Y’all. Good luck for real lmao cuz that was no joke 😩💀.

LR was harder than the 80s imo.

LG was easy. Last game was tough but solvable.

RC was denseeeee

Good luck yall ♥️🙏🏼

Having a breakdown. im supposed to test today

Hi everyone. As I am studying for the LSAT, I am beginning to get concerned for what lies ahead. I originally planned to take the LSAT flex in January but this had to get pushed back for personal reasons. Now, as I am still studying and struggling, I do not think February will be the best option for me. Because I have only been in the cycle since the start of the flex, I am really concerned if I couldn't make the LSAT flex in April, and then they begin re-introducing the regular LSAT. Anyone have any ideas on future lsats for this next cycle post-April? Thanks.

As we head into test day tomorrow, and as someone taking this exam for the second time, the single most important piece of advice I can give you is:

Do. Not. Panic.

The second you panic this test has won. The second you panic you've thrown all your months of studying out the window - all your hundreds of hours blind reviewing and fool proofing lost to anxiety and franticness. You know exactly when you've spent too long on a question and need to move on. You've done the work, now trust that work to carry you across the finish line.

Make sure you have your scratch paper ready (5 pieces), your ID, your favorite pens and a bottle of water. Log onto the proctorU site early and run your diagnostics one more time. Make sure you use the bathroom because once you sit down, you're not allowed to get back up. Clear your mind and calm yourself.

Your proctor will open a chat box with you. They'll ask to see your ID and your pieces of blank paper back and front. They will ask you to show them your testing area, so be ready to carry your laptop around.

During the test, the timer is your guide, not your enemy. It's actually showing how long you have until this nightmare is over. You just need to hold on for 35 minutes at a time. You have about :30 seconds between each section - USE IT. Straighten your back, drink your water and mentally steady yourself. Two hours will fly by. At the end your proctor will ask you to rip up your scratch paper, which I was more than happy to do.

Lastly, take it easy. We are not all going to get a 165+ (I know I'm definitely not). But more than likely, you WILL get a score good enough to get into a law school. You WILL finish your applications this cycle, and you WILL enroll somewhere. And for those of us balancing the rigors of study with a full time job, we finally won't be stretched so thin across emails, projects, and LSAT review. What a relief.

You'll do great. Now keep calm and fucking crush this test.

January has turned out to be the largest test administration of this cycle with over 40,000 people registered and as such there are many first time test takers as well as people that have taken a Flex test previously but are still not too familiar with the format so I thought I would create a post.

Here are some important things to know:

There are multiple different versions of the test. In some of the previous Flex administrations we have seen more than 50 different versions of the test.

Order does not matter. So all those posting their order in the January discussion thread, you are not helping anyone nor are you potentially trying to gauge your perception of how well you did. You may even be accidently hurting others who are looking to fellow test takers to get a better idea of how they may have done on the test When you post that you had the order of: LR- LG- RC and you write about how how LR was the hardest section you have ever had maybe the section you had was difficult but someone else who had the exact same order as you had a different and easier LR section and now they think that the questions went right over their head and are cancelling their test.

There is multiple different curves- Depending on content, there will be at least several different curves. Previous estimates on past curves have ranged from -7 to -10

All Flex tests are non disclosed so we won't see questions or really know how we did

Here is what we can and can not discuss on the January discussion thread:

We can discuss topics. You could list the topics of the games or RC passages for example.

You can say something like I found the questions about dinosaurs, Plato, and birds flying to be the trickiest questions or questions you thought you got wrong

By listing topics you may be able to find other test takers who had the same section as you and get their perspective as to overall difficulty, hardest questions ect though you can't say something like I answered question #15 with B, did you?

We can't discuss game type or question type

Will be taking the january test and my RAM is 97% instead of 90%.

How do i change it?

Hello there,

Could someone provide me with a condensed analysis of the 'bridging' concept of Necessary Assumptions. I'm struggling on identifying these Q-types and I'm missing a great deal of NA questions on PTs unfortunately.

Also I'm looking for examples or a PT that may have more than the usual amount of these. Could anyone point me in the right direction?

Muchas Gracias

Okay so I can see why E could be the correct answer. But I just wasn't sure whether there was both government inaction (maybe the government is just but they are acting) and he did everything in good faith.

I chose B. I took a contrapositive of the principle and it seemed to fit. Maybe that's not the right thing to do, but I was between B and E and I wasn't sure about E.

Apologies if this has already been addressed but wondering whether the underline tool that we have here on 7sage is a feature on the LSAT flex?

Thanks!

Can you use lined paper on the LSAT Flex? Or only unlined? SOS, I literally have no printer paper.

I am having a hard time understanding why AC E is better than D. I also do not understand what makes B wrong.

For whatever reason I'm really bad at mid-level assumption questions, like "what follows if this is assumed."

Does anyone have any advice?

This book has changed my perspective on LR.

I highly recommend. This book, coupled with the core curriculum, is gold.

I finally found myself getting the correct answers almost automatically.

The trick : even though the book is written in "layman's terms" - I made a Quizlet set for each chapter. This will help you tremendously if you're struggling with LR.

Hey guys, I just wanted to say good luck to everyone taking the Flex this week! I’m taking mine tomorrow, and I can’t thank the 7sage community enough for helping me through studying for it. You got this!

I got this wrong both in time and BR, but now I think I understand the reasoning. Can someone out there confirm or correct my logic?

Stim: 1. if scandal occurs and voters' blame is shared across 1 or more parties then incumbents are re-elected

2. if scandal occurs and voters' blame is on 1 party, then regardless of who challenges, incumbents are not re-elected

3. Independent of the presence of scandals, incumbents run at similar rates.

Ques: whats the principle which accounts for this?

Ans: (E) Admin Note: I deleted Answer Choice E as it is against our Forum Rules to post the Answer Choices on the Forum.

Ans trans: If blame is shared across multiple parties then it is the fault of individuals not of the party, but if one party gets the blame then party ought to pay price (ie not re-electing it's incumbents).

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hello, In light of the January exam I am hosting a free zoom session to go over some of the language ques everyone should be aware of prior to the test, hopefully I can help with pre test jitters. I'll be hosting tomorrow 12 PM EST via Zoom

Time: Jan 16, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75565555850?pwd=M2M0eU9YRmQ4ZlVUbGpibDZkdWxMUT09

Meeting ID: 755 6555 5850

Passcode: Jc24v4

Hope to see you there, Good Luck!

I did not pick option A because I thought it would be out of scope since Sembene was a filmmaker not a novelist. However, my understanding was later that, since the argument extended it’s scope to “storytelling” it would be okay to use the novelist, since they are both story-tellers. Now, I just want to clarify my understanding.

If an argument mentioned that a musician is talented due to their ability to sing. You cannot strengthen it by showing that an actor is talented. This would be considered of scope? However, if an argument mentioned that a musician is talented due to their ability to express emotion through the arts, you can strengthen it by saying that research shows that actors are talented due to their ability to express emotion through arts, since it’s both in the same scope?

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-52-section-4-passage-1-questions/

help. I steered away from option E because it mentioned that Sembene “comment critically.” What is the defense for this in the passage? How do I know when an answer choice is reaching or the wording is sufficient based on the information in the passage

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-52-section-4-passage-1-questions/

Could someone explain what I’m not seeing here? While I get why C is right, A is supported as well. The video explanation just ruled it out without offering an explanation.

The question is about what the author will be more like to agree with. A is basically saying that we are unlikely to assemble a jury capable of rendering an impartial decision due to the flaws in voir dire.

The author should agree with this because:

He claims the way the questions are phrased by the judges are problematic

Jurors don’t answer truthfully because they don’t want to participate in jury duty

There are those who overestimate their ignorance of a case.

The entire paragraph is about a judge’ favorite that is flawed-thus making the selection of a jury that will render an impartial decision a daunting task

These are valid reasons to draw such a conclusion-voir dire is flawed in a way that it is unlikely to select a jury that is capable of rendering an impartial decision.

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-3-passage-1-questions/

I've been staring at this question too long and need someone to help me understand.

Admin Note: I deleted the Stimulus and the Answer Choices as it is against our Forum Rules to post LSAT questions on the Forum.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-4-question-21/

I think I've heard that PT70s and 80s have "harder" LR sections, but I want to do one or two of the notoriously harder ones before my flex exam.

Hi everyone!

I signed up a bit later for my time slot for the Jan LSAT, and I am kicking myself because I have an early morning time slot. I am somewhat worried of my ability to be awake and mentally prepared at that time of the morning, especially considering most of my practice has been during the early and late afternoon each day. There are currently no other additional time slots available for the 16th and 17th.

Do you all know if I am late to my Procter scheduling time, if I am unable to start the exam? I'm obviously going to try my best to be up and ready at the time in the morning, but I wanted to see if you all knew.

Additionally, does anyone have any advice (perhaps, if you've taken an early morning LSAT exam) as to getting mentally prepared at an early hour for such a stressful exam?

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Are we taking the test on proctor u or are we taking the test on the law hub site ?

Last LSAT I took was a nightmare with my proctor. I made sure to tell my proctor that I am home alone, that I left my turned-ff phone in another room, and kindly requested I not get interrupted during the exam. I basically wanted to do what I could to avoid a horror story.

My proctor only chatted with me–I did not think anything of it.

During LG, she couldn't see my chin so she messaged me. I had a flashing box on the lower-right hand corner of my screen and had to click on it to open it. I adjusted my face and continued writing on my scrap paper. A second later I got another flashing and her message was a thank you. Again, I got interrupted and had to X-out of the chat box. At this point I got annoyed but contained myself and continued working. Then I got a smiley face! I shouted, "please stop interrupting me!" I might have been rude but at that point she threw me off focus for silly things and I made sure I was clear at the start to avoid interruptions.

I apologized at the end of the exam but I did not need 'thank you's' and smiley faces during my LSAT.

If I get another proctor who wants to just 'chat', can I request a different proctor? Maybe I am being a bit over but I really do not want to get thrown off my game again. Then again I heard of proctor's that forgot to mute themselves. >.((/p)

Any advice would be appreciated.

My takeaway: Keep your chin up.