Hey all! I'm finding it particularly difficult studying from home. At the library there is nothing else to do so it's easier to stay focused and grind for a few hours straight. I'm wondering what everyone else's day-to-day study schedules look like.

I aim to do a section of each + blind review per day but am unsure about how to go about scheduling my time because I find the BR & review are what slow me down / exhaust me before I'm ready to do another timed section.

Maybe it would be better to schedule timed sections pretty close together and BR all of them the second half of the day?

Would love for anyone to share their study schedules below/if you have any tips or feedback I would also appreciate it!

Thanks 🤍

Tampa or Dallas?

This is the only section that has given me issues since day one, and it's the reason I can't do well on this test. My highest official score has been a 164, but I know I can hit the 170s if I figure out what I'm doing wrong with LR. I've read every book, have seen every LR question in existence. I have no idea how to crack this section.

Can someone please provide me with LR guidance? I am planning on taking the June test. I'd be grateful just to score a -5 consistently. Right now, I'm scoring about -11. I've done every PT in existence as well. I'm just stuck and I don't know how to properly study LR without fresh PTs.

Thank you so much.

I recognize that stats are the most important consideration for any law school, but do you feel it's important to have 'professional' job experience?

Context: I've been working in outdoor retail for 2+ years now, and I'm wondering if I should pick up some sort of extracurricular to strengthen my application, or simply find a new job. I don't think it'll necessarily harm my chances, but will admissions officers likely be unimpressed with my current work?

Hi,

I've noticed that I am not improving on argument part and flaw questions even after having a relatively good sense of identifying the premise, conclusion and flaw (I've gone over the flaw list plenty of times). I usually do fine on them under untimed conditions because I have enough time to parse down the grammar and rephrase the sentences in my own words but don't perform well under pressure. I think a reason I am unable to pick the right answer instantly is because the language describing the flaws and arguments confuses me or doesn't make sense on the first read. Can anyone recommend any resources or tips on how to overcome this? Thank you!

Hello,

I'm studying for the upcoming April LSAT FLEX. This will be my second time taking it. I haven't seen much improvement and Ive dug down hard on logic games for the past month.

To be honest I've not been studying as hard due to working on a couple races up until about a month ago, when I decided to take a PT and then drill through some of the intro lessons here and one of the other well known book on logic games (the LG Bible). I took another PT (82 to be exact) and found myself scoring much lower than I did when I tested a month ago.

Im trying to score a 160 and I've consistently scored 154 since my last LSAT in August. As I said, I took a bit of a break from studying due to a hectic work schedule but it didn't seem to hurt my score. Today I scored a 147 (151 blind), and I'm stuck on what my next move should be.

Looking for #advice on how to go about my studies the next month or so, as well as honest feedback about potentially pushing my LSAT back to June.

Thanks all.

Hi everyone. I had difficulty seeing which sentence was the conclusion in this question (the Guam/spider one). I know the first sentence is context. Thank you!

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I just took my diagnostic and got a 159. I am not sure about how I should analyse the test now. Should I just go through the explanations of the questions I got wrong. I am not exactly sure how to proceed. If someone could give me some tips that would be great

For those of you who are signed up for another LSAT in hopes to get off a school's waitlist, are you taking the April or June one?

I am registered for April but it seems so soon and I am worried I won't have a drastic enough of a score change. Would love to have some wisdom shed on this topic because I know some schools like Georgetown start reviewing waitlist students in the spring while many also do summer. Thanks in advance!

Should I go with FSU law which has Tution that will cost me on average 27k a year after scholarship

Or should I go with SMU law which will cost me 43 k a year after scholarship ?

Hello 7sagers,

I haven't been doing much of the blind review. Precisely, what is blind review? Isn't blind review essentially the same as taking a practice test? Thanks

Hi I’m in need of some advice. I took the January LSAT and didn’t do very well so I am planning to study more and take it again in September or October to apply in the next cycle. My question is, should I do the entire core curriculum again? Any ideas or tips on how I should proceed are appreciated!

I saw that time shift error is flawed by the reason that we can not ensure that future and the present would be the same as the past.

But at the same time, we use a premise like "Histories proves.". I thought we could use the past as the evidence that future and present would be the same as the past. I thought it's like an analogy of past and present or future.

Is there some body help me close the gap between the above two?

The stimulus is confusing to me: when it says "those who regularly work with it," is that referring to "most builders" or another group of people entirely? And when it says it is likely that papercrete is promising for large-scale construction, is that a flawed argument because the people who did work with papercrete and are familiar with it have only used it primarily for small-scale rather than large-scale construction?

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Hi all!

I would love people's advice on what to do the last month of studying? I'm taking it April 10th and would love to hear about the final stretch strategies.

Thanks

How to find the background info vs. premise vs. conclusion in PT4.S1.Q11.

I could not for the life of me figure out which sentences in the stimulus were the premises and which were the conclusion (and perhaps which was merely background info):

Can someone please clue me in?

Thanks so much.

Hi can someone explain why D is wrong? I understand that it might be due to the invalid generalization. We know that epic poetry transmits values "by which a group of people is to live." We know it accomplishes this by embodying those values in heroic figures. However, we can't definitely conclude that epic poetry performs this function for "many groups of people," as choice (D) indicates. But I am confused because of the term "A". I think "a" means a general scenario, and the statement can apply to any/all group of ppl so wouldn't then the application of this model "a group" be applicable to the "many group"?

Also my issue with the answer choice B is that it mentions 'most' and under time pressure I applied Loopholes provable-powerful method and eliminated B because the 'most' was a powerful indicator word. For those who have read loophole have you also come across such situations, what do you do?

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Hi all,

Here's my dilemma. I have just graduated from undergrad, and am studying full-time now for my second round of LSAT. I have taken it couple times last year, but my score was not good enough (honestly, mostly due to my lack of commitment and hell, I really just didn't take it seriously enough....I kept thinking all the other possibilities and potentials but now I am a lot more committed, aiming to take the August 2021 LSAT, studying 6hrs a day, 6days/week with breaks in-between, trying to avoid the burn-out that many has mentioned). I am hoping to start over, but the dilemma is that I have used the latest 10+PT (some in parts, timed-sections and some in full-length) last year when I was doing it the first round before I met 7sage....which I deeply regret now. How big are the differences between the older versions and the newer ones? I'm literally starting over, trying to go over the core curriculums from the beginning again. Any advice would help!

Can someone help explain the reasoning for the correct answer? I'm having a tough time sorting through this one. It seems like Antoine's response to Giselle consists of 2 separate arguments: 1) the gas tax shouldn't be increased because its unfair. 2) If it is increased, the burden of providing the government revenue should be spread between consumers and non-consumers.

I understand that Antione's description of "the burden" as "providing the government with increased tax revenues," is technically incorrect, because the burden should be described as "decreasing petroleum consumption" or something similar. What I don't understand is how this demonstrates that he really is defining the burden itself rather than simply describing an outcome of the tax increase. Cant he describe the burden as an increase in government revenue, and still recognize that its purpose is to decrease petroleum consumption. Any insights are greatly appreciated! #HELP

So I have decided to go to a school that is just 20 minutes from my hometown. I made this decision apart from location mainly because i loved it on my visit and got a great scholarship. Plus it has a great network. I have always gotten along with my parents and have young siblings who are still in school and live at home. So here's my dilemma...I think the obvious choice is to live at home and commute. I would have my laundry done, groceries, etc. Plus i would save roughly $35,000 in rent and living expenses. Plus the time having to do laundry, figure out food, cook, clean, etc. Cons: Social life is not ideal, worried about environment because i don't know what to expect this fall. I think my family would give me privacy but i also think they would have unrealistic expectations about me being home. Currently i help out a lot at home and work for my dad, and obviosuly that can't be the case when i start law school. I'm hoping that treating it like a 9-5 would be the best case and just spend my day in class and in the library then come home. What do you guys think? Can i get most of my work done at school and not worry so much about what home will be like? Will living at home hurt or help more? Anything helps!

CAS UGPA: 3.68

LSAT: 172

Schools:

UPenn

NYU

Georgetown

Duke

Northwestern

UVa

Michigan (in-state; undergrad school)

WashU

Strong and unique softs (3 years working in DC working on a niche policy issue by the time I matriculate, lots of publications)

I think I could get a 174+ if I retook it in June/August but is it worth the extra studying time and the cost of the test and of more prep?

Hi,

I am scheduled to take the test in April but I don't think I am ready for it. Can I reschedule my test in June? Is it too late?

Hey guys,

For this question, I’m having trouble seeing why we must assume that “having a plan chosen for them by employers” must mean the winners didn’t still clearly think what a great plan the Acme retirement plan was.

Why couldn’t it be that employers chose the plan for them and all the winners still recognize how great the plan supposedly is? Just b/c it’s involuntary doesn’t mean you think it sucks.

I feel the correct A/C (D) requires that additional assumption [employers chose it → some winners don’t think Acme’s plan as awesome]; can someone chime in?

Many thanks!

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Hey everyone, I just took my first diagnostic and did blind review after. I only scored a 143 on the diagnostic and a 150 on BR. I've only been studying the material for about a week and a half. Is 150 theoretically going to be my ceiling? I'm hoping to score 155 or better and I'm a little discouraged.

Also, I took a kaplan course when I was in college (nearly two years ago). It was terrible and I definitely lacked the drive to study as a result. I haven't touched LSAT material in over a year and a half so I'm essentially starting from scratch. If any of you have any tips I'd love to hear them.

Thanks!

When colleges ask "Has your education in college, university, or professional school been interrupted for one term or more for any reason?" what exactly do they mean? I received my bachelors degree in september and won't be starting school again until / if I am accepted for law school this fall. Does this count as a break/interruption? Or do they only mean a break/interruption as in someone taking time off whilst in the process of getting a degree? Thanks !!