Is there a way we can create a drilling feature where we only want to focus on the incorrect ones that we haven't gotten right yet? For example, if I were to drill on my incorrect questions but eventually got some right, the next drill of incorrect questions would exclude those.

For the last few weeks, I have been advertising here for a new tutoring program that I am trying to get started. I am looking for a very small group of students who are interested in participating in this program. We are about to get started, but there is room for a couple more participants.

The main idea of the program is to make LSAT tutoring more affordable and more efficient by combining group meetings with individual meetings. The content is the same as what I teach to my individual tutoring clients who pay me over 4 times this price and have seen scores into the upper 170s!

See my profile over on Wyzant (look for Lars E.) to see my many 5-star reviews!

If this sounds like it might be for you, please read over the information below carefully, and if you are interested in participating, just send me a message, comment below, or email me (contact@larsenden.com).

This is how the program will work:

·      Everything will be done online. We will use Google Classroom to manage communication and scheduling, and we will use Google Meets for all meetings.

·      There will be 2 group meetings every week, and will occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays 1-2:30 Eastern Time / 10-11:30 Pacific Time (see the schedule below). The typical structure of these meetings is that I will present the topic/skill for the day, and we will work through examples together. It will always be a safe space for asking questions!

·      Homework will be assigned after each meeting to help reinforce concepts and to give you more practice on your own.

·      You will also get one hour of one-on-one tutoring each week, which will be scheduled independently to fit into your personal schedule. These will be tailored to your specific needs and may involve more homework.

·      If you would like additional one-on-one tutoring, it is available for all participants in this program (both during and after the term ends) for $75 per hour, which is less than half of my usual rate.

This is what I will expect from you:

·      Payment of $160 per week payable through Venmo or Paypal before the first group meeting on Tuesday each week. This comes to $40 per hour: 3 hours of group meetings and 1 hour of one-on-one tutoring per week.

·      Attend all group meetings. If you must miss a group meeting, and you want to meet one-on-one to make up for it, there will be an additional charge of $75 per hour for this meeting.

·      Do all homework assignments before the next group meeting. We all need to keep on the same pace!

Here is the schedule:

The program will begin on June 30th and end on August 13th. The schedule for the group meetings is listed below. I don’t expect you to understand what everything on the schedule means right now, but this will give you some idea of how we will proceed. There is a “Vacation Week” in the schedule because that is when I will be on vacation. So, there will be no meetings for that week. Each meeting is designed to build on the previous ones. After the six weeks, you should have all the techniques you need for LR; from there, it is just a matter of improving your skills through practice, practice, practice!

6/30     Introduction to Structural Thinking

7/2       Argument Structures I: Cutting Through the Noise

7/7       Finding Flaws I: Relevance and Ambiguity

7/9       Evaluating Arguments I: Abduction and Adequacy

7/14     Evaluating Arguments II: Induction and World Building

7/16     Statement Structures I: Conditional, Categorical, and Causal Claims

7/21     Evaluating Arguments III: Deduction and Tracing

7/23     Strength and Weakness I: Pushing Worlds Around

7/28     Statement Structures II: Negation

7/30     Strength and Weakness II: Assumptions

Vacation Week

8/11     Finding Flaws II: Presumptions

8/13     Argument Structures II: Advanced Structures

I'm drafting my email to a professor I have a very good relationship with, and I'm planning to include my resume, transcript, and a "brag" sheet just reiterating some experiences I remember in my classes with her and TA-ing with her that I want to highlight. Do you recommend also including a "why law" bullet point or two? And, do you recommend highlighting specific things from my resume that I think are particularly important, or is that redundant/misleading in case the bullet points I include are all she focuses on? I wouldn't want to include too much in the "brag" sheet that she only focuses on what I selected, instead of writing honestly about what she appreciated about me. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

*I haven't started my personal statement so I won't be able to include that. But if there's anything else I'm missing, let me know!

I just took the June lsat and I got a 162 - I hit 171 in pt, and 166 on average should I wait until October for retake or earlier the better ?

hi, i am in the process of asking for LORs. however, i am unsure how long they are supposed to be. i dont know if it differs from school to school, but my recommender would ideally write a general letter. also, do i need to give them any information like school /company information to add, etc?

Very happy with this. Any tips to not second-guess myself? I think this is the biggest issue I have. I literally only need a 160, and I'd be happy

Is it normal for a PrepTest to have 35 four- and five-star difficulty questions clustered together? About how many four- and five-star questions do you typically see on a real official test from your experience?

I think I found a slight cheat code for those who fall for the "trap answers". I ran an algo on any question I found that has a "trap" answer (your typical question where you are jumping between two). I realize a tutor will come in and say "every wrong answer is a trap", BUT we all know... there is those evil questions that have the "You-miss-one-word-and-fall-for-it" answer that the question writer obviously put in there to fool you. I am talking about those questions.

Out of 100 of these questions, here at the results:

-The TRAP answer was located at B 60% of the time, A 20% of the time, and C 20% of the time (rounded)

-The Correct answer on the 100 questions with a trap was "D" 50% of the time and "E" 30% of the time (rounded)

This led me to believe that the question designers, who purposely put trap answers in, believe most people read A->E and will fall into the trap first, creating selection bias, before getting to the right answer.

To mitigate this, it logically, is better to read from E->A. You have the same skill test, but selection bias will reduce by reading over the CORRECT answer first (MOST times), then reading the trap answer AFTER.

If you find yourself falling for traps, obviously you have to study more. But in a time crunch, this method could save you.

hi! i am confused on how 7sage decides the chances you'll get into a certain school. For example, why is it that I have more of a chance of getting into a school where i am farther away from the median than another school...?

Hi everyone, I am retaking the LSAT in August. I am in the low 150's and trying to break the mid to high 150's. I was wondering if anyone was in my position and would like to bounce ideas off each other because I'm struggling to see where I can improve, for example, with my first pass reading accuracy. I'm trying to get 2-3 hours of studying a day, usually Mon-Fri at different times. I was thinking this group can be something where different people can be active throughout the day, and if anyone has a question, they can ask whoever is there type of thing.

I am in NJ but this is just an online group so anyone can join really.

Hey yall! I’m gonna be tutoring for 40/ per hour session coming with a week long study schedule! Email me @kieneelizabeth if interested!

https://7sage.com/lessons/foundations/conditional-and-set-logic/skill-builder-sufficiency-and-necessity-workshop

Hello everyone,

I just got my official score of 150 from my June LSAT. While I am slightly disappointed with my score I am planning on taking it again in September. I'm reaching out today for advice from people who significantly improved on a second test.

Any advice on how to change my ways of study or approaching the test/study will help!

Hello everyone! I recently took my Argumentative Writing and today I received my official Lsat score of 164. I expected something around this because the test itself was very difficult, and it was my first official test. I will definitely retake it in October (because of international test dates) and I would love to hear your advice on how to improve more in these upcoming months. I will also have to write my essays while preparing for the test so I could apply as fast as possible upon receiving my score.

I also have a choice to keep this current score or delete it, I would also appreciate your ideas regarding this. I would love to hear your ideas and advice on all of these. Thank you!!!

Part 2 is up! Go check my Study with me group for those who are interested!

Hi everyone!

I am so excited and honestly very proud of myself that my strategy finally worked, and that I now get to share it with other people who are going through this LSAT journey. Before I talk about the details of my Study With Me group, I wanted to first share my LSAT story in case it motivates anyone who is currently going through something similar.

This is going to be a long post, so I decided to split it into two parts. Part 1 will be about my LSAT journey in depth, and Part 2 will be about the actual 10-week Study With Me group and the system I built and used. I hope this helps anyone who feels stuck, discouraged, or unsure of what to do next.

1. 139 → 152

I started studying for the LSAT in March 2025. I had graduated a few years earlier and was working full-time, so I did not really have anyone around me who could give me advice. After doing some research on my own, I found a book called The LSAT Trainer and decided to give it a try. I personally enjoy studying with physical books, so I started there without too much hesitation.

The book was actually very helpful in giving me a solid introduction to how the LSAT works, and it also provides a 4–12 week study plan through its website for free. After about two months of studying with the book, I took a practice test on LawHub and scored a 139.

I was not sad or depressed about that score because I knew it was just a starting point. To me, the only thing left to do was improve. During my final month before the June LSAT, I followed the study plan from The LSAT Trainer, and with that material, I ended up with an official score of 152 in June 2025.

Seeing that score gave me a big boost of confidence because in my head, the calculation was simple: “If I increased 13 points in a month, then six more months of studying will definitely get me into the 170s.”

But I was completely wrong.

That 13-point increase was a scam. Now I know it was dumb luck.

2. 152 → 152

Yup, you saw it right. I did not increase a single point on my October 2025 LSAT. In retrospect, I know why that happened. I was doing almost everything wrong.

So here is what I did to increase 0 points in 4 months, hoping that none of you make the same mistakes. :)

a. I did not fully understand the task for each question type.

During this period, I was not using 7Sage. I was mainly using PrepTests from LawHub and PowerScore explanations to review. As I went through a lot of Logical Reasoning questions, I did recognize that the questions felt repetitive, but I did not understand that each question type had a specific pattern and a specific task.

To be fair, I think part of the problem was that I did not know how to use PowerScore properly. The explanations I found often felt more like discussions among people studying for the LSAT, and because that was the only reference I had at the time, I thought the LSAT was this completely abstract test where I had to rely on my own “logical imagination” or gut feeling to get the right answer.

So I started copying what I saw. I was literally writing a whole novel for each question as my explanation. Obviously, my imagination explaining why an answer was right or wrong did not help me realize that each stimulus has a pattern, and that each question is asking me to perform a specific task. I still have those notes, and I am so embarrassed lol.

b. I did not practice sections/questions under standard timing.

Just like everyone else, I looked up stories and advice from people who scored 170+, and many of them said two things: accuracy first, and review the questions you got wrong. For accuracy, a lot of people said that time management is something to worry about after you become more accurate.

So I did not take sections under standard time. Instead, I gave myself an hour for each section, and sometimes unlimited until I figured out the answer on my own. And even then, some answers still ended up being incorrect.

That became (ano)the(r) major problem. Because I was used to that extended time frame for so long, I could not even reach question 20 in LR under real timing, and I sometimes missed an entire passage in RC. Obviously, this lowered my chance of earning points because I was not even giving myself the opportunity to see questions near the end of the section, including questions I could have gotten right.

And on top of that, I was not even truly increasing my accuracy because of the next mistake I was making:)

c. I was not reviewing questions the right way.

The simple rule of thumb for improving your LSAT score is: understand what the question is asking, and review the questions you missed. Sounds simple, right?

But what if you are reviewing those questions completely the wrong way?

That is what I was doing, and I think it was because of the combination of the two mistakes above. If you do not have a solid understanding of what the LSAT wants you to do, it is very hard to understand why you missed a question. I was not even properly aware of diagramming conditional statements, “if,” “must,” etc. Parallel reasoning felt like a “trust your gut” game to me.

When you put all of that together, you get exactly what I got: 0 point increase after studying 6–7 hours a day, 6 days a week, for 4 months. :)

Honestly, I was devastated when I saw that score. I spent most of my time in bed because I felt so depressed and had no energy to move. At the same time, I did not want my dream of going to law school to remain just a dream. So after about a whole weekend of grieving, I told myself to stop acting like a baby and get back to work.

This time, I started looking for a private tutor because that was how desperate I was, but I immediately changed my mind after seeing the rates. That is when I found 7Sage. At first, I did not love the idea of paying a monthly subscription fee, but I decided to give it a shot because I saw some YouTubers recommending it. So I thought, why not just try?

3. 152 → 172

This is when A LOT changed.

I finally learned that there were actual rules for diagramming. I learned different types of flaws. I changed the way I approached Reading Comprehension passages. What made 7Sage feel like a game changer for me was that it analyzed the questions I got wrong, showed me which question types I needed to prioritize, and made Blind Review much more useful than I expected.

What I loved the most was the explanation for each question. I started getting more questions right, and that made me so excited to take the April LSAT. Two weeks before the exam, I decided to take a completely fresh test because I was curious to see how much I had improved.

Guess what I got.

I scored a 153.

I panicked and was VERY confused. I only had two weeks until the exam, and compared to October, I had improved by one point. This felt like all the studying I committed came back to me as a giant middle finger up to my face and was just so confused. Because I was planning to apply for the 2027 cycle, it felt like June was realistically my last opportunity. So I had no choice but to cancel the April LSAT and push everything back to June. I hope LSAC enjoyed my $248 contribution for the institution's prosperity.

Looking back, I think this was the period when I finally started to understand what was actually wrong with my study process. Just for context, from this point on, I quit my job and studied full-time.

After more than a full year of studying, I was running out of fresh questions, so I was mostly focusing on questions I had missed before. But at that point, I realized that simply doing more questions was no longer my priority because I was getting most questions right during Blind Review.

Then it clicked.

I needed to first get rid of the repeated mistakes I was making under timed conditions.

As I went through my Wrong Answer Journal, I realized that most of my missed questions came down to about 4–5 recurring reasons. More importantly, I realized that those reasons could be organized into a database. So that is exactly what I did. After canceling the April LSAT, I spent about a week building a database that could show me the number one reason I was missing each type of question.

I think this really helped.

After putting my results into the sheet, I realized that different question types had different problem patterns. For example, I was spending too much time on Must be True questions, and misreading sentences were the number one factor why I missed Main conclusion. Once I became aware of the specific mistakes I was making, it became so much easier to design a strategy for what to watch out for.

By doing this, I improved my score by up to 13 points, reaching the mid-to-high 160s. This itself proved that some questions I got wrong were due to stupid mistakes I could have avoided. For the final two months, I relied on this database and adjusted my performance based on what the data was telling me. Because I knew exactly what kinds of mistakes I needed to avoid, I felt a sense of comfort that was completely different from before.

At that point, I honestly would have been satisfied with a mid-high 160. But receiving a low 170 proved to me even more that the strategy worked.

So after going through all these unnecessary struggles, this is the message I want to share:

YOU are the best tutor for yourself. You just need to know exactly where to improve.

There are many ways to achieve that, and in Part 2, I will be sharing one method that I believe can help: my 10-week Study With Me group for the September LSAT.

In that post, I will talk more about the database, how I used it, what the program includes, and how it can help you structure your own study process.

See you tomorrow!!

I'm a 169 looking to get to 173+ by August. Currently my weaknesses are RC speed (avg like -3/-4 per section usually cuz timing) and conditional reasoning/phen-hyp LR questions. I was pretty committed to only using self-study to get my score but now want to pull out all the stops before this august test. I'm specifically looking for someone who has helped people make the same jump I'm trying to make.

Hello , I know it's probably a dumb question but I want to ask anyways just to make sure . I heard that In Order to get a 160 you have to get at least all the easy and medium questions right but can you afford to get the hard ones wrong? I know if somebody is trying to reach the 170s they have to get the hard ones right but for me personally a 160 a good.

I was doing a timed sections and then did the blind review. Once submitted my blind review I realized that the system marked some of my correct answer incorrect and then during line review I reviewed it an then actually got it wrong. has anyone else had this issue?

It would be great to see an overall trend chart of my priority tags. For example, my highest priority tag is 80% today, did some drills, went up to 82%. I would like to be able to see this growth over time and see my history of what the tag was previously. For all I know I could have started as 60% at this tag and I have made huge improvements. I think being aware of these achievements would be really motivating.

I took the June LSAT and, due to repeated proctor interruptions, I underperformed relative to my PT average and ended up with a 169.

I'm happy that the score wasn't as low as I feared, but since I had been consistently scoring 170+ on my recent PTs, I've decided to retake in August.

The problem is that I'm also applying in the upcoming cycle and originally planned for June to be my final LSAT. My plan was to focus on application materials from July, but now I need to keep studying for the LSAT as well.

For those who retook the LSAT while preparing applications, how did you balance the two? Did you focus almost entirely on the LSAT until test day, or did you work on personal statements and other application materials at the same time?

For context, I'm studying full-time right now and hope to submit my applications in this October. Also I'm an international applicant so might need stronger PS (not sure).

Any advice on timelines, scheduling, or time management would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!

Whenever I am doing RC questions, 7Sage will often mistake my time used to read the passage as time spent on questions. It also splits my reading time clock and question time clock, so I am never quite sure of the actual full time I have left. Sometimes it will say that I have very little time left to answer the questions, when in reality, I actually have a lot of "reading time" left because it just thought I took 6 minutes to answer the first question when that time was really split between reading the passage and answering the question. Then it thinks I need to work on whatever type of question was the first question because I took so long to answer it. How do I get rid of this "split clock" and let 7Sage know when I am reading vs working on the questions? I have been enlarging the reading window, but it doesn't seem to be indicating to 7Sage that I am reading.

Note: I am taking a paper test, so I have been printing out my RC sections and reading/annotating them by hand to get the hang of how the real test will be. I think this may be messing up how 7Sage is calculating my time spent reading because I am not constantly active in the reading window by highlighting, etc. That being said, I never let the computer time out or go to sleep - the window is always open.

OMG I got a 180!!! I am still in shock, I was PTing an average in the low 170s, and my last PT before the test was a 165 which was so discouraging. Thank you to 7sage and everyone in this community who has helped me on this journey!! I am still in shock and thinking it is a glitch.

It was not until I discovered the analytics binning tool where you can change the window of time in your testing/drilling data that I realized I was making actual progress.

For months I have been thinking my comprehension is getting worse. Until I narrowed the gap to the past two months. I have done about 2,000 questions in the course of 10 months (intermittently studying when I have time). That stat was heavily weighing on the percentages I have been anchoring my comprehension to. When in fact, over the past 2 months I have made a 23% comprehension increase in the past 400 questions compared to the past 8 months of questions (~1,600 questions).

All that to say, I am incredibly proud of my more regimented study path, and I am pleasantly surprised by this information. But also, I am not because the sense of this test and its nuance is becoming so much clearer with each day I drill.

It seems like all over the internet, there are anecdotes saying it takes about 4-6 months to break 170+. However, this seems strange to me because it is not super accurate.

I have a theory that it takes about 600 good hours of studying on average to break 170+. 600 actual recorded study hours, not including breaks and zoning out.

Thought?