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Thursday, Jul 24, 2025

🙃 Confused

Studying Format

Hi,

I recently started studying and I'm signing up for the November Exam. For taking practice exams, would it be better for me to complete the whole curriculum first? Or do people usually take the practice exams/drills at the same time?

Not a super strong test taker, so I'm looking for the best way to manage my time!!

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Wednesday, Jul 23, 2025

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Tips on Slowing Down?

Hey y'all! I recently took a PT and got 166 on the first take and 176 on BR. I think this disparity is because I go way too fast through the questions and end up making dumb mistakes. I try to remind myself to go slow while taking the test, but it never seems to help. Any tips on how to slow yourself down and ensure you are fully thinking through the questions?

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Suppose the stimulus to a parallel reasoning question was something along the lines of:

A⊃B

B⊃C

C⊃D

A,

Therefore D.

And one of the answer choices read:

W⊃X

X⊃Y

~Z⊃~Y,

W,

Therefore Z.

The sentence '~Z⊃~Y' is the contrapositive of Y⊃Z, and so just as the first argument is valid, so too is the second. But I was wondering if, in a parallel reasoning question, they will ever give an answer choice that utilizes the contrapositive.

Sorry for my poor ability to formulate a question.

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After getting 177-180 consistently on my PT, I got a 172 on a 2024 LSAT. Now I'm back to studying for Sept 2025 and am scoring in the 177-180 range on all my PTs again. Wondering how I can best use this time to ensure that I don't have the same test day performance drop? Any advice appreciated

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Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025

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In this episode of the 7Sage LSAT Podcast, we tackle exactly how to turn a disappointing score into a breakthrough—so you’ll walk into test day more confident and prepared than ever. We break down how to diagnose the gaps in your first run (from timing hiccups to recurring question‑type errors), then show you how to rebuild your study plan around those insights. You’ll pick up practical tips on setting realistic weekly goals, practicing mindfulness for test day, and slotting in targeted drills to shore up weak spots.

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I am signed up for the August LSAT, and I know that it automatically signs me up for an LSAT writing portion as well. I wanted to focus on strictly the RC and LR LSAT portions in August, so I was considering taking the writing portion on a different testing cycle. Am I able to submit an LSAT writing independent of the LSAT? For example, could I submit the September LSAT writing and the August exam into my applications, or do I have to submit the writing and exam from the same month?

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I am going through what I thought was a J curve except I haven’t recovered yet. I am scoring lower than I was when I started taking regular PTs about 2 months ago. My past few PTs have been in the highs 150s, but my Blind Review are between 168-176. Does anyone have any tips for how to close this gap? 

I am focusing on the types of questions that I get wrong but wondering if there was anything specific I could do to try to get to my BR score during timed PTs as well. Thank you!

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Saturday, Jul 19, 2025

💪 Motivated

How to Properly Drill?

I'm new to drilling. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to drill? How many questions should I start with, time or untimed, etc. Any advice is appreciated!

Not sure if this matters, but I got a 151, 151, and 160 on PTs. I won't be taking more PTs until I start drilling. Thanks!

Edit: I am nearly done with 7Sage's cirriculum

Edit: So I just finished drilling 5 questions, and I got 3 correct, but I got all five correct during blind review. Would the next step be to analyze each question/just the questions I had trouble with and then do extensive reasoning on my thought process for each question? I know spending time is necessary, but I'm just not sure what the most time-efficient way of doing this would be. any advice is appreciated!

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I just took a PT and I am devastated. The experimental LR section was -3. Had it been swapped out, I would have scored a 163 rather than a 157. I know we can't choose on the real exam, but it is ARBITRARY here; these are not real experimental sections, and we are not given the option of a three section PT. From a mental perspective, seeing a range of possible scores would be really helpful. I know I have to go back and dig into all of the sections, which I will do. But I have to tell you that I feel like quitting right now. It sucks that my mood would be so much different if it had popped up as a 163, but that’s what’s up.

Also, what is going on with the typing field here? I had to write this in Word and paste it is. Every other keystroke is being erased, doubled, or backed up? Anyone else having this issue?

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Hi, I took a preptest and was prompted to do the blind review right after. I clicked in order to take a brief break before doing the blind review, however now when I click on the "review" button there is no longer a blind review option available? Is this normal? How can I still do a blind review?

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Saturday, Jul 19, 2025

🙃 Confused

Drilling

What does it mean when I get 100% (correct) on the actual question but then 0% (incorrect) on blind review? Or vise versa. Sometimes I get down to 2 answers and feel confident about an answer then redo the question in blind review and may end up selecting the other answer.

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Saturday, Jul 19, 2025

🙃 Confused

BR on drills?

The Core Curriculum talks about benefits of BR on PTests. I've been doing it on my drills too, is that also recommended?

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I have taken some full practice logic sections recently, and have noticed that a lot of the harder questions are near the end. Because of this, does anyone recommend starting at the end with questions and working your way to the beginning? Just curious if this is a good strategy :)

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After three months of studying with the LSAT Trainer and other textbook-based resources, I moved on to 7sage because I heard good thing about it, but I've found myself scoring lower and being more confused on questions.

Did all of my knowledge suddenly disappear, or is the LSAT Trainer irrelevant to studying with 7sage, or am I just adjusting differently to studying on the screen?

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Thursday, Jul 17, 2025

🙃 Confused

Stopping/Resuming a PT

hi, I am in the middle of a practice test but need to stop it and resume the next day. Will the system hold my spot for that long? like 17-18 hours?

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