Wondering what tools/tactics everyone is using to learn any new vocabulary encountered through reading comp?

Flashcard apps?

Or just good old writing them down in a notebook/word doc and memorize?

Also someone who scored 180 recommended going through the Barron's GRE vocab book. I feel like I don't have enough time to do that AND go through the entire Ultimate curriculum though. Any thoughts?

Good Afternoon Everyone,

I took the July Lsat. I was wondering if anyone knew when the LSAC is going to release the copy of the exam with the answer.

For anyone else who needs to see this...

https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/3598/burnout-and-you

Hi friends!

I need some advice on what to do. I have plateaued and I just don't know what to do because I'm supposed to take the LSAT in September. Do you think I should just do basic drills and for a couple days and then take more practice tests? Do I wait to take the text longer? I'm really feeling discouraged

hi guys,

if a conditional statement says something like, "if i win the game, I should buy a toy", how do I diagram this out? Is it even diagrammable? If so, how would this work, since it's not a certainty expression?

Thank you!

Hi guys!

I just did PT 86 RC and did great an all sections except passage 4. I know JY posted videos for ultimate+ users, but since I'm not in a position to afford that ranking, could someone help me out with tips/explanations? As I cannot find anything online.

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I’m feeling a little down. I just took my second prep test today and scored a 140. I’ve been studying for the LSAT for almost a year now. I started with Kaplan and took two real LSAT tests. On my first one I scored a 141 and on the second one I scored a 146. Not great. Then I decided to start with 7Sage and give it another try but so far I am not seeing a huge difference (not saying that the course is bad cause so far it’s been great). I even quit my full time job recently to take a break and fully focus on studying and practicing for the LSAT which I will be re-taking in November 2019. I usually understand the material and I do great in the practice assessments after each session, but for some reason when it comes to taking the actual prep test or even the real test, the timing messes me up and I have a hard time focusing. If anyone has any helpful advice on how to improve or tips to apply when taking the test please let me know.

Hi everyone,

I first started studying for the LSATs about a year ago, and have taken the LSAT 3 times since then. I plan on applying this year.

Nov 2018: 161

Mar 2019: 161

Jul 2019: 163

I had been consistently PTing at 165+ since May, but my digital July testing center had issues which I know affected my performance. I'm planning on taking the test one more time in November, and since I have another shot, I was hoping to tackle the 2 things that have consistently brought my score down: flaw + argument part question types.

I can tell you all 19 flaw types and I can tell you exactly what the highlighted argument part phrase/sentence is doing in an argument -- in my own words. My problem is the freaking answer options... I feel like 95% of the time I have a hard time understanding what the answer options are actually saying. Is it just me or has anyone else struggled with this? I have generally taken the strategy of skipping those questions and coming back to them, but now that I've (literally) bought myself another opportunity, I thought I'd try to master these.

If you are a tutor and think I could benefit from a session with you, please let me know! I'm open to tutoring at this point as well.

Thanks!

FW

So I keep making the same number of mistakes. I've been on AP for the last two days and for some reason theres something Im clearly doing thats hindering my part and my ability to fix my mistake. Any idea? PLEASE HELP

For eg : PT 78 Sec 3 Q04--> I picked B even though I did consider C

What am I doing wrong?

Hi Everyone,

I was hoping someone would be willing to share their progression in improving the Logic Reasoning section of the LSAT, and how they were able to get good at both speed and accuracy!

Hi everyone. I took the July LSAT for fun just because it doesn't matter. I did around how I was doing on practice tests in the time (165-167) and got a 166. I was not fully prepared and I am doing much better on practice tests now (consistently over 170). My question is, should I cancel this score? It is by no means a bad score and may allow me to get into some lower t14s I suppose, but it would not allow me to get any money (I have a good gpa from a top 5 undergrad and excellent internships). I really would love to get the process over with this fall as I am a rising senior in college. The reason I would want to keep it is because it's not an awful score and what if something goes terribly wrong during the September LSAT, which I am signed up for. On the other hand, I do get a free retake if I cancel it. Please provide me your input! My goal would be to go to a school in the lower t14 with money and I am signed up for September and will hopefully do well above that score.

I am worried I may not have enough time to complete the curriculum without rushing. I am signed up for the September 21st LSAT date. Do I have enough time? Should I jump around from LR to LG to RC; or should I just complete the lessons in the order they are presented? My initial diagnostic was around 135 and I'm hoping to get into the 160's. I suppose I can always retake, but I want to apply to law school this fall for the year 2020. I've been making good progress with the LR lessons and am going to keep plugging away. I'm working 50 plus hours per week currently and studying about 3 hours per day in the evenings. With one rest day that means about 18 hours per week of study time. I'm also trying to pt twice per week.

I still don't understand why A is right and C is wrong. The conclusion reads, "it's obvious that the public headed the campaign", meaning they followed the campaign's advice and washed their hands more frequently or stopped going to public places, all because the rate of influenza went down at the time of the campaign. That's the conclusion and its support. Since this is a cause-effect relationship, I assumed that a correct strengthener would reaffirm that hand-washing or avoiding public spaces did indeed go up.

I got rid of everything except for A and C. I wasn't sure about A, but for the life of me, I can't figure out what's wrong with C. JY says in his explanation that, if anything, it weakens the argument by 'presenting an alternate cause', but I disagree with this. One aspect of the campaign was to reduce people's attendance in public places if they had the flu. If fewer gatherings occur during the 6 month period, that's clear evidence that people went out a bit less than they did before the campaign. Thus, it's likelier that they heeded the campaign (yea we can argue if that was really b/c of the campaign or whatever, but the point of a strengthen/weaken answer choice is have some kind of impact on the support/conclusion relationship, no matter how big or small). I feel the same way about A in that it shows people might have washed their hands more during the campaign. Nevertheless, I think both answers can plausibly strengthen the argument. Where have I gone wrong?

Thank you!!!!

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https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-81-section-2-question-13/

What is a PSA question? How is it different than SA?

How do you do your low resolution summaries on the digital tests? Do you just make note of them on a scrap piece of paper?

If I am forgetting lines in a passage (for example that X rarely occurs or that X percentage of something does something else) that support an AC in a question therefore leading me to getting questions wrong, what larger problem do you think that’s a symptom of? Should I be reading more slowly for nuance and/or is my memory method process faulty?

The scenario that happened more than once in a recent PT is that I thought none of the ACs were supported in a question so I chose “the best” AC begrudgingly even though I recognized the flaws in it. On BR though I ultimately found the part of the passage that supported an AC that I originally thought was unsupported. I realized I had forgotten about a line or part of the passage.

I am pretty devastated by my LSAT score. Was consistently scoring 157-161 on my PT leading up to test day and I got a 153 on this one. That was lower than my diagnostic of 155....I know that the LSAT is just the beginning of a hard journey to become a lawyer, but I don't know where to go from here. I am signed up to take the September and October test,\ and just need some advice on how to get back to studying.

New to the discussion forums, so sorry if this is not worthy of its own post. Just curious.

Hi, I wanted to get some advice from people with a bit more experience in LG on how to balance speed and accuracy on the actual test. I have been foolproofing the games from PTs1-35, and my confidence and speed have increased. However, I also feel the need to go at a rapid pace through each game in order to meet the target time were a very difficult game to arise.

In practice, this is what messes me up the most. I fly through the rules and "passage" and often find myself either misreading questions or missing them entirely. I tend to do this both on PTs and, to a lesser extent, on games that I foolproof. If I do not misread rules, I am confident that I can do well on almost any game. I think nerves also play into my inclination to go at warp speed. Does anyone have any advice for methods I can practice to bring a more balanced approach to my LG sections?

I was crying when I got my score yesterday. Over a year of studying. First diagnostic was a 157. Quite studying an entire semester due to depression. My first test, and the highest I had hit on my practice tests was 171. Thank you so much to 7Sage, I would’ve never hit this without this program. The only program I will ever recommend!

Hello all, I will be taking the October LSAT and would like to take and BR at least 20 PT's between now and then. I have a schedule laid out that I will follow, and if I fall a bit under 20 I'm OK with that. My question is this, which tests should I start with in order to build momentum? Would it make sense to start at PT 60 and work my way up? Are the most recent tests the best place to end before the test? Thanks for your help!!!

I have been trying to sign up for the October LSAT since yesterday, but it's showing that no centers are available and I don't see an option to join the waitlist. Any thoughts?

For the October 2019 LSAT, I was put on a waitlist. I know in the past, LSAC was almost always able to get folks off the waitlist and into a test center within a 100 mile radius. But now with the switch to digital, it seems like they might not be able to because they need more tablets vs. just printing more tests like they could do in the past.

I have called LSAC a couple of times and it seems like they are also scrambling and are not able to give any guarantees at this time. Has anyone heard anything?

I'm currently stuck at a 150. LR/ RC being my biggest issues. I'm taking the september exam and starting to get worried. My goal is a 155-157. Any Advice?

Without coming off as too salty about it, why the unusually long break between the July LSAT and the release of the scores? I guess it is to examine inconsistencies between paper and digital. Perhaps it could be other data gathering, but I am curious to know.