Hello,

Is anyone offering free LR tutoring? or at a low cost?

Thank you!

Hi,

I know "These secondary substances give plants their distinctive tastes and smells." contains a causality.

But, what about this twist:

"It is these secondary substances that give plants their distinctive tastes and smells.

Does the twist means a mutual causation? meaning:

These secondary substances (--) what gives plants their distinctive tastes and smells.

Any thoughts or comments will be really appreciated!

I just did a prep test that had a lot of spacial games, like one of the earlier ones. Is this something that gets less common or more common for more recent ones? I find them kind of annoying because of how weird they are. Thanks!

Hello! Can someone share how the LR section is scored on the Flex (August)? Ie. is it an average of the two LR sections or do they randomly pick one of the two to score with? Thanks!

I had ProctorU connection issues during my June FLEX.

LR was totally normal.

RC I was interrupted 3-4 times starting halfway through reading passage 2. After about 1 minute of stop and go reading, my proctor paused the test, closed everything, and started me off again from where we were. I got through the section, but felt I never got to the level of understanding for that passage that I am used to.

LG was normal through two games, but I was interrupted by connection issues again during the last two games. I was able to answer all questions, but I probably lost 60 seconds of work time, had to guess on two questions, and didn't check my work at the end.

LSAC is offering me a retest 8 days from now. Here's why I'm so unsure of what to do:

-I've already taken the most recent 25 PTs, and I'm worried about reusing PTs or relying on older ones.

-I don't trust the FLEX setup anymore. I could encounter the same or worse connection issues again. The issues stemmed from the server side, not from my local setup.

-I am not applying this cycle, so I can retest next year if I keep this score and I am not thrilled.

This was my second sitting. I think the odds I did worse than my first sitting are low, the odds I did 1-2 points better are high, and the odds I did 3+ point better are medium. But that's just my estimate. I was shooting for a -10 on the exam.

Thanks for the insight and support. I am just a wreck over this whole thing.

Looking at the syllabus, it looks like the logical reasoning section goes on for a very long time before introducing logic games. So, can you possibly interject some logic game lessons while still in the logical reasoning section of the course? Or is it recommended to just follow the syllabus strictly as it stands?

I took my LSAT on Sunday. I didn't have any major problems. Of course there were some passages, etc. that caught me off guard, but ultimately I felt good about the test. My LG seemed easy compared to every practice test I've ever done - I finished the section for the FIRST TIME ever without having to guess on any answer. After a day of feeling good about it, I started to second guess myself. Thinking things like "what if I missed an important rule and fell for all the trap answers, and that's why it felt easier than normal?" I also never know how I did on LR and RC, its hard to tell. Does anyone have advice on how to get past this second-guessing game. I don't want to feel like this for the next 2 weeks.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had advice as to how to improve on the harder LR questions. Currently, for every questions I get wrong I write it in a notebook and analyze each answer choice. I continue to think it through and even play around a little and try to figure out what would have to change in order for the answer to be right. I have seen SIGNIFICANT improvements doing this and have noticed I have began to mimic this exact thinking process while i am taking times sections. However, I find it quite difficult to understand some of the harder LR questions. Does anyone have any advice on how to reason through them. Do you believe as I go through more questions I will begin to see general trends?

In the question, the advertisement claims no headache pill stops pain more quickly. Then, to my undestanding, their claim is that their pill, compared to their competitors, stops pain the quickest. Why is the answer C as opposed to D?

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Is anyone and everyone considered the same thing in the LSAT?

For example, if I say anyone who has X should do Y. Is that the same as saying everyone who has X should do Y? I feel like we treat them very similar despite the fact that they feel quite different.

I was taking my exam and during my 1 minute break in between my RC and LR section I told my mom to put the tv lower. 5 minutes or so later the proctor calls me (once I’ve begun my LR section) and goes “I heard you talking, you’re not allowed to talk. What did you say?” I said “I just told my mom to be quiet.” she said “You’re not allowed to speak. This is your first warning.” I thought she was done but she kept going saying something like “do you understand? No more talking.” I already have accommodations because I have to reread multiple times or else I don’t process. When she interrupted me it really threw me off as I was in the middle of a question and it made me anxious. Was I allowed to say that during my break? And why didn’t she just tell me this while I was still in my break? She for some reason waited until I began the section to say something. If I am allowed to speak during breaks can should I complain?

#Help

How does one translate this in conditional logic:

"If one has X, everyone must do Y, if they are to achieve X"

Example: "If one has defined a goal, everyone must work together, if they are to achieve that goal"

Is it two seperate conditionals: defined goal > work together & achieve goal > work together

Or is it: achieve goal > (defined goal > work together)

(If this post violates rules on test disclosure, sorry and delete it!)

So - took the LSAT in April, and one of my games was grouping with binary sub groups - U or V. Now, my handwriting is atrocious, and I took like an extra minute just to make sure my Us didn’t looks like my Vs. I more or less had to re-do like 1/2 of the questions because I couldn’t tell if my mostly-angled curves were a U or a V.

From my recollection, earlier PTs did this fairly regularly, but more recent ones have generally gone for more visually distinct variables. Anyway, I wasn’t really prepared for it, and I should have been. (Assuming my LSAT used older LGs, but I could be totally wrong on that one). Does anyone else have this problem??

I’m also curious about everyone else’s thoughts … the argument could be made that being able to write clearly is important enough that it’s a legit part of the test, or we could argue that they could have tested logic without testing penmanship by going with U and P, for instance.

… okay I’ll be honest, I’m mostly just annoyed and slightly bored, so I figured I’d complain, hahah. Good luck to everyone taking the June test!

I had been studying hard for that test. I had everything prepped and ready to go. However, when I started taking that test...man. Let me tell you. That was the worst mental and intellectual a$$ kicking I have ever received.

I have never felt more clueless in my life.

Hey everyone,

So I just wrote my writing sample (my test is tomorrow) and everything went really well, I had strong arguments etc. But with 5 seconds left, I notice a rather important typo (just the misspelling of a word) in the FIRST SENTENCE. I tried to fix it, but had no time. It is definitely clear what I meant, but I kind of feel like my world is ending right now. Anyone have any words of advice/ reassurance?

Hi all,

I know many of us are in the same boat in that we may not be writing until Tuesday (and in some cases Thursday I think?). Anyways, I just wanted to come on here and give a word of encouragement. As the comments are flooding in on the official June thread, I find it hard not to get more anxious for the upcoming test. As expected, some sections seem pretty tough for people and reading this kind of throws me off (but I need to remember how subjective the test is too)! Of course, I expect the test to be challenging and expected to see comments like these. But in the midst of it all, those of us who haven't written yet should try to maintain a calm demeanor and crush the test that ends up being ours! It's easy to see what others are saying and speculate how yours may turn out, but I think the mentality of this test is so invaluable that we should all just stay strong and know how much we have prepared. Then, after the test the outcome will be whatever it may be! All in all, I just know how nerve wracking it is seeing all the comments, whether it be about proctors or the actual test, and how much it really gets in your head. Those of us who haven't tested yet, we seriously have got this. Remain calm and do it how we know! And to those of us who have completed... congrats!!! What an exciting time with hopefully great news for all come July 1! Stay positive y'all :)

I am looking for someone who is demonstrably good at the RC section of the test. While I have been able to get down to (-1) on the section, I -- more often than not -- get closer to a range of (-6) to (-8). I have a tendency to run out of time by the last passage, which often tends to be the hardest passage. I have better LG and LR scores on average, probably averaging closer to (-3) for LG and (-3) for LR. That being said, I would be able to trade-off my techniques in those sections with someone that already performs well in RC. Anytime during the weekend would be good for me to meet over Zoom. Obviously, if there are multiple interested people, we could start an RC review group. Although I would like to keep that group relatively small to avoid mayhem.

Doesn't answer E attack the premise? Since in the passage it says that extractable known field remains the same and answer choice E says the lands that are unextractable are considered extractable now.

I was wondering if anyone had any other techniques to improve their weakening section. I seem to struggle on this section even with the methods and practicing. Anything would help! Thanks :)

Really struggling on the LR sections -- I am doing the blind reviews but my LR results are so inconsistent. I do not know what else to do to improve on LR. If anyone has some advice, please share!!

Hey 7Sagers,

Here's the official June 2021 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread.

**Please keep all discussions of the June 2021 LSAT-Flex here!**(/red)

Rules:

❌ You can't discuss specific questions. 🙅‍♂️

You CANNOT say things such as the following:

Here's the problem and JY's explanation: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-17-section-3-question-01/

My question: is the necessary condition ALWAYS a precondition to the sufficient condition? If yes, does that mean the precondition exists before the sufficient condition?

This question messed my world up. This is the first I've ever come across "precondition" and I'm super confused. What I gather from JY's explanation, and possibly my interpretation is wrong, but I gather than in any Sufficient --> Necessary relationship, the Necessary condition is always a precondition to the Sufficient condition. Which makes sense for me in certain situations like... well now that I'm thinking about it I don't even know if that much is true for me.

Anyways, how can the necessary condition in the following example be considered a precondition?

If X now then Y future.

How is Y a precondition to X if Y happens after x?

Well, maybe I just answered my own question. I'm getting hung up on "truthfulness" of a given argument when truthfulness is something that we must just assume for every question. Right? So I guess I just submit to the fact that each necessary condition is a precondition to the sufficient even if the truthfulness factor of that being so is laughable?

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I am reading a lot of people are having their time wasted because of proctor issues. Any specific advises? I saw several good one - tell proctor to mute themselves and stop timer when they want to talk. Is proctor experience is that bad?

Hi everyone! Was just wondering if there was a rule regarding laptop stands being used for the exam.. I think I'd be okay without one if it comes down to that, but would definitely prefer using one :/

Hello everyone. 😁

I just wrote the June exam and am planning to write again in August. This has always been my plan. Does anyone that has seen significant improvement in between exam sessions have advice for how to manage studying in between?

I intend to target what I know to be my weaker question types in all sections. I also need to improve speed on LG. Tips for that are also welcome.