Can someone please explain to me what answer D is trying to say? I think I kind of understand, but do not fully get how it resolves the paradox

Thank you 7sage!

After more than two and a half years of studying, I scored a 179 on the November exam and I can finally put the LSAT to bed.

To give a little context, my LSAT journey began with a 147 diagnostic. I studied from a couple other sources, such as the PowerScore bibles, but got nowhere. After I found 7sage, completed the CC, and drilled weaknesses, I was about a year and a half into my LSAT prep and averaging in the mid-160s. I remained stuck at that plateau for months, unable to make any more progress no matter how much I drilled and blind-reviewed. Although LR still gave me some trouble, RC was what consistently kept me out of the 170s. At this point, I realized that there was something that I just wasn't getting, so I needed a tutor. I ended up working with @Sami who is an absolutely exceptional tutor, deserving of every bit of praise she gets on this forum and more. She showed me how I was approaching RC incorrectly, gave me advice for how to decide between two contender answer choices, worked with me on timing strategies, and so much more. I absolutely believe that without her tutelage I probably would still be fumbling around and only breaking into the 170s with luck. Thank you Sami!!

Once I was consistently hitting scores in the low 170s, I felt confident and signed up for the May LSAT-FLEX. During the RC section of that test, my connection to Proctor U was interrupted and I was kicked out of the test. I lost a lot of time, couldn't properly recover, and scored a 166. I was dejected, but I knew it was a fluke. So, I focused on preparing for the next FLEX administration.

During that test, everything seemed like it was going well at first, but once again something happened with Proctor U and my proctor could not see me. This resulted in the proctor calling me during the timed section. The connection was bad, so the call went dead. I called back, and we played phone tag for a bit. I ended up scoring a 167. At this point, I was angry at Proctor U and the entire LSAT-FLEX set up. I needed a break, so I did not even register for the August exam.

After registering for the October test, I began working in a study group with @DINOSAUR and @Christopherr both of whom are exceptionally talented, hard working, and insightful when working through questions. I took the October exam feeling much better, had no technical issues, and scored 171. I initially was going to call it a day after finally breaking the 170 barrier, but my study group encouraged me to give it one last go in November. To say that I am grateful I took their advice would be an understatement.

I am extremely grateful to the 7sage community at large and all the people who ever answered a question for me, posted helpful guides, or led free blind-reviews calls and tutoring sessions.

To that end, I will be working to put together my own guides in the near future for RC, since that is the section that I struggled with the most. If people are interested, I will make similar guides for other sections. Once I get the last of my applications out, I also intend to do some free group tutoring sessions to give back to the community in some small way. Feel free to let me know what type of thing that you feel would be most helpful below!

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I'm a consistent high 170's-180 scorer that is looking to expand outwards and tutor others, both as a learning experience and a way to see if I'm any good at this haha.

Although I'm not by any means an experienced teacher, I want to offer some free group sessions where I would go through sections and provide my thought process on each of the questions.

If you're looking for something more individualised, I'd love offer some (also) free individual 30-minute-ish sessions where I would try my best to identify problem sections and help you chart a way forward. If we click, maybe we can organise something more long-term!

Of the three sections, LR is where I have the most comprehensive (and possibly insightful) knowledge, so if that's a problem for you, please hit me up!

Hope you're all having a great day, and please let me know if you're interested!

(Btw, I'm in Korea, so the timezones might be a bit screwed up)

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank 7sage and everyone on these forums for being so helpful, inclusive, and encouraging. Especially my awesome tutor @Sami, and my intelligent and hard working study buddies @DINOSAUR and @jmarmaduke96.

This test was a huge struggle for me, and studying for it made me confront weaknesses in myself that I honestly didn't want to. I wish I could tell you that this test was easy, but it wasn't. There was no gradual improvement, it was more like a zig zag of ups and downs. But if your diagnostic was in the 130s like mine, I want to tell you that it's possible to increase your score.

I have a few questions on the RC section

I am serious need of a tutor for the January 2021 LSAT. I began studying at the beginning of April, my diagnostic was 145, and had to take a 3 month break because of a personal situation that arose. I got back into studying about a month and a half ago and I recently took another PT on 7sage, but I am still in the same score area. I got 7sage about a week ago I didn't understand how to do a blind review so when I went through the PT during the blind review I changed answers even if I was confident about them so my score was calculated incorrectly. After reviewing the PT again, if I had done the blind review correctly I would be scoring in the 150-155 range. I would like to improve my score as much as possible in the time remaining until the January LSAT, my goal is a 160 by then. If anybody thinks they can help me or knows someone who would be willing to help me, please reach out!

Diagnostic was a 157 and I was averaging 167 on the last 5 PTs before writing the November test and scoring a 172. I PR'd at 171 on the last two PT's I took. 7sage is the GOAT for LG and targeted practice!

I know my score isn't as high as others in here, but I'm very proud of it. A year ago I was dreaming about posting this and now here I am, sharing my success in this difficult and long journey. One year ago, I thought I wouldn't ever be able to go to law school. First generation college student, ESL and a mother of two young children, I made this far and cannot be more happy.

Thank you 7-Sage for your wonderful community and for all of the help and support I got from here.

Hi 7sagers!

In this session we will be covering LR Skipping Strategy. It will be Saturday, November 28th at 7pm EST.

I have gone through the 7sage CC twice, taken over 90% of the PTs out there, and scored a 173 on the November LSAT. My diagnostic was a 138. I've struggled immensely with this test, and I can show you how I overcame these obstacles.

In this session, we'll cover topics on:

-Why skipping is so important yet extremely counterintuitive.

For this session, please complete a timed section of PT40 LR1, and bring the timing breakdown with you. We'll be discussing how to best go about attempting the section under timed conditions and what section strategies you could've implemented to increase your score. Because of LSAT copyright licensing, I can't share my screen for this PT, so please have your own copy!

Note: This session will be most helpful for students who have completed the core curriculum and are on the PT phase of their LSAT studies. This session is not geared towards students who are still on the core curriculum.

A few additional things I want to mention so we can all get the most out of the session:

Please refrain from looking at the correct answer choices when we are going through problems. It is to your benefit to be unaware so you can learn!

Please make sure your microphone is on mute during the session, unless you are the person volunteering to help answer a question.

I will be asking for volunteers throughout the session. If you would like to volunteer, please type it in the chat box.

The session will last around two hours, questions unrelated to the topic at hand should be saved until the end.

If you learned something helpful, all I ask for payment is that you share the knowledge with others that could be struggling. After all, we rise by lifting others up. :smile:

Let me know if ya'll have any questions. Hope to see you there!

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I am having a tough time working on Law passages on RC. It feels way harder than science, economy, SS passages.

Does anyone have any tips on how to get familiar with the subject? Any books, websites?

I've been reading economist articles 5-10 per day and it's been a great help. Hoping to find some books or website to prepare for Legal passages on RC.

Thanks!

Hello! I am creating a study group for anyone who is interested and who is currently scoring low to mid 160’s looking to end up 170+ — group would be used to share tips on strategy as well as having others in the same range who may be able to shed light on right vs. wrong answers / diff perspectives!

I would highly appreciate it if someone was willing to read my personal statement and give feedback. I'm kind of lost as to what exactly I should focus on.

Hi guys!

Reading Comprehension is the bane of my existence. Ugh. I just got really complacent - my diagnostic RC section was my highest, so I thought to myself: I mostly need to spend time on LR and LG. Totally overlooked improving RC and now here I am...

Thankfully, I've made huge gains on both LR and LG compared to when I first started studying, and I generally average -4 LR and -3 LG (-0 BR). Right now, I'm averaging around -7 on RC, but on a bad day that could be -10, on a good day -4. I really need to reduce that range.

I'm looking for those in the same boat (good LR/LG, weakest RC) so that maybe we could help keep each other accountable (we know how dreadful studying for RC is) and share tactics/strategy skills and boost morale. Looking to form an inclusive and welcoming group hyper-focused on improving RC. If anyone's interested and taking the Jan 2021 exam, please comment below or PM me! Thinking of doing Zoom sessions, maybe twice a week, and also focusing on the newer PTs i.e. 60-80s.

P.S. Plz only join if you intend to come to sessions focusing on RC!

I am doing all sections for the MSS but I keep getting the questions wrong. I watch the explanation and understand where I go wrong but then I'm just as lost for the next set of questions. ANY HELP will be appreciated.

Thanks!

I started LSAT preparation with 7Sage back in May, and I started with around -10 to -16 on RC. Having Chinese as my native language, I really coudn't see a way of improving RC since I had serious trouble just to understand the passage itself. 7Sage's low-res and main point method was incredibly helpful for me, and JY gave detailed explanations for each LSAT, which was even more helpful for me since my problem was not being able to comprehend the passages. After bombing my July test, I came back with a 11-point increase to a 173 on August-flex, and eventually ended up with this 176 on November-flex.

I would like to thank 7Sage and JY particularly for making this improvement possible. Lastly, here's a note for all fellow non-native speakers: trust yourself and really try hard for it, we as non-native speakers can achieve a 175+!

Title says it all. Would love to work // BR together. Preferrably zoom sessions.

I am honestly shocked. I took the June LSAT and scored a 165 so I had minimal hopes for Nov but !!!

With a 3.3 GPA, I was only shooting for like Fordham and was gonna BS my essays but now I don't even know where to apply.

JY and this community really came down and saved my soul from student debt. god bless

sorry this is braggy but I feel like all the previous high 170 scorer posts I've seen had diagnostics in the 160s which can be really discouraging, so even if you have a low diagnostic, it's possible ppl!

I took my first cold diagnostic yesterday and got 150 on LSAT 42. While I understand that the overall score is decent for a cold diagnostic, I have a major problem with RC. To break it down (13/23 on LG,18/26 & 18/26 LR, 9/26 on RC) I am not afraid of my LG score because everyone says it's learnable and that it's just a matter of time. Kinda the same deal for LR which I was ok at my score without practice. But for RC I was shocked at how bad my reading ability was. I almost could not understand any passage whatsoever.

This is my first post so to briefly introduce myself, I am a finance student in 3rd year from Vancouver. I originally wanted to be in investment banking but I didn't hustle hard enough at networking or perform at interviews to land relevant internships so that door is closing. My plan B was to be a corporate Lawyer. I hope to get into Columbia or NYU because I love NYC and know that those two give the best job prospects for Corporate Law. So given that, I am aiming up my score from 150 to 170+ to have a decent chance.

The problem here is that RC is the hardest to improve. I almost never read books, so I can see why I can't read for shit on RC. But I am willing to put in a lot (1.5+ years) of time in order to land 170+ (if that is realistic, lmk). I am wondering how I can improve at RC drastically. I guess I have to improve at reading - in general - but fear that goal is too broad and too unreasonable a task. To get this goal, should I do more than just LSAT RC, but also SAT & GRE RC as well? Or before that should I improve my reading in general by reading complex books? If so, what books or categories of books should I target? Or is reading in general a more innately defined ability that I would be wasting my time to try to improve in less than 20 months time?

If anyone has a strategy to drastically increase RC, please help.

Hello,

I am scheduled to take the LSAT in January 2021. I am having a very rough time with SA, PSA and MBT question types. I'm just not completely understanding the formal logic aspect. The good news is, I'm close to "getting it," but I'm just not there yet.

Does anyone out there have a tutor they can recommend for LR? Or, is there anyone who would be willing to tag-up with me to go over formal logic?

Thank you.

Sat down to do my writing sample last night (because I'm a procrastinator/didn't have stable wifi access before now) and 12 minutes in it crashes. Called PSI tech support and was on hold for an hour before I gave up and went to bed. Called PSI again first thing the next morning and they canceled my old writing session. Then I had to call LSAC and wait 35 minutes on hold, they give me a new link for LSAT Writing but tell me the link won't work until 9PM and that if I want access sooner I need to call PSI and have them unlock it. So I call PSI, and am on the phone with them for an hour and a half only to find out they can't unlock it and that I should call LSAC and have them unlock it?! So back on the phone with LSAC, one hour later and the representative just tells me I should try again in a few days "to be safe" but that if I wanted to take it it won't be open until 12PM tomorrow now. Is this real life or a sick game? Either way, likely won't get a score until Christmas at this rate. Rant over - just really had to get that out.

I don't understand how executives from other companies setting salaries higher could have an impact on the salaries of executives from other companies?

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Hey, just got my score preview which was pretty depressing (141) but not that surprising seeing as my highest practice test had been 148. I work full time and am aiming for the 150s. Would love to have a motivational partner /study buddy to talk things through with and keep each other going. May take the January or may wait longer and apply for next application cycle. Let me know if you’re interested!

This isn’t the craziest increase you’ll see, but man did we ever pour our hearts out for it.

Thanks to everyone on here who helped me and provided encouragement. There were many times where I felt defeated and turned to this platform for advice and support.

Thank you 7sage for providing a great site to make this happen.

I had very little natural skill at this test so it took me 6 months and probably some 800+ hours of study to get this score. The point is, this test can be learned.

Never give up on the dream people.

I bombed the Nov. LSAT and I'm about to register for the January test. I've not used 7Sage before, so I'm looking for people to cram with over the next month and a half. I mean like daily prep once I get off work. I was scoring in the mid 160's and even low 170's a few times, but my score didn't reflect it at all.

Lets knock this test out of the park dude!

The process of studying for the LSAT is rigorous. To use a well worn phrase, it’s a “marathon, not a sprint.” I appreciate and respect the journey my students go on because I’ve been there myself. There are certainly moments of self-doubt. Indeed, you're taking a bit of a gamble because while you’re maximizing everything reasonable you can do to prepare, there’s no guarantee that you’ll get the target score you want (You’ll likely improve significantly, otherwise I wouldn’t be in this business, but with all the working parts and factors involved, there are just no guarantees).

I often find myself counseling students on how to manage their emotions and stay grounded as they move through this process. (It’s actually one of my favorite parts of the job). Throughout this process, I’ve discovered stoicism - a practical philosophy where you can apply logic to get more out of life (Who knew this logic stuff would be so useful even after the LSAT? ;) Stoicism has been a valuable resource to my students and frankly it’s been a wonderful discovery in my own life.

For this reason I highly recommend The Daily Stoic. Each day you can look at an entry for that specific date on the calendar and it will give you a piece of advice based on stoicism. Because the LSAT study process is such a marathon, it’s nice to start your day with a piece of advice that can keep you grouned.

I love this book so much I’ve given a copy to family and friends. Check it out. It’s pretty inexpensive and it’s nice to have some thing like this to start your day with or turn to if you’re having a tough time. I keep my copy right on my breakfast table so I can look at the day’s entry while drinking coffee. It sets the day!