Hi everyone!

I've been studying recently for the September LSAT and I am so frustrated that I can't seem to get out of the mid-160s jail. I consistently score really well on individual sections (like -4 to -1 on LR and -5 to -2 on RC) but for some reason once it's a whole prep test I just can't keep that momentum up. Also, I took the June LSAT and got a 162 which I'm hoping to improve to around a 167+ this second go round. Anyone had a similar situation/ any stamina and consistency tips? Also I need to do a better job at bridging the BR gap but that seems to be a common concern.

Thanks!

I am having a really hard time staying awake during the test. I zone out around question 13-15, and come back by 20, but does anyone have tips to remain more alert? I'm not a caffeine person but maybe i need to become one. it just really messes with my sleep so i try to avoid it. I know that it's my biggest problem--i'm like -2/3 on each section and it's always the ones where i'm tired.

I haven't taken the actual test yet, but for those who have - how did you handle your 1 week period before the exam? What types of final practice did you do?

What helped you the most? (For both the final week study prep or just how to avoid having a complete mental breakdown from pre-test anxiety? Looking for any tips.

My first perfect RC section! Despite scoring well on single LR section practices, I can't seem to get out of the -4/-5 range during PTs. Has anyone else had this experience and know how to break out?

I started studying RC in April after solely focusing on LR, it was odd and I didn’t know how people got so good at RC until I started watching J.Y’s passage explanations

I didn’t watch his passage explanations to try and figure out what details I missed, I obviously missed details as I was getting 12-13 wrong constantly but I watched his passage explanations to see how he was reading

The biggest takeaway that I took from J.Y was his ability to literally connect a sentence from the third paragraph and connect it back to the first paragraph. I saw that J.Y was going sentence by sentence dissecting and piecing it together while still creating an entire passage map that held all the minute details together, it was in realizing this that I incorporated a similar style of reading and it has catapulted my RC score, and today I scored my first -4 on RC ever after 5 months of dedicated study to RC alongside a balance of LR

Thank you 7Sage

Hi! does anyone have any suggestions on classes to take that start with fundamentals on diagramming conditional logic. I am having a terrible problem trying to get the concept to stick. Or if you recommend any classes through 7 sage. Thank you in advance!

I just started the content for reading comprehension, and I have found it helpful so far to highlight as I am reading to differentiate between different perspectives, along with different parts of the essay, like the argument, reasoning, or evidence. Is this a common strategy? Or would it be too time-consuming to do on an actual exam?

To what extent do y'all highlight/underline in reading comprehension?

I'm registered for the September LSAT (took April) and I'm doing fine on sections (anywhere from -5 to -3 usually) and when I drill specific question types that I struggle with on the sections on their own, I usually get 100% correct! I think it might just be a stamina issue? I do worse typically on full length tests than on individual sections which is why I think that might be the problem. I don't struggle with time (usually end with around 5-6 minutes that I use to review difficult questions).. lmk if anyone has any advice/tips that I could use to nail this down in the next couple weeks!

Looking like I won't get off the waitlist and will have to take the LSAT again in October and reapply. Came from Blueprint. Anyone else with a similar journey?

I wrote the lsat writing sample for my initial take, and I thought it was fine. Not my best, not my worst. Nothing glaring, but I have the time and energy to retake if it will differentiate me from similar gpa/lsat applicants. That said -- I would love to wait and see my lsat score before I go ahead and rewrite; if I did great, I won't rewrite. If I did the same, then I would like to.

Does anyone know if I'm able to write an additional LSAT writing portion after receiving my score report given I have a writing sample already on file, or do I waive my ability to rewrite once score-release passes?

I'm also under the impression that if I decide on tuesday, for example, to rewrite and I have one written portion pending, but the other from last year reviewed that I will still see my score. Right?

Appreciate any feedback!

Hi all, I got an email saying I am registered for the September LSAT, but I didn't sign up for this, nor did I pay for it.... has anyone else gotten similar emails? Are they doing this for all August LSAT takers?

I’m currently at 156, and I’m struggling badly with conditional reasoning/flaw questions! Does anyone have any tips? I’ve already read The Loophole, and I study two hours a day and mostly dedicate that time to CR….

Hi all! I wanted to share something that might be useful to some of my fellow 7Sagers. It may sound a little ridiculous, but hear me out.

Flaw questions have always been one of my biggest struggles. While most of my progress is obviously due to studying, one unexpected thing that has helped me is the TV show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

It has always been one of my comfort shows, especially when I want to relax my brain after studying. At some point, though, I noticed that the characters are constantly getting into ridiculous arguments, making outrageous claims, and otherwise acting irrationally, or, you can even say, illogically. I think you can see where I’m going with this . . .

While watching, I began trying to identify the flaws in their reasoning, pinpoint the unwarranted assumptions they are making, or predict how another character will respond to an argument. It might sound hectic, but it has made retaining and applying these concepts much more enjoyable. Since I started doing this, I’ve noticed an improvement in both my understanding of flaws and my overall performance on my question sets.

That said, I would not recommend accidentally binging an entire season under the guise of “studying” (which I definitely have never done). I also wouldn’t recommend doing this while watching with friends unless you want to have fewer friends in the long run.

I really want to close this gap. I also need help feeling confident in my answers and just going on

Was wondering if anyone has any tips or methods they use for RC. My score seems to be getting worse for RC and I just wonder if there's some other methods/approaches I should try for RC. Would LOVE any advice.

I have been so inconsistent with LR lately and when I go to do blind review, I am seeing my mistakes clearly once I have time to really read and review the stem and ACs, hence the high blind review scores. Not sure how to improve on the actual timed sections though and at this point it's frustrating that they seem to be getting even worse! I'm pretty consistent with getting through the first 15 or so questions in 16-18 minutes, so I feel like I should have enough time but then I have a huge fall off on performance with the difficult questions, usually always picking the wrong answer out of the 2 I narrow it down to or just not understanding the question properly in a timed scenario. Any tips are appreciated!

I’ve only been studying like 48 days. My last PT I got 168 and I feel motivated and I’m still coming up with the “ahah moments”. 92nd percentile is not bad at all, sometimes we get perfectionistic and forget how far we have come.

I learned that “implied” in RC is “most strongly supported”. I learned that parallel reasoning is just the Lawgic, that analogy in LR is often the same but in RC it’s the roles and verbs. I’m training my gut instinct for the harder causal and conditonal reasoning. I watch the most challenging live classes by Kevin and Bailey, start to get confused about 3/4 through and I love it! I love planting the seed by challenging myself with info I don’t yet understand and feel things click into place over the next few days. My friend jokes that I have “revelations” multiple times a day

I saw a challenging question that almost involved logic games style of a question, needed a diagram. And I didn’t get it right but I was thrilled, and watched the video and got it etc. I learned that must be false is conditional not causal usually. I learned to make the little pie charts for those formal logic indicators “some, most” etc etc with different wholes and parts.

It’s fun to do the full time schedule in the drilling section. Take a break for a couple hours play with the dog and then practice again. It’s the joy of the hunt, of the chase. It’s the joy of rapid improvement and a race to the finish line. And to be so in touch with yourself, any biases or irrelevant thoughts in your head, the small difference between different feelings of intuition and whether it is a real or a false signal. I can feel my own heartbeat, and the blood moving in my body. It’s like I get to be a laser with my own mind.

Hello everyone,

I started studying for the LSAT on June 1st, and I’m taking the test on October 9th. I took a week off studying at the end of July because I felt burnout coming.

I am not feeling burnout now as much as lack of taking care of myself, and I was wondering if anyone has thoughts on taking a week long break 1 month before the LSAT? It would be September 1st-8th. I am concerned about becoming worse at questions if I break…

As well, I am planning to switch to the biggest package (I’m on the middle one right now) for the last month. Due to money, I cannot afford to pay for the biggest package for two months. I’ll look into the conditions, but if I cancel and then resubscribe, my information will still exist, correct?

Thank you,

MJ from Canada

IDK if it's just me but the preptests 150 and more recently seem much harder compared to the older preptests like 120 and 130. I was consistently getting -4 on LR on the older PTs and now im averaging around -8 (PT150+).

The most recent section (152.S1) I took I got a -7 and even some of the lower diff questions really picked my brain and took me much longer to solve.

I'm assuming that this is just bc the newer PTs are more diff but at the same time, that are probably more reflective of the LSAT I will be taking in October.

This really hurt because I got to a point in individual sections that I thought consistent -2's were possible but then I did this...it's like I know I have the conceptual ceiling given my high BR and the perfect S4, but I'm just not consistent enough in real time and slipped up on some not-so-hard questions.

The good news is that timing no longer scares me and I've done so many priority drills that hard questions don't scare me either. What I'm missing is that extra little boost to my accuracy and consistency that will help me say goodbye to the 160s for good. My last 3 tests have been around here: 167, 169, 168. I'll usually have one section that is a -1 or -2 but then at least one that will be -4 and knock me down below 170.

Anyways, enough rambling, just thought that a perfect unscored section is not something one sees all the time haha.

Hey y’all, posting this because I know something I personally struggled with at the start of studying was having a low diagnostic and I was also stuck in the low 160s prison for a while. I’m happy to say it’s not the end. While it takes a lot of time and effort, it’s definitely possible to improve a lot with this exam. So keep at it and you’ll do great!

Hey 7Sage!

Not sure if this is intended but when you go to accessibility settings and select a font size it doesn’t save for the next drill. Is this intended because it reflects Lawhub or a possible bug?