So I'm just wrapping up learning the four basic groups and have a question on groups three and four. I know it doesn't matter which one you pick as long you stick to the rule(G3=Sufficient and G4=Necessary), but for speed purposes I created my own rule and wanted to know if there was ever a chance that rule could be wrong. So I always do the first idea and make it the sufficient indicator and the second the necessary. For the obvious reason that that would put them on the same side of the "arrow" consistently. But could I be setting myself up for a mistake? Does anyone else do this rule?

Just wondering, how many PTs are you guys doing now that we have 3 weeks left to go ...

I don't want to burn myself out and I want to actually absorb what I'm learning, however I haven't done too many PTs (maybe like 5 full ones, even though I've been studying part-time since March) so would a PT every day be too much (1 timed, the next day untimed and so on) .... or should I stick to 2-3 per week? Also, I'm planning to study 8-10 hours a day until test day.

I started with a 140, last PT was 151, aiming for 160 on the 24th. Too ambitious? My part-time studying hasn't allowed me to fully absorb the material which is why I haven't increased my score as much as I wanted to :(

Thank you for any responses!

Hi,

I'm not sure why A is wrong...if the number of consumer increased between before the ad. is aired and after the ad. is aired, wouldn't that explain the ad. is actually effective?

Or...I thought it shows evidence of what is discussed in the stimulus.

Or is it wrong because it just kind of reapeating what is discussed in the argument and the increasement could be a coincedence?

Thank you

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-60-section-3-question-02/

Would it be possible to have a copy of the LSAT map? It's a great reference, however I would really like to have a PDF version printed so I can reference it while I listen to each lesson. I know it would help me piece together all the lessons better as I am going through the core curriculum.

So I am scheduled for September, but lately I have been having such inconsistent PT's. From 147-163 within the past three weeks. BR's only seem to make me more uncertain. Goal is 160. Averaging about 156. Any advice?

Greetings everyone,

I just wanted to see what you guys thought f the passage I mentioned in the title. I had a very hard time understanding it. Some feedback would be great.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-67-section-1-passage-2-passage/

With a little over 20 days from the test I have hit a wall. Every time I sit down to do a PT, I simply cannot. I can't seem to focus. I'll do the first section, get the second and my concentration is gone. I found myself just drawing blanks. I may have lost a little motivation to sit down for 3 hours. I seem to do find drilling sections at a time. Has this happened to anyone? Any ideas how to combat this and quickly?

I have recently completed the core curriculum and the first PT out, I have scored a raw/timed score of 165. Now, I also BR-ed at 170. I want to know how I should be thinking through my scores, if that question makes sense? So, from B.R. I definitely know that timing is an issue (I lost the bulk of my points due to my inability to complete sections) (how do I improve timing? More timed PT's? Because I am a re-taker, I only have ~13 fresh PT's left)...I want to score at 170+, particularly because I am a nervous test taker. I don't know if this is answerable, but what do you guys think about my progress? How should I be studying now, as I'm entering the next stage of PT-ing?

Thank you.

Hey guys,

I've had this thing with making copies of all pts. It's gotten really bad. I've ripped all of the pages from all my 10 Actual books and filed them along with 2 copies of every pt for actual and br. I feel like it's just better to not think about it and have it all there. It's been a long process but im finally finished making copies.

At first I got this for drilling

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/1378288/Office-Depot-Brand-19-Pocket-Expanding/

Then this for future pt's

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/1396738/Office-Depot-Brand-Expanding-File-Case/

But it's looking like im going to get this.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/287154/Bankers-Box-StorFile-Basic-Strength-65percent/

Trial and error baby. When im done, I'll recycle it all, or donate it. How are you guys filing?

Struggled with the Conditional Chain exercise in the course. Would love additional practice - anyone know of additional practice materials? (Or, should I not be worried about it at this point?)

I am taking the LSAT on September 24 and am currently hitting a little higher than my desired score. I have been taking 2 tests a week (Wednesday and Saturday). I plan on keeping to this routine until Saturday September 17, which will be the last PT I take. I am curious if, and when, it is a good time to stop scoring PTs before test day?

PT 48 Section 2 (LG) Q.19

Questions asks: Which one of the following groups must perform earlier than 10?

Does that mean it includes 10?

Thanks!

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-48-section-2-game-4/

I have heard that one should visit the law schools they are applying to.

There are a few law schools I am applying to, I can pay for a flight to visit 3 of them (when landed, I can travel to each one by bus).

Is there a point to visit my top law school choices before I'm admitted?

If yes, what should I be doing once I'm there? Introduce myself to the secretary, or meet with someone in particular? Should I be enquiring about more details regarding the clinics the prospective law school offers? I feel like I can do all that over the phone if I really need to.

Would there by specific law schools that are should be visited, like Harvard or Yale, rather than smaller names?

What key factors makes one letter of recommendation better than another? What would be the wow factor from an admissions standpoint for the letters of recommendation?

I'm taking the test on September 24 (as of now), but my accommodation notification letter says that I will be getting a more detailed letter two weeks before the test with possible date/time/location. Does the LSAC often change this? Or is this more rare? What have your experiences been? Thanks!

I run out of time when during PT 51 before filling the answer sheet for last five questions (took me around 15 seconds) should I exclude all of the five questions from my score? Or deduct a point from my total score?

7sage has helped me so much with content, but there seems to be one issue I can't find discussed anywhere: does anybody have timing problems and go TOO FAST? In order to get better with the LSAT, I took my practice tests untimed until I started scoring 90% or better. Since then, I have started timing myself. I have noticed that for logical reasoning and reading comprehension, I am finishing sections with anywhere from 10-15 minutes left! My accuracy is not bad, usually 3-4 wrong in each section, but when I go back and check my work, I realize many of my mistakes were stupid. No matter how hard I try to slow down, I still finish these 2 sections (games take me the full time) early. Any tips on how to really slow down and take the full time? Has this happened to anyone else before? Thanks again to the whole community for your help throughout this process.

In PT66.4.10, the question refers to "hydrogen and oxygen" then towards the end it refers to "nitrogen and oxygen". At first I thought that's where the flaw in the argument was, but turns out it was completely irrelevant. And the context of the problem makes me think LSAC accidentally made a mistake here. What do you guys think? I know it's completely trivial but I thought I would enjoy a good chuckle at LSAC's typo lol

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-66-section-4-question-10/

Hi Folks,

I have been studying for the LSAT for roughly a year now (on and off for first 8 months, but full-time in these last 4) mainly utilizing 7Sage's curriculum, although I have also done the Trainer and PowerScore Bibles. In this time, I went from a diagnostic score of 161 to about 179 at my peak (PT56) and today I got 167 (PT78). Lately, my scores average has fallen by about 6 points from 173 to 167 in the PT 70s. My average scores for each section are (LR: -3.3 / LG: -2.3 / RC: -3.7).

I am pretty disheartened by this decrease as I originally thought I was really prepared. Seeing as how the breakdown of my sections also seems to be similar across the board, I think I may be hitting my plateau. Is 170 impossible for me by September? What can I do now that I am nearly running out of materials and recent PTs to take?

One of my main issues I find is that I almost always have more questions wrong than I mark for BR. This feels even worse because I don't even know that I am missing something. Does anyone have any tips for the final stretch?

(I have attached a screenshot of my analytics. Please disregard the BR line, because I use a different account for that. My BR is always about 5 points above PT score). http://imgur.com/a/vfLz0

Hey all,

I'm about 1.5 weeks away from finishing the CC and (at least according to the study schedule) will begin my PT practices right after that. I'm due to take the LSAT in December. I would say my strongest section is RC and my weakest is by far LG. I don't exactly LOVE the games, but am kind of happy my shit section is one that seems to have potential to be greatly improved upon.

What methods have people used to study the games and improve on them? I was considering going through PTs 1-35 and doing all the games before I even begin the PTs. I don't know if this is a good idea or not though since I'd then lose time before December actually doing the full PTs unless I do one a day (which is definitely doable I don't want to burn myself out). I'm also relocating from the Caucasus back to the US in October so that's also something that will take time away from doing PTs. Thoughts on this would be helpful.

Thanks all!

Hi,

This past week hit me with a wave of anxiety and I'm not sure if its because I'm just nervous for the test or if I'm not actually prepared or ready to take the exam. It's my first time taking the LSAT and I'm pretty stressed out.

I started studying in July with Kaplan. I was studying from 8 to 12 hours a day. After the second to last week of the course once finishing about 90% of all the material I felt I didn't get very far. I moved to Powerscore and finished all the books and workbooks within a week or two. I continued to study for about 12 hours a day just trying to retain information. I finished doing most of my drills from all the workbooks as well as Kaplan and I have started to take timed and untimed tests. My score seems to be at a standstill. I seem to be stuck with LG. I can solve all types of LG but my biggest challenge is finishing on time. I can at most get to only 3 sections. On top of that my Logical reasoning score is not too hot either. I have been making 7 to 8 mistakes per section of LR. In addition my Reading Comprehension has times where I make from only 3 mistakes to 7 or 8 mistakes.

I really want to get a 160 on my LSAT but right now I'm just averaging 155. At this point I started tackling the LR by breaking down the stimulus into components and analyzing the conclusion premise etc. I'm trying to figure out a way to look at it differently. I'm trying to change how I approach the question. But I really have no idea what I should do for September. I'm pretty bummed as well that today is the day I'm having my breakdown since yesterday was the last day to change it without losing all my money.

I just don't know what I should. I don't feel prepared but isn't that normal? I'm not sure people ever feel prepared to take this test...

I'm debating if just to try it once just to get past the building anxiety and stress I have created for this test or to wait until December.

I would really appreciate the advice.

Thanks.

Hi there. I have been working on the LSAT for several months. I have done BRs and drills through PT1-34 and I just started PT from PT35. During the very recent 3 PTs that I have finished, I was able to keep the performance of my LR and LG in the same range with that of my former BRs, -4 to -2 and -1 to 0. However, my RC was very unstable, -8 to -10 and sometimes I could just barely finish reading of the hardest passage and have no time for the last several questions of it. I currently adopt the VIEWSTAMP method from the bible and I dont think it works really well for me. English is not my mother tongue and I dont think I am doing a good job of the so called Active and Structural Reading. Therefore, I am eager for some advice for RC drills and practices, or maybe some other methods that I can learn from to improve my RC performance. Many Thanks!

I've seen a number of people posting about postponing. Now that we're 1 month out until September, I'm curious who is actually still planning on taking the test. For those of you that are, what is your study plan over the next 4 weeks?

Intuitively I thought what said in the argument is contradicting...I thought people usually learn from history and as they increase knowledge about history, they will know better about what is good or bad. (Do people read passages/stimuli related to your life?)

But in the argument it says it's the opposite...right?

As people know more history, they will not judge people morally or not work out of moral themes.

Could anyone give me examples of this?

I don't know why, but for some reason I felt it's not true in real life...and that confused me a lot.

What is working out of moral themes or inclination to morally judge human behavior anyway?

Don't people actually judge what others do and they learn those part from history?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-61-section-2-question-24/

Hi, jsut wondering...

If conditional statements include "probably" or prediction, can we make it contrapositive?

Eg...A→B,

prob not A→Prob not B,

Contrapositive: Prob B→Prob A. Is this allowed? Can we call this as illegal reversal of the original A→B?

Thank you