I wont be taking the LSAT anytime soon, I'm just curious.

What's the atmosphere like in the testing center? Is it like a classroom? cubicles? Do different test centers have different max capacity for number of people to take the test? How long is it before we actually start circling the bubbles in (from the time we walk in and sit down)? Do we have enough space between the takers? (I find it harder to focus if I sit close to someone who breathes loudly or shakes their legs) The more specific you could be in sharing your experience the better, I'm interested in the smallest details, Thanks!

Secondly, how similar is the 7SAGE digital format to the actual test? (I love the sound effect e.g. coffee shop noises, it's unfortunate we are not allowed headphones :p) Are we able to change font size and the background colors, etc? I use mini ipad to do problem sets on 7SAGE, how does this compare to the tablet in terms of size, ability to write on, and flagging questions to skip, etc?

P.S

I live in Fairfax, VA. About 20 minutes from DC. For people who's taken LSAT in the DMV area, which ones are your favorite and which ones should I avoid?

Thank you all!

When I take a practice exam on 7 Sage how come there are only 4 sections and the actual test is made up of 5 sections with 1 unscored section. So I'm wondering where is the missing section and shouldn't we be preparing by doing 5 sections vs 4 since that'll only under prepare us. Thoughts? Solutions?

My loophole book just came in the mail and I was curious if I should finish CC first then read or is it okay to learn from both at the same time. I also have Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer on the way as hell but I think that's just a study guide not necessarily a course. I'm interested in hearing everyone's thoughts and/or suggestions! Or experiences?

I am self-studying as much as possible and plan to use a tutor later on. I'm about to get the ultimate course from 7sage but am feeling overwhelmed because I'm not sure how to coordinate my self-studying. Where do people buy drill materials from and how do they use them? What PTs do people use to drill and to use as a PT? I need help figuring out the best study strategy.

Where do I begin? In what order should I be working through all of these? Thank you!

Materials:

Getting 7sage's ultimate course

3 Manhattan Guides I have been working through Manhattan Prep's LR guide because LR is the section I struggle with the most.

LSAT Trainer

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.

I plan to take the LSAT in August of this year. I am looking for a tutor that can help me. Suggestions are welcome.

How do you get your fee waived?

Hi Everyone!

I am looking to tutor one to two people who are scoring lower than me in LR. Those who would benefit most from my help would have an untimed BR score around -5 to -10+ per LR section.

My current average BR score is between -1 to 0 per LR section. And -5 under timed conditions. I have been studying full time for almost a year now and I have been scoring in the mid 160s on full length PTs with BR scores at 175. My goal in offering tutoring is not only to get better at it myself but to contribute to the 7Sage community as I have benefitted from others willing to offer their time and knowledge to me.

If you are interested please direct message me with your average LR timed and BR score per section, any weaknesses you have noticed, and which exams you have already taken. Also, let me know what time zone you are in and then we can discuss the logistics of how tutoring would work.

Thanks and stay safe!

Hi my name is Mark and I've been studying for a little over a year, I've gone through Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer, the Lawschooli LR curriculum, the CC here on 7Sage and I'm working through The Loophole by Ellen Cassidy. My highest BR score has been a 173 / 174 and I generally PT about 167.

I'm looking to mentor (for free) 1 student in the 150's or lower and help "pay it back" to 7Sage for being such an incredible resource. Since I have a very pregnant wife and a toddler I won't be able to video chat, but I hope to message back and forth at least once a day and answer any questions you have or help work through tough problems. Mentoring can be especially helpful in grasping some of the hard yet core concepts in approaching tough RC questions, hard logic games, or just seeing subtle wording or subtle support relationships in LR.

Please let me know if you're interested,

Mark

What I love about 7sage is how you can just post a discussion in need of help and advice, so I deeply thank you 7sage community for all your thoughtfulness.

First, I plan on taking the LSAT in either August or November this year 2020. Some background - I have been studying since March of 2019 and what I mean by studying is picking at Khan Academy and Powerscore here and there. However, real studying is when I got onto 7sage in October of 2019.

I finished CC and now i'm in the practice test phase and I have taken 3 timed PTs (June 2007,PT 2 and PT 3 from the 90s) and scored a 143 on all (obviously not the gifted kind like many). The problem is i'm just stuck at 143 raw score. Blind review has been around 158-161. GPA is a 4.0 close to a 4.1 since I came from a +/- gpa school. Goal score is 160. I am not the fastest reader and I am pretty bad at puzzles, so Reading Comp and Logic Games have been killing me. I am a full-time worker, 5 days a week, 40 hours a week.

Can a student jump from 143-160 in 5 months? Knowledge and performance seems to be the splitting problem as a have a fine BR but my performance raw score is so bad and wont budge. I just cannot read RC fast enough and I can't help but get the wrong answer when Im stuck on the 2 last answers in process of elimination.

Does retaking past PTs under timed conditions help with performance?

Again, thank you 7sage!

As the 2020 admissions cycles comes to an end, I wanted to hopefully provide some inspiration to those preparing to take the LSAT and begin their admissions cycle. I started studying for the LSAT in September 2018 and sat for my first take a year later in September 2019. Like many others, I didn’t score as well as I thought I could’ve or enough to be competitive, so I sat for the next test in October. Thankfully, I scored enough to be competitive and get some scholarship money, although I’ll still need to take loans.

Like you all know, preparing for this exam will eat up your time and demands that you give it serious attention if you want to do well and get into top schools….likely in the process, it’ll mentally fuck you up, but depending on how bad you want, KEEP AT IT! I remember when I initially started studying, I listened to a discussion from one of the Sages about how she scored a 174 or something like that, and the mentality she developed…she said she prepared for the test like a top athlete does, and that really struck a tone with me, considering some of role models are Cristiano Ronaldo, Novak Djokovic, and Lewis Hamilton. What is one of the strong assets of a top athlete? Their incredible mindset and mentality. I cultivated that trait and decided to keep plugging away.

Of all sections of the test, LG was my biggest weakness, but eventually I got to the point where I was consistently scoring 17,18/25, although my strategy is one I wouldn’t necessarily recommend…I focused on 3 games, making sure I’d get almost all of the questions from those 3 games right, that gave me ~15 points right there, and guessed on the remaining, thereby getting on average ~2 more questions correct.

One of the best advice I can offer is that you shouldn’t look for a short cut or a quick fix and spend time figuring out your learning style, doing the BR process, mastering the LG timing through foolproofing, and MAINTAINING A POSITIVE MINDSET. My diagnostic was a 141, and I ended up scoring enough to land me at a T20 school, Boston U with a decent scholarship and possibly NW (waitlisted), still waiting to hear from a few others. It’ll take work, a lot of mental stress, and a high amount of focus, but like others have achieved, it’s possible to do well on this exam…RIDICULOUSLY WELL! You just need to be committed, trust yourself, and keep your eye on the prize. Daily running and hanging with friends every Sunday was massive for me, so I’d advice finding a hobby you enjoy that’ll replenish you and fill you with positive energy, you’ll need it for this exam.

Lastly, just like how you put a lot of effort into preparing for the LSAT, you’ll need to put even more into your apps. This caused the most stress for me tbh. Make sure your app is airtight, write a banging ass personal statement and if possible do all supplementary statements, the more the admissions committee knows about you, the more you stand out from the rest. Try to make it as personal as possible and really think about why you want to attend law school, tie in your interests and things from your life and how that helps you contribute to whatever school you’re applying to. Regardless of how scary this process is, admissions committees are still human, so don’t get in over your head about this. I even wrote about running in one of my statements.

Keep plugging away, believe in yourself and ability, cultivate positivity, joy, and resilience and trust the process. You’ll also be where you want, and remember, just getting into law school is an achievement in of itself, NO CAP! I know it can be intimidating seeing other folks getting into Stanford, Columbia, Yale, etc…but keep things in perspective, and if this is truly what you want to do, you’ll succeed.

Is there a way to change my settings (for problem sets & exams) to account for my 1.5X extended time?

Trying to do problem sets, says "1" under take problem set and nothing else. Not letting me take it

Hi, when I click on Existing Problem Sets the website brings me to the page with all my problem sets. When I click on one, the "Take Problem Set" area only shows the number "1" and that's all instead of showing the questions or the loading interface. This stopped working about 2:40pm est.

Hello, on both the tablet and the computer, I'm getting an error saying just "1" on problem sets.

Here are some links: https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/introduction-to-reading-comprehension-problem-set-9/

the other sets are doing the same thing for me. Please advise, thank you.

Hi!

I'm not sure if others are having the problem, but the course curriculum and videos stopped loading. #help

Thanks,

Jonht B.

Whenever I try to take a problem set from the lessons or when I make a custom problem set, it just displays the number 1.

Hey guys,

I just finished the CC, and my first two timed tests have been above a 170 (first one 173, and second one 176 with BR: 180), which is really encouraging! I'm trying to follow @"Cant Get Right"'s post-CC strategy, which advocates a first phase of just getting comfortable with the material, and then a second phase of timing/execution strategies once you feel comfortable with the material. The thing is, even though I'm breaking 170, I'm still feeling VERY uncomfortable and uncertain about a LOT of questions during the test, and my scores have come as a genuine surprise. I honestly feel like I'm flying by the seat of my pants on almost every section, and have a tough time identifying the relevant concepts for each question. It feels like I'm working off of intuition rather than complete understanding.

My question is whether, given this information, I should move on to execution strategies or whether it would be wiser to spend more time trying to understand and re-learn some of the material?

Hello everyone

Apologies for spamming the forum with all these posts but..

JUST SO EXCITED TO SHARE THAT I GOT INTO HARVARD LAW SCHOOL!!!!

I got the call this morning and still feel like I’m in a dream. I’m over the moon!

This is quite possibly the second best price of news I’ve ever received. Yes because getting my dream LSAT score was definitely still more exciting because this wouldn’t have been possible without it... if I’m being totally honest.

Anyway, my thoughts about LSAT prep still remains the same, and even reinforced further with this amazing piece of news: Everything is worth it in the end!!!

You’ll see stories like this all the time here on 7sage. Why do so many of us take the time to share our joy here with the rest? It’s because this community is so strong, and the support we’ve received from each other along the way helps make these dreams a reality

I’m just happy that I’m getting to live my American Dream

Keep grinding!

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/29/coronavirus-expect-shelter-in-place-order-extension-this-week-santa-clara-county-official-says/?fbclid=IwAR1PsiEQjaYNrOhOKjWmfaDov4HTWWaa7J8Vav75cd1_FyFS72U9DPFYNcI

This is for my area at least, around where I live

I'm starting my PT & BR process now and need someone to BR with specifically for LR. I want someone who is dedicated and will actually show up and be consistent. I am scoring in the low 150's as of now. If you're interested, please message me and we can get started soon as possible.

Hello,

I am new to studying for the LSAT. Where is everyone ordering them from? What do I use as "drills" and what to I save for taking as a practice test? Thank you.

Hey 7sage community I had a quick question, I tried to search the forum for this but was unable to find a solution, but if I have unused physical copies of prep tests that are not included in my current plan will I have to purchase those prep tests though 7sage to view explanation videos, or will I not be able to watch any videos since I haven’t purchased those videos. I understand I’m pretty late into signing up and getting registered but I just want to make sure I take full advantage of 7sage. Thanks in advance.

Should i extend for 3 months new expiration will be 2/2/2021? It is possible i might be able to take the november test. But january for sure. Should i wait for the new system will it be $75 to renew in november?

Hello everyone,

I'm interested in Criminal law. My goal after law school is to get lots of experience working as an ADA before moving into the federal arena. Does anyone know a website where I can compare the salaries of ADAs across states? It appears the average starting salary is about 63k a year. However that 63k translates differently given the varying costs of living.

Really trying to find that sweet spot a low cost of living and average salary...and avoid staying in my hometown, which is Baltimore MD.

Ironically, Baltimore City ADAs make 63k, the cost of living is manageable, and there's plenty of crime to keep me busy.

Any other states I should look at for law school?