Is there a correlation between focusing too much on perfection, best score, fully locking in and performing poorly. Does this correlation actually lead to that causation Lol. Does our brains performance genuinely get hampered when we are focusing too much on getting the best results? Is it subconscious? How to avoid it? Or if anyone has experienced a similar thing and overcame it? Any insights or discussion would be appreciated it.

LSAT HELP! Limited Progress

Hello everyone, I've been studying for the LSAT for about a year now and I am still struggling. I thought I would make this post to get some much-needed help from the 7Sage Community . I will do my best below to outline my struggles. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Background: I have had limited progress in the year. I took a diagnostic at 1:49 since then I have been only doing time sections and untimed sections. I have averaged about 15/26 correct but have gotten as high as 19/26

The issues

1. Timing: this has been one of the biggest issues with me when I do sections or questions untimed I get them right. Then when I do time sections, I make a little mistakes on easy questions usually, like question two or seven something like that usually 1 to 3 star questions.

And I know that I'm doing something different on drills versus when I'm doing timed sections, but I don't know exactly how to replicate this in my timed work

2. Diagnosis: I'm not exactly sure how to diagnose my own issues so what I've been doing is when I take a time to section any question that I miss what I do is for the next week I'll focus on that question this week was NA questions, and I really go through them slow, but I don't know a specific plan or specific set of actions to get better at the questions that I'm missing.

3. The stimulus: usually I do a pretty good job of understanding the stimulus when there's an argument, present understanding the gap and the reasoning, but then I get into the answer choices, and I struggle in the answer choices, especially with vague language and understanding what they say.

I'm just going all out here asking for your help everyone. I already put off going to law school for one year and I don't want to do it again. I have received much help from people on here and I greatly appreciate it.. I'm not opposed to getting a tutor and I'm wondering maybe if that's what it's gonna come down to., but also scared that what if I pay for a tutor and don't end up improving anyway. What has worked for everyone ? Like what are some specific things that I can do specific drills practices stuff like that because often I've gotten an advice before from people that seems to be very general like while you just need to keep practicing. I'm at a point where I think I've practiced a lot and I'm just feel like I'm spinning my circles.

Thank you everyone in advance for reading the long post. Also feel free to inbox me. I have posted on here before, and I lucked out and found a tutor or somebody with the same experience as me., that had some really valuable insight !!! Help please

For the argumentative writing section, should I be drawing from outside sources? I did one of the practice ones on LSAC and I didn't think the instruction was clear enough. And am I to argue from one of the positions that LSAC gives samples of in response to the prompt? I know everyone says its akin to a "are you a human" test but I don't want to screw up on something easy like this for some technical or simple reason.

If I get -1, or -0 frequently on old LR sections that i have taken a month or 2 ago. Is that a good sign?

How often should I be doing practice tests? My goal is a 170 on the June 2026 test and on my last official test I got a 163. Should I be doing a test every week or every other? I work full time so I only study for around 12 hours a week.

Hi All! I am taking the lsat in June and working through my study plan right now. I have fallen very far behind on the study plan timeline and working my butt off to get caught back up. Does anyone have a similar experience/any insight? I have saved weekends for getting caught too but I find myself extremely distracted on the weekends. Any advice/words of encouragement are welcome!

Additionally, I am an undergrad student in norcal... anyone looking for a study buddy?

For example with RC I want to make the passages more difficult (it is giving me like difficulty 3 and below). How do I change that?

We're reviewing our curriculum, and I'd like to hear some candid feedback on 7Sage/s grammar lessons. Did you do them? Did you find them helpful? Did they improve your score?

I just scored a 155 on PT123 (BR 164). I am aiming for 170+ by June.

I've been studying everyday for 3-6 hours since June 2025 (did the whole curriculum, read the loophole, blind reviewed a ton and do drills every day) and I just feel so discouraged. I really thought that I improved and understood the concepts better, but under timed conditions I just keep messing up. i suspect that S3 and S4 were worse due to fatigue and lack of concentration, but I'm still sad that I missed still missed so many.

Any advice?

I just got my scores back for the February LSAT and got a 156. Honestly, better than anticipated as most of my PT's were in the 154's. My goal is to wait a cycle and then take the test in June and August. What is the best path to a 170+?

I know the key difference is that conditionals are always true (they are a rule), while causation is weaker. Does this mean that if you see language like "if A then probably B", it is causal? In general, what are causal indicators and tips+tricks to recognizing causal logic that looks like conditional logic?

I just need to vent a little bit, I started 7Sage at the start of February. I have noticed some improvements, my PT score after two weeks only went up one point. I'm testing at a 146 currently and I am hoping to take the June LSAT, I will take it in August if needed. If anyone has some encouragement or advice that would be appreciated :)

(Side Note: I love this program, I just don't feel like I am the person that is an LSAT god)

Hi! I'm curious to everyone's experience w/ tutors? I have been studying for about 2 months now and am plateauing at around 160, which is very frustrating for me and I'm not sure what to do. I am considering tutoring, but it is just so expensive that I'm not sure if it is worth it.

Have people seen big jumps? What do they help you do? Is there anyone specific they suggest?

Thanks!

I've been having trouble staying positive/motivated when looking at my sealed vs raw scores. My highest scoring PT was from last month and was a 161 (75/104) but my most recent was a 156 (76/103). The difference in raw scores is very minor (in fact, the 156 is better?), yet a 161 and 156 feel like very different scores to me (and I assume, law schools). There is a greater trend of this happening in my analytics, but I'll spare the additional details.

I understand that which sections are scored/experimental makes a difference as well as whether is is 3LR/1RC or 2LR/2RC (I usually do better on the tests with more/3 LR sections). Is there anything I can do in terms of my studying to increase my chances at consistency/better sealed scores? And how can I stay motivated when my numbers are consistent yet my scores are dropping?

I'm registered for the April exam, aiming for at least a 160. It's hard to feel confident I can hit that when there seems to be so much variation.

lol I was inspired by a Howard grad to shoot my shot with finding some hbcu guys to get into this test with. I graduated from NCAT and I have a few people to study with already but I would absolutely love more hbcu people in general. HMU 🫡

For those that have made the leap from 154 to 170, how and what did you do, should I begin to drill only level 4s and 5s and then PT twice a week?

For the past few weeks, I have been consistently scoring in the high 150s and low 160s on practice tests and scoring in the low 170s during blind review. I am taking the LSAT in April. Does anyone have any advice on how to close this gap between my scores?

Hi everyone! Looking for study buddies in Metro Vancouver or online within the PST time zone. Would love to set a regular rhythm in my schedule so we can all help each other stay on track!

https://7sage.com/join-group/cht_032ZeHJSxCBhteInU1ioNb

Has anyone used the offical LSAC strategy booster or found it helpful? I received an email about it for signing up for the April LSAT. Does anyone have any tips for using it and/could there be a class on it?

I came across this feature once and now I can't remember where or how. How can I switch the BR from circling my wrong questions and random questions to only recommending the questions I got wrong?

Hey, I know that reviewing mistakes and understanding where I went wrong is important. Sometimes I am able to have that aha moment and other times not- does anyone have advice (other than blind review)

Hi all! I just started the course, and I was looking through the study plan to see where and when we should use the drill feature, but I don't see anything. When should we start using the drill feature? Would it make sense to go through the basics of different LR and RC questions, then start using them?

Hi I have been doing drills & reading the questions explanations but wanted to check out the videos. Everyone I look it just had a button that says J.Y.’s version but no video ever populates. I thought it was because I have the core package but I believe the videos are included. I have tried switching from Chrome to the app but I can never see the videos. Needing some help on what I am doing wrong😭.

Hi Everyone!

I've been practicing for the LSAT for a bit over a year now and have been stuck in the 160s. I need help getting to that 170+ mark which though at times I feel defeated I know it's within my reach. I'm open to tutoring or really any advice on what I can do? In the spirit of being honest I know that consistency is an issue and is something that I think having the accountability of tutoring will help with.

If anyone knows of or is an amazing, Affordable tutor in the Manhattan or Brooklyn region please reply.

Thank you!

I'm currently averaging -3/-5 on RC sections, doesn't matter if it's a section or full PT. When I BR, -1/-0. I'm taking the April LSAT and I'm hoping to clean my RC up within the next month. Does anyone have tips as to how I can improve my accuracy under timed conditions? Maybe I just need to get more reps in, I'm not sure. Usually I end with 1 Q wrong per passage and they tend to be one of the earlier questions per passage. Any help appreciated thanks.