I know this is a common topic, however I'm new to this forum sooooo I figured I might as well share my diagnostic and see if anyone has any advice or encouragement:) I still have a couple more years of undergrad to go before I apply to law school. I wrote a diagnostic the other day and scored a 140:( I need a 160 to get into a certain school because my GPA will probably be around 3.9 out of 4.0! I will have about 8 months to study when the time comes. Has anyone here gone from around 140 to 160, or know of anyone who has?

Hi, as the title says,

I'm just wondering, how many PTs do you still have to do if you want to take the Sept. test?

Did you already finish all of the PTs you want to finish and now are in only a reviewing stage, or do you still have fresh PTs you are going to do? How are you going to spend until Sept. test?

Just wondering because I saw someone said if you are not in the target score range now, Sept. test may not be the one you want to take...

Thanks,

I hope I help someone out and provide some encouragement for anyone who is trying to score above a 165. My LSAT prep has been a long and treacherous road for me. My diagnostic exam was a 142, when I found out my score, I thought I could never score high enough to get into my dream schools. It was a slap to the face and a good wake up call because I realized how serious this exam was. I studied more than 30 hours a week, with extensive blind review sessions and endless hours of going back to the curriculum to understand the fundamentals of the LSAT. Regardless of how long I studied I was barely increasing my score and all my friends who were studying with me were meeting their goals on the LSAT ( I was really happy for them but I was left discouraged). I honestly gave up when I couldn't score above a 150, I felt hopeless and was extremely burnt out. I was unmotivated to the point where I said F*** It! I took about 2 months off from studying for the LSAT (I started studying in June 2015) and I came to the realization, that becoming a lawyer is my dream job. As a kid, everyone asked you what do you want to be when you grow up, and I always answered A LAWYER! Thereon after, I didn't study harder but smarter, I knew burnout was a real thing and it can be a real B**** to deal with, so I set a schedule and stuck to it. I occasionally went out with friends and tried to exercise more to help me relax. My score was quickly rising from a 142 to a 158 ( my June 2016 LSAT Score). I was really happy with my increase in score, 16 points isn't that bad of an increase, but I was not satisfied because I knew I could do better. So after I received my June LSAT score, I took 2 weeks to gather my thoughts and understand how I should approach studying again after nearly a month off. I set myself a schedule of 6 hours a day (from 9 AM - Noon and from 1PM- 4 PM). I never went above this study time and never went over (except when taking the Practice tests). I am proud to say we are nearly 1 month and 13 days away from the exam and I have exceeded my expectations and I am averaging a 167. I just honestly want to say, when you feel unmotivated, discouraged, and beaten, you have to find it within yourself to make a comeback. I felt as if the LSAT was Ivan Drago from Rocky IV and I was Rocky. When it seems like you lost and you have been defeated just remember the bell hasn't rung yet, so you have to get up and start giving it your all and come out the fight VICTORIOUS!

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Hi guys,

Was wondering if I could get your advice on my situation: I'm currently doing alright on my LG and LR sections, but can't seem to break 20/27 on my RC sections. Which 7sage package would you recommend I get if I am planning to give my test on September 24 (ie. little over a month left to study)?

Thanks!

Hey guys! I'm currently studying for the September LSAT and I have been self studying with the Powerscore books but I feel like I need more explanation than they offer. So I am looking into purchasing a 7sage course.

Of the ultimate and starter, which would you guys advice and do you think this will be enough as far as course contents to increase my scores?

Also, if I purchase the ultimate and use it for 4 months (I am planning to take the December exam as well because I don't think I will be fully prepared for the September exam), is it a waste of money? Or should I cancel my registration for the September exam and stick to only taking the December exam?

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Hi,

So I saw ppl are usually "drilling" in the early stage of preparation...

What does this exactly mean? Do you do all of the questions published?

Do people actually have to do all of or most of the questions to achieve a certain score?

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So my laptop broke today and I'm using a new computer but I can't get the videos to play! They load but when I click play it doesn't move! I've tried playing with the cookies, clearing the cache, and re-downloading flash player nothing works. It seems that youtube videos do not work either. I have tried Firefox and Safari. Anyone have any idea what the problem is?

Hey guys! So my question is, where can I find printable logic games? I can find anything online and I'm wanting the exact games in the course like J.Y. suggests. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

This is a method of reasoning questions.

If someone can explain to me why B and D are incorrect and C is correct I would really appreciate it. This is my reasoning:

A) A does not accept C's criterion, she says concepts were widely understood.

B) She does discredit C's evidence by saying that the concept was widely understood in Franchot's time, so she was not ahead of her time. I guess this is wrong bc she does not generalize from new evidence, but couldn't one say she is generalizing by stating what the stipulations for a great writer are? I guess you could mark this as wrong because there isn't any new evidence other than her claim that social consequences were widely understood (but we do not know that this is new evidence, correct?)

C) This seems correct because A rejects C's criterion for what makes a great writer and disputes the specific claim that F was a great writer.

D) She does dispute C's conclusion. She says F was not a great writer and she does present facts for the same criterion (what makes a great writer), it is alternative in the sense that it has different requirements.

E) A does not attack one of C's claims, she simply disagrees with it. She does not criticize the structure of C's argument.

So if someone could go over B and D with me, I would be incredibly grateful. Also, if you could look at my reasoning and see if it is ok, I would be incredibly appreciative.

Thank you in advance!!

Im having problems eliminating answer A for this question. Can anyone explain why it is wrong?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-29-section-4-question-22

Just for fun, because I noticed both my wife and I say LSAC/LSAT differently. I go the "word" approach and sat ELSAT, where she goes the letter approach and says L-S-A-T.

What do you do?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-4-game-4/

I have a question about one of the rules...the rule says "S CAN be earlier than Q only if Q is third." I thought it is different from saying "S IS earlier than Q only if Q is third" so I thought S is not nec. to be earlier than Q or if we take the contrapositive of the rule, when Q is not third, we do not have to have Q-S.

But when I watched the video JY explained we actually treat it same as other rules that do not cantain CAN.

So we do not have to take it consideration? (the word "can")

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-19-section-2-question-20/

Why exactly are C and E incorrect? After mulling over this question for nearly half an hour I can't seem to figure it out.

hello everyone, I am averaging in the 160-164 range and trying to bump my average a couple points before the September test. I recently took a prep test and score a 153!, I do not understand, I did terrible in every section, lows across the board. I don't know why this happened but now i'm seriously reconsidering taking the test in September. Has this kind of random drop happened to anyone else, I am freaking out here

Before transferring to my current school,Umich, I was an exchange student from a HK institution to the U of Leeds in UK. However, because Umich started the semester before Leeds' finals, I did not attend finals and didn't get any credit there. I think it can show my diverse experience to include U of Leeds in my CV, but I don't have credits...

Also, how should I cover this 3-month exchange experience in my CV which I have no transcript? Should I specify the reason in Addendum?

Jennifer, I love you. Your gentle but firm voice has blessed my ears for 50+ hours of practice testing. Wherever you are, I wish you the best.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-3-question-16/

So I was not sure about the term switching..."the most important problems" in the conclusion and "important problems" in the premise. So I expected to see something related to that in the correct answer...but is this actually not an important switching?

And that's why I was not sure about the term "few important problems" in A...and thought B is correct because it contains "the most important problems."

My blind review score is pretty decent and about 7-10 points higher than my actual score. I can not seem to get my actual score up. Any advice? 6 weeks out and I need that 7-10 point increase.

I want to start off by saying that 7sage has been a lifesaver and that I have seen my score jump from a 146 to a 157 in less than a month. However, there are 45 days left till the September LSAT and I am still only averaging around 157 on the past 4 preptests that I have taken. My goal is to break 170 come test day but I am a little confused about how I should spend the remaining month and a half.

1) Should I go through the curriculum all over again (it would probably take me 15 days)

or

2) Keep on taking preptests and drilling the different types of questions

or

3) Anything else!

I would appreciate any advice. Thanks!

I've been PT'ing in the 176+ range for my last few PTs, and at this point, I feel that I'm running out of PT material. I still haven't taken 63 to 77, which I am obviously trying to save for taking throughout August and September. So, I am taking about two PTs a week or one PT every three days. I'm not sure what to do on the days off, when I'm not taking a full PT. What do you recommend? Should I take 1-3 full sections on off days? Just drill a few games/passages/LR questions? Again, I only have a few untouched PTs left. Maybe a few in the 20s and 30s.

What do you think?

Test day feels like it is approaching fast and to be honest, this anxiety is unbearable. I am where I want to be when it comes to practice test but I am a nervous wreck on the inside. I have even considered pushing back my test to the December date

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-68-section-3-question-20/

I was not sure between B and D.

I thought B is correct because it bases its conclusion on premise which contradicts one of its premise...

(It says "the odds are overwhelming that we would be alive during this period too" while also says "because we are not alive during this period")

Is B wrong because they are both premises and one of them is hypothesis?

By the way regarding D...isn't that "not alive during this period" seems true because how can ppl live so long? (It would take centuries right?) The question is not asking flaw in the argument, but I was just wondering whether the argument is valid or not.

Thanks,

So I'm wondering if anyone has any advice as to what the hell I should be doing. Background: I've been studying for about a year now. I'm aiming for the high 160's and my pacing is getting worse as I do more tests? I think this is a matter of pacing, as sometimes I dont finish a section. Usually I finish all the RC passages and questions with time left, but this last test I didn't get to passage 4. Whats the best way to make some improvement?

PT 42: 163/ 172 BR

PT 44: 164/ 168 BR

PT 46: 160/ 178 BR

PT 48: 159/ 178 BR

PT 51: 163/ BR - not yet done