I’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answers. There are only so many possible wrong answers for each of the question types. Studying for the LSAT is similar to learning how to play chess. After a while, you can anticipate what moves your opponent will likely make.

What does pattern recognition look like for you?

This has happened to me at least twice now. The first time thought I had just messed up but the second time it happened was quite sure I entered into the right box. It happened in Firefox 30.0.

I don't want to spam the comments or I'd just double check real quick myself. Happy to provide any other info.

Here is what I did:

1) Post a reply to an existing comment on a LSAT Explanation.

Like this one here: http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-1-game-1/#comment-18875

2) After you post that REPLY edit it within the 5 minutes (not sure if this is part of the bug, but I did this in both instances).

3) In the box at the very top above all the other comments, the one where you'd normally post a comment that is NOT a REPLY to any other comment, post a comment in there.

Expectation:

I'd expect posting in the box at the very TOP above all other comments would post a top level comment.

Actual Result/Possible Bug:

It posts it as REPLY to the comment you replied to in step 1. Not as a general reply to the explanation.

I noticed that wording of these two MSS stems are slightly different.

1. “The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following?”

2. “Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the statement above?”

I think that the first MSS is a subset of Must Be True. The stimulus is a given.

The second MSS is a strengthening question. The stimulus is suspect.

Can someone clarify this for me? Thanks!

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Any general tips will help ! I have yet to see any improvements after studying a month

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-4-question-10/

I am confused as to why A is the answer choice and not B.

According to Kaplan, they say if A is correct then it'll be a rare candidate who takes a chance on the authors strategy, as the media may only air the opposition and disregard the later support. They further that by stating that media is a huge part of national campaigning. But wouldn't that be an outside assumption we would make. And aren't we only suppose to take what is given within the stimulus to support our answers? Because that is why I disregarded A as an answer, thinking who cares what the media covers because it doesn't limit the SPEECH, the speech is still given and still heard from those attending and such. Where as if you choose B if many people do not find politicians in the first place then that would make practically any strategy they choose ineffective, no one trust them... Can someone help me where my thinking has gone wrong here?

I saw this clip on YouTube about the death penalty and I thought it was really interesting and something us future lawyers should think about...

I figured out a way to cover learning all the Logic Games types, by using only 5 PrepTests (56, 57, 58, 60 and 61). This pretty much covers all the game types, except for the super rare ones. I choose these 5 PTs in particular because these are considered newer and more reflective of the current LSATs. Yet, I can avoid burning any of the newest PTs (62-71). And the last reason is that I can purchase all these LSATs in a single book. This would be the “10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTest” 52-61.

Sequencing

PrepTest 60, Game 2

PrepTest 61, Game 2

Basic Linear

PrepTest 56, Game 1

PrepTest 57, Game 1

PrepTest 57, Game 2

PrepTest 58, Game 1

PrepTest 60, Game 3

PrepTest 61, Game 4

Grouping: In-Out

PrepTest 58, Game 2

PrepTest 58, Game 4

Grouping: Splitting

PrepTest 61, Game 1

Grouping: Matching

PrepTest 56, Game 2

PrepTest 57, Game 4

Linear and Grouping: Matching

PrepTest 56, Game 4

PrepTest 58, Game 3

PrepTest 60, Game 1

PrepTest 60, Game 4

Linear / Grouping: In-Out

PrepTest 61, Game 3

Grouping: Splitting / Grouping: In-and-Out

PrepTest 56, Game 3

Grouping: In-and-Out / Grouping: Matching

PrepTest 57, Game 3

I was working on PT33 LR Section 3 Q.8. The stimulus starts with "Most people invest in the stock market without doing any research of their own." Turning it into Lawgic. At first I did "People research/ -most-> invest" But my instinct says "Invest -most-> research/" is also right. Because when I ask "what do I know about these investors?" The answer I get is "Most of them do not do research."

However, the conditional Lawgic rule states "without=sufficient negation."

I am sooo confused.

Can anyone help me?

Hi there,

I don't want to waste the problem sets so I can return to them later, but I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of them. How many problem sets should I do before moving on to the next lesson?

I'm sorry if this was answered elsewhere, but I couldn't see the answer anywhere!

Thanks!

Thanks to J.Y. and 7 sage, my PT scores have improved from the low 160s to the high 160s or low 170s.

But I have not been able to make further improvements.

Advice anyone?!

Anyone else getting a Bad Gateway message?

I cleaned the cache a number of times, but it still does not work.

Help please!

A new version of the iOS app is out!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/7sage-lsat-prep-exam-timer/id665684597?mt=8

If you're on Android, sorry - Android app is now lagging well behind the iOS one. We're planning on fixing that in the next few months.

What's new:

• New menu system - Swipe to the right to see the menu. Or you can tap the menu icon in the top left.

• New messaging system - You can send messages to us and see the replies much more easily

• Proctor settings - Background and distraction settings now go from 0-10, so you can easily regulate and change your test environment.

• Quick access to course reviews

• Quick access to LSAT discussion forum

If you like it, please rate the App! Each rating really boosts our visibility on the app store!

Is anyone in the area studying for the September test and looking for a study partner? I took the June test but I think I am going to retake it in September and I'd like somebody that I can take tests, study, and keep motivated with. :) I live nearish Tyson's Corner for reference.

Hey, if anybody in NY (Brooklyn) wants a free copy of Mike Kim's LSAT trainer, the Logic Games Bible from powerscore and (I don't know why you would but...) marked and scored books of PTs 52-61, 29-31 and 61-71 you're welcome to come any of it. Just come pick it up anytime before the 17th of this month. PM me and we can figure it out.

EDIT - ALL GONE.

JY- how can I find that really cool admissions chart that was posted a few weeks ago? Now that I've taken my first LSAT I want to give it another look :) Thanks!

Hi, I currently am prepping with fully 5-section timed in 161, and I am registering for the June LSAT in Asia. I am for a 167. In my timed section when I did them separately a in early May, I got high 160s low 170s consistently. I then stopped for 2 weeks for my finals and resumed again since late May after my exams. From then I started with full timed tests of late 50s-early 60s tests and got 161 in all those tests. I tried to drill into each sections but my scores do not seem to rise at all. LG used to be my best section where I got -0,-2 consistently in the 40s tests, but now I can't seem to get it off the -5,-4 level due to either I misread a rule or I make silly mistakes with inferences. RC is my worse section where I got -4 at my best if I do individual sections. LR is also erratic as I often got -2.-3 in May, and also in J07 test which I did as a full test rather than diagnosis, but now my best is usually -5. Do you have any suggestions on how to improve points in my case? Would it be wise for me to postpone the test till Sep if I don't see major improvement in the next week? (My test will be late June, ie 2 weeks from now)

Thank you in advance for your help. Hope you all did brilliantly for the June test!

Could someone please provide some example sentences where "will" is used as an indicator for a necessary condition?

I'm not sure if i'm just crazy and making stuff up in my head or not, but I swear I saw a link to a live video of JY (or maybe some other 7sage person) taking the LR part of the test. Am I just thinking about the live video of the LG? I know about that one, but I thought I saw a link to same thing for LR in the comments for one of the lessons... Any info, anyone?

What are y'all's strategies for attacking them? I finally got the basics down, and if I've seen an exact (or near exact version of the game) before, I can usually kill it with time to spare.

But it's those weird games. Those games which mix it up in a way that I've never seen before. You know what I'm talking about. I'm talking about games which match sequencing with an in and out game. I'm talking about games in which you have to draw a freakin' star to finally figure out how to do the freakin' puzzle (I'm lookin' at you, Preptest 38, Game 4!) I'm talking about unconventional charting games which don't look all that similar to any of the games I've done before (Preptest 39).

So what are you strategies? Appreciate any feedback.....

Hey J.Y.,

As I am going through the videos, I hit "next". Every time I have been clicking "next", the next page says something along the lines of "You do not have access to this content, please upgrade". I can only rectify the situation by clicking back to the previous page and then hitting next again. Any chance of solving this technical problem? It's not the biggest issue in America by any means, just a pain.

Thanks!

Hi,

I am looking for study partner who is committed to get through this tough LSAT journey together! I took a TestMasters prep course last October and been studying since then. I have studied several books including Trainer, Manhattan books, Bibles etc. I found studying partner system to be one of the most efficient and effective ways to push each other hard and share the strategies together.

I would like to meet up if you live around Los Angeles area. I would also like to get in touch through Skype or Phone. It be very good communication tool and convenient. I am down to talk any time. I would like to take a Mock PT together and review. Please contact me at 213.700.3059 or michellemoon0708@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Michelle

I am looking to study with someone for the September LSAT. Getting help from each other, by giving tips, advice, and having someone to follow the same journey as me this summer! I am a 4.0 student but this LSAT is kicking my butt right now (been studying for only a week now). But I won't let it get to me!

If you are interested let me know.

I am just wondering how many of you are considering the same thing, after realizing the section I messed up on is most likely not the experimental section....

Its probably somewhere, but I missed it - can you guys let me know what the Karma number means that seems to be increasing in my case...