I'm not sure how this idea came to me, but in case anyone else thinks this would be cool, feel free to comment or message me.

Do you ever come across a super difficult question and get a little obsessed with it? Like you know the ins and outs of the stimulus and all the trap answer choices and never want to make the same mistakes again?!

My idea is that we each give the other a question (or a couple), we do them without digging too deep, and then the other person gives a really in-depth verbal explanation (via the study room, for example). So basically we’d be “experts” on a specific question and vice versa.

Does that make sense? Anyway, I find that explaining things to someone else helps me spot gaps in my understanding and reinforce what I do know. This could just be me, but I also find this type of discussion somewhat fun (I hope it's not just me)?!

All the best!

Stas

Hi everyone! I am a division I student athlete right now trying to study for the LSAT! Some days are incredibly hard trying to balance everything on top of practice, lift, etc. and would love to connect with people who are in the same position. Feel free to join this study group if you are in a similar situation!

I took the April LSAT this past week at an in-person testing center (my first LSAT). It was, overall, a bad experience and not what I had expected.

We were sat in cubicle-like desks, with all test takers beginning and ending their exams at different times. This meant lots of people moving around/going in and out of the room throughout the exam. There were audible alarms going off every few minutes in the proctors area next door, as well as chatting from the proctors. The building also had a doorbell that would go off that was able to be heard from the testing room. When test takers would finish next to me, a proctor would come spray and wipe down their desk, which would distract me.

I’m really just wondering if this level of distraction is common at testing centers. They did offer ear plugs at the very beginning but I did not take them, as I did not expect as much noise/distraction. I really do not feel good about my testing experience and my anticipated score, given I was not able to focus the majority of the test. Maybe I’m just being dramatic or had too high of expectations for the testing environment, but I was very disappointed.

Okay so, I have an idea. It would be very cool if there was a memory trainer for the RC section. My idea is that there will be a tab under "Practice" called "Memory Training" and essentially us 7sagers will be given a certain amount of time to read a part of a passage(we can adjust how much time/passage before we start the drill) and we will have to answer questions or write down what we can recall from the passage. After we run out of time, the passage will vanish, it would make the users screen look like when you pause an activity, but the questions would be off to the right. Let me know if this idea is #awesome or #stupid. Thanks!

I am wanting to start an in person study group for anyone in the KC metro who is willing to meet in JOCO. I have been studying off and on for a long time (probably just under 2 years off and on for things like deaths in the family that just completely stopped my whole studying process). My blind reviews are at 180. My average is like 170 and my highest timed was 175 so far. I am hoping that by leading a study group I can help others understand whatever they are stuck on, bring my average up a few more points by June, and have something shiny to put on my resume other than working 40-80 hours a week (only at standard 40 now). I work 8-4 so MTWRF so available on weekends and evenings.

I also hope by posting something for KC whoever is on this site after I am gone can use this thread to see if anyone in the metro is still active and needing to find a study buddy.

When I go to click on my LR practice block for today, it is not loading. It, instead, pops up as "internal service error." How do I fix this issue?

Hi all -- I've been drilling LRs by temporarily selecting certain phrases with my cursor (without using the highlighter tool) to boost my comprehension (see below), but when I took the official LSAT I realized to my horror that the LSAC platform only let me use the actual highlighter to highlight text.

Did anyone else have this issue and has this always been the case for the LSAC platform? When I took a practice test on LawHub I realized that it also did not let me temporarily highlight the text like below.

Any tips for alternative ways to better digest the words on the screen under time pressure? I have tried not to use the highlighter tool as much thus far, but curious to hear what people have been doing.

Thanks!!

for the practice block, when we click LR drill or RC drill we used to see the setting page first and then test, but now it just goes right into the test so that I cannot adjust the level and the details. I want the old setting sytle.and when I click the setting instead of getting the test, it says "internal error"

I keep getting the same scores on my practice tests (all around 165), but when I do Blind Review, I always get around 180 -- so I can see that when I go back through, I know and can understand the right answers. I know that I keep running out of time on the test, and when I look back, I see that I missed a lot of answers because I rushed and skipped important key details. Despite this, I'm still a little discouraged and confused! Does this difference mean I just actually don't understand the concepts, or am I just not quick enough? How can I work on my timing and actually get a score closer to my blind review score? Does anyone have any suggestions?

I just scored a 175 on PT157.

Does anyone have a good system for what to do when you get down to 50-50/not confuse yourself?---typically I try to stick with my first answer and only change if I have a real reason like misreading or finding an answer with fewer assumptions but sometimes I get down to two answers and im running back to the stimulus thinking that these answers are both possible. For example pt 150 S3 Q 24 : while taking the pt when i saw the last answer choice describing a whole to part flaw i convinced myself that i misunderstood the stimulus's wording and was supposed to interpret each/every differently and chose it even though in BR (so with time) I realized that's not whats happening at all. How do you get out of this confusion with this/form better habits?

Hi, I’ve been a member since the Classic 7Sage UI. One feature I really found helpful was being able to view the full stimulus, question stem, and answer choices in a single image. Would it be possible to bring this back?

I also frequently create drills using questions I’ve struggled with. It would be great to have an option to randomize these questions instead of having them appear in chronological order (PT–Section–Question).

Lastly, would it be possible to randomize the order of answer choices? I sometimes find myself engaging less with certain choices because I remember the position of trap answers.

I think these last two suggestions would enhance the drilling experience by making repeated practice less predictable and more effective.

Hi everyone! Just took the April LSAT remotely and wanted to come on here and say that THANKFULLY I did not experience any technical or proctor issues. I was super worried and had a negative attitude going into the test because all I have seen online are horror stories and I was convinced that there was no way this goes smoothly for me. BUT I ended up having a great experience and hopefully this helps someone who is feeling anxious about it because I know we can all get caught up in the negativities of the internet.

So to the people who have not taken it yet and are feeling worried about the proctoring system, just know that there is a possibility that everything will go fine!

For those of us just starting to look into joining the legal profession, this is a real fear and concern. Would like to hear the opinion of tutors, practicing attorneys, etc that are seeing how things are changing in today's age.

Hello! As I start to think about my application materials for the next cycle, I had a few questions about LORs.

1. I know I need a letter of recommendation from a professor, but I am unfortunately not that close to any and don't really have time to build a relationship with one. Has anyone dealt with this situation, and if so, how did you go about getting a strong LOR from a professor?

2. I am an RA and my supervisor has already written me a strong LOR speaking to my character and work ethic. Would it be a good idea to ask them for a LOR for law school, or would their letter carry less weight since their work isn't law-related?

Thank you so much in advance!

I went through some the curriculum, and I feel like I am not retaining any information, especially feel very defeated when doing the practice LSAT questions in the curriculum. I don't know how to improve myself, do I justr go back or how do it quicker?

Hey everyone,

I’m officially diving into my LSAT prep couple days ago, but I’m feeling the pressure because I’m gonna take the August test. That gives me exactly 4 months to get from zero to hero.

To be completely honest, I’m aiming for a 170+. I know that’s a massive goal for someone who literally just opened their books, and I’m oscillating between being super motivated and wondering if I’m being delusional.

Is a 170+ even possible in a 4-month window starting from scratch? I’d love to hear from anyone who has pulled off a big jump in a short timeframe. What did your study schedule look like, and how did you keep from burning out? I really need some real-talk ideas and some serious motivation to get me through this first week.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

How have others improved on RC? I am averaging around -1 to -3 on LR timed but anywhere between -1 and -6 on RC times. LR has been much smoother with figuring out predicting answers and general intuition. RC is a bitt tougher and has gone all over the place. Any tips on improving and becoming more consistent??

Hello 7sage team. Please go back to where I could change the time on each individual LSAT activity I did. I have ADHD and have been approved for 150% time, but when I click on the assignments...I'm pretty sure it does not give me 150% time even though I went to settings and clicked that option. It was perfect before and if something ain't broke, don't fix it!

I got a 144 on a recent PT and need a 160 to get in to my target school. My test is in August, is it feasible to make a 16-point jump from now to then or should I wait to take it and apply in a different cycle... or should I rethink if I should be a lawyer altogether lol.

I was kicked out of the test twice, and therefore had to go through the full check-in and security check 4 times. Due to the length of the check-in process (including extended wait times in the queue), this added 1.25 hrs to my total.al expected test time. There was also a glitch on the test that prevented me from viewing all available AC's. I highly recommend using a testing center. I believe this will be required for future test dates anyway, but if presented with the option, I recommend forgoing remote testing. The experience was terrible. I filed complaints with both ProMetric and LSAC, and I believe I will be allowed to retest, but the number of issues and types of issues definitely impacted my vibe during testing.

I just took a preptest without the experimental and scored a 164. Clearly, I've improved on LR. But last week, I got a -3 on RC in a preptest. I haven't scored a -10 in a really long time, although admittedly, my RC is much more susceptible to fluctuating (2 weeks ago it was a -7 PT). I don't know what to do. It is so much harder to consistently improve in RC!!

Side note, but honestly, I gave up halfway through BR for RC, so that 170 isn't even indicative of a true BR. I am stuck in the 165ish area despite my BR getting in the 170s sometimes. What do I do??

Hey all,

I did my writing sample a few months ago, but I found myself thinking about it again these past few weeks. I’m just curious how important it actually is in this process? It just feels like there’s a wide range of opinions, ranging from it essentially being a captcha that makes sure you have basic literacy to it being so significant that a single grammar mistake while ruin your chance of a top law school.

I’m honestly of a more middle ground perspective - that it’s something admissions officers will see, and you certainly don’t want to blow it off, but it’s also a rough piece of writing you produce in 35 minutes, and few people are probably expecting it to be a genuine testament of your full writing ability. But I was curious what other perspectives this board might offer, especially from those who are more versed in the admissions process.

For reference, I don’t think my writing sample was bad. I took a clear position, argued it with the given perspectives and some real world examples, did a counter argument to address any rebuttals, and did so in an organized way - essentially the classic 5 paragraph essay. I just think that my piece was a bit clunky and repetitive, like very bluntly repeating my main idea at the end of each paragraph.

Thanks all.

Stim: Because public officials were unable to clearly communicate the urgency of the situation, the attempt to contain the outbreak failed.