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Is there any way for me to still blind review a practice test after I submitted it? I went fish brain after sitting down for 3 hours to take a PT, and figured I could just blind review later because I wanted to take a little break...but now I just have "-" for all my BR scores.

Would like to go back and blind review so I can see if my score gaps were time-based or concept-based.

Anyone know if there's a way to do so? Or would I have to "retake" the same PT (copy original answers) then do the BR?

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I have been studying pretty consistently for a few months now, and when I do normal drilling, I am getting most of the questions right. My blind review scores are even better. But when it comes to taking a PT my score is consistently low, and it has been for as long as I can remember. Its always been in the 140's but my. blind review or untimed scores are in the 160s-170. I am so confused on why I'm not improving at all. It's been a very long time, and I have never really seen any improvement on a timed PT. idk how to fix this. I've tried slowing down because the clock gives me anxiety, but I suppose that hasn't worked either. My anxiety is through the roof...I feel like i'm the only one on the planet who's been studying for over 6 months and has not seen any improvement on my score. If anyone has any tips, please let me know.

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Saturday, Aug 29

😖 Frustrated

Stuck at 161

Hi!!

I've been studying for the LSAT deliberately for about 3 weeks, and each PT I've taken the last 3 times have all scaled out to a score of 161.

I'm trying to not feel discouraged, but I really want to know if maybe there's something I could to break out of the 161s, if this is something other people have dealt with, etc.? Because it always feels like I understand the LSAT, and perform well in drills and sections until I get to actually taking the PTs

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Will LSAC void my test if I write from somewhere that isn’t my home? With the upstairs neighbours and a chatty kitty, I am worried about becoming distracted during my test. I was thinking of writing at my parents house, but does anyone know how this works?

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My best score is 162 but I'm not scoring that consistently. I have a major issue with stamina. The longer the test goes on the worse I become. To be fair during section 4 someone at library started talking near me which threw me off completely for the rest of the section but this is a pattern for me. How do I keep my accuracy up as the tests progress??? I am not improving and its been about two months that I've been studying daily and PTing weekly. Any insight or tips appreciated because i feel like a failure.

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Saturday, Aug 29

🙃 Confused

Confused about LSAT Time???

When I scheduled my September LSAT, I got a great time! I went on prometric and chose September 12th in Arizona. I chose 1:30 pm as my time, but it never said anything about time zones.

I just double checked on LSAC and it says I'm taking it at 3:30 ET which is 12:30 here in Arizona. It also says 1:30 Mountain time. There are TWO DIFFERENT MOUNTAIN TIMES (MDT and MST). Currently, AZ is 3 hours off of ET. In November, we'll only be 2 hours off.

I went on prometric and it tells me my testing location (which is AZ) and just says 1:30 (without a time zone). I'm very confused and OBVIOUSLY do not want to go to the testing location at the WRONG TIME. According to LSAC (3:30 ET), I take my test at 12:30. Prometric says I take my test at the AZ location at 1:30.

What do I do? Is there someone I should call? Is it just at 1:30, and LSAC is wrong?

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Hello all, I'm currently 2 weeks away from testing and FREAKING OUT. I was getting mid 160s in my PTs all summer long, and got 169 on my PT last week which I was super happy about! This week I did my PT and got 158....which is what I got as my diagnostic score 4 months ago. I noticed that in my last two sections I got around -10, which is really abnormal for me.

I really think that this is due to fatigue. I'm working 20 hours a week at my job plus studying a lot and am really burnt out. I'm having trouble focusing and studying for the LSAT which is reflecting in my PTs. I wanted to know if anyone has any advice, since it is really hard for me to take rest days and I want to bring my score back up before I test Sept 12, but also don't want to tire myself out more. Any advice is appreciated!

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Long story short, I got into a very bad car accident five days before my LSAT date (Wear your seatbelt everyone. Mine saved my life). Despite having a mild concussion, I decided not to postpone my LSAT because I was already registered for September. I took some drills in the days following the accident and scored around where I had been, so I thought my score would be fine. Day of, however, my brain felt like cotton. I ended up scoring a point lower than my last official test a year ago. That'll be a fun addendum, I guess.

Just mildly frustrated because I took a PT the day my scores released and got a new high score. Looking forward to September's I guess. sigh

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Hey all, so i got a 167 on the august test (yay!) which was my first attempt (after like 400 hours of study), but my pt were more in the 169-170 range. I'm what would be called a "reverse splitter" right now, with a boost in the GPA and job experience categories (I plan to work for several more years). I'm interested in schools that range from a 168-171 median (hoping to get that scholarship $$ lol). However, I just moved and started a new job that is heavy on travel. Still adjusting to that. Def not complaining about my situation, but wanted to hear people's input! Should I retake in October/November? Don't know if I could commit more than 5 hours a week or so with my schedule, worried about burnout. Open to all (polite) input!

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149 diagnostic → 159 🥹

third time really is the charm 😭 i’ve tried studying for the LSAT three separate times now. the first time, i started way too early and eventually fell off. the second time, i was a full-time student, working two part-time jobs, and juggling all of my student orgs and extracurriculars, so studying consistently just wasn’t realistic.

this time, i finally committed to it w the help of 7sage and a tutor. i just scored a 159 on a full timed practice test 🥹 10 points higher than my diagnostic!!! i’m so close to breaking 160 and genuinely so proud of myself because there were sooo many times i felt like i wasn’t improving or that i just wasn’t good at this test.

third time’s a charm fr 🥹📚⚖️ 160+ i’m coming for youuuuu. if anyone has any advice for my last month of studying before my officia test in oct pls lmk

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I do not know if anybody will read this, or if it will help anyone at all, but it helped me so I thought it would be good to leave here. These are a few things that I think helped me in my lsat journey, studying up to a 175 with 7Sage as my platform. Feel free to take everything with a grain of salt, as I have a few logic courses (taken during undergrad) to give me a bit of a background on how certain entailments work, and bc of that I started with a pretty high diagnostic.

1) Use the break to refuel!

Your brain actually does run on sugar, and the lsat uses an incredible amount of mental energy! During PTs and during the exam, bring something to eat (big fan of granola bars myself) that has a good amount of sugar in it. It sounds really simple and even a bit stupid, but I swear it took my PT from a 171 to a 177. It's also worth it to eat the same thing each time, to put yourself in the proper headspace/simulate test day. They let you bring in food, it's worth it to use it.

2) Have a visual shorthand/style for diagrams

One of the things that I learned in logic courses was to diagram conditional reasoning using concentric circles. The outermost circle is the necessary condition (the "then" statement) and each subsequent inner circle is the sufficient condition (the "if" statement) to put one in that outer circle.

For example, if the statement were to say "all firemen wear suspenders" (which could also be worded like "if one is a fireman, one wears suspenders" or "one is a fireman only if one wears suspenders" or "one cannot be a fireman unless one is wearing suspenders") then I would diagram that statement as a small circle labelled "firemen" within a bigger circle labelled "wears suspenders." This really helps me to visualize the fact that ALL firemen (sufficient condition) are within the suspenders (necessary) category, but not everyone who wears suspenders may be a fireman. You can do this with multiple circles inside each other, and it also helps to recognize contrapositives, bc now one can physically SEE that if one is outside of the bigger circle, then one simply cannot be inside any smaller circles inside it. I wish I could upload a photo to show, but using just brackets, it would look something like this:

[ (fireman) wears suspenders]

or for the more complex example of "all dogs are good. all good things go to heaven" it would look something like: { [ (dogs) good] going to heaven}

and now we can physically see that if something is not going to heaven, it is not good and it certainly isn't a dog, but there may be things in heaven that aren't good or aren't dogs.

3) Take Your PTs Under "Test Day Conditions"

I think this one may be a bit obvious, but truly, try and start your practice test around the time you would on a test day. If you can, do it on a Saturday or a day off, wake up like you would be heading to the test, eat the type of thing you would that day, sit at a desk with only pencils/scrap paper, etc. I am an anxious person, and when I feel like I have done things before, it can really make them feel more approachable/normal.

Um yeah that's some of my tips/ I truly wish you all the best of luck and hope all of your score dreams become a reality!!!

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This is my third 164 with no real "weakness" for questions. I tried slowing down on questions and fully understanding them, but this is just torture. I am literally 3-4 questions away from a 170.

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Friday, Aug 28

😖 Frustrated

Any advice?

Any advice? This is my third 164 in a row. I am aiming for a 168 in October. Is that possible? I took a reading section immediately before this to "fatigue" me a bit before taking the test.

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I just scored a -1 (172) on a RC section, meanwhile I scored a -6 (151) on the practice RC drill consisting of 2 passages that I did right before that. I don't think I did anything different - the passages were just much easier for me to understand in the full RC section.

How can I address this type of inconsistency? RC is my weakness. I would greatly appreciate any tips or advice from folks who previously struggled on RC and now slay it.

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Took the August LSAT then took two weeks to travel and stopped studying ( Also was hoping I was done) got my score back and mmmm could do better I think but I feel like I had reached peak studying right before August test now have lost my momentum and idek how to get back into it for October test

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Wednesday, Aug 26

Thank you 7Sage!

Got a 161 last August, then a 163 Last October, to then check my score for August 2026......

178 BABY!

Crazy feeling.

7Sage really has some amazing resources and strategies on here! All of the prep course/materials I used were from here.

To anybody who still has to take it, you got this!

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