I started with the LSAT Trainer and found it to be an excellent introduction/complement to the LG curriculum on 7sage. I suggest that you power through the confusing sections because the LSAT Trainer has an approach that will end probably up reinforcing and solidifying your understanding of the 7sage curriculum.

You probably won't need to pick up any new techniques from The Trainer imo because the best ones are all covered in 7sage. What you'll get from the Trainer is a macro view that may help refresh your understanding of the LG section as a whole. Good luck!

@ I'm glad I'm not the only one on here who is studying for the LSAT while still in undergrad! A lot of people on 7sage seem to have taken a year or more off to study, which is a great idea but unfortunately it doesn't work out for everyone.

I have class five days a week this semester :/ I do have a couple of empty mornings though, which is great.

@ I'd recommend really mapping out your days and taking a methodical approach rather than just tossing LSAT study hours into an already busy schedule.

Yep, that's exactly what I'm in the process of doing right now. Thanks for your response!

@ Wow, that is amazing. I'm definitely going to try it out.

@ My BR's tend to take a bit longer because I use blank copies and don't

just

BR what I circled, but rather re-do the entire test untimed

Damn, doing the entire thing again? That does sound like it would pay off but that would bump up BR time to 4 hours or more. I'll try the method out anyway, though, it sounds like it may be worth it.

@ This prepping for this test actually makes me FEEL smarter.

Amen! Happy studying :)

@ You're completely right. I've set aside the vast majority of my free time for studying, and I'm definitely going to stop studying for the LSAT for a couple of weeks during midterms and finals. It's going to be a bit of a balancing act this year, though, what with the LSAT and work and all. We'll see what happens. I'm glad this forum has such a positive focus on target score over test dates!

If you don't mind me asking, how long does it generally take you to do a PT and then BR? I estimated that the PT would take ~3.5 h, the BR ~2 h, leaving about 4.5 h per week for drills and reviewing the core curriculum. I haven't actually done a complete PT yet though, so maybe I'm wildly underestimating here.

My advice would be to just worry about reaching your test goal. If it is a 172, then don't take the LSAT until your last 5-10 PTs are averaging out to be around a 172. If that isn't by June, then perhaps give yourself the summer to prep and then take next September?

This is great advice! It makes me feel a bit less stressed about everything haha. I think I'll get a solid feel for where I'm going by December, which should make it easier for me to decide whether or not to postpone to September. Thanks for your response, you are super helpful!

Thanks, Alex!

Thanks guys :) Somewhat unrelated but could you say the same of the usefulness of doing earlier RC sections? I've heard that they're a lot easier in the earlier PTs, so is it better to focus on drilling RC sections that come after, say, the PT 35 mark?

So basically, the language is different but the underlying logic is the same? That's great to know, because I was worried about spending valuable time focusing on earlier PTs only to find out that they were completely different from the newer ones. Thanks for your response! :)

Thanks so much for your responses!

I have the Starter, but my target test date is different from yours. I'd say spend at least a month going through the curriculum at a good steady pace. Don't go through videos just for the sake of going through videos; if you want to speed up the process then don't do some of the drill sets for each section. Don't skimp on the videos themselves. Do timed sections while you're going through the core curriculum. Depending on your schedule, look to spend 3 - 5 h a day studying, with a break day every week.

Once you finish the curriculum, take a PT. Don't expect miracles. Then take 5 - 8 more PTs and BR thoroughly. If you are scoring at or near your goal range then you're ready for December. If not, consider postponing to February or June.

Good luck!

Have you tried to stick to or go under the time constraints that JY lists in every LG video? Different games take varying amounts of time, as I'm sure you know, and a great way to improve LG timing is to learn to complete easier/medium level questions well under JY's stipulated time limit and use any saved minutes to tackle the difficult games.

Also, I feel that speed in LG comes with practice. Start timing yourself by using a stopwatch and assessing how you make use of your time during each game. Move on to complete timed sections after you have a reasonably good grasp of how much time you should spend, on average, on easy/medium/difficult games in order to complete a section in 35 minutes.

What really helped me in RC was finding a notation system that works for me. Often I'd underline bits and pieces of the passage but of course forget where crucial information was located by the time I arrived at the questions. But finding and adapting a notation strategy (one without clutter, confusing symbols, etc) has been bringing really great improvements to my score. I suggest you check out various RC notation methods and pick up any notations that seem intuitive to you.

@ thank you so much for this breakdown! Would you say that the 29 - 38 book of PTs is okay for the tier one phase, or should we focus on the 50s PTs instead during this phase? Thank you for sharing all this wonderful knowledge and experience with us!

Yeah, I really liked the LG section of the Trainer as well, because it gave me a solid foundation on which to build my skills using the 7sage LG curriculum. It's worth at least skimming through for sure.

Are you referring to blind review? If so, blind review is about reviewing only the answers you circled while writing the test. A very thorough blind review involves doing through entire test again untimed. It's ultimately your call, but I think the extra time you're spending going through the entire test may prove to be worthwhile.

Thank you @ for posting this, because I just tried out the highlighter method and was *finally* able to break my frustrating plateau on RC! You're awesome. Happy studying!