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How do you get past that hurdle of my gut reaction in BR being to just stick with the answer choice I chose on the first go around? I feel like I'm falling victim to confirmation bias, like when seeing my chosen answer again the second time, I'm just automatically coming up with and reaffirming the same initial (albeit wrong) reasons I thought it was correct, and then glossing over what I first thought are issues with the true correct answer. So BR, at least so far, has been really ineffective at getting any improvement in choosing the right answers.

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Taking LSAT in January - really trying to break 170. I was pretty consistent in the upper 160s range, peaked at 169 for a couple tests, then decline decline decline. My most recent Prep Test was a 160 - worst I've gotten. I'm reviewing my wrong answers/reviewing content related to the types of questions I get wrong. I'm running Drills. I feel like I should be doing better but they keep getting worse. Any ideas?

Sorry if this question had already been answered. I’ve just started on 7sage and I’ve noticed the heavy emphasis on Blind review. However I have found that with BR (in drills and in the lessons) I tend to score lower or the same as my timed questions. On the Law hub library practice tests, I generally score about 2-5 wrong per PT section. After I check my answers I understand my errors, but during my own “BR” I tend to just over think and change my correct answers to incorrect ones and often don’t notice mistakes which in hindsight/during normal review are very obvious to me. I end up with a BR with a similar score or even more mistakes. So I have mostly skipped it despite the advice that it will help me improve.

So I wanted to ask if anyones run into the same problem, or what I can do to make the BR worth while (since it is so time consuming). How can I fix this pattern? Is BR just not right for me?

Hi everyone,

Curious to hear how people are handling caffeine during LSAT studying and on test day. I’m taking the June LSAT (about three weeks out) and trying to figure out a routine that keeps my energy and focus steady throughout the entire test.

Quick background:

I’ve been drinking coffee for over five years, most days of the week. At the start of this year, I took a full caffeine break from January to mid-March while finishing my last quarter of school. I wanted to reset my tolerance and prove to myself I didn’t need it. Once spring break hit, I started drinking coffee again more casually, and after that, I transitioned into full-time LSAT studying and got back into a more regular caffeine habit.

Right now, I usually have one cup of coffee almost every day, and sometimes a yerba mate later in the day if I feel like I need it.

Here’s the issue:

On my first two PTs this spring, I had a medium coffee shop coffee at the start of the test. I felt great during the first half, but started to feel it wear off by the second half, and my performance noticeably dropped. I only missed one question in the first section, then missed significantly more as the test went on.

So for my most recent PT, I switched things up and drank a yerba mate during the test instead (along with a random coconut water because I like them). The yerba lasted me through the whole test and I felt like my energy stayed consistent. But weirdly, I scored lower overall. My performance was steady across sections, but not as sharp as my earlier tests.

Now I’m unsure what to do moving forward. I’m considering experimenting with matcha too, though I haven’t tried it yet for a full PT.

Obviously everyone’s body is different, but has anyone here tested out different caffeine strategies and found something that worked well for them? I’m not worried about the proctoring side of things—I’ve brought coffee in a clear bottle before and it was fine.

Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, I registered for the June LSAT, but at this point, I don't feel prepared and I'm worried I won’t reach my target score. I did purchase the score preview, so I have the option to cancel after seeing my score if it doesn't go well.

Right now, I’m debating between two options:

Go ahead and take the June test, then cancel the score after preview if I think I can do better.

Reschedule to August or September, even though I understand the fee won’t be refunded.

For context, my main concern is whether a cancelled score (after using the preview) will negatively affect my law school applications. Would it look bad to have a cancelled score on my record, or is it better to just push the test back now?

Would love to hear your thoughts, especially from anyone who’s been in a similar situation. Thanks!

Hello Everyone. Stick with me here while I explain. Endurance in RC (and the test as a whole) seems to be a big issue with me. When I do one RC passage at a time I seem to do very (4star passages & 160+ Questions correct) well. But when I read them back to back (full section ) I seem to loose focus and it starts becoming word salad. Im starting to see that endurance is a real issue here. How do I increase my endurance. Is there things I can do to make it to where I can sit for this whole 2.5 hour test and not get extremely fatigued!!

Any advice is greatly appreciated

Hey everyone, so I've recently started trying the whole answer journal thing and I wasn't entirely sure as to what the most effective process is to go about this. I'm curious as to what other's are doing but my strategy right now is to write down my thoughts before I watch an explanation video and then I write down where my thinking may have been different or gone wrong during or after watching the video. Any and all feedback would be much appreciated

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Last comment tuesday, may 13

Breaking 170's

Hey guys. I'm enrolled to take the April LSAT, and am consistently scoring 168-169 on prep tests. I can't seem to break into the 170s and do not see any particular patterns in questions I'm missing. Sometimes I'll get -1 and -3 on LR, sometimes -3 and -6. Reading comp I miss about 4. There have been a few cases where I've simply been rushed for time and misread a question, but my results just feel inconsistent so I don't know where to focus my energy. If anyone has any advice please let me know!

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My RC score is the only thing really holding me back from breaking into the higher 160s and low 170s and I find that like 80% of the RC questions I get on a PT are implied or stated questions (mainly implied). There's only one page in the syllabus for implied RC questions and I am not really sure how to drill them, does anyone have any advice about how to improve on these types of questions or what to do to practice them more often?

One of the major shortfall I'm currently having is questions that deal with intersecting sets. Really just sets in general. I really liked the link assumption tag, because it helped me work on logic chains.

All the questions I got wrong dealt with it. I was wondering if anyone else noticed having a similar deficit? Any specific questions types I should focus on?

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Last comment saturday, may 10

Making Things Stick in RC

I'm seeking advice on Reading Comprehension. Oftentimes I'm reading and i comprehend each word but when I finish a paragraph I think "what the hell did I just read?" It's not that I don't understand what I'm reading it's just that sometimes it doesn't "stick". What strategies do you guys use to engage more deeply with what you read such that it stays in your mind? How do you retain the content of the passage as well as its purpose in the overall passage flow?

So far, these are the strategies that I try to use:

  • "Translation" as you read, like they discussed in the core curriculum.
  • I try to picture it as I read. Any way to visualize what's going on in some memorable way. Sometimes I let people in my memory be visual stand-ins for other people referenced in the passage. All this simply in an effort to make what I read stick.
  • Try to make high-level logical connections while I read. I try (not always successfully) to connect sentences and paragraphs to the purpose I anticipate the author having. It's like trying to give the content a role. I'm attempting to understand the "what" and the "why" (role) while I read.
  • All this is what I am now attempting but still at times I find myself understanding words but not comprehending the whole.

    Any tips from those of you to whom this comes a bit easier? Or, maybe more importantly, from those of you for whom this content is difficult but which you have improved on.

    thanks in advance.

    Answering LSAT questions is a lot like finding a boyfriend or girlfriend. I look at all my options and eventually feel an attraction and connection with one of them. I don't have a lot of time, but something in my subconscious draws me to it. But then I get this weird feeling, and I hesitate because I don't want to pick the wrong one and regret my decision later

    Hey, I'm taking the June and September LSAT. I'm looking for an accountability partner or small group to keep the momentum going over the summer. Studying alone has made me lazy. I was thinking it’d be cool to meet up at coffee shops, libraries, or any quiet, chill spots around the city to study together or check in weekly. Or zooms.

    If you’re into the idea of structured study sessions, goal setting and mutual encouragement (plus finding some nice study-friendly places around Chicago), hit me up! Open to schedules and styles—whether you’re just starting or deep in prep. We can also work on personal essays and resumes! Let’s help each other stay focused and sane 😊

    I swear recommenders ghosting you is a necessary part of the application process.

    Anyway, back in early March, I reached out to three professors (I graduated 2023) to see if they'd be willing to write for me, and all of them said yes. 2/3 have completed the letters, but one of them still hasn't, despite me asking for it to be completed by the end of April. When they said they would do it, they asked for extra materials like a rough personal statement, which I provided. No response, which is fine. Since then, I have emailed them a reminder with a resent LSAC link (another recommender wanted a reminder, so I sent them to any remaining recommenders), and no response. At this point, I'm not sure what to do. This recommender enthusiastically said they would write for me and very clearly remembered me, but I've gotten zilch. I know the end of their semester was a lot, which is why when I emailed them and said end of April, I included this acknowledgement and that if they had another target date in mind to please let me know.

    What are some recommended steps? I'm not sure how active this person is on their email during the summer. Should I tweak my resume and send it as a "hey, here is an updated document to better help you" or something like that?

    I plan on sending my apps in September/right when I get my August LSAT back, so waiting for their fall semester to start seems less than ideal. Should I just reach out to a former employer instead? (I'm SE now and work under an NDA, so I can't ask someone in my current position).

    It seems like ghosting recommenders are part of the process, and I would love some advice for how to move forward. I've never really needed to ask for a letter of rec before, so someone ghosting me is all new, and I'm a first gen so I don't have anyone I can really ask.

    Anyway, in early March, I reached out to three profs (graduated 2 years ago) to see if they'd be willing to write for me. They all enthusiastically said yes, and 2/3 have written their letters (yay!). But another has completely ghosted me. I had asked for it to be completed by the end of April and if that was a problem for them to please let me know what their target date could be, and that hasn't happened. When they agreed, they asked for a resume and a rough personal statement, so I sent them that and got no response. No sweat. As it neared my given deadline, I sent them a reminder, again including that if they need a different date to let me know because I completely understand how busy the time can be. Again, absolutely no response. I am taking the August LSAT and planning on submitting my apps when I get that score back, so I would be wary on waiting for their fall semester to start up since that would be when I am already submitting them and would be an ASAP request, which likely wouldn't help me.

    I'm nervous about sending another reminder because I don't want to make them upset. Should I tweak my resume (I could add more work history since I have a bit of experience), then send it with the idea of "I updated some of my materials and think they may help you as you write"? Or, should I just throw in the towel and ask a former employer instead? My worry with the former employer is that they may use ChatGPT for it, and I'm not sure if admissions would frown upon me for that. Again, first gen, so I just have no clue. Thank you for any help! :)

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    Last comment wednesday, may 07

    Feature Requests

    I wasn't sure where the best place to put this would be, but I've been using this platform for a couple of days now, and there are some features that would smooth the rough edges of my experience:

  • Create drills from incorrectly answered questions from practice tests and other drills
  • There is already a feature that lets you create drills from questions you answered incorrectly the last time you saw them, but after completing those drills and getting those questions correct, they disappear from that list.

    After taking some practice tests, I think it would be useful to be able to create drills from a bank of questions you specifically got wrong on those practice tests.

  • Create drills while keeping certain tests "clean" for practice tests
  • I still have months of studying left to do, and I would like to be able to set aside let's say 5-10 practice tests, so that when I take them, I have never seen a single question on that test before.

  • Better navigation with the browser history API
  • I like the web app in general, but I find using the back button on my browser does not navigate me inuitively.

    To give an example of behavior I expect:

    If you go to google maps, search for a location, then click the location, it brings up some info about that location. If you then click the back button in your browser, that info goes away. If you click the back button a second time, it undoes your search.

    The back button nowadays is used more for navigating between states than simply navigating between different web pages.

    Hey guys,

    I'm organizing an LSAT discord study group specifically for people stuck in the range 166-170 and want to get to about 173-176. The key issue this discord group addresses is the lack of community for students who have finished the curriculum and are now looking for a community to PT or do drills with.

    Tentatively, we'll have weekly study-together sessions, voice channels, and a buddy system. See you on Discord:)

    https://discord.gg/2syvkJqjgg

    Hi!

    I've been studying on and off for the LSAT since March 2023 and have applied twice but haven't gotten in anywhere. I stopped studying early this year around January but I'm starting again soon. The only program I've used is 7sage but I'm starting to think maybe that's what's keeping my score in the range of 50-160. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips or other resources I should use/pair up with the 7sage curriculum to boost my score for when I write the test again. Thank you!

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