Don’t give up. It took me a year and one month to get from154 to 170.

Law school will have started by the Aug LSAT. LSAC must rectify this situation. They are the portal to law school and they "lost" my exam. What kind of an organization is operated this way? This is 10 steps past ridiculous. No wonder law schools are starting to consider the GRE.

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@ Exact same thing has happened to me. This is not acceptable.

I know...I'm just so sad right now. I thought I did well...

Me too. I have active law school applications that are on hold waiting for this July score.

@ Exact same thing has happened to me. This is not acceptable.

Did you have to guess on any problems? This could cause a fluctuation. Maybe you guessed better on one versus the other. That beings said, a score in the 160s so soon most likely means you are off to a great start. It’s possible that feeling off on the first exam impacted your score. If guessing didn’t impact your score a lot I would just take the average between the two exams as your diagnostic.

Brilliant!

After you are getting the LG done in time and making the proper inferences, table the game for a week and try it again. At that point, if you completed it in time and confidently made the correct inferences, I would say you mastered it and can move on.

It is best if you keep it vertical. When I turn it horizontal it is too compressed. Vertical makes the width of the paragraph skinnier than on a computer but it’s very readable in my opinion. The only problem I have is that when you switch the tablet from horizontal to vertical the app goes back to the main page instead of staying on the problem set you are working on. This can get a bit annoying. The print is fairly small but not too bad.

I have taken the official LSAT on a tablet and I don’t feel like it’s similar to the interface of the 7Sage app on Kindle. I usually just use my kindle if I’m going out somewhere and think I may have some time to work on problems. I haven’t taken a full PT on it.

I haven’t noticed any differences between the 7Sage app for the IPhone and for the kindle. Both work well.

Whenever I am feeling that way I force myself to stay busy. Especially with physically hard work. And set goals to be as productive as possible during this time of waiting. Some things I would suggest: Deep clean your house/apartment/room while listening to an audio book. See what you can do for your family or friends to help them. If you don't exercise, use this time to create an exercise plan so that you are working out intensely by the time you get your score back. If you already do exercise then push yourself to a new goal. Spend a few hours meal prepping for the week. Check in with family or friends you haven't talked to in a while. If you have a dog, walk him/her as long as it is safe to go out where you live. Is there anything you can work on now to prep for law school applications or law school itself? Hang in there!

This depends on the school(s) you’re going to apply to. Check what they request on their website. Some law schools want no more than one page. Others are fine with two.

Thank you for your service.

I just got done taking the LSAT Flex. @ your adorable puppy restored my serenity and my sanity.

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RC hard for me couldnt be sure of most of my answers. brain dead and cant remember what they were about.... Anyone know if we need a writing sample to know the score on 7/30? I remember reading somewhere that it’s starting on August Flex that they revert back to the policy of needing a sample to disclose your score to you.

Did you have the following:

RC topics: Housing laws, Artist in 60s, defendant's physical position in court, Invasive plant species.

LG: 4th game was about scheduling performers for a show

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Did anyone have a 27RC-26LR-23LG? Feeling a little embarassed about not remembering any of the topics tested... However, I do not recall any topics mentioned above, which appears a little strange to me. I just remember the structure of the last game, but I suppose it's not allowed to talk about exact structure.

I had this one I think.

RC topics: Housing laws, Invasive plant species, defendant's position in court.

LR: Can't think of any now.

LG: 4th game was about performances at a show.

When correcting mistakes, I look for more than what I got wrong and why. I also look for what slowed me down and why. 7Sage is really helpful in how they show you how long you spend on problems. I also ask myself if I followed the correct approach for the various question types in LR.

For RC I go over the passage again to see if I missed anything the first time through. I then ask myself what I could have done differently in order to have initially understood that part in the passage.

I also think it’s important not to let your desire for a good score get in the way of reasoning. It can be a distraction. I have found it most helpful to focus on wanting to reason well and let your score be a reflection of that ability.

It is possible that the PT you took was just a combination of your weak points. Who knows what the official test will bring your way. It could be a combination of your strengths! Like The Judges said, put it out of your mind. Recently, I experienced a large fluctuation in some PTs I took. I had gotten out of some of the habits that I have developed to help me succeed at this test. Within a week of incorporating those habits back in, I was scoring as usual again.

This is normal. Just make sure to fool proof the LGs you are working on (repeat them until you get -0 under the allotted time) and you will get faster over time.

Hey there! This is just my opinion. But I think you may have too many curriculum options. I have gone through several of the ones you mentioned and in the end I would have only used 7Sage and maybe the LR Loophole book. The reason is because these two resources are careful to save a lot of exams for you to use a fresh PTs. I haven't used Manhattan Prep but I did use PowerScore and felt like they skip around a lot and pull questions from very recent exams. After all of the curricula I went through, I didn't have many PTs left to practice on that were completely fresh. I really think all you need is 7Sage and a few hours with a good tutor from the 7Sage approved list to master this exam.

I would recommend waiting to take PTs until after you are done with the course/books you choose. That being said, drilling parts of the early exams as you learn the different sections can be helpful to retain what you are learning. And don't forget to fool proof LGs before you start PTing.

If you find the conditional chaining to be too advanced then consider buying an intro to logic textbook and go through that before starting the CC.

I hope this helps! Best of luck to you and your cat!

Hey there! So this really depends on what your score goal is and how far away you are from it. What where your section break downs? Are you determined to take in August? If so, then I would suggest taking some PTs to gauge what section or area you need to focus on improving instead of going through the CC in a linear fashion. Obviously, it would be best to complete all of the CC but August really isn't far away.

The interface is supposed to look just like LSAC's Lawhub so I would use that a few times even though their tests are still in the 4 section format. Other than that, I think creating section tests in the problem sets on 7Sage is a good option.

Congratulations!

LR: Working through untimed drills and sections with the focus of understanding argument structure and how to reason is where I saw the most improvement. After that, developing section strategy helped my score.

LG: Continuously fool proofing. Don't stop even once you have made it to -0.

RC: Most people will tell you to focus on LGs first since you can usually see the quickest improvement in that section. While that is true, I would recommend practicing RC everyday as early as possible because it usually takes the longest time to see improvements. Look for argument structure and keep practicing the memory method.

I think it’s important to work through 60-89. But that being said, it’s best not to move on to the next PT until you have blind reviewed the PT you just took very thoroughly. Your improvements should come from the work you put into reviewing, not necessarily from taking PT after PT. So I wouldn’t move on until you have analyzed the mistakes you made and how you can fix them.

Also, I have found taking individual sections to be more important than whole exams. Ultimately, if your section strategy isn’t solid, taking a whole PT won’t help. So instead of going through 30 PTs, I would recommend breaking up a lot of those to use as practice sections.

This depends on how close you are to your target score. Confidence can help you especially if you are already scoring near your target score. But it can not be substituted for good logic skills. I’m not sure where you are at in regards to your target score, but this test does take a lot of time and effort to understand well. Whenever I felt like I was not making progress, I would schedule a tutoring session so someone with more experience than me could show me why I wasn’t breaking through. Obviously, this wouldn’t be much help if you are planning on taking the July LSAT since time is short.

If you are near your target score then I would say you’ve got to train your mind to think healthy thoughts. We so often let our minds imagine the worst scenario possible which can be very discouraging! Use that same imagination to think of the best possible situation happening instead and don’t allow your mind to go down a bad path.

If you were fool proofing games consistently well then your score should smooth out after taking a few more sections. That is completely normal to miss a few more when you are starting to take timed sections.

If you do happen to get a game mid section that seems extremely difficult then save it for last. Otherwise, LG section strategy is not too complicated!