Hi guys anyone else feel guilty when taking a rest day? How do you deal with it? I’m struggling especially since I take the Oct LSAT but I’m also trying to remind myself it’s just a test.

Hi! I'm trying to amp up the time I spend reviewing questions/sections, and was wondering if there could be a timer of some sort? I am trying to aim for at least 5 minutes deep review per question, so it would be super helpful/motivating to see these review stats! Ty!

I grew up in Thailand, and English is my second language (around B2). I’m comfortable with English generally, but when it comes to really condensed or abstract text, I get lost pretty easily.

RC is still my biggest struggle, and I’m not very familiar with the Low-Res Summary method yet. What do you guys actually do while reading? Summarize each paragraph, highlight, take notes, or just keep the structure in your head?

Especially for other non-native speakers - what helped you get better at processing dense passages without getting lost?

Please help 😭

I am applying to Vanderbilt and am deciding what to answer on 2 of their character and fitness questions and whether it'll affect my admissions chances.

For this question "Have you ever, either as an adult or minor, been charged with or convicted of any crime, or charged with or found to have committed any offense (whether or not defined as a crime), or received anything other than an honorable discharge from the military? You should answer "yes" even if charges were dismissed or deferred; a conviction was expunged, sealed, or otherwise required by law or ordered by a court to be kept confidential; you received a pardon/commutation; your civil rights have been restored; or you received legal advice that the offense will not appear on your criminal record."

I got a speeding ticket once and pled no lo contendere to get it wiped. Do I answer yes to this question? I imagine it won't affect my chances at admissions too much.

Then on this question "Have you ever been subject to disciplinary action for any academic or behavioral misconduct or violation of an honor or ethical code, or are you currently under investigation or in an appeal process for any academic or behavioral misconduct or violation of an honor or ethical code, at a current or prior academic institution? You should answer "yes" even if those matters have been dismissed or "expunged" or your current or prior academic institution would no longer report about them due to the passage of time."

In elementary school I let a kid copy my homework before class and they got caught. I served one day of lunch detention (aka had to eat by myself) and that was it. Is this something that needs to be disclosed? Is elementary school even really an academic institution? I suspect the answer is yes, but if so how much will this affect my admissions odds?

I'm first gen so I don't really have anyone to seek advice from on this matter. Any advice appreciated!

Hey all, I’m jumping back into the LSAT after a hiatus. I’m looking for a tutor to help keep me on track, but I'm low-income and have an LSAC fee waiver. Does anyone offer (or know of anyone who offers) discounted or sliding-scale tutoring for students with limited means? Thanks in advance!

I started with a diagnostic in the low 130s. After studying since June (4-6 hours 5-6 days a week), I scored a 147 on my latest timed practice test, but my blind review score was 161. I’m taking the November LSAT and hoping for at least a 153 (I simply want to get accepted into my home school, nothing crazy.)

The timed score feels discouraging. If you’ve had a big gap between your timed score and blind review, what helped you close it? How would you use the next six weeks to improve? Should I even take the November test?

Hi everyone! I'm a UIUC student in Champaign planning to take the LSAT in April. Looking for study partners around Champaign to prep togethe. If you're around and aiming for April (or prepping around the same time), drop a comment or join the chat!

The new update includes a feature in the explanation tab called Live lecture explanations when reviewing answers. I now have various explanations and break downs to a particular question. I don't know who's idea this was in the 7sage draft room but sir/madam, it's chef's kiss. Thank you!

Hello! I am looking for a tutor, I am scoring at 147 and looking to go into the 160s. I am hoping to take the November LSAT but willing to push it back to January.

Hi guys, wondering if anyone is able to read my PS and DS. super stressed out about them :/

Hi! I scored a 164 on the August LSAT, and my practice sections have ranged from 162 to 170. I am signed up for the November LSAT, and I'm hoping to score 170+. I'm looking for a tutor who can help me out with that.

does anyone have any tips for reading comp it is seriously driving me insane and I can't seem to get good scores on any of the drills. Sometimes I do but most of the time I don't. I tried highlighting, and low res and I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

This may be a long shot but I'm looking for a community where people are interested in meeting up over discord/phone/zoom to do reading drills together. I am an English major so I get really bored and unmotivated doing LSAT specific passages, plus I've burned through a lot of them already before really getting serious about the LSAT. If you're like me and get really motivated by reading, but just don't always have the time and motivation to do more reading, I would love to study together and help each other crush the LSAT. Or if reading is not really what you like, and it's helpful to have people who are motivated by the reading then that's great, too. So I am looking for a study buddy/study community where our focus is to read other supplemental material but using the same skills you'd need for RC, so looking for the main ideas, trying to read quicker, and just honing my reading strategy. I swear by this that working through reading material really helps with RC and makes you a sharper reader. I notice how much easier it is to grasp ideas in a timely manner after I've forced myself to read through hard material with someone else. This just makes studying more enjoyable and breaks up the studying. I've been doing this with another study buddy and we've used skill drills from RC Hero that have been helpful but I could really benefit from a community to do these skills together because my study buddy is taking their test soon and I am not taking my test until later (not sure when, it depends on my work schedule). I'm really hoping there is at least someone out there who is interested in this!

Hey applicants! On Tuesday, Alex, me, and the podcast team will be sitting down with Robert Schwartz, Dean of Admissions at UCLA Law. I know many of you are applying to UCLA and I would love to bring your questions to Rob on your behalf!

Post your question here!

https://www.reddit.com/r/7SageLSAT/comments/1wryt6y/ask_the_dean_of_admissions_at_ucla_law_anything/

We'll pick questions for Rob on Tuesday. And if you ask what we think is the best question, you'll also get a free Essay Workshop with a rock-star 7Sage Consultant.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice on how to structure my LSAT studying over the next year.

My diagnostic score was a 130, and after learning some fundamentals (2–3 months of studying), I scored a 140 timed, and a 150 untimed. I’m planning on taking the LSAT next year for Fall 2028 admission, and my goal score is a 165.

I’m subscribed to 7Sage, and I also recently purchased The Loophole.

For anyone who has done a long-term, one-year LSAT prep plan, what would you recommend? How would you structure the year in terms of learning the fundamentals, drilling, timed sections, PTs, and review?

I’m just trying to get an idea of what a realistic one-year plan to get to a 165 could look like. Any advice is appreciated!

Hello 7sage community-

Any tips for RC?

I take notes for each paragraph, but besides that I don't really have any particular methods.

What are some things that you all rely on for each passage?

Thanks :)

This is so huge, not sure if it is recent or not, but so huge.

TWO WEEKS OUT LET'S GO!!!! First PT above goal score!

I'm struggling to close the gap between my timed and untimed scores. I'd like to study and explain my thought process to anyone who's studying. Would help with the anxiety and also help each other really solidify understanding of fundamentals to LSAT. Also, if anyone has advice on how to close the gap between timed and untimed, I'm willing to learn.

diagnostic 158 in may, but soon started scoring in low 160s in mid-june, and started scoring mid 160s in august, then haven't been able to get past this. on drills and section, i'm able to get into the high 160s and low 170s. other than a 173 on pt152 a month ago, the rest have been consistently in mid 160s since august, no matter how many different pacing strategies i try. tips on how to try to break into the 170s, preferably but not required in the next ten days?😅

I'm confused about MBT questions. I've noticed that the majority of questions I get wrong on LR are MBT, NA, SA, and Flaw/Weaken. So i tried to refresh on MBT, and realized I don't have a straight strategy for any of the MBT questions.

every question I've answered, has an answer choice were something had to be assumed. and I'm confused because we were told not to assume.

so how do we infer the correct answer choices from the given argument.

I'm also stuck on NA.

I've been treating NA as MBT, and before I used to do the negation test, it was too time consuming and it would just in general confuse me especially when I'm timed.

I've been scoring -11 to -13 on LR and keep getting -5 to -3 on the blind review of these sections.

Frequently missing the NA, Flaw (level 4 to 5) and MBT question types in blind review.

I'm a little confused and frustrated and don't know what to do at this point, I'm registered for the october test too. any advice?

Hi guys, I am looking for some advice as someone who has been studying for the LSAT for 9 months now, and I am taking my October LSAT on the 9th.

For context:

I started out with a diagnostic at 141, and took the April 2026 test and got a 154. This was around where I was PTing so it wasn’t much of a shock.

Following this test, I signed up for August and started consistently PTing from 158-163, and mostly between 161-163 a month before my test. I took my test in August feeling confident when I opened my score to see a 155. I was so confused how I could only improve by one point.

I ended up getting a private tutor since August until now, but for some reason I still can’t get over the mental block even when taking my PTs now. I often score 80% or higher on sections and drills. I average around a -3 to a -7 on my sections, when they are untimed (I have double time so it’s not much different than untimed) but for some reason I get bad nerves.

I know I can score a 165 and I have done it before, what do I do to close the gap? I have spent thousands of dollars and I feel like I am just wasting my time. Anyone have any advice for what to do to bridge this gap? My reasoning skills are there, but I just can’t seem to get it together when I take the test!!

Disclaimer: I have taken almost every single prep test available through Law hub and 7sage to the point the only tests I have left are in the single digits.

How's everyone feeling about September score release week? Please share thoughts as I am super anxious🫠

My bachelor's degree will be a 3-year one, and I am currently in my third year's first semester. My courses for this semester will be on my transcript in January 26. All else held equal (grades, work experience, LSAT score, etc.) except for the application timing and transcript, would applying in January 26 be better than applying now (given that my transcript is relatively bare right now)?

I know that even if I apply now, I can update LSAC about my transcript later on. However, I'm concerned that an AO would reject my application based on my shorter transcript before the new grades come in.