I see a lot of groups form here with lots of people and undoubtedly a lot of noise. Personally, I wouldn't gain from entering a sea of people making noise on a discord group.

I'd like to form a small group of people ((10) that can support each other to develop our skills and study efficiently. I want to keep the bar high for the group, so you should have scored a 155+ on your diagnostic to qualify, or are PT-ing at 165+. Does anyone want to participate?(/p)

If I understand correctly, there is no clock displayed during the LSAT, so timing yourself is more difficult. I know that per the LSAT website (https://www.lsac.org/lsat/frequently-asked-questions-about-lsat), you can have a wrist watch on, though it cannot have a timer/stop watch function/alarm function.

Has anyone found it beneficial to time themself on the LSAT with a wrist watch or something?

Just broke 170 on a PT (174 BR), with -0 in LR and RC. -10 or something in LG.

I very consistently get to the last game with about 5 minutes remaining, which just isn't enough.

I think I lose a lot of time on must be true/must be false questions where the answer isn't immediately obvious just by looking, bc I have to go through each answer, making inferences based on its condition, eliminating it, and repeating the process with the next one.

Question explanations aren't very helpful because, given enough time, I can get the correct answer to basically any LG question--the issue is just timing.

I feel like there's either some technique or strategy I'm missing, or I just need to practice lots more and build up an intuition that will help me move through them quickly?

I'd love to hear input from people in a similar boat as me: high diagnostic test (-2 and -3 on RC/LR) with bombed LG, then rapid improvement on LG but still struggling with time. Does it get better?

Why is the answer E. and not D?

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Open Office Hours, so bring your questions! We can talk LR, LG, RC, writing, admissions, law school, or whatever else y'all want to talk about. It's entirely up to you. Bring LSAT questions about fundamentals, time management strategy, general theory, procedure and execution, study strategies and diagnostics. Ask about law school admissions. Ask about 1L doctrinals, law school exam strategies, or writing legal research papers. I'm always happy to talk about my research which is primarily concerned with bird law, over-criminalization, housing and education policy, and law and social movements. The point is, whatever you want to ask about, ask about it! Feel free to ask ahead of time in this thread or through DM. Of course, you can always just ask live too. Lurkers are welcome if you don't feel like talking, but participation is always encouraged.

See y'all Thursday!

Thursday, January 26 at 7:30pm EST

A bit about who I am: To learn about my personal journey with the LSAT, you can check out 7Sage Podcast Number 1 for my discussion with JY: https://classic.7sage.com/1-ama-w-7sager-cant-get-right-152-to-176/ As the first ever 7Sage podcast, it's an oldie but, I like to think, a goodie. From a relatively low diagnostic, I improved about 50 percentiles to score a 176 on my official LSAT in Sept 2017. I attended Northwestern Law School and graduated with honors this spring. I've tutored the LSAT since 2016 and was a 7Sage Approved Tutor during the earlier version of tutoring on 7Sage. I have taught hundreds of students from all over the world and have sent them all across the T-14 and to target schools all over the US, Canada, and Australia. Post graduation, I have decided to do what I love which, for reasons I can't fully explain, is teaching the LSAT. In addition to tutoring, I am also President and Executive Director of Legal Education Access Plus, a non-profit committed to making legal education accessible to everyone. I've also amassed more 7Sage karma than any other 7Sage member, so you can check out my comments on threads from over the years which address just about any LSAT topic you might could think of.

Does UChicago or Cornell need a Why X essay?

For UVA that welcomes a Why X addendum, could it go to 2 pages, or should I stick to 1?

Thank you!

When using auto drilling, is there a way to ensure it does not repeat previously drilled questions?

For instance, if you choose to drill 10 random LR questions that you got wrong in all your PTs, then you finish that, if you do another set of 10 random, will it be sure to not repeat any of the previous 10?

So as I redo my resume from my previous cycle, it's very clear to me that becoming sober has greatly improved my life and frankly I think I am much more put together as a person and will be a stronger candidate for law school. My drug of choice was alcohol which is something I know a lot of people struggle with even if it's in private. Now...I'm not really sure if I want to or if it's necessary to bring that up in a personal statement. But I attend a support group (not AA) for my sobriety and I am unsure if that's like unprofessional to say? I thought about mentioning it in the post-college or personal activities section.

On one hand, this is something I'm proud of and it means a lot to me to be a supportive person in their sobriety journey. But I also can see maybe an admissions officer saying (hm, that person had alcohol problems before, he shouldn't come to our school).

Hi! I am trying to find a tutor to help me break from low 170s to the mid-high 170s. I have seen a lot of advertisements/posts online where it seems like the tutors' main draw is their own high LSAT score. This doesn't necessarily mean that their pedagogical skills are top-tier & tutors are VERY expensive, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of specific tutors/tutoring companies/etc who have experience teaching and demonstrated track record of improving scores? My budget is up to 250/hour, but can go higher if needed.

Also, tangentially related question, but how many tutoring sessions/hours did it take for you guys break the low 170s plateau?

I am looking for people to plant with while we keep each other accountable of our studying.

I am just so confused about the answer choices provided and why A is the correct answer. Nowhere did the paragraph say that it is premature to talk about the critics' concerns.

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Can someone please help me understand why AC D is correct and why the 4 other answer choices are incorrect?

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Hi all,

I am studying for the September 2022 LSAT, aiming for the 173+ range (currently PTing around 165/166). I have always been on the fence regarding tutoring, but I am especially confused now. I have recently been utilizing 7Sage and their package with full explanations, but wonder if a tutor would be more effective. I frequently see people scoring in the 99th percentile saying tutors helped a lot and they wish they would've used one sooner, but I can't help but wonder how using 7Sage's package with their detailed analytics is much different or any less effective. I understand tutoring is "tailored" to each student, however, by using 7Sage's analytics, I can easily see where I am having trouble and where I need to concentrate more of my efforts and time, which would essentially be what a tutor would do to tailor their lessons. Also, I feel like working a problem with a tutor just watching might be a little bit of a waste of time; I'm not sure what they could add that JY doesn't in his explanations.

Any thoughts would be appreciated and best of luck to everyone studying!

Nick

Can someone help me with this question? I understand why AC B is correct but I'm having a hard time understanding why AC E is incorrect.

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PT43 S3 Q04. The name/type of flaw will be so helpful for my study routine. I would appreciate any guidance if any. Thank you so much and happy studying!

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I have been studying for LSATs since February 2022. I am done with all my core lessons and my weakest section is LG. So far I have taken 4 practice tests and the highest I've scored was 143. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Anyone in the same boat? Any study tips?

Hi guys- I am aware from the lessons that until/without is negate sufficient.

But is part of the sentence after until or without necessary condition? (I think this is what Powerscore said)

I am also including an explanation from this website - lsatmax.

(The strategy for an “unless” statement is simple. The part of the sentence that follows the “unless” is the necessary condition. The other part of the sentence constitutes the sufficient condition, but you must make sure to negate it!)

https://testmaxprep.com/blog/lsat/the-unless-statement

We played until it got dark.

/play > Dark (after until)

According to some of JY's explanations, this appears to be the case sometimes but sometimes not.

(or maybe I just got confused... not sure.. haha)

So I get really confused whenever I try to map out sentences including until/without.

Thank you! Much appreciated

Hey y’all!

I am just getting started on my LSAT study journey despite me only being a incoming junior. I am planning to apply for law school in 2024. My diagnostic was a 142 sadly, and I am aiming for mid 170s by senior year. I am looking to study as early as I can just so I can be fully prepared for the real deal. I would love to connect with some people who are also looking for study buddies and to hold each other accountable and progress together! :)

Hi! I am planning on taking the LSAT in November, and I am struggling on RC. I keep coming up short by 3 questions every time I practice RC. I've tried different alternatives; can anyone give me advice on how to get more questions right? One thing I never understood why it can be important to indicate if a question is Global, specific, or concept references.

I was pretty involved in extracurriculars while in undergrad (SGA, Alpha Mu Gamma, Honors Program, various volunteer opportunities) but have been out of undergrad for about 5 years. I've been in the military since finishing undergrad and have had little free time. The little bit of time I have had was spent pursuing my MA and studying for the LSAT. Should I include my extracurriculars from undergrad on my resume? Will the lack of extracurriculars in recent years hurt me? If so, is there anything I can do to limit that impact? Thanks for the help!

I am curious about the best way to talk about graduate school in an application. I am asking particularly because my undergraduate GPA is very low by law school application standards (3.3), but my grad school GPA is 4.0 and I also received a research and teaching assistantship. From reading other posts, I understand that grad GPA would be considered with other "soft" factors after uGPA and LSAT, but I want be sure that my application shows I am capable of academic success.

Will it be enough for the admissions committee just to include my grad school experience on my resume or do I need to work to highlight it another way?

I've recently been completing the Preptests with the 'Stimulate Modern' button on, was just wondering if there's a way to complete these skipped sections in the same format, as I found out that the current LSAT has an experimental section and I want to get used to doing 4 sections.

Basically, is there a way for my score to still reflect the 3 sections I'm completing but for me to do the skipped sections in the same timed conditions? Not sure where to find these without having to delete the record for the current preptest.

When I was in the military I took two community college classes basically for fun and did not think about grades. After getting my academic transcript back it brought my overall GPA down a little. Is this a situation that is worth writing an Addendum for?

Hey everyone!

I noticed that I have been scoring around 18-19 marks out of each LR section I do.

I usually get around 18/24 on each LR section that is untimed.

But when it is timed I always get less than 18 questions right.

Is there any suggestions anyone can give me? How would I improve myself under timed conditions

Thank you!

Hi all,

I'm looking for a study buddy to help me get through my next run at the LSAT. I last took it in November 2021, got a 148. I applied with this score, but all I got were rejections and waitlists. It's been tough trying to get back into the study rhythm, so I'm hoping to find someone that I can work with (maybe someone in a similar situation) to get is through this bump.

I have a full-time job; my schedule is Tuesday through Friday from 8-6pm. I'll be spending the biggest chunk of my time studying on the weekends, I'm aiming 3-4 hours.

If you are interested and motivated to put in some work, please message me!

PS - If you are someone who is scoring high and would like to test your tutoring skills pro bono, I wouldn't mind giving it a shot.