Hello -- I just started using 7sage and am making my way through the curriculum, but I am unsure about what point in my studies I should start taking practice tests? Are most folks waiting until they have completed the entire curriculum to start focusing on PTs? I don't have plans to take the LSAT for at least another five months, so wondering what strategies others have had success with when it came to utilizing 7sage most effectively.

Thanks!

Looking to help some students struggling with LR in the 130s/140s/150s. Don't hesitate to reach out.

Hi folks! I have been trying to study on my own for the April test, but sometimes I have a hard time sticking to my study plan and holding myself accountable. I am looking for someone who is also studying for the April or June test to hold each other accountable and keep each other motivated/sane. My target score is 173+, and I am currently PTing in the high 160s/low 170s. Let me know if you are interested! I am located in the NYC area if anyone wants to study together in person as well :)

Hi All,

I really like looking at the discussions for each individual question, or discussions about a particular RC section, or LG. Is there a space where there are general Prep Test discussions had? I just completed PT 39, and would like to see what others had to say about a prep test that gave me a hard time.

I just finished my LSAT journey with 7Sage and I would love to thank everyone on the platform! The videos, comments, and forum has been extremely helpful and encouraging. I started out with a 155 diagnostic and just got 169 on the Nov LSAT! I wanted to write this post for encouragement and if there’s anyone that wants to chat about their journey, maybe need some tips etc, feel free to reach out! I know when I started out doing that LSAT, I was completely lost about what resources existed and how to prepare. I’m located in BC, Canada so I’ll probably be most helpful regarding Canadian law school applications! Anyone is welcome to send me a message!

Hello!

Could someone please explain why the correct answer would be E. I put B, but I honestly just guessed. I need some help wrapping my head around this question.

Thank you!

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I recall taking a single timed LR section as part of the syllabus at or near the end of the LR curriculum, however I deleted it and can't find it anymore.

I would like to retake it to assess where I'm at after taking a hiatus from studying, however I can't find it anywhere. Does anybody know where I could find this?

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I haven't taken an official test yet or a proctored exam. I'm hoping someone can answer a few questions about what I can and cannot use on the exam.

1 - Can I have my laptop connected to an external monitor?

2 - Can I use a external mouse & keyboard?

Confirming:

Are there any other significant constraints that I need to be aware of?

Hey guys. I was wondering why I couldn't sign up for any exams after June 9th. Is it because they just haven't posted those yet? Or will there even be tests during then? I know there were last year. I graduate undergrad this year and hope to be able to apply for early decision by November 1st for law school so I can attend next year 2024, otherwise i'll have to wait until 2025. The cycle is so annoying. If there are going to be Sep/Oct tests this year my life would be so much easier. I already plan to take the June exam but would like a backup date if I dont like my score.

The last 3 PTs I’ve done I’ve scored exactly -9 on all three tests. I don’t ever seem to do worse as in -10+ but at most I’ll come down to -7 but usually it’s -8/9. I have no idea what to do anymore to improve this section I feel like it’s holding me back so much. If anyone has any tips or just any advice on something I could try I’d be very thankful. Really frustrated at the moment with this consistently mediocre performance.

Hi everyone,

This seems like it's a relatively easy question but I cannot understand why answer choice (b) is right over answer choice (a). Doesn't answer choice (b) strengthen the argument since Salmonella is has to be quickly identified and treated and new test detects Salmonella at levels that are low to pose a health risk to people?

Please share your wisdom!

Thank you!

I am trying to set up drills, but when there are fewer questions remaining than any of the number of question increment choices, I'm getting an error message for creating drills.

E.g. I have 4 questions left in the "Let Virtual Tutor Pick" logical reasoning section, but since the lowest increment of # of questions is 5, I get the following message: "Sorry, we were not able to create a drill based on your criteria. Please try again."

#help

can someone help? I don't see a distinction between both levels of oxygen

does anyone know why the answer is E? ' In the absence of a threat to anyone's health or safety??

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where can I find this lesson in core curriculum?

anticipated right answer but still got it wrong :(

Premise: there have been no nuclear wars

Conclusion: nuclear deterrence has worked

I thought there might be an alternative explanation for there not being any nuclear war so I thought A provided that answer. If nukes were expensive wouldn’t that provide an alternative explanation for why there isn’t nuclear war?

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Hello everyone. Both test 90 and 91 are from May 2020. What is the difference between them. They are totally different? I mean totally different questions?

Best of luck to all of us, we're gonna do great!

Does anyone else have the issue of no slots showing up? I've gone through every hour in the rang, and no options show up.

Hey everyone, Im getting super confused regarding the new LSAT structure / format. I keep reading that LR counts for 50% or your total score because there are 2 LR sections. However, LSAC is now saying that: "Beginning with the August 2021 LSAT, the test will include three scored sections and one unscored section...The unscored section can be any one of the question types — reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, or logical reasoning — and can occur at any point in the test. The LSAT will retain this format for the next several years."

Since the unscored section doesn't have to be LR, does this mean that LR no longer counts for 50% of your score? Thank you!

I applied to NYU early decision and got pushed to the regular decision pool. Does anyone know when I may be hearing from them? Do ED applicants get pushed to the very end and hear late in April or something? Or do they tend to hear throughout the next few months? Or even early? Any information is helpful! Thank you!

Started off with a -7 reading comp on my diagnostic and now I'm down to the 0 to (-2) on recent PTs with very little variability based on the section's difficulty. Thought I'd share what works for me.

The RC section is famously the least 'learnable' LSAT section, especially relative to the LG section. Even being good at RC, being thrown into a section feels a lot more shaky then starting a new never before encountered LG section. There is a feeling in LG that you have a reliable and consistent procedure that you can use to get the right answers, and the absence of a similarly clearly defined and reliable procedure for RC is easily felt and has shaken my confidence in attacking a RC section before.

I present for your consideration the VIQW (Vick-double-"u") method.

Visualize

Interest

Question

Write

This was largely adapted from the method outlined in the course sections on RC, with some additions of my own.

Visualizing helps occupy the mind while reading in a way that helps retain attention and focus on written details. Visualize here could be replaced with something like Imagination + Context. For example if I'm reading the passage discussing the merits of IP law protections for software to stop people stealing video game code I might pause briefly to imagine a scenario in my mind where I download a game that is clearly just a reskinned version of Minecraft with the same codebase directly ripped from it. Or in a passage on prescriptivist vs descriptivist grammarians I might play a little imaginative game in the background where I try to picture in my head what I think a prescriptivist would look like versus a descriptivist based on details in the passage. Maybe I'm crazy for this one, but this strategy really helps keep my mind engaged in the background in a way that creates additional interest in the material, and therefore helps with recall and drawing connections between different details in the text.

Interest is in my opinion, key to RC success. If you are not in the top 1% of intellectual curiosity and not innately gifted at RC, then your success in this section will depend on you becoming a master salesperson. I strongly believe that if you can answer this question "Why do I want to know about what this passage is speaking on?" in the affirmative honestly, this can make a huge difference. If you accept the proposition that you don't care what these passages say for the most part, that they suck and you just have to grin and bear it until you can start answering questions and be done with this section, you are 100% shooting yourself in the foot. You need to think about the things you think are worth considering and learning about, then figure out a way to quickly draw a connection between the passage and your interests and be able to give a one-two sentence answer for why what this passage has to say matters and is worth paying attention to--other than to just get you a good score.

The third pillar is Questioning. Ideally ask questions as you are going through the text. Did the author just make a claim--why are they making it--is it something they are trying to persuade us of, or is it being presented as a generally accepted fact that they are using to support some other claim they have made. At the very least each paragraph you should pause and ask yourself: "what is a question that is answered or attempted to be answered in this paragraph?" This will help contextualize the text, help you with main point and other question types, as well as with recall.

The last pillar is something I learned about LG recently which led me to go from -6 to -9 range to a consistent 0 to -3 range. The point of the methods you use in LG, such as rule translation and diagramming is to allow you to distribute the cognitive load of thinking through LG problems. The LG games method and procedure is actually a manually operated analog computer that you use to reduce the amount of computations you have to make in your head at the same time, and to reduce the amount of information you store in your head at the same time. Think of it like this--if your RAM maxes out your computer, its CPU slows down--in other words when its short term memory is full is becomes slower at computing information, slowing down your performance. What you write down in an LG game reduces the amount of information you need to have concurrently and readily accessible in your short term memory at any given moment, and gives you a way to solve for some problems through writing out scenarios on gameboards--reducing the amount of stress on your internal mental processing and improving the quality of what you are computing in your head.

So long story short, I think this same logic can apply to RC. So I recommend getting scrap paper and writing jot notes per paragraph. Every time you read a line and it interests you write out a short jot note (no more than 5 words) that will remind you of that thought when you look at it again in a minute. Likewise when you notice a claim that seems like a conclusion of an argument the author is making, or a claim that answers some question raised earlier in the passage make a short jot. Writing helps improve recall, that's a given. But my shot in the dark is that this actually helps you think through the material as you read it as well.

Sorry for the wall of text, just wanted to write a post that would have helped me if I saw it a few months back. Best of luck to everyone, especially fellow January LSAT writers! We can do this :)

Hi!

I have been studying for a few months. About 3 months ago I plateaued at around 163. I was struggling to increase my score. I just took an untimed practice test and scored a 173. I noticed that so many questions (especially on the Logic Games) I initially got wrong but then with time and noticing that I messed up my diagram etc.. I was able to revise my answer choices to only get 1 wrong in the section. I was wondering if anyone had advice or tips on how I could proceed in my studying to help increase my timed practice scores given that my 173 shows that I have more potential to improve.

I'm not sure if this is relevant but my untimed score was (-3 RC, -3 LR, -1 LG)

Thank You!

Anyone know why A is correct? I chose E

I can't parse out or understand the assumption being made in this question below:

Paleontologist: It is widely, but falsely, held that life began in the ocean and did not exist on land until half a billion years ago.

The answer is D but I do not understand why

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