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Hey all,
I am taking the LSAT in January 2025 and am looking for anyone in the 155-165 range who would be interested in drilling/reviewing/studying together. I am from Canada PST.
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chasecraig9314
Monday, Jan 13
Hey! I have taken the LSAT remotely several times and I will briefly outline my experiences. First of all, you will be required to sign in with a remote agent before the test starts. This involves firing up the proctoring software and being connected with an agent from the proctoring company who "signs you in."
From there, you will be transferred to a separate online room where you will await the arrival of the actual proctor. This person will be watching you for the duration of the LSAT.
Once you are done they will ask you to rip up and dispose of any scrap paper you used on camera and then you have pretty much made it through.
To build on what a few others have already commented about, the proctoring service is very particular about how your testing environment can be situated. They will request that you pan your computer screen around the room (looking at corners, under surfaces, etc) and they they will ask you to remove essentially anything that has writing on it, easily moveable electronics and pretty much anything that doesn't have to do with the test. They only allow the basics like pencils, 5 pieces of scrap paper, water bottle, etc. The information for what is permitted during the test can be found on the LSAC website I believe. I would recommend setting up your testing area the night before or morning of the test, so you don't have to frantically move things around minutes before the test starts.
The last thing I would like to add has to do with the reliability of the proctoring service. I am not sure if the program they are currently outsourcing to to conduct proctoring is the same one as when I previously did the test, but these services can be unreliable, so be prepared for that. I once had an experience with a new proctoring service they had just started using, wherein the system pretty much completely shut down because it was incapable of handling the amount of test takers that day. This led to me waiting for a proctor for like 2.5 hours. I doubt
chasecraig9314
Wednesday, Dec 04 2024
Hey! I know the deadline for Jan. LSAT is today (December 3rd) but incase you're still on the fence about it, here's what I would say. Taking the LSAT in January based on your circumstances comes down to a few points the way I see it.
Firstly, it depends on the schools you intend on applying at. If most of the institutions have average LSAT scores that fall within the range where you actually scored, you may be okay with what you have. However, achieving a higher score is of course always a better option.
Second, and I know this is piggybacking off of previous comments, but consider the quantity and quality of study time you know you can dedicate to this. I mean, considering you just wrote the LSAT in November, you are likely fresh off of studying and could still pick up where you left off. But if you have not ever scored higher than ~156, the chance of increasing that more than a few points in about a month and a half is a tall task. Not impossible, but difficult for anyone.
I always have thought that where ever you are scoring on PTs is probably a fairly accurate benchmark for where you are capable of actually scoring at that point in your studying, barring any unusual circumstances when taking PTs.
Hope this helps and wasn't too redundant.
chasecraig9314
Wednesday, Dec 04 2024
Hi! I would start by taking a diagnostic test and going from there.
In my experience with 7Sage, once you have done a diagnostic test/worked through some of the drill sets, their "analytics" menu under "practice" really helps you determine how to best improve from where you are, because it tells you what question types you most frequently get wrong.
From there, my recommendation is to drill and make sure to generate the question sets with the "Let 7Sage virtual tutor pick" which creates question sets emphasizing the question types you get wrong most.
The other thing 7Sage is really good for, and this is something I have found success with, is its 'blind review' function. I know many programs have this, but focussing on blind reviewing really helps. I have found many a time that on a second glance in an untimed atmosphere, I change answer choices to what ends up being correct.
Lastly, I would recommend taking your practice tests on LSAC Lawhub to ensure that the testing conditions are simulated as they will be on the actual test. But then blind review them on 7Sage. You can do this by converting a practice test on 7Sage to the paper format and then manually select the answer choices you put down on the practice test. You can then add blind review answers later. Below is a link explaining this further.
Hope this all helps!
https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/12l2qnz/any_way_to_import_lawhub_test_results_into_7sage/?rdt=36301
Something important I noted, specifically in the 7th question, has to do with whether inferences can be made based on the used language. Particularly, as it relates to the words some and most. For example, I have learnt through other LSAT learning resources that whenever two "some's" are used, inferences cannot be made about the two compared things because some indicates any number of things less than half. Relatedly, a "most" and "some" cannot be used to make an inference because, again, some indicates less than half. However, in the case that you have two "most's," an inference CAN be made between the two things, because most means any number more than half. This is a small tidbit, but may be useful when attempting to determine if an inference can be made between two things in an argument, such as if a premise supports a conclusion.