Can't be only me

I was just wondering if anyone else likes doing sudoku games. I used to think that Sudokus are only for people nearing the age for Alzheimer's, but it's actually pretty fun and they share some similarities with LG sections. Just a recommendation for anyone trying to do something productive while taking breaks!

So if you are like me, I find it a pain in the butt to open each individual PDF for each section and have to go through the printing process for each one. Not that its terrible, but there is an easier way. I download all the PDFs for each section all at once. You can then to go this site : http://merge.smallpdf.com/ and drag all the PDFs to that section and they will merge them all into one document! I find it especially helpful on the logic games. Its also an easier way to store them in a folder so you can easily go back and print them without going through the lessons and redownloading.

Hope this helps someone!

Hey guys I know a lot of people recommend just relaxing the day before but is it ill-advised to do an actual test. I was planning on resting only half the day. Share your thoughts.

Hello everyone,

this is my first post, so go easy on me.

I am assuming that everyone here wants to become an attorney, so I just wanted to pose a question, which has been on my mind for the last couple of days.

Question: If you were to not make it as an attorney, for whatever reason (e.g difficulty in job placement), what would your back up "dream career" be?

I will go first, personally I have two dream careers tied for first place, which are 1) Cyber Crime Detective 2) Becoming an entrepreneur in a tech related field (Sort of like J.Y)

@ J.Y Don't worry I don't plan on making a site for the lsat.

I am studying LSAT preptests. I would like to discuss your thinking behind test questions and anything else needed to brush up on. I prefer meeting via Skype or an online chat method. You can email me at create.jewels@gmail.com if interested to have one.

Hi all!!!

I'm on week 3 of a 19week study schedule. I'm going through little by little and Im on schedule. Some concepts have been easier than others to grasp right away.

I'd like to hear about your(newbies and veterans) experiences. I feel a bit overwhelmed sometimes that I wont beable to remember everything in the curriculum. haha

questions of interest:

1) is it more important to stay on the study schedule or to ensure that we have a very strong grasp on the material before moving to the next topic?

2) what are you doing in addition to watching the videos of the core curriculum?

Thank you!

Hey everyone! Hope all who took the February test did well! So I self studied for the December test with powerscore, found 7sage at the very very end and used the free resources. Now I will be taking the June test, I purchased the medium priced package here because I loved the free materials when studying for December as well as the BR approach. Now I have a question, I used up a lot of the practice tests because I assumed I would only be taking the LSAT once, I haven't done any tests from the 40s, a couple from the 50s, and then maybe 2 very recent tests. Now I'm planning on taking all the tests included with my plan, should I take them out of order and take the ones I've done before first? Leaving the fresh ones before test day, or the other way around? Thanks!

To all who study this test,

As I first started to study the LSAT I was immediately drawn to my score. Even after one week of practice I was so concerned with a 160 that I would pause the timer, spend an extra 3 minutes on a curve breaker question then continue the test. This practice method showed me that I was capable of a 165 however, I was not practicing like it was the real thing.

When I was taking the Dec. LSAT, I immediately became nervous and flustered that time was slipping by and there was no option to pause for a question. By not feeling in control of the test, the test controlled me.

I received my score of 152 and as it is disappointing, this mark couldn't be more of a blessing. In life much like the LSAT, failure will come and obstacles will seem tiresome and daunting. The key is to reaffirm faith and believe that the light is at the end of the tunnel. This mark showed me how bad I want to study law and I realize that I can handle failure but I can't handle giving up. What I realize now is that no matter how bad your PT's are, you will grow and succeed for when the real test comes. I hope this little informative shows you that there are no short-cuts for success and I found this out the hard way. I hope everyone can understand that a score today does not mean the same score tomorrow...now go get that score you want.

Hi Everyone,

I am hoping to find a study buddy for the June 2014 test. I will not be able to meet in-person so it would have to be done via skype (ideally), over the phone, or any other forms of telecommunications :)

Please send me an email (natalya.kitchin@gmail.com) if you would be interested and we can discuss the details to see if it could work. Thanks so much!!

Happy studying everyone!

Natalya

Hey - I'm looking for someone to review problem sets or practice exams. I'm on EST and can review on weekends or weeknights. Please let me know if anyone is interested. My email is Nocera4@tcnj.edu

Hi All,

I am just starting my studies for the June 2014 LSAT. I have signed up for the Ultimate Course and am excited to begin. I do, however, have a question about the extent of the materials used in the "practice" sections. Are all LSATs from 1 - 35 used for the various drills? If not, does anyone have suggestions on which additional materials I should purchase to use for drilling the various sections?

Thanks!

Can someone point me to this lesson?

Thanks

For those taking the test tomorrow, I wish you all good luck! :)

Hi guys so I really need your advice.

I've been studying LSAT for like 2 - 3 months now.

Since Im currently in Korea, LSAT is on Feb 23rd

I'm in a situation where its bit different from you guys.

I am getting enlisted in Air Force on Feb 24th, that's why I tried to get my score before I get enlisted

However, I failed the december one big time...

I need to get at least 164 but scored lower than 160 on dec one.

Recently, I took a few PT 56-57-58 .

At first, it seemed like I was making some improvement as I scored 163 and 160 but then on today's 58..

I got like 25 wrongs without last section of LR.

To me, it feels like my LR skill just got worse. Im getting way too many wrongs on LR section.

If it were you guys, would u guys cancel Feb one and take the later LSAT?

the only reason i tried to get score before i get enlisted was as I was not guaranteed to study while im there

So, my original plan was to get the score then apply in 2015 and go back to US asap.

But now, I really don't know what to do because my score is simply not going up.

Yeah most ppl take LSAT once and gets it done,

well to me, since it was my dream to be a lawyer, I would not hesitate to take it for three times if necessary.

so yeah I really need u guys help!

These are my scores, as follows:

First ever score (no studying done, ever:) 155

Second Score: 158

Third Score: 161

Fourth Score: 164

Fifth Score: 157

Sixth Score: 153.

The following information is vitally important.

For my first to fifth scores, I did them all timed and proctored, and only did 4 section tests. Meaning I didn't add an additional section to replicate test-day. All of these tests were taken either in the late afternoon or the evening, alone.

For my sixth test, I wanted to simulate actual test day.

However, literally all of these things I don't normally do.

*note*I know JY says to get into a 2 month pattern, but I lack the time available. I started studying only 3 weeks ago, because I found out on January 10th that I was being forced to take the February LSAT due to overwhelming circumstances.*end note*

I woke up at 7:30, Saturday morning.

Made some normal breakfast, had coffee with sugar, swallowed 25mg of Adderal (bad idea? I read a story of a 150 scorer getting a 175 and the only difference was that he took some Adderal. I bought some, just to experiment. I am not normally on Adderal, but I used to take it as a child.)

Put all of my belongings, 4 penciles, a sharpener, etc. into a ziplock bag.

Got to the official test site where the February test will be taken next week, on time.

Sat down. Started playing the 5section proctor audio file.

The sections were LG LR LR break RC LRexperimental.

During the break, I stretched out, walked around, did one or 2 slow pushups, massaged my eyeballs, looked at my phone (im sorry, 15 minutes was a long time to wait doing nothing,) and then sat down for the last 3 minutes.

I did my writing portion and then scored my test.

My first 3 sections were about average, but I did especially poor on the Logic Games: -9, -7, -7.

My 4th section, RC, I did worse than I ever could imagine was possible for me. I'm an English major, I've been reading nonsense for 4 years, how could I score a -14 (out of 27 questions) on this section?...

For the 5th section, I got -6, a little better than average for LR.

I ignored the 5th experimental section score, and my resulting LSAT was a 153.

Worse than I did even before I began studying.

What the hell happened.... I want to give up.

Hi Ladies and Gents:

I came across this watch on www.180watch.com

this seems really legit on the website, but i cannot justify the price just by looking at it... it is $60.

Anyone who has used this before care to share a review?

OR anyone who has a cost effective way of calculating time? the analog watch doesn't really show seconds very well... and the minutes are hard to read

Thanks!

Hi all, happy studying and good luck to those of you taking the October test!

Anyway, I have a few questions I want to clear up:

1)How "weird" really is the experimental section? I'm worried about being thrown off by some of the LSAC's more creative endeavors in this section and getting flustered.

2)I know this will vary, but, when does the test usually start? 9-ish? I'm curious as to how to dose my ADHD meds (RX'ed of course)?

Well since the same people hopefully created the Feb 2014 LSAT, I was wondering how you guys felt about the Dec 2013 LSAT? I found it to be reasonably well. Nothing too crazy. Any one else?

Just a thought - has anyone else noticed an increase in repetitive answer choices, such as getting answer choice D for 14, 15, 16 and 17? It seems like as I've worked through the newer tests it becomes more prevalent.

Has anyone done the older practice tests (10-40) and compared them with the newer ones (59 +). I found that the older ones are much harder and my score is usually 4-5 points below what I score on the newer ones. Is it just me or do some of you also notice this?

Thanks!

To: Everyone in the 7Sage community.

As some/most of us may know, law school numbers are down desperately. We all know that this is going to, most probably, lower the accepted GPA and LSAT scores across the board, and extend admissions deadlines.

However, what does the drop in law school students say for those of us that plan on being lawyers?

What are your educated thoughts? (Please be as credible as you can, so we don't get any completely unrealistic responses that take us off topic.)

I'm thinking there's two possibilities here.

The poor economy and panicky articles over the past 2 years has effectively scared a large amount of 0Ls from pursuing a career in law because they fear that the employment opportunities and average wage are not worth taking on between $100k-$250k in debt to attain a JD.

1) They are right, the law field is a bad place to be, and we are all entering a very insecure field. For most of us, entering law school may be a bad choice.

2) They were wrong, the bad economy and panicky articles were overdramatized, and due to the very large drop in admissions and, therefore, class sizes through law schools, most people who are trying to attain a JD NOW as opposed to later are going to ride a wave of success due to the increase in demand for lawyers. Likewise, the decrease in lawyers is going to have more schools accepting a wider variety of GPA/LSAT scores, increasing our odds at placing into the school of our choice, or a school we would usually likely not be eligible to attend.

Aside from actually prepping for the LSAT, this is probably the best thing you can do to fend off the -3 point "test day penalty".

We included this in the curriculum in this lesson under "Meditate":

http://classic.7sage.com/lesson/winning-the-psychological-battle/

Improvements do happen! Post them!

My Improvements:

First Un-Timed LSAT (#7): 158

Most Recent Un-Timed LSAT (#18): 175

+17

First Timed LSAT (#43): 148

Most Recent Timed LSAT (#57): 162

+14

I have been studying for 1 year and 2 months. I will take the June LSAT.

This February, I am devoting every day to Logic Games.

In March, I will review all sections, taking Un-Timed LSATs.

Beginning in April and into June, I will begin taking Timed LSATs again.

Improvements do happen, but you must be realistic.

Happy Studying,

Bret

Hey all,

So I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on how to improve timing? My timing is okay but sometimes I go over and I miss the last end of a section and it bums me out because I'll go back and I'll get most of them correct. I heard that some people reduce their time while PTing (33 min. instead of 35 min.) to train yourself. Has anyone ever tried to reduce their section time to like 30 min. to train with that more intense pressure? Or is that not enough time to be accurate?

I appreciate any and all comments, thanks!