Hi Everyone. I'm reaching out for advice. I've taken about 6 practice tests and my practice test score has consistently stayed at 148 while my BR is between 161-167. I'm really excited about the BR score since my practice test goal score is the 160's, but I'm trying to figure out why my practice test score has stayed the same. Does anyone have any advice on bridging the gap between the practice and BR score and/or understanding why the practice test score is staying stagnant?

Hey guys,

In the last two months I've been getting really good results on my practice tests. I've been getting anywhere from 169 to 174, but those were PT35-50s.

On Wdnesday I took PT 84 and got a 166 and then I got a 165 today on PT 87, which was administered last month.

Are the recent tests really this much harder? I'm trying to calm myself because I was really confident to take the July exam, and now I'm back to square one (I got a 164 last year and resumed studying May of this year).

I'm extremely disappointed because I had thought the 7Sage CC has really helped me understand the essence of arguments and how to approach the exam in general. I really wanted a higher score so that I can lessen the burden that my wife has to carry as the sole provider while I go to law school. I had sacrificed all of my shifts at my job as an investment to get a higher score, and I feel like all of that has been wasted.

Any advice? I thought on Wednesday I wasn't in a very good condition but today I was totally fine. Still a lower score. I'm about to lose it.

Thanks for listening though.

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.

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?

Hello everyone,

I'm currently studying 6 hours a day on the core course. I wanted to know after taking the diagnostic if I should focus on doing weekly full tests to see where I am at?

Any reccomendations?

Thank you,

#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

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.

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?

Does anyone know where I can find access to digital practice LSATs, also how do I go about blind reviewing these?

I am still 10 points away from my goal score. Should I do Sept or Oct I am not sure if its enough time?

I work 35 hours a week so I get most of my studying Fri-Sunday Mon-Thur I try to get 2-3 hours depends.

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.

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?

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 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!

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

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.

Do law schools give you a reason why you’ve been denied or can the person call and ask?

Is there an estimated date when this will be available to purchase on 7Sage? I know explanations won't be available before the July test but I'm really hoping to take it as a Digital PT before the July test. Thanks!

Finished CC. Just did PT 1 today. I'm hoping to write the Sept test and thus will not have enough time to practice all PT 1-35 AND the more recent tests that follow. Which ones should I at least do from 1-35 before moving onto the more recent tests? Or do you suggest an alternative strategy? Thanks!

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!

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?

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

Hi there!

Is there any way this forum would be able to get me in touch with HLS alums/students?

Hi all!

Where can I find the essays to begin writing? I don’t see them on LSAC and the apps don’t open until like August or September. Where can I find these?

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?

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.