I've been trying to upgrade my course for the past couple of days and it keeps declining my card and there's no reason why it should decline. Has this happened with anyone else? I contacted Dillon about it and haven't heard back yet. I ust wanted to know if others are having this issue. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm wondering what people's opinions are for the LSAT Trainer. I hear a lot of people talk here about it being a complimentary book for 7Sage material, but I'm wondering how necessary it is. I've been using 7Sage for the past 7 months and planning to write in September. I utilize both the CC and also listen to all the webinars and read many of the blogs and discussion board comments here. With all that, I wonder if the LSAT Trainer is really going to add anything I haven't yet gleaned from the content available here. I mean if it is just one more thing to read to drive home some points I already know, or a slightly different way of looking at some questions, I wonder if it is worth the time and investment or if my time is better spent at this point just drilling and doing PTs and Blind Reviews till test day.

Any thoughts appreciated!

Hello everyone,

I am in the process of fool proofing PT's 1-35. I have found that I am able to do about 4 games per day and have gotten through PT 10 so far. My method is pretty similar to the @Pacifico method. My first attempt is without seeing it at all. I then take it the next day and then the week after that.

While I am doing this, I also try to read through some of the LSAT Trainer each day so that I can complete that at the same time that I complete the fool proofing. Should I be doing anything else during this time? Just as some background, I have gone through the whole CC and have a diagnostic of 158, hoping to take in September.

Thanks everyone!

Hi guys! I wanted to field opinions on my course of action for preparing for the September LSAT.

I've been studying for a little bit under a month, and as of today have finished all 80 LG sections without time constraints. Now, I'm unsure whether I should immediately redo all 80 LG sections with full testing conditions, or if I should move on to something else and come back later.

I worry that I'll lose a lot of the skills I've accumulated if I put it off, but I also don't want to burn myself out on logic games early and potentially weaken my abilities closer to test time. If I were to put off LG, I'd probably move onto LR, but it's already my strongest section and I don't know how I should approach it. I've finished 6 sections of LR without studying as part of diagnostics, and I'm consistently getting -2/-3 per section with around 10 minutes to spare. Approaching LR from the basics is probably what I need to improve, but I have a feeling it's going to be a plateau for a very long time, and this raises concern regarding motivation.

RC is definitely where I need to improve the most, as I've gotten in the -5/-6 range in my diagnostic.

What do you guys think I should do next? I know this is a very specific situation, but I would be tremendously grateful for generic/anecdotal and specific tips alike :)

Hey guys, I took my first prep test and am a little confused as to how I should be reviewing. So i did BR for both the LR sections. For RC and LG i watched the video explanations. Is this all? I'm wondering if i should have done BR for both LG and RC as well. Any advice is much appreciated!

Hi all! I'm planning on taking the September exam. I work long hours during the week and observe the Sabbath so I don't have more than ~8 hours per week to study (not enough!). I'm pretty much done with CC but want to get a bunch more PT's under my belt. I'm currently averaging a 166 but can usually BR to 175+. Hoping for 172.

So, how much time do you think I should take off to devote to studying full time, and how many PT's should I aim for a week? I was thinking of 6 weeks at 4 PT/week but would LOVE more opinions!

First off....kudos to everyone who took yesterday's exam!!!! I was right there in the hick of it with you all! My question is not regarding the actual exam, but a complaint about the eating site. I have researched and I see that two options are given usually. They usually let you retake for free (I doubt I would need to do that) or they allow you to release your score with an addendum. Does anyone know if you can know what your score is and decide what you want to do beforehand or will they just make you choose the options without knowing your score?

Thanks,

~M

Hey guys!

I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer. I just wanted to throw this out there and see what you guys think...

I’m finding diagramming really difficult. (My brain is almost “shutting down” when I see the symbols and arrows.) It’s making things less concrete and turning it into a math problem. I’ve tried it during my practice and going through the lessons, but when I actually go to do problem sets, I find that diagramming really isn’t helping- it’s easier for me to read the stimulus slowly, label the conclusion and premises and then find the answer choice. I feel like I have a better understanding of the text that way.

So what’s the deal? Will not diagramming really cause me issues on test day? Is knowing how to take the negation and contrapositive of something really going to help? The only part of the test I could see diagramming helping would be the LG section….

Thanks!

xo

G'day!

I'm sitting the test in 5 days (Melbourne, Australia) and was wondering, what are the biggest 'game changers' in the 7Sage syllabus?

I'm midway through the course, and while I'm certain that there is wisdom to be had in every module, unfortunately, I won't be able to get through it all in time. Hence, I'm hoping that some kind strangers could point me toward their favourite sections, or those that they found most helpful!

Cheers, all!

Something I've begun to notice during my studies; is that the LSAT is as much a test of exposure as it is a test of logic and reading capabilities. While learning the core concepts and ideas behind the test are essential to success I am here to argue that exposure is just as important. For a long time my score had been stagnant. I was stuck and not able to move no matter how many times I revisited the CC/Books/Whatever. I thought that my fundamental understanding of the test was flawed and the only way to improve was to redo lessons and try and remember the strategies. This was not working for me.

Recently (The past 3-4 weeks) I changed the way I am studying. I am bombarding myself with timed sections. With this new method I began to gain a new sense of familiarity with the LSAT. Logical Reasoning became a section that I could predict, Logic Games were games I had seen before with slight variations, and Reading Comp...well I haven't put the same effort into. This is what broke the wall for my score. After being stuck for an extremely long time, my score increased. Not only has it increased, but it has increased consistently per section.

This is something I feel gets over looked a lot on the LSAT. People get caught up in the theory, concepts, and core ideas but never expose themselves to the test in any real significant manner. Familiarity, as I have come to learn, is as important for a solid LSAT score as the basics. Feeling comfortable going into a section because you know it will be "just like before" is enough to give you confidence. With this boost your brain is put at ease and you are able to now draw upon your toolbox of methods much more effectively.

So don't be scared to dive into sections of questions and tests. Get use to how Logical Reasoning feels, figure out what questions they ask every logic game (seriously, every damn game.) and get use to looking for what they are expecting you to in Reading Comp. This will make the task of finding the right answer much easier, and wrong answers will begin to look really wrong after a ton of experience.

Just thought I'd share something I have noticed.

Hey everyone,

Quick question... When we're in RC and LG and we encounter a question we need to skip, are we supposed to go back to it when we're done with all the questions on that specific game/passage, or do you skip that difficult question, and not look at it until you are done with all the passages, and then go back to reviewing it?

Hope this makes sense, any help would be appreciated, thank you!

Hi all!

While I was studying, I encountered "(-/-)" sign, and started to wonder if it is interchangeable with "⇔/" .

Since "⇔/" is a negation of "if and only if", can we also use "(-/-)" for its negation?

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For example, Alan goes to the park everyday, except the days on which Chris goes to the park: /A⇔C = A(-/-)C ????????

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If we have A⇔/B = /A⇔B, then

A,/B (O)

/A,B (O)

A,B (X)

/A,/B (X)

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If we have A(-/-)B, then

A,/B (O)

/A,B (O)

A,B (X)

/A,/B (?! I assume X?)

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What's the definition of A(-/-)B? Either A or B is in, but not both? I mean it has to be an exclusive or in order to satisfy the reasoning...

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Someone please help! Thank you!

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Quick summary: (-/-) same as ⇔/???

Does anyone know what happened to PT's 1-25? I went to print out more games to practice and I can no longer find them.

I have been aiming for the September test for a while and believed I would be ready. After a few PT's, I've realized I'm not very close to my target score at all....far away with 2 months and change to go.

What makes me nervous is that if I push this back to next June, I would be applying almost 2 years out of school. I know schools look at what you have done work wise and all I have been doing is working as a server to pay bills (not really using that Poli-sci degree doing that). I'm worried that will be a mark against me. I'd like to try to get some legal office experience in the mean time.

I really believe I can beat this test, is just taking a bit longer than others. Any idea how this would impact my application? @"david.busis" what are your thoughts?

Does anyone ever feel like they just can't get the hang of the LSAT, no matter what? Like I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong but I just can't wrap my head around this test and then I have to stop studying because it gets so overwhelming. Has this happened to other people? Is this normal or do I really just suck this bad?

Hi all,

I have an issue that is beyond frustrating. Approximately 50% of the PT's I take, I make between 1--3 bubbling errors. Obviously, this is very problematic for my score as well as confidence. Does anyone else have this issue, and how do they solve it? (Please read the below to see what I've already done)

Typically I bubble by page (I find bubbling each question individually takes too much time and ruins my "flow"), but at the end of each page I read each question number back in my mind and the letter I circled (i.e, "#10 - C, #11 - D, #12 - A" etc). This has helped get my bubbling errors down to the -1 range, but not always.

Thanks in advance!

What is international law, really? And what is a JD international law program, considering the typical 'international law' degree is an LLM ?

What is the business model of an international lawyer? Do they litigate? Meet with international law clients, like big corporations spanning several countries?

What's the likelihood of an international lawyer practicing law outside of the United States?

Hi all (and particularly top scorers)

My questions are these:

Note: please see how I blind review below.

Here is my process: I go all the questions I've circled with a clean copy, write out explanations (including my analysis of the stimulus and why each answer choice is right or wrong, in my opinion); I then check JY's video, see why I choose the right/wrong answer, if the answer is wrong I write where I went wrong and what I can do to avoid that in the future, and any takeaways from the question. At the very end I check my analytics to see if there are any questions I got wrong and did not circle for blind review and then I repeat the process mentioned above for those questions. Even after I do all of this, it only takes me about 2.5 hours per section (approximately). I've heard some top scorers say they spent around 6 hours per section (=30 hours per PT), which prompted this post on 7sage.

Hi all,

I just finished my second PT and the timing just killed me. I think my attempt at further analysis of the questions is limiting my time even more than it already is. Is this something that improves as time goes on with more experience? My schedule is PT Monday, BR Tues-Fri (I work Tues-Fri.) and review struggling areas on Saturdays/Sundays. Would incorporating single timed sections help? Any suggestions are appreciated. I am taking in September :) Thanks!

Should you do a PT to see if you have made progress halfway through the CC? Or is it better to wait until the CC has been completed fully? (I did PT 37 to see if I made any progress and feel as if I wasted it).

Howdy,

So I am not new to 7Sage, but I haven't been active in the community. Short story version: I've been using 7Sage for about a year but pushed the test back twice in 2016 due to school and working getting in the way. I thought I could force by pushing quickly through the core material and skipping parts of it (yes, shame me) it but it didn't happen with my practice test results dropping each time (145, 141, 138). So I withdrew from the September date to preserve my attempts. I just graduated from Texas A&M and now am planning to take the June LSAT. I haven't touched anything since August and am planning to start the core curriculum over.

I am ready to do this. I understand where I went wrong and want to use a new approach now that all I have to worry about is a part-time job. I guess my main question right now is how much time per day do you spend studying while avoiding burnout?

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Is this happening to anyone else? When I try printing RC practice questions from the CC, they are coming out really tiny. I tried printing from full screen as well and am getting the same results.

Hi everyone!!

I'm having a real hard time getting motivated after taking the LSAT already 2x...how do YOU motivate yourself to study??

Having upgraded to Ultimate+, I am still trying to figure out how I can access the plethora of preptests. Any guidance is appreciated.