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So there are few recent articles (law.com, above the law) remarking that this is shaping up to be the most competitive LSAT cycle in the last 20 years. Any thoughts on what is driving that trend on the impact it has on this year's applicants?

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After doing the LG and RC parts of 7Sage, I'm struggling with LR questions. It's only been a few weeks since I finished LR but I'm having trouble remembering the question types and tactics. Currently, I'm going back to each question type and watching the explainer video and doing some problem sets—and where I was quite good a month ago, I am not doing so hot right now. I am taking the flex in April (I promise I'm not slacking, I work a 10hr+/day job!).

Does anyone have good review tactics before I move to practice tests? Any advice/thoughts/materials would be greatly appreciated! Thanks & happy studying.

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Hey folks, I got into a law school, a fairly good one (top 50) without taking the LSAT (some schools have an LSAT exemption policy). The cost is also not really a relevant discussion here. My question: do I take the opportunity and go or do I take the LSAT and risk it? Right now I am testing in the low 160s and have never scored higher than a 163. Thoughts?

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Hello community, I recently listened to a podcast with J.Y and and 7sager Sami and one with Bart who both had a phenomenal journey and improvement and one thing I picked up was both of them saying they did LR in rounds on test day and PT ? Does this mean that they do LR questions basically twice within a 35 min period ? Or am I getting this all wrong ? For reference the podcast is on Apple and Soundcloud . Thanks so much !

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Hi all! I'm located on the east coast and am looking to make a GroupMe to hold each other accountable for staying on track and study help! I'm working part time and am full time student so staying motivated has been a challenge. Let me know if anyone would like to join!

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Hi folks,

I just registered for the June test, so that's 3 months away. I've been studying since Jan and PT avg 158 (goal of 160-165). LG is actually my consistently highest score (avg -5 or so) with LR and RC between -7 to -10.

Should I prioritize getting 0/-1 on LG over trying to get gains on LR or RC? I'm also working on the Loophole and while it has great tips, I think I'm just too new to it to see results.

I also don't really have a ton of time to study thanks to a full-time job, so I know that my gains might be pretty limited for June.

Thoughts?

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I'm planning on taking the April test. Given that I am not yet PTing at where I'd like to score, I'm also considering waiting another year before applying to law school. In this case, I will have multiple opportunities after the April test to retake. So far, I've only taken the test officially once. I know that many people take this test multiple times and that some people take it up to 5, 6, even 7 times. I'd like to save as many fresh PTs as I can for potential retakes, but obviously still continue working towards this upcoming April test.

I've done about 25-30 full PTs, and I have the following 20 PTs that are still fresh and untouched:

A, B, C, D, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, May 20, 37, 39, 42, 43, 49, 64, C2

I have about 5 weeks until the April test, and I am usually able to fully review 1 PT per week. So far, I've generally only taken 1 PT per week, at most 2 on some weeks. Given that there is a possibility that I will retake the test at least once more after April, how many PTs would you recommend that I do in these final 5 weeks? 1 each week? 2 each week? I do still have a backlog of some LR and RC sections that I've taken but have not reviewed yet, so I can spend some time reviewing those, too.

I haven't touched most of the 80s, although I did do 81 and 83 and did equally well on those as I did on the other PTs. I didn't find them to be too different from PTs in the 60s and 70s, really. How many of the 80s would you save up for potential retakes? How many PTs in general should I save for potential retakes? Which ones? Should I do the early ones now, like A, B, C, D, 37, 39, 42...?

I should note that LG is my weakest section and that I know that A, B, C, and D, and some in the late-80s have really tough LG.

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What form of studying does the majority of your practicing consist of?

Is it times practice, with blind review after? Or is the majority strictly untimed, with an additional blond review right after? And for the preptest, are you timing those as well?

I feel i learn the most untimed.

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I plan to take the lsat twice, but of course I would try my best to prepare for the first take as well just in case that I may be able to pass it after the first take. So I wonder if I should finish all PTs before the first take cuz finishing them up may help me become more ready for the first one but I wouldn't have any PT to use if I decide to take a second chance.

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Is anyone able to take a look at Q23, RC?

I kindly ask not to be referred to the explanation video as it doesn’t answer my question.

The question asks us what happens when X is substituted with Paranthion with all conditions remaining the same. But in the experiment, only one group had predators- “line 42)“predator-free.”

A infers a change in the condition because it requires assuming both groups have Typhlodromus. It’s the only thing I have against this answer. Is there anything I’m missing?

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-53-section-4-passage-4-questions/

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Hello all, I'm having a bit of trouble parsing out the language I find in any NA question stimulus. I often have to take bullet notes or diagram, which can be a waste of time on test day. Anyone have tips on how to parse out the language in a quicker manner? Many thanks in advance! I also understand that a NA is what has to be true if the conclusion is true (read from Ellen Cassidy Loophole). But I've also had a tutor tell me that an NA question is a premise that will make the conclusion potentially valid. So, I understand what a necessary assumption is, but I can't quite grasp the concept fully.

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Mistaking sufficiency/necessity flaw

I've been making steady progress on the flaw/descriptive weakening portion of the curriculum however something just isn't clicking with "the oldest trick in the book." The PT30 S4 Q14 wrecked me and it's especially frustrating because I had the flaw anticipated but I just couldn't make sense of what I suspected was the correct answer choice.

I think I need to go back to the drawing board and review the core lessons on sufficiency and necessity because it's not coming very naturally in terms of translating it all back to English especially when denial of the sufficient or necessary happens. I was wondering if anyone had some of those lessons bookmarked because I can't seem to find the ones I remember doing awhile ago and if anyone had any recommendations on dealing with these issues that might've worked for them?

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-4-question-14/

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Hi,

I am taking a semester off of school to focus on fixing my herniated discs and anxiety. I am planning on taking my first LSAT in June and am extremely driven. I started studying in January and wish to score in the 170s. Currently, I am hovering around the low-160s. IF there is anyone who wants to be a study buddy and get after it let me know!

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Hi,

As I'm waiting to hear back from a few schools, I figured I could do something useful by helping other students improve their scores.

I went from 140 diagnostic to 175 on the actual LSAT. I'm familiar with the Loophole, 7sage, The LSAT Trainer

I can help with LG/LR. Would anyone be interested? I might take the first 5 people for now. Msg or comment below

I was thinking you guys come with specific Qs and I can help solve it.

Thanks!

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Curious whether people on here tend to read the stimulus first and then the the question stem or the scan the question stem for type of question, then read the stimulus. The people I've studied with tend to feel strongly about their particular approach. If you switched over, what led you to make the switch?

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In lesson 16 of 18, we are told that "some people say" is not part of the argument, but in the explanation to Exercise 3 in Lesson 16, we are told the phrase does introduce the author's argument. Could we get a definitive answer from 7Sage or LSAC about this seeming contradiction?

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/quiz-advanced-premise-conclusion-identification-1-answers/

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I just recently found out there should be a way on here to create my own problem set! I want to make a "wrong answer" problem set, but I can't figure it out. I went to the resources page where it says how to, and I still can't make one. Has anyone here made their own problem set?

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Hi everyone- any tips on the Powerful vs. Provable framework in helping to eliminate the answer choices? Loophole mentions this but it's a bit confusing. Can anyone try to break this trick down? In terms of question type and how powerful/provable AC either should be eliminated or be the correct one?

Thanks

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