Hey all -- I'm looking to increase my speed on LR and RC. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Here's a breakdown of how I usually approach the sections:

LR: I average roughly a -3 per section and I rarely miss a question in BR. However, I tend to finish with very little time left and occasionally drop an easier question because I don't have the time to return to it. Also, if the section isn't going particularly well, I might not get around to a lengthier PR or PF question.

RC: My greatest score variability is in RC. I average a -5 per section and sometimes miss questions in BR. During timed sections, I usually start with the comparative reading. I'll read Passage A and then run through the questions once before returning to passage B. I've found that this is an effective method for getting questions right, but I usually spend too much time doing this (compared to J.Y's suggestions). I then have to push harder on the remaining passages. For a normal passage, I tend to spend more time on the passage (say 4-5 minutes) and move through the questions fairly quickly. I usually finish the RC section with about 30 seconds left.

88.2.21 for me, followed by 88.2.24. Two best modern LR questions IMO. 24 killed my perfect section on that PT.

I need help understanding why the correct answer is correct. I eliminated A and B because I felt they were both hypotheticals that could not be proven given the information. I took out D because I could not show the standards had risen higher than any other college's and took out C because the proportion of students who are not Marylanders may have decreased, but the number of students could have remained the same. I just don't get why E is correct. And for this stimulus, is "proportion" the same thing as percentage?

Any help appreciated!

I just went through the Resume portion of the admissions course and have a couple questions I hope someone can help me with:

A couple of schools I'm applying to ask to include hours: "the number of hours you spent on those activities" & "the number of hours, and the dates of employment." Anyone have experience with this? Including hours isn't mentioned in the admissions course and I have no clue how to go about it. Do they want a total # of hours? or hours per week/month? Do I include it as a bullet point?

Some of the activities and jobs were years long so I find including hours so random and difficult to fit in.

David recommends putting academic "awards" and "honors" in the Education section. I was wondering if anyone has included this under a separate "Awards & Honors" section instead? In my opinion it looks a lot neater when I just put my major and minor and then at the end of my resume include an Awards & Honors section with Dean's List (+ explanation of what it is), President's List (+ explanation of what it is) and other awards.

Hi everyone! I've been studying for about a year now and I've seen a big improvement in all sections except RC. My score will range from -3 to -7 depending on the exam and I consistently want to score less than -3. Does anyone have any advice for improving on RC?

Like in June or August?

Sure it is uncertain right now but what do you guys think and why?

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“I’m more specifically wondering how to execute the fool proof system. How many logic games sections should I fool proof in order to feel confident that I have mastered the language of the test? Should I fool proof logic games by type or simply fool proof by exam?”

I have not gone through the entire LR course on here, I have done able 1/3 of it and had to go through some of the lessons multiple times but it's just not clicking. My average is -10 and my average BR is -9. Anyone else having the same issue, tips to help understand LR or know of better study material for LR?

Please help explain this question.

I am still waiting on one letter of recommendation but I want to submit my application within the next week. Does it matter if you submit your application before all of your letters are in? And would they wait to look at my application until all the letters are in?

Looking for someone to meet with ~twice a week online to go over LR sections and discuss tough LR questions.

Ideally, we could do some of the same sections throughout the week and talk through the harder problems.

LR is currently my weakest section, I'm around -8 to -5. But I'm planning to focus mostly on this section and will be shooting for that -0 on game day.

Hey everyone, so I'm having some trouble with the valid/invalid section of the core curriculum. I know I need to make flashcards but I feel like I've made them wrong by putting the "premises and conclusion" on the front and then on the back whether "valid or invalid." I feel like that is not very helpful to determining the inferences. Does anyone have any suggestions of how they did their flashcards or how I should be presenting valid/invalid on flashcards. I can't really move on per-se until these forms have been engrained in my brain. Thanks everyone.

Dear 7sage,

Recently, I have been taking a lot of sections to drill some of my weaknesses. I just wish you would have a separate analytics system where I can insert problem sets I have done. I understand looking at tests, but I would argue that getting to the nitty gritty of analytics within section types means I can tailor more of my effort towards a given area. I do not want to have to take a test every time I am looking for my LR weaknesses, nor write down over 150+ questions and create my own trends. This is because your version and visualization of analytics truly allows me to see where I should focus my time at. Please try to do this with problem sets too!

So I’ve been using Pacifico’s famous LG foolproof method for PT 1-32 (so far) and all the LG sections on full practice tests I’ve taken. But I’m still struggling with speed and average between minus 2~4 per section. I’d like to reach -0 consistently.

Usually when I foolproof the games after watching JYs videos or on the next day I’m super fast but when I revisit them in like a month (or even later), I’m still not reaching my target time (which is max. 7-8 minutes per game, on average).

I’m wondering if I should switch up how I foolproof the games? Should I start foolproofing by game type instead of full sections? How often should I foolproof so that making inferences becomes second nature (without memorizing the game/answer choices)? Or is sticking to foolproofing full sections the best method?

Any insight would be appreciated!

Hi 7sagers!

For this session, we are having a guest speaker! @DINOSAUR is a 7sager with PTs averaging in the 170s. English was her foreign language. We have been study buddies for a few months now, and her strategies and approach has helped me immensely in understanding the LSAT - she's amazing! We are going to discuss her struggles, strategies, and advice to approach this test as a student who grew up speaking a foreign language. Although this webinar is geared more towards ESL students, I think it will be helpful for all students to attend (the LSAT is a foreign language to everyone, let's be real).

We'll be going over a passage from the June 2007 PT to see how she approaches the passage and how she learned to read complex grammar and hard sentences. It will be Friday, November 20th at 7pm EST. Please comment below if you're interested!

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

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Hi-

I am a finance major and one thing that is on my resume (under education) is a financial modeling certification which is awarded after 50-60 hours of rigorous training, the successful building of a 3-statement financial model in under 90 minutes, and the passing of 2 exams on corporate finance, valuation methods, and accounting which when combined, has a pass rate of 11%.

This has been of great value for getting finance interviews and it always comes up in interviews. However, I am not sure law schools care. Any recommendations about if I should include this and if I do, where should I place it and how to describe it?

Do anybody have any suggestions on what to do when you're down to two answers and don't know which one to pick?

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I'm highly concerned as I did not note shifting in meaning of the word 'anarchy' to be a flaw in this question stem. I am trying to understand why exactly the key word's shift in meaning weakens this argument? I realize that it shifts in the main conclusion when they use it as an example of chaos but how exactly does that make it vulnerable?

My thoughts: if the author shifts in this meaning maybe we can't trust the author in general? ( sorry if that sounds stupid I'm just trying to understand why so I can get inside the LSAT writers heads.(/p)

Thanks to anyone who helps me out!

Did anyone else find this section particularly hard? Granted I did it at 9:30PM when my brain is usually not the best but it really killed my confidence as I was seeing improvement in RC.

I'm slowly coming to grips with the fact that I may simply not be ready to apply to law school this cycle based on my LSAT prep progress. So I'm starting to map out a game plan for the fall 2022 cycle, but am hitting a wall in not being able to determine what the available test dates are beyond April. Is that information published anywhere?

Failing that, do we have good reason to expect they will try to offer 6 or 7 tests like in 2018 and 2019, respectively? And so maybe we can look to those years as a model for what months the test will probably be offered?

Hi! I submitted all of my apps in early October. I've been admitted to some, and I'm still waiting on decisions from others. I'm considering a job change. On the resume I submitted, it says I work two jobs. I want to quit one so I can go full-time at another. Should I contact the schools and let them know? Or is it irrelevant? TIA!

Greetings,

I am seeking a serious study partner for the January LSAT. I know there have been several posts about study buddy, however as a high school teacher, I understand that certain peoples learning styles do not correspond with others. So I would like to give a little background about myself, as well as how I study, so I can find a compatible partner. I have been studying for the LSAT for a year and a half now, on and off in the beginning, however rigorously since February. I initially took the LSAT in January and scored a 149 (pathetic, trust me, i know). I decided to purchase 7 Sage afterwards and really commit to this test (best decision I made). I have completed the CC curriculum, take every practice set for LR problems (yes I know there are over 20 problem sets for flaw and I have done them all), read Loophole by Ellen Cassidy, and taken over 30 PT's. I misused a lot of the PT's in the beginning by using the 80's for drilling since my rational was to take the March LSAT, however I severely underestimated this test in the beginning stages of my studies. I work FT as a high school teacher, however I still study approximately 5-6 hours per day (3 hrs in the morning and 3 hours after work, plus Saturday and Sunday). I approach this test in a very methodical way and follow the CC to a T. I ALWAYS am trying to understand the central logic of the stimulus and right/wrong answer choices. For example, I once spent over an hour on a really tough necessary assumption because I did not understand it and I was too stubborn to move on without fully grasping the reasoning behind the answer. The reason I mention this is because I know there are a lot of people out there who have skimmed through the CC or completed some of the problem sets, using mainly their intuition when approaching questions. If that is your style, great, however we will not get the most out of each other, and it's probably best you find someone who thinks/rationalizes the way you do. I would like to meet at least 2 times per week to BR LR and RC. We can choose PT's to take on our own and then come together to BR the answers and bounce ideas/concepts off one another. Also, this is very important, I would like to focus STRICTLY on LR and RC. I have masted LG already and I do not want to waste time on that section. Plus, I have learned that the foolproof method is better than any expensive tutor or study partner.

If you think you we would be a compatible match for the next 2 months, please send me a message and include a little history about your experience with he LSAT.

Score averages-

LR -2/-4

LG -0/-1

RC -6/-10

Thanks,

Z

So I'm about halfway through my RC section, when my screen goes completely blank. I'm thinking "what just happened?". I reach out to my proctor -- they say something along the lines of "just reconnect". I refresh the page and it reconnects. I've lost time. I ask my proctor for time back and they shoot back "continue".I try to collect myself and deal with the situation but it definately threw me off and I was super nervous moving forward and that was my very first seciton.

I can't decide if i should file a complaint with LSAC. It's due tomorrow but it puts a hold on your score and i need to see my score to decide if i should do the December lsat. Does anyone know what they usually offer as a remedy? Please advise what I should do

I decided to put in my two weeks with my very interesting government/political job. Because it is so unique, I am leaning heavily into sharing this experience in my applications, and I wrote about it in my personal statement. My work has been really critical to me realizing I want to go to law school but I have anxiety about being safe while continuing in the role through the next year (hopefully not) of the pandemic.

I'm finishing up applications to my safety schools using my current LSAT and will submit applications to my reach schools after I take the January test. How do I tell schools that I am leaving this really special job without it negatively impacting my applications?

Can someone please explain to me how B weakens the argument and not D?