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I'm looking to meet with a tutor about once a week (virtually, evenings or weekends PT) before the November 2026 LSAT, (~6 sessions). My last score was a 162 and my goal is to break into the 170s. Focus would be on LR but I mainly need help staying on track with my plan outside of my 9–5. If you are an available tutor please let me know your availability and your rate. Thank you!

Hello all! I am taking the October 7th test and I am little concerned given my PT range. My goal is a 170 but I would happily apply to law school with a 163- 165. My highest PT was a 160 (which I have scored a few times in the last few months) but the range is between 153- 160; my BR range is 165- 175. Given there is only 10 days before my test, is there any hope I will get a score I will be satisfied with on actual test day? Any advice for the 3-5 point boost? I will be taking my final PT tomorrow before by official test date.

I am also debating signing up for the November LSAT test as a precaution because the deadline is fast approaching and I am so unsure of my score.

Background info: I am applying got the Fall 2027 cycle as a mature student. I finished my degree in 2021 and have been in a the workforce for 5 years. I have a 4 years honours bachelor degree but did not go to an accredited university (I am from Canada and went to a college instead). My GPA was 3.4 for the last 2 years and I believe a 163- 165 would make me a competitive candidate considering my work experience.

No matter how much I practiced, always overwhlemed by fresh material, resulting in rigid followed instinct, got no substantial improvement.

I’ve been having a lot of trouble with the tougher principle-application questions, especially when the triggers are worded in a convoluted way. I’ve noticed that my problems usually show up in two ways:

1. When the wording is really complicated, my brain seems to give up on comprehending it.

• I’ve mostly overcome this by forcing myself to stay calm and break down the sentence structure, isolating the subject, action, and object piece by piece. I think the key here is building tolerance for difficult language and being patient with yourself instead of panicking when a sentence doesn’t immediately make sense.

2. My bigger issue right now is retaining the triggers once I move into the answer choices.

I can usually comprehend what each component of the principle is saying, but my short-term memory is pretty limited, so I struggle to keep the entire principle active in my head while evaluating the choices.

Here are the strategies I’m currently using, which seem to help somewhat:

1. Identify the prescriptions (necessary conditions), memorize those, and largely disregard the triggers (sufficient conditions).

2. Go into the answer choices and immediately eliminate any conclusions that are unreachable—i.e., conclusions that negate the necessary conditions stated in the stimulus.

3. Once I identify the reachable conclusions, write down their corresponding necessary conditions, then go back to the stimulus and see whether the triggers fit. lol

These strategies have helped a bit, but I’m wondering if there are better ways to improve my ability to comprehend and retain principles, particularly the really convoluted ones.

Do you guys have any techniques for building tolerance for difficult principle wording or for keeping the principle in working memory while going through the answer choices? I’d especially appreciate any tips, strategies, or personal experiences! :)

It would be really helpful to have a small notes section under the header of each drill. I find that going through the notes of each question is a little tedious and I often wish there was a section for notes to help orient myself.

New: Training Modes for Drills, Sections, and PTs

You can now turn on training modes from the dropdown below Timing on the drill and section start screens. For PTs, it's on the left under Format.

We currently have 2 modes:

• Immediate Feedback (drills only)

  This isn't new. We've just moved it into the dropdown and given it a visible name. In this mode, you'll see the answer and explanation after each question or passage instead of at the end of the drill.

• Anticipation Mode (drills, sections, and PTs)

  This is new. Answer choices stay hidden until you click to reveal them. This encourages you to think about what you're looking for based on the stem and stimulus before you see the answers. You can use the three-dot menu to turn Anticipation Mode on or off in the middle of an activity. The change takes effect immediately.

Settings don't carry over: A mode applies only to the activity you're in. For each new drill, section, or PT, turn it on from the start screen.

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Let us know what you think about these modes or any new training modes that you want to see.

Hello all! Just wanted to ask a quick question on how to write a perspective/diversity statement when my personal statement already integrates my cultural background? I'm having trouble finding something that will serve as an equally impactful statement about what I will bring to the school, but also won't be repeating anything that I already said in my personal.

Thanks!

I've always heard the recommendation of writing an actionable item / tip for yourself when you miss a question in your WAJ to not make the same mistake. When the issue was misunderstanding the ACs or stimulus, i understand that the actionable item would be to read slower or translate to myself. However, often I feel like I can't think of a more specific actionable item for other types of mistakes. Does anyone have advice?

Basically title but I notice that the text is noticeably smaller on the mobile app for my laptop than on the website so I'm wondering which one LSAC's would most likely resemble. Does anyone know?

so today i blind reviewed a 20 pt increase on one of the sections that i took timed; and about 2 weeks ago i BR a full length, timed PT with again, a 20pt increase. i've been studying for this test for over a year and my goal is a 170. i think the timer is really throwing me off. does anyone have any tips or suggestions to help me with this? i'm trying to register for the November LSAT to apply for this cycle but i'm not confident at all. i'd be appreciative for any feedback, thanks!

Hello! I recently got feedback on my application from 7sage's mock admissions committee. I had 5 readers of my application and one of them said an explanation would be helpful to explain 2 Cs I have on my transcript. For context, the 2 Cs are really for one class, it was just such a high workload class that the credit allocation was split across 2 classes (so it shows up as a 4 credit class and a 2 credit class, but it was just one 6 credit class in actuality).

There weren't extenuating circumstances, it was just a difficult class, so I'm not sure if it's worth writing an addenda for, especially if it draws attention to the grades in a negative way.

Does anyone have advice for whether I should write an addenda or not?

Hi, is it possible to edit what is in my study plan? I'm at the beginning of my studying journey and I want to take fewer prep tests than once a week. I don't see an option to have more drilling / sections and fewer PTs so wanted to ask if that is a feature.

Hello, do we know have a limit on usage time for fee waiver users? I havent had any limit since April would be weird to give me on 2 weeks before my exam.

I wrote a post about feeling defeated by plateauing. A few people reached out and gave me great advice. From my comment to reading comments on other posts, I feel so thankful to have this space! Thank you to J.Y. for bringing us together and instilling confidence in us, knowing that life may be difficult, but challenges are worth it. Peace and Love.

I finally have my LR where I want it, but then just got destroyed by the RC.

If not, why?

Hey everyone!

We're pleased to announce that the winner of the first weekly contest is u/Sebadoodle with the following post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/7SageLSAT/comments/1wjhm99/my_journey_from_152_168_with_tips_advice/

Go check it out to see if any of their advice helps you!

And more importantly, participate in the upcoming contest! We run this every week, and here's a brief synopsis of the contest:

How to enter: Make a post in r/7SageLSAT. Winners are announced every Friday.

Eligibility window: Each post is judged on its first 7 days of activity. A post competes in the first Friday drawing after those 7 days are up. For example, a post made on a Wednesday finishes its 7 days the following Wednesday and competes that Friday.

Judging: The winner is the best post of the week, measured primarily by karma (net upvotes) plus comments. When posts are close in popularity, we may favor the one that sparked more conversation.

Winners will be able to select either an LSAT course of their choice (LSAT Advanced, LSAT Accelerated, or Total Prep Intensive) or an Essay Workshop.

Congrats u/Sebadoodle! Happy posting and let me know any question in the comments.

I took the April + August LSATs but my highest was a 155 in August. RC was hella tough which led to the lower score I believe. I'm looking for a tutor that charges at or below $40/hour as that's all I can afford at the moment. My biggest issues are flaw, weaken/strengthen, conditional reasoning, NA, and phen-hypothesis according to 7Sage's analytics. For RC, I'm a non native speaker but I got my average from a -14 to around -7. However it looks like my RC isn't too solid either because a science passage in August singlehandedly ruined my score.

Also, I'm currently scheduled both for October + November and I plan on taking both.

Thanks!

Hi Y’all! 

So far, I've been on Discord every single day grinding through the LSAT with my new internet friends, and sometimes I feel like I talk too much! So, next week I want to switch things up and make it a little more competitive and a lot more fun.

I'm going to host an LSAT LR challenge open to everyone, starting October 3rd :))!

🧠 25 LR questions

⏱️ 40 minutes

🎙️ You have to talk through your reasoning out loud.

One important thing: this is NOT a normal PT section. It's going to be adaptive drilling, so the questions will adjust based on how you're performing rather than just being a straight PrepTest section.

One person will take the challenge live while everyone else in the room can listen to their reasoning and follow along with the challenge dashboard. Nothing is being recorded. Depending on how many people sign up, this may end up going on for a few days, so I'll have a When2Meet for everyone to sign up for a time slot.

The goal isn't just to see who gets the most right. I think it'll be really interesting to watch different people attack LR and see how differently everyone reasons through it.

And yes... there will be a prize for the winner 👀

📚 Regular Study Sessions

The group is primarily for November test takers.  

📚 Every day — 8 PM EST: LSAT work / studying together

📝 This upcoming Monday: Going through all of PT 153, starting with Sec 1.

🎬 Fridays — 8 PM EST: LIVE film reviews of 7sage instructor lessons

🏆 October 3rd: We start the LR challenge

Quick note: The study group is organized through the 7Sage private chat feature, and we'll use Discord for live group sessions because it gives us the voice/screen-sharing features we need. Nothing is being recorded or publicly posted.

Honestly, I don't even love Discord, but it has the tools we need for this.

If you want to join the 7Sage group chat, the link is below. Let me know or leave a comment, and I'll privately message you the Discord link.

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

Hello again, applicants!

We're recording a podcast episode with David Kirschner from the fantastic USC Gould School of Law. If you have any questions you'd us to pepper him with, post them on this reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/7SageLSAT/comments/1wq2xe2/ask_david_kirschner_associate_dean_of_admissions/

Once again, we'll be picking our favorite question -- that person will get a free 7Sage Essay Workshop with one of our excellent admissions consultants.

In the meantime, check out our latest episode of the 7Sage podcast for LSAT and admissions tips!

Hey all,

Last two timed PT results:

Last Week: LR -2 LR -8 LR (EXP) -2 RC -0 -> 167

This Week: RC -6 LR -2 LR -0 LR (EXP) -1 -> 170

Putting a message here to ask if anyone has struggled similarly with consistency in tests across sections. Results like these make it difficult to study because my weaknesses seem to be changing in the wind. Feels like I improve one section and then another one suffers. Glad I brought my score up a few points but it still feels like the goalposts move on me every week. Anyone have thoughts/tips/similar struggles with these kinds of results? Anything appreciated!

when you select two tags on a drill and hit take another drill after it, i've noticed that you get questions with either tag, not with both. it would be nice maybe to make it clear if you want to drill either tag or questions that have them both, or at least make sure it has consistent behavior

Hi,

I have a topic that I think could be interesting for a 'perspective statement' or a prompt that asks how you will contribute to X law school. I went to a very untraditional elementary/middle school (progressive education, raising animals, no tests/grades/etc.). I believe it is in large part responsible for my outlook on education as a whole. Is this something that can make a good perspective statement, or are those statements mainly for those who have diverse backgrounds in the traditional sense of the word?

I would love to write about this, but am wary of trying to insert myself into a prompt/conversation that is not meant for someone like myself. Thanks :)