Hey you all! I am wondering what you guys are doing for studying. I am almost done with the Logic Games lessons and I am curious whether or not I should be doing practice test in between lessons or should I finish the Course first before taking practice tests? Let me know what has helped you!

Sorry if this is a ridiculous question, but what do people in LSAT study groups do? The LSAT seems like such an individualized learning journey. Do you guys review PTs together or just talk about concepts that you struggle with...?

Is being international (in my case South America) an asset in terms of diversity? Assuming that a candidate is completely bilingual (ie good writing skills in English) and has stats at the median or is a splitter.

Hi All - I'm looking for a paid tutor to do a few sessions with prior to the Feb 2021 LSAT. I didn't get the test score I would have like in January and feel like I'm stuck getting the same scores again and again on PTs with an equal amount of questions missed in each section more often than not.

A few hours with a LSAT expert feels needed at this point. Any recommendations you have would be greatly appreciated!

RC is my weakest section. I plan on drilling RC passages every day until I get a better grasp. Right now, I usually miss 1 or 2 questions per passage. How many passages should I drill in a single day? Should I aim for 4 passages since there's only 4 on the test or should I drill more?

I have started to study since 2020 March. One preptest a day, 6 days a week most of the times. Got 163 in the first exam, but failed at second and third one 160-161. The weird thing is I usually get 170+ in preptest. You may say that is because you have done the same test set so many times. So I tried those new, that I have never done before, and I still get high 160s and 170+. I think the time management is the problem. I didn't even get to finish RC this time especially. As far as i remember the actual test day, I always spend last 5 mins for the last passage left, which is surely one of the reasons for the big disjunction between preptest score and actual score. So I am now trying to use some other tools and methods to improve myself. Any advice?

Curious what y'all think of the following - below was my translation of a Powerscore logical reasoning quiz, and then what they had listed...

The strike will end only if management concedes a pay raise.

Only if, necessary

The strike will end: /S

Management concedes a pay raise: McPR

/S-->McPR

/McPR-->S

If management does not concede a payraise, then the strike will continue.

Powerscore says:

SE = strike will end; MCPR management concedes a pay raise

SE-->MCPR

(if the strike ends, then management conceded a pay raise)

/MCPR-->/SE

(If management does not conced a pay raise, then the strike will end.

I guess what I'm wondering is how many of you would consider SE to be strike will end vs hstrike will end being equated to /S

I have 3 years of post-college work experience at a law-related nonprofit, a 3.81 undergrad LSAC GPA, & a 170 LSAT. Georgetown is my top choice and they'll take ED apps until March 1st, but I would prefer not to ED unless it's my only realistic shot of getting in at this point in the cycle. I'm above their medians but this cycle is very competitive and I'm already late in the game, applying against the deadline. Would ED'ing be basically my only realistic shot at getting in at Georgetown at this point? Appreciate any insight. Thanks!

I’ve been posting on here about how badly I want to go to BC since before I even applied. Just wanted to let everyone know I got in today!!! Thanks for all the support

Like title suggests. I'm currently thinking about rescheduling my Feb to April. Would like the opportunity to retake in June, but am unsure if it will be the same 3-section format FLEX. The powerscore podcast suggested that it will still be flex, but I am unsure whether the entire format will remain unchanged. Would love anyone's thoughts!

After a 10 (and a bit) month long journey full of stress, I can proudly say that I’m done with this test forever!! And I very much have 7Sage to thank. This platform is absolutely phenomenal for all test takers, and was an enormous!! help to me in my studying. I have this site to thank in part for this final score. :)

If anyone has any questions about studying advice please do not hesitate to ask. And best of luck to everyone looking to write again!! And thank you again to 7Sage :)

Can my recommenders see my full LSAC profile? LSAT, GPA, etc.??

I don't think I can attach an image here but something changed when I go to where I take problem sets, the buttons and stuff no longer take up the full width of my browser and for some reason have been squeezed into a small vertical area, the same when I take sections, the actual screen with the questions is really small. How do I fix this?

It is the same with other browsers that I have tried.

The deadline to postpone my February lsat is in a few days. I’m partially worried that I devoted too much time to RC and LR that I let my LG slip (previously a consistently -0 section). Now I score around -0 to -2 typically but have had some awful ones up to -6.

Is two weeks too short to bring my LG back up to -0 when I had been there before? I truly don’t want to postpone this exam for a second time (been pushing off since November lol & already have talked to work about taking off). I also have to extend my 7sage if I postpone til April as it will have been over a year. Am I just a bit burned out causing me to have lower LG sometimes? Part of it just seems to be that I have lower confidence in LG than I used to & so I waste more time than I used to which has lead to missing points/timing issues. I’m also not sure if my potential burnout would get any better if I study past a year for this exam, not sure if anyone has any thoughts on that.

Even with this sometimes lower LG, I’ve had some PTs turn out (a recent 175 with -2LG & a 178 with -0LG) but also some max lows for me (a recent 169). For context, I scored a 170 on my October exam which was lower than my average but I had a shitty test experience with noise & WiFi. My average over all PTs in the past year is 172.x, range 168-178.

Was torn between AC-C and E. Having difficulty seeing the difference as such.

I cant even comprehend why AC-B is correct. The stim mentions nothing about medical reimbursment policy nor seriously ill patients

On a side note: I've caught that sometimes the most abstract of ACs seem to be the correct choice for these and other LR. Again purely anecdotal but wondering if others have seen the same/any tips as such

I'm so excited to be submitting my applications! I have a question about CAS and my law school reports.

I paid for CAS and have had everything on file for months now. I just sent my first application, and it says the law school will request the report when they receive my application.

Currently, I can't see my CAS law school report, do I have to wait until the school requests it? Curious as to what my new LSAC GPA is.

Any insight would be helpful!

Hi 7Sage Community,

My name is Aine- I began studying last October but more seriously in Nov. (My diagnostic was a 149 and right now I'm at 157).

I'd love to begin studying with one or two fellow test takers who are in a similar scoring range (likely with similar scoring goals) and who are looking to take April-later exams.

Feel free to give me a shout on here and we can see about setting up a weekly day/time to connect up!

Thank you! And happy studying to everyone!

I am applied for Fall 2021 JD program at my home city University. I took the the January LSAT-Flex for the first time. I know completing the LSAT this late put me a greater risk compared to early applicants (For my school). Especially since January is the cut-off month for LSAT scores. However, I was highly motivated to give it my best shot with a 3.5 month study period. Leading up to the last two weeks before the exam I was finally making break-throughs averaging between 150-155 on my practice tests and rising. The last week before I took the exam I was in ultra-drive mode, caffeine, late night hours, the whole shazam (looking back, this was overkill). I was really aiming to overcome the 160 curve to balance out my application.

Today I received my Flex scores. Without going into too much detail about how it went on test day the straight forward answer is: I completely BOMBED it and I mean completely. I landed in the 130s (lower than my diagnostic test). I am still putting together the pieces of what happened. But for the most part my mind wasn't there on test day. Test anxiety took over and I consciously was out of my body. It was a terrifying feeling. I felt like Goliath getting slain by David. It was tough.

Since it was my first LSAT ever. The LSAC allows first-time test takers to preview and cancel their scores after release date. This option is available for me. However, this test will be my only score on file. Should I cancel my low score and accept defeat for getting in this year? I know the University I am applied to has a holistic admissions process and will look at the whole package. But landing in the 130s... this seems way out of the scope to even think I have a chance.

Thank you for taking the time to read my experience. Any opinion on this will be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone. I applied to law schools and realized I needed to also submit an addendum. Anyone have any suggestions how to email the school and ask to add the attached file to my application file?

To be honest, I was fearing the worst for this test. I made some bad, stupid tactical errors and really had to grind it out. Sightly disappointed in that, but happy with my recovery. It goes to show that the work you guys are putting in over the months can save you from disaster on test day. Wish I had at least hit my average but relieved to have a viable score to apply with. Quick stats below but more to come...

Started June '19 KA diagnostic 154

July '19 158, stopped studying and applied... ended up R&R'ing.

Restart Jan '20 joined 7sage

Feb '20 post CC PT 161

Bunch of proctorU BS through the summer,

Nov '20 169

Last 4 PTs 176/180BR, last 10 average 174

Jan '21 172

Thanks to @"Cant Get Right" who taught me the value of deep review, @Mike_Ross who helped me develop those mechanical question type strategies early on, and the man @"J.Y. Ping" whose voice even my kid recognizes now. Also all the great people here I've been able to work with... too many to mention, and I'd probably forget someone so you know who you are. You all were essential in getting here.

Hi y'all,

Got my Jan Flex score back and it's bad news. I went down to a 163 after having scored a 168 on the July 2020 Flex, and consistently PT'ing in the 170s prior to the January Test.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of drop before? I have literally never PT'd that low in my life, so I'm really struggling with how to approach studying for the upcoming test, as I want to retake to get in to the 170s. What strategies would you recommend going forward?

My diagnostic was below a140, my RC was a nightmare but I did it. And you can do it. Don’t give up. Take a failure as an opportunity to get better and stronger.

Bye,7sage community.

Hi everyone!

I have my LSAT Flex in 2 weeks, and I have taken lots of practice tests. My last two scores have been a 170 and a 169, in that order. With that said, my 169 was because I missed 8 questions all from reading comp, which rarely happens for me. Anyone have any tips on how to get myself ready from here on out to get a 170+? I plan to take only two more practice tests because I do not want to stress myself out much before the test. Thanks :)

I am planning on taking the June and August 2021 tests. I am assuming the June test will be a Flex, although I am not so sure about August. I live in California and some colleges have already announced fully online classes for Fall 2021. Should I be taking 3 section timed practice tests to simulate flex conditions, or 5-section tests just in case? Only asking bc for Flex, LR isn't weighted as heavily, neither is stamina, so the way I will focus my studying will be different. What are you guys doing for those who are applying for the 2021-2022 admissions cycle?