Hello all,

I have been struggling the longest with discipling myself enough to have a stable schedule and now I am starting to find some consistency in my study schedule. Unfortunately, I do not know how often I should take prep test or if I should wait to take them until I have reach the end of all the lessons on the syllabus. I have completed my first prep test and I am currently finishing my blind review method. However, I do not want to do another prep test until I know which approach would be more effective in improving my score.

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!

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!!!

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?

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.

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If you have a few minutes left at the end of the section, what do you like to do?

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.

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I was wondering how others have taken this course or the best way to go about it. Does it make sense to just do the entire syllabus in order and then PT's?

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:

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

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

Hi 7Sagers,

Our consultant Conor Ahern published a new post about whether law school is actually difficult. Check it out!

https://classic.7sage.com/law-school-hard/

I am looking for a study partner to discuss some areas that we need help on. For me, I am struggling with assumptions SA, NA, PSA. I would love if anyone is able to help me on this area!

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.

I saw that the new trainer has a study guide that is catered to the most recent preptests. I have the 2015 version of the book and would like to know if there are any updates or changes to the current edition.

I'm sure it varies from person to person. I ask because I'll be able to get through about 30 PTs before I take the March 2019 LSAT and am curious if I would be cheating myself by not doing more

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!

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.

Things just got real...

Every single Game within every single Prep Test from the "Logic Games" section within the Android OS mobile application displays the words, "Sorry, this video cannot be played" when any Game link is selected. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the application multiple times with the same results. Please help me fix this problem. I'm at my wits end and have run out of options. Please help.

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?

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?

So I only have 7Sage premium and therefore have PT's up to 58. However I have printed copies of PT's 62-71 (obviously without 7Sage explanations though) and considering I only have 6/7 weeks until test day and only able to do 2 PT's a week without burning out, what would you guys recommend? Should I just take the older LSAT's that I have available on 7Sage with the explanations or do the newer ones and try to make do... Thanks for any advice!

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.

I took the LSAT in June 2018 and I did not like my score so I am retaking it in November. Does anybody have any self study tips?

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 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