Hi 7sage(rs),

Should I be following the syllabus as is? I'm starting it now and I am a little bit ahead of schedule based on the syllabus. I noticed that the practice tests aren't until the very end. Should I be following it completely straight through and back to back by taking the 4 exams listed at the end of my syllabus or? Sorry if this question has already been asked. Trying to get the best of this program.

Last time I took Power Score and hardly understood anything that was going on. This time around I'm changing my study habits to studying in the morning prior to work given that I work 40 hour weeks and dedicating my weekends to studying also. Any advice on following the syllabus or not would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to score upper 150s. Thanks!

If anyone is able to explain any of the above questions, I'd be very grateful.

To be more specific:

Q13 - stuck between A and D

Q16 - was able to eliminate C & D, but chose E

Q22 - really didn't understand this one... I chose A under timed conditions, and E during BR...neither of which were correct

Thanks in advance.

13- http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-4-passage-2-questions/

16- http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-4-passage-3-questions/

22- http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-4-passage-4-questions/

Quick poll:

How much of an increase in your score have you seen with the 7sage program. I personally have a +12, which puts me in the 160s. I am wondering though what is the general consciences .

What are people's thoughts/preferences on bubbling? Do you bubble as you go or at the end of each section? Also is it safe to roughly fill in the bubbles(by roughly, I mean a quick dark scribble), I have this paranoia of having my answer sheet misread, so I find myself wasting a lot of time filling in the circle "properly"..

I plan on taking the June 2014 LSAT should I not receive my ideal score on the Feb. 2014 one.

I have inadequate knowledge as to whether or not having taken the LSAT twice adversely affects my shot at getting into a good law school. Any thoughts?

I teach quite a bit, and have a number of close friends who teach all over, from ESL teachers in other countries to teachers in high schools and universities -- and depending on the community, but especially in university, one thing that constantly comes up from students is this idea that we are living in a post-racial society.

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I spend a lot of my time thinking about and writing about gender and race issues, and when stuff like the link I'm sharing below comes to the surface, it's hard not to feel sick to my stomach for days -- but it's also why this career choice of ours is important.

It doesn't even matter really what type of law you plan to go into. If you want to be a BigLaw partner and do corporate law, great. If you want to do PI work, double great. But on the road to obtaining that job, we will all be living for three years surrounded by the laws of our country. We will come out of that experience at the very least with a deep appreciation for why law is important, and most especially, the POWER that it has to do both great good and permit great evil.

Check this link out. Get angry over it -- please. Add it to your list of reasons why you want to go to law school: whether you want to work actively to end this kind of bullshit or not, one day after graduation you WILL bump into an opportunity to be a part of righting a wrong. This is the world we live in -- and we are going into one of the few professions that has a shot at changing it.

Let's kill the LSAT. Then, let's dominate in law school. Then, let's be the kind of lawyers and citizens that we want to be surrounded with -- and when opportunities arise to make a difference, let's use that education and experience to PROVE that's what we want.

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In a full LSAT, which games are usually the easiest and which ones are the hardest? I thought it was usually the first one is the easiest, then the remaining 3 are a combination of medium games and hard games (2 medium 1 hard, or 2 hard 1 medium). It's always better to start with the easiest ones so I'm wondering if there is any definite order to the level of difficulty of the games.

is there a short cut key that allows you to pause a video while you're scrolled down below the box the video is being played in (say b/c you're taking notes but after the answer choice of interest has stopped being talked about you want to pause the video). this is a very particular and perhaps unnecessary question but it would probably save a me several minutes over the span of a couple hours.... lol

Hey everybody,

I've been going through the curriculum for a few months now and have just taken my first timed PT. I did not do as well as I had hoped. Introducing the timed element to the questions really through me off, which has slightly discouraged me since I was getting most questions right when going through the syllabus. I know it's only the first test, but I would like to maximize my efficiency from this point forward, can I get some feedback from fellow 7Sager's on how you guys handled the timed element once you started taking PT's, and what method you used from this point on to review and enhance your score? Thanks so much everyone.

Would anyone be kind enough to list the prep tests available for download for the premium and ultimate course?

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I am prepping to take my LSAT June 2014 looking for study partners in the Houston,TX area.Fairly new to the LSAT world.Please LMK if interested!

okay guys im preparing to take this Feb one but im having a problem with LR section.

so, when i do the blind review, I always end up changing 4 -5 answers. and end up getting like 3 - 4 wrongs.

I guess the positive side is that those second guessed answers are mostly right

but Im bit worried as it indicates i would have gotten 8 - 9 wrongs without having a chance to second guess myself.

I had this problem for few weeks now

Any tips or suggestions? help!

So if you are like me, I find it a pain in the butt to open each individual PDF for each section and have to go through the printing process for each one. Not that its terrible, but there is an easier way. I download all the PDFs for each section all at once. You can then to go this site : http://merge.smallpdf.com/ and drag all the PDFs to that section and they will merge them all into one document! I find it especially helpful on the logic games. Its also an easier way to store them in a folder so you can easily go back and print them without going through the lessons and redownloading.

Hope this helps someone!

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Others are a bit nicer about what they're saying, but still carry the same message. Essentially, you'd be an idiot in going to law school. http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/

How do you guys feel about these blogs? I can't say I'm too happy about their existence as well as the fact that they pop up whenever I'm browsing law schools. A bit discouraging to say the least. Is this all bullshit? All true? Are we all idiots for taking the LSAT and trying to go to law school?

Hi Everyone,

I am hoping to find a study buddy for the June 2014 test. I will not be able to meet in-person so it would have to be done via skype (ideally), over the phone, or any other forms of telecommunications :)

Please send me an email (natalya.kitchin@gmail.com) if you would be interested and we can discuss the details to see if it could work. Thanks so much!!

Happy studying everyone!

Natalya

Currently I'm struggling with the LR section mainly because I can't consistently get the weakening questions correct. I do 90-100% on Main Point and Strengthen. Weakening questions on the other hand are a 50-50 accuracy. Anyone know how to improve?

Hey all,

Having a hard time finding material around this website. I see that there are some questions after each lesson as practice to do. But where all the 300+ or 900+ or whatever deal you got printable questions? I can't find the link to that. Also, where can I download and print the 6 or 21 LSAT TESTS? Can't find those either.

3 weeks away :) how's it going, February takers? Feeling good? Report!

I've noticed that all of my incorrect answers can usually be found in the range of 13-19. Do the questions get harder around this range or is it just me? I was thinking of speeding through the first ten questions to have more time to tackle the ones in the range mentioned above. Any thoughts?

Hi everybody! I am new to the 7sage community and I am finding that I am waaaay too slow at these questions! Is that the case with anyone else? On the problem sets I set a fifteen minute timer, and I often have one or two questions left when it goes off! That is pretty bad because that means that I am spending over a minute on each question and probably suggests that I should skip. In general, I think the problem may be choosing my answer choice because I narrow down to two answer choices and then I get stuck deliberating them for only God knows how long! Does anyone have any tips on improving speed other than taking practice tests over time?

I find that I really really hate humanities passages ( and do poorly on them) and sometimes law passages but really really enjoy science passages. What do you guys do to remain focused on passage types that un interest you or just a boring passage in general? Is their anything I can read to improve my humanities section. Seems like with humanities I seem to have to re-read sentences a lot.

June LSAT....just started the 7Sage program...

Let me know!

Thank you.

Hello all!

Lately I've reached much better results due to a massive change in my attitude! The Lsat should be your friend, not your nemesis!

Before every PT exam I follow a ritual to help be Zen! It beats being hyper caffeinated and high strung like a harp!

This is what I do:

1. Eating right!

I usually have a big meal before exams and it helps me stay focused and perform my best! Nothing heavy nor greasy! Eat yo veggies!!! Sometimes I even carbo load the night before and wake up early to do an exam! Hahaha

Also! Being hydrated really helps! Hydration affects short term memory (or so Wikipedia says!) but don't over do it or you won't be able stop running back and forth from the bathroom and your seat!

2. Stretches!

I hate how long we have to stay stationary! I'm not saying go run an iron man! But being strenched helps my back and neck.

I also like getting my heart rate up a bit to get hyped for the exam! Enthusiasm works!!

3. Comfy clothes, layers to remove/add in order to stay at a good temperature.

4. An arsenal of Samurai katana sharp pencils.

Each one made from a single tree I cut down in the woods, and hand crafted and sharpened by shark teeth and black rhino horns.

Just kidding! I get my 99cent store pencils and have like 6 ready do go! Yes, they are Spider-Man pencils! How did you know?

5. THEME SONG!

5 to 6 minutes before any exam I blast my latest favorite upbeat jam! Get your game face on! I try to use the same ones over and over again to have consistency. Past 7 exams it's always been Sweet Child O Mine. Do whatever moves your feet and makes you feel good!

6. Privacy

Locking the door, barricading the exists, airplane mode, remove the battery from that ticking ikea clock. Start that timer!!! Let's do this!!!!

[insert 3ish hours of hair pulling, hardwork and DOMINATION!]

POST Exam!

1. I always have an ice cream sandwich or a frosty beer orrrr both waiting for me in my fridge as a "that'll do pig, that'll do" moment after a good few hours of work!

2. GO OUTSIDE!! Walk that dog, ride that bike, climb that mountain! Give yourself 2-3 hours of recovery before you review and begin the whole process over again!

That's what I do!!!

I've increased my scores and it works for me! Hooray!

Wondering what rituatals any of you guys and gals find helpful? What's helps you be zen before an exam?

Do tell!

Thanks!

Roy Valdez

can someone remind me of the strategy for attacking Rc questions under timed conditions. When we see an answer we think is right are we supposed to go with it (b/c the amount of words in this section and time). This entails little checking of other answers underr timed conditions and is a little different from lg and lr in this sense). (after time stops ticking you go back and heck your answers though, like a br type of thing).

thanks,

Jake