Keep at it! Take a break when you need it and remind yourself that you're a badass. No shame in starting off with a lower score - that means that you're on the road to improving!
I certainly didn't do every practice set as they are laid out in the core curriculum. That would have been just too much for me. I didn't want to get bogged down overdoing one type of problem - I was more interested in continuing to learn about all the different types of questions. What worked for me was going through the CC, practicing a few problems of each type, staring all the problems and sets I didn't do, and moving on.
I also have starred lessons I found to be especially difficult or especially helpful. Once I finished the curriculum, I came back and looked at everything I starred. I still haven't completed every single problem set, and I'm ok with that. By not worrying about cramming every single question in as they're presented, I was able to go through the curriculum and gain that general insight that I wanted.
Now looking back, I understand some of those difficult lessons that I had initially starred. And I've gone back to flashcards that I starred, so I can practice the questions that I have trouble with (cough cough: flaw/weakening in LR and sequencing double layer grouping games in LG).
Keep at it. I've definitely shed a few tears over this &%#$(#&^% test - but I also see improvement, which feels great.
Thank you! That makes sense.
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I just finished my test!
How do you feel about it. How was the over all test easy medium or hard.
Honestly, I have absoubtley no idea! The entire LSAT is completley blacked out in my memory (I cannot recall the subject of a single game or passage I had). When I received a copy of my LSAT writing today, I did not even recognize it! Overall, I do not feel very confident in regards to my score. I had to guess a lot more questions than I normally do - I think I was too stressed to function at my optimal level. Sadly, I expect I will be retaking it.
how did you receive a copy of your LSAT?
I am assuming they are referring to looking over their LSAT writing sample, not the whole test.
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Had RC-LR-LG. Every section felt middle of the road in terms of difficulty, and the test as a whole felt average relative to PTs in the 70-80s, or potentially even a little bit easier. I found LR in particular to be a bit easier than normal, as I had 4 mins at the end to review my answers, whereas I usually finish right on time or with a minute to spare. I had the RC with insects and predator and preys, along with the passage about Inuits and territories. RC was my weakest section in my previous flex attempts, but I made a concerted effort this time to really focus on it, and I eventually got my RC performance about equal with my LR performance on PTs. I think my hard work paid off because in contrast to my previous attempts in which I felt like RC was noticeably challenging, this particular RC section did not feel notably difficult, tho I wouldn’t say it was easy either. Right about average to any RC section you’d see in the PT80s.
I feel most confident about this exam compared to my previous attempts. On my prior attempts there’d always be at least one section where I’d be scrambling for time at the end, but this time I finished with time left for each section. I’m hoping to score right along with my most recent PT averages, where I scored between the ranges of 172-174.
I took it on Saturday and had the same LG and RC sections it sounds like. The order I got was RC - LR - LG, which I think probably helped me confidence since I find RC to be my strongest section at this point.
RC was
Britain being pro-war before WWI and then a pacifist
the role of courts in interpreting the law
the two authors discussing aquatic keystone predators
I had a brutal time trying to remember the third passage, I vaguely came up with Canadian native tribes? ~you jogged my memory though; I had the territories passage as well.
I thought this was a pretty easy RC section - with the exception of the legal passage, that one was super dense to me.
The LR questions that I remember were
family vacation and choosing which motel to stay in after a bad experience
vampire stories and rabies
pilots and cancer
using folk remedies/plants to make medicine
ankle injuries and the type of shoe worn
ivy growing on buildings
I found this to be a fairly easy LR section. I had a little over 4 minutes left over at the end to go back and review, which was so nice.
LG was
the first one is the one I have the most trouble remembering - ordering of student seating?
upper and lower hall
economics classes & prerequisites (this one was just plain RUDE)
the order of events with the burglary in the museum, noises, etc
I'm already signed up for August - hoping/planning on that being my second (and last!) go at the beast. I know I can improve on my June score. God, waiting for the results in brutal.
I had a really wonderful proctor experience, no waiting, no weirdness, no interruptions. I was asked to move my desk a few inches so the proctor could see the door behind me, but it was honestly such a small change, didn't throw me off at all. I was a little apprehensive coming in because I saw other folks post about proctors telling them not to mouth the words and I read aloud A LOT when I practice, thankfully I didn't hear anything about my mouthing or whisper-reading.
Wish everyone the absolute best!
@-- thanks for your response. I am asking specifically about the overall score on the practice tests. I understand that the individual questions are compared to other 7sagers. I'm asking just about the overall score on the practice test.
For example, an overall score of 154 is said to be in the 60th percentile. Is that of 7sagers? Or overall, of actual historical LSAT scores?
Hello friends. I'm curious about what metric our practice tests are gauged against. The "average" score that is shown next to my practice test results - is that the average of 7sagers while they're working on the curriculum? Is it an average of everyone who has taken the LSAT? Is it the average of students who are studying for the LSAT?
Thank you in advance.
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LG games are the best, snowflakes ruining the LSAT. They should make a specific exception for blind students instead.
The reasoning in this argument is most vulnerable to the criticism that the argument:
A) is fucking awesome.
That's such an interesting metaphor you've got going on here: in what way do you see games (logic games games to be precise!) as snowflakes that are ruining the LSAT? Great to know that we have a LSAC representative in our midst!
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I appreciate the answers as well. Definitely taken aback by the proctor telling you that you couldn't mouth the words?! I've been meaning to ask about this, because I talk out loud to myself 100% of the time while I'm studying - if I'm not allowed to do that, I definitely will need to practice that way.
Does anyone else have experience with this aspect of it specifically?
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Where can I schedule for LSAT Writing?
Howdy! You can complete the writing portion right on the LSAC website. They'll send you an email (like someone else mentioned above, some of my emails from them have gone into my 'promotions' folder), I believe 8 days before testing opens? So I would think approximately August 6th? The email will tell you that the writing section is open.
I suggest getting in there and completing it sooner rather than later. It's really not difficult at all, and they don't expect you to be perfect. Just practice arguing for one course of action over another and see where you can get in 35 minutes, as far as outlining, writing, and saving a bit of time for editing.
Hopefully someone can learn from my mistake... I took the LSAT for the first time in June (retaking ~AND CRUSHING IT~ in August). So I completed the writing prompt in the beginning of June. I was super happy with the prompt I got and thought I did such a great job. After a few days, I got an email stating that my essay was rejected because I had my smart watch on. Total rookie mistake. I didn't even use my watch, didn't even look at it, but of course rules are rules. It wasn't the end of the world. I took the damn watch off and completed the writing the next day. Just something to be aware of, because I was bummed to have a prompt that I was much less enthused about.
Good luck!!