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Hi everyone! I’m currently waiting on my LSAT score (released next week), but I’m trying to plan ahead and would really appreciate some guidance.

My goal schools are South Texas College of Law Houston and Thurgood Marshall School of Law. My last full practice test was a 138, but I didn’t take many full tests after that and focused more on studying.

I’m in my early 30s and a mom, and I think I’m putting pressure on myself because of my age. I’m debating whether I should retake the LSAT in June and study intensely for a chance to start Fall 2026, or take more time to properly prepare and apply for the next cycle.

I’ll be working part-time starting next week, but I will still have time to study consistently.

For those who have been in a similar position, would you recommend pushing for a June retake or taking more time to build a stronger score? I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences!

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Hi all,

I am trying to find easy ways to better understand logic and apply it to my LSAT studies. I found this documentary/show through my local library on logic. Is it worth it to watch it or will it be a waste of my time? It's not LSAT specific but simply basic logic. I am hoping to bump up my score before my June test and want to find more creative ways than simply drilling.

Let me know your thoughts.

Thank you!

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Hello! As the June test gets nearer and nearer, I have been trying to refine my studying to the basic concepts I seem to be missing most. The good news is, the more PTs I do, the more my scores are consistently above 162. The bad news is, the more PTs I do, the more my scores are consistently below my highest scores. Honestly, the last three I completed were all the exact same score. My score graph essentially looks like a funnel- my results are way more consistent, but my potential for a higher score has seemingly decreased. I am both happy and discouraged about this -on the one hand, my score isn’t improving. On the other hand, the chances I absolutely bomb are dwindling. I can feel with my intuition how I did on a PT without clicking the reveal score button. Is this a good sign and improvement is my next step, or am I doomed to stay with this score forever? Thoughts?

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Hello everyone i’m been studying for the LSAT for three years now. I have moderate obstructive sleep apnea. I was wondering does any one else have the same condition and how do you manage to study for the LSAT. It is very difficult because i study three days a week during the week for a hour and four hours for saturday and Sunday.

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Hey all, I just finished the curriculum (woo!) I started studying for the LSAT around the end of January, but stuck with LawHub cause I didn't wanna pay- needless to say, I didn't make too much progress. Started 7sage in Late March, and just finished the curriculum, and I've got 5 weeks of practice before I plan to take the June LSAT! Be real with me, am I cooked?

Diagnostic (Late Jan): 155

PT140 (Mid Feb): 160

PT141 (Early March): 161

PT164 (Late March, first on 7sage): 164

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Edited Thursday, Apr 23

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Need help to stay confident...

How have you been able to bridge the learning/intuition gap between your practice scores and blind review scores?

It's been over 3 months since I last took the test, and I feel as though I haven't made substantive progress. Changing my study habits, like focusing on mastering weaker question types, has eased my mental health a bit more while studying. However, I'm stuck at a point where I seemingly can't get the answer correct the first time around, but can get it correct on blind review. While reviewing the sets I've done, I can't help but admit that seeing the score spread show 50% Practice vs. 80-100% Blind review is kinda discouraging.

As a COVID-19 HS grad, the inclusion of my SAT score was optional for some of my undergraduate applications; but it has ultimately hurt my self-confidence in standardized testing overall.

I'd appreciate any kind of advice, thanks!

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Edited Tuesday, Apr 21

😖 Frustrated

PrepTests Analytics

Heyyy Is there any way I can get a section of my preptest (that isn't the experimental section) cut off from my analytics? I did an RC section last night and my computer froze for the whole last passage...so my average dropped :(

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Monday, Apr 20

EmilyBaschab

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🎉 Excited

Office Hours Schedule (4/20-4/26)

Hi all!

I will be holding office hours every day this week at the same time (6-7pm EST//5-6pm CST//3-4pm PST) Hope to see some of y'all there!

To answer some FAQs:

What are office hours?

Office hours are an opportunity to ask a 7Sage LSAT tutor (in this case me) any LSAT-related question you want! A lot of people bring specific LSAT questions they want explained, but you can come and ask general questions too or just hang out and listen! It's kind of like a smaller, less structured, and more interactive live class.

Where are office hours?

They are on this page (discussion) and if you are on browser you can find them on the bottom left where it says "Tutor Office Hour." You can also just click this link.

Who can come to office hours?

Anyone! They are free for all and for any subscription level.

Where is the weekly schedule posted?

I post the schedule here every week and it can also be found on the live classes page.

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Hi all, i have applied to many Canadian schools and so far I have been rejected to every single one. I kind of saw it coming because my LSAT score is super low. I have a 138, but it is an improvement from my previous one. I just feel hopeless because I keep studying but my results are always so low.

Anyways, gonna keep studying and hopefully I get a higher score in October.

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Monday, Apr 20

😖 Frustrated

Feeling defeated 😞

hi everyone, little back story. I’ve been studying for the LSAT for about 3 1/2 months now. I starting off with drilling and then hopped on to the study plan with my test date sent for June 6. My diagnostic was a 148 back in January, I took one today and got a 145. I feel like all the hard work and time I’ve dedicated has not paid off AT ALL. I do feel like I’m understanding everything while doing the study plan but maybe I’m not applying it well or enough practice???

Please drop any recommendations/encouragement to not want to give up. ⭐️

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I live outside of the U.S., so the only test dates I have left this year are June and October. However, I am flying back to the U.S. in August to see my family and take the August LSAT.

On my practice exams, when it's time, I got a 154. When it was untimed but I tried to stay close to the recommended target time (though I still went over on some sections), I got a 158. With blind review, I got a 168. My goal LSAT score is between a 168-170.

I find myself getting really stressed by even the presence of the timer. I'm wondering if I should take the June LSAT to hopefully get some nerves out of my system and get a feel of the test and give myself the opportunity to take the LSAT up to three times this year. However, I'm not expecting to get near my target goal. Also, I will be testing at a test center for June if I take it.

Thoughts? :"")

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Let me start by saying I LOVE the 7Sage WAJ template. I however found it more helpful to keep track using an excel. I find this helps me build Drills on days I'm feeling scattered so I can group by Question Types. Additionally, I can color code questions to revisit that I've learned my mistakes, and ones that still need work. Including screenshot below!

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So, I just signed up for the June LSAT... I was hesitant to do so because I felt like I've been seeing little improvement, but I decided I could take the test again in September if push came to shove. For context, I had a 164 diagnostic (it was timed and under real test conditions), and that was at the beginning of March. I have been pretty stagnant for my scaled score, and my raw score has stayed consistent or gone up by around 5. I know I have the potential to do it because on some timed sections I've been able to consistently score -1/-2 but recently, with finals, I've been stressed and my scores have declined.

I'm hoping now that that craziness is gone and I have all of May to study, I will see a lot of improvement, but does anyone have any tips? Is this realistic? I seem to be falling for trap answers when I get down to 2 choices and running out of time at the end of my tests.

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Monday, Apr 20

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Necessary Assumption Qs

I've been wrestling with a few particularly tricky necessary assumption (NA) questions (PT116.S2.Q16 and PT127.S2.Q20) where I find myself quite unconvinced with the right answer. I won't spoil those qs in particular, but spending some time with them + re-reading a prepbook section on NA questions has gotten me to the following understanding:

Steps for NA assumption q (e.g. "which of the following must be assumed for the argument to hold"):

  1. Identify the conclusion (C) and support (S).

  2. Roughly identify the gap/weak point between C and S.

  3. Go through each answer choice -- which one is required for the argument to hold?

More on step 3:

Step 3 is where I've gotten tripped up. A straightforward reading of "which one is required for the argument to hold?" = "If the assumption is false then the argument does not hold." i.e. negate the answer choice, and check if the argument is destroyed. I think this works the majority of the time but requires a little more nuance for some qs.

There are times where "if the assumption is false then the argument is severely weakened (but not destroyed)" seems to be the correct answer. (Another tricky nuance is that the assumption could be needed, not sufficient enough on its own to fill the gap in the argument and still be the correct answer).

What seems to never be the correct answer is an answer choice that goes beyond what is required.

The reason I find this confusing is that you could be faced with two ACs (and I contend PT116.S2.Q16 and PT127.S2.Q20 are examples of this) where neither of two answer choices seems to be strictly necessary, but the narrower one is correct.

Would appreciate any thoughts/pushback on this!!

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Hi all, how is everyone treating these few weeks between taking the LSAT and receiving the results. I don't want to totally stop studying so I try to do some drills - but I find it very hard to focus and want to study. But I don't want to lose momentum and get out of the groove.

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Hi, wondering if I should retest and reapply or start school in the fall. Here are my stats

160 lsat, 3.86 ugpa, 4.0 masters in human rights gpa and currently working with crime victims. First gen student and urm.

I got waitlisted to BC, BU, Columbia, Northeastern, and Brooklyn

I have a scholarship that covers nearly all tuition at a T100 school and I’d like to go into public interest law. I feel like I could do better than this school but I’m not sure if I want to delay law school further. Any advice?

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Hey everyone,

I am currently six months pregnant and I have zero motivation or energy to study. I wanted to retake the LSAT in August but I will have a new born so that is not ideal for me. However, I do plan on taking it January 2027 so I can have the whole year to study. What can I do to study?

Also, are there any study groups in Raleigh, North Carolina? or anyone in NC that wants to be study buddy?

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I'm an international student and my reading/writing sucks. The only reason I'd pursue a law degree is because I have immense interest in Philosophy (particularly Epistemology).

That being said, if anyone whose English wasn't "ready" enough to tackle LSAT, what was your strategy to supplement your LSAT study? Please shed some light on this poor thing.

So far, I've subscribed the Atlantic magazine and am thinking of subscribing to Economist as well.

What are you thoughts? I've always been looking into those high school must read classics like the "Call of the Wild"? as well as practical books like "How to Succeed in Big Law Firms"

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