Reusing Lsats from 2-3 months ago has really helped me to consolidate all of patterns of the LSAT and trick answers that we commonly see. I can honestly say I don't remember too many questions but it feels as if blinders have been taken off my face and I am able to really understand the depths of the LSAT. Blind reviews help a lot but this process allows me to see the extent of my potential. There are a couple questions I would never get right under test conditions but it has helped me solidify my strengths.

To date I have been through 7Sage twice, the Trainer twice and Manhattan LR twice; my conditional logic principles are strong but I fall apart when seeing it in the form of a written stimulus.

Getting the text translated is fine, but the trouble is working through the "process" of the logic from that point forward.

I think I need to consider other resources out there. Has anyone uncovered anything that helped them in this area? There's boundless virtual beer available to anyone who can assist!

Thanks in advance,

Jimmy the logical reasoning nemesis

I recently posted about this I think.

I found the LSAT Trainer was a really helpful resource and I saw vast improvement in my score, but.... now I feel as if, as I'm moving up in LSAT #..... I am again lagging in Reading Comprehension.

I think, to improve, I have to change my method or tweak my method.

How do you study for Reading Comprehension? Right now I'm going through past LSATs (just did #40) and drilling the full 4 passage section. I am then going through and circling the ones I am not sure on, going back to try and find support for the answer, and then correcting.

Should I go through EACH question? and not just the ones I felt were wrong? should I re read the entire passage again?

What do you do?

PT70 BR Tonight at 8:30pm ET

Well, well, well. We finally hit 70. Just add 100 to that and everyone be happy, happy, happy (within +/- 5 points or so).

Note on all groups

Does anyone know how 7sage assigns the difficulty ratings for questions? Also, when you look at the answers for a question, there are percentages associated with each answer choice. How are the percentages calculated? Are they based on the 7sage students who have submitted responses to those questions?

About a month ago I purchased the 7Sage Law School Prep Course and got a bit of the way through it. At the begining it's mostly Larry, (the instructor) explaining how law school works and breaking down any misconceptions about how law school actually works. I've had the luxury of knowing individuals in 3L at the law school I intend to go to, explain to me how law school works. Larry is pretty spot on with most of it, but then again, I may have just totally ignorant of the obvious, as I let the LSAT consume me for the better part of a year. It was only $99 and I fully intend to finish the course, but will it help me? Some people say they did nothing before law school (including the 3L I spoke to about law school, in fact, she TOLD me to just enjoy my last summer). I'm just worried about issue spotting, and Larry REALLY emphasizes the importance of being good at it. If I want to be ahead of everyone in my class, the sooner I can issue spot better than most, I'm ahead of the game, right? I know it sounds sadistic, but I'm just thinking about my future! I know most of you guys are still studying the LSAT and haven't looked past that, yet. If anyone has more knowledge/opinion, please don't hesitate to respond! Love you all!

Mostly a question for those who are on the fence between law and another career field. Took the LSAT in June, got a 174, pretty pumped. However, my GPA is weak in comparison (~3.4) so im wondering if its even worth it to pursue law school given the costs and the fact that I still probably wont get into a top school even with my score. Tempted to just go into finance (what my degree is in) and abandon law school or maybe wait a couple years and then go. Anyone else is a similar boat? How did you decide?

I'm spending 3-4 hours/day on LSAT. By the time I'm done with LR and some RC blind review and 7sage curriculum, I have little time left on LG. If you have a good time management tip on giving LG the proper time to study, please let me know. My LG is 60-70% accurate, so it needs a lot of work.

Awesome course so far! Just a couple of questions:

1. I am a mature student. If my marks from my early school career were less than stellar, should I consider applying in this (mature student) discretionary category?

2. How does taking the LSAT during the December sitting compared with the October sitting affect law school applications?

Thanks so much.

I have a 3.3 GPA (I know) and unique softs (international WE for a MNC and I teach Legal English at an international law school) but I would really like to target T14 schools. This is my 3rd time taking the LSAT (took it twice in 2013) and frankly I am feeling so frustrated because each time I took it I scored lower than practice exams. This time I was BRing in the low 170's and PTing in the high 160's. I also just received a promotion at work so I am expecting more work and travel in the near future so I don't know if I will be able to study as hard as I did for the June exam. I guess my question is this: at what point to you make peace with your LSAT score and move forward?

So in this sentence which is the sufficient and which is the necessary? "The only kids with green eyes are the ones who wear red shoes." In this sentence, which is the S and which is the N? "Kids with green eyes are the only ones who wear red shoes."

Ok so I am currently doing my masters in counseling. Long story short I got into this field because it was "convenient". I always wanted to go to law school but always had an excuse (im too old, too expensive, too long) I enjoy my field but I think about law school all the time!

I am 27, my gpa for undergrad is 3.4, gpa for grad school is 4.0 first year 2nd semester.

Should I take a "leave of absence" from my masters and aim to study for the December LSAT? I have a lot of student loans and I would like to get a scholarship for law school. I am aiming for Seton Hall or Rutgers Newark (NJ). What LSAT score would I need with my gpa? Do they even look at my MS gpa?

Also would you even bother with law school, or just continue with my masters? Im sorry for all the questions, I am really confused and would like some opinions!

Thank you

I took the June LSAT abroad so I only got the test results this morning. Scored a 170, which I'm pretty happy about, but I'm thinking of retaking in October anyway. I have a 3.5 GPA from a prestigious liberal arts college, and have worked abroad for 2.5 years at a MNC until I quit in April to study full time. My dream school is Columbia so I was going to retake no matter what, but then I started reading some posts about retake decisions elsewhere and began to have doubts. (170 is already a solid score, etc.)

I did about 51 PTs total and averaged around 171 overall with lowest at 164 and highest 176. On more recent ones I averaged around 172, which is where I'd like to be after the retake. Granted, I'm glad I pulled off a 170 and it's more or less how I've been doing, but I would also love to increase the score to compensate for my GPA.

Am I being unrealistic/too optimistic about this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

JY says you have the same subject in both parts of the sentence that has "the only." Ex. The only kids with green eyes are the ones with red shoes." But, what about this sentence. "The only way to New York is through Florida." Way to New York is not the same as through Florida???

Does anyone know what character and fitness flaws are dealbreakers?

Is there any info on possible date and cost? Thanks!

I just wanted to share a short version of my story. I decided I wanted to go to law school this past March. I picked up the LSAT Trainer and studied when I could. I work full-time and had other commitments so I didn't get to study as much as I should have or wanted to.

My goal was always a 160. I wanted to go to the local law school and a 160 was pretty much guaranteed to get in. I found 7Sage and my desire to get a higher score became greater. Fast-forward I got a 161 on the June LSAT with great help from 7Sage, logic games saved me as I went perfect. To be honest, I wasn't ready for the test. I was in the middle of a military exercise that required 16 hour days so I wasn't feeling good during test day already. I didn't study enough nor put the commitment I should have. I really want to retake it.

But on the other hand I got accepted into the school I wanted to go to and I'm starting next month. I just want to put out, anything you want is possible. If I can not even have the slightest though of law school in Feb of this year and starting law school in August..anything is possible. You've found a great resource in 7Sage. Just set your goals and go for it.

So thanks 7Sage, JY, and the community.

Does anyone know how important MBA rankings are for job prospects???

For LR questions in which there are two authors with opposite views and the question stem only refers to one, do you recommend immediately reading the portion of the argument that the stem is referring to or reading the argument in its entirety? I figure if you only refer to the argument the stem refers to, it may save time. but then again it may cause you to miss something such as what the two authors disagree/agree about.

Good news, we finished the problem set changes! The problem set overhaul is going live tonight (Wednesday night / Thursday morning) at:

12am midnight Pacific time

4am Eastern time

The change requires a lot of manual changes to the course, so it will take at least a couple of hours for me to complete the change. During that time the site will still be completely available, but there will be temporary weirdness with the arrangement of problem sets in the course.

As we mentioned earlier, if you are in the middle of a group of problem sets, please try to finish the problem sets before the change over and delay further problem sets until after the change happens.

Once the change is done, you will see only the new problem sets. You will be able switch between the old problem sets and the new problem sets from the Account page.

We will be adding this option so that students who signed up before April 24th 2015 and have copies of the old PDFs. If you signed up with 7Sage after April 24th, we recommend using the new problem sets and ignoring the old problem sets.

JY seems to imply that on the actual test, the first questions (like numbers 1-8 or 9) are easy and get increasingly more difficult as you progress through the section. Is that a correct surmise on my part?

Hey, Sarge, how do I send you a private email or direct message? Or can you send one to me? This is strictly legit from an honorary tanker to a ???. I came across something you might find useful.

I do not see this test on the addon list yet ? Does someone know when it would be available.

So here's the thing. According to NYU's website, their 25% LSAT is a 167. I got a 166. I have slightly above a 4.0 in my undergrad major, however, for a particularly hard major, and I also have relevant international experience (I've been to Israel, Mexico twice, and Tanzania. While I was in Tanzania, I literally sat down and talked, through a translator, to a missionary who was a native Tanzanian but worked on Zanzibar, about how he'd been persecuted, such as literally having his house burnt down for his faith, while he was sleeping. Now I'm organizing charity boxing to fund raise for him. This is just one example.) Also, I am really involved in my community, working at the homeless shelters, mentoring youth, regularly preaching at my Church, and have a lot of leadership experience (In high school, for example, I received a character award that my football team gave in honor of a player who had died.)I also have some internship experience with the DA. Lastly, I can be very sincere in explaining why I want to go to NYU. They have such an intellectually cosmopolitan and stimulating atmosphere, the #1 international law program in the country, and a number of intellectuals I really look up to who either teach there or lecture regularly (Peter K. Unger, Michael Walzer, etc.), and they also have the type of loan repayment where it's not unrealistic to work public or nonprofit sectors.

These are my weaknesses: I have a weak LSAT score, I don't know any foreign languages (and aspire to practice foreign law eventually, and specifically, criminal law in one of a couple developing nations), and I don't have any advantages going for me as far as legacy enrollment or affirmative action. Also, I need to figure out how to pay for this whole thing, and I didn't perform well enough to get any merit scholarships, at least as far as I know. Also, I have to work to pay for my school, so retaking the LSAT is a little unrealistic. That may make it sound like I'm disadvantaged, but I'm really not compared to a lot of people, and I'm not gonna sit here and go "well screw those people who get that money," cuz' honestly, a lot of people need it more than I do. I already know I probably don't qualify for any of that though.

I Started 7sage in June and have been really pleased with the program so far. I couldn't be more pleased with my friends suggestion to use 7sage especially since he used it last year, scored well and got into the school I am attempting to get into. That being said my friend had the luxury of not working at all during his LSAT preparation and while my job is only for the purpose of paying bills until I move to wherever I will be going to Law School, I am closer towards the spectrum of full time than I am part time and especially after purchasing the course cutting back my hours is not an option. While I have kept pace with the study schedule 7sage created for me in preparation for the October LSAT so far, I am feeling constrained and as the material thickens I haven't been able to throw myself into the lessons because of my limited window to study each day. Particularly this past week I caught myself working to get lessons completed as opposed to ensuring I fully understood each lesson before moving on. My goal is to be able to apply to Law School for Fall 2016 and while I am certain that taking it in December instead of October would improve my score immensely I was wondering if it would hurt my chances of getting in?