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I started studying in September 2025 and am taking the LSAT for the first time in April. However, this past month my scores have not been improving and are also sometimes going down. I don't know if this is due to burnout or what, but I need tips on how to fix my studying strategy for the last few weeks before I take the LSAT.
thank you!!
Sometimes when I move to real review, I want to re-check BR recommended questions for any variety of reasons, usually because for any of the reasons BR is suggested (taking too long, changing answers, etc), I probably had a looser hold on the strategy or concept at hand.
I would love to be able to toggle "suggested BR" demarcators in review so that I could spend a little extra time re-upping my knowledge or strategy of questions that I was slower or less sure on, even if I got them right.
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Parallel reasoning questions can feel overwhelming, even for strong LSAT students. In this episode of the 7Sage LSAT Shortcut, @AlexJacobs and @BaileyLuber explain why these questions often become a major time sink and what to do about it.
Their first piece of advice is simple. Skip them. If parallel reasoning or parallel flaw questions slow you down, save them for the end of the section so you can spend your time on questions you are more likely to get right.
They also break down what to do once you are ready to tackle them. Learn when to diagram conditional reasoning, how to translate arguments into simpler structures like If A then B then C, and how to eliminate answer choices quickly by tracing conclusions and matching logical form.
Finally, they zoom out to a bigger LSAT lesson. Your study strategy should evolve with your score. The techniques that help at 150 are not the same ones that matter at 170, and focusing on the right skills at the right time is key to improving efficiently.
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Hello! I am getting the message "internal server error" when I click on lessons in my study plan or try to submit a "you try." Is there a fix for this?
First of all want to say I am a big fan of 7sage and what it did for me! I do have one suggestion, and I'm not sure if it's already possible.
I was wondering whether the option of not seeing why the question was recommended for Blind Review would be advantageous. I sometimes subconsciously dismiss a blind review question when I see that I got it right, which I know I should not do. That being said, I feel like the option to omit why it was wrong until after submission would be great!
Thanks again!
Hello everyone,
I am studying for the June/August LSAT and I would love to meet people in the Boston area who would like to study together in the evenings/early mornings, or just hold each other accountable. I work full time so it has been hard to be fully disciplined when studying, so if you relate, feel free to comment below or message me. I would love to connect! :)
My difficulty setting is now 4-5. I keep getting stuck between two answers (usually the most popular answers) and keep choosing the wrong one. What is going onnnnnnn?!!!!! Anyone struggling with this right now? What does it mean and how can I work on fixing it? It’s very discouraging and incredibly frustrating
Hi all. My name is Matthew. I graduated college in '22 and currently am studying for the LSAT for Feb 2026. I am writing to see if anyone wants to be apart of a study group. I was planning on making a WhatsApp group. I am based in Logan Circle. Let me know if anyone is interested!
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I’ve been consistently scoring around 173 on fully timed LSAT PTs, and I’m taking the exam in April. My goal is to reach the mid-to-high 170s.
On BR, after reviewing all my missed/flagged questions, I often get up to around 178. So now I’m wondering: is missing 1-3 questions per section under timed conditions basically inevitable for me at this point, or is this a bottleneck I can still break before the test?
In terms of my circumstances, I often do have time after LR to double-check my work, usually around 5 minutes or so. But I still miss a good percentage of those wrong answers because I didn’t flag them. Basically, I choose the wrong answer without realizing it’s wrong, so I don’t go back to it. For the questions I do flag, I’ve actually been getting them right.
This has been happening pretty consistently for the last two weeks, and I’m worried I’ve plateaued. For people who’ve made the jump from the low 170s to the mid/high 170s, what actually helped? How do you get a perfect score on a section without it feeling like a coin toss?
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Today's episode: A student returns to LSAT prep after taking a few months off and suddenly finds even small drills overwhelming. Full practice tests feel intimidating, and when they try to take one, they rush through just to finish.
Bailey and Alex talk about how to rebuild LSAT endurance after a hiatus. They explain why this feeling is common, how to ramp back up from short drills to full sections, and why weekly practice tests are still essential if you want your best score.
If you're struggling to restart your LSAT routine, this episode walks through a simple way to rebuild discipline, stamina, and confidence.
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Hey folks, I typically PT in the high 160s or low 170s when timed, and I don't intend to ever try a practice test untimed because I feel like there just aren't enough tests for that.
However, I was wondering if it would be effective to start doing more untimed work, I've been doing it and have been finding it helpful to recognize patterns (like thinking to myself: okay this is a strength, it makes a causal claim, we're likely looking for an answer choice about some assumption the causal claim makes). I've actually found that thought process pretty helpful for both timing and accuracy.
Specifically, I was wondering if this is generally recommended, specifically for when you are trying to break into the top scores.
My current routine is:
1) Read an Economist article about a topic I don't particularly care for to warm up
2) Do an automatic untimed 4-passage drill or an untimed 25-question drill
3) Blind/Review + Wrong Answer Journal Analysis
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether this is a decent routine?
If it helps, I often will go to like 37-38 minutes on these two drills when untimed, meaning I don't really use much of the extra unlimited time, though getting to 35 minutes without rushing on reading in particular has been really tough for me.
I think it would be great if there were a dedicated tab that only had incorrect answers, whether or not you included notes on it. Would be super helpful for limiting the amount of programs I sift through while reviewing.
I did all of the LR sections that were "fresh" what should I do now? I only have 6 fresh prep tests left too.
For anyone who struggles with LR, I highly recommend drilling Parallel and Parallel Flaw Q's and truly gaining a deep understanding of the strategy, approach and argument structures. As soon as I was able to understand how to break down an argument to that level and be able to find a comparable one in the answer choices, something clicked- other question types naturally came easier because I could more clearly and quickly understand the structure.
Is there any phone number or customer service email for 7sage? I emailed them over a month ago when I cancelled by subscription, but still got charged and was seeking a refund.
I emailed "the supposedly" customer service email, which is studentservices@7sagestudentservices.com
but have not heard back in over a month..
If a support representative or someone who'd be able to help me, please check the email from sofiam1*********. It'd be greatly supported!
Thank you.
Hello,
Are there any 2026 updates for this? As someone who has an accommodation for a paper test, I believe it would be very useful to those test-takers as well. Is there a feature 7Sage could implement to address these concerns and assist us with the ability to more study efficiently.
TIA
I have been studying for months, i finally decided to take a month or so off and continue harder in the summer so i can focus on undergrad studies, and I haven't touched the LSAT in two weeks and I've been at peace. I decided today to maybe do a few drills.... My stress, frustration, irritation, self hatred, imposter syndrome, the feeling of just impending doom and dread all came back to me. I have to keep reminding myself without the LSAT I wont get into law school, wont get any scholarships, I NEED to do well on the LSAT. I also have to remind myself that I am still only 19, I graduate next spring at 20 and i apply to law school this fall, and hopefully ill be starting law school at 21. Idk like the LSAT test, the whole process is one of the hardest things I've ever experienced and I was feeling good, and the second I looked at this damn test again it all crumbled.
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How fresh does a practice test need to be to still count as valid? For example, is it worthwhile to take a timed PT if the test is 97% fresh? What about if it’s only 87% fresh?
Hey hey! I'm based in South OC (San Clemente area) and would love someone to chat with about all this stuff... I graduated college a couple years ago and am a freelance photographer, so I spend most of my day prepping and then taking brain breaks to then prep more. Send me a message if you're in the area and wanna connect!
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If I get a question wrong, then answer it correctly later (not BR) will it count as correct in analytics?
I was wondering if there could be a feature that would allow for us to directly search for a question in any prep test? I am using multiple tools and I like that 7Sage has the explanations/analysis for each question, but I am having trouble finding the question here if it’s not something I directly worked on here. Maybe it’s already a feature and I just haven’t found it, if so please let me know how to :) Thank you!
