I’m consistently scoring mid-160s on timed practice tests, but my blind review scores are mid-170s. I know that a gap this large means there’s something going wrong with my timed process, but I’m struggling to figure out exactly what.

For those who have had a similar gap, what specifically helped you turn your blind review score into your actual score? Did you focus more on timing, skipping strategy, drilling certain question types, or something else?

I’m trying to get into the high 160s, so I’d really appreciate any advice on how to close this gap!

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OUT OF 150S HELL. ITS BEEN 4 YEARS OF RAISING A BABY, WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS IN THE HOSPITAL, LEARNING LSAT LANGUAGE, RUNNING A HOUSE, WASHING CLOTHES, MOPING FLOORS, DOING DISHES, DOING LAUNDRY, AND ALOT OF TEARS. DO YALL THINK IN CAN REPEAT IT ?

Hello!

I just recently finished the core curriculum here on 7Sage and have a pretty decent understanding of the LSAT as a whole, but like many others, I struggle with shrinking the gap between BR and my actual score! Particularly on RC where my scores most volatile under a timer.

Any tips?

I'm seeing a pattern of always getting analogy questions wrong on any RC passage.

I have my low res written down, I have the main point, and I have a structural understanding when going through the other questions.

What is the key to getting analogy questions? Is there something I'm missing in the passage that would help me get the analogy questions better? Or should I prephrase what kind of analogy I need to look for in the answer choices?

Any tips and tricks for Analogy questions would be great!

Hi! I recently took the August LSAT and wanted some tips on when to prioritize speed vs accuracy. My practice test scores have been variable, swinging between 163-171. I'd like to score a 170+

In both LR and RC, I am able to get almost every question right untimed. However, especially during the August LSAT, I felt like I had to guess on answers or speed through the questions when I wasn't 100% sure.

I know most of the advice is to work on the question types more and you will gradually get faster, which I intend to do before the October LSAT! But I was also looking for any advice you guys may have to get out of such a variable score and really work on speed without sacrificing accuracy for my next exam!

Anyone else having trouble downloading the preptest? I usually get a message that says "Internal Server Error."

Hi all, posting here to share my experience with the tech issues in Writing. It look me 4 hours of back and forth with ProctorU and LSAC technicians to figure things out, but I finally finished it. I want to share my experience here so folks don't have to go through the same struggles. For context, I took it with my laptop closed, connected to an external monitor, and I used a webcam.

Once you click on "launch the test" from your LSAC page, you'll be directed to install ProctorU extension on Chrome, and then you'll do a pre-check via a ProctorU interface. During the last step, you'll be directed to the "exam lobby". Once you click on "start testing", you'll see the LSAC interface to start the test. Before you start the test, you'll be prompted another Proctor U interface to do a 360-camera pan of your room. Once you are done with that, you'll read the LSAC acknowledgement, and start the writing test.

My lessons learned:

1. Test your camera beforehand, make sure it can take a focused image of your ID: I had a cheap webcam that couldn't focus on my ID. My laptop integrated camera couldn't either. I first connected with a real proctor to check my ID. However, by the time we finished checking everything, the LSAC writing page had already expired. I ended up having to call LSAC to cancel my first launch, starting a new link, and then borrowing my friend's Logitech 920.

2. Pre-check: the program will not let you go back to earlier steps once you take your photo and ID photo. If your camera is weird during this process (I think mine was trying to use the laptop's integrated camera, which was closed) - please do not clear cache or refresh page during this pre-check. Call and connect with a technician, they'll take over the screen to help you.

3. Register for ProctorU beforehand: you can register with ProctorU beforehand, and once you log in, you can also do a system check to make sure things are good.

Best of luck everyone! Hope everyone has a smooth testing experience.

obviously, my study routine is not going to be the same the week of my LSAT. I'm taking it in less than a month in September, so I'm wondering what is recommended during the days prior. is it recommended to continue studying like normal but take some days off? or to cut study time in half the days leading up to it? Let me know! any other advice of how to prepare for the test mentally leading up to the test is welcomed too.

I've been stuck at 161 for three separate tests now and its been VERY frustrating but I finally got my BR to hit my goal score!! Went from -3 to 0, -6 to -3, -8 to -1, and then -4 to -2. I keep running into an issue where I do so well on the first few RC passages (-0, -2, -0) and then I don't bank enough time to get through the last passage and have to rush through it in 4 minutes. That's really the main section I need to close the gap on I've noticed, because my LR scores have continuously improved even with time, so I guess it's time to just speed drill RC until september 😭. Doable within a month?? I feel like it could be because I've identified the main issue there

Thanks RC for making me think about you during my hike

Took June but retaking LSAT in october. Started studying again but I used up most of my fresh full PTs studying for June. did really well on practice test I took today but how much should I take it with a grain of salt? Any suggestions for studying with few full length fresh PTs left?

I am feeling so frustrated. I takes a timed test and am barely scraping into the 150s, I will then look at my BR and it will be a 169-170+. I have drilled, reviewed conditional logic, and quantifiers as I have recognized this is what slows me down, but I feel defeated. I do have an issue with wanting to look at all answer choices before moving on so I go over 90 seconds per question. However, even with spending all that time, I get it wrong. When I WAJ my explanations are spot on and I have so many “omg duh” moments. If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it. I really want to apply to law school this cycle so anything helps🙏🏻

Hello everyone,

My name is MJ or Madi, I am writing the LSAT for the first and only time in October. Although I live close enough to a testing centre to write there, due to accommodations, I am writing online from home. I have just taken another practice test (PT122 without experimental) and I am feeling quite discouraged. I was doing pretty well for the first section (LR) and half of the second section (RC), but by the time I got to the second half of RC, I felt tired and stressed. I finished the first LR section with only a few minutes remaining, and that led me to absolutely blaze through the second half of the test, hardly even reading passage four, and not diagramming anything for the third LR section.

I know I can do this, I know I'm smart, and I know I'm capable. However, the school I want to go to only takes into account two things: Your LSAT (50% of the decision) and your GPA (50% of the decision). To get into this school, which is the only one I want to go to and is the closest to me, I believe I need around a 165 or so. Currently PTing at about 151.

This leads me to my call for help. I am looking for effective ways to increase my stamina with taking the LSAT. I tend to lose my sustained focus about half-way through, and it leads me to not think as hard. I truly appreciate any and all advice given. I have been studying since June 1st, and took a week off at the end of July as I felt burnout creeping up on me.

Sincerely,

MJ from Canada

Hi all!!!

I just had to share this! So I admit my LR sections actually were not good in this PT, but I have been trying for months to improve my RC scores of the PT tests!

I literally have never been able to get a perfect score on a single passage and never had time to even start the last section!

This is honestly a major mile stone that I could get this level of accuracy and at least have some time to start Q4!

Still some ways to go, but I am so happy with my progress and for anyone struggling in RC, just know that you can and will get there!

So, I've been practicing for months, and while my PT scores have been consistently in the low 160's (which is fine by me!) however my BR results are almost always 10+ points higher. I have no idea how to close the gap even a little bit, and in fact my LR scores have been getting worse! I get these results even when I take the test untimed. I have started my wrong answer journal as well, so maybe I just need more time with that. Any tips?

Hello! I was wondering if I do not 100% understand a certain question type through my guided study plan, if I should try to master it before I move on to the rest of the question types? Or should I move on with a general understanding and then after I complete all the LR modules, go back to the specific question types where my accuracy is lower and focus on those? Just for guidance, I completed my foundations module, and now I am halfway through the LR module, and I plan to take my LSAT in January 2027.

Hello! I took my Argumentative Writing Section on August 10th and I still have not heard anything about whether my sample was approved or not and I was wondering if this was normal? For context, my friend also took the Argumentative Writing Section on the same day and got her sample approved a few days ago. I checked my status on the LSAC website and my results are currently pending. Is the longer wait normal, or does it mean that my sample was potentially flagged?

I scored a 156 last week... Best RC section I've ever done! Fluke or a breakthrough? I hope it sticks!

Scoring in the low 160s but my RC score is not good. Looking for a study buddy that is in the 140s or low 150s and help them while working on improving my skills. Looking to meet 1-2 times a week from 7-8 pm est. Only looking for one study buddy so message me if you are interested!

Apologies if this has been asked or addressed already - I have not seen it yet. Is there a bug with the new format which makes it so that RC passages randomly move up when you eliminate answers or even just highlight stuff in the passage? I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing this issue and if it will be included on the actual exam. Thank you!

Okay guys, I want to preface by saying that I believe that I generally am a strong writer, but NOT UNDER TIMED CONDITIONS, LOL!!! I want someone to look at this practice I just did and tell me if it is generally okay- as in, I didn't completely tank it, and I'll be fine for the real thing. (I have inserted it below)

The role that any national government has in foreign affairs has been one of controversy for many years. While some people believe one’s government should help as many people out as possible, whenever they can, others believe that one’s government should be somewhat egotistical, in the way that they seek to act solely in their best interest. Some take the view of the middleman, where a government should involve themselves in foreign affairs, but only to a certain extent. This is especially a debate for nations with a strong economy, such as the United States of America. How much should a nation with such rich resources contribute to foreign affairs? A nation’s government should attempt to address problems outside its territorial boundaries only when lives are in danger, and we have enough resources to do so without the expense of its own citizens. Along with this, a nation should never intervene if its intervention would only exacerbate harm to other nations. 

Using the United States as the prime example in this essay, a nation with such a rich economy is usually expected to lend a helping hand to others, but to what extent? I believe that when serious lives are in danger and/or at risk, foreign intervention is acceptable and even necessary. For example, nations like Sudan and even Puerto Rico are currently experiencing drought and famine, with many lives at stake. A case as such would be where a nation’s intervention would be absolutely acceptable. The world may be filled with separate nations, but they are all still sibling in a way, and siblings should help each other out when danger occurs. The USA, for example, has much more resources than the third-world countries struggling, and so if anything, they have an obligation to help out. Along with this, as perspective two points out, natural disasters are another situation in which a nation with such a large economy should be of aid. Perspective two brings up the example of having such great power that it comes with a  “responsibility,” and that is exactly why those nations that are better off must help those nations who are less well-off during a crisis. 

Now, although nations should generally help other nations, what should always come first is one’s own citizens. As seen in perspective one, it would be a “fundamental betrayal” to use a nation’s resources to help others out when a nation’s own people are struggling for survival. The United States of America may have a much larger economy and access to profound resources that others don't have, but we still have many in this nation who are starving, homeless, and struggling to make ends meet. Before we use our already scarce resources to help other nations out, we should make sure our own people are taken care of, first and foremost. For example, since 2025 alone, the USA has sent billions of dollars to Israel for weapons and military intervention. Simultaneously, there are hundreds of thousands of Americans who are currently experiencing homelessness. Why should we be sending out BILLIONS of dollars to another nation to aid them in fighting a war, when our own people can barely afford a single meal? It is irresponsible, and as perspective one advances, a betrayal to involve a nation in foreign affairs at the expense of its own citizens. A nation should ensure that its own people have the basic necessities of survival before aiding in any military intervention or national affairs. 

Now, some might say that this military intervention is necessary because it will protect us in the future from possible security threats. Although this may have some validity to it, there will be no future to secure if a nation's own people aren’t taken care of first. A nation should not be worried about possibilities in the future if its own people in the present are barely surviving. To think so far ahead in the future without taking care of issues within is a betrayal. Additionally, money that is sent to other nations to harm innocent lives in a war is never, by definition, “necessary.”

The role that any nation’s government plays in foreign affairs should be taken into consideration, with its own citizens being the number one priority. When lives are at stake and disasters have occurred, it is acceptable and necessary to intervene. If lives are not at stake, the only time nations should intervene, is if their own citizens are well-off first. Already scarce resources should not be used to fight wars across borders, while people are living on the street just a few feet away. Nor should a nation intervene if that intervention would exacerbate harm to other nations. A nation’s government should attempt to address problems outside its territorial boundaries only when lives are in danger, and we have enough resources to do so without the expense of its own citizens.

Already try to follow advice like "focus on the author's opinion," "read for structure, not details," but still getting too many wrong, or running out of time on the last passage? Here are 3 mistakes you might be making.

@EricB7Sage

Just jumped in to the 7 sage community last week and took my first diagnostic. I scored a 145 with a goal score for my LSAT of 175. Any advice on how to navigate 30 points improvement ?

Hey y’all!

For necessary assumption questions with answer choices that strengthen, when I apply the negation test, would weaken the argument.

How can I tell the difference between an AC that strengthens vs a necessary AC on a necessary assumption question then if the negation test both yields answer choices that weaken?

As I typed this, I realized the answer to my question, can someone confirm please if I’m thinking about this correctly: would an incorrect AC weaken only slightly vs the correct AC completely wreak the argument?

These questions are coming to my mind as I review PT 145 Sect 4 Q 26.

AC A strengthens the argument

AC E also arguably strengthens the argument

AC A negated would be at least one creature that wrecks havoc will be put in the tank, and from the stim, we know creatures that are in the tanks invariably will be deposited when cargo is unloaded at the coasts. Therefore, some environmental havoc is likely at the coast.

If I personalize the argument though, the author could say, “my solution is still better than the current method because there will still be a reduction in environmental havoc wrecked”

E negated though would mean the proposed solution isn’t even viable at all.

Please someone lmk if this way of thinking is how I eliminate strengtheners on necessary assumption questions.

I've been studying for over a year now. I stopped in January 2026 until May because I gave up from showing a lack of improvement, so I decided to just focus on improving my GPA and take a gap year. I've been consistently having issues with closing the gap of my blind review and my actual score. In all my timed sections, I'm usually missing -8 to -6, but I will invariably miss -3 to -2 in Blind Reviews. This has been happening for months, yet I feel like I'm in the same boat, no matter what I do. I think it's a timing issue because I feel like I'm improving in drills by getting better with accuracy, it's whenever I get to the actual test that it gets bad, and it feels like everything I learned goes out the window.

I'm accepting any tips or brutal honesty below, because my GPA is low and I need to get a high 160 to counter it, preferably by November. I've decided that I'm not prepared for the October test, as this will be my fourth time taking the LSAT, the second time I took it, I was severely underprepared, so I want to make sure I'm 100% ready...