I am about to enter my senior year of college. I took the LSAT for the first time in April of 2021 and was about 5 points away from my target. I am taking the LSAT again this fall and I am unsure if I should take it in October or November. I have been studying all summer and plan to study up until the LSAT. Of course it would be beneficial to have an extra month of studying but I have heard mixed reviews as to whether November is too late because of the advantage of applying earlier. Please let me know your thoughts! Thank you

How early before my exam start time should I log on? For example, if my exam is at 10am, when should I begin firing up my LawHub?

what is the best practice in between PTs? for example, I am planning on taking 2 tests per week till the august test but I work full time so i don’t have the capability of doing BR in one day (takes me around 2 days to do BR). If I’m just taking tests (and not scoring where I want) + doing BR in between is it enough? Should I try one test a week and drill the second half of the week? Any suggestion would be great! Thank you

My approach to both is to view the correct AC as a MBT and the four other ACs as CBT/CBF/MBFs. Similarly to MBT, for MSS will the correct answer always be an inference/ conclusion? If so, is the only real difference between MSS and MBT questions the question stem format? Or for MSS will the correct AC sometimes just be a statement that is a MBT but not necessarily an inference?

I guess bottom line is I'm asking how you all approach these two question stems, and if you have the same strategy for both? Or if there are significant differences between the two that warrant a different approach for both?

TIA!

This might be a obvious answer but I just want to be certain. How do we actually access the exam -- is it on the Proctor Website? I am a first time test taker and just want to limit the unknowns.

Hello everyone,

This is my first time posting in this forum. I am beginning to get very frustrated with my LG performance. I end up in the -13 to -10 range when I do a full timed LG section but I am able to get to -1 or -0 on BR consistently. Any pointers on how I can improve my performance when timed?

Cheers.

What is everyone doing study material and time wise and we approach the August exam?

Hi all,

So I have been studying for the LSAT for over a year and scoring consistently in the 170s. I always planned on taking the FLEX test so I have always studied with 3 section test. After not scoring how I wanted to on the June exam, I had to sign up for August, and start practicing with four sections.

I have been doing the "experimental" section first to see how the extra section is impacting my stamina. Holy score drop. MY BR scores are the same, but my fatigue by the end of the 4 section is causing mistakes (mid 160s).

I am wondering if I should push to October, or try to build stamina in this last week/week and a half. I dont like where pushing the test puts me for applications, but I really dont want an unrepresentative score on my file. I have noticed the fatigue is lessened over the past 2 PTs.... what would you do? Is it ignorant to think that the adrenaline of the test might help with fatigue?

Hi everyone,

I am currently on the game section of the CC. I noticed that JY draws sub-gameboards for some games while just write down the rules for some games without making sub-gameboards. He tackles the questions just with rules when making the latter decision. He did state to make as much inference as possible by drawing different sub-gameboards before tackling the questions, but for some game rules, we have about 6-7 different sub-gameboards to draw, which makes me run out of given time. I am just wondering how are we supposed to know whether to draw all the sub-gameboards or just write down the rules and use the rules to answer the questions.

Let me give you a clearer example.

On the CC Sequencing Game Problem Set 2, JY only wrote down the rules for the game on PT 30 S1 Q18-Q23 without writing the sub-gameboards. His reason was that “there are only three rules.” However, if we look at CC Sequencing Game Problem Set 3 PT 29 S3 Q14-Q19, JY draws two sub-gameboards and use them to answer the questions.

I noticed that if we are to solve the game questions in a given time that JY tells us to do, which is under 5-7 minutes per game, we literally have to know how to tackle the game the moment we read the rules written in English.

Could you please share your thought on this?

As always, I really appreciate you for reading my question and taking time out of your day to answer my question.

Hey 7sagers,

I just wanted to see what y'all think the best use of the 10 minute break between the 2nd and 3rd sections is. Any particular things to do or stay away from?

Thanks!

Am I confused or wouldn’t I be able to see an accurate depiction of my lsat score for this upcoming august lsat by just taking the flex version that 7 sage offers? I know that the august lsat will be four sections but since one of the sections is not scored does it really matter if you take all four sections on the practice PTs. I feel like taking the four section PTs gives me an inaccurate score since 7 sage grades the fourth “ experimental section.”

How would you diagram the highlighted sentence. It has three conditional indicators ("if"- group 1 sufficient, "unless"- group 3 negate/sufficient and "cannot" group 4- negate, necessary)?

https://imgur.com/JTtrJM9

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-2-question-07/

I just went through the memory method curriculum. Is it useful to do the drill again with the same passage if you don't remember everything the first time (after a couple of days) or is it not worth it to do that with RC?

So I'm trying to improve on my LR and I usually have the most trouble with the most difficult LR questions (4 or 5 stars). A common question type here are really challenging Strengthen and Weaken questions.

I often review these missed questions in-depth and try to practice them untimed. While I do get these questions right again untimed, in timed conditions, I miss them over and over.

How do you get to a level of acing these questions consistently? I feel like the biggest issue is getting them correct under the intense time pressure

For a question like this that states "Which of the following indicates an error in the reasoning leading to the prediction", am I looking to attack a major premise instead of the conclusion? I got this question wrong and I am having difficulty discerning the difference between answer choice A with the correct answer D.

Hey everyone,

For question types such as Flawed Method (especially where the question is asking you to find what the argument is taking for granted) that often have multiple answer choices that contain assumptions, what are people's strategies in determining whether an assumption is reasonable or not?

I am really struggling with reading this chain. I was under the understanding that two "some" statements lead to an invalid argument, so I didn't think we could make a Must Be True statement. How do you read the chain to get to the correct AC?

https://imgur.com/d48MAf9

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-24-section-2-question-11/

I just realized that my ordering games are pretty weak. By any chance does anyone have any tips/suggestions on how to get better at the harder ones? I try to split the board up into multiple sub game boards, using rules like H /->M, or O/-> K, (H cannot be with M and O cannot be with K if it's not clear), etc but the multiple conditionals honestly screw with me under time pressure and I panic.

For reference, I'm talking about the last two grouping games on LSAT 74.

#Help lol.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-2-game-3/

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-2-game-4/

I was wondering how to stimulate LSAT digital conditions but I still feel like doing the LG diagramming on paper is the most effective way to do it? How do people deal with this?

Can someone explain this question to me please? I totally dont get it. I dont see why superior conductors even have to exist in order for this argument to hold true. I dont really see any of the ACs as being viable.

Like, one could say that the mark of a purple dragon is having scales and a big tail...that doesnt mean that purple dragons have to exist.

I feel like D) tries to hone in on just saying that it is possible for this conditional argument to actually occur in the real world, specifically amongst top orchestras.

This was my thinking:

SC -> AI -> ER

To be a superior conductor, one must have the authority to insist that rehearsal work be intensified, and to have this authority one must earn respect of his/her interpretation

A) & B.) are just nonsense

C) I crossed off bc orchestras could sometimes not be ready. If the contrapositive of the stim. holds true, then orchestras could just never respect their conductor's interpretation and thus never [want to] be ready for intensified work. Also, work could be intensified regardless of the orchestra's readiness.

D) If orchestras sometimes dont appreciate the merits of an interpretation...then those some orchestras just wont respect their conductor and that conductor isnt superior. I dont see how this wrecks the argument since it matches up with the contrapositive /ER -> /AI -> /SC

E) I just ended up guessing this. I dont think this is necessary. It could be the case that all top orchestras are led by superior conductors. It could also be the case that some of them arent led by superior conductors.

Why does this early PT seem way harder than the later PTs ugh

Just looked at the explanation video from PT68.S2.Q15, and in the right answer choice the word "probably" appears.

Can we say that if the word "probably" appears in a LR question, it can mean anything from 1% to 100% certainty (1%, 5%, 15%, 50%, 85%, 100%), or does it mean something like >50%?

7Sage has this question categorized as (Misc)(MSS) but I am thinking it may be closer to a principle question type. The question stem appears to be unique and this question threw me off at the start. I want to make sure that I am prepared the next time I see one like this.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-61-section-4-question-01/

If answer choice (A) is not true, that does wreck the argument. Let's assume that the hairless dogs were found in Spain - then why could it not be that they were transported from Spain to both Peru and Mexico? It really does *not" have to be true that the dogs were transported from either of Peru/Mexico to the other (regardless of whether by boat or land).

Any insights welcome!

#help.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-76-section-4-question-18/

hi! I am scheduled to take the test in August and October. I don't think I'm ready to take it in August, would I be able to cancel that test? I know I wouldn't get my money back, but I don't want to take it if I'm not ready. Or am I forced to take it in August?

PT 1: Game 3

PT 2: Game 4

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PT 17: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

PT 18: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

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PT 20: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

PT 21: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

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PT 24: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

PT 25: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

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PT 27: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

PT 28: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

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PT 30: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

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PT 33: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

PT 34: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

PT 35: Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4

The reason I wrote this up is because I wanted to know how many extra games I would need to foolproof before moving on. Hopefully somebody finds this helpful! Happy studying!