I know this curriculum identifies the first step as reading the question stem and then the stim, however I know that this is also somewhat controversial i.e. the powerscore series/lsat trainer have different things to say.

Does anyone have a preference? Do you think its critical?

Anybody in Chicago looking for a study buddy?

I just tried to take PT 72 and got so frustrated and thrown off that I quit during section 2. I printed it off from everylsat.com and screwed up in RC (section 1) bc I had to keep flipping back and forth looking at the passage for questions that were on the back side of the page. I had only 3 minutes to get through the last passage and got murdered by it. I started doing section 2 and was just so mad about the last section that I got through 5 LR questions in 8 minutes and nothing was making sense. I thought that it was just best if I stopped, bc I had had a long day (usually don't do PTs at night) and knew I was going to do horrible on this test.

It is especially discouraging because I scored a 165 yesterday on PT 71 and was feeling so confident. Should I still take 73 tomorrow?

Hey 7Sagers! Someone wrote in with a question that I thought you could help out with! Here it is:

When blind reviewing a preptest, should I go back and review the answers to all the questions or just the questions that I circled?

When I blind review LG I go back and do all the games and usually miss only -1 or 2 questions. Thanks!

Anyone at USC studying for december/February?

I can't remember if I've ever read this... but are we only allowed to bring in water in our bag? Or can we bring an energy drink for our break?

Hey Guys,

So i just finished a prep course and i'm not scoring exactly where i want to be. My diagnostic was 152, and my score has been fluctuating with the highest score being 157 and the lowest being 150. My goal is to score 165. I just recently discovered 7sage and the whole blind review thing and have started to implement it. My Blind Review score was around 163 the last time i took it. The main issue i have is with timing. I'm only able to get to 20 questions in LR, 3 Games in LG, and 3 Passages in RC. Reading Comp is my worse section, and Logic Games is my best section. My goal is to be able to finish each section but i'm not exactly sure how to practice timing outside of just taking timed sections and practice tests.

Also another issue i have is that the prep course i took kinda implemented questions from each practice test, and essentially left me with only 12 fresh practice tests that haven't been used. My plan is to just do timed sections from those older practice tests that they've utilized and hope that i don't remember much for it to affect my score/timing significantly. Since i only have 12 fresh practice tests i'm thinking i'll just do one a week, leaving me with 4 additional ones. If anyone has any advice i'd love to hear it. I feel kinda screwed in the sense that i don't have alot of unused practice tests left and i'm not scoring where i want to be.

Of course you are. You're about to take an important test. It's not the most important test though. That one you will be taking in February.

Just kidding. This is likely the last LSAT you'll ever take.

I'm only trying to remind you that for something this important, there are second chances. That's not true for a lot of other important things in life, so that's something to feel good about.

For most of you, you already know what score you'll get. Take your last three recent properly administered LSAT PrepTests (e.g., 71, 72, 73) and average your score. You'll get plus or minus 3 points of that average.

There is nothing separating you from that score except the mere passing of a few day's time.

You are as prepared as you can be. You have already seen everything those crafty LSAT writers will throw at you and you've amply demonstrated your ability to respond with craftiness of your own.

Saturday will not be a new day and the December 2014 LSAT will not be a new LSAT. It will only be "LSAT PrepTest 74" which will be just like PT 73 and PT 72 and PT 71 and so on.

For Saturday, remember only this: keep moving.

You will encounter a few insanely difficult curve breaker questions. Every LSAT has them. Every student who has ever taken the LSAT before you has encountered them. You will encounter them (again) on Saturday. I am telling you this now, so you will be prepared. Skip those difficult questions. Maintain your rhythm.

Keep moving.

You got this.

Hey guys,

How many minute(s) (max-min) do you guys aim for when reading a RC passage with reasonable comprehension? Do you read more for comprehension, or simply for relative placement?

Thanks!!

I've been at this since the beginning of May, first by studying completely by myself, I took a few weeks off to compete in a bodybuilding comp, but I went right back into it. I work full time, but squeeze it in in the morning, in my lunch break, and after work. Now that we're a week from the exam, I literally find myself wanting to cry when I am studying.

I know they say "the moments before you reach your goal are always the hardest" and "if you really want something you'll push past it", but I honestly just don't know if I can put another full week of killing myself studying into it.

Does anyone else feel this way? What would you suggest?

So I know the LSAT doesn't really have 'guaranteed' rules that you can use (other than negation, etc), but has anyone come across a correct LR answer choice for a necessary assumption question that used the word "most"?

"Most" is used generally for trap answer choices because the negation of 'most' is 'less than half' and there's really nothing too special about crossing/not crossing the 50% mark for a necessary assumption (unless the stimulus is based on this majority/minority issue). I just looked at a necessary assumption LR question in PT70, S1, #13 for instance and speedily and correctly eliminated three answers on the basis that they began with "most." Of course I went back to read the content, but still, seeing that word makes me less inclined to believe it is correct for NA questions.

I also realize precedents can be broken, but have there been any (correct with 'most') to anyone's knowledge?

I saw someone else offer to share their study guide, and I thought it was a good idea to help get some different perspective before the exam on Saturday. So if anyone else has any materials to share I'd be happy to share my study guide from the LSAT Trainer material, some Powerscore materials, and some 7sage materials. My email is lbalestrieri@uwalumni.com if anyone is interested!

I'm just curious to see if anyone has particular literary sources they would recommend in trying to achieve this goal, specifically in regards to humanities (book reviews) and hard science passages.

Thanks!!

Hi everyone,

Could someone please give me an example of a question in which the correct answer would be "Appeals to a premise one would accept only if one already accepted the truth of the conclusion"? Haven't seen one in a while and want to go over before test on Saturday.

P.S. I have access to PT 44-65 if you know of one in there thanks

Hi, is anyone else having issues with the study schedule generator? It is stuck on the December schedule option, and will not generate a new one for my actual test date no matter how many times I click "generate schedule" for the February date.

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. My question is that let's say that I get a 160 on the Dec LSAT and apply to brooklyn Law for the upcoming fall and get rejected, would I be able to reapply to brooklyn law after retaking the February LSAT for the coming up fall? Or is it a case of once your rejected from a school you can only apply for the next cycle. In essence if a person get's rejected can they take the exam over and reapply to the same school which they got rejected to for the same upcoming year? Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, hope all is well. My question is let's says that I did well on the DEC exam and got accepted to fordham, how long do I have to let them know of my decision to attend their school for the upcoming semester?

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm feeling burnt out this last week going into the exam.

What does everyone else's week look like? I work M/T/W and I took TH/F off. M/T/W I am going to do 1 1/2 hours of morning studying before work, reviewing 1 complete, 4 passage, timed RC section, some light LG, LR weaknesses over my lunch break, and home for some more LR practice. Thursday I was considering writing my last prep test, and I was going to take Friday off entirely. I am going to try and maximize my sleep schedule this week as well!

Is anyone doing anything different?

Hey JY/7Sage Team,

I was just wondering if there would be any type of special sale going on for the holiday season for PTs and/or tutoring??

Hello all, yes this is another RC discussion topic. I was wondering if I should drill RC sections or just the passages. I have been doing both and feel like I should be completely getting these passages right and understand them before I do timed sections.

So the following question type:

Which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above?

Is that an MSS question or a strengthen question?

And what about these two inference questions? What question type to they fit into?

1. Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the information above?

2. Which one of the following inferences conforms most closely to the philosopher's position?

Hello. I took the LSAT in September. I was confident after I took it but was not impressed by my score. I used PowerScore for my prep and didn't improve much from the prep test I took when I first started. It was on the low end of all my prep tests average. I got a 145. Yeah it sucks. My undergrad GPA isn't that great either. But I can write an addendum to help with my GPA (I had a major illness one semester). Anyway, I've been wishy washy since I got my LSAT score about whether or not law school is for me. Right this minute, I am leaning towards registering for a 7sage prep course and retaking the LSAT in probably June. And moving foward with law school. But my thoughts could be different this afternoon. If I decide law school is the answer, I need to get my LSAT score up no less than 10 points and preferably 20 points. My mother is not very encouraging or understanding of my ideas of Law school. So I wanted to know if anyone has any advice or encouragement for me. And also I wanted to know if my goal of getting my score up 20 points is even possible. Thanks for your time.

Hi,

Can someone please explain either A or B or else

is this the same as saying either A or B but not both?

Hey guys so I was doing question 4, LR2 preptest 25.

In this question the premise was

a->b->c

and then it concluded c->a

So the correct FMOR answer was

"the argument ignore the facto that some c's may not appreciate a's.

so c -some- a/

Is this a rule that can be applied to all conditional logic? A->B always can also mean B -some- A/?

A bit confused thanks. Hope this all made sense.

HI!

OK.

So I paid for this course. I went to it, it was great. Supplemented with this, I have no complaints.

They offer this Thursday and next Thursday an "in class" "exam situation" where you can bring a prep test and write in an exam environment with a timed proctor, much like the real exam.

I KNOW that this would be beneficial.

However, I'm wondering.. if I should do it, and here is why:

I wake up at 3:30 AM everyday, so by the time 6:00 PM comes around I'm a dead human being. I am aiming for the range of 160-170 for my exam because anything over a 160 is perfect for the university I am applying for. I have been sitting in the 160+ range for the past month. However, I took a practice test last Tuesday at 6:00 PM and scored a 157. I could literally feel myself missing questions because I was trying to get it done, more so then focusing. I was exhausted.

Should I go to the exam situation tonight? I know it would help me with the jitters a bit, but if I write a prep test and score high 150s again, after all my progress into the 160s, it might hurt my confidence a bit, you know?

Alternatively, next Thursday, they do offer it again and I've taken the day off. Would it better for me to go then, after getting a lot of sleep, then to go tonight? Should I go to both?

Opinions, PLEASE!

Thanks :)