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I'm looking for an accountability study partner who wants to study along with me! I hope this doesn't come off as completely obnoxious but bulleted lists help me more than one giant block of text so here goes:

About Me: I've been studying for the LSAT for about a year now. I took February and scored a 166, which was 5/6 points below my PT average of 171/172 (high of 177, low of 168) and well below my BR score of 175+.

My Major Weakness:

(1) Review: I think I have a fairly solid understanding of the fundamentals. I did not review as thoroughly as I should have and paid the price on test day.

(2) Beating the brain fog: Still trying to up my mental endurance so my "off" day is no lower than my average.

My Plan: I'm going to have a cycle of (1) PT (2) review (3) drill. I'm going to actually force myself to do a very thorough review where I write out my thought process for EVERY question along with explanations for why an answer is right or wrong. The review and write-up part is super time-consuming (sample/incomplete write-up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ivGS3XS6FSydAmNLouyewDIO9f_LmPHVEbofnuHZHJw/edit?usp=sharing), especially because I try super hard not to let myself use the words "irrelevant" or "just completely wrong." This practice forces me to really think about WHY an answer is right/wrong.

Current Schedule: Starting all the way back at PT1 and trying to make my way towards PT74 by June. Finished PT1, scored 176 (RC: -2, LG: -1, LR: -4) and reviewing every single question. Going to take a 1/2 days to complete my review and drill some games, passages, and timed LR sections and then take PT2 on Thursday/Friday.

Where You Can Come In: What I think would be most helpful for me (and hopefully you if you're up for it) is to have somebody else also do a write-up so we can see the overlap between our analyses. Typically, when we take PTs and drill, we eliminate questions because certain "triggers" in the stimulus tip us off. However, once we see 1 trigger, we tend to move on and say, "Aha! That's the reason why this answer choice is wrong." The reality that I've come to realize is that the LSAT has multiple triggers in a given stimulus. Seeing what triggers other people to identifying the correct response would broaden our understanding of not just a specific question but question types and hone our logical reasoning as a whole.

So, any takers? :)

BONUS: If you're based in Orange County, it'd be so great to study in person! I'm looking at you @ddakjiking

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Hi everyone,

I'm taking somewhat of an LSAT hiatus for March (school, it happens) but I'm going to start a goal-setting/accountability thread here. Even if my goals will be pretty lean for the next three weeks, it'll be nice to have a solid motivation system in place for April, when I'm hoping to come back to LSAT with a VENGEANCE haha.

So the idea is that every week (let's say window from Sunday night to Tuesday morning), we post our tasks that we want to accomplish for the week -- and then the following week we check back and see if everyone managed to cross off the study items on their to-do list. :-) I'm hoping this will help us all stay motivated and accountable!

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Did you take an Adderall the day of the exam? If so, did you take your regular dose, less, or more of? I am most interested in those who the title applies to that didn't take it the day of the exam, and how it affected you, either beneficially or detrimentally.

I am taking the test in June and as you might of assumed have ADD. I have heard a variety of answers from friends/colleagues and was curious what other answer samples might conclude.

Also I was going to request accommodations for my LSAT, but time turned fragile and I ended up not going through with all of it due to the opportunity costs associated with getting re-diagnosed for LSAC standards. A part of me wishes I would of done everything required to get the accommodations, because hey more time is MORE TIME. Please share any experiences or input you have on the issue.

Good Luck in June!

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I know some people have stated that they PT in a library or in a coffee shop like Starbucks. I was wondering how many people here ACTUALLY do it. Is it only a few people. If you've taken more than one LSAT, and you took one while studying in silence and one after studying with ambient noise, did it help? I'm just curious. I finished the curriculum the second time around and going over all the old PTs I already did before jumping into new PTs. Soon I should be PT on fresh tests and was wondering what you guys might think/have done.

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Rather than falling under the category of comments, could 7Sage implement a highlighting system that colours what is a question comment from just a comment, or separate out questions from recent comments for people who need questions answered in the lessons? Comments fill the recent comment box resulting in questions receiving belated answers, unless someone actively looks for them after each lesson/question or happens to come across one while doing their lesson.

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I know that study for the LSAT can be a struggle. It can take everything you have and even at times you may feel like you no longer want to do this. Because everything in your personal life + studying is starting to add up and it'll make a lot of things change. Some may need encouragement to continue grinding for whatever their end goal may be. Maybe a 170+ but in the process you may lose sight because you aren't reaching your goal, or nowhere near that score. And that is okay because you can't blame anyone but yourself when things don't go right. It's important to have that type of mentality especially during this time of your life. So I speak for myself and everyone else who sometimes get carried away by a score or for how certain situations play out in one's life. If anyone is going through a situation where they want to give up, I want you take some time out and thoroughly think through it.

I also want to recommend for everyone to read "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" by Ben Carson it will really change your perspective in life.

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Hey all,

so i am new here at 7sage (Ultimate) and just finished PTJ07 scoring a 157. my original intention was to prepare for the better part of a year and take the real deal in Feb '16. at this point i would just like some feedback on what significance that sort of score (if any) should have on my preliminary timeframe. i hope to get to 170 (at least 165+) and the sooner i take the real LSAT the better, but i'm not at all willing to compromise my preparedness in order to save time. is it reasonable to think that i can bump up that score 10+ points? before PTJ07 i essentially did no LSAT prep outside of reading about the test.

i'd appreciate any and all feedback!

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Hi,

I'm new to 7sage. I've been watching the games on YouTube and noticed 7sage has an app so I had to download it immediately! lol

Anyone want to study? I'm almost there with my prep

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Hi 7Sagers,

I just joined 7Sage about a week ago and the reason why I joined is because of the comments that I read about the course. My last PT was 135 :-( and my goal is to score between 160-165 on the June/October LSAT. I just don't know where to start. Should I finish the whole course first and then start taking practice tests? I signed up for the LSAT Starter. Should I upgrade to the LSAT Premium or LSAT Ultimate? When do I start using the Cambridge Drilling Packets? I will be studying an average of 20 hours per week and English is not my first language. Help.

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I am wondering anyone has any advice on building mental endurance? I tend to get tired around 90 minutes or so, RC section tend to nosedive if I am already tired...

I already workout and read quite a bit so I am hoping for advice on other areas that may help.

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