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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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Hi— I am taking the June LSAT, hopefully for the last time. I have been trying to cut down the load of my studying to not burn out and while doing so, I am finding myself getting questions wrong (especially 1-3 star q’s) that I normally wouldnt get wrong. As someone who gets anxious and overthinks about it, I find that it is starting to taint my confidence.

Anyone have any advice for the next week and a half? I realize that with the test getting closer these things naturally can happen, but I just want to work it out before my test

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Hey, I just finished the foundations content and have been doing somewhat decent in the adaptive drills and single "you try" questions. I am always going over time and am worried I will fall into a pattern of taking too much time. As I progress through the LR and RC sections of the material, is there a specific strategy/idea I should use to help my time? Or is it not relevant at this point? I feel like I might just be in my head, would love others' thoughts on this!

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Edited Saturday, May 23

😖 Frustrated

Advice For a June LSAT Test Taker

Hi Guys. June LSAT test taker here. I have been off/on studying for the LSAT for over a year now, but have been pretty seriously studying the last 2-3 months. June will be my second time taking the LSAT (previous 166). My goal score is a 170+, which I have yet to crack on a PT, but I've consistently been getting 168s and 169s for my last 4-5 PTs, as well as -3 to -1 on several RC and LR sections individually. Though it's been frustrating as hell being stuck in the high 160s plateau, I have been feeling like I've been understanding the test more and more every day and have been seeing small improvement.

I just took PT 156 (which seems like is notoriously difficult) and got a 161 on it. Ugh. With the test less than two weeks away I was planning on taking one last test next weekend, but I'm worried after this experience it'll ruin my confidence before test day. I plan on blind reviewing this test and trying to learn the most that I can from it, but does anyone have any advice on what else I should focus on this next week and a half before giving myself 4-5 days off before my test? Should I take another PT next weekend? Do drills? Review my wrong answer journal? Meet once with a tutor? Do nothing and rest? Any advice would be appreciated.

I feel like I have all the pieces I need to do well on an LSAT but it never seems to come together for me.

Thanks :/

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Saturday, May 23

😖 Frustrated

I just scored a 174 on PT119.

Hi,

I’m doing pretty good on these but still making dumb mistakes. I forgot to answer a question in rc and submitted the last lr section without realizing I still had one more question. Went back and got them both right in analysis right after. Shooting for a 180 if anyone has any tips let me know!

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Edited Friday, May 22

💪 Motivated

I just scored a 171 on PT119.

I started studying with the core curriculum 2-ish weeks ago and wanted to take a PT to see if I made any progress compared to my diagnostic. The 7sage explanations have been super helpful. Although progress early on is encouraging, I'm ultimately aiming for a mid-170s score, so please share any tips!

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When doing blind review, should I hover over the pink circle on the question (thus indicating if I got it wrong, took too long on it, changed my answer multiple times, etc.) or not? Particularly, I'm not sure if it is harmful to do BR already knowing that I got that question wrong.

Thanks :)

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I recently had a session with tutor @SCOTT_LEBO . It was amazing. Even before our session began, he emailed me two detailed PDFs on how to approach LR and RC. He mentioned that he's been refining his method for 10+ years, and he found it highly effective. I did too. Then, during our session, we went through my analytics so he could personally gauge my strengths and weaknesses. He also used the information I provided him before our session. We started with my weakest point, RC, and thoroughly reviewed a passage that targeted all my weaknesses (lol). He made sure to use multiple approaches to justify how to get the right answer, as well as why my answer was wrong (instead of just giving me the answers). We focused on how to tackle passages and questions. He asked me to also chime in and explain my thought process, which he evaluated clearly and refined. Because I self-studied for months before this point, I was surprised to learn that I took away new techniques that I hadn't been using. We also focused on some LR question types that give me trouble. I actively processed through these question types, and he explained a certain technique (found on the PDF) that simplifies the question. Besides clearly being knowledgeable and experienced, Scott also took the time to listen to my concerns fully and thoroughly answer them. My experience was also personalized to fit my needs. If anyone is looking for a tutor, I highly recommend Scott. I feel much more confident for my June LSAT. Good luck to everyone!

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Hi everyone! While I've been performing reasonably well on the LR section, I'd love to get more practice with diagramming. Does anyone have suggestions or recommendations for lesson library videos? I've been working through the lesson videos and practicing alongside them, but I'm open to any additional resources or tips!

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I am stuck at a Pt level around 148. My worst subjects are Phenomenon-hypothesis (LR) Which am the absolute worst on & Casual Reasoning. I have watched the videos and drilled and It is still a foreign language after 2 months. I don't understand Why I cant just grasp the concept and its starting to feel like Im never going to understand it. The breakdown for the videos don't help me either because some of them just assume I know what's going on.

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