I think my main issue is timing strategy.

For the past 3 PTs, I've gone 164-168 timed and go ~175 in blind review. I've tried various LR and RC timing strategies (LR first 10 in 10, last five in 10, messy middle in 15; 15 in 15, 10 in 20; RC - reading passages in detail then questions vs. reading passages within 2 mins and spending more time on questions etc.). I have a preferences for strategies (LR - 10/5/10 and RC - more time on questions) but not sure how to close the gap.

For LR, my highest problem tags are phenomenon-hypothesis + conditional reasoning and i've drilled them but always trip up or take too long to diagram for the harder questions.

Feeling lost before the october lsat.

I noticed these are two separate tags on 7Sage and I'm not quite sure what the difference is.

When I was a junior and senior in high school, I was a councilmember on my city's Arts & Humanties council. I know the usual advice is to take anything from before college off of your resume, but I don't have much other relevant experience to include and thought that since this was an official government positions as opposed to some high school club, it might be worth including. Is it worth keeping on my resume for law school applications or should I take it off? How would law school admissions view it?

Should I send and continue to send LOCI's with updates to the schools I applied to even before I get a response and the review process is complete?

NON-DISCLOSED PRIZE REWARD FOR THE WINNER OF THE CHALLENGE 👀

Hey y’all,

I saw a post recently criticizing the modern LSAT landscape and, more specifically, the culture that has developed around 7Sage, particularly the ways people have tried to find shortcuts or gain an advantage outside of actually learning the test.

While I think the post is harsh in some regards, I actually agree with the bigger point.

I’ve been on these forums and in study groups, and I’ve seen how many people go through the process looking for a leg up — whether that’s paying for tutors, looking for people to take the test for you (RedNote), seeking accommodations that they may not actually need, or finding other ways around the process.

Meanwhile, I tend to laugh when I scroll through some of these posts.

I’m not saying everyone has to approach the LSAT the way I do. And I’m not making a judgment about people who legitimately receive accommodations. For this particular challenge, though, I’m specifically interested in seeing what happens when placed under the Test Desginers intended exam, with a fixed time constraint.

One thing I’ve realized is that I almost never get to actually watch someone operating at an extremely high level under a hard clock.

That’s what I’m trying to find.

I think there are people out there who genuinely appreciate the test itself, not just the final score. People who actually want to see how far they can push their reasoning ability and efficiency without looking for shortcuts.

So I’m reposting my LR challenge.

25 LR questions.

40 minutes.

You have to talk through your reasoning out loud.

And this isn't a normal PT section. It will be adaptive drilling.

One person will take the challenge live while everyone else can listen to their reasoning and follow along with the challenge dashboard. Nothing is recorded or publicly posted.

And yes, there is a non-disclosed prize for the winner. 👀

If you want to participate, I'll attach the original post with the full rules below.

https://7sage.com/discussion/62777/the-rough-challenge-announcement

Come test yourself. No shortcuts. Just the questions and your reasoning.

Hope to see some of you there.

https://7sage.com/join-group/cht_034JTOrU28fNaOLTO5TdOl

anyone whos been in a similar situation do yall have tips 😭 i am writing oct 10th and it is killing me to see this, and ive been having gaps like this every time i do a PT. i feel like atp im just a bad test taker idk

Hello! I'm currently scoring around the mid 150s on my practice test and would love to get to around mid 160s for the Nov test. Would love to connect with some to see how I can approve during that timeframe. Thanks!

I'm taking the test in October and would love to squeeze out a few extra points if possible! Any tips are greatly appreciated!

I used to be able to click a magnifying glass icon after I completed a drill, section, or PT next to any question and it would display the question without opening the full tester application. Are we able to bring this back?

Hi all - I'm a bit confused about what differentiates the PSA and Strengthen question stem tag when the stem deals with a principle... For example, see below

• PT140.S2.Q15 - "Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to support the argument in the letter to the editor?" - tagged as PSA

• PT154.S2.Q4 - "Which one of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the editorial’s reasoning?" - tagged as Strengthen

These question stems seem to be virtually identical, except one refers to an argument vs reasoning. Is that the differentiator?

I am a grad student-athlete hoping to get into law school (this year or the next depending on my November LSAT score). I took a practice test (timed with realistic conditions), and it was literally the hardest test I've ever taken in my life. I'm a smart student with a 4.0 for both my undergrad and grad degrees. I have no prep whatsoever in regard to the LSAT. Everything is really overwhelming for me right now, so any advice or guidance on where to even start would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone! I'm pretty new to 7sage. I just finished foundation and now working through logical reasoning. I took thorough written notes during foundations but I am a little stuck on how to best take notes during practice questions. I understand that there are useful topics and lessons that I need to know from the practice questions, but it doesn't seem like the best use of my time to copy down every stem, stimulus, and answer choice to go through them especially since I'll be taking the digital version of the exam. Let me know what you all think! Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I am about two weeks out from the October LSAT and I fluctuate with where I wanna be (157-161), I continue to struggle with finishing RC on time. I get about half way through the 3rd passage before I run out of time and either try to skim the next passage or just guess. Any tips? How do you guys approach RC?

Unfortunately for this PT, RC was at the very end so I was pretty burnt out. Im not sure what happened to the 1st LR section but glad it was experimental lol.

Hey all, my biggest issue I think, a side from performance issues in LR which I think I can address, is RC.

For the record, I guessed on the first 5 questions in S1 and last 5 in 4. I am trying to prioritize the passages with the most questions to get the most bang for my buck.

Im pretty comfortable with my reading pace, it usually ranges from 3 to 3.5 minutes, maybe longer if there is science or law passage cause I like to bit more time on them, but I see a lot of questions that are over the benchmark by at least 1 minute that I think are really eating away at my time.

Usually implied questions, but I think I need to find ways to slowly shave off the time spent on some of these questions. Any advice or strategies that have been working for people? Right now im doing at least 1 RC section a day and slowly shortening my time limit from 45 minutes to 35 minutes just to get a bit better with my pacing.

Also, this is my first 160 and my first time getting a 4 on LR, so there is a silver lining I think!

I just received a couple of messages from an account created less than an hour ago saying that they are giving me free tutoring.

When I saw the message my mind immediately thought this was some sort of a scam because it shared its whatsapp number area coded China.

Has anyone received anything like this?

Hi! I did not expect to write 2 posts a day, but I am a curious potato so I had to ask.

I noticed that some analysis of questions show the bar to fill all 5 squares, but the average people who get the score is really low, or the percentage of people who get this right is high.

Is this normal? Or are they in the middle of collecting data for more accuracy?

I got a question right that I thought to be hard, but when I saw the analytics I was very confused.

Below is what I mean 😊 Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! Trying to do less doomscrolling and more reading during my free time, as many have said it helped them keep their brain working even when not actively studying for the lsat. Any interesting/favorite reads anyone can recommend? I haven’t read for leisure in a while! Thank you in advance!

Has anyone made a quizlet flash card set to drill basic "do's and don'ts" for the question types?

I just took PT 117 and scored a 168, which is my highest PT ever! I started my LSAT journey in the fall of 2024, but didn’t really start studying full time until the summer of 2025. At the time, I was using another test prep company, and ultimately got to a 162 PT before taking my first official LSAT, which I scored a 157 on. I retook it twice and scored a 153, which was super disappointing. I still tried applying to law school anyways, but ended up only getting rejections and waitlists. I took a few months off from studying, and started studying again this summer. Last month, I officially joined 7Sage with the live plan, and I really feel like I’ve learned a lot from them (big shoutouts to Henry, Eric, Emily, and Bailey)! Still, even last night I got a 40% on a timed LR drill, so I was feeling pretty discouraged going into this PT, and I’m hoping it’s not a fluke (usually I’m getting 80-100% on my drills though, so I’m hoping the 40% is a fluke and not my score tonight). I’m so shocked. Really, I never thought I could get a 168. I plan on taking the November exam, and really would be happy with 160+, but this gives me encouragement to keep working towards 170+. If anyone has any tips on how to get there, I’d love to hear them! Anyways, I know this is a lengthy post, but I really just wanted to express my gratitude to 7Sage and the instructors who have helped me get here. I really thought I was forever stuck below 160.

Hi everyone,

I could really use some honest advice.

I started preparing for the LSAT in late April 2026 with a diagnostic score of 149. I’ve been studying with the 7Sage curriculum for about five months, but unfortunately, I haven’t seen much improvement in my score. My last two PTs were 150 and 151.

I need at least a 160, and I’m planning to take the LSAT in November, which is only about a month away.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If you were stuck in the low 150s, what helped you finally break through? Did you change how you studied, focus more on drilling, review mistakes differently, or postpone your test?

I’d really appreciate any advice or insight. Thank you!

Good morning everyone. I have completed another practice test and again scored 147. I have reached a scoring plateau for months; I have followed advice and adjusted my study habits, yet nothing seems to work. Does anyone have suggestions for breaking this pattern? Should I pause practice tests for a few weeks and review core lessons? I am at a total loss.

Hello!

Anyone else attend Bailey Luber's classes and have her question types one pager? I lost mine and would love if someone could send me the PDF!

Thank you!

Whenever I sit down to work on my apps I feel so defeated. I feel like every single part of my application can and should be more competitive. Not even just my LSAT or GPA, things I can actually change and improve on, but even stuff like my Personal Statement. It's so frustrating trying to piece together an application that I know won't fully show who I am no matter how much I try (that's just the nature of being reduced to numbers and essays :( I kinda wish interviews were still a thing).

Anyone else feel the same way? I just wanna know I'm not alone tbh. I want to become an attorney more than anything, I've always known that this is what I wanted to do. My heart has been dedicated to social justice since I was a pre-teen essentially. I can't imagine myself doing anything else. But the barrier to get there, i.e. law school apps, is so kicking my ass. Ughghsghkgfdjh :(