Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had any advice or helpful pointers for systematically navigating difficult Science passages, like riddled basins of attraction and the science passage regarding corn, maize, and C-4 Photosynthesis? I generally feel confident in RC sections, but when I run into passages like this, it is really difficult for me to comprehend what is being said beyond the main point. I end up wasting time trying to comprehend what is being said, and consequently running out of time to thoughtfully answer the questions.

I'm wondering if I should just skim the difficult parts of tough RC Science passages and then go back to the passage when I know what to look for after reading the question. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you so much in advance!

Hi everyone, I am looking for guidance after receiving my score from the June LSAT. I got a 168 on the real test but I had been scoring in the 170s on every PT I've taken for the past 2 months. I had not gotten below a 171 since April, and I scored a 175 on both PT 158 and PT 159 (the last ones I took before the real test). I had also been practicing in environments similar to test day conditions to make sure that the testing center didn't throw me off since I took it in-person. This in combination with hitting my goal scores repeatedly on PTs made me feel relatively confident going into the real thing, but I ended up scoring around 5-7 points below what I had been scoring on PTS. This was the first time I had ever taken the real thing, so I'm wondering if it could have been test day nerves due to having never experienced the real environment before or if there is some kind of disconnect in my understanding/thought processes. Another issue is that I have been studying since late January and do not have any fully fresh PTs or sections left. Any advice on what I can do in the meantime between now and my retake in August to perform at the level I had been performing at on my PTs would be greatly appreciated!

Hello!! Still in foundations and wanted to know whether people were taking notes or not? i am trying to tae some quick ones on lawgic and stuff but know i wont go back and read them and it seems to be taking up so much of my study time. Let me know any thoughts/what you guys do! Thank you!!!

i've never scored this high before and i just restarted studying for the LSAT after a 161 in November so i am SUPER excited for a four point increase in the last two months of studying and a 180 blind review!!!

Hello I'm looking for a tutor to get me to a 155. My last LSAT was a 146. Im looking to retake it in November. Im not looking for a miracle. Minimum I need to make a 150.

Hey everyone looking for some tips with this issue:

So recently on my timed full-length sections I have been doing very well and have been scoring -1 to -3 for both LR and RC. But then on my PTs I fall apart and score way worse like -3 to -8

Its getting pretty frustrating because how can I go from getting -1 on 3 LR sections in a row to -7 when its a on a PT

What are ways to improve 1. stamina and 2. anxiety and stress. I think my main issue is that I feel so much pressure to score well on my PTS that I overthink and generally just freeze up.

Thanks for the help and advice!

Hey guys,

I’ve been studying for a month, looking to test in September. My cold diagnostic was 164, and my last PT two weeks ago (PT157) was 165, so after a week of drilling and seeing -2 and -3 on sections, I was bothered to just finish PT151 with a 159. Whereas on my diagnostic I got -4 on RC and -6 on LR, I saw -7, -8, and -3 on all three LR sections. How do I deal with this variance? Should I drill more intensely? Thanks for any help.

Hi all,

I just took my LSAT argumentative writing (a little late...), but noticed that during the exam, my computer was underlining misspelled words and giving me suggestions to edit them.

I didn't even think to turn this off before the test. I have never used Grammarly or any writing tools, so I didn't even think to disable anything.

Did this happen to anyone else? What happened? Help!

Hey all! Got a 163 on the June LSAT and am a bit disappointed. My highest PT was 169, but my goal was around that (170 would be awesome). My PTs were consistently in the high 160s, so I'm not sure where to go from here. I have taken some time off since the june test. any advice?

Hi everybody, I was wondering if anybody knew the direct effects of changing how many days you study and how many hours/day you plan on studying. Will it be the same material each day, just a more condensed version for fewer hrs/day or expanded for more hrs/day? Will it change how/what you are studying day-by-day?

Can someone give an example of a question or question stem when the correct answer choice is a principle that would strengthen the argument versus a question or question stem when the correct answer choice is a principle that the argument demonstrates? IDK if these are two different question types but I seem to get confused on these and stress myself out over the answer choices.

Hi all, after taking PT 128, I am wondering whether the earlier tests (120s) are as representative of/difficult as the actual LSAT compared to the newest tests (140-150s). Does anyone have any knowledge about this?

Hi all, I just got a 175 on PT 128. While I am so happy with this result, there is also a bit of confusion. For context, I was studying and PTing a lot earlier in the year from January to April before taking the April LSAT, and was averaging around 166/167 near the end of the studying. Then I had a bit of a break and came back to drilling, and just now took my first PT since then. I was surprised to get this score, and even more surprised to get a blind review of 180 given my avg PT score from before. I am wondering if the earlier PTs (120-130) are different in difficulty from the newer ones (140-159)? Do the emphasize different problem types more?

Essentially, I am wondering how I should make sense of this higher score now, and, through I obviously need to take more PTs to get a better grasp of my current skill set, whether scores for these older PTs tend to translate to the current administrations of the LSAT.

Hey! Can anyone find a Question Example Or a few question examples exemplifying this flaw: your argument fails, so my argument wins— the flaw is bc one conclusion fails the opposite conclusion must be true … trying to recall a question I’ve done with that flaw can’t remember one

Title; On 7sage, it is fairly simple, but occasionally I take practice tests on LawHub just so everything is exactly the same as test day, and I have been unable to find a submit button. Did they remove it, and if so, does anyone have any idea why?

Hi! I'm a new user, and I'm trying to navigate the website. I have the study plan on my home interface, but I don't necessarily know how to use it because I already have a system of my own and know how I use it. I have official scores of 131 and 140, and my goal is in the 165+ range. If anyone can gimme tips or advice, I would truly appreciate it. I have my review log, spreadsheet, traps and fixes.

Hi! I want to preface this by saying I know that this is a good problem to have, and I'm super grateful to 7sage and those who have helped me along the way :)

I feel like I have been stuck in a plateau for the last month or so, and don't know what to do. Any advice is appreciated! I am aiming for a 175 on the August test, but my PTs scores over the last month have not really been moving. 172 (May 31) -> 173 (June 8) -> 177 (June 14) -> 172 (June 21) -> 173 (June 24) -> 173 (June 27). I feel like it's not really a question of time since I am left with a bit of time at the end of each section (am I rushing too much?). I review all of my mistakes thoroughly and drill my priority question types. What else can I do? Would a session with a tutor help?

Any advice from former plateau-ers is appreciated.

Anyone have a handy cheat sheet/master list for the quantifiers ("some," most," "all," "few," etc), what they imply, their negations, and valid and invalid arguments that can be made with them (I.e All before most is invalid)?? Having all this out on one page would be super helpful for me so just thought I'd ask.

Hello!

I am seeking a bit of advice regarding what I should do this fall in my law school journey. I am 2 years post-grad and was initially planning when I graduated to be attending law school this coming fall (obviously did not happen). I have been working a full time job since I graduated (about 55 hours/week) and have been studying consistently for about 10 months about 10-12 hours per week. My diagnostic score was a 153. I first tried using Mike Kim's book the LSAT trainer and that did not work well for me. I also took a full Kaplan course and got my score up to a 159-160. I have big goals for law school and ultimately would like to go to a T14 school as it has the specific program I'm interested in pursuing (a combined JD+MS). I graduated with a 3.95 GPA, had a ton of extracurriculars, a great story for my personal statement, and overall feel like I'm a very strong candidate. The one thing that feels like a roadblock has been my LSAT score. I am feeling very defeated as my LSAT score has not improved relative to the time that I feel like I have been studying. I also took the June LSAT (my first official LSAT) and received a 157 which felt incredibly disappointing.

Standardized testing has always been difficult for me and right now it feels like it will be impossible to achieve my goal score of a 174. I am going to take the September LSAT and was planning to apply this fall by October 1st. I am now trying 7sage after my advisor from college suggested I give it a shot and have been sticking to my tailored study plan.

I am wondering if it is even worth it to apply this fall if I can't get my score in the 170s. I have mixed feelings as I really wanted to apply this fall but I also don't want to force it if I am capable of eventually getting a better score. Any advice on next steps and if I should continue delaying my application process would be much appreciated. It just feels difficult to have to wait yet another year out from when I wanted to start attending. I'm trying really hard not to give up, but this has been very difficult for me.

Also open to hearing more about what helped people increase their scores the most. I did a lot of drilling when I had the Kaplan plan but not as many full length practice tests. I also have watched a ton of videos on the fundamentals and for 7sage fast track videos, I've pretty consistently gotten all the answers correct before Kevin walks through them.

I just took the June lsat and I got a 162 - I hit 171 in pt, and 166 on average should I wait until October for retake or earlier the better ?

Very happy with this. Any tips to not second-guess myself? I think this is the biggest issue I have. I literally only need a 160, and I'd be happy

Is it normal for a PrepTest to have 35 four- and five-star difficulty questions clustered together? About how many four- and five-star questions do you typically see on a real official test from your experience?

I think I found a slight cheat code for those who fall for the "trap answers". I ran an algo on any question I found that has a "trap" answer (your typical question where you are jumping between two). I realize a tutor will come in and say "every wrong answer is a trap", BUT we all know... there is those evil questions that have the "You-miss-one-word-and-fall-for-it" answer that the question writer obviously put in there to fool you. I am talking about those questions.

Out of 100 of these questions, here at the results:

-The TRAP answer was located at B 60% of the time, A 20% of the time, and C 20% of the time (rounded)

-The Correct answer on the 100 questions with a trap was "D" 50% of the time and "E" 30% of the time (rounded)

This led me to believe that the question designers, who purposely put trap answers in, believe most people read A->E and will fall into the trap first, creating selection bias, before getting to the right answer.

To mitigate this, it logically, is better to read from E->A. You have the same skill test, but selection bias will reduce by reading over the CORRECT answer first (MOST times), then reading the trap answer AFTER.

If you find yourself falling for traps, obviously you have to study more. But in a time crunch, this method could save you.

https://7sage.com/lessons/foundations/conditional-and-set-logic/skill-builder-sufficiency-and-necessity-workshop

Hello everyone,

I just got my official score of 150 from my June LSAT. While I am slightly disappointed with my score I am planning on taking it again in September. I'm reaching out today for advice from people who significantly improved on a second test.

Any advice on how to change my ways of study or approaching the test/study will help!