I took the June 2015 lsat and received my score and was excited. I got (enough) to get into the school I was looking at. This weekend I received that letter everyone looks forward to but mine informed me that I needed to retake my lsat. Crushed. I was and still a little bummed but I'm not sure what I should do. I work full-time and with family duties. I'm not sure if I can pour more in more energy into the lsat to move my score but I don't want to give up.

So, I took my third PT today, PT 37, and it seemed like I was doing well with RC, until I got to the last passage. This passage was too difficult, so I kind of ended up guessing on those last few questions.

When I finally scored my test, I saw I only got six questions wrong. That's a good score for me anyways, but four of those six questions were on the last passage.

Is it possible I just was lucky with those first three passages? I have gotten that few wrong in the past, but the questions I got wrong were more scattered throughout the section.

There's been a lot of concern about weird game types appearing or potentially appearing in this era of LSAT. I think it's a healthy concern, and is perhaps the hallmark of this "era" of tests. Future LSATers will likely look back at the PT's in the 70's and say "Oh yeah, that's when LSAC started bringing back those weird game types."

There have been a good number of weird games. Some of them are potentially very useful (namely if we learn something from them that could apply to other weird games, even if not of exactly the same type).

If we have a decent list of weirdos, then those of us who want to prepare for/mitigate the risk of future weirdness will at least know that we've covered our bases.

What weird games have you come across—and what have you learned from them?

When you post your selection[s], please include the link to JY's video for that LG since those are free and accessible to everyone! Or if you don't know exactly which game it was, describe it, and we will try and help locate it for others.

Hey guys, just wondering if I should start doing preptests AS I'm going through the syllabus to keep track of my improvements? Or if I should finish the syllabus then start the PTs? Curious to see what you guys do.

I hate these questions, they truly are the bane of my existence, and study. I am not sure what I am missing, but I am just not accurate with these questions. How did you guys better understand this question type? what was your technique, and what made them click for you? In on of JY's videos, he claims that for 170+ target scorers there is not enough time to conditionally map out the question, but for me, the harder ones just seem impossible without mapping. Also, sometimes mapping is difficult due to my inability to identify which is the sufficient, and which is the necessary condition. With the latter issue, there are no conditional words for guidance. How does one become better at identifying the sufficient/necessary condition without the trigger words being present (aside from just practice of course because once I finish the 7sage course, practice is all I will be doing).

I am in need of some advice. I am currently registered to take the October LSAT but feel as though more time to study would be extremely beneficial. I plan on enrolling fall 2016 and am heading into my last undergraduate semester this fall. I have been told that it is preferable to take the October LSAT but am wondering if December would be better in my case.

PT58 BR Tonight at 8pm ET

Come on. We've got 63 days until October 3rd. You don't seriously have other plans for tonight, besides PT58 BR?

Make Putin proud. BR with us tonight at 8pm ET!

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Hi everyone. I took the June LSAT after taking an in-person Blueprint course. I did well but not as well as I wanted to or think I could. I've now put off starting to study again for the October re-take way too long, but here I am. I was thinking of doing 7Sage Premium somewhat selectively, focusing on my problem areas (definitely LG and a bit of RC), and then supplementing with something like the Cambridge bundles since I've heard 7Sage's problem sets aren't great (and only easy ones available in Premium). Note I also bought the Blueprint LG book and I've heard good things about the LSAT Trainer, but I don't want to overwhelm myself with too many things. I work in tech and have a full-time, demanding job. Any advice on the best approach here would be thoroughly appreciated!

I am confused as to how the U.S. law school application process works...many schools begin accepting applications as of Sept 1., but their websites do not provide any information for applicants applying for this upcoming cycle. How are we supposed to know what the components and directions of the applications are (e.g. personal statement, optional essays, etc.) when they do not post the directions for the upcoming application cycle?? Do they only post information in late Aug, which only gives a few weeks to complete the whole application for those who want to submit in Sept?? I know that you can roughly estimate the requirements based on the requirements from last cycle, but I would not want to complete my current application based on last year's instructions. If someone can elucidate this process, that would be tremendously helpful!

Got You! SOOO I am almost half way though the 7sage coarse and decided I am going to take a break. Now throughout the course we keep using Luke is a Jedi etc. etc. Well, I feel it's time I watch these movies to get in on this but as my title says I am lost and confused. Where do I start? with the first movie? The fourth? I don't understand what movie I start with? Do I work my way from 6 to the first?

Also anything else I need to know before I start my series marathon?

J.Y. I-AM-YOUR-STUDENTTTTT

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-3-question-12/

I got confused by A because if you negate it, the argument falls apart. If you negate A and assume people obey commands even without mechanisms to compel obedience, then you can no longer assume that international law is ineffective just because there is no police force.

wait, is it because international law would guide nation states, not people?

I definitely like E, but thought A was the absolute necessary choice when compared to E, after a negating test.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi guys,

I've just made a new schedule for myself and I wanted your opinion on it. I've been studying for the LSAT for about a year and have already read the LSAT Trainer once and gone through the 7sage curriculum twice. Currently, I've gone through most PTs in the 30s and 40s. With the remaining time, I was planning on starting on PT 52 and doing two PTs a week, and doing up to three a week in September when I'm on my annual leave from work. This is my third and last attempt at taking the LSAT, so I thought it'd be a good idea to go through all of the remaining PTs and save the most recent for last. As I go along, I was planning on reviewing key issues and doing some drilling, as needed.

Do you guys think this is a good study schedule or do you think it would be more useful of my time to just take one PT a week and start with more recent ones? Thanks for sharing your thoughts/advice :)

I feel like I am hitting a plateau on the LR section, I keep getting 7 or 8 questions wrong every time I do it. I am starting to feel sick while doing the questions and cannot concentrate!!! Anyone with similar problem??? How do I overcome this?

Hi All,

Lots of people have nervous habits. We have the biters, scratchers, sighers, snifflers, pickers, chompers, mutterers, blinkers, tappers, grimacers, finger-flutterers, foot-jigglers, and so on...

I shall confess here that I'm a picker. It's most pronounced when I'm testing. If I'm on a particularly stressful question, I may pick a scab or a piece of dry skin so hard that I start bleeding a little. Besides good ol' medication (which as we know isn't a magic bullet and can affect our mental sharpness), what are some tips on how to calm these behaviors down during the LSAT?

I was inspired to write this post as I just finished a LG section and realized that my forehead and parts of my neck are inflamed (91% correct makes it worth it though, right?). Time to go clip my nails...

Hey friends,

I just wanted to open up a thread where folks can post particular areas of discouragement ... nagging questions, doubts, weariness. Or, areas in which you need specific encouragement.

We're about 2 months from October, and I know for a lot of us, it seems the rubber has just recently met the road in a new way.

Don't worry about sounding whiney. And don't hesitate to ask the question we've all asked ... "Can I really do this?"

Hi everyone, I am just very cautious. Sometimes I did not have time for POE in PT and I just circled the choice I felt very comfortable with. And then BR this question after PT is done. I almost always end up BRing the whole test even I took 20 PTs( BR score is around 172) already. Is this an issue? Thank you!!

PT73 BR Tonight at 8pm ET

Well, well, well. About 2 months out and we're gonna BR us some PT73. Needless to say ...

NOTE: We are meeting at 8pm ET tonight. Not 8:30. Latecomers welcome! Gotta give the East Coast folks a break.

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I have been redoing LG games and they're very helpful. I wonder for difficult RC and LR questions that I've blind reviewed before, is it a high yield activity to redo the difficult RC and LR questions? If so, what do you think a good time before reattempting them (eg: 3 days, 1 week or longer). Thank you for your help.

Hi everyone!

I was wondering if there was a reference list, etc. with regard to understanding the meanings of the abbreviations that are used in the discussion forums. I understand the basics such as LR (logical reasoning), RC (reading comp), and I am guessing BR means blind review. I know there are a few others I've seen (can't recall at the moment) wherein I had to think about it for awhile to figure out the meaning but nothing came to mind. LOL! Anyway, thanks for the help!

I started studying in February (Taking the October test, fees paid ;) I've completed all of the course material and now am working through the PTs from oldest to most recent. My average on my PTs is 163 which I'm okay with. 153 on my first diagnostic. I've taken 11 PTs now so It's a pretty solid average I believe (159 worst -166 best). My question is for those who have taken a recent test... I've heard that the tests are changing, especially the logic games with the reintroduction of maps, circles etc., Has anyone taken a recent test that can compare it to tests in the 50-60 range? I'm confident in my abilities as long as they haven't gone and introduced something crazy that my fundamentals haven't prepared me for. I'm saving the 70s tests for the last two weeks. Just trying to get some insight into what lies ahead ;) Cheers

Hi everyone, I have been reading my books and also doing drills and I am gearing up to start my PTS sometime mid August.

Could some explain what exactly the blind review method is and why it is effective?

Thank you!!

Since no scratch paper is allowed during the LSAT, has anyone had an issue with not having enough room for notes or suggest some best practices when studying? I use a lot of paper working problems out, but perhaps that gets better with practice? Thanks for a great discussion forum!

9 weeks.

WAIT. We can help! Join Blind Review groups this week!

Note: Weekday (Weds/Fri) calls now starting at 8PM ET. We haven't had many West Coasters with schedule restraints on recently and would like to give the East Coasters a break (since we've been on until nearly midnight for them recently).

Please also note: Saturday calls still start at 8PM ET!

Wednesday, July 29th at 8PM ET: PT57

Our Saturday call was rescheduled and thus we are doing PT57 on Weds.

Friday, July 31st at 8PM ET: PT73

I really hope this one is nicer than PT72.

LSATurday, August 1st at 8PM ET: PT58

For those of you who may have already taken PT58 in anticipation of this week, be sure to join us for LSATurday! And for everyone else ... YOU BETTER BE THERE. Don't make me name names.

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Hi guys,

I took the June LSAT and got a much lower score than I expected from my PTs - about 5 points lower than my practice scores, and 7 points lower than my goal, so I'm retaking it.

But I bought the "10 most recent LSATs" already and took all of them, I think up through 70 or 71. So I'm wondering how I'm going to find enough PTs to study for October... I'd prefer not to take old tests cause I hear (and agree) that the games have changes recently with circle and mapping games being thrown in there in the last couple years, which I believe accounts in part for my score. I wasn't really ready for them.

I thought I saw someone say that PT 71-74 (maybe) were on Amazon or something, but I need more PTs for October, and I'd prefer to take recent ones to get an accurate assessment. I'd like to have at least 8-10 good PTs. Anyone have ideas and/or links to find good tests?

Thanks!

Christian