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Hello All,

I'm fairly new at this but I've noticed I'm taking 2x as long to complete the the course sections than what is listed. For example, I just finished for the night before getting to the Main Point Problem Sets and I spent about 3 hours just to get there when the whole thing is listed as 3 hours. I'm worried this is going to take me longer than expected each week broken down which is difficult for the weeks averaging over 12 hours a week on my study schedule.

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Should I be aiming to go to the highest law school in hopes of making more money in my career? Will my chances be better for big law because the law school ranking is higher? Are there even lawyers making 6 figures anymore if they just go to lower ranked schools such as IU Bloomington or Hastings? If so, how? Can you realistically make 6 figures by going into lower schools?

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Hi guys,

I am registered for both the September and November LSAT and it looks like I will have just finished the lesson curriculum (not PTs) by the September test. This is with an average of 30 hrs of studying per week. At this point I am considering the September LSAT further practice and hope to be able to set realistic goals after it to shape the following two months of study. As I have continued through the curriculum, I have found some of the practice sets and lessons easier than expected. Does anyone recommend skipping through those lessons a bit rather than completing them in whole for the sake of time? I will have 5 PTs done by September if I stick to my schedule. I just don't know if I am spending my time wisely by answering all of the practice sets and watching every strengthening question video. I am wondering if I should just get the gist of question types, do more practice tests, and move on. Thanks for the help!

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Good Morning Everyone,

I plan on studying for the LSAT again from September 4th through either January or March. ( I don't know which exam I will be taking) Anyways, I wanted to know what 7sage course should I take? Should I take the LSAT Starter, LSAT Premium, LSAT Ultimate or the LSAT Ultimate+ ?

My highest LSAT score is a 141 and my target score is a 150. I would prefer to score higher. I will be working part-time (20-30) hours every week but the LSAT is not new to me.

Thank you.

Admin note: title edited for clarity

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Hello everyone,

I would like to take the LSAT next year March so I wanted to know if 6.5 months will be enough time for me to study with the Ultimate+ ?

I want to start studying from September 4th to March 30th. I do work however, I can work part-time.

I have years of LSAT learning (2013) but for some reason, I can’t score above 141.

Please help me!!!!!

Thank you all.

Admin note: no all caps please

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Hi everyone!

I know this is not a new topic, but please indulge me nonetheless. I've had back to back Prep Tests with a misbubbled answer choice...not the way you want to lose points. I've tried to sub-vocalize as I write down answers, but I guess it isn't working. Any thoughts as how to minimize bubbling errors? To clarify, I currently bubble two pages at a time (each page is marked on the answer sheet in separate glances at the test book).

Thanks in advance!

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Hi 7sagers, my name is Eliza and I am struggling with my morale and confidence with the LSATS. I need your advice/encouragement from all you long term studiers/full time jobers/low gpa-ers/need scholarship-ers who might have been/currently in the same boat as me.

I've been studying since the beginning of Feb 2018 while working a full time job and signed up for the September 2018 test. I used Kaplan for the material (only because I got a $1200 need based scholarship from my university). The best I've ever gotten was a 158, BR: 170. It's been 7 months and though my score has improved from a diagnostic of 144, it is still no where near the score I need. I am starting to lose fire and confidence in my ability to even reach upper 160s.

Please share practical tips on:

  • how you combat low morale/tunnel vision? Do you change up your routine?

  • how to not freak out and forget about all your techniques when panicking from time issue? How do you not panick if you are a high anxiety person??? (I sometimes panick during PTs, less so during timed sections, when I am not at my goal question number by the goal minute ie. 5 in 5mins, 10 in 10 mins, etc., and start skim reading rather than actively reading with technique just so I can try to reach more questions. Even though I know it works against me and the accuracy is low and still slows me down, I can't help it...)

    • Please read the "lil background about me" section for the context of these questions:

  • If you have any success stories in similiar circumstances (read my autobiography below in the "lil background about me" section) as me, please share them!!

  • Do I push through this last month and try my hardest for September and possibly November and just apply this cycle anyway without potentially reaching my goal score? Or do I take a later test and apply for next cycle and suffer through another year of low morale/sacrificing life to study and push back my personal deadline with the risk of still not getting a good score?

  • Is there even hope for me to get 170s? Are my chances of getting scholarships even good enough with a 170 + such a low gpa? Is it even worth it to keep yearning for that score? Time is also money ya know.

    • Lil background about me:

    I graduated with my Electrical Engineering bachelors in May 2017. I decided I wanted to go into IP law with my stem background after learning about this field my junior year (+other personal reasons). However, after 4 difficult years of intense courseloads at a top engineering school while working two part time jobs including every summer (my family is broke and can't pay for my education), my UGPA is awful. It's a 3.2 (we use the plus and minus system with an A+ and a regular A that counts as 4.0 with an A- that counts as a 3.8). Even if I had known I wanted to go to law school and knew before going into college how important my GPA is, I don't even think I would've been able to do anything differently regarding my grades (ie. withdraw from classes/retake low grade classes using freshman forgiveness) due to the fact that I didn't have the financial means for that type of freedom.

    I gave myself two years after graduation to get into law school because I don't want to prolong it and potentially have life get in the way. I figured a year of studying for LSATs should be sufficient. I didn't realize that schools give better scholarship opportunities/highly suggest applying early in Sept-Nov so that is one reason why I am trying to take the September test rather than a later test... but at the same time... I also need a high LSAT score to even be considered for a scholarship. I also want to take it sooner rather than later because I feel that I am starting to get tunnel vision in the way I am studying and losing steam. I know most people will say that I shouldn't even sign up for a test until I have an average score of my target. But I'm wondering if it would even make a difference if I did take it later. Would I really do that much better? I also barely have a social life or time for much anything else-- as all my time is filled with work then study. My mental wellness is at a major low point and is affecting my anxiety and ability to think clearly.

    Thank you so much if you have read this novel of a post. (3(/p)

    Goal school: George Washington University for their IP program, Dream: Georgetown University

    #advice #anxiety #engineer #lowGPA #morale #help #sadness #GWU #fulltimejob #successstory

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    So I'm currently having a bit of an issue with my timing when it comes to logic reasoning and reading comp. I understand the concepts and question types in LR but I catch myself spending too much time on questions 11-20 and killing away the majority of my time. Reading Comp is just me rereading sentences/paragraphs because I don't really comprehend the information, so I know thats whats killing me time-wise.

    Any recommendations I can supplement into my practices. I am taking the September exam so literally anything would be extremely helpful!!!

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    Senior in college, 4.0 GPA in a finance major, and just burnt out. Was PT'ing 156-157 before June LSAT and received a 150. Taking the test again in September, but am really not sure this material is working. Makes sense, but does not translate to PT, as I feel I have gotten worse. Honestly just need a 153, but would like a 157 (What I need for full-ride at school I desire). Advice? Stuck and frustrated.

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    First off, I appreciate any advise and help that you guys are able to provide. I am very stressed at this point because my main goal was to get into the Top 14 law schools. I just graduated with Bachelors this May at the age of 19 with a 3.66 GPA in Criminal Justice and Psychology. I am worried that my GPA isn't good enough for law school, but hopefully with a great LSAT score and a unique personal statement sharing my experiences and graduating so early, I might be able to still get in. Only problem is, I am still scoring around 152-155. I am especially struggling with SA and NA for logical reasoning. I did do some games, but I never got time to foolproof every single game, so I am worried. I have just done the games in the CC and the games on PT as well. I feel like there are people who have foolproofed over 100 games for so long! I am no where close to that. My first test score before the CC was 144. Then, on the other two tests I took after that, I got 150-155. I feel like I should be aiming for the 170, but can I even get that by September? Is that too unrealistic? I am worried about taking the test in November and applying later on because of my GPA. I really want to go to the Top 14 though, so I don't know if I should just sit this cycle out, practice until June 2019, then go to Law School 2020. I just don't want it that I wait out another year and end up looking bad on applications that "hey what did you even do for two years after graduation?" Plus, I don't know if I should just go to a lower ranking school, but I don't want to. I was really set on the Top 14 and I am looking for any advice. I know that some schools including Columbia, Washington-St Louis, GeorgeTown, and others are accepting the GRE. Should I just take the GRE instead of LSAT and see what happens? I am just so overwhelmed right now.

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    Hello all,

    Just curious about something. When you record yourself, do you keep the video footage after? I record everything in excel spreadsheets for all sections so I'm wondering if it's worth keeping the files since footage of one PT is around 20 gigs. I'm aware I could move it to external harddrive but do people actually rewatch old footage?

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    This is probably a silly question but...

    When I go to click on the"PT X-- all sections printable" button on any given PT I get a gray screen. I'm using Google Chrome on my Mac, and have allowed Flash player to run on 7Sage. However, each time I click on the "all sections printable" button, I get a notification saying that Flash was blocked (even though I've allowed it). I think I cannot see the PT and/or print because of something with Flash. Is there anyone who has experienced this and could possibly provide some insight?

    Thanks!

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    Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has had experiences with LSAT tutoring. How many tutoring hours did you purchase? Did you have any issues with learning different strategies (from what 7Sage teaches)? What about materials? Did you have to purchase additional materials that your tutor preferred?

    I really wish 7Sage offered this service (unless they do and I I've totally missed it).

    Thanks in advance.

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    I was looking down at the later weeks on my study schedule and it shows to take about 4 PTs a week. How would you guys recommend going about this with BR and the Q bank? Should I do a PT every other day and do the BR and Q bank, for Qs that I need more practice with, on the other days?

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    Hey guys! So it shouldn't be much longer before I complete the course curriculum! I plan on taking the November LSAT and I was wondering how many pt's should I do before the test.Also if anyone is about start with their pt's and you would like to form a study group where we can help each other grow and discuss blind reviews then feel free to comment here or message me.

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    Hello! :)

    I usually do very poor on science passages. I think this is due to my fear of the unfamiliar subject matter. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good book that I can read in order to overcome this fear?

    Or are there any books that you recommend that has helped you improve your reading skills for the LSAT in general?

    Thank you very much.

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