Hi everyone. Silly question, but I hope y'all can help me out. About a month ago, I found a website -- that I can no longer remember the name of, and it doesn't show up in my browser history -- that laid out each LR question type and, if I recall correctly, a guide on what to do when you're down to two answers: i.e. when it's this question type, it'll almost always be an answer within this scope, or with this degree of modality, etc. Let me know if this rings a bell or if you can redirect me to this (or to a similar and free) resource. Thank you!

I took the February LSAT and scored a few points above my average! But 7 points from my best score ever... I am planning to write again in September with the hope of being a little less nervous and having a much more solid grasp on the principles, rather than a sometimes-vague understanding that got me by but left some of the harder questions as a total guess. My goal is to increase my score by 5-7 points.

My study plan is this:

Any advice of what else to consider to gain a rock solid understanding? I struggle with the harder RC (especially the science topics) and the hardest level of LR. I mastered LGs so just need to maintain there and practice hard miscellaneous questions to avoid panicking in the face of the unknown.

Gosh, even if there isn't any advice, this was so helpful to write out!!

One of my friends would participate in coming May. It's called "Digital LSAT Pilot Test".

Hi,

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this-

When I take a PT first thing in the morning Vs when I take a Pt Late afternoon/evening my scores differ substantially. I end up scoring higher on the morning PT's and find myself a lot more distracted in the evenings.

Thankfully, the test is in the morning but it's making it hard for me to analyse my tests.

I'm going to take all my PT's in the morning now, since my last Pt which I took Late afternoon has really discouraged me :(

Any insights on how to analyse test results in such a case? Also, how long does it usually take most of you to BR, I find myself BR'ing almost for an entire day after each PT (4-6 hours) and can't BR on the same day of the test. How can I be more efficient with that?

Thanks in Advance

UPDATE: The admissions webinar is up here: https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/webinar/

The résumé webinar will be there soon.

7Sagers,

To help you gear up for the 2017 application season, we’re doing back-to-back admissions webinars.

→On Tuesday, September 26, at 9 p.m. ET, I’ll give you an overview of the application process, and I’ll include some brand new, never-before-seen material on personal statement mistakes. After the presentation, 7Sage Editors Maura Roosevelt, Clare Sestanovich and I will take your questions.

:cookie: At the end of the admissions overview webinar, we’ll randomly select one attendee for a free personal statement critique.

→ The next day, on Wednesday, September 27, at 9 p.m. ET, our very own Micah Bateman will host a webinar on that essential but often overlooked component of your application, the résumé. Micah will use actual 7Sage résumés to give you an idea of what works, what doesn’t, and how you can convey your experience most effectively.

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→ Please register for the admissions overview webinar (Sep 26, 2017 9:00 PM EDT) here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2717887576239374337

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We hope to see you there!

Hi Everyone.

Need suggestion. Im going to take dec Lsat and I have registred for the digital lsat test on October 14 2017 test which is for free and result will not be announce to Law school but details analysis and result for only test takers. Is it really wroth taking this test or im gonna waste time?

Hey guys,

Assumption questions happen to be my achilles heel. I've begun practice testing and was wondering if anyone has any advice to offer to help me combat these guys

Hi, Im still getting the hang of using this website and the course that I signed up for. But I would like to print just copies of LR and practice what I have been learning. Also im only up to the grammar section of my cc.

did anyone start a February study group yet ?

I have a 3.7 GPA and scored a 163 in September when I took it for the first time. My highest PT score was a 170. Georgetown has been my dream school for years. I am aiming for a 167/168 in December. Is a 4-5 point increase attainable in two months?

I took around 10 fully timed PTs before my September exam. My test was the makeup Irma test, so it is undisclosed, but I feel like I did the worst on LG. I let my nerves get the best of me and guessed on about 6 questions.

Does anyone have any advice on where to go from here?

Thank you all so much in advance. 7sage has really been vital to my LSAT prep.

Those of you who have gone 9 or more points up using 7sage, doesn't matter if it was from your raw score or not, how many times did you go through the core curriculum? or which parts in particular did you go through multiple times?

Thank you to everyone who was kind to me today and showed me a lot of support. I noticed that for those of us who underperformed on September we have a lot of questions about what to do from here.

To help with that I have invited @"Cant Get Right" to answer any and all questions this Friday 7 pm EST. I honestly can't think of a better person to help answer these questions. He is someone who has scored in low160's twice, almost gave up on LSAT, but then decided to not let LSAT beat him. He worked hard and scored a 170 and eventually a 176. I think it would be tremendously helpful to be able to ask one on one questions directly to someone who has been there.

So this Friday evening, lets drop everything and figure out our problems :).

I hope this is something that will be helpful to a lot of you.

To attend the call, please click below the link at the scheduled time and we will see you there.

Hugs,

Sami

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Hey 7Sagers, just wanted to update you on a small change we're making with our "Mentor" title.

We've had the title available for a long time and it has done wonders for the community, so special thanks to all past and present Mentors! The title has kind of evolved over the years into something better (at least in my opinion) and with that, we wanted to change up the name.

"Mentor" sounds like you'd be talking with someone who is a LSAT master—but not everyone is aware that our Mentors might still be studying for the LSAT and are just trying to help out. So, instead, we're switching the title over to a star (⭐). This will show that you're important to the 7Sage community the same way that "Mentor" does, but without the responsibility that some of the students might accidentally put on you of being a perfectly oiled machine, so to speak.

We're still trying this out and are thinking of different ways to incentivize all of this, so we may add more stars for students who help out more. If you have ideas, let us know!

So after a brief discussion with an amazing tutor from 7Sage (Not going to tag him because I probably annoy him too much haha)

it's clear that where I'm having the most issues with this test is not the fundamentals but rather the execution.

After receiving my 163 I went back over the test to see where I had gone wrong. I couldn't really find one spot...I blind reviewed fairly easily to a 180. So how is it possible that I went -13 in LR and -7 in RC?

I'd have to say it was nerves, rushing and panic...

So now I need to figure out how to address these issues. I WILL NOT STOP working on the fundamentals. Obviously every single person will always do well to continue to entrench these into their thought process. What I need advice on is;

Skipping strategies that I would be comfortable with

Strategies to keep my mind focused on the argument and task

Strategies to not panic during the test

Ways to improve on speed/confidence/accuracy and the like.

Anyone have any good starting points for stuff like this?

hey guys,

I want to give myself the best chance of maximizing my score by knocking out the easy ones first. I know the first 10 are generally known as the easiest, but after that... how should I conquer and divide?

Hey guys,

So I wanted some feedback on my study plan leading up to the December test. I have finished the CC and am working to fool proof the LG games in the CC. I have also started drilling down different question types. My strongest section is between LR and LG, while my worst section is RC.

I plan on studying for 30-40 hours a week, hence this is what I aim to do (keeping in mind that I am currently not working or going to school, however I do volunteer 15-20 hours a week):

For the month of October:

Daily: 4 LG games using fool proof method

Drill 2 different question types of LR

2 RC Passages? (not sure how to tackle this section, worst section by far, HELP!)

I plan to really focus on getting the strategy down for each section and most importantly getting questions CORRECT in October.

Weekly:

1 PT every weekend.

For the month of November:

Daily: Timed LR Section, Timed LG Section, Timed LR Section

2(min)-3(max) PTs a week while also doing timed sections in between with BR.

I plan to really focus on timing and stamina for the month of November.

What do you guys think?

Is this study plan reasonable? My target score is 165+, currently scoring 157. Any suggestions are welcome!

Thank you in advance!

Hello, I recently paid for the LSAT stater to test out the course. But Im not sure how to use it. It seems like its jumping from different sections of the test. Do I need to use it will Im studying with my power score books and go to the section that match where I am at in the book? or do I start from the top? ...... please let me know how you all study using the course, it doesnt just have to bethe LSAT Starter. I just want to create a firm plan of how to study. I am planing on taking the Feb 2018 test.

Hey everyone,

So I'll be taking the December test after getting my 165 on September. Hoping to crack into the 170's by December.

Anyway, I was wondering how the LSAC transcript stuff works for me if I'll be applying right after the scores come out for the December test. Am I going to have to send an updated transcript with my fall grades to LSAC? The only thing that I'm worried about is it taking too long to process and not having my apps ready to fire off as soon as scores come out. I would actually like them to be updated because I think it'll bump up my GPA ~.03 points (minuscule I know).

Thanks!

Hi guys,

I got my September Exam score back and although I'm relieved I improved, (1 point), I would still like to improve a couple more points to get more scholarship money and have a better chance at my reach schools. My diagnostic was a 140 and my highest official score is a 161. I already took the exam four times so I'm a bit worried about potentially having a fifth take. Which tutor would you guys recommend for improving in RC and LR in particular? If possible, I would prefer a tutor who started from a similar diagnostic as me. I dropped the ball in LR, (minus 8 in section 1 and minus 6 in section 4), even though I usually get around minus 3 and minus 4 for each LR section.

Also, would I still be able to negotiate higher financial aid offers if I sent in my applications before my retake in December? I was planning to send out applications to my target schools prior to the retake.

I'm having issues with Chrome on my Mac OS. It seems to be buggy every time I try to print the tests, I have cleared cache and history multiple times but each time it still gets buggy and prevents me from making out where and how to print. Please advise on how to fix the issue, thank you.

Hey I was a really high scorer headed into Sept averaging 175, but was really disappointed when I received my 167. I worked all summer on LR after going -9 in June, and was shocked to see -9 once again in Sept. For reference over 20 PT's in the summer I never did worse than -6 on LR combined and my range was -0 to -4 combined. I got the test back and could see that lack of sleep and nerves got to me as I missed my first ever MC question in any test ever and a few others that were insanely easy, but I can't lie there are a couple that have me completely stumped which is really rare for me.

Also holy hell, some of those RC questions were ridiculous. Anyone able to figure out why #7 and #18 were right in those sections? I wanted to see if we could discuss some of the questions on this test because it's killing me lol.

Would anyone at 7sage be willing to settle the debate about whether the curve on older PT's (0-30's) really is easier than new PT's(70's-80's). This gets brought up in forums constantly. You guy's have all the data necessary to determine this. Do users tend to score higher on older tests vs newer tests?

Hi there. I received my Sept LSAT score (167) last night and scored substantially lower than my prep-tests (avg173). I knew walking out of the test that my score would be lower as I screwed up the timing on my RC section pretty substantially and ended up rushing through the last passage, barely reading and answering the questions. My top school is NYU -- I was planning on applying ED and for the RTK scholarship. I am going to retake in December, but this eliminates the opportunity to apply ED and for the RTK scholarship ( I think?).

I guess I'm wondering if there are any other options-- is there any point in applying ED with my Sept. LSAT score and allowing my December score to come in later? Or is it possible to apply to the RTK scholarship with a Dec LSAT score (the application is technically due Jan 1st. but Dec. LSAT score release date is Jan 4th).

Applying as early as possible is something that has been emphasized so much by advisors that I guess I'm feeling apprehensive about a December retake, but I am confident that I can raise my score by at least 3 pts.

Any Advice would be much appreciated.

I'm ~~~lucky~~~ enough to be returning to studying for December post an oh-shucks-you're-better-that September performance.

I need to work on LG timing. When I do untimed LG sections or BR, I almost always get every question right. BUT when I'm confined to the all too claustrophobic 35 minutes, I find myself unable to finish - I barely even get through the 3rd game.

I've been foolproofing, and trying a game for the second go round definitely gets my time down, but I'm still too slow on first time games.

Advice?!?

Hi guys,

I received a167 on the September LSAT and I have 3.84 GPA from top 30 UG. I am also working as a CPA at a big 4 if this matters at all.

My PT average was around170 - ranging from 163(outlier) to 176. I was somewhat disappointed to see I scored 167, so I am retaking in December. My goal is to bring my score up to low-mid 170s.

So far, I have used PS LR Bible, Manhattan LR and RC, and 7sage videos for LG. I ran out of fresh PTs and I have to confess I did not properly blind review the PTs I have taken, which kind of explains -9 in LR.

My plan for December test is to read LSAT trainer, which I purchased literally 5 seconds after I found my score out, for LR and RC to improve my weak areas and also to thoroughly blind review every PT I retake from now on.

Just want to hear you guys’ opinions if I should add anything to my plan..or I guess if anyone wants to share your story going from 165-169 ranges to 170-175, I’d really appreciate.

Thanks, guys.