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Hey everyone,

I'm wondering on what's your approach on working through the Core Curriculum (CC) which includes some Practice Sets and then doing Extra Drills (making custom Drills on Problem Sets page). Specifically:

What is your weekly schedule like? While this is subjective, I am trying to understand what the balance of doing CC Topics, Practice Sets and extra Drills (if any) is for everyone.

Do you complete the week's assigned CC topics including all Problem Sets or leave some sets behind to come back say after finishing the CC?

When Doing the Problem sets after a CC topic (or even when doing extra Drills), what is your approach in regards to timing? I.E. Are you doing them in standard timing, or give yourself more time or do it in Untimed mode.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Few facts:

  • Planning on taking October LSAT

  • Started studying from beginning of June 2022

  • Working my way through LR section

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    Let's make those marginal gains in this marginal game.

    Looking for like-minded LSAT loving loonies, preferably already PTing 170+ and can BR 175-180 with a goal of achieving PT-BR convergence and planning to absolutely kill it for the August 2022, maybe beyond.

    Intending to discuss and document inferences that break LGs wide open, reading strategies that illuminate the densest RC passages, authoritatively reasoning the most convoluted LR questions, identifying and dodging LSAT writers' most subtle question traps, and making the most of all 2100 precious seconds of an LSAT timed section. Also intend to analyze common patterns of LSAT sections and questions with the intent of being able to identify inferences and predict questions and anticipate answers before even attacking the questions.

    Planning on regularly scheduled strategy discussion workshopping, coordinated competitive timed PT takes, and exhaustively thorough and accurate blind review. Goal of at least a few hours of productive LSAT time daily.

    DM with your info and availability, maybe a list of some of your untouched PTs. Will determine a workable schedule and setup zoom sessions or a discord server. Let's gooooo.

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    If there are any groups, or individuals, interested, I am looking for a study group to join/start. I have been studying solo for a while and I am taking the upcoming August LSAT.

    Again, if anyone is interested, just let me know.

    Thank you!

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    I scored lower on my retake (168) than my first score (169)

    I studied for the first take about 3-4 hours a day/5days a week for about 5 months, after a 5 month period in between

    my retake was about 2-3 hours a day 4 days a week for another 4 months

    My first score was my PT avg the month prior going into the test

    My retake was a total underperformance, as I was PTing around 171-173 a month going in...

    I retook because I was WL at my top school choices... with my 169...

    I'm very disappointed because I really felt confident in my retake especially with a better familiarity of the material this time around...

    my LG was 0/-1, LR 0/-4 (avg -2), RC was -3/-6 ( avg -4)

    I have used all the recent PT's and the rest for sections and problem sets...

    I am definitely thinking about August with the deadline approaching....

    How do I approach studying as I used most of the material with no fresh PT to gauge my standing

    I appreciate any input

    Thank you all!

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    Hello all,

    I recently took the June 2022 Test and am not pleased with my score. Compared to my other test in January I did improve but only by 3 points. 133-136. I know not the best and a bad score. But my score I need is only a 146. So I’m 10 points off.

    By this fall, I’m starting a career job, and all. But I am contemplating a retake for a third test in the future.

    I need advice though: should I wait and study longer? Since this last test I studied from February to Early June so almost 4 months. But this time should I take 8-12 months instead? Also, what other strategies would anyone recommend this time around? Mix of 7Sage, Books and a tutor?

    Again, I think I am going to take a 2-3 week break to strategize a new plan with any advice y’all can give me and hit the ground running in August/early September

    Thanks.

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    I am currently with three other people studying for the LSAT at Gangnam on weekdays afternoon. We book a study cafe meeting room for three hours and do one LG and one LR sections and discuss about why we have chosen an answer choice we chose. This method surprisingly helps on how we end up making a stupid decision when we choose an answer because we talk about our reasoning out loud. One member has an official score of 172 on the LSAT Flex, the other is a PhD student, and the last member is getting around 160s. We are slated to meet at Gangnam station study cafe on upcoming Wednesday, July 6 from 7:00 pm-10:00 pm. The fee for using the study cafe is 5,700 KRW per person. If anyone is interested in joining, please send me an email at valuequietness@gmail.com with a brief introduction whether in Korean or English. Thanks!

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    Hello! Is there a Zoom link out there currently within the 7Sage community that allows people to join in whenever they want while taking PTs? I think it would be super helpful to practice this way as to ease my nerves on the day of the actual test (I've realized it distracts me to think someone is watching me take the test).

    Thank you!

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    We have, so far, five people including me joining the upcoming study session at Gangnam on Thursday, July 7 from 9 pm-11 pm. We can have around two more people if anyone else wants to join. We only meet offline because it is difficult to coordinate the time zone with other folks within 7Sage platform given that we are on the other side of the globe from the US and Canada. Participants in our group score ranges from mid 150 to early 170 official score wise. If anyone wants to join, feel free to send me a private message with a brief introduction.

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    Hi everyone! This week's newsletter post, brought to you by yours truly, tackles the question of your PrepTest environment, and the difference it can make to your test-day performance. You can take a look here: https://7sage.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-your-pt-environment

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    This question is a little complicated to parse because their are two agents in the discussion, the nation who may attack (Potential Aggressor [PA]) and the nation who may be attacked (Target). Clarifying who is who helps set up the lawgic from the stimulus.

    In the stimulus you get:

    PAs having Fear of Retaliation implies that PAs will hesitate to attack (PAFR -> PAHesitate)

    PAFR also implies that PAs are deterred (PAFR -> DetersPAs)

    You also get this, which is very unweildy:

    if PA thinks Target has great retaliatory power then PA thinks it CANNOT defend itself

    (PAThinkTargetHasRetaliatoryPwr -> /PAThinkCanDefend)

    an inference we can make right away is:

    if /PAThinkCanDefend -> PAFR

    if PAs think they CANNOT defend against retaliation then PAs have a fear of retaliation

    Now we apply valid argument form 3 - Transitive:

    PAThinksTargetHasGreatRetaliatoryPwr -> /PAThinkCanDefend -> PAFR -> DetersPAs & PAHesitate

    Is there an answer choice that leverages the first step in order to optimize the final step? D does.

    D: if you want deterrence, tell everyone about your great retaliatory power (because of the lawgic from the stimulus).

    A: says "DeterPAs -> /PAThinkCanDefend" which confuses the given sufficient and necessary elements

    B: says "PAThinksPA(self)HasGreatRetaliatoryPwr -> DetersPAs" and the stimulus doesn't say anything about that first part

    C: assumes nations always attack unless deterred, which common sense indicates is probably false (hopefully) But aside from real world knowledge, it says "if PAHesitate -> /PAThinkCanDefend" (if PA hesitates then PA thinks it can't defend against retaliation). What we can say is that SOME PAs that hesitate were deterred. This answer choice is the same as A in its error.

    E: We don’t know that retaliatory force has to be GREATER, only that it has to be “so great that a potential aggressor nation would have reason to think that it could not defend itself against such retaliation.” Also, superlatives like "maximum" give me pause and seem to appear in false answer choices often.

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    Hello Everyone!

    I am applying to Canadian law schools. I am planning on applying by November 1st as that is the deadline and I plan to write the LSAT in October. Here are some questions, please answer if you have experience:

  • How are references completed through OLAS?

  • What was the GPA average you had and LSAT score that got you admitted to Canadian Law Schools?

  • Do you write one personal statement for all law schools or separate?

  • When should I start working on applications (Personal statements, references, etc)? Like what a good timeline? When do people usually begin?

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    I've been studying for about 5 months and am taking the August LSAT. I've gone from a 156 diagnostic to solid mid-160 PTs using Mike Kim's LSAT Trainer in tandem with 7Sage explanation videos and analytics.

    I recently got two scores of 168, was feeling really close to reaching my goal of 170+, but on the last two PTs I missed a lot on LR and fell back down to 165 and 163, respectively. I'm especially nervous because I had no idea that I was bombing LR and actually felt pretty confident.

    Any tips for sharpening my LR in this last month push?

    (I have a full-time job and am currently devoting 10-15 hours a week to studying; an expensive tutor isn't an option)

    Thanks in advance!

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