Hi everyone!

I was just wondering if you could provide some insight as to which is better....doing older prep tests I haven't done yet (38-45ish) or focusing on the newer 15 or so tests that I have done untimed a couple of months ago. I'm retaking the LSAT otherwise I would have left the newer tests untouched. The advice I've gotten is to focus on 2007 and above because that's when the comparative reading comp was introduced and as the a whole the tests are better representative of what you'll actually get.

Hi 7Sage. I recently took a preptest and scored a 161. I have improved immensely since my first diagnosis of 146. My target score is to get a 168 or higher. However, I am still struggling with logical reasoning and reading comprehension, missing around 6-8 questions for each section. I have logic games down, missing between 0-2. My real concern is reading comp though, as I can't seem to finish all of the passages (I only get through 3 and don't have enough time for the last one). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hey! I wanted to know if anyone in this forum would like to do a google doc, similar to the one I did for flaw questions? We could work on it together and/or input our notes/examples? I still have not cover NA questions but I tend to always miss those on PTs. Thanks!

for some reason I can't view anything other than the main discussion forum and course syllabus, cant look at inbox or other features O.o

Isn't Suits the best motivation for studying? lol

What logic game is the most common ? Which type if any should one focus on the most?

For those of you who have sat for an official LSAT already, what was the biggest difference between actual game day and practice PTs?

Hey you guys! I have a google doc for flaw questions with examples and I've been sharing it with other people from 7sage and anyone else that may need them. I recently received an email telling me that they cannot view my google doc. I was wondering what that reason could be? Would anyone know? I am able to see it on my end but the people that I've shared it with cannot view it? I've checked my settings and nothing is private. When I tried to copy and paste it would no longer let me because now it keeps showing me as offline. Or it'll say "reconnecting" does anyone know what I could do?

Reading Comprehension is one of my worst sections (-7 to -9 wrong all the time per 35 minute section).

I really wanted to put in some work (before October 2015 exam). I have purchased the LSAT Trainer, as I've heard some really great things about it. I'm also going to be purchasing some Cambridge packages to drill later on. I've also..... taken up reading a variety of books so that I can enhance my reading ability.

In terms of practice, because I've already been through this once already, should I be focusing on timing? I really want to focus on effectiveness of my method. I know I should be looking at the structure and not the content. Marking MP, Author's opinion, Opposing Opinion, Background, ect. Should I focus, at least on the first sections, on really attempting to identify structure, and then introduce the timing later on?

Advice would be appreciated! :) Thanks.

I currently have the Starter package but at some point would like to upgrade to the Ultimate.

But, to get as much time as possible, I don't want to do the upgrade until I need to.

Does anyone know at what stage I should upgrade? IE - I have built a study schedule under the Starter package. If I was to build one under the Ultimate, is there a certain point at which that content comes into play? I don't want to upgrade now if I won't be encountering any of the Ultimate content for a while.

Any guidance appreciated. Thanks!

Hello,

I have what I feel is a silly question. I'm about a month into my 7Sage course; I'm on the Logic curriculum and I finished MSS questions last night. I'm prepping for a retake, so I know MSS questions have been a problem in the past. One thing I love about 7Sage is they get straight to the point. Thanks to the simplicity, I'm more accurate on MSS questions than I was. However, I'm not where I want to be in terms of accuracy or timing. And I feel like a similar pattern will emerge with other question types as I move along. I need more problem sets and drills. I have the premium course but I am planning on upgrading to Ultimate today. I have PTs 36-74. But to get more drills I've either got to delve into more PTs or the Cambridge packets. I've learned that is cheaper to purchase the books with the sets of PTs from LSAC/Amazon than it is get a Cambridge bundle for all LR question types. I guess what I am getting at is what are the benefits of question type training? Are there any other benefits to using Cambridge? I could probably to a certain extent classify the questions myself if I went with the PTs but I'm worried of the daunting task that would be. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

I currently have every available PT book from LSAC, but am able to return them if I need to.

If I upgrade to the 'Ultimate' package, is there any need for these PT books, or does that package contain the same tests? If the PT books contain tests that the Ultimate package doesn't I'll keep them - but there's no point in me doubling up!

Thanks in advance,

J.

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-1-question-05/

I've been having trouble writing the logic out for this. I don't know why I can't make it come together. Can someone help me out?

How does that translate into the logic argument form?

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-1-game-1/

I am confused about #5 on prep test 57 logic game #1. It is a substitution question type where it asks us to substitute M --> L (rule 3).

I watched the 7sage explanation video and did not understand it at all. I then tried to figure out why the answer choice is C. I looked at all the diagrams I have written out for the game and compared it to answer choices. Whatever that was not a Must Be True answer choice, I eliminated and that's how I figured out it would be C.

I then looked up the explanation on Manhattan blog and the person was saying we need to find an answer choice that still gives us M ---> L with all the other original rules remaining in effect.

I guess I'm confused about one thing in substitution questions. When it asks us to substitute a rule and keep the other rules in effect, is that another way of saying which one of the answer choices still gives you M ---> L? So are we not substituting the M ---> L? Are we essentially still looking for an answer choice that will give us M ---> L?

Okay guys, this is pretty much my dumb down version of explaining some formal logic based on my knowledge. I believe this is something that needs to be really understood in order to improve in logic games.

Example 1:

If A-> Not B

If B-> Not A -------> That implies that

*A can be alone

*B can be alone

*Both can be absent ( BUT YOU CAN NOT HAVE BOTH A AND B SELECTED!)

Example 2:

If Not A -> B

If Not B ->A ----------> That implies that

*If A is out, then B is in

*If B is out, then A is in

*Or both A and B can be in

THEY BOTH CAN NEVER BE ABSENT!!

Example 3:

If not A ->not B

If B ->A ------------> That implies that

* Both CAN be absent

*Both CAN be present

*A CAN be by itself

* B CANNOT! I REPEAT CANNOT be Alone!!!

Excuse the caps, the emphasis helps me remember haha...Please make any changes if I am wrong. But this is what I came across. When I finally had this written down, it made so much more sense to me.

The most difficult for me is the Logical Reasoning and I was wondering if anyone had a perfected study guide for me use. I would really appreciate it! Im taking the LSAT in February and am in dying need of help on this one section as of now!

General question

For reading comp, how many mins should you spend reading the passage? 8 mins each passage? and 1 min each question? Because, I am struggling getting all 4 passages. Usually I get just 3. Any tips? or advice on improving reading comp would be helpful as well.

Does 7Sage or anyone taking the course keep track of the hardest logic games that have ever appeared on the LSAT? It would be helpful to focus on this these games. Presumably if you can understand these games, then all the other ones would be easier.

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-54-section-2-question-26/

I'm confused between C and D. I chose D because I just felt it made more sense, but I still have no idea why D is a better answer than C.

Does the conclusion also make sense if C is an answer just like D?

And if this question is about a necessary assumption instead of a sufficient assumption, can C be an answer?

Please someone enlighten me. Thanks!

Hey 7Sagers! One of our users is having a bit of trouble with this game and I thought you could help me out! Here's the game:

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-37-section-3-game-1/

And here's the discussion:

7Sager: (Posted over a year ago) J.Y, When I wrote the rule that “If males are assigned to Veblen South, then Wisteria North is assigned males”, I rewrote the contrapositive as “If Wisteria North isn’t assigned males as in if they are assigned females, then Veblen South is not assigned males, as in they are assigned females.” This got me in a lot of trouble with question 5. I have never heard of conditionals being irrelevant. How can you tell, especially from this game?

J.Y.: (Posted over a year ago) Vs M –> Wn M contraposes to Wn F –> Vs F

How did that get you into trouble? It’s the correct contrapositive.

Different 7Sager: (Posted 2 days ago) because it forces F into Wn so for question five Ws is an M thereby making answer choice D incorrect. in fact none of the other answer choices actually work either as far as i can see. i would really like this answered as well please! i have been struggling with it forever!!! ARGH

Hi everyone,

I need your advice. I am going to take Feb LSAT. About a month ago, my scores on PTs were 158-162. However, I took 3 PTs in last 2 weeks and got about 150. I am getting lower scores on all sections. All of a sudden just before the Feb LSAT, getting lower score is very frustrating for me. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

never mind

I'm some what confused about this step test. Anyone can give me any insight?

I'm having problems with must be true question types!

I keep reading posts where people say "figure out what type of logic game question is giving you difficulty and practice on that." But I can't figure out a particular question type I'm having difficulties with. I have improved a lot in logic games (it's my favorite lsat section) but it's usually the last question that gives me a really hard time. I feel like lsat writers have designed the last question to be the most time consuming... does anyone have a technique for the last logic game question? Should I put it aside and do other games first then come back to the last question on each game?