Cant look it up during LSAT right? I just had to look up "dearth"

hello guys! I have been really trying to figure out what is best for me and need advice.

I took a gap year to save money, hoping to get into school. I took my lsat in November and got a lower score (not too low to were I can advance), I am taking the February lsat and hoping that this score is what I need to apply to a couple schools. These schools are not prestigious and are is my budget. The deadline for applications is March and June. Im not so worried with scholarships but more worried about acceptance. I really don't want to wait till next cycle.

Hey all, I got a -4 on PR 128 for the first time. I am still struggling with level 3-5 Conditional reasoning, Causal reasoning, and Link assumption questions. I was wondering if I should continue drilling and reviewing, or if someone could point me in the right direction.

Thank you

Since starting my practice drill I have seen soooooo many sentences in LR that feature the use of a Group 3 and Group 4 indicator in one sentence and truly cannot (see what I did there) figure out how to translate them into lawgic. Does anyone have any tips or loopholes on this?

Here's an Example:

"Major meteor impacts and mass extinctions cannot be consistently causally linked unless many mass extinctions have followed major meteor impacts."

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I am not a particularly eloquent writer so I know the writing portion of the LSAT may give me some trouble. I decided to complete a practice writing prompt to help give me some real practice and would like thoughts and opinions on how I did. The prompt was "What role should parents play in deciding what gets taught in public schools?"

The education system has always been an institution in our society that is rife with controversy. Finding a balance in a rigorous system is a delicate endeavor. One of the current balancing acts at the forefront of this system is what role parents should have in choosing what their children are taught inside the public school system. As a parent myself, I recognize the need to protect our children from values and beliefs we may not agree with, however, I also recognize the limitation that should be implemented. A parent's role is not to decide the content of the education system but to leave that to the experts in the field, while also monitoring and offering input in appropriate ways.

I would not want someone who is not knowledgeable in the field of education to be making choices that affect our children's education. When a doctor performs surgery, we do not walk into their operating room and demand they do things our way, instead we rely on their education and expertise in their field. I feel like this is transcribable to the role a parent plays in the education of their children. Teacher undergo years of training and learning to be able to teach our children. They also gain real world experience in dealing with children while inside the classroom. What qualifications do most parents have to be able to dictate what curriculum should be taught? Depending on generation and socioeconomic level, ones level of knowledge can vary greatly. This is why people who specialize in education are the decisionmakers for the overall curriculum of students. 

Some parents state that schools may try to indoctrinate our children, but is it indoctrination just because you do not agree with it? I understand a parents need to protect their children from content they may deem inappropriate, whether due to age or just generality, but we are responsible to teach our children how to navigate these types of situations at home so that it can be applied in the real world. Also, what one parent deems inappropriate, another may not. Curriculum is a thought out process. And if a teacher was to overstep in an inappropriate way, there are ways a parent can intervein, such as filing a complaint with the school board. This assures there are checks and balances. Parents are also able to voice their opinions and concerns in school board meetings and even get some content on the ballet to be voted on for addition, or removal, to the curriculum.

If a parent is concerned the education their child is getting inside of a public school is inappropriate, they also have other options available to them, such as changing schools or home schooling their child. Some people have expressed concerns that a drop in enrollment of the public school system could cause irreversible damage to the system and will use this opinion to try and strongarm the system into letting parents have more input. But if a parent wants more input and control they can home school their children. Home schooling children gives the parent more control over the environment their child learns in and the way the content of the education is dispersed to their child. 

Being a parent is hard, and sometimes letting go of control is even harder. We all want what is best for our children and for society in general. When it comes to the education system, parents have to learn to let go of the control, and allow those with the knowledge and expertise to construct our education curriculum. Parents have avenues to offer their input through appropriate channels. And if a parent still feels their child is not getting an appropriate education they have options available to them, such as home schooling. 

Hello,

Im trying to get my fundamentals down, and want to get good at lawgic. Any tips?

hey everyone, I'm taking the lsat for the first time the first weekend of feb and would love to hear any tips/advice people have for this period. with pts, i've gone from 162 to 174 and am aiming at at least a 176. should i be pting twice a week now? any specific things i should be doing? thanks in advance!

Hey, wondering if anyone has some more up-to-date information on this, is it okay to mumble quietly to yourself / read to yourself during the LSAT? I find it helps a lot with my understanding in RC sections. Thanks and good luck studying! If it helps I planned on taking it remotely, but any information is appreciated.

I was curious when we should be able to see the analytics of each question on PT 159? Would like to know the difficulty.

I just scored a 157 on PT150. I'm feeling very discouraged because I was previously PTing in the low 160s and trying to break out of that plateau. My test is in February and I do not want to reschedule or cancel because I have already applied this cycle and am taking the February test to improve scholarship and admission prospects. Does anyone have any advice or tips for between now and February (less than 3 weeks)? Should I take any more PTs or will it just stress me out and discourage me further?

Hey guys! I’m taking the LSAT on February 6th, which is about three weeks away. I’ve been using 7Sage since September and have been drilling every day. I took one diagnostic early on, and today I’m taking my first full practice test now that I have more knowledge than I did during the diagnostic.

Does anyone have tips for how to best use these next couple of weeks leading up to the test? My plan is to take this practice test, review all of my mistakes tomorrow, and then drill throughout the rest of the week on the question types I struggled with. If anyone has additional advice or strategies, I’d really appreciate it!

which are the best tests to practice with weekly in the months leading up to the test! I have done all of the 150s and the high 140s and havent scored exactly where I want to yet.

how does smart drilling work? Is it based on previous weak points? Is it differentiated from random question pool drilling?

Can someone please explain where/how to blind review? I see that blind review is a section of the analytics on 7sage but don't see where it can actually be completed. Thanks!

Got this question right because of process of elimination, but I don't quite understand why A is the right answer?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-21-section-2-question-15/

Any way to do this? There arent enough PTs for me to do one every week. I will run out. But I also dont want to leave the gap in my study plan because not seeing the 100% will keep me up at night.

I really feel like this prep course is confusing me more than helping me, I literally took almost a whole week of lessons to take an LSAT question and get it wrong, like is this course really going to help it feels more of like a scam at this point, and the guy! Jesus Christ he goes 1000 miles per hour when explaining anything!!!

1. I started about 1 month ago. It takes me on LR drills 2-4 minutes per problem, basically to absorb the words in the premise, a quick diagram sometimes, and then going through the answers. Im not a slow reader (nor fast). But I cannot contain a LR passage in my head. I assume this is normal. So, improvement in speed comes with practice and applied methods?

2. In terms of learning the approach, better results if I memorize the concepts, approaches, etc? Im still working intuitively.

Could someone explain the analytics that come up when you complete a "You Try" or "Drill" section? What are the scores with benchmarks that say "180-scorers got 96% right" or "180-scorers got 0% right", dependent on? For example, it will say, "Closing the gap with your goal score will require getting 3.8 more questions correct per test in this tag," but it doesn't make sense because (1) I haven't taken a test yet, and (2) I have been self-tracking and have definitely gotten 4 correct in that section. I don't understand those analytics at all. Also, is there another section on the website that can show me this or anything about my performance so far?

I'm taking the test in April and have finished the entire curriculum now, but will go over foundations again because I need a refresher before I start drilling seriously. I kinda wanted to have someone (can be multiple people) so we could keep each other accountable and make sure we're both studying. I'm more of a self learner so it wouldn't be like we teach other stuff but I would be glad to help if any questions arise. (My diagnostic was a 146 so idk where I'm at now, but my overall goal is mid 160s by April and hopefully high 160s or low 170s by June/August)

I am taking the LSAT in April. I have been trying to get through the Core Curriculum since October, and I just find a lot of the diagrams and skills that they recommend using to not work for me, or to be more confusing to understand. Any recommendations on what I should focus on to get my score from 150 to 160?

Hello everyone, I take the February LSAT and I am PTing at mid 150s and BR in mid 160s. What is the best way to close that gap and reach my blind review score? I drill questions but I seem to be in rut.

I just scored a 156 on PT127. Inital PT was a 152 on 12/23/25. Less than a month in and I'm motivated! Wanting to be in the 160s!

Finally test day @2:30pm today! Just wanna take the time to say good luck to everyone who has/will be taking the LSAT. This platform and community has been so encouraging, and a great resource. For anyone just starting, use this discussion board to vent! Realizing you’re not alone makes all the difference. Good luck everyone, thanks for all the support, and God bless!