I've taken 6 practice lsats, My scores were 155, 153, 148, 157, 149, 145
I've completed all of the logical reasoning section of the 7sage course, what am I doing wrong??? How is it possible that my scores gets worse the more I study
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I've taken 6 practice lsats, My scores were 155, 153, 148, 157, 149, 145
I've completed all of the logical reasoning section of the 7sage course, what am I doing wrong??? How is it possible that my scores gets worse the more I study
I have met my LSAT goal this past Wednesday and applied 8 law schools in Texas this past Friday. It is time for me to move on. I thought about tutoring and decided against it because I would not have enough time and other commitments would interfere with teaching. Here is what i learned you have prepare to how handle the stress. Many do not prepare to handle that part entirely. How I prepare was making the PTs 6 sections. Every Saturday I would schedule my PT around 4 pm in the afternoon. But, I order a good lunch and watch latest movies on Blue Ray. I call it LSAT,Lunch and a movie. I did this every Saturday like clockwork. About 2-3 o'clock I would make hazelnut coffee in mug before the exam. It did help to maintain the calmness before the exam. When I was done with drinking the coffee, I would do breathing exercises and mediation for about 15 minutes. It always worked like charm. I didn't worry about the final number nor did I obsess with the final number. Instead, I just focused on skills and making certain that skills were at the top of my game for each section. I knew that LSAC likes to stick the hard questions in the middle whether is LG,LR and RC. I call it the drain stop because it is designed to slow you up and to keep you from finishing. Now, the drainstop I discover would appear someplace after question 15 on LR and would like more than likely until question 22. I would avoid the drainstop and come back to it. I would stop at question 15 and go on to question 25. I would work my way up to question 16. After I completed question 16, I would validate my answer to make sure they were correct. I did this for a couple of passes to make sure. On RC, I would save the comparative reading for last because I feel that it take more time to think about what is being said versus the regular reading passages. With LG, the drain stop would happen with either 3 or 4th game. The heart of the strategy is do the easy questions first and save the hard questions for later and allowing you maximize time. Also, it helps to go back validate the work to help alleviate doubt and uncertainty. Also, I recommend as you get closer the LSAT, try to pick movies that keep you feeling calm and not focus on the test at the moment. I would avoid movies such intense dramas or horror movies. Calm mind is a focused mind. do not obsess with which section is the experimental. You should treat it like a work order for work like in the real world. If you prepare 2 LGs and 2 RC with PT, it makes a big difference because you are not surprised and do not care about which the experimental. You just do it and focus on your skills and validate the questions after completing answering them. If you the score you receive go down slightly, it is good idea to focus on the skills and not focus the score. Your skills determine your ability to do well. Not the final score. If your score is going down, ask your self is it my skills or something like feeling nervous or scared and evaluate on the basis of that. If it is going down, it means that you are not ready. There is nothing wrong with waiting a bit until everything fits into place. Also, obsessing the final number cause you tense up and won't allow you focus as easily as someone who is calm. Just look on Reddit and Twitter at the people who constantly obsess with number. You can see as people get closer to score release. They check constantly like 5 days before the official score release.. They are wound tighter than a baseball. It is like being in room full of nervous Nellys. I decided that I would not before the score was release. The same thing I applied the same logic to guessing about the experimental section. It saved me from stressing about it. Secondly, I decided against revealing my score online because I wanted to remain humble about it and knew other. I saw how it made others feel online and saw that it made some feel less than. I saw one person brag on Twitter about his score and say this" F*&* U B*(&&es, I am going to law school". I decided I was not that way nor would do like him. I felt it would dishonorable to blur it out and make other feel bad like this person did. I do not like to use profanity. The score I received was very good and allowed me to apply to the schools all through Texas. I guess rambled on way too much. It is time for me to call it quits since I met my personal goal and move on. My next goal is buy law school prep course and materials. This is the direction I am heading. I bought my really nice leather brief case to celebrate my victory over the LSAT and went to IHOP last Friday to treat myself. I got myself Gingersnap hot chocolate and Apple Crisp French toast. It feels good to be done with the LSAT. It is more like permanent vacation the way I can describe where you can watch cheap dvd movies and enjoy the fruits of being done. My Saturdays now are empty in a good way. I am going to wait to hear back from the schools
Hey guys. I'm open to giving study tips for those who are struggling to break into the 150s. I have some good strategies for every section. I began testing at a 136, and I gradually made my way through the 140s and into the 150s. I scored in the high 50s for this last exam and I'm applying to law school. I got a lot of advice from people on 7sage, and I feel it's only right to return the favor.
Hi, I've been constantly scoring in the 155~160 range which I think I've improved compared to my worst ever lsat score 142. Recently, I tend to get high 160s to even 170 when I do BR. How do I close this gap? Is it just practice, practice, practice?
Also, I am starting to doubt whether it is even worth to continue studying. I feel like 170 is a decent score to apply for good schools, but I am still far behind. Any advise for me? Thank you in advance.
I took the November LSAT and I was not happy with my score. I scored 8 points lower than my PT average. I had so much going on and I wasn't in the right state of mind to be taking the test that day. I need some advice on how to study between now and the January test. What do y'all recommend I do to make the best use of my time? Prioritize weak areas? Start from scratch with the CC?
Thank you:)
I tried taking a PT on lawhub for the first time and think it’s best to continue since the actual interface is more similar to that on Lawhub, but when filling in results on 7sage for analytics I noticed that the order of sections between the 2 platforms is different for the same exam, specifically PT 40.
Which platform correctly orders the sections as actually ordered on that respective exam’s administration? Is the original order ever disclosed?
Many thanks!
Hi everyone! Live class instructor Julia here. I have a few adjustments to share with you guys when it comes to the live class schedule through December.
First, we will be launching a series of 4-week classes through December! For a limited time, join these 7Sage instructors in hyper analysis into the following topics:
Miscellaneous Magic (LG) with Bailey, on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:45pm EST.
Building Bridges (LR) with Bailey, on Mondays and Thursdays from 4:45-5:45pm EST.
Exploring Assumptions with Alex, on select Wednesdays from 4:15-5:15 EST.
A new permanent class is Chris's Office Hour on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00pm and Henry's Logical Reasoning Analysis from 12:00-1:30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
There are also a few schedule adjustments (for the coming week only):
Aastha's Reading Mastery and LR Hacks class will occur on Friday, December 9th between 6:00 and 8:15pm EST.
Chris's No Stupid Questions class will occur on Monday, December 5th from 3:30-4:30pm.
Phew! That's a whole slew of changes. As I mentioned in my classes this week, we are always looking to add classes based on what you guys want to see. If you have any suggestions for an LSAT topic you'd like to see go ahead and comment below!
See the event page here: https://classic.7sage.com/events/
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I just want to take a moment and thank both JY and the entire 7Sage team for helping me accomplish what seemed to be an insurmountable task in the LSAT. I studied for the LSAT every day for 5 months, often 2+ hours a day before working 30 hours a week to save money for my law school dream. Many of the concepts were not easy for me and it took hours of repetition to get a significant grasp of the core principles. Often times I questioned whether Law School would in fact remain just a dream because of how difficult the LSAT was and how much anxiety it was causing me. Because of 7Sage little by little I made significant strides and accomplished my goal. I went from constant frustration and doubt to scoring a 156 on my first and only official LSAT. I am very happy with this score and even felt I could have done a bit better. This is all thanks to the 7Sage team and their incredible curriculum.
If you're on the fence about signing up I promise you it's worth it. JY takes the time to really highlight the important concepts of the exam and even makes studying dull monotonous concepts exciting. Thank you JY for making my dream of going to law school a reality. I hope to one day have such a positive impact on a young career as you have for me.
Are the upcoming LSATs still going to have an experimental section? I just took a preptest from June 2019 and it doesn't look like one of the sections was omitted. And then when I googled it, people were talking about the June 2022 one not having one either. Why is this? I'm taking mine in January.
I got a 165 in Oct which I am extremely happy with, but since I was consistently PTing higher than 165 I decided to take the Nov test. My plan was to cancel the Nov Lsat score if it was anything lower than my 165. Well I got my Nov score back and it's a 164. Should I cancel this score since it's lower than 165 or should I keep it because it's only one point lower? A 164 is still above the medium LSAT sore of most of the schools I am applying to (LMU, USD, Pepperdine), but I am also applying to higher ranking schools and 165 is their medium.
I am concerned that if I cancel it will look bad and I don't want admissions to assume I did a lot worse than 165. But I also don't want them to think I got lucky with my 165 if I do not cancel. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Also my gpa is 3.56.
I keep seeing people say that if you apply on the later side schools may run out of scholarship money, but then I see people talking about re-negotiating scholarships after the first seat deposit deadline in April.
Does anyone know how this works/how much money schools usually have for later negotiations? I'm trying to get an idea of how much scholarship money a school would have left for an application submitted on February 1st if it was a top application for the school. Would they still have enough scholarship money to give that top applicant a good scholarship or will that applicant have to try through renegotiations?
I started out with a diagnostic of 148 and got 158 on my first administration before coming to 7Sage. Delayed applying for another year to relearn the foundation with the Core Curriculum and practiced for months on end. The progress took so long that there were many days when I felt there is no way I am getting to that 170 mark but alas! It may feel like it's not going to get better but I promise you, it will! Wish you all great success on this devilish test we call the LSAT and sending good energy to everyone applying this cycle :)
So I've now scored a 157 twice and have a 3.52 GPA. My only goal is to get a full scholarship from New York Law School (about 25% of their students get full scholarships). I'm not concerned about getting in but am likely right on the borderline for the full scholarship and I know I can score better than a 157 if I take the January LSAT, but is it even worth it? I feel like I could definitely use a couple extra points to get me over the edge, but I called the admissions office and they said 200 spots have already been given out so I feel like I need to get mine in ASAP.
I plan on taking my LSAT in January and I'd say I'm pretty far into my studies, however there are a few areas in LR and RC that I'd like to polish up between now and my LSAT date. I haven't heard much about the live classes but I was wondering if it would be worth it for me to upgrade for the month and join in on a few before taking my test, or would it be pointless. I'm not sure how in depth the classes are, but I am definitely past the basics of the LSAT and wasn't sure if the classes would benefit me much.
I just wanted to say thank you to 7sage for helping me increase my score. I lost hope after my first test but after switching to 7sage and changing my mindset, I was able to (almost) get the score I wanted.
If you are ever feeling down because of this test or feel like things are just not going your way, this test is and will never be a representation of who you are or how well you will do in law school.
Good luck!
Hi Everyone,
I've been studying for the LSAT for over a year and I've hit a wall with my test taking. I started studying Nov. 2021 and tested in August 2022 and November. Both tests I scored a 155. I've PT'd much higher than that and have blind reviewed higher than that as well. I'm feeling extremely discouraged to say the least. And I'm not sure what I can do anymore. I'm burnt out from studying for over a year, and I'm discouraged that I've made scant progress to what I actually want my score to be (maybe like a 160 or a 165). I really wanted to apply to law school this cycle but that seems near impossible now with the scores I have because they just aren't what I want. I'm already also applying so late that it might not even be worth it. Unfortunately law school feels like my only out since I'm at a job that I hate and I just want to move onto something more intellectually stimulating.
I know I'm not stupid, I know I'm extremely smart but I'm starting to think that this isn't for me anymore.
In short: are they any success stories out there? Am I wasting my time if I start studying again for another 6 months? Should I just pivot to a new career and throw in the towel?
Anyone else having this issue?
So I got all the books from powerscore and the practice exams and Mike Kim’s book. But I am not sure if I need to get 7sage monthly or the unlimited versions with the live videos since my brain is BLANK. Literally… also it is good to also use khan academy? Some people teach differently and I wonder if it will affect anything? Should I bite the bullet and get the unlimited version from 7sage… they have a special right now you get it for 200$ a month
i am aware that the new tests are with only 3 sections, however would it help me more if i continue practicing all 4 sections ?
Would it mess with the actual score ?
What are some things to take into consideration when practicing 3 or 4 sections?
I just cant manage the time to study right now. Can I pause my year long subscription? If so how and where?
What type of studying do I need to do to get in the mid to high 150s, I've never been a good test taker and I genuinely just need help on to know what I need to study, how long I Need to study. I haven't been doing the best with studying and I take my LSAT for the 3rd time in January. I need help PLEASE!!!!
Hi everyone! While I know this cycle is far from over, a lot of us may be gearing up to take the LSAT, draft essays, and generally starting our applications for next cycle. I’ve created a discord server that is intended to be inclusive (not T-14 focused) if anyone applying next cycle is interested in joining the community. I will also be adding law students who want to be available to answer any questions for other aspiring students. :) Feel free to join here: https://discord.gg/k8ZF7Sba
Hi, is there a way I can select specific PT from the drill section? Im trying to do PT53 but I don't see specific section for PT53. Is the only way to take the prep test in the lesson section?
Hi former 7sage subscriber to LSAT resources, which helped me get into Pepperdine Law ! I was wondering if anyone who has taken immigration law would mind sending me their outline and/or notes? This is the first time my school is offering this course, so I'm struggling to find an immigration law outline to help guide my studying and my own outline. Would appreciate it so much thanks.