Pretty much what the title says. I've consistently gotten 168s on the past 5/6 PTs and it's so frustrating when my BR score is in the 175+'s. Any advice on how to get over that hump for the next 2 weeks? I've been drilling my weaknesses using the cambridge packets which have been helpful but any other suggestions would be grand. In particular, I'm missing question types that I never used to miss (like resolve, parallel structure, etc.).

Thanks guys and happy studying!

I don't know how this is possible, but I really suck at answering Strengthening Questions, even though I answer Weakening Questions with ease. I understand that I should be going about S questions in reverse, and after trying it that way, I still find myself answering it incorrectly.

Am I just not understanding how to answer Strengthening Questions then? What am I missing? I know I have to strengthen the support, and I narrow it down to the last two potential answers and I always pick the wrong one of the two. FML. I don't know if this sounds like mumbo jumbo but if anyone can offer some insight on my problem, please let me know!!

I post quite a bit, but I really do appreciate the advice.

I am deciding if I should write a prep test this evening.

I work full time, so right now I'm taking an old, timed, RC section every morning before work. On lunch I do one old, time, LG section and I review the 2 questions given as an intro. Yesterday I did both grouping questions.

My LG is usually 0 - -3 wrong, and I usually only get any wrong because I'm rushing... but I usually have like 10 minutes left at the end, so I know I can improve by taking my time.

My RC is anywhere from -3 - -10, but I find I consistently sit at a 7 or an 8. I know I can improve, which is why I drill them daily.

I know LR is the section that needs the most work.

Monday and Tuesday I went through old question types and drilled them by section (approx. 20) per SA, NA, PSA, Flaw, MC, MSS, MBT, MBF, ect.

I was planning on writing a prep test today after work, take a break, review 1-2 sections of it (most likely RC and LG since they take less time for me to review), review the rest Thursday, do some more review, and Friday (I have the day off), spend the day drilling concepts again.

I find that Flaw questions, and identifying the flaw, are the fundamentals of these arguments, so I bought the Cambridge package of 200+ flaw questions and planned on drilling them on Friday.

My question is.

Should I wait. Should I do some more drilling of the flaw questions tonight, Thursday do some more review, and then spend Friday writing it?

I know now that writing prep test after prep test isn't THE best study method, but I have quite a few left before the LSAT, and I view taking them as a good way to increase speed.

I don't know. :( I guess I just came down with a cold yesterday, so I don't know if waiting is best. But weekends are usually the old/best time for me to write practice exams, and I was already advised not to write one F/S/ and S.

Hey 7Sagers, got a question I thought you could help me answer! Here it is:

Would you please give me some suggestions on how to improve my score on timed PTs. When I take timed PTs, my score ranges 140-145. However, when I do blind review or take double time (such as 70 min instead of 35 min), my score goes up to 155-160. I have already taken about 15 PTs.

Since English is my 2nd language, I don't rush to under the stimulus better. If I rush a little bit, I miss a question for a little mistake, which I can avoid if I don't rush on it.

So I am taking the December test, I have studied all the material. I am not burned out but I am mentally tired. I want to take a break but I am little fearful that taking a couple of days off will take away from studying. Any thoughts?

Hello, everyone!

I have been spending a lot of my time really grinding and mastering the LG section. I felt this section needed the most improvement, but I need some help with LR questions. Some sections I may get up to 12-13 wrong, while in other sections 3-5 wrong. I know the December LSAT is around the corner, and I really want to iron out some kinks. How did you get better at the LR sections? What was your approach? How much did you improve?

I also plan on implementing your methods with J.Y.s double blind studying. Cheers!

Hey guys, so when I first took my first ever LSAT Diagnostic 4 months ago I got an embarrassing 127. However I'm now scoring around a 144-145ish. I've improved in both Logical Reasoning and Logic games obviously not to the point where I'm great at it but to the extent that I get about 15 questions give or take correct on each section. With all of this being said, My reading Comp section is by far the worst. For instance on some exams I get -21 and on others I get -18. My goal is not to get a 160 plus but rather to score atleast in the low 150's. Is there anybody that can give me some advice on how to tackle Reading Comp? I just flat out suck at LSAT Reading comp. I plan on taking the the Dec LSAT.

Where do I start? I began my LSAT studies in April of this year, with a diagnostic of 146. I felt discouraged but I felt hopeful. However...after taking TWO LSATs, the highest score I received was a 149. I haven't been working full time for almost a year and a half trying to get into graduate school..not necessarily my choice but lots of pressure from my parents to get in and not worry about work. I had a decent work history before the big gap in employment, but now I feel like...just low. I am not dumb by any means, and I don't think that the LSAT is an indicator of intelligence, but I have always struggled on exams and in school in general, my SAT score was on the lower end and my GPA from UG is sub 3.0..mostly b's and c's. Right now I am completing applications that I am not confident about and I don't feel as though they reflect my true potential, but I feel option less-given you can only take the LSAT 3 times in 2 years and family pressure to get into school asap(I am also an older student-over 25). On the flip side, I do well when on the job front. I am desperate for advice and I'm sure from the outside my problem seems very clear cut- but I struggle to get past the fog.

PS I FULLY committed when prepping for the the LSAT- I took a in-person prep course and I studied for a minimum of 6 hours a day-most days I averaged 8-12 hours. I PUSHED. During this time, I tried to be discipline-no drinking, parties, lots of meditation/positive talks and very light volunteer service. The highest PT I got was 156- 2 days before the exam on the most recent test. Like I mentioned earlier, I struggle with confidence scholastically so I tried to prepare myself in so many aspects for the exam. On the night before the exam I made sure to go to bed at 9pm- and woke up almost 2 hours before the exam- ate a light breakfast..stayed overnight in a hotel for the test so walked to the test location. I completely skipped 2 questions on the exam...so I'm sure I was anxious. I feel like I did everything right--except the fact that this exam may just take time that I don't feel like I have. I took the most recent exams in case anyone is wondering. I don't want to give up on law school, as it was my dream in undergrad, and most of the jobs I've had since UG in would benefit from a JD. Please please help..any advice would be great.

Does LSAT REALLY measure your success in lawschool?

I just ordered the LSATMax Analog Watch. Can we use this watch during the actual LSAT test or is it just for when practicing at home?

Hi Everyone. I started studying LSAT by using 7sage since June in the summer. I just started doing Prep Test last Monday. However, my first prep test is only 149 and my second prep test is only 147. I knew that I just started prep test, but 149 and 147? That almost broke my heart. I am usually good at logical games but I only got 15 out of 23 right in these two prep tests. I don't know why. Am I still hopeful to get over 166? Thank you guys. I will appreciate any advice.

I am testing in December and have hit a wall in my score improvements. In LR I am weakest on Flaw, Parallel Reasoning, and RRE. I also tend to get dinged sometimes on NA, I am at 76% correct over the last 5 prep tests for these. I am looking to improve each of these. Anyone have any methods they have used to sharpen up that last little bit? Especially with these questions types? The more specific you can be, the better. I am on the cusp of scoring into where I want to be, I just need to get there.

With the December LSAT approaching, I have yet to reach the 170 mark. I sit between a 161-165. I know that's not ideal, but I'm still working to improve.

My LG is between 0 and -3.

My reading comp and LR suffer the most.

I'm just wondering if people have tips on how to best study for these from here on out.

For Reading Comp, I'm going to go through a full 35 minute 4 passage a day to improve upon technique/skill.

For LR.... I'm unsure. I consistently get from 4-7 wrong on each LR section. When I go through BR, I can get that number down, but I'm still consistently at least 3 wrong.

Should I focus on reviewing the question types (to which there is no specific pattern of *most types wrong*), or should I focus more on doing old, timed, sections? So I can work on under pressure circumstances. I think that's where I lack most. My mistakes are not reading correctly, rushing, ect.

I think I haven't grasped the whole "you should try and answer them right instead of answering them all" concept. Does anyone have a strategy for this? I find I'm weakest at NA, PF, and PR... should I just circle the Q when I see them, not attempt, and come back if I have time, or try to attempt?

Thanks!!

The table game in PT 41 (Game 4) is pretty brutal. Anyone come across other super tough games? Want to be ready for this harder LG trend.

Hi All

Just made a mistake on a PT that cost me a personal best score - because I switched the choices when bubbling.

I'm already pretty vigilant and I do bubble in groups.

Any tips to avoid bubbling errors?

Just looking for a few tips regarding LG. I've been seemingly stuck around -1 though -4 ish for about 2 months now. I can't quite put my finger on it but I used to think I was making great strides and would soon be able to finish -0 without too much pressure. However I just haven't made the step up I thought I would. I still struggle to finish an LG section that I haven't seen before. I don't think there's any real trends. Sometimes I feel as though an easy game takes a bit too long and sometimes I get stuck with difficult game at the end and lose a few questions.

I have done probably 40-45 PTs and redone many games that I had trouble with. I don't know what else to really do to get those perfect game sections. LG is really vital for me because I feel as though I will need a -0 in games to reach my target score.

Any help would be appreciated into insights/ similar problems for others.

I just took PT 72 as a timed 4 section exam. Got completely destroyed.

Not the best mental state to be in 3 weeks before the December exam...

Was this just an incredibly hard one? Did anyone else have this issue?

Hey 7Sagers! I see a lot of you posting your emails on the forums and it's great that you want to get involved and help other students / study with other students! I just wanted to let you know that by posting your email (in the [studentservices@7sage.com] format, for example), you have the potential to receive unwanted emails by spambots and such.

My suggestion would be to either PM the person you're trying to message on 7Sage, or "encode" it like this: [studentservices at 7sage dot com]

Hope that helps!

I have read in some blogs that for the most part, you will score around -3 to -5 points less on your actual LSAT exam when compared average score you got on recent Practice Exams. Is there some truth to this? For those of you that are perhaps retaking, was your score a few points less than than what you got on the practice tests?

Hey guys, I have a question if anyone is willing/able to shed some light on the matter

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I have just finished the power score bibles, and purchased every LSAT (actual officials ect) administered test. I have three months count down until my test date.

I may be wrong but it seems that the advice to redo the games over and over again until those exact inferences become second nature parallels that of every section on the LSAT no? It seems the lsat creators are testing for a very particular thing, and doubt that the tests deviate in the idea its testing too much (in recent years anyway)

So my question is, do you think it would be beneficial to select only say 25/30 recent tests and do them over and over again until Feb? Or should I do as many random tests as possible, while scrutinizing my wrong answers afterward to debunk areas of failure?

Also do you think the older logic games and tests are worthless? It seems they have changed so much that they might be relevant? or is the wisdom still inherent

I can't tell if I'm burnt out or not :(

I think it's because I don't get much sleep, but recently I've found Reading Comprehension so hard. I usually miss 2-7 per exam (just in total, not per passage), but recently when I do single passages, I do a lot worse.

I can feel myself not focusing on the passages. But no matter what I do I can't go back to having that connection with the passage like I once had.

has anyone else felt this way?

I'm wondering how people are handling the reading comp sections? I know some say to do what you're best at first but I feel like the only ones I'm good at are the comparative passages and there's only one of those per test. Anyone have any recommendations on how not to fail at reading comp?

Hi all--

I wanted to ask about people's take on listening to music while studying.

I study more efficiently while listening to Tchaikovsky or Mozart, but realize that we will be taking the LSAT in silence.

For this reason, I'm considering shutting off my music as I do not want it to affect me on my actual test day. What are your takes on this? Has anyone had to deal with this yet? Thanks!

I've heard a lot of talk that meditation can help significantly with your LSAT score and stress levels. Can people with experience meditating for the LSAT explain their process and success?

Hi -

I took some college science courses while in high school and my understanding from LSAC is that I'm supposed to send those transcripts to them as well for my UGPA (correct?)

Overall that's a good thing because there were some As that will help my GPA - BUT there is one C+ that counts for 1.0 credit (a lab credit)....Should I write an addendum for this 1 credit while I was in high school?

My pre-law advisor says it's a moot point because I don't even need to submit the grades at all since the credit (but not the grade) is already included in my actual college GPA. I don't know if I agree with this - I thought LSAC was pretty clear about including every grade that was counted for Undergrad...?

I realize I'm asking a few questions here, please weigh in on all or what you can.

I am looking for a study partner in MD or DC. I would love to drastically improve my score. I have studied technique and I am mainly taking practice test and doing review.