Is there a way to know (after initial setup) whether or not there are any apparent inferences that can be made? I often have trouble knowing if I should spend time searching for inferences or if it'd be better to just work through the questions

Has LSAC given any outlook whatsoever? Or restarted the conversation around administering the test in small, distanced group settings?

Hey everyone! I am a splitter w/ 6 yrs of military experience and applying this fall. I intend to submit my applications as soon as I get the score back from my Aug LSAT Flex. I'm applying to USC, UCLA, UCI, Chapman, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, and USD (applying broadly!). Are there any splitters in the 7Sage community that have been accepted to any of these schools? If so, would you mind sharing what your scores were like? I'm trying to calm my anxious nerves about applying! Also, my top choice, even though it's not ranked as high, is UC Irvine. Thanks for any and all info/advice in advance!

I took the July Flex after 3 months of everyday studying for the LSAT through a different prepcourse. I am wondering how to approach using 7sage to improve my score for a retake, the amount of content is a little overwhelming.

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just ran into an answer that entailed a baby preferring certain colors with no indication in the passage that it has any preference.

Can it really? How do we know?

Another example i've found is that one must PREFER an easier/more efficient task over a more difficult one! But why always??

In a broader sense, i've encountered a few situations in which the word "preferred" appears in answer choices, and i cant help but feel that the use of "preferred" is a sneaky attempt to get me to make an over-assumption!

Maybe it's just me, but anyways, I need to stop psyching myself out.

I took the lsat in June and am taking it again in October. Should I still take a diagnostic or go off my June score?

Hoping to run into a fellow SUSI alumni here. I'm an international applicant who previously attended a US institution for five-weeks through a government funded program as an undergrad. The courses were neither graded nor credited but when I emailed LSAC about it they responded that I would have to request the transcript (which I believe is nonexistent) anyway. Did anyone have to deal with this kind of issue?

Hey guy! Im registered for the oct test. I have taken 5 PTs in July and managed to score between 159-161 ( LR -6, LG -5 RC -7 BR 164) in all of them. I have been blind reviewing and maintaining a error journal. Im starting to get really frustrated about my lack of progress. Can anyone who was in a similar place recommend what they did differently to see an increase?

For those who has gotten to experience LSAT FLEX, is there some constant background noise from Proctor U? I am used to take digital LSAT with the proctor and background noise feature on, to the point it has become a stimulator for me, but I wonder would LSAT FLEX be a very silent experience.

Thank you!

I'm registered for August and October and realized my home environment is too unstable (and noisy). I know LSAC will pay for a hotel room. Just wondering how it works? I understand there is a $115 limit? Do you pay for it and get reimbursed?

If I plan on taking the LSAT in the Fall, should I take prep tests using the Flex feature or take them normally?

Hi all,

I'm planning to take the Oct LSAT and am looking for a tutor to help me get over the plateau I seem be on in LR. I've reached out to a few people here directly but haven't heard back. Hoping that taking it to the group will yield some results. Please shoot me a PM if you're available for hire. Or, if anyone has a person they recommend please comment and let me know.

Thanks in advance!

Is anyone else struggling with trying to get peace and quiet at home? I had to quit a prep test in the CC today because no matter how hard I try, I can get total quiet at my house. I'm very worried about taking the lsat flex in these conditions but everything is shut down.

I'm looking for a list of events that I can attend on the 7sage website and I can't find any.

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Hey everyone,

I started studying around 2 months ago after my first failed attempt in 2018 (diagnostic in the low 140s) and I'm currently scoring in the mid 150s (154-157) and my BR has ranged from 165-170. My accuracy is decent in LR and LG (often missing around 4-5 questions due to just lack of time)- however my performance in RC is highly responsible for my low score.

I've tried doing sections untimed to improve my comprehension (which lands me at around -4 or -5) however that takes me around 12+ minutes just to read and answer questions per passage. I've only recently joined 7Sage (previously used Manhattan prep's method for RC) and in an effort to avoid confusing myself with too many strategies I've avoided the whole memory method and low-res summaries.

Anyone know where I can go from here? Timing is a huge issue!! Looking to take the oct-nov lsat (preferably in the 162ish range) but I'm open to pushing it off until January as well.

Thanks so much in advance ☺️

I got 168 from January and some drops on points from July flex.

I am not really sure if I should apply with this status, or if I should give it one more shot.

I am an international, is there a good chance for an international to get into T14 with 168 and AA?

#help

I remember the highlight feature was pretty buggy on the digital tablet form of the test (pre-covid). Is the highlight feature more reliable with the flex? I'll be using a wireless mouse.

I am averaging mid 160's and targeting 170+ for the August LSAT Flex. I am mainly struggling with Reading Comprehension and finding a technique that works for me. Looking for someone to study this and develop a technique with or someone who knows what has worked for them and can help me out.

hi does anyone know when we will receive the email from LSAC to sign up for Proctor U for the August lsat flex?

My actual score for PT drilling has been staying relatively the same, I have gotten a couple 160s but for the most part it is staying in the high 150s. But when I do my BR I am getting mid 160s. My BR scores from my earlier PTs to my most recent have increased by about 10 points so I can see improvement in understanding, but it is not translating to my actual score. Has anyone noticed the same or have any advice?

I learn best by explaining answers because it makes me have to justify my answers. That being said, I think it would be fun to go over a set as a group. For example, maybe everyone does a certain kind of question or all the LR questions from Test 20. We could go over missed questions from that problem set and talk them out as a group.

Let me know what you think!

I chose AC C and didn't even know I was wrong until I did heavy review on the right AC D.

C. I initially thought "Yes the author would agree it is a predominant strength for the Mexican American writers to not be tied down by a literary establishment. It would follow reasonably that without the need to be accountable to a larger establishment the writers are more free to experiment."

The part where this is wrong is the 2nd half - "So are free to experiment..." Where is the support from the passage that the author believes the writers are more free to experiment in ways Mexican writers can't? There isn't any. In fact, where is the support that Mexican writers can't experiment??? This was an assumption I made - that if you are tied to a literary establishment, you won't be able to experiment. But in fact no such reference is made. All we know is that Mexican writing tends to be characterized by longer writing, more "cosmopolitanism," and more theoretical content. We don't know that Mexican writers are discouraged from being experimental.

My takeaways - 1. Where is "experimenting" mentioned? It's not, this should be a red flag if the AC mentions a theme / content that's not found in the passage. 2. It is a big assumption that to be tied to a literary establishment, even if the author thinks this is a bad thing, may not mean you're less able to experiment. What if in fact the establishment has been encouraging experimentation relentlessly to Mexican authors?

D. I was put off by "regional" writers; I didn't think the author believed Mexican American writers were regional at all! But this doesn't matter!!! We could exclude the Mexican American writers completely and the author would still have to agree with this AC.

The Mexico city literary establishment = "this community." They believe "regional" writing (dismissive tone) is "parochial" again a negative tone word. So in Mexico "this community" writes in a certain way and has control for who is successful and who isn't. If someone is writing "regional" and "parochial" content, is this going to win the award for best book in Mexico? No, because the establishment who runs the show doesn't value the regional and parochial content. They value something else.