Question guys!

I was curious, if for certain question types anyone simply scans directly for the correct answer, or upon seeing the correct answer; even relatively early among answer choices (A or B for example), selects it and moves on in an effort to fortify time remaining for more difficult question types .

Is this a dangerous tactic? Can this be a good tactic for answer choices that clearly shine true, such as conclusion/MP questions et cetera?

I employed this method upon my first few pts without much thought upon around the first 10 Q's in LR and found I was saving a vast amount of time by not reading wrong answer choices (I was finishing almost 10 minutes early with minimal unaccredited responses (for me anyway, around -4) . I refrained from using this method several PTs later after coming across mid section problems I would get wrong by not reading ALL of the answer choices. Now a days, time is a serious issue for me and can score anywhere from -4 to -10, the larger portion of negatives owing to the time crunch I think.

IF anything, could this be used as an effective means of time management? Or does it seem too dangerous

Thanks in advance

So I started preparing for LSAT recently (last week), and I have bought the 3 bibles along with previous PTs.

What's your opinion about the bibles?

Is it true that the bibles are a waste of time? That's what I concluded from several people who studied the bibles then found out about 7sage. I consider myself lucky to find 7sage at an early stage.

I am really confused at this stage. My current thoughts are to study with the bible for the first couple of months then jump to 7sage buying the starter package(3 months) but, of course, there are worries along with that including getting confused with different approaches, burning some tests, wasting time with powerscore.

Your input is greatly appreciated.

Last thing, I am planning to write it in June 2015.

I'm curious. Your answer could be long / short / funny / serious. A few entries will be selected for free stuff here on 7Sage.

Edit: Contest is over, please vote! Winners will be selected (hopefully) soon.

So, I took a course called nextstep prep (private tutor) which was okay for the most part, and I had planned on taking the Feb 2015 exam but seeing that its 6weeks away, that's obviously not going to happen. Now, I'm thinking about taking the exam in June 2015 and using 7Sage as my guide, what do you all think?

Just wanted to clarify something. For both rules in in out games are we able to make the inference that one of the two items has to be in the 'in' group and one in the out group?

So. I'm pretty sure I might be re-taking. Not sure yet. At all. I guess we shall see come January 5.

However, someone posted their Reading Comprehension Method and I remember reading it, but I can't remember where it is now.

They posted something like... they don't make note of details, just... Authors Position, Opponents Position, ect.

I'm wondering if anyone who has a solid RC method would post it here! I think I'm going to start prepping for the June LSAT now, and RC was my weakness.

:) so please! Share your methods!!

Pls send me an email to [removed] if you are interested, I am planning to take the test in February 2015.

Note from Student Services: Don't include emails! PM instead. :)

Hey all,

I sat the December LSAT at an unpublished test site in Japan, and from what I understand, the test I took was not the same as the one taken by those in North America. What I don't know is whether the test I took is the same as others took at published test centres outside of North America, or whether the test I took was completely different from both.

Also, does anyone know whether the same curve will apply to all tests administered in December, regardless of testing location?

Now that I'm done studying for/taking the LSAT, I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about the 7sage law school prep. Is it for people who are in the middle of their first year or are you supposed to do the course before you go to law school? Also, in what ways do the course prepare you for law school? Thanks for any help in advance :}

Hey guys, so i was wondering if i could get your opinion on my study plan. I recently finished taking Blueprint Prep course around 1 week ago and since then i've just been doing timed sections from preptests 33 - 37, with one full timed PT.

I have no time restrictions at all since i graduated from UG and have money saved up, so i don't need to work for the time being. Since Blueprint used real PTs in their materials it only leaves me with like 14 Fresh practice tests to use to get a score from, so i'm using those maybe once every 2 weeks or so to measure my progress.

As for materials to practice from, i have all of the practice tests to date and have gotten them printed out and coil bounded. My last timed fresh PT that i did with blueprint i scored a 153, and my most recent BR that i did was around 173, so i'm using that as my most recent score to base my focus on and still working on my accuracy until it gets above a 175+. My plan for the next 8 weeks is as follows:

Month 1: My focus is gonna be improving my BR to be consistently above 175+. This is the schedule i have in mind:

- Monday & Wednesday: Full 5 section PT w/ Blind Review.

- Tuesday & Thursday: Drilling areas i'm not great at + hammering the Memory Method for reading comp and repeating games from the Full PT that i wasn't getting in perfect time or missed questions on.

- Friday: Day Off to prevent Burn Out.

- Saturday: Full 5 section PT w/ Blind Review (2 of these in this month will be Fresh to measure my score).

- Sunday: Review Day (Going back and reviewing each problem i got wrong during blind review and review it + drill any question type or game that i'm having trouble on)

Month 2: Switch gears to timing and endurance:

- Mondays & Wednesdays : Full 5/6 section PT w/ Blind Review.

- Tuesday & Thursdays: Individual Timed Sections + Any drilling if need be.

- Friday: Day Off

- Saturday: Full 5/6 section PT w/ Blind Review (3 of these will be fresh).

- Sunday: Review Day.

Doing this will leave me around 6-7 Fresh PTs to have just in case i'm not at my target score (170+) by the February test. If that happens then i plan on continuing the same plan until the June test.

Any opinions on things that i can add to make it better or if this is too intense?

Thanks Guys!

- Naveed.

Also one thing i've realized is just how important BR is. I WISH i would have found 7sage sooner. Although Blueprint taught me great foundational stuff, i know i could have learned it faster with 7 sage and improved wayyy more, mainly because all the intense amounts of work and studying i did with blueprint... i could have been BR-ing and learning a ton more in terms of improving the way i approach problems and tweak what works for ME. My original diagnostic was a 152, and the highest i ever scored after taking blueprint was a 157 with constant fluctuations. I felt like i had accuracy down but it wasn't until i did my first BR and i got a 163 on accuracy that i realized that there were deep foundational mistakes that i needed to improve on before i could hammer on timing. Only after 2 weeks of BR and drilling i've been able to improve my accuracy to 173 already, so seriously thank you 7sage for your free resources, you guys are amazing!

I was planing to take Feb one but then realized that I won't get ready by then... so I want to cancel Feb one but I am afraid that it might leave a record or some sorts?

Can someone please answer my question?

Thanks in advance!

Okay. I have been studying lightly from end of May to August. I then studied everyday from August till the December exam. I work full time, so I studied mostly in the morning, on my lunch break, and in the evening.

I was averaging about a 160 before going into the LSAT. My logic games were always in the range of 0 - -3 wrong, so usually the LG brought my mark up quite a bit.

Now that's been a week I'm not sure. I guessed on the entire 4th game. I had an experimental Reading Comp, which, with RC, I average a -8, but the experimental somehow... brought my confidence up. I did every question, understood the passages, it was great! I did the LR, which I usually get -5 ish wrong, but that too felt pretty good. I answered all of them.

For the real RC, I remember the last passage being a bit hard, but I did push through and finish all of them. Same with the last LR.

What I'm wondering... now that I sit here.

I know that my application is not the strongest, but they do offer admissions to people with my GPA, and with my corresponding LSAT average. However, with that LG, I'm not sure if it's worth it for me to keep my score.... or not. I'm in Edmonton, Alberta, and I want to go to the UofA, but they average all LSAT scores. They're the only school I applied to that does that.

Would it be smarter for me to cancel my score now, instead of having a .... say... 154 show up on my LSAT score? Nothing significant happened to me during my test where I feel sufficient to write an addendum.... but could I? Say I retake for the June for the next cycle, and I pull out a 170. I wouldn't want them to average my score....? You know what I mean?

Anyone who could help shed some light would be appreciated. I'm feeling a bit blue about the exam, now that a week has passed.

Does the same curve apply to the regular and sabbath observer test or do they get their own? I guess it would make more sense for them to each get their own right?

I want to establish a practising habit. I know that later on I will be doing proctored PTs with BR, and this will be on PTs of 38+. Apart from that, when am I to do timed questions?

Let's say I am studying inference, after reading the theory, I will be doing inference questions from LSAT (1-38). Do you advise of doing these ones timed or not timed? I was initially thinking of doing them not timed to digest the concept well. What if after doing that, I find myself to be very bad with timing? Also when do you advice of doing full sections instead of categorized sections? and will that be timed or not timed?

I don't want to burn precious questions.

Many thanks

Hello everyone! I quickly want to introduce myself before I ask my question. First off, my name is Peter and I graduated from UC Berkeley in 2011 with a Bachelors Degree in History. Since then, I have been working in the legal department, (drafting contracts and dealing with third party author misconduct issues) for a educational publishing company. Now on to my questions!

I have browsing the web on different ways to study for the LSAT and a lot of people (reddit) had suggested using 7Sage. The courses certainly look promising, but is there anything I would be missing out on? I guess more specifically, do I need to buy supplemental books or materials?

When looking at books to buy for studying, there is usually a list of at least a half dozen books. A lot of people suggest the powerscore bible for logic games and logical reasoning but state that I should stay away from their reading comprehension bible. I plan on taking the June 2015 LSAT and would be purchasing the 7Sage Premium Course. Am I set with just purchasing the 7Sage Premium Course, or is it best to buy additional (and if so, which) materials?

Assuming that I don't get the score that I want in June, I know I can extend my course for an additional fee. The next test that I would sign up for then would be the September LSAT. How much is the additional fee and how long does that extend the course? Or is it better off buying the LSAT Ultimate Course? The only downside with this I see, is that I DO get the score I want on the June LSAT and then I have a course that I am not taking advantage of. Thank you everyone for taking the time to read this!

Regards,

Peter

So I faxed my cancellation form and got a receipt back, but I am still nervous that something got fucked up. Should I do anything else to make sure they know of my intent to cancel? Or should I just let the process play out?

Hey everyone!

I have only been studying for the lsat for a little over 2 months and can't seem to get where I need to be. I keep seeing everyone talk about how horrible they are doing when scoring a 160 but I can only wish that is where I am. So my question to all of you is this: Did you start off scoring high or was it a progressive thing? Should I be scared?? I am now getting super serious about studying as I am aiming to take the June test so if anyone wants to start a study group with me that would be AWESOME!!

Hey all, So after taking the December ( my first time) , I'm having thoughts about canceling or keeping the score, which is a different story, but I wanted to ask from students about what they think about February exam for this cycle? isn't it true that since admission cycle opened OCT 1st most students have already gotten admission because of the rolling base and also that most scholarship money is gone since half of the classes are already full? If i happen to cancel my score or do poorly that I have to retake in february, wouldn't that be already too late and therefore a waste of time instead of taking it in June for the next cycle? I am surprised to see people even talking about taking february knowing these facts... please shed some light on this, specially the lawgic of those who are set on taking it.

Just quick question. Would it be ok to split the BR into 2 days? Routine would be, 1) do lsat test 2) go back to circled questions and see if i wanna change my answer + get 100 certainty on then 3) score 4) questions i get wrong review and drill them in the head the next day. Let me know what you guys think.

Cheers,

Is it better to use the newest PTs? Is there any difference between new and old that might help improve my score?

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out how to study for the LSAT and accurately predict my scores given that at first when I started practicing I did not follow any method but took and repeated PT's. Now, I think that I have memorized a great degree of questions and want to improve on thinking abstractly from my preconceived knowledge and get a strong core strategy for test day. Do you have any suggestions on how to go about this? I am enrolling in 7sage to adapt to a strategy (since I don't have one), but, wanted to go around what apparently is this big mistake.

I would consider myself a very good reader, and I have an expansive vocabulary. Yet RC on the LSAT is a different beast all together. I took a Blueprint class, read the LSAT Trainer, and read significant information online. I feel that my poor performance is that I am looking for a solution that doesn't necessarily have an exact answer. Can anyone with an experience in improved RC give insight on how they were able to overcome early struggles and tackle the daunting task? Thanks guys.

Did anyone else thought testmasters sucked? I honestly learned majority of my logic game techniques from 7sage videos...thank God for 7sage free YouTube videos.

Hey,

Do any of y'all know if 7Sage offers an option to have your Personal Statement reviewed by one of the instructors? I bought the Personal Statement bundle, but I wanted my drafts to be reviewed so it can be as good as possible.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

I've been prepping since September for the Feb. 2015 test using the 7Sage curriculum. My original diagnostic was a 150. I've taken 15 PT's now (36-49 & June. 2007), ranging from 150-164 with avg. around 157, but I've been hitting 159-162 lately, and I just got a 156 on PT 49. I'm only 2 months out and I'm just getting concerned that I won't be able to get the score I want (high 160s-170) with the current methods I'm using and I need some reassurance. I've done BR with every test, and reviewed what's wrong as diligently as I could. I guess I'm also wondering if this is a typical (loose term) trajectory for high-scorers around this time in prep. Or maybe PT 49 was just harder.

I've been studying while in school (light schedule) and will have about 6 weeks free over the holidays to prepare. I didn't complete the whole 7sage curriculum, just really got a foundation. I'm just trying to realistically decide whether or not I should take the Feb. test. Thanks in advance!