After drilling almost all questions types, I for some reason have been having a lot of trouble doing the harder method of reasoning and flaw questions and they are definitely my biggest weakness. I can usually do the easy ones really quickly and get them right with ease, but the harder ones just don't click with me and it's very frustrating considering how often they appear on the LSAT. Anybody have any tips?

Hey all, quick question for everyone in here: has anyone come across a set of 'rules' like we have for parallel flaw. In paralllel flaw we have the 19 most common errors, which we can then use to eliminate answer choices. Is there something similar for PMOR?

Hello All,

I'm concerned with my performance with Strengthen and Weaken Questions. I am struggling with these two question types to the point where I'm getting every question wrong for them. I'd tried to adapt to the technique of finding the assumption from stimulus but that just doesn't work for me. I believe that I'm thinking to hard or I'm becoming confused with how I can find the assumption. The weird thing is that prior to learning this technique I found strengthen questions to be the easiest question type to answer. Can someone provide me with an alternative technique or may help understand I can overcome this difficulty with the assumption technique.

Can someone please help explain why D is the right answer and the rest are wrong based on the lessons on MBT question types.

#help

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Hi Guys,

I have a confusion in a given condition,

If Q or D is selected , either R or S must be selected along with B.

Can anyone tell the representation for this ?

Thank you.

A couple questions for our community about LR:

Once you learned the lawgic stuff and the steps for each question type, how did you get better, especially on the more difficult LR questions? Also, for those who began from a place of not being very confident with LR, what made the difference going forward? Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Hi everyone,

I took my LSAT test today, and it was absolutely atrocious. To be more specific about my situation, I am currently a senior in college and would like to apply for law school not for this year but for the year after. This September test was like a practice for me as I studied 3 months over the semester.

However I took today's test trying to score maybe a 155 or so, but I feel and kind of know I BOMBED IT. I guessed on so many questions on the RC, and couldn't even finish two games on the LG section. Also, I wasn't even sure of 90 percent of the problems on the LR questions... I am wondering if I should cancel ? This never really happened to me on my LSAT Practice exams and I was SHOOK the whole test. And I am really scared to hurt my confidence. Also I heard that admission offices don't like if an applicant took the LSAT more than three times ? So would it be better to cancel this score?

Please tell me what I should do honestly. I don't know. I'm really scared to see and get a 140 or something because that was my diagnostic score. That would really mentally exhaust me. Also my final goal is a 165 (+). I would like to ask how I can possibly reboot myself to study for March or June/July exam for a 165 (+).

Thanks :(((

Does anyone have any insight on the pros and cons of cancelling?

I just took the LSAT for the second time and did not do well (in my head at least).

I had to write the test with strep throat, had difficulties with the proctors (may report them but I'm not sure what will come out of this), and I got a nose bleed during my LG section (strongest section) and that caused me to guess on 4 questions I would normally answer.

Unsure what to do. There's literally blood on my test booklet so I can say I put blood sweat and tears into this I guess?

So I took the December 2017 test and scored a 164. I was happy with my score but felt I could do better if I had more time to prepare so I have been studying a lot the past three months. My best PT since then was a 169 and my worst was a 162. I took the September 2018 test and feel like it is possible that I may have done worse, but also feel like it could have improved from my original score. Does anyone know how bad it will look on applications if I did do worse? Or how much of a drop is somewhat acceptable? I don't really need a higher score to get into any of the schools I am looking at, more so for scholarship money. I am really unsure of whether or not I should cancel my score and could use some help. Thoughts? Advice?

Hey guys,

I will be taking the LSAT for the first time tomorrow, so can someone double confirm with me that I am bringing the right things ?

So I plan to bring a Ziplock bag with

** and last question, I will be leaving my phone at my house, but do you guys know approximately when the exam ends ? My parents will be picking me up and I wanted to give them a time frame assuming that the test will start at 9am **

Any other advice, please let me know !! THANKS

Has anyone brought Ibuprofen/Advil in their ziplock bag before? I’m prone to allergy headaches this time of year, and am worried that one will start mid-test, so I’d like to bring something just in case, but I’m not quite sure it’s allowed. Any thoughts?

I see many people withdrawing before the test but I don’t quite get why..Why not going in for an experience? Since you already paid? Don’t schools count only the highest score, even for T14? Plus it’s a disclosed test you get to see how you perform and get a copy of the test? Seems to me only pros to go in and write the test..

Hi!

Best of luck to everyone taking the test tomorrow! We got this!

Hope you all have a nice and relaxing Friday :)

Who’s testing with me at SDSU in this glorious San Diego weather tomorrow???? Best of luck!

Hi there,

I'm stuck in what to do before the clock strikes midnight tonight. I have taken 10 PTs within the last 2 months and am scoring between 157-163. I have done the whole 7Sage course and have completed the LG and LR Bibles (have seen a significant improvement on LG). I want a 170+ and I think I can get that with more time and a big life decision.

I think I am being held back by some psychological pressures. Right now I am working on a political campaign. Up until 3 weeks ago, I was working 60 hours per week, but then dropped down to 30 hours a week to study for the LSAT. My score has not improved and I think I have hit a road block. I know that many other people work full-time, but campaigning for a nationally recognized House race is quite demanding and requires constant attention beyond scheduled hours.

Bottom line, I really need a 170+ and I think I can get that if I eliminate a major stress factor in my life. Should I quit my job, eliminating the possibility of a LOR from a congressman, and focus on the LSAT for November OR just take it tomorrow and see what happens even though I am certain I will not get my target score?

Just wanted to know if most people diagram the logic in must be true in searching for valid argument forms?

Well this is a bit embarrassing, how do you handle nature calls during tests?

I'm scheduled to take the test this Saturday but among stressing out about the test itself, I'm stressing out about my digestive system.

I've tried my best to wake up early this whole week, to try to reset my body but I don't this it's working. I'm scared that during the test I'm going to need to run out to the bathroom for 5-10mins, and not just once. I have digestive issues and can't finish fast like most people. My body does the majority of its functions throughout the morning, coffee or not. (If only the tests were in the afternoons)

I feel that I need more time to get my body to adjust to doing it's business earlier. I can try to hold it, like I've done when can't use a bathroom but I know I'll be thinking about going to the bathroom and not have my mind 100% on my test.

I don't know what to do, my job gave me two weeks (PAID) off to prepare (I work at a law firm). I just don't want them to think it was all in vain because I didn't take the test.

Should I wait till November and withdraw from this Saturday? And continue to wake up earlier and earlier and try to change my morning business? I'm not testing where I want to be, so I'm more inclined to do this.

I've already postponed June's LSAT to September, will withdrawing and registering for November look bad to the schools I apply to?

What do I tell my boss? "I couldn't handle my s**t, so postponed the test. Thanks for the two week paid "vacation."

#help

It seems the preferred method is to read passage A, go through questions, then read passage B, then finish questions.

Did I miss a core curriculum lesson? From what I can tell this is not really taught until answer explanations for the later PTs.

I am taking September LSAT and by the time I found this method I did not want to switch to this with so little time left to practice it. I think it would be very beneficial to make a lesson explaining this method early on in the RC core curriculum. (Unless their already is?)

I scored a 141 on PT 2007 (FIRST TRY). I am ok with LR, but I suck at LG and RC. I study part time because I work full time at a firm and hoping to apply for next cycle. Is there hope?

Hello 7sagers,

I've been trying to make sense of this question for the longest time but I just can't seem to understand what the difference between answer choice (c) and (e) is.

Here's my train of thought.

We all know from the core curriculum that A unless B is

~A~ ---> B

OR

~B~ --> A

Given this, (c) states "Unless K is assigned to T, both F and M must be assigned to T."

(e) states, "Unless either H or M is assigned to T, K must be assigned to T."

So to put (c) into lawgic and if I put it in ~A~ --> B form, it reads, ~Ft and Mt~ --> Kt. If I were to do the contrapositive, it reads, ~Kt~ --> Ft or Mt.

Is this contrapositive right? The answer says that it's supposed to be contraposed back into ~Kt~ --> Ft and Mt but I seriously cannot understand why that would become an "and" statement...

But if I were to put it in the ~B~ --> A form, it reads, ~Kt~ --> Ft and Mt (which is the correct answer). I'm really confused as to why these two are coming out differently when it shouldn't be...

Please help! I feel like I'm not understanding the most basic concept of lawgic and it's truly giving me so much anxiety.

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https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-74-section-2-game-4

Is anyone else lost with logic games? I''ve been studying for the LSAT for several months and the logic games ( not even the easy ones) just don't make sense to me...at all....I'm signed up for the LSAT this saturday. would it be better to just not take it and pick a different career if I just can't learn logic games? Everyone else on here seems to think they are attainable or the easiest section and I just don't see it.

The most recent PT I've taken in preparation for Saturday's test is PT 77. Initially I thought this was a good idea because I will likely take the November exam as well. Of course with two days to go I am starting to worry that I haven't taken a recent enough PT (I did sit for September 2017 though). I watched the Power Score predictions for June/September a few weeks ago and have an idea of what to expect...

Would anyone advise taking sections from a newer PT today (scattering them throughout the day, not all at once)? Or should I just drill some more LG?

I have kept my studying fairly light this week (just some LG and RC for the most part) along with reviewing questions I answered incorrectly on past PTs.

Thanks in advanced for any input! and best of luck to everyone taking the exam this weekend!!!

Doing this question makes me feel like I'm being abused. It's like the LSAT writers are getting some sick pleasure out of tricking me into choosing the wrong answer choices. Or it could all be in my head.

Does anyone know if there are other questions like this, which trips you up with the wording, switching from hour and half hour to sequence of being shown? I would like to see some more of them if possible.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-2-game-4/

So I'm drilling hard RC passages and I seem to have the most success when I spend I little extra time on the questions. So instead of finishing in the 7-8 minute range I'd finish these passages in about 8-10 Minutes. When doing full length Prep Tests, is it ever advisable to spend that much time on an RC passage? I can't imagine being able to make up for extra time by finishing a passage in like 5 minutes.

Perhaps a good sign for this saturday? Worst PT score in a while... but perhaps the best? Good luck, everyone! Cheers~