Heyo 7Sagers,

It's been a while since I posted here. I return after the November 2018 LSAT with some good news: I got into my desired law school with a scholarship! A year ago, when I was contemplating whether to give up on the LSAT after my December 2017 write, I was convinced that I wouldn't even see a scholarship, let alone be admitted to any law school. I had hinged everything on the December LSAT and, because of my low score, I was not admitted to any of the law schools I applied to. This is around about the time I discovered 7Sage, which motivated me to study and rewrite in November 2018. This cycle, after improving my score by 18 points, I had offers with scholarships from each of the schools I applied to.

I am so grateful for the 7Sage community and for JY's sage wisdom. Without either, I would not have gotten to where I am today: stress free and looking forward to starting on my path come September. Let it be known: some elbow grease and a can-do attitude can get you far, but following the sage advice of JY and the 7Sage community will do you wonders.

In light of this, I wanted to pay forward the help I received here and give y'all my comprehensive study guide, which I compiled throughout my own LSAT journey. I'm very proud of it and believe that reviewing this on the daily helped me achieve my 18 point increase.

So, without further ado, I present to you my study guide: https://www.scribd.com/document/399013916/Tim-Horton-s-LSAT-Notes

Go get 'em, 7Sage fam.

Cheers,

Tims

EDIT

Apologies that the previous link was a dud. You can download the study guide here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwW83WTTOdGDOR5gRDZAfyb32EyUf6Fy/view?usp=sharing

Soo I started my prep like the second week of January and had about a week off since... In the beginning it was kinda fun and I was getting a lot of the practice/skill builders correct, but now I'm consistently getting the first pass and BR wrong on the practice questions embedded in the study plan. I'm curious has anyone experienced this and is it normal? I'm trying to tell myself I need to keep pushing forward through the learning and I'll review lessons for reoccurring issues (like the oldest in the book) and I do watch the full vide explanations of the right answers and wrong answers (i can usually understand why the right one is and when i can't i flag) and I guess I'm thinking that it all builds... will I be screwed if I get through the lessons and then plan to use drilling and practice to solidify concepts? Like should I be going back to review more now before I even most past the study foundational portion? I guess, would love direction... Do I a) take a pause to review lessons or b) keep going through lessons as planned and then use the practice time at the end to hammer in those lessons?

Hi,

I am seeing the same passages for both drills. Is this intentional or is there a glitch? If the latter, is there a way to fix this??

Thanks

I have been trying to break into the 150s and 160s for LSAT studying but I keep getting stuck at the late 140s. I am having a lot of trouble with logical reasoning and am not sure how to fix it. I am taking the LSAT in February and then taking it again in April. What should I do? What studying techniques should I incorporate? I have been consistently drilling. Every three days I take a day off after studying for two or three hours and working a full time job. Any recommendations?

Hi all! I just have a question regarding the proctored PTs that are hosted by 7sage on weekends. For anyone that's taken one with them, do they give out the PT or are you expected to have one ready to take and you just complete your own on the proctored zoom? Just want to be prepared. Thanks!

Hi all! I got my target score for the january lsat and want to cancel my subscription, but I had paused it just in case I needed to take the lsat again. I want to make sure I don't get charged when it unpauses, but I can't find a button to cancel while paused, even on the billing page. Any help?

I was just wondering if anyone else is dealing with this issue? Every time I pause a video on this platform my screen goes black. This is extremely troublesome, because when I pause the video it is to take a second to understand diagrams or answer choices. This never happened to me before on the classic 7Sage website. I'm not sure if it is because I am using safari or what?

I'd really love to just pause the video and the screen stays where I pause it at.

Anyone embarking on this as a career pivot? I turn 50 this year, mom & wife, and already have a graduate degree. Just started 7sage and feeling sooooooo overwhelmed. I thought i was smart but this is already kicking my ass, so i'm approaching this as though i'm learning a new language - which essentially I am.

So anyway, send some good vibes my way and hoping to connect as I continue along this journey.

When attempting to blind review questions after drilling, my 7sage interface times out and returns a blank screen with an "Internal Server Error" message. I was curious if any others have encountered this as well, and would appreciate any help troubleshooting. I'm on a Chrome browser and the issue persists across different browsers/after restarting my computer/changing internet connections.

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I'm starting my process of getting letters of recommendation for my application, how many letters of recommendation would you guys suggest? I've heard 2 or 3 but I'm just not sure.

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I took my argumentative writing portion of the lsat today. I finished the actual essay. I wouldn't say it was my best work but it was okay given the time constraints. my only worry is that I had a number of typos that I wasn't able yo address before I ran out of time. is this nothing to be worried about??? should I be concerned...? should I redo it?? any suggestions would be helpful. thank you!

We just dropped some new PrepTests everyone. As always, you can adjust the settings here.

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Edit: If the new PTs aren't showing up for you, try going to your PT settings page and see if they are toggled off for PTs.

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I'm not sure if it's ok for me to ask this but does anyone have a chart guide explaining in short what to look for in the majority of cases for each question? I know this is like something general but let me give you an example.

Lately I feel like I've been doing very good in weakening questions with this "formula"

Weakening questions--> find another good explanation from the options

So, that's kind of what i'm curios about. Does anyone have some guide of that nature they wanna share ?

My average pretest score is 166. Pretest scores have been fairly consistent (165-169).

I've taken the LSAT twice now. First score 157, today's score 156. Are other people seeing a practice test discrepancy like this? So frustrating. I deleted the 157, as it was my first attempt and significantly lower than my practice test scores. But today's score is lower.

Is anyone else seeing a discrepancy like this?

What is the purpose of the feature that allows you to predict your score on practice tests and sections? Does it have a tangible impact on anything in particular?

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Is it possible to change the appearance of the drills to not the "test-like" mode? I remember 7sage used to have a different appearance for practice questions.

I just started studying for the LSAT, and will take it in September. My diagnostic test was a 173, and my second prep test was 168. What's the best way for me to improve my score and my consistency? Does it make sense to go through the entire 7Sage curriculum, or should I skip the basics and just focus on my areas of weakness?

Hi! Are we supposed to have completed the drill questions ahead of the Live Class? Or is the drill link there for our reference / for completion during the class?

Hello! I'm taking the LSAT in two weeks. Everyone's going to tell me this is pointless and I should just take the LSAT again in two years but whatever. I'm doing this now because I don't have a choice. Anyway, when I do timed LR sections, I'll consistently miss -10, but during the blind review, I'm only missing -5. How do I tighten this up?! It drives me crazy seeing that -5!!!

What is the official flaw name for "cookie-cutter" flaws?

For example, would this be Bad Conditional reasoning?

Hi everyone! I’m writing another discussion post because I’d really like to hear your opinions on this. I recently started the study plan on this platform and chose the accelerated path for Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. I customized it so I’m working through the theory alongside the in-lesson untimed practice drills, and I’ve also been doing some additional untimed drilling on the side to make sure I’m retaining what I’ve learned.

Right now, I’m following the schedule pretty closely, but I try to get ahead when I have the time, so I’ll likely finish the theory portion earlier than expected. At the same time, I’m being careful to slow down and really understand the concepts and what to look for when answering questions, rather than rushing through the material.

My main dilemma is whether I should start incorporating timed drills now or wait until I begin my practice blocks, where the plan naturally shifts to timed practice. I’ve heard that doing timed practice too early can be counterproductive since I’m still learning the concepts and figuring out how to apply them. Introducing timed drills at this stage could hurt confidence, especially if the focus shifts from understanding the material to beating the clock. While I know timing is an important skill to develop, I’m wondering if it’s better to save that for later in the process.

When you do start the practice blocks, I’ve noticed that much of the work is timed, which makes sense because that’s when you really start to evaluate accuracy under time pressure. It also helps clarify whether missed questions are due to gaps in understanding or timing issues. That said, I’m curious to know how others handle this transition. Do you still incorporate additional untimed practice outside of the practice blocks? If so, how do you structure it?

I’m just trying to figure out the best approach here, since there seem to be mixed opinions, and I’m still working through what makes the most sense at this stage of studying.

I don’t know y’all. I am suppose to take the LSATs in April and I don’t feel confident. For some reason it’s no clicking in my head. As I do these drill questions through law hub I keep getting horrible scores and it’s becoming very discouraging. I’ve been studying a couple hours every days for the last month on top of finishing my BAS taking 3 classes this semester and I work 70-80 hrs a week. I keep telling myself if I just keep drilling then eventually it will click but nothing has. I have 2 months left to study and hopefully by April I will be ready. Pray for me y’all because I really want to go to law school. Thank you