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Does anyone know where you can go to look at the official difficulty level for each individual LR question? I know the 7sage analytics rates the difficulty of each question but I believe that is based only on those who input into 7sage. I'm wondering if LSAC releases percentage of students who got a question right vs wrong for every person that took the test officially.

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Hey 7Sagers! Another question was emailed to me that I think you could help with! Here it is:

I just took the LSAT on Sept. 27th, and unfortunately, I don't think I did as well as I would like. I have the GPA and Resume of a top 10 law school student, but my LSAT score is just not on the mark.

The reason I am e-mailing you is because I would like to know more about transferring law schools. I would love to attend a top 10 school (NYU, UC-Berkley, etc), but I feel my chances of acceptance are just too low. However, I have heard of students transferring into top 10 schools by succeeding their first year at a reputable law school with a high GPA and class rank.

Do you know if applying and being rejected from one of the above mentioned schools lessen my chances of being accepted as a transfer student? Is there a way to do this strategically (i.e. not apply to these top 10 schools but transfer) ?

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HI! Okay. So. I was kind of wondering what everyone's improvement was like/if I'm on track.

Before I started with 7sage, I was probably sitting in the 140 ish mark, maybe even less than that. I started with 7sage, stopped doing the practice tests, and since I have taken 3.

The first one, I didn't blind review it. I got a 154.

The second one, I did blind review it. I got a 155 I believe.

I reviewed those concepts and went over the Logic Games section of that test since then (I wrote it on Monday).

I wrote one today. My mark before blind review was 157. Which is only 3 marks off... from the suggested LSAT mark to get into my University. Obviously I want to improve into the 160++ range.

If I keep on it, doing 2-3 exams a week, blind reviewing each one, practicing old Logic Games to reinforce concepts, is it possible to break that 160++ mark? Has anyone else had success?

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Hello! I am reaching out to my 7Sage community folks because I really need someone to look over my personal statement. I do not necessarily have people around me with solid writing skill due to my non-traditional background. If anyone is willing to provide me with a good critique, I would be more than grateful for your generosity.

Thank you

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Hi all,

I just tried registering for the LSAT and the site says that the testing center in my area is currently full and that I'll be wait listed for a spot. Has this happened to anyone else and what does it mean? I'm a bit confused because despite being wait listed, I'm still supposed to pay for the registration...?

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Hi All,

I am registered to take the December exam but really believe in order to do my best, I should move the date to the February exam. My goal is not to attend a top school and the majority of the schools to which I am applying application deadlines for the fall semester well into 2015. One even has a July 1 cutoff, which is amazing to me. Anyway, I was just wonder what people have heard/know about the level of difficulty of the February exam. Is it truly more difficult? Does it really hinder the possibility of getting into school in the fall based on all the fact many law schools have rolling admissions? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!

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Here's a great bridging-type tip:

[Mock Stimulus]

Every weekday in Pleasantville the mayor goes home on lunch. Her husband is a stay-at-home father and architect. He has planned many buildings for the city of Pleasantville. They have been lauded as some of the most beautiful in existence. Last Tuesday there was an accident causing Main Street to be closed off. Therefore, the mayor did not get to see her husband for lunch.

Any new information in the conclusion must be included in the correct answer choice. The correct answer has to include something about not seeing her husband for lunch (either last Tuesday or a generalization about road closings and seeing him/he not being able to see her). Also, you're probably thinking "Cool, but couldn't he go see her for lunch?" or "Couldn't she take a side-street to get home?" or "Why couldn't they drive in opposite directions to two different airports, thereby flying to a destination in a previous timezone where it would still be lunch and they'd have awesome stone-baked authentic Italian pizza?"

[Mock Answer Choices]

A.) If one is the planner of the most beautiful buildings in existence then one will surely get a contract with the city of Pleasantville.

B.) If there is an accident on Main Street, the mayor cannot go to her favorite delicatessen for lunch.

C.) If the mayor's husband is busy working on a new and exciting project, then she will not get to see him on lunch.

D.) If Main Street is closed off, the mayor will not be able to see her husband for lunch.

E.) If the mayor does not see her husband on lunch, then she will fly to Disneyland.

-A.) is wrong because, really, what does landing city contracts have to do with anything?

-B.) is wrong because what does her favorite deli have to do with anything?

-C.) is wrong because we don't know if he is in fact working on any project. It requires an additional assumption.

-D.) is the correct answer because it bridges the loose ends. It says that if Main Street is closed, then there is no way they meet up on lunch.

-E.) is cool and I just hope she takes her lovely darling children.

Using this technique will allow you speedily check off incorrect answer choices that don't have the information pertaining to the conclusion. Hope this helps!

(I'm obviously not a test writer, but it should make sense, I hope.)

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Hey 7Sagers,

A user wrote in to studentservices@7sage.com with concerns about timing and I figured you'd be able to help. Here's the message:

I have registered for your course since April. I was going to take the LSAT test, but since English is my second language, It took more time to learn the materials that I thought. So, I couldn't finish the material of the course by September and had to reschedule my test for December. Hopefully, the remaining time helps me to master on the most part of the LSAT.

Although I have finished 71% of the course, I feel I need to review the materials again. When I take the test without timing, my score gets about 156- 160, but with timing I only can finish two parts of each section and of course my score is less than above.

Do you have any recommendation?

Thank You!

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We're happy to announce that PT 73 will be on sale at 7Sage starting November 1st.

The price will be just $5.99 for only 3 days - November 1st, November 2nd, and November 3rd.

After that, price goes up $29.99.

With PT73, you can download the PDF instantly and get +1 month access to all video explanations (from PT 73 and everything else you have access to).

Some students were confused about the 1 month access time last time, so please be advised that if you don't already have a course and PT 73 is the only thing that you purchase, you will only have access to the PDF download + all video explanations for PT 73 for 1 month. If you're already enrolled in a full course, you'll get a +1 month extension on everything.

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I completed the 7sage starter course to prepare for the September LSAT, but I'm pretty sure I'll be taking it again in December. In order to continue studying, I was considering upgrading to the Premium course. However, before making the purchase, can someone please tell me in more detail what the Premium course can additionally offer me? Specifically, I want to know which additional PTs with full explanation are offered. I was debating on upgrading vs buying a few of the latest PTs and just reviewing the lessons from the Starter course. Any thoughts/advice for preparing my study schedule as well as the pros/cons of just buying more PTs rather than upgrading would be immensely appreciated :)

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Thursday, Oct 9, 2014

Help?

I'm completely in a slump. I have done around 10 Pt's so far, and my highest score is a 153....but my blind review score keeps increasing, even to the point of 173 on my last PT. I'm set for the December LSAT, can I expect to break into the 160's? Or am I forever stuck in the 150s.. My goal is at least a 163 from now to the December LSAT which will allow me to get into the law schools of my choice.

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Hey guys.

I took September LSAT and I have no idea how I did.

Just waiting for my score..

I registered for the December LSAT nonetheless, and I know I have to start studying again, but I just have very little motivation.. arghh! Anyone in the same boat?

I'm a senior at college so already a lot of work with school.

I know I have to keep my LSAT beat on but it's just so hard!!

If you guys have any tips to share, I would very much appreciate it.

Please motivate me!!

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Hi everyone! I've been studying for the LSAT since this June, and I was going to take the Sept. test. I felt that I'm not going to get a good score at the end of september, so I postponed the test to Dec. The problem at this point is that ... I did all my prep tests (didnt stick with Blind Review methods, cuz I came to understand this method from 7Sage only recently), but still not breaking the 170 on new questions. Right now Im just repeating old LSATs and its very frustrating... Did anyone else encounter this issue? Is it gonna be effective if I'm just keep printing out old tests that I've already done and do Blind Reviews?

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I earned my highest score to date and thus far I have spent more time reviewing this test than any previous preptest.

What I want to encourage everyone to embrace is delayed celebration & deserved confidence. I had to prove to myself that this score was not lucky. I have seriously reviewed every question that I circled, even in sections where I was -0. I have also written my reflections on the comments sections of video explanations for specific questions. Why? Because we cannot rely on luck for our tests, we must rely on a solid grasp of the concepts.

In carefully reviewing each test, including our best ones, we must gain confidence from answering correctly based on our *processes*, not on whether our AC matches the right AC. This is what Blind Review has taught me.

So I delayed celebrating until my complete review & proved to myself that I deserve higher confidence in my LSAT skills. I have finally tasted the tiniest morsel of mastery, not because of the score that I received, but in proving to myself that I absolutely deserved that score.

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All, when setting up your rules, does anyone advise to number those rules. Im not sure where i picked up the habit but I realized i was doing it.

Any thoughts on whether this is a good idea?

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I'm retaking the lsat in December, and my 7sage course is going to run out next week. I'd love some outside opinions while weighing my choice of study-aides. Why I wouldn't upgrade: I already have all of the PTs the upgrades provide; I have problem sets (by question type) to work on; and I have explanations for every test, which granted aren't as thorough as JY's but are still helpful.

I need, at minimum, a 6 point improvement to reach my target. Is it worth it to upgrade to premium or ultimate? If I don't upgrade, I'll just buy a few tests to allow me to access the forum and basic syllabus for these next two months.

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Tuesday, Oct 7, 2014

Speed!

Does anyone have any general tips for improving speed? Aside from just taking a bunch of timed PTs, do you use any other methods?

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I took the September exam, and walked out of the test center confused and flustered. It was challenging, but I couldn't really tell you how I did on it. I was in the mid 150s before the test, and I thought maybe if I had luck on my side I could reach 160 on the real thing. However, I don't think I did, so I'm retaking it in December.

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about how I can improve to the mid to late 160s before then. My strongest section is the LG, and my weakest is the LR. I'm tempted to start my prep from the beginning and re learn all the concepts and strategies necessary to do well. But that feels like a waste of valuable time.

Anyone have any suggestions about how to prepare for December?

Thanks!!

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