Okay, So I have watched all of JY Videos on Parallel Flaw but keep missing the correct answer. I feel like my challenge has been correct diagraming ? But when I get that right, its something else :(

Do any of you guys have advice when it comes to approaching these questions? Any steps that should be followed? Where can I do more parallel flaw questions and learn more about these little monsters .

I never realized how annoying it was to hear someone cut my grass while I took a PT. I was in the first section of my PT and on question number 14 when I was disturbed by the lawn mower noise. It was a challenge but I managed not to pause my PT :) hopefully that won't affect my score.

Now that I'm 23 tests into the LG Bundle, I have amassed over 300 games in my "To be foolproofed" file, having already completed over 100 games already. To people who have completed this process, how long did it take you to finish? This is nuts and I'm only making 5 copies of each game (instead of the prescribed 10. I would have killed a tree otherwise). My goodness! I feel like I'll be foolproof-ing until 2016!

Hello again. Me and my drilling questions. I'm preparing for an October retake, but may postpone until December. I have been working through the Ultimate course and I am moving along quite nicely. I'm about 25% through the ultimate course. I'm reviewing PowerScore and The Trainer as needed, which is sparingly. I'm considering purchasing the Manhattan LR guide but we'll see. Anyway, at the current rate I'm expecting to finish the course around mid-May but I am hoping for end of April. My question involves the Cambridge packets. I have the LR bundle organized by question type and the RC packets and the LG bundle through the Ultimate course. I feel like this is a stupid question. Should I be working on the packets as I work through the course or should I wait until the PT stage when I have a firmer handle on my problem areas? Should I do them during both PT and Course stages? I'm working on the practice sets for question types throughout the curriculum but I'm not sure if and how much I should be adding. I'm also concerned with my memory. I have a tendency to remember answer choices for some questions and then the good reason I am getting the correct answer is lost. I'm not reviewing heavily right now for the reason if I have to revisit it later I won't remember the correct answer. PT 73 Section 2 Question 8 I remember the answer but have no memory of what type of question it is, why the answer is right, or the topic but I remember the multiple choice answer. That was my first time I took the LSAT and time ran out as I arrived at the right answer, did not have time to change it. I remember answers of other questions that I have reviewed thoroughly. I would hate to work through an entire question set now and still have issues at the PT stage, need to review question types but remember the answer but not remember why the correct answer is right. I feel like doing them now may waste precious practice questions. On the other hand, I also have PTs to work through that will help get my skill set in the right place. I'm a little lost on how and when to incorporate the Cambridge packets into my studies. Thanks for any advice you can give.

Wondering if anyone experienced that either on PTs or on an actual exam.

hey guys,

This is a question for you folks who have been through most of the lessons.

I have been working through the syllabus and i am currently on the weakening questions. I did pretty well with the MP questions but i have been hitting and missing with the weakening questions and it brought my confidence way down. Have any of you guys experienced this with some lessons? i have been trying to implement JYs explanations on how to do weakening questions and reviewed those lessons and still have been pretty inconsistant. what do you think i should do to get better? tips? thoughts? really getting worried about doing the lsat

Thanks guys

I don't know much about this , but someone told me it would be nice to look at. So apparently there are many law school consultants that would review your personal statement etc.. and help prepare your application. After some research, I realized most charge for a "package". Like you need to pay $750 , ( it is required) for the first 3 hours etc... There are many many of them out there...

Has anyone here worked with a law school consultant? Do you recommended them ? I know there are several of them out there. But I personally feel like the prices they charge students are ridiculous ! Does anyone know where one can seek help with personal statements ? I am first person in my family to attend college, so don't really have many people to look at my essay.

Thanks :)

I've done 5 PT's and still scoring in the 143-146 range. I finished all of the course work and it just doesn't seem to help. I always think I do well on the LR but i'm always way off. Anyone else feel this before? The June LSAT is starting to look too close to raise my score.

Hi everyone! :)

I've been really wary about taking the June LSAT mostly because I started the Ultimate Course in January and although I feel better about attacking the questions, I haven't been able to score much higher than a 158 (after about 3 practice tests). However, I took PT38 last weekend and scored a 164 and 169 with BR. This is shocking because in the over 2 years that I've been semi-studying for the LSAT, I've never been able to break 160!

So naturally, I was excited but cautious (even Googled whether PT38 was easier than the rest lol!). Just last week, I had thought about pushing back the test to October but now I'm thinking maybe I can do June.

I guess what I'm wondering is this: Have any of you gone up so suddenly in scores? If so, were you able to maintain this score increase or was that kind of the maximum score you reached?

Thanks!

I'm looking for a study buddy. I'm strong in LG, weak in RC, and average in LR. My LG ranges -0/-2 and RC is about -6 and worse on the new PTs. i have an lsat score in mid 160s. Someone interested in analyzing the questions, particularly those where the credited answer can be challenging to justify to oneself, can be a fit. If interested, please message me and we can skype.

Greetings Fellow Sagers.

Wanted to share this anyone who might find it helpful.

http://online.stanford.edu/course/language-proof-and-logic

For every video where JY goes through different questions, in the lessons on the syllabus, I can get the answers correct from pausing the video at the beginning. Yet when I take PT's I am missing over half of them. Are the problems he uses in instructional video's "easier" or did he pick easier ones out for the video's? Or is it that I need to practice test taking more under timed conditions. Thoughts?

I consider myself to be a super-prepper. I started in December and since then have prepped at least 20 hours a week, and done probably 40+ preptests and 50+ individual sections. In that time I have noticed no less than three changes in myself:

1) I have started to speak very precisely (no less than in sentence above for example, or extreme precision in some, most, all, etc)

2) I am thinking about the precision in other people's language more, and frequently asking myself things (for example, if so, then what else has to be true?)

3) I feel that I am seeing patterns more, for example if someone tells me their schedule the LG circuits go off in my mind.

4) I reread things a lot more often, if there is even a tiny bit that I do not get

Anybody else have things like this? It is simultaneously annoying and awesome!

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone else here has, either currently or in the past, found themselves scoring high on the Logical Reasoning sections but consistently low on the Reading Comprehension sections? I've previously scored as low as -0 on both sections of Logical Reasoning, yet I have not managed to consistently improve my score on reading comp beyond the -6 to -3 range. I also find myself short of time on reading comp far more often than on other sections. As a side note, I also find my blind review of reading comp sections to be less helpful than on LR sections.

A Game A Day

… keeps the, um, mental atrophy away? :-P

I’m on the verge of completing my Sequencing Games training, and because I (s)have no life(/s) am super ultra cool, I made up my own logic game. Take that, LSAC!

I would be so flattered if you will solve this. I think it’s pretty easy (LOL creator bias? It’s nice being on this end), so maybe 5-6ish minutes to solve? Actually, I have no idea.

And now, tongue firmly in cheek, I present to you the following game:

Having scored 175+ on their LSATs, seven smart cookies – @amanda_kw, @blah170blah, @christopherblair, @DumbHollywoodActor, @emli1000, @"Fritz A W", and @nicole.hopkins – were hired by 7Sage to be online tutors for select new members. There is one tutor for each day of the week (running from Monday to Sunday), and each tutor is assigned exactly once. Dillon A. Wright must create a schedule according to the following conditions:

Blah170blah can only tutor on Saturday or Sunday.

Amanda_kw and Emli1000 must tutor before Nicole.hopkins does.

Fritz A W must tutor the day after Nicole.hopkins.

Christopherblair tutors before Emli1000.

Dillon carefully crafted a schedule according to everyone’s stipulations and availabilities, only to be grilled by JY and Alan with the following questions:

1. Which one of the following could be a possible tutoring schedule?

(A) Monday: DumbHollywoodActor; Tuesday: Christopherblair; Wednesday: Amanda_kw; Thursday: Emli1000; Friday: Nicole.hopkins; Saturday: Fritz A W; Sunday: Blah170blah

(B) Monday: DumbHollywoodActor; Tuesday: Fritz A W; Wednesday: Amanda_kw; Thursday: Emli1000; Friday: Christopherblair; Saturday: Nicole.hopkins; Sunday: Blah170blah

(C) Monday: Emli1000; Tuesday: Christopherblair; Wednesday: Amanda_kw; Thursday: Nicole.hopkins; Friday: Fritz A W; Saturday: DumbHollywoodActor; Sunday: Blah170blah

(D) Monday: Amanda_kw; Tuesday: Emli1000; Wednesday: Christopherblair; Thursday: Nicole.hopkins; Friday: Fritz A W; Saturday: DumbHollywoodActor; Sunday: Blah170blah

(E) Monday: Amanda_kw; Tuesday: Christopherblair; Wednesday: Emli1000; Thursday: Blah170blah; Friday: Nicole.hopkins; Saturday: Fritz A W; Sunday: DumbhollywoodActor

2. Which of the following is a complete and accurate list of possible tutor(s) for Saturday?

(A) Blah170blah

(B) DumbHollywoodActor

(C) Blah170blah and Fritz A W

(D) Blah170blah, Fritz A W, and Nicole.hopkins

(E) Blah170blah, DumbHollywoodActor, and Fritz A W

3. If Amanda_kw tutors on Wednesday, how many options does Dillon have for scheduling DumbHollywoodActor?

(A) Two

(B) Three

(C) Four

(D) Five

(E) Six

4. Which of the following days can Nicole.hopkins tutor?

(A) Monday

(B) Wednesday

(C) Thursday

(D) Saturday

(E) Sunday

5. JY and Alan decide that Christopherblair having to tutor before Emli1000 is a silly stipulation. They fire Christopherblair, and Jonathan Wang must step in to fill the gap. However, Jonathan has some stipulations too. Assuming that the remaining rules still hold, which of the following demands could Jonathan make, such that the number of possible schedules created by poor Dillon remains unchanged?

(A) He tutors on Thursday only.

(B) He tutors before Nicole.hopkins and after Amanda_kw.

(C) He tutors before Fritz A W.

(D) He does not tutor on Saturday, and only tutors on Sunday if Emli1000 tutors on Tuesday.

(E) He tutors after Nicole.hopkins but before Blah170blah.

Let me know if I missed something and accidentally gave you an unsolvable game. Pretty sure I didn’t, but I often have too high an opinion of my abilities…

P.S. It would be so sweet if we could make A Game A Day ™, like, an actual thing. If anyone else wants to give this a try, I promise you it was surprisingly fun!

Highlight for answers >>> 1) A 2) E 3) D 4) C 5) B

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-2-question-18/

Can someone look at this question and answer the following question for me:

Is repetition of simplistic slogans meant to be a sufficient condition for being propaganda?

This immediately made me think of my experience with LSAT preparation. I hope this is an encouragement to others.

Mildly humorous. Possibly informative.

http://tylervigen.com/

Hey everyone,

Looking at all the posts here, I'm hoping this idea will be useful to everyone interested in finding somebody to study with.

I created a Google form that will ideally help us form awesome study teams via matching by progress, test date, location, etc. Like the eHarmony of LSAT, but obviously way cooler. :-D If I missed anything pertinent, there's an "additional notes" field.

Please give this a try! This will only be effective if lots of people join in.

Find study buddy - Masterlist Entry

Everyone can view results after filling out the form. View the spreadsheet of submitted responses here, but please

Tip: After you fill out the form, you can View previous responses and/or Edit your response. Bookmark this page so you can edit your entry whenever you want!

You can also sort A->Z by column on the spreadsheet ("Data" --> sort), or use ctrl+F to search for keywords.

P.S. While any info entered IS public, it's as anonymous as you want it to be. The only identifiable link is to your 7Sage name.

I just reviewed PT62 (exam conditions) and had my worst performance to date. I've reviewed all my incorrect answers but is that enough? What else can I do to help prevent this from happening again and be sure I'm moving forwards, not backwards. I've heard the PTs in the 70s are much more challenging so I want to make sure I get this under control now! Thanks guys!

When I watch the LG videos, I always watch them at 1.7x or 2.0x sped, which means I have to use the 7sage playback because youtube cannot speed up videos. It would be nice if I could make the videos default to that speed, so that I do not have to click "classic playback" button every time.

I don't know if it's just me, but every since I migrated to a new lollipop android phone (no other problems) the proctor app has not been working. The sound cuts out every so often in the middle of a test and does not come back on unless I restart it. I have been using my old Kit Kat Android phone for the tests, which continues to work fine.

My research indicates that the favorite LSAT pencil is between these three contenders:

1) The Black Ticonderogas, ~$6 for 24 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004X4KRPM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER )

2) The Mirado Black Warrior, $8.99 for 30 (http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-Warrior-Woodcase-Pencils/dp/B00N1Z0114/ref=sr_1_2?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1427469924&sr=1-2&keywords=mirado+black+warrior)

3) The Palomino Blackwing, $22+ for 12 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CQWILK/ref=s9_cartx_gw_d0_g229_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-2&pf_rd_r=07PPRX6P0XSWH78WD55D&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1970566542&pf_rd_i=desktop )

Comments? Complaints? Considerations?

Bonus: Blackwing Long Point Sharpener, ~$8 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EUH8UC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2OX5IINCHD11K )

Hello friends. A number of us ( h/t @emli1000 ) gather via Skype voice chat on Saturday's at 4pm PT/5pm MT/6pm CT/7pm ET for group Blind Review.

We are reviewing PT43 this Saturday. Group member @alexandergreene93 pointed out that the more folks we have on the call, the greater the diversity of analysis and input. With that in mind, I'd like to extend the invitation in advance to those who might be interested.

If you would just like to listen in for all or part of the call without taking an active role, that's fine too. This might be particularly useful for those who are not yet taking PT's but want to see (hear) the BR process modeled by several folks from different backgrounds. All ranges of goals welcome (whether your goal is 155 or 175, you will learn something). We've been getting180's on our Group BR consistently.

PM me for details or questions.

And everyone ... Enjoy your LSATurday!

Good morning, tech gurus.

I often use the 7sage iPhone app to view the discussion boards. Sometimes—particularly on threads that have a lot of replies or a number of long replies—the text does not render. I should say—the text will display briefly and then disappear. While I am able to scroll (usually still seeing nothing, except the 7sage disclaimer at the bottom which is always visible when I scroll to that point), the text of the thread does not load in sprite of refreshing, closing the app, starting from the Discussion main page and re-navigating to the thread in question, etc. The app frame and menu remain visible—but the majority of the text does not display.

This is an intermittent problem but occurs often enough to suggest a bug. I'm in iOS 8.2 on an iPhone 5s.