculated by LSAC. I am fortunate that my school gives A+ as a grade so that may help me keep a strong GPA. I guess my point and reason for reaching out is what advice would you give to someone like me with the test quickly approaching? The process is stressing me so that I constanty feel on the verge of tears but will not give up.

Thanks for any and all viewpoints you can share to make my path a little easier.

Hi folks we are getting closer to the June LSAT date.

To help you prepare I am Inviting you to BR all of PT 81 with me on Sunday morning.

*Realize there was some technical issues last week, this week I will circle back to the form in case anyone cannot get access to the meeting, also try reaching me on whatsapp group chat https://chat.whatsapp.com/HEr9S37YrIFBZNN6w4pFpZ ) *

I will go over the entire PT and host a BR/Review session for all sections.

Along with discussing why the answers are right and how to tackle the questions I will have an added focus on how to do the questions quickly, under time.

We start at 10:00 AM in the morning.

Meeting online on Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/513392294

Who am I:

I am a fellow Sager who recently scored a 170 on the March LSAT thanks to 7sage. To pay it forward I am hosting weekly BR's every Sunday until the June exam to help my fellow sagers achieve a similar score or higher.

Hey everyone-

I'm on the LSAC's website looking for the building I'm supposed to go to at my adminstration site, and my admission ticket only lists the generic website for the university. I have to drive 90min - 2h to get there, so I'm going the night before, but that doesn't help much if I don't know which building I'm going to be taking the test in.

Anybody have any advice?

Hi,

What do you do to avoid bubbling error? In recent PTs I have done, I made 1 bubbling error per PT!!!

This problem is with RC and LR.

For LG, I circle each answer and bubble after each game. I often have time to go over my bubbling at the end of the section.

With RC and LR, I bubble after each question but I do not circle answers.

Thanks.

I just took another timed test since going through the fundamentals and got a 147. Although it’s not great, I’ve improved from a 136. Where to go from here? I’ve used 7Sage for the games section. Games and LR were both my weakest sections. I am registered for the July test. I’m looking to score in the high 150’s-low 160’s. I would love a 160. I will also be taking the fall scheduled tests as well. Any tips would be greatly appreciated to reach this goal!

I just finished the diagnostic PT in the syllabus and scored a 159. Because the measure of success on the LSAT is essentially how well did you do relative to all other test takers, I was wondering what the average score of this diagnostic test it? Does this information exist?

Hi guys! I'm not able to find the Microsoft service go tablet online or in stores...JY said it's the Microsoft Surface Go tablet 8.3” x 5.5” screen but I'm not able to find the one with those dimensions; all of them are 10 inches. Can anyone share a link please?

After reading all of the related discussion posts, I have yet to find a satisfactory answer to the question of what the proper sequence should be for completing the entire CC, problem sets, and attempting PTs. I didn't take a diagnostic test, as I figured that without knowing proper tactics on how to approach different question types, I would be wasting a PT by doing it blind. Am I supposed to:

People have been using the term "drill packs", I was wondering what this actually means? Are these just the problem sets? Or are they questions from the question bank, or what is it?

Sorry if this seems really fundamental and dumb, I'm just really lost. Thanks!

I notice when I'm reviewing there is a difficulty rating both for individual questions as well as overall sections. Is this done by JY or by users? Did I miss somewhere in the CC where this is explained (admittedly, I came to 7Sage after already scoring low 170s so I did not look at most of the CC...)

I took almost a year off of LSAT study to focus on school. I don't regret it, as I graduated with a 4.2X. It will likely put my LSAC above 4 somewhere once the final transcripts are sent. Totally worth it.

However... I just took an older PT (40) and I'm just so frustrated. Score wise, it was pretty average to where I left off. Some of my coursework helped me bring my LR up (-4, -7 which is not bad; the BR was -8 total), but my LG and RC are still abysmal.

I expected some slip with LG, and I have brought my LG up before, but it is the RC part that bothers me (apparently, reading some rather intense philosophy papers wasn't enough to help there). It's historically almost always awful (-10ish). I have the LSAT Bible now, but any tips anyone has for getting my RC up from the floor would be great. I have tried outlining, not outlining, reading faster, reading slower, etc. I know I will miss some due to time, but I am missing way too many.

I'm taking July's testing because of the experience I may get with the new digital system, and because there's a freebie if I bomb it. With the closeness to test date, I expect it to just be a trial run with the new tech (hopefully). A better goal for me would be October or November, maybe Jan on the outside. So, not an utter emergency, and I don't expect any miracles here in the meantime. But if anyone has brought their RC score up successfully, I would love to know how you did it and what you recommend. I only need a handful of more points, and if I can bring up RC (along with bringing LG back up), I'd have it.

-A.R.

What kind of pencils are allowed?

Do they need to be wood pencils or can they be lead pencils that are no. 2?

I score in the low 160s and it takes me forever to get through my blind reviews. With blind review, I reach around 165. The way I do it is I circle any questions that I am not sure about and think about why each answer is wrong or right. And then I watch the video. After that, I go back and passively watch the video for whichever question I did not circle, including the easy ones. I do not redo those questions tho. I guess I’m really afraid to get the right answer for the wrong reason. However, this takes me a really long time. So I am wondering if maybe I am approaching blind review incorrectly.

Hi everyone, I just purchased the Ultimate package. I am just super worried if I bought the wrong course. As I've had prep course taken before and have been studying myself for 4 months. Will the stuff in the course repeat what I already learnt?

Anything advice/testimonials from someone who already halfway preparing their LSAT but decided to take this course might help!

Thank you!

Julie

I’m kind of at my wit’s end as to how to study for the LSAT. I have been struggling with it for a year and still haven’t reached my goal score, which is a 170. I need a classroom environment to do well on exams, but have taken blueprint and have plateaued at 160. I’ve consulted several places for private tutoring, but all are charging prices beyond my budget. I’ve also looked for study buddies, but many are also scoring almost exactly the same score as myself and we’re often unable to help each other.

I want to take the exam this September, but don’t have a study strategy. I’ve tried self prepping, but have gotten stuck on many medium-hard questions and can not answer them myself.

Could someone offer me some advice?

Hi,

I'm planning to take the July exam. Between now and then, the only thing I'm going to do is take practice exams with thorough review in between. I have 12 practice exams scheduled until the July exam. I also have been keeping track of really difficult LR, RC, and LG questions I've encountered, and I'm planning on reviewing those the week before the exam.

My question is, does it make sense to slow down with PT-ing as I get closer to the exam? So for example, from now until the beginning of July, I'll be doing like 2 exams a week but then after July 3rd I just have one final exam planned with thorough review and the review of all the difficult LR, RC, and LG questions I've been tracking. Would you say this is a good strategy, especially because I want to make sure I don't burn out right before the exam?

Thanks!!!

I enjoy studying for the LSAT--logical reasoning and reading comprehension. I get stressed out and depressed if I take too long to finish a practice session and get so many problems wrong. I know that I have to practice, practice, and practice some more, but failing over and over again can be demoralizing. It is hard for me to learn from my mistakes, as even if I stop to think and apply logic, I still miss the question. It is like my brain is wired to go fast, as I answer questions, seeing which questions seem logical, which look and sound right. What I have going for me, is my confidence in myself, and the desire to study, to do well on the LSAT. When I did Blueprint, I had gone through hundreds of passages, logical reasoning question, and logic games. I have re-read the Powerscore Bibles, read books on logic, re-read the Blueprint books, also those booklets when I first took their live classes. I had even considered taking a class on logic, from Bunker Hill Community College and Boston University. I am dedicated and passionate about going to law school.

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Reposting, hoping someone feels me on this: If we do all the work upfront, then the questions will fly by.

If we do all the work upfront, then the questions will fly by.

You guys, this is my new mantra. So simple, but so hard to grasp. I've been watching videos of terrified me ~ staring at answer choices for way too long and hesitating for what looks like an eternity ~ and it hit me! If we do all the work upfront, then the questions will fly by. JY has told us this, but we have to live it and learn it. This mantra may just save my ass on June 3. All together now, "If we do all the work upfront, then the questions will fly by!"

I was taking the tests in order, I skipped (1-13) and everything was going fine until I got to test 55. I took PTs 55-60 this month and my score completely tanked. Im getting near 165 and when im lucky I get 168. I've noticed that the tests were starting to get really weird. Games got a lot harder, there was the annoying "dinosaur game" and "bus game". But what really caused my score to sink the most was the RC. I always averaged around -4 on RC and now my range from these last 6 tests were -5 to -10. With LR, I still maintained -4.

I think RC changed drastically because there used to only be just a few inference or most strongly supported questions and now it seems like they put a lot more on the RC section and they made those question types the hardest. During BR, i reread the passage many times and I still end up missing a few of those inference or most strongly supported questions.

Is it normal for my score to drop this much when I encounter newer PTs?

Hey everyone,

I have made steady progress since the beginning of my studies five months ago. And as satisfying as seeing this progress is, when it comes to sitting and taking practice exams, I get terrible testing anxiety. It's almost as if my mind switches from on to off and everything I remember flies out the window-- all while my mind feels like its wandering in a million places. I can sit and take a section, two, or even three and perform well, but as soon as I sit down to take a full length PT, my mind shifts to panic mode. I began meditating daily in February and this seems to help and exercise is also a part of my daily routine as well, but I was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to dial in and focus better on practice exams and to alleviate testing anxiety. I am sitting for the July exam and any advice would be helpful! Thanks in advance!

I realized you can only use photos from the last 6 months, so I have to retake mine. How long do I have to upload a new one?

Does anyone know why we cant choose multiple questions (specific ones) to do in the question bank?

Hi! I'm struggling with the fool proof method! basically with how to actually start doing it, structure, and to get the benefits from it. etc.

Does anyone have any recommendations for specific laptops or features or things to avoid when buying a laptop for school?

Thanks!