Ive been curious as to how many hours I spend studying. Sometimes I time myself, and sometimes I forget. I think it would be helpful to see. Maybe next to analytics it could be a graph of time spent, to help people ensure their weekly study goals.

I really love UMich but I really want my application in there early. I'm wondering if it's worth it to submit with the score I had in Jan, and maybe by the time they get to my application my next score will be released? (sept 30) I attended one of their workshops where they said theyll start review without waiting for your new score, but they will take it into consideration if it's there by then.

I was wondering do the August Prep Tests get added soon?

Hey all, so i got a 167 on the august test (yay!) which was my first attempt (after like 400 hours of study), but my pt were more in the 169-170 range. I'm what would be called a "reverse splitter" right now, with a boost in the GPA and job experience categories (I plan to work for several more years). I'm interested in schools that range from a 168-171 median (hoping to get that scholarship $$ lol). However, I just moved and started a new job that is heavy on travel. Still adjusting to that. Def not complaining about my situation, but wanted to hear people's input! Should I retake in October/November? Don't know if I could commit more than 5 hours a week or so with my schedule, worried about burnout. Open to all (polite) input!

Is there a way to change the setup of your practice blocks? I don't want to do a practice test once per week or I'm worried I'll run out of problems too fast. I take the LSAT on the 12th, but I already know I'm going to need to retake it with a few more months of studying under my belt.

149 diagnostic → 159 🥹

third time really is the charm 😭 i’ve tried studying for the LSAT three separate times now. the first time, i started way too early and eventually fell off. the second time, i was a full-time student, working two part-time jobs, and juggling all of my student orgs and extracurriculars, so studying consistently just wasn’t realistic.

this time, i finally committed to it w the help of 7sage and a tutor. i just scored a 159 on a full timed practice test 🥹 10 points higher than my diagnostic!!! i’m so close to breaking 160 and genuinely so proud of myself because there were sooo many times i felt like i wasn’t improving or that i just wasn’t good at this test.

third time’s a charm fr 🥹📚⚖️ 160+ i’m coming for youuuuu. if anyone has any advice for my last month of studying before my officia test in oct pls lmk

I scored a 150 on the August LSAT and am hoping to score much higher on my next test. This was my first time taking the LSAT and I have enrolled for the October LSAT so I can hopefully do well enough to apply for this application cycle. I want to apply to McGill, YorkU, Queens, UBC, UCalgary, University of Alberta. What would you advise? I have until September 1st to make this decision.

I do not know if anybody will read this, or if it will help anyone at all, but it helped me so I thought it would be good to leave here. These are a few things that I think helped me in my lsat journey, studying up to a 175 with 7Sage as my platform. Feel free to take everything with a grain of salt, as I have a few logic courses (taken during undergrad) to give me a bit of a background on how certain entailments work, and bc of that I started with a pretty high diagnostic.

1) Use the break to refuel!

Your brain actually does run on sugar, and the lsat uses an incredible amount of mental energy! During PTs and during the exam, bring something to eat (big fan of granola bars myself) that has a good amount of sugar in it. It sounds really simple and even a bit stupid, but I swear it took my PT from a 171 to a 177. It's also worth it to eat the same thing each time, to put yourself in the proper headspace/simulate test day. They let you bring in food, it's worth it to use it.

2) Have a visual shorthand/style for diagrams

One of the things that I learned in logic courses was to diagram conditional reasoning using concentric circles. The outermost circle is the necessary condition (the "then" statement) and each subsequent inner circle is the sufficient condition (the "if" statement) to put one in that outer circle.

For example, if the statement were to say "all firemen wear suspenders" (which could also be worded like "if one is a fireman, one wears suspenders" or "one is a fireman only if one wears suspenders" or "one cannot be a fireman unless one is wearing suspenders") then I would diagram that statement as a small circle labelled "firemen" within a bigger circle labelled "wears suspenders." This really helps me to visualize the fact that ALL firemen (sufficient condition) are within the suspenders (necessary) category, but not everyone who wears suspenders may be a fireman. You can do this with multiple circles inside each other, and it also helps to recognize contrapositives, bc now one can physically SEE that if one is outside of the bigger circle, then one simply cannot be inside any smaller circles inside it. I wish I could upload a photo to show, but using just brackets, it would look something like this:

[ (fireman) wears suspenders]

or for the more complex example of "all dogs are good. all good things go to heaven" it would look something like: { [ (dogs) good] going to heaven}

and now we can physically see that if something is not going to heaven, it is not good and it certainly isn't a dog, but there may be things in heaven that aren't good or aren't dogs.

3) Take Your PTs Under "Test Day Conditions"

I think this one may be a bit obvious, but truly, try and start your practice test around the time you would on a test day. If you can, do it on a Saturday or a day off, wake up like you would be heading to the test, eat the type of thing you would that day, sit at a desk with only pencils/scrap paper, etc. I am an anxious person, and when I feel like I have done things before, it can really make them feel more approachable/normal.

Um yeah that's some of my tips/ I truly wish you all the best of luck and hope all of your score dreams become a reality!!!

This is my third 164 with no real "weakness" for questions. I tried slowing down on questions and fully understanding them, but this is just torture. I am literally 3-4 questions away from a 170.

hi! just wanted to make a note that through the 7Sage mobile app in chats, the support button is blocking the "send" arrow!

As stated in title, could we get a feature to reorganise or "randomize" manually selected questions?

Hi everyone!

Quick tip for anyone balancing LSAT prep with work or school: don't measure a productive study day by how many hours you studied or questions you completed. Give each study session a specific purpose, and leave enough time to review what you did thoroughly. Thirty focused minutes with good review can be much more valuable than several hours of drilling just to hit a volume goal.

As most of my current students finish their testing cycles, I'm opening additional availability for others preparing for the fall and winter administrations.

About me: I scored an official 180 on the LSAT while working full-time, so I understand the challenge of preparing seriously for this test around a demanding work schedule. Since then, I have tutored the LSAT full-time and worked with students across a wide range of scores, from students still building their foundations to those trying to break into the high 160s and 170s or make 170+ performance more consistent.

How I approach tutoring:

I don't think tutoring should just consist of someone explaining questions after you miss them. Most students can understand an explanation once they hear it. The harder part is learning how to recognize the issue yourself before choosing an answer.

During sessions, I want to hear how you reason through the question first: what you noticed, what you predicted, where you hesitated, and why certain answers remained attractive. From there, I'll walk you through my own reasoning so we can compare the two and identify exactly where your process is breaking down.

For Logical Reasoning, I focus heavily on argument structure, prediction, flaw recognition, and understanding why tempting wrong answers fail. The goal is not just to understand why the credited answer works after seeing an explanation, but to become increasingly capable of recognizing the reasoning yourself.

For Reading Comprehension, I focus on passage structure, viewpoints, author attitude, and knowing where information lives in the passage. Memorizing every detail is unnecessary. It's far more important to understand how the passage is organized so that you know what matters and where to return for textual support.

Personalized study plans

For private students, I also use your recent PTs, drilling analytics, Blind Review, review habits, wrong-answer journal, and what I observe during our sessions to build a study plan around the patterns actually costing you points.

The study plan is not something I give you once and expect you to follow unchanged until test day.

As your performance changes, the plan changes with it.

If something that was previously a weakness becomes reliable, we can reduce the time you spend there. If your next few PTs reveal a different recurring issue, that can become the next priority. What you're studying several weeks from now shouldn't necessarily still be determined by what your analytics showed today.

Tutoring may be particularly useful if you:

• understand explanations afterward but keep making similar mistakes

• frequently get stuck between two answer choices

• have a meaningful timed vs. Blind Review gap

• struggle with timing, second-guessing, or confidence

• feel inconsistent across practice tests and aren't sure why

• aren't sure what you should actually be prioritizing each week

Ways to work with me:

Private Tutoring (1:1)

Individual sessions built around your reasoning process, recent PTs, analytics, and current areas for improvement. What happens between sessions helps guide what we work on next, rather than treating each tutoring session as an isolated lesson.

Study Buddy Prep

A two-person tutoring option for students who already have a friend or fellow LSAT studier with similar goals and would like an alternative to private tutoring.

You each work through questions independently before we compare reasoning, which gives you the benefit of individualized feedback while also hearing how another student approached the same problem.

Weekly Group Classes

Small, interactive classes capped at 10 students. Each week focuses on a specific LSAT concept, question type, or strategy, with the topic announced in advance so you can choose the classes most relevant to you.

For each question, everyone first answers through an anonymous poll, so you're able to participate without publicly sharing your answer. Speaking is never required.

Students who want to can then explain their reasoning before I break down the question, share my own approach, and go through the structure, prediction, credited answer, and most tempting wrong-answer choices.

Classes currently meet:

• Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. ET

• Sundays at 3:00 p.m. ET

Thursday and Sunday generally cover the same weekly topic, so students can attend whichever works better or come to both for additional practice.

View upcoming group classes

Law School Application Support:

I also work with students once they transition from the LSAT into the application process. This can include personal statements, supplemental essays, résumé review, school-list and application strategy, LOCIs, and reviewing application materials as a whole.

Application support is offered à la carte, so you can get help with a particular part of your application or continue working with me throughout the process as needed.

Book a free consultation for law school application support

Not sure whether tutoring makes sense for you?

I also offer a free 15-minute consultation.

We can talk through your current score range, goal score, testing timeline, recent PT performance, study history, and what has been giving you trouble. I'll also explain how I would approach your preparation and what I would likely prioritize if we worked together.

You can book a free consultation, comment here, or message me with any questions.

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Any advice? This is my third 164 in a row. I am aiming for a 168 in October. Is that possible? I took a reading section immediately before this to "fatigue" me a bit before taking the test.

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I just scored a -1 (172) on a RC section, meanwhile I scored a -6 (151) on the practice RC drill consisting of 2 passages that I did right before that. I don't think I did anything different - the passages were just much easier for me to understand in the full RC section.

How can I address this type of inconsistency? RC is my weakness. I would greatly appreciate any tips or advice from folks who previously struggled on RC and now slay it.

Hi all! I am 28 and graduated from college in 2020. Last year I tried studying for the LSAT and got a 149, took it again a few months later and got a 150. Starting around 19 (freshman year of college) I began to experience intense fatigue and other strange symptoms. I assumed it was just stress. I did horribly my first semester of college and then was able to sort of manage better. I graduated with a 3.58 GPA. Fast forward to now. For the last almost decade these symptoms never went away but I also was not really taken seriously when I brought them up to my doctors. Finally, a few months ago I had a sleep study done. I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy. This explained so much about the past decade. Falling asleep in class, while studying, while working, etc. Now that I have been on medication my average PT is around 160 and I can actually stay awake while studying. I am hoping to score higher though since I am taking the November exam. Is this something I should write an Addendum for? It isn't an "excuse" but it explains so much of why the past decade has been such a struggle.

Hi! I am taking Ethan's advice on the Cornell profile page and choosing the Cornell prompts that best fit my personal statement and statement of perspective, but I had a few questions.

1. I think my statement of perspective fits the Ezra Cornell "any person...any study" prompt. But, do I have to touch on the quote at all in my essay? Do I have to reference it explicitly?

2. Is it okay to use the fourth blank-cheque prompt for my personal statement ("anything else you would like the committee to know about you.."), but then put it first in the PDF I submit to Cornell? Will it look low-effort if I'm not addressing a prompt specifically? None of the other prompts really fit my personal statement.

Thank you so much for your help!

Before I started studying for the LSAT, I used to run marathons and ultramarathons; I've even coached some people on how to get into running them. And for the two years that I've been studying for the LSAT, I found a lot of parallels between the LSAT (and law school process in general) and running a marathon.

• They're both long stretches of a challenge.

• They're both very difficult to do.

• There's moments where you're feeling good and you're riding a high but then there's moments where you're not feeling so good and the momentum starts to die down.

But there's one lesson that I've learned from running marathons that I'd like to think would help anyone in a situation where things start to feel overwhelming: one mile at a time. When I used to run, I didn't think about the end of the run - I really only thought about the next mile. If I thought about the entire marathon, I would think to myself, "this shit is impossible!" But if I thought about just running one more mile, the marathon no longer felt impossible.

Recently I was rejected from my last waitlisted school and I felt very overwhelmed on top of the preparations for the October LSAT as well as managing my life outside of the LSAT. Everything felt impossible and I've felt very hopeless recently. But I know that if I stopped thinking about "the end" of this process (an end that no one can really predict unless I give up) and take it one day at a time, then things start to feel a little more possible - slowly but surely.

And I'm saying all of this because I've felt like absolute shit in this past month and I honestly don't know if I'm going to make it. And if my experiences with the LSAT are like anyone else's, then maybe the way that I try to cope and get through a hard time could work for someone else here also feeling overwhelmed with all of it.

So I pray that everyone who needs the strength to keep going another mile and another day gets that strength.

I've started attending some law school information sessions, and one thing that is exceedingly unclear is requirements around study abroad transcripts. I studied abroad one semester during undergrad, and per LSAC, as long as that experience is included on my undergrad transcript, I do not need to submit my transcript from study abroad (even though my grades are not shown). It seems like some schools may still require me to submit an official study abroad transcript, like BC, GW, and others. I am not really sure where to start if I need to submit it via LSAC, or just to schools directly. Further, will it recalculate my LSAC GPA, even if the grades are on the European standard?

Would love for an admissions consultant to answer this. If anyone has past experience or insight also, please let us all know! I am sure I am not alone in my confusion.

Recently, I decided to reset my lesson completion progress to redo the curriculum. However, when I went through the lessons, I realized that it only reset the lessons and none of the drills (adaptive or not). I think it would be helpful to have a full reset option including those drills if that's something the 7sage software engineers could be set up.

Thanks so much for everything y'all already do for us!

actually i'm just kidding because i didn't get a 179...

I got a 180!

Thank you 7sage for being such an amazing resource!

And thank you to my study group on discord (https://discord.gg/P4SYFEjZu) for being so supportive and helping me so much!

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Hi everyone!!!

Unfortunately... I do need to write an addendum explaining my GPA in undergrad. I don’t want to go too deep into my mental health issues because I know there’s still stigma, even though schools can’t discriminate.

My personal statement is going focus on my experience with Title IX after experiencing sexual assualt at university, followed by my legal compliance internship within an education/school Title IX department. I want to highlight how I faced my trauma head-on and used it as inspiration to pursue law school. Obviously, my traumatic experience and the failures of my university’s Title IX office almost destroyed me, and it significantly impacted my grades for a long period of my college career.

I was sexually assaulted in the “red zone” (the period from the beginning of the fall semester—typically the first year—until Thanksgiving break), so I was struggling from the start. By my senior year, I worked with psychiatrists, counselors, advisors, and others to better myself, ultimately earning my highest GPA in all four years while taking seven classes, being an RA and working 20 hours a week.

So, the question is: Is a personal statement about my sexual assault (SAd), internship, and pursuit of law school, combined with an addendum on mental health and overcoming a traumatic event, okay?

Thanks, y’all!

Took the August LSAT then took two weeks to travel and stopped studying ( Also was hoping I was done) got my score back and mmmm could do better I think but I feel like I had reached peak studying right before August test now have lost my momentum and idek how to get back into it for October test