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Hey Everyone. I just wanted to say how thankful I am that I discovered 7sage. I never could have imagined finding such a great community to learn from and a format that allowed me to go at my own pace and fit my personal study needs.

I just completed the December LSAT and I have to say it's hard to not think about the potential score! However, I wanted to share some thoughts with those that may be new to the community or have been studying recently. It is incredibly easy to get discouraged by such a daunting test. If you find yourself doubting your abilities, wondering if you should just pursue something else and have high levels of anxiety about the test- believe me, that's normal. The preparation for the test is a psychological battle with yourself. The only thing really standing in your way from doing YOUR BEST, is YOU. I wrote the LSAT 3 times. The first time, I did it on a whim to just get a feel for the test. Let's just say that if you go in scoring a 148, expect a 148. My second time, I did not do enough preparation. I figured that doing a couple of timed sections back to back or some studying here and there would make the difference in achieving a high 150. OH BOY LETS JUST SAY I WAS SUPER WRONG! I received another 148 on my second test and wow was I ever shocked and dejected. I couldn't believe it. I waited out the application process and nearly got into one law school but it didn't end up happening. I was at a cross roads, I had one last chance, I had failed now twice (even though the first one was really just to see what it was like) and I was wondering if I should just walk away from the test. I thought, I could always apply as a mature student and hopefully bump up my LSAT in the future. In the first week of September, I came across 7sage, I said to myself that I would rather give it MY ALL and fail then not even try.

For those of you feeling discouraged by unsuccessful previous attempts or a lack of success in studying, understand that if you put the TIME, EFFORT AND COMMITMENT you can improve. Before this saturday's test, I scored a 160 on the September LSAT. I never dreamed that I could do it because I had allowed myself to feel dejected and to think that I couldn't do it. Believe me, the test is not easy but you can improve. If you want to go to law school and that's your end goal, you need to give this test your all. It won't be easy, there will be times when you want to give up but if you put the time and effort in -NO HALF ASSING TRUST ME!!! you will improve and you will do YOUR BEST!

Some overall suggestions:

  • if you drink coffee with SUGAR, give up the sugar because during the test you will crave that pick me up in the second half that will be hard to replicate (not to mention I found giving up sugar reduced my "brain fog")

  • The earlier you start studying the better

  • It is good to take days off- your brain needs a break

  • If you can attempt the test once before you really need to take it, it would be good to try it so you get a feel for test day nerves, the pace, how you will react during the day, the night before etc...(you can just cancel your score and you will have gotten a true feeling for what it is like)

  • Nutrition is important- fuel your body with brain stimulating food (fish, nuts, avocados, eggs etc...) The two weeks before the test I was religious about how I managed what I ate. I felt good, practiced well and ultimately felt very good on the test.

  • As you lead up to test day, try to go to bed earlier, and force yourself to wake up around 8 am. This way you do get sleep (you want to be well rested but you don't want to be waking up at 11 am.)

  • If you are weak in logic games, full proof as much as you can, do as many as possible. I started off with a --9 in LG and come test day I was about -4. It is a great way to increase your score. Don't be afraid to do 3 full sections and get them perfect, the first question of the last game and if no time is left fill in an arbitrary letter such as B for the rest of the answers. At this point you are assuring yourself of either 18 to 19 correct answers depending on how many question are allocated per game.

  • A huge tip that I can't stress enough! IF you find yourself stuck between two answers on LR or RC, go with your gut. If you identify an answer and really like it but go looking for other answers and come across something that you feel you can't disprove, that's ok. Not being able to disprove it in that moment does NOT mean its right. Go with the first answer. Only "switch" your answer if you find a more comprehensive or better version of an answer.

    • If anyone has a question, wants some advice feel free to message. Just remember, 7sage is a community and we are here to help each other.

    Good luck to those studying for Februarys Test.

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    I'm scoring timed PT in low-mid 160s and BR in low-mid 170s, with differences averaging anywhere between 6-12 points!

    Has anyone else had such a wide gap between the two scores? And if so, know of anything that helped close that gap??

    In BR, I get all LG questions correct (normally no more in -4 in timed), which helps, and I know how to improve there.. but..

    For RC, it's usually silly mistakes or misreading that I messed up during timed run.

    For LR, it's a lot of me choosing the trap answer choice during timed run, and not figuring that out until BR. #HELP

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    Looking to study 5:30am- 8:30am Monday-Friday Central Time.

    Looking for people scoring in the low 150s to get to the high 150s/low 160s.

    Wanting to take the exam either Nov (if possible) or January.

    Plan:

  • Do one LG Sec the first half & hour

  • Do one LR section the second Half & hour

  • Grade and review both sections the last hour and half.

    • We can figure some out for RC lol

  • We can also do full PT sections every Saturday morning & Sunday can be our off day.

    • Please comment email below. Looking for 2-3 people.

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    Proctors: We had three: one in the front, one in the back, and one in the middle of the room. the one in the front was the one giving the instructions at the beginning and between sections. I always had enough time between each section to reset my watch close my eyes and take a few deep breaths.

    Facilities: The campus is easy to find, medium size, large lecture rooms, clean bathrooms, air conditioned and many vending machines (in case you need to grab a snack or a bottle of water).

    What kind of room: Lecture room. 11-12 rows.

    How many in the room: 18 test takers.

    Desks: Medium size, for large lecture room. long desk shared by each row with sliding seats.

    Left-handed accommodation: Yes, there was a deisgnated row for left handed test takers.

    Noise levels: Minimum noise.

    Parking: Parking was easy and there was plenty of slots. $9 parking fee credit or debit cards only (you'll pay on the way out).

    Time elapsed from arrival to test: 20 mins. once it was 8:30 am they divided us into 4 groups of 15/18 test takers. each group had three proctors. we walked straight to the exam room. they verified our ID's and admission tickets, and assigned each test takers a seat. we signed the admission tickets and were giving the answer sheet and exam within 15 mins.

    Irregularities or mishaps: Nope everything went smoothly.

    Other comments: The room was kind of cold.

    Would you take the test here again? I definitely would. Too Bad it's not available for Dec.

    Date[s] of Exam[s]: 9/24/16

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    Hi,

    I work full time and I am preparing for the June exam. I would like to start a PT review/general online study group for people who work full time (review will be online (google hangout) and on weekends). Most of the PTs would be done on weekends with review on weekends/during the week. Please email me @ nmillmich25@gmail.com if you are interested.

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    PreProBono is now accepting applications for their 2022 Summer Fellowship! PreProBono is a highly selective, nonprofit pre-law fellowship for public-interest oriented students, designed to support underrepresented law school applicants in gaining acceptance to top law schools. They support fellows with comprehensive LSAT coursework (curriculum sponsor: 7Sage LSAT), a personal statement workshop, and weekly events with alumni and public interest lawyers. For additional information please visit their website.

    The fellowship will be hosted virtually via Zoom from early June to mid August. Fellows are expected to devote Monday-Friday, 10:00AM-5:00PM EST to the fellowship, as well as two additional hours Friday nights for their guest speak series. Applicants are to send their completed applications to applications@preprobono.org by Midnight, April 30th. All the information you need on the application process is below.

    Requirements:

  • Be in financial need (as determined by FAFSA or Financial Information).

  • A member of an underrepresented minority group.

  • Be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.

  • Commit to taking the LSAT in fall of 2022, and apply to law school within two years of completing this fellowship.

  • Complete and submit all application materials by the application deadline.

  • Be a Junior or Senior in college or already graduated.

    • How to apply:

    Send (1) your Unofficial Transcript, (2) FAFSA or Financial Aid Information, and (3) a 500 word essay outlining your understanding of PreProBono’s mission, how you fit in, and why you want to help them achieve it to applications@preprobono.org by April 30th, 2022.

    Applicants are encouraged to send applications ASAP as PreProBono will review them and conduct virtual interviews on a rolling basis.

    If you have any additional questions, email PreProBono at info@preprobono.org.

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    I am getting to the SA part of the curriculum, and it doesn't seem to have the review or theory and approach sections in the later question types. Is there a plan to add that or is the v2 curriculum finished? Would love to know if there is a timeline for adding those parts of the curriculum if the ccv2 curriculum is still being worked on.

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    I took the Dec. 2013 LSAT at a certain test location and I really didnt like the test location (tiny fold up desk, one bathroom per floor with only 2 stalls, testing locations was separated into d completely different bldgs according to last names and noisy vent). I signed up for the Feb. test for a retake but thinking of changing the location though it was the closest to my home. I would appreciate if anyone could tell me details (what kind of desk, how the proctors were) for CUNY Law and LaGuardia Community college. Thanking you in advance.

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    I'm currently about 25% through the syllabus and it seems there are a number of times in J.Y.'s explanations he says, "If you're not familiar with logic rules for XYZ go back to that lesson and review it," but then I look at the syllabus and that lesson hasn't happened yet. Just wondering if it makes more sense to jump through all the foundational logic before doing practice sets that encourage us to know rules we haven't learned? Or is this intentional?

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    Hi All! I was wondering if anyone had any advice on taking the LSAT in a foreign country. I'm born and raised in the states but have recently moved to Spain and as a result, plan to take the September LSAT here in Pamplona (about 5-6 hours from where I live). I was wondering if anyone has ever taken an LSAT in a foreign country and if you have any advice or tips or anecdotal evidence! Thanks in advance :)

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    Hey guys/gals,

    I'm a very serious undergrad doing 8 to 12 hours of studying LSAT a day, the rest is dedicated for sleep and school.

    Shooting for a 170+

    Let me know if anyone is in my area and wants to be as serious, or if someone wants to study online by doing the same LSAT tests, problems, comparing our answers/logic, etc.

    English major.

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    Could anyone kindly give me some advice? My LSAT score is one point lower than the last time. This is my second LSAT taking, and I plan not to take LSAT in the future. So should I cancel my score this time or should I keep it?

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    Hey guys,

    So I’ve been studying on and off for about two years made little progress and I’m starting to reaalize it may be the result of my learning disability. In high school I had a reader read tests for me. As far as I understand the lsat must accommodate test takers.

    I was wondering what having a reader would look like for the test and if anyone here had used a reader on test day.

    I plan to begin studying at the end of this week but I’m not exactly sure how I should take the test, in the sense that I should have someone read it to me.

    Any advice would be great.

    Thanks

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    I wrote the LSAT-Flex on August 29th and was using the command-F feature during the RC section (I use a Mac). However, I'm used to hitting command-space to search things up on my laptop when I'm studying and I accidentally hit command-space instead of command-F during the exam which searched my entire laptop... I realized quickly and closed out of it and was too scared to use command-F after that. Do you think I will have any issues with getting my score because of this/should I do anything about it? Now that I've written the exam I can't help stressing over these little things! I don't want something like this to mess up my scores ahhh and I'm scared I'll get flagged because of this... would appreciate some opinions on if I should do anything

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    Hoping to run into a fellow SUSI alumni here. I'm an international applicant who previously attended a US institution for five-weeks through a government funded program as an undergrad. The courses were neither graded nor credited but when I emailed LSAC about it they responded that I would have to request the transcript (which I believe is nonexistent) anyway. Did anyone have to deal with this kind of issue?

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