Hi all - the folks at the Thinking LSAT are having a two-day NYC class at the end of the month. I'm debating if I should register for it. I would love the opportunity of classroom instruction (albeit its only two days). Has anyone taken their classes before? If so, any thoughts, critiques?

I've done so much for the RC section. It was my weakest by far. I spent a whole 3 months working on drilling, preptest, understanding the passage, taking every single note and explanation that was said by JY.

I can't stress the amount of hours and nights I spent on RCs

I was missing around 8 sometimes even 10 at the very start. I just couldn't understand the passage fully and answer all the questions within 35minutes. It was brutal and very frustrating! VERY!

Now...I only miss 3-4 at most! I am very happy and that this had greatly improved my overall score. I never thought I would see results like this. I remember telling myself that I would never get as good as the other 7sagers on here...I couldn't be more happy today. I will still be working on RC to maintain that score and of course get better. Mainly with comparison passage as those are tricky for me.

I understand this forum is mainly used for #help. But I just can't express how happy I am tonight and that is all because of 7sage and the 7sage community!

Thank you to everyone!

If I won't be able to complete all the PT's before my test date which ones should I focus on the most?

Hey there everybody, I am currently studying for the upcoming November LSAT. I took the LSAT in February which was undisclosed and scored a 150. I was going through personal stuff with a long-term girlfriend(broke up the day I took the test) and wasn't focused entirely on the LSAT while taking it. I was PTing in the low-mid 160s and took a 3 month course with Testmasters but I just purchased this class to study for Nov. Would you recommend that I complete the class in it's entirety or just work on diagnostics and be very thorough with the BR? Not really sure what directions to go in so any advice helps!

Hi, I know that PT 85 USA (Sep. 2018) LSAT will be conducted in early Sep. (Sep. 9th).

Would it be possible for us to to see JY's complete explanations before the November exam (Nov. 17th)?

I am asking this because I know that PT 85 International LSAT will be held in mid-Oct. (Oct. 14th) instead of early Sep.

and I was wondering if this will affect the timing of his release of the explanation....

Thanks in advance : )

I see a lot of discussions of the LSAT having a curve but what exactly determines how much the curve is worth. What exactly is the curve and what is it based on?

Hey guys,

I don't know if anyone can help me but I've been studying by myself since the end of April for the September LSAT. We are already in August and my score seems to have improved very little. My diagnostic score was 146 and my highest has been 152. I find that when do a timed-section every day, I am able to get nearly 20/25 answers correct on LR section but when I do the actuall full-timed practice exam, I score sometimes as low as 10/25. I am not sure if there is a psychological reason behind this but I feel very disappointed that I spent so much time studying (like almost every day) until now and the results have been quite disappointing. I even cut my hours of work during the day so I can make extra time to study. When I wanna do an exam, I feel like the sections are so doable but when I start the exam, the prospect of 5 full sections ahead just really demotivates me and I think this may lead to the significantly poorer performance at the end.

I have always wanted to study (in fact before I graduated high school) and my grades are good enough to get into the best school in Canada but I just feel like the LSAT for me has been a really big failure, something that I have not really yet experienced.

Idk if there is really something wrong with my studying: since I took the July LSAT, I modified my study schedule to include one full timed section every day with review of the incorrect answer choices as well review of the core material (I use Khan academy's material mostly, but do the tests on paper). I do this for three days and then take one full exam on the fourth day (with a non-scored section). Unfortunately, I cannot afford a full course with any of the famous institutions and I feel like even if I did, it wouldn't help because I feel like I have already covered so much and learned so much that they could teach very little new material, if anything.

I really do not want to give up but I feel like I should just cancel the September exam and rethink my future. This scares me because I know I am capable of 165+ score, and I know I already put a lot of effort and modified it to overcome my weaknesses. I have only thought of law and the blank prospects of my future without law just scares me. Has anyone experienced something similar, and overcome it? Any good suggestion will be appreciated.

Hey, guys! I have a dilemma. Would you take a full ride to a lower ranked school and try to transfer later? I know transfers aren't guaranteed and everything else that comes with the uncertainty of transfers. My thinking is that I won't be taking out any loans so what could it hurt? That's just my thinking but let me know if you guys see any problems with it. Once I transfer to the school of my choice I know I'd be taking out loans so if the transfer is successful that's one year I don't have to pay for. Is it crazy though to ditch the full ride for loans?? I have around $20K loans from undergrad and I'd be looking at about another $40K if the transfer is successful. The school gives plenty of scholarships but I'm not thinking I'd get anything more that maybe $5K if that. I am iffy about staying at the lower ranked school if a transfer is unsuccessful but it wouldn't be detrimental if I did. The lower ranked school doesn't have the best rep but I personally know lawyers from the school that are doing fine. Like most times, I've heard the horror stories and I've heard the success stories about the school and the graduates so I take that with a grain of salt. The first-time bar passage rate at my school of choice is significantly higher than the lower ranked school but there's not a huge difference between the employment rates for the schools. Idk where I want to focus so I can't use that to determine which school has the better program for me. I don't plan on relocating so the weight of the school in a new state or the likes is irrelevant in determining which school is best. What would you guys do?

So last summer (May to August2017), I started my journey. I was scoring in 133, 134 range using the Self Trainer and Powerscore books. I took a break and began studying again in December with 7sage. In March, I was scoring around 141, 142. My score as of now is 152, my BR score is 161. Am I improving too slowly? Is this normal? If I keep studying how I've been studying, will I reach my target score (170) by at least next June? I feel discouraged. Any tips?

Note: I work full-time, 40hrs a week.

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I know the June 2018, came out pretty quickly on 7sage, do you guys know when the July 2018 will come out here? im desperate for it since I have done all the recent pts already.

Thanks

Tomorrow, I start my 15-16 week LSAT journey. I should be very active on this forum, and I'm looking forward to sharing conversations with you all. Any tips for my journey are welcomed.

Lets get it.

I haven't seen much info about how takers are expected to do LG on the computer, but I have to surmise it will be much different than what everyone is used to.

So I'm reading the subject book and for the most part, its enjoyable. The fact that some of authors felt they needed to explain the terms Sesame Street (a children's show), NPR (National Public Radio), and Luke Skywalker going to the dark side (a Star Wars movie reference) was funny and may reveal some social awkwardness among those in the legal profession.

However, I did find the fact that the DUI attorney wrote at length about his habit of emailing on his cell phone while driving, looking at the road every 5 seconds or so, was the pinnacle of irony.

Hi all,

Saw these two articles today -- one about the challenges facing female trial lawyers, and another about harassment in BigLaw. I'm posting these here for two reasons: first, as a future female lawyer, they were very eye opening to read. Secondly, I've been inspired by how supportive and respectful this community is, and I really hope that all of us here will be part of a change in the profession.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/female-lawyers-sexism-courtroom/565778/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-law-firms-rainmakers-accused-of-harassment-can-switch-jobs-with-ease-1532965126

Does anyone know if there is a way to access or download the videos when offline? (Ie on a flight or when not in wifi)

I'm looking for some study advice. I'd love to be able to have more of a life (LOL) while I study for the LSAT, but because 7Sage doesn't have a mobile friendly app, I'm left to studying on my laptop or work computer. I'm wondering if it's feasible/possible to do the lessons on a tablet with relative ease? For example, I'd love to be able to go to the gym, hop on the exercise bike and do lessons simultaneously (a more modern Elle Woods studying type, I suppose!).

Because I work full-time, I've found myself choosing studying over regular person activities, and I'd like to see if anyone has had experience with "outside of the box" 7Sage-ing!

According to this article, a computerized version will be offered as soon as spring of 2019. Can anyone confirm or deny this information with a source?

https://www.law.com/2018/07/30/number-of-law-school-applicants-surges-especially-among-high-scorers/

Hello all,

I'm preparing to take the Lsat in June 2019. I believe my planned exam date relevant because my question probably does not apply to those starting to study with less time to spare.

I'm wondering why the 7sage study schedule recommends taking practice LSAT's before even introducing strategies for both LG and RC. In concept, I buy the idea that practice exams should be saved to hone already existent skills. Doesn't taking an exam before even being provided strategies to apply for LG and RC waste a great deal of that exam's utility?

So, as a person that does not make assumptions in the real world (aka: I ask and double check EVERYTHING)

WEAKENING & STRENGTHENING Qs are killing me.

Once I get to level 3 I start getting 3/5s and ultimately 0/5 as the levels go up.

I'll BLINDREVIEW the drills during the Core Curriculum and watch all the videos for the questions I missed.

I'm trying to get 5/5 without spending more than 10 mins on 5 questions because I get frustrated with how long I'm stuck on the question.

I get that with WEAKENING Qs, you have to find an AC that exposes an "alternative reason for a conclusion" but that is not always easyy.

In STRENGTHENING Qs, I'm just lost because sometimes I have no idea what the assumption is.

Does anyone have tips/tricks to

Word on the street is that LSAC is making some changes. The move to electronic exams has been in the works but I hadn’t heard the LSAT was thinking of expanding to 10 exams. I’m curious, what do you guys think of the change?

My most recent fresh preptest was PT80 during which I scored a 167. My score seems to hover in that region. Any advice on piercing that veil?

General Information

Hi all,

I’m currently working through the Manhattan Prep 10 real LSATs Grouped by Question Type workbook, which uses questions from preptests 41-50. I have found it helpful so far but was wondering, is it a good idea to do questions from preptests 41-50 or are they too old? I will eventually do full length preptests (50 and above). I’m registered for the September test.

Has anyone or heard of someone else who got into a school with an lsat score that is a few points below the 25th percentile? my gpa is higher than their 75th.

I recently wrote July LSAT and felt really good about it (LG LR LG RC LR is what I had, and I am thinking that 1st LG was the real one but definitely a harder one from the discussion board and I believe the total is going to be out of 101, am I right?).

I am still debating whether I should register for September LSAT.

I really wish to get it over with July but in slim chance that I may have to rewrite it again.

What would you guys say 7sagers?

Would you register and wait till the scores come out?