I have been studying for LSATs since February 2022. I am done with all my core lessons and my weakest section is LG. So far I have taken 4 practice tests and the highest I've scored was 143. I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. Anyone in the same boat? Any study tips?

Hi guys- I am aware from the lessons that until/without is negate sufficient.

But is part of the sentence after until or without necessary condition? (I think this is what Powerscore said)

I am also including an explanation from this website - lsatmax.

(The strategy for an “unless” statement is simple. The part of the sentence that follows the “unless” is the necessary condition. The other part of the sentence constitutes the sufficient condition, but you must make sure to negate it!)

https://testmaxprep.com/blog/lsat/the-unless-statement

We played until it got dark.

/play > Dark (after until)

According to some of JY's explanations, this appears to be the case sometimes but sometimes not.

(or maybe I just got confused... not sure.. haha)

So I get really confused whenever I try to map out sentences including until/without.

Thank you! Much appreciated

Hey y’all!

I am just getting started on my LSAT study journey despite me only being a incoming junior. I am planning to apply for law school in 2024. My diagnostic was a 142 sadly, and I am aiming for mid 170s by senior year. I am looking to study as early as I can just so I can be fully prepared for the real deal. I would love to connect with some people who are also looking for study buddies and to hold each other accountable and progress together! :)

Hi! I am planning on taking the LSAT in November, and I am struggling on RC. I keep coming up short by 3 questions every time I practice RC. I've tried different alternatives; can anyone give me advice on how to get more questions right? One thing I never understood why it can be important to indicate if a question is Global, specific, or concept references.

I was pretty involved in extracurriculars while in undergrad (SGA, Alpha Mu Gamma, Honors Program, various volunteer opportunities) but have been out of undergrad for about 5 years. I've been in the military since finishing undergrad and have had little free time. The little bit of time I have had was spent pursuing my MA and studying for the LSAT. Should I include my extracurriculars from undergrad on my resume? Will the lack of extracurriculars in recent years hurt me? If so, is there anything I can do to limit that impact? Thanks for the help!

I am curious about the best way to talk about graduate school in an application. I am asking particularly because my undergraduate GPA is very low by law school application standards (3.3), but my grad school GPA is 4.0 and I also received a research and teaching assistantship. From reading other posts, I understand that grad GPA would be considered with other "soft" factors after uGPA and LSAT, but I want be sure that my application shows I am capable of academic success.

Will it be enough for the admissions committee just to include my grad school experience on my resume or do I need to work to highlight it another way?

I've recently been completing the Preptests with the 'Stimulate Modern' button on, was just wondering if there's a way to complete these skipped sections in the same format, as I found out that the current LSAT has an experimental section and I want to get used to doing 4 sections.

Basically, is there a way for my score to still reflect the 3 sections I'm completing but for me to do the skipped sections in the same timed conditions? Not sure where to find these without having to delete the record for the current preptest.

When I was in the military I took two community college classes basically for fun and did not think about grades. After getting my academic transcript back it brought my overall GPA down a little. Is this a situation that is worth writing an Addendum for?

Hey everyone!

I noticed that I have been scoring around 18-19 marks out of each LR section I do.

I usually get around 18/24 on each LR section that is untimed.

But when it is timed I always get less than 18 questions right.

Is there any suggestions anyone can give me? How would I improve myself under timed conditions

Thank you!

Hi all,

I'm looking for a study buddy to help me get through my next run at the LSAT. I last took it in November 2021, got a 148. I applied with this score, but all I got were rejections and waitlists. It's been tough trying to get back into the study rhythm, so I'm hoping to find someone that I can work with (maybe someone in a similar situation) to get is through this bump.

I have a full-time job; my schedule is Tuesday through Friday from 8-6pm. I'll be spending the biggest chunk of my time studying on the weekends, I'm aiming 3-4 hours.

If you are interested and motivated to put in some work, please message me!

PS - If you are someone who is scoring high and would like to test your tutoring skills pro bono, I wouldn't mind giving it a shot.

I have ADD and struggling with actual reading comprehension (for all sections). I'll get halfway to 3/4 through a passage and realize I haven't retained any of it and have to reread...which is not something the LSAT gives you time to do lol. I am planning to request for time and a half but was wondering if anyone had any ADD tips for reading/retaining information? thanks!

Can anyone give me a rundown as to why the answer for this one is "D- A political interest group can become ineffective by expanding to include as wide a membership as possible" and not "A-political interest groups are generally less influential when their membership is expanding than when it is numerically stable?" Thanks!

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I have a habit of verbalizing while I read, even if its just mumbling under my breath. Should this be a concern and should I try stopping this habit now?

I got tricked. I did not pay enough attention to the words. I chose option answer E, but it says "most articles" whereas C has "Ragnall's" which is more specific.

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I started a Discord for the 2022-2023 cycle. Please comment if your interested!

I started using 7sage with a 2 month study timeline since I'm taking the August 2022 test. It's way too much information crammed into each day/week and I've already covered much of this information with other programs as I've been studying for about a year. Any tips on how to cut down on some of the 7sage lessons and minimize the course to better fit a 2 month plan???

I see there is a new drilling section, where can I find my previously taken problem sets?

Honestly, more power to those who routinely got -0 on LG but it seems that I just can't stop making careless mistakes like misreading or even forgetting about rules! Sometime, I got stuck on a question only to find that I had misread a rule, which is a significant time sink. This leads me to not finishing the last game on my take in June and I'm quite disappointed since I was in fairly good shape for LR and RC. Anyone had the similar issue? And if so, how did you eventually overcome this?

I have been studying for the LSAT for nearly a year now, and I have managed to get to the point where I am consistently scoring -0/-1 on LR and LG. However, for RC I am still scoring between -3/-5 consistently (this has never improved from when I started to study). Is there anything I can do to score more consistently? I really want to be in the -2/-3 range before the august LSAT. What have you mid to high 170's scorers done to raise your RC?

Thanks

I've been prepping for a few weeks now with a 160~ starting point. Since then, I've been putting in like 5-6 hours a day prepping. My last two-timed practice tests I've gotten perfect scores on LR and LG then like 5-8 wrong on RC. Have you guys found the RC course component here to be helpful? Hoping to break out of the low 170s.

Haven't given my first shot yet. Just wanna know lol~

Hey all!

I've been studying for the LSAT for about 3 months, with the last 3 weeks being mostly 2-3 PTs a week. 3 weeks ago I was averaging between 169 and 170 for my scores with blind review scores of 170+, but my last 3 PTs have been 162-163 with blind review scores around 166. I took a 5 day break from studying and the regression has taken place since coming back to studying daily.

Is anyone else dealing with score regression? Any tips for getting back to higher scores that I had gotten used to? I'm taking the real exam in August and I'm starting to get frustrated, fearing that I may not be able to recover in the next month.

Hi all,

I have hit a score plateau recently. I am scoring 167-169 consistently with BR in the 170s (which I am glad about considering I started in the high 140 range). I have focused on drilling problem areas and working on timing between PTs and I see improvement in those areas of focus, but it seems like every time I fix one problem something else comes up in the next PT. What helped you break into the 170s, and how have you maintained improvements into PTs? What made the biggest difference score wise once you reached this phase in your studies?

Thanks!

What are the best academic journal websites? Specifically, science journals and science news websites.

After going through all of the core curriculum, I'm still scoring -12 or -13 on LR. Does anyone have any recommendations?