Scored 163 after completing the LSAT Trainer by Mike Kim, with 7Sage LG videos that were freely available back in February. I realized then I needed a better resource that could help me practice more methodically, and that's when I subscribed to 7Sage. 4 months have past since, and I got my 173 today! Thanks 7Sage
I had the same exact experience a couple months ago. After scoring an all-time high of 178, I averaged 174 for the next 6 PTs in the 40s and early 70s, but then the next 4 PTs in the mid 70s averaged 168 with 165 low on the last PT I took. And that happened a week before the June Flex test. At that point I took a whole week off from LSAT, and that helped me tremendously. Ended up with 173 on the actual test.
You were hitting 170-175 consistently, meaning you already know your stuff and have your own strategy that works for you. Sometimes you just need a bit of break.
Personally I would start in the PT70s. Between February and June LSAT I took 21 PT's with the first half in the 30's and 40's then the other half in the 70's and 80's, and I found recent PT's more difficult and slightly different than the older ones, especially with LG and RC. What I did was to take 1 to 2 PT each week; 2 sections a day, 1 day for review, and 1 day off each week.
Thank you guys! Apologies for the late response, but here goes. I have a full-time job, so I was only able to study 3 to 4 hours a day on weekdays, and 4 to 6 hours on weekend days, with at least a day off each week.
Since a lot of concepts covered by the 7Sage lessons overlapped what was covered by the LSAT Trainer, I didn't pay too much attention to them, but I did watch all of them at 1.4x picking up a few tips here and there that the LSAT Trainer didn't mention. Especially the flash cards, I tried to re-review them twice a month.
However, the videos I found by far the most helpful were the Live Commentary videos. I learned from those videos that with the right test-taking strategy (mostly flagging and skipping difficult questions early on), I can still have 8~10 minutes at the end to circle back to a handful of the most difficult questions on each section.
During the 4 months span I took 21 PT's. The first half I took were in the 30's and 40's but if I were to do it again, I would focus on the more recent ones. I found the 70's and 80's more difficult and slightly different than the earlier ones (especially LG). They were timed but not in the strictest sense, I took a few extra minutes if I ran out of time. What I really focused on instead was to make sure that I get to read through all questions/arguments and to familiarize myself with the few patterns of flaws that LSAC uses all the time. Once I got to the point of being able to instantly recognize/anticipate the flaw in each argument, both timing and score improved eventually.
Before 7Sage, I was scoring anywhere between -3~-8 on LR, -2~-7 on RC, and -0~-3 on LG. I don't think my LG improved at all if not regressed with the more recent PT's, but my LR and RC definitely improved a lot.
I believe the consensus is if you've been out of school for more than a year, you want at least one LOR from your employer. So 1 from an employer and 1 from a professor is perfect.