How do you all study for the argumentative writing portion of the test? I’ve reviewed the content from 7sage but wondering how else to prepare. Should I do some practice tests through LSAC?
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@CasaundraWilliams Sorry for the confusion - only some people had the comp passage removed. I took it remotely so maybe it was mostly those people, I'm not sure. There are some discussions about it on other forums online. If you look at the official LSAC website, it now says: "A Reading Comprehension section will include either 3 or 4 single reading passages, and either one or no comparative reading passages."
@BridgetDineen Super valuable insight. Thank you so much! Really appreciate it. Congrats on finishing yours.
Something my tutor suggested is making up examples of conditionals on your own. I found that helped. Even simple stuff like "if I brush my teeth, I will have clean teeth" and visualize that diagram. With your exam coming up, try to find someone to explain it to. I found that's a pretty good return on investment for solidifying your own understanding and comfort in a short amount of time.
My test is tomorrow too. Good luck.
Thank you, J.Y., for fostering this community aspect of 7Sage - it is definitely one of the most unique and valuable features of any test prep program. This is such a generous initiative. I wonder if you would consider an alternative to an Amazon gift card (like a prepaid Visa card or PayPal credit), so as to avoid supporting the exploitative enterprise that is Amazon. I know it won't save humanity lol but thought it's worth a suggestion.
Thank you for changing so many people's lives in making a law career more accessible through your program. I'm taking the test on Friday for the first time after 1.5 years of studying (and >1000 drills)! Much gratitude to you and your team.
@h2h2027 That's a great point about the characteristics of that test era. I definitely recall the convoluted flaw ACs and that's one of my areas of weakness. Any tips on how to conquer those? I've heard that's the kind of abstract language they're leaning into more these days. Thanks for the response!
@lawschoolready? Good point - my sleep quality hasn't been the best lately. Thanks!
@AnaDautovic Thank you so much for the tips and feedback! Those are all really helpful points to take into consideration.
Here's to a 181 for us all! :D
@JebFarneth Thank you, I really appreciate your comments and encouragement.
I just took PT 152 and scored 159 - significantly lower than PT 157 which I took a few days ago and scored 170 on. Been scoring mid to high 160s in general. Feeling really discouraged as I'm taking the LSAT in 10 days.
I feel like the concepts blurred together on this most recent test. Granted, I didn't do a ton of review on the previous PT, but I'm trying to do more full PTs because I haven't done a whole lot of them. It feels like it's so easy for me to forget how to apply concepts and make mistakes if I'm not constantly reviewing and studying the concepts, but I'm not sure how to balance my study time. I know I probably should have taken more rest days between the last test and this one.
Anyone experience something like this and have any suggestions? Do I just need to rest more? Review concepts and explanation videos? Is PT 152 unusually hard? Reading comp used to be a strength, this time I had so much trouble summarizing every paragraph and brain was a blur. Feeling so frustrated at having worked so hard to get to my goal score (been studying for about 1.5 years starting at low 140s) and things feel all over the place so soon before the test. Any advice on mental perspective?
Thank you in advance for any insights. Good luck to everyone out there taking the January test.
@JoelKeenan There were maybe 30 seconds when I felt unsure about the switch to the new platform and then quickly recognized how much better it was for all the reasons you mentioned and more.
I'm an advocate for accommodations because LSAC has a demonstrated history of exclusionary practices towards those of us with disabilities, so I don't want to assume that the accommodations OP received automatically confer an advantage over others as you mention; that said, OP's attitude doesn't constitute constructive feedback and that's a bummer.
@Xexne198 I JUST realized that workaround as well. Glad that's there! Thanks for sharing. :)
@SaniqueRowe Fellow accommodations user here and I agree this feature would be really valuable to have as well! Accessibility ftw. Thank you for passing the feedback along to your team for consideration.
When blind reviewing a Preptest, it would be helpful to have the option to blind review and check answers after each section rather than having to complete all four sections before being able to see the answers. I sometimes can't get to blind reviewing the whole test in one day because of time constraints in my schedule, so by the time I've finished blind reviewing all four sections, a few days may have passed, and within those days the only type of studying I've done is redo-ing the questions without getting a chance to learn from the mistakes, and it's easier to forget why I made the decisions I did the more time has passed. For me, it's less important to see an "updated BR score" than it is to use the BR process for direct learning.
Does that make sense? Anyone else with limited time in their schedule feel like they might benefit from something like this? Also, my apologies if this functionality already exists and I don't know where to find it!
To J.Y. and team: thank you for constantly updating the platform. 7Sage has been a tremendous resource in my studying.
@Senator94 Makes a lot of sense, thank you! I'll definitely give that a try. Curious if you do that just for NA/SA or for all questions that involve assumptions, like strengthen/weaken. I struggle with those because of knowing when it's acceptable to bring in outside info. I'd love to meet on zoom and talk a little more, and also about the RC strategies you mentioned on your other post, whenever you have some time. Thank you for offering! Will message you.
Seconding everyone's comments here. Also, know that it's ok if you have off days or even weeks. Like someone else said, having the "why" of going into law helped me keep my north star. It's always about coming back to studying even if you've felt like you haven't been consistent lately. Being easy on myself when I'm tired or in pain from my chronic pain condition and just getting back at it when I could. For a long time, I'd have sticky notes around the house reminding myself that it's hard to get started but once you start, it gets easier. Or tell yourself, "i'm going to just do five minutes and after that I give myself permission to stop." Usually you'll keep going. The hardest part about setting up habits is the beginning. Definitely agree with the meditation comment. So much of this is a mental marathon, and for me it's helped to figure out the right balance of long term vs. short term thinking.
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
You got this.
@Senator94 Do you take any physical notes? Or use the highlighting function? Or do you just keep track of everything your head? Also, any tips on answering questions that don't come automatically? Thanks for sharing and congrats!!
@Senator94 Congrats on such a great improvement!! Yes, you can definitely still apply to T-14 schools for Fall 2026. Many of the schools' deadlines are February 15 and having a great score trumps applying earlier with not as good of a score. I would have the rest of your application materials all ready to go in the LSAC system by the end of January so you can submit as soon as you get your scores back.
And thanks for sharing about your study journey. Can you share a little more about the must be true strategy you use for the assumption questions that you mentioned? The negation strategy also doesn't work for me and I also find that applying strategies typically used for one question type to other types has helped me too. For example, creating a principle out of every assumption question stimulus even if it's not a principle question can often helps narrow down what I'm looking for in the right answer. To your point, thinking about the difference between a NA and must be true question as being that NA focuses on the conclusion has helped make NAs click better for me. Is that the type of strategy what you're referring to too? Curious about how else this looks like for you if you don't mind sharing!
Best of luck!
I almost chose B but thought there might have been a trap in that it said "a key term" and the stimulus technically is using TWO key terms - "unnatural" and "action." Are we to assume the "term" B refers to is "unnatural action" as a single term?
I seem to have been splitting hairs where they didn't need to be, but how do I know to what extent I'm supposed to scrutinize the AC, since we're trained to look out for the smallest details that may be trying to trap us?
I'm confused at the parallel between "Some eloquent speakers" vs D) "sculptors sometimes." Aren't these two slightly different statements? The first is saying there are SOME eloquent speakers, while D is saying ALL sculptors do X SOME of the time. Aren't those different?
@HannaWallace Sorry for the confusion and thanks for bringing that up. Only some people had the comp passage removed. I took it remotely so maybe it was mostly those people, I'm not sure. There are some discussions about it on other forums online. If you look at the official LSAC website, it now says: "A Reading Comprehension section will include either 3 or 4 single reading passages, and either one or no comparative reading passages."
I'm sorry you had that experience, it must have been frustrating. God forbid we get some oxygen during an hours-long intense cognitive performance.
I haven't actually run into any major problems with LSAC personally (to clarify, I'm just dragging my feet on doing the arg writing portion but there's no issue on their end). I was just looking around on my profile and noticed that typo and it was the last straw for me, lol. But yeah, the ratio of power over our lives to respectful treatment is pretty abysmal. (Which is unfortunately not uncommon for people/institutions in power, but that's another soapbox.) It really does feel like their attitude is "what are you going to do about it." It makes me respect the efforts of people putting pressure on top law schools to follow suit of other schools accepting other standardized tests (not that they're necessarily better, but it makes for a fairer system, in my opinion). That's one long-term solution, at least. We wont see it, but I have hope for the future! Best of luck to you on your journey.