i had this issue a few weeks ago and it came up again while taking a practice section today

Hi all. I've been studying since January of last year and took my first official test in June 2026. I got a 158 on that test although my PT's had ranged from upper 150's to mid 160's so I was pretty upset although not extremely surprised. I then took a week break and then continue studying for the August test. My score gradually went down, then shot back up to my low to mid 160's range. I took August and felt pretty good about it, then received my score back and basically did the same as my June test. I am someone who is wanting a 170+ and ideally wants to apply "early". I know this is sometimes seen as an unrealistic expectation, but I want to go to a great school and am willing to do whatever I have to to get there. That being said, I am registered for the September and October administrations. I don't know if taking September is a "wasted" attempt if I don't feel a lot more confident about seeing improvement just yet, and maybe it would be more beneficial to really grind until October and take that test only. If I still don't get where I want to be, I am left with either applying later this year with a November test score that's hopefully in the 170's, or I delay my application until next admission cycle in 2028. I'm feeling conflicted because I don't want to leave my future self in 2028 with only one final attempt, but I also am afraid to potentially take only one test (October) or risk not applying early. I'm looking for advice on what I should do next (Be nice please LOL). Thank you!

Hi! It'd be super helpful if there was a breakdown of each section within a preptest in this menu, for example

section 1 lr: 80% fresh

section 2 lr: 0% fresh

section 3 lr: 100% fresh

section 4 rc: 100% fresh

Maybe a long shot for a strong answer, but I'm wondering if it's worth applying with essentially the same application (same GPA and LSAT score) but much earlier in the cycle. I applied in January last year to my top school, and I'm wondering if applying again when the app opens on 10/1/26 is worth it. I'm studying to retake the LSAT again next year to apply 10/1/27, but am worried that a third application would be seen as a negative rather than a positive (i.e., the applicant wasn't strong enough two times, why say yes the third time). Thanks for any insight!

My exam is this September and I am currently scoring 152 and 154. My blind review is usually around 168.

Should i still go ahead and take the test or I'm I better off rescheduling the test for another time?

I feel helpless as I have been practising but don't seem to hit high scores while taking the practice test under timed conditions. Any suggestions on what to do?

Hello,

I was thinking of emailing some student groups - particularly affinity groups - at some of my top choices. Nothing crazy; just asking about offerings and opportunities in areas of law related to the group that I might not see on the website, and asking what they particularly enjoy about the school.

I know quite a people who did this for undergrad, and it seemed to go well. Just making sure it’s not considered rude in the world of law school.

I am having a hard time reading even the LR stimuli because they are so badly written most of the time; is there more information digging into how to pick apart the terrible writing and turn it into proper English? I have a BA in Ethics/Philosophy with a minor in Technical Writing. I have also spent a decade writing engineering and legal documents for major corporations. And OMG this reminds me of the worst writing I have ever read. Now, according to the AI (which I am taking with a two ton boulder of salt) this is the entire point of the LSAT. I know I don't have perfect grammar myself, and I absolutely have room to improve in my own writing; but some of these are practically unintelligible. I feel like every single passage needs to bleed with red ink before its even readable.

Im having a hard time distinguishing the difference between purpose of paragraph, purpose of context, and meaning on context questions. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could distinguish the question stems and how to approach each different question type?

Hi. When practicing untimed RC sections I am right where I need to be in terms of my score, and normally am only over by a minute or two for time. When I do a section timed however, I miss double, and find myself using half my allotted time for the first two passages. I turn the timer off to try to help stress, but doesn't seem to work. Any other tips? Thanks!

One of my applications offers an optional supplemental statement to highlight a trait, strength, or lived experience not immediately visible elsewhere in my application.

Most of my significant experiences are already reflected in my resume, but my experience with learning disabilities is not. I am considering writing about how overcoming them shaped my self-advocacy and perspective, but I worry it may sound too similar to an addendum. Do you think this would be a worthwhile topic? Also, what types of experiences do applicants typically discuss in statements like these? Thanks!

Any tips to avoid imposter syndrome or self-sabotage before the Sept test? I've been consistently getting in the 160s on PTs but have so much fear/doubt that I won't perform well on test day. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks

I'm taking the LSAT for the first time on the 10th and I just dropped my lowest PT score yet. I have been on a tight LSAT schedule and I've only taken 5 practice tests total, and got my lowest score yet by a few points, making it a 12 point range from my high score a week ago to the one I took today. I am for sure a little rattled and do not have the confidence I was hoping to have going into the final week of prep. General advice seems to be to not take a PT within a week of your test date, so this is probably the last PT score I'm looking at before test day.

Do people have advice on how to build confidence in the week up to my test?

A while ago I got accused of using ai during an online course. Obviously a very stupid mistake that I will regret forever. I ended up getting a warning that is apparently not on my record. However, I am unsure if I need to disclose it on my applications and write an addendum. When I asked my case manager, she said

"A Conduct Warning is considered a non-reportable sanction, meaning it does not become part of your educational record and you are not required to disclose it. While many law schools ask applicants to sign a release authorizing the University to provide information regarding their disciplinary history, a Conduct Warning would not be included in that report."

Since it is not on my record, and I am not required to report it, do I need to? I feel like ethically I should, and I do not want to get in trouble with the bar character and fitness test in a few years if I was actually supposed to report it and I didn't. But it sounds like I don't need to?

I would love some clarification on this if anybody has some insight! Thank you!

I'm looking for someone who can Help tutor me one on one and not charge crazy prices. I took the August LSAT and I'm scheduled for another retake in a few more months.

Am I the only delusional one that's secretly hoping the Sept LSAT is on the easier side after hearing how the August LSAT crushed a lot of people?

One way or another - to all my fellow Sept test takers -- WE GOT THIS!!!

I have 2 options for my law school resume. One is more detailed and two pages, and it includes work experience, projects, technical skills (I am a software engineer), School Activities, and Scholarships/ Awards I won. The other is a 1-page resume that includes only my work experience and projects. Which do law schools prefer?

Hey folks!

I am taking my first LSAT in six days. I was wondering if anyone had helpful advice to prepare for test day. I am consistently scoring my goal score, but I wouldn’t mind boosting it a bit more. Is it a good idea to take more PTs or should I let my brain rest?

Any advice is welcome. Good luck to everyone taking the September test!

I've registered for the September LSAT on the 11th and have been preparing actively until last week. I was pretty confident about my everyday progress and was hitting my target scores frequently until last week.

A week ago, I had a mental and physical crisis. Mentally, I was trying to do some detailed analysis to improve my RC by spending a whole afternoon reading and taking notes on a few of the hardest passages, and then I felt like I couldn't read English anymore — I felt like the words were floating in front of me and didn't make any sense anymore.

Physically, since I have a 9-5 job that requires me to sit at my desk all the time stressfully, and I have to sit for a few more hours before and/or after work for LSAT prep, I had the most serious neck and back pain of my life. I couldn't sit, lie down, or sleep with that pain. Going to urgent care tomorrow.

This is my first official LSAT, and now I really don't think I can hit my target score this time. I've only studied for a few months (along with my 9-5), and I seriously couldn't commit more time to the LSAT. I've also registered for the June LSAT but canceled it at the last second — I wasn't prepared well for that one and was really uncomfortable taking it without any confidence.

I plan to apply next cycle, and I think the September one is probably worth a shot. Even if I can't hit my target score, here are some pros:

1. I can become more familiar with the test center environment. I have ADHD and my 150% accommodation has been approved, but I'm not sure if I can perform well when people are walking, typing, and just breathing around me. So I can collect data this time to see if I should ask for other accommodations.

2. I don't wanna bail again this time — last time I was only about 35% prepared, but this time I was at 90% until last week. I don't expect a miracle to happen this time, but bailing on myself feels bad too.

3. I can cancel my score anyway, though it would use up one of my LSAT attempts.

Well... didn't realize I've written so much already, and sorry for bringing some negative energy... I probably just want to vent and can't find anybody in my real life. Looks like I've already convinced myself to take the September one, but still wanna hear your thoughts!

For the people who are on the same boat, you are not alone — here's another broken soul (and body). Let's just hang in there!!! We will be fine!!

I'm so disappointed man... During the summer, before college started, I, was doing so well, My scores broke 160, I rarely ever lost more than 5 points on RC and LR. But todays PT, and of recent, have just been deplorable. Last weeks PT was 157, todays PT is 155, i haven't scored a PT in the low 160's since 3 weeks ago... I'm so tired of all of this. My official is next week too, like, cmon man.

Hey everyone, I’ve noticed a few 7Sage study groups that frequently collaborate eventually end up shifting over to Discord, and I’m trying to understand why.

I’m not really a gamer, so Discord isn’t something I’ve ever used much. Is there an actual benefit to using Discord for LSAT study groups, or is it more of a “this is what we’re comfortable with / already have” situation?

The main thing I’m trying to figure out right now is screen sharing and working through questions together where you can use markings. I haven’t actually joined the study group feature on the 7Sage platform yet, so I don’t know what the built-in group calls are like or what features they have.

Ideally, I’d like to be able to pull up a question, share my screen (similar to Zoom), and have everyone mark things up, write on a whiteboard, or otherwise work through the problem together.

Is that something the 7Sage group feature already allows? Or is Discord significantly better for this kind of thing?

Basically, I’m just trying to figure out the best setup before I get too far into organizing the group.

Of note: we start 9/9 if anyone is interested in joining the study group.

If anyone has experience with both 7Sage groups and Discord, I’d appreciate hearing what you prefer and why. - I may reach out and ask more specific questions if you came across a way that worked.

I am looking for a tutor to help me prepare for the LSAT exam in November or January depending on when I feel ready. I am struggling with where to start and how to progress.

I understand how to diagram premises 1 and 2 and why overlooking the fact that some computer scientists may not appreciate is a flaw, but I, for the life of me, cannot understand how the author's conclusion diagrams out to "computer scientist -> appreciate tech advancements." I interpret the conclusion as only those who appreciate advancements are computer scientists, so if you appreciate the advancements, you must be a computer scientist (appreciate advancement -> computer scientist). I don't understand how an only those statement in premise 2 would differ in diagramming from an only those statement in the conclusion. Thank you SO much in advance.

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I graduated from undergrad in 2023 and have been working in the legal field ever since. On my resume, should I include the job that I had during college? It was a barista job, but I was in management and was a part of a voluntary DEI committee that would give presentations to stores in the franchise. On one hand, I'm not sure how relevant it would be given that I left that job 3+ years ago. On the other hand, would it be smart to include to maybe show that I was working 30+ hours a week while going to school full time in person? I'm not sure of which direction to go and would love some feedback. Thanks!

Hi all, I’ve been getting back into heavy LSAT studying before the September LSAT (after being super sick and also busy with personal matters for 1-2 months) and I’ve noticed that I’ve been feeling pretty inconsistent with RC sections (ranging from -0 to -6, even).

Would anyone be able to give me advice on how to be more consistent and how to improve on timing? I think timing has really affected me the most on my consistency because sometimes I do feel rushed on some questions or I spend too long on certain questions which ends up throwing me off (and sometimes I end up still getting the answer wrong along with others).

Thanks so much.