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I have found that a lot of the LR questions that I get wrong are the result of picking the wrong of two choices. I'm able to narrow the answer choices down to the two most popular choices, but I often end up picking the wrong of the two answers and then getting it right on the blind review. Any tips for picking the right answer when I have it narrowed down already?

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I'm currently trying to review a RC passage for a PT I took, but I don't see the passage explanation being available? I saw it earlier somehow for a different passage, is there any way to access passage explanation specifically and not just question explanations?

Specifically the one I'm looking at is PT123.S4.P4

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Wednesday, May 27

🙃 Confused

Study Help

Currently just reached the end of the arguments module within my study plan and began the grammar portion. That said, I just did the adaptive drill mixed questions, and did good I suppose on my first run at it getting 3/5, however, I did it two more times and did absolutely horrible. I feel I'm having difficulties identifying Premise's and Conclusions. Either this or I'm not understanding what the question is asking me, I'm trying to best figure out what to do cause I feel like I'm stuck lol.

Should I attend a Office Hours session and ask my questions, even though I don't know what to exactly ask, or what should I do. Truly I'm looking for guidance as the foundations and maybe I missed this didn't really touch on the particular questions and how to dissect them.

Thanks,

Nikkolas

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Hello! I am taking the June LSAT and received an email yesterday about the writing portion opening and how to access it. I have been told by many people to not do the writing portion until after taking the multiple choice exam. I know that LSAC won't release scores until the writing has been submitted. How long after the multiple choice exam window is the writing open for?

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Hi everyone,

I have finished the Foundations curriculum and am halfway through the LR lessons. I was wondering if it is a good idea to alternate between the LR and RC curriculum, since I have not touched RC at all yet. Or is it better to finish LR first and then start RC?

I am extra concerned about RC because my diagnostic showed that it is my weakest area.

My plan is to write the exam in September.

Thanks in advance for any input or insight!

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At this point I think the LSAT is just fake, y'all. My last PT taken on May 16 was a 169, and somehow today (literally ~10 days later?!) I got a 179. All I did was some aggressive drilling in between and I've been studying lackadaisically since August 2025, seriously since January 2026. On top of that, when I last sat for the real LSAT in April, I got a 166, which was a major disappointment relative to where I though I'd been based on my drilling. And in the weeks I've spent studying since, I'd never gotten a PT higher than my 173 plateau from January-March, until today. I guess miracles do come true ;-;

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Edited Saturday, May 30

MichaelWright

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🤡 HYPE + Chill

Sup nerds! Lofi stream this Tuesday.

We're gonna do a few questions from PT140.S2 (that's LR), then passage 2 from 140's reading comp, then back to LR.

Here's the more general description of wtf the Lofi stream is:

Baby animals. Ambient music. The LSAT.

Join us Tuesdays from 5–8 PM ET for three hours of ‘Lofi LSAT problems to relax/study to’ — live (and free) on YouTube. Starting at PT140, Mikey will work through unseen LSAT questions live each week — talking through strategies, jotting down notes, and figuring problems out in as soothing a voice as he can manage while still reacting appropriately to videos of very small dogs carrying very big sticks. Whether you want to study quietly, follow every question closely, or just hang out with the LSAT on in the background, this is a low-stress way to stay consistent with your studying. All you need is a screen, a notebook, and your beverage of choice.

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Hi! I just graduated from Cornell this past weekend, and I am scheduled to take the June LSAT next week. I originally signed up for the April LSAT, but life, school, clubs, work, and training (I was on the varsity rowing team) got in the way, and I didn't prep as much as I'd like. I thought I would have more time toward the end of the semester to chip away at my practice blocks, but I ended up falling further behind between final exams, travel for regattas, and graduation festivities. Now I'm home and I feel very far from prepared. I have time accommodations, so each test is roughly 4 hours long, so I haven't been able to complete as many PTs as I'd like, and frankly I haven't been able to crack 170 yet (iykyk lolll). I don't feel good about just taking the test next week to "get it done," seeing as there is somewhat of a limit to how many you should take, and they are expensive!! I already ate the cost of moving it once, and I know that financially it makes zero sense to move it again (at $150 a pop for the rescheduling fee), but somehow it feels better to shell out the cost than to go in and willingly do poorly. I've been studying since February, but somewhat on and off, so of course there is a slim chance I surprise myself and do well! But I am not optimistic. Would love to get some other perspectives on this! Could definitely use some guidance and thoughts (and maybe prayers too lol).

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Hi everyone!

I’ve been studying on and off for the LSAT since early 2025, but now that I’ve graduated college, I started taking it more seriously in April of this year. I’m doing okay in LR. I’ve worked my way up to level 3 difficulty and have been getting those questions correct about 70% of the time, although I still have a lot of fluctuation.

So far, I’ve mainly focused on LR since it makes up the majority of the test. Should I keep focusing on LR until I feel more comfortable with it, or should I start incorporating RC now? Do you guys usually alternate sections day by day?

On one hand, I’m worried that if I start RC, I’ll lose momentum and focus with LR. But on the other hand, I’m afraid that if I wait until the end to practice RC, I won’t have enough time to improve and might lose some of my LR skills too.

Hoping to score at least a 160 by September or October. My last PT was a 151.

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Hello. I a bit conused on the deadline for the argumentative writing portion of the LSAT. I am taking the LSAT in June and applying to a program with a deadline of July 1st. I know the writing portion opens 8 days before the LSAT so today, but can I take if after I take the LSAT or must it be before?

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I practiced today but honestly I felt mind of exhausted. I'm so tired of waking up every morning and studying for the exam and today I was just sick of it so much that after taking a practice barely I reviewed anything. I was wondering whether I should take a break tomorrow just relax and try again on Thursday. I did take a break last Friday and Saturday so it's not like I'm working nonstop. Or should I try again tomorrow. I dont think I'm burning out but I'm just tired of it all

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Hey, so I would appreciate literally any answer, but I thought for SA we do P->C. To be fair, the explanations do make sense to me. However, I barely see the P->C thing going on now. I thought the answer choices should be linked to the conclusion, but it seems like right now we're just filling in the gaps. So I want to know how exactly to approach these questions. Or, when do I know when I can use P->C? Any suggestions and tips are GREATLY appreciated.

All in all, I am just so frustated. I take over 15 mins to get even a level 3 question and close to 30 mins to even understand a lvl 4 question. I have about 8 months to study but sometimes it feels like I'm chasing a ghost. I don't even know if I have what it takes.

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Hi friends!

It feels like I'm flying blind right now so I figured I'd reach out to see if anyone has specific suggestions for how to prioritize the months between now and when I take the test in Sept, and how I can ease my anxiety during plateaus.

I just started studying at the end of April and have been working my way through the study plan 7Sage created for me. I'm also trying to get a jump on getting used to section timing, so I've been trying to do at least 1 timed, full section every other day or so. I think in a couple weeks I'd like to bump that up to taking one full practice test every week while I'm still getting through curriculum.

My diagnostic score was solid (161) and I'm aiming high, for a 173+. I've never been great at standardized tests, but this feels like something I can do if I just study for it the right way. Right now, my plan looks like

  • May-end of June --> Focus on getting through curriculum, alternated with taking practice sections and full practice tests in June (20-25 hrs/week)

  • July-end of August --> Practice practice practice; probably start the week with 1 PT, then review what I got wrong, drill specific question types I'm having a hard time with, and then end the week with another PT (15 hrs/week)

I know it's stupid to have expected progress already but I am finding myself a little frustrated reviewing sections and finding that I keep missing around the same # of questions! Is that normal? Is there anything I could be doing differently or better? How does my study timeline look?

Thanks in advance !

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Hi all- does anyone have some tips on something that made them go from the low 170s to mid-high 170s? I feel like it's the difference of a few questions that are keeping me from moving up, and I tell myself to read carefully etc. but it's hard to remember a laundry list of things to do under timed conditions. It's starting to feel like I'm not learning a ton from my WAJ as well. I also notice that I tend to have one more volatile -4 section on my practice tests, that seems to be keeping my score down. Grateful for any tips that helped to make the jump!

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Hello all! I am running into a very frustrating situation that keeps costing me time and points in many question types including strengthen, necessary assumption, and sufficient assumption. Namely, I am dissecting a stimulus and either making the wrong assumptions or missing assumptions. So then, when I have my prephrase that either contradicts a correct assumption, or never regards a correct assumption, I will often ELIMINATE the correct answer because it feels like it contradicts my prephrase, or because I never thought of it.

Could anyone offer any advice on how to get these questions with consistent accuracy, or how to change my thinking habits? I have read all the typical advice, and it doesn't really help me on actual LSAT questions of these types, so I'm hoping there are some high scorers here who have perhaps a different approach they could share!

An example of my thinking is on PT 143, S 1, Q 9, a strengthen question, on red admiral butterflies, my prephrase, and my interpretation of the stimulus, was that perhaps the red admiral is mimicking the poisonous butterfly's flight pattern, and thus eluding predators. However, when looking at explanations, one of the assumptions that I obviously missed was that poisonous butterflies did not fly in an irregular flight pattern. Because of this, I immediately crossed out A, the correct answer.

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Happy Memorial Day to you all,

I am still blind reviewing my PTS and it is taking a while, how long should I be spending on that? Right now I am trying to take untimed PTs, and then going to transition to timed PTs before my June test tate. How long should I spend blind reviewing? I don't want to take time away from doing all the PTs I can.

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I am kind of seeing principle questions

"The situation described above conforms most closely to which one of the following generalizations?"

fall into the line of most strongly supported questions

while PSA questions (find the rule/application)

"Which one of the following principles, if valid, would most help to justify the sociologist's argument?"

are ones where we have to find gaps, fill the gap, make sure it is delivered to the right outcome and right situation is being modeled. Am I correct in my line of thinking?

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Sunday, May 24

🙃 Confused

Score dropping

I’ve been studying for months working on improving my score. My last 2 PT was 137 and I spent sometimes reviewing my weaknesses. I decided to take another PT today hoping for a 140 and I scored at a 121 I don’t understand how this happened I’m so confused.

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