Hi all! Tomorrow I start studying (hopefully) and I was hoping I could get any tips on how to study or anything that has helped you throughout this process! I set up my study plan but I am not sure if the changes or choices I made are the correct ones. Do you all think I should spend time on the foundations portion or skim through it (possibly skip it)? I have 5 weeks of lessons, 12 weeks of practice and pre-exam is one week. I took a diagnostics test in December (sooo long ago) and got a 144. Should I take another one before studying? I am hoping to get close to 156, since it would really help with scholarships and getting into the only law school I would like to attend. Any tips, tricks, literally anything would be very much appreciated!

I have an official 168 and am aiming for a 99th percentile in October.

For my 168 I didn't do anything right. No BR, no error log, no PT's. Since June, I've been doing everything right and now I am playing whack-a-mole with new issues that come up.

My diagnostic RC was a -2 (161). Now I am averaging -4.

My 168 was with standard timing. Since then I was diagnosed with ADHD and that gave me a good reason to retake. Now I have 150% timing and I'm suddenly running out of time.

I finally understand the type of evidence each question deserves, now I overthink things until I switch to a wrong answer choice from a correct answer choice. Over half my missed answers I had correct before switching away.

I am looking for someone to take a holistic view at my situation, including my error log (a document I made after BR explaining how I came to the wrong answer on timed, BR, or both) and 7Sage metrics, and in one session try to diagnose what is going on and how I can remedy it to have a shot at a score increase in October.

I am losing faith in myself and it seems every new strategy I try and every new concept I unravel just reveals a new problem that leads to the same outcome of never breaking 170.

Hi! I am planning on applying this cycle and am wondering if I need to write a character and fitness addendum for a traffic ticket? Some apps are very clear in pertinence to this, but some others are more vague.

Basically, I got a traffic ticket earlier this year (going past 70mph on a California highway). I did traffic school, and the court case is closed. The wording for this offense is slightly different for each app, so it confuses me a bit. For example, some apps say to exclude "minor traffic violations," while some only say to write if you've been charged with a misdemeanor or felony (which I guess this is considered an infraction? but again, just want to make sure.)

TLDR: Do I need to write a C&F for a speeding ticket? and is speeding a minor traffic violation?

Thank you!

I HAVE DONE LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!!!

I have hired tutors, tried different techniques, wrote low res summaries, highlighted, watched all the videos and read all the books NOTHING HELPS ME W RC!

I have been studying since January and have seen my LR score improve significantly but with RC I am stuck. I do not know what to do anymore. My average score is btw 6-12 wrong and my score always changes. I have tried figuring it out if i have problems w certain passages or questions but it always changes and depends. PLEASE HELP ME! If you are a tutor or think you can help me I WILL PAY YOU, please help me.

I'd love if we could drill questions that are bookmarked, or have specific qualities like "answered not recently"

I changed my study plan to one hour a day, yet it always builds 2 hours worth of work. I have tried everything, deleting the plan, changing the hours, starting over, delete the block, create a new block, nothing works. It always gives me two hours of work. What am I doing wrong?

Hey,

I am a FT worker that has been studying for about 3 months at this point, and although I have been consistent, I do not feel like it has been clicking for me. I went through the foundational curriculum, and after all that, I scored a 145 on my 2nd PT. It is a bit demoralizing.

I wanted to ask, how do you actually blind review? Truly dissect the question and your approach? I feel like that is the missing piece for my studying habits. That once I understand this concept, I feel like I will be able to skyrocket my score.

Any tips or tricks will be appreciated, thanks!

Has anyone else had a big gap between their timed score and Blind Review for a long time? I have been averaging around 157 timed and 169 sometimes up to 174 BR for the past few months on all my pts. I try not to take too long doing blind review either.

What does a gap like this usually mean, and what helped you close it??

Hi everyone!

I'm an undergrad student who is pretty set on law school (2028 cycle) and im having trouble with consistency. Over the summer i was studying a decent amount and now that school has started i havent been holding myself accountable. I guess my question is for other busy people with school, work, extracariculars and not a ton of free time:

What are some unhinged tips for creating a good lsat routine and avoiding burnout?

Hi everyone, I hope LSATs are going well and no one is (too) stressed out! I noticed today while working on an essay the Northwestern has two different deadlines for Early Decision applications. Per their website:

October 15

• Deadline for receipt of JD Early Decision (ED) application

• JD Early Decision (ED) application closes 

October 31

• Deadline for receipt of all JD Early Decision (ED) required materials 

What does this mean? I'm especially worried about the Kira interview, but does this mean I could theoretically apply before the 15th but not complete that interview (or for another example, get my letters of recommendation in) until the 31st? I've tried looking this up and am running in circles. Thanks!!

I had a diagnostic of 154 about 3 months ago, just took the September LSAT last week, and will be taking the October LSAT as well, aiming for a score in the mid 170s. I'm a bit rushed right now as I'm trying to be done with the test before I start full time work in late October. However, I've been plateauing in the 160s (my highest PT score is 167) despite consistent studying throughout the summer. I know my goal and timeline is very ambitious, but I still want to put in everything I can.

I'm looking for a tutor that will be able to meet with me a couple times a week over the next few weeks leading up to the October test, and help push me to break this plateau. As an initial self-diagnosis, I think I have a good understanding of the fundamentals, but I seem to have some execution issues especially for 4* and 5* LR questions, that are holding me back. I also need to work on my speed too, like processing more complex arguments and anticipating answers quicker. I'm willing to pay $40-100 an hour for a tutor. Thanks!

Hi,

Please comment if you offer law school application services such as reading personal statements editing, grammar, tips, if you review additional law school statements. If you review any admission related applications etc

Drop down what, price and how to book!

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If you have any questions about the contest, let me know. Otherwise, happy posting!

Hey everyone! I’m looking to put together a weekly 7Sage study group and am hoping to find a few people who want to join.

I’ll be hosting every Friday at 8:00 PM EST (or another time that works best, we haven't started yet). The idea is to make studying the 7Sage LIVE courses more efficient through a “show and tell” / delegated review format.

Here’s the basic idea:

• We divide up the 7Sage LIVE daily class material among the group, only picking the 3 stars & cracking 180 material.

• Everyone watches/reviews their assigned material on their own.

• We reconvene as a group for about 2 hours, with each person teaching/explaining what they covered and answering questions.

• Rather than everyone individually spending 7–8 hours going through the same material, the goal is to condense that into roughly an hour of individual studying + 2 hours of highly efficient group review.

Obviously, it would be ideal to have people with 7Sage Live since that gives us access to the full course, but there’s also a substantial amount of free content available, so I’m open to including people without Live as well.

The goal is basically to help each other get through the material faster, reinforce concepts by teaching them to others, and have a consistent group to review with every week.

If you’re interested, feel free to comment or message me!

I was not sure that this mattered at all but if I apply with one recommendation letter (barring the school does not have a two letter minimum), if my other recommender happens to send there's in a little later, does that recommendation still become available to that school? Even though originally I only applied with one? For example, I send in my app with one rec letter on file on October 15th, but my second rec comes back to me November 1st, does the latter still get thrown as an "update" in my app? or is it just too little too late?

Hello, I apologize if I am overthinking with this concern but I was wondering if I would have to add an institution that I never ended up taking courses at? I would assume no, but again I wanted to be entirely certain! I was set to go to one university but ultimately unenrolled before classes officially started. I did live at the university for a week prior for a program they had but I never took any official classes there. I just do not want this to affect me in anyway with my application.

Hello,

I'm reaching the endgame of essay writing, and I just realized: how are we formatting them? I have them double spaced, times new roman, etc. Specifically, are we doing a blank line between paragraphs and no idents, or no extra line between paragraphs and idents?

Also, if one of my essays is 11 point font and another is 12 point font, is that fine as long as it's above the school's minimum font size?

Hey Applicants!

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• We'll ask the most upvoted questions on air next week (post your questions by 5PM this Thursday, Texas Time)

• The best question for Mathiew (as determined scientifically by Pauline, our fantastic YLS-educated hot-shot lawyer co-host) will get a free Essay Workshop with a 7Sage Admissions Consultant (possibly Pauline herself!)

When I'm reviewing a question, and I am under the notes section, I get kicked out and redirected to the explanation video or sometimes the pop-up window just closes down without me clicking on anything. After I try to get back into the notes section of the question, it takes a while for the pop-up window to load. And sometimes when it does load, it just closes again. I had this other issue where the timer, during a practice test, glitched and kept jumping back between 3 to 5 seconds. After going through three questions, the clock ran without glitching.

Anyone else having these problems? I thought it might have been my computer or WIFI but other websites run perfectly fine.

Hi all, I'm a reapplicant and planning to get my application in by mid- Oct or so. Looking for 2-3 serious people who can work together on a 2-3 times/ week basis to polish our personal statements. we can use the space for a writing group and to help each other pace ourselves. If you're interested and want to join, want to reply in the comments with your email and Ill start a group email thread to see how it goes?

Thanks! Luck to all!

Hi y’all,

Trying to find a few gems.

If you have a class that you thought was particularly useful or a lecture that really clicked for you, drop the name + timestamp below!

Hi! I’m Mariana, a Portuguese lawyer, currently in NYC preparing for the LSAT.

Since June, I’ve been running The 99th Percentile: Elle’s Study Group, a WhatsApp group for a small group of highly motivated LSAT students.

We do daily accountability check-ins: what we studied, what went wrong, tomorrow’s plan, and scores. We also help each other with LSAT prep, applications, and everything in between.

Some members have now taken the test, so I’m opening the group to a few new people.

I’m looking for 1-3 people in NYC who are seriously studying for the LSAT this September and want to study together IRL. Libraries, cafés, study spaces, wherever we can actually get work done.

If you’re serious, consistent, and ambitious, DM me.

The 99th percentile is the goal. 🫡

Hi everyone! I took both the June and September LSATs this year and already have an approved Argumentative Writing sample from June. I'm wondering whether there's any real benefit to submitting another sample after the September test.

I'm actually fine with my initial sample -- while not the best essay ever, it was reasonably coherent and didn't have any glaring issues. I'm mostly asking because I've learned that schools actually do look at writing samples and that there's a possibility they may receive a bit more attention in future cycles, given AI and all.

My hesitation is that, as I understand it, schools can receive up to the three most recent reportable writing samples, so doing another one would technically give them another sample to potentially compare, rather than replacing the first. I just don't want to try again and somehow end up writing something less coherent than my initial sample. If there's a meaningful benefit to doing another one, I'd definitely spend some time brushing up on my timed writing first so I could produce something on par with or better than my last. I'm not applying this cycle, so it wouldn't be taking time away from applications, just time I spend watching shows.

I realize that, in the context of an entire application, this may not matter much at all, but I wanted to see whether anyone has any up-to-date information or admissions expertise on this.

So, would having more than one equally decent—or slightly improved—writing sample be a positive for an application, or is it mostly a waste of time? Likewise, if all your writing samples are fairly run-of-the-mill rather than Pulitzer-level, does it mostly function as a check on basic writing ability and perhaps a way to compare against potentially AI-assisted application essays?

Thank you!

Hi guys. I have been studying for a couple months (for the past month I have just been drilling). I cannot seem to get out of mid-high 150s. My BR score always gets me up to the high 160s. I am not looking at if I got the question right or wrong, I am going into it fully blind and basing it off of if 7sage thinks I should BR it.

I am struggling to identify what I struggle with. Sometimes I do really well on a specific problem type and sometimes I will get a couple of those wrong. I don't think it has anything to do with not understanding the question type. I feel like it might be just getting sucked in by trap answer choices. I also think sometimes I am just completely misreading the stimulus or even the answer choices, which is incredibly annoying.

Are there any patterns you guys know or have found that could help me ensure I am not getting sucked in to these trap answers, exactly how you pinpoint what you are struggling with, and any tips on improving your score?

Thanks guys!

Is anyone trying to study together for the January 2027 LSAT? (new to 7sage)