I am living proof that this test is learnable-- a year ago I would've been anxiously thinking about how bad I am at reading and how hard it would be to overcome this test. Hopefully third time is the charm this June and I can finally end my 7sage subscription-- although bittersweet haha. Good luck to everyone studying and embrace the storm of this test. I was feeling a bit down on myself the past two weeks because I just wasn't as focused as I could've been while taking PrepTests, but a couple days off is a great reset.

I just scored a 174 on PT154.

When you click a drill in your study scheduler, do you need to be able to adjust the settings before you start?

i started studying earlier this year. I put in 4 hours a day, 7 days a week consistently in anticipation of the April test. Then my mom died unexpectedly the first week of March. Needless to say, the studying flew out the door. I still took the test last weekend, because I had committed - the change in career was discussed with my family and Mom was my biggest cheerleader. We talked about what all we were going to do when "i get rich". I ran out of time on the test, so those last few questions in each section were just a random choice, so who knows if I passed or not. I've registered for June, and had my doctor fill out my request for accomodations, which were approved- but i'm having theeee hardest time getting back into studying. I just stare off into space during a session. How do I on ramp again? We know life can life, but gahdamn, life t-boned me this year.

This is my first full test, but I have a background in CS. I'm on the war path to 180, but proud of this score. My BR was not quite perfect but still considered a 180. Anyway please allow me this shameless brag—I'm especially proud of the 180 BR.

I began studying in December for the LSAT. I originally wanted to take in February but quickly realized I was nowhere near ready. I ultimately signed up for April because, worst case, it gives me a good practice run. My scores are hitting over 160 which is good, with my blind review somehow consistently 170+ so I thought, hey, let's just give it a shot and see how it goes. I signed up for in person because I wanted to avoid the usual issues I hear about. Boy was I way off.

I get to the test center at 7:40. He tells me we are having some minor tech issues but they should be fixed. He said he has done this for 10 years and has never heard of a delay longer than even 30 minutes, but expects this fine in roughly 10.

So we wait... thirty minutes pass. An hour passes. An hour and a half. The 8:30 people are now in the room with us in this tiny area all stressed out and waiting. They finally begin letting us into the room. Ugh, finally, right? No.

Instead, we are scanned in, where we have no phone or anything else, no clocks, no nothing, into these little cubicles with computers who, again, have no clock, so you basically have no idea what is going on. And we wait. And wait... And wait. Eventually they come in and inform us that they are STILL having issues. They encourage people to leave and file a complaint, but I have no other availability, I need to do this. So I wait more. Finally, after almost three hours of waiting, I am able to take the test. But obviously, it has been 3 hours. I am hungry, caffeine is long gone, my brain is going a mile a minute so I have to manage that while going in and finally focusing. It was rough.

So yesterday I call them and inform them what happened, and I am told that, since I took it, even if they were to give me a free reschedule, this would still count as a cancel on my record. So, effectively, all they can give me is the score-review cancellation, but of course without being able to actually see my score first. You would think that after waiting for three hours I would at least have my June session paid, which I already plan to take, but no. Nothing at all. Effectively just a "eh, sucks to suck" and move on.

Unfortunately, this is the only system for the LSAT so I have to just deal with it and take again in June because I would rather have my score, whatever it is this time, than a random cancel on my record where I don't even see the score. Really disappointed but it just goes to show, they aren't here to service us, it is still a money-making business.

I'm not sure how this idea came to me, but in case anyone else thinks this would be cool, feel free to comment or message me.

Do you ever come across a super difficult question and get a little obsessed with it? Like you know the ins and outs of the stimulus and all the trap answer choices and never want to make the same mistakes again?!

My idea is that we each give the other a question (or a couple), we do them without digging too deep, and then the other person gives a really in-depth verbal explanation (via the study room, for example). So basically we’d be “experts” on a specific question and vice versa.

Does that make sense? Anyway, I find that explaining things to someone else helps me spot gaps in my understanding and reinforce what I do know. This could just be me, but I also find this type of discussion somewhat fun (I hope it's not just me)?!

All the best!

Stas

I took the April LSAT this past week at an in-person testing center (my first LSAT). It was, overall, a bad experience and not what I had expected.

We were sat in cubicle-like desks, with all test takers beginning and ending their exams at different times. This meant lots of people moving around/going in and out of the room throughout the exam. There were audible alarms going off every few minutes in the proctors area next door, as well as chatting from the proctors. The building also had a doorbell that would go off that was able to be heard from the testing room. When test takers would finish next to me, a proctor would come spray and wipe down their desk, which would distract me.

I’m really just wondering if this level of distraction is common at testing centers. They did offer ear plugs at the very beginning but I did not take them, as I did not expect as much noise/distraction. I really do not feel good about my testing experience and my anticipated score, given I was not able to focus the majority of the test. Maybe I’m just being dramatic or had too high of expectations for the testing environment, but I was very disappointed.

When I do drills, at least half the time I get the answer wrong is because I talked myself out of the correct answer that I chose initially, and chose the trap answer instead. I don't know quite how to deal with this. Any advice?

Hi all -- I've been drilling LRs by temporarily selecting certain phrases with my cursor (without using the highlighter tool) to boost my comprehension (see below), but when I took the official LSAT I realized to my horror that the LSAC platform only let me use the actual highlighter to highlight text.

Did anyone else have this issue and has this always been the case for the LSAC platform? When I took a practice test on LawHub I realized that it also did not let me temporarily highlight the text like below.

Any tips for alternative ways to better digest the words on the screen under time pressure? I have tried not to use the highlighter tool as much thus far, but curious to hear what people have been doing.

Thanks!!

I keep getting the same scores on my practice tests (all around 165), but when I do Blind Review, I always get around 180 -- so I can see that when I go back through, I know and can understand the right answers. I know that I keep running out of time on the test, and when I look back, I see that I missed a lot of answers because I rushed and skipped important key details. Despite this, I'm still a little discouraged and confused! Does this difference mean I just actually don't understand the concepts, or am I just not quick enough? How can I work on my timing and actually get a score closer to my blind review score? Does anyone have any suggestions?

I just scored a 175 on PT157.

Does anyone have a good system for what to do when you get down to 50-50/not confuse yourself?---typically I try to stick with my first answer and only change if I have a real reason like misreading or finding an answer with fewer assumptions but sometimes I get down to two answers and im running back to the stimulus thinking that these answers are both possible. For example pt 150 S3 Q 24 : while taking the pt when i saw the last answer choice describing a whole to part flaw i convinced myself that i misunderstood the stimulus's wording and was supposed to interpret each/every differently and chose it even though in BR (so with time) I realized that's not whats happening at all. How do you get out of this confusion with this/form better habits?

Hi everyone! Just took the April LSAT remotely and wanted to come on here and say that THANKFULLY I did not experience any technical or proctor issues. I was super worried and had a negative attitude going into the test because all I have seen online are horror stories and I was convinced that there was no way this goes smoothly for me. BUT I ended up having a great experience and hopefully this helps someone who is feeling anxious about it because I know we can all get caught up in the negativities of the internet.

So to the people who have not taken it yet and are feeling worried about the proctoring system, just know that there is a possibility that everything will go fine!

Hey everyone,

I’m officially diving into my LSAT prep couple days ago, but I’m feeling the pressure because I’m gonna take the August test. That gives me exactly 4 months to get from zero to hero.

To be completely honest, I’m aiming for a 170+. I know that’s a massive goal for someone who literally just opened their books, and I’m oscillating between being super motivated and wondering if I’m being delusional.

Is a 170+ even possible in a 4-month window starting from scratch? I’d love to hear from anyone who has pulled off a big jump in a short timeframe. What did your study schedule look like, and how did you keep from burning out? I really need some real-talk ideas and some serious motivation to get me through this first week.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

How have others improved on RC? I am averaging around -1 to -3 on LR timed but anywhere between -1 and -6 on RC times. LR has been much smoother with figuring out predicting answers and general intuition. RC is a bitt tougher and has gone all over the place. Any tips on improving and becoming more consistent??

I got a 144 on a recent PT and need a 160 to get in to my target school. My test is in August, is it feasible to make a 16-point jump from now to then or should I wait to take it and apply in a different cycle... or should I rethink if I should be a lawyer altogether lol.

I just took a preptest without the experimental and scored a 164. Clearly, I've improved on LR. But last week, I got a -3 on RC in a preptest. I haven't scored a -10 in a really long time, although admittedly, my RC is much more susceptible to fluctuating (2 weeks ago it was a -7 PT). I don't know what to do. It is so much harder to consistently improve in RC!!

Side note, but honestly, I gave up halfway through BR for RC, so that 170 isn't even indicative of a true BR. I am stuck in the 165ish area despite my BR getting in the 170s sometimes. What do I do??

I went through some the curriculum, and I feel like I am not retaining any information, especially feel very defeated when doing the practice LSAT questions in the curriculum. I don't know how to improve myself, do I justr go back or how do it quicker?

I was kicked out of the test twice, and therefore had to go through the full check-in and security check 4 times. Due to the length of the check-in process (including extended wait times in the queue), this added 1.25 hrs to my total.al expected test time. There was also a glitch on the test that prevented me from viewing all available AC's. I highly recommend using a testing center. I believe this will be required for future test dates anyway, but if presented with the option, I recommend forgoing remote testing. The experience was terrible. I filed complaints with both ProMetric and LSAC, and I believe I will be allowed to retest, but the number of issues and types of issues definitely impacted my vibe during testing.

Stim: Because public officials were unable to clearly communicate the urgency of the situation, the attempt to contain the outbreak failed.

Recently I've been looking to practice POE. For some questions, the answer is sufficiently obvious that the POE isn't necessary, so I am on the lookout for questions that really need it or questions where the right AC isn't quite obvious. If anyone has any recs for questions or lessons I may have missed I would appreciate it!

To avoid double posting, if J.Y. sees this, I also think a tag for "except" (e.g. all of the following strength the argument EXCEPT) question as I would love to drill those stems as they require any additional layer of logic to apply.

If anyone else is looking for a great comprehensive LR review before tomorrow's test, I highly recommend looking here! https://7sage.com/lessons/logical-reasoning/introduction-to-logical-reasoning/logical-reasoning-cheat-sheet

I've been running through these drills and it's been very helpful. I am #scared of tmwr but its fine, we're all going to be fine :)

I've been drilling out mix-drills, and I can manage to get them done under 150% timing.

My current approach to the LR section is to skip 5Qs. But, I've been taking sections and I seem to be taking up a lot of time in the first 10Qs, if not the first 15Qs. Ideally I'd like to strive for the first 10Q in 10min or even the first 15Q in 20 min.

Does anyone have any good tips for this? Any drills that I should do? I do attend the speed drills class, but I end up taking 2min per question even there. Do I need to solidify my foundations or is it more speed-focused drilling?

Thanks!

Hi, does anyone have the link to the daily shortcut for apple podcasts? I haven't been able to find it on the app, and there's no link on the youtube channel. :(