Hi everyone! My name is Maddie, and I am new here to 7Sage! A little bit about myself - I've been out of undergrad for three years and I currently work in BigLaw as a legal assistant in IP Litigation in Boston, MA. I'm hoping to take the LSAT in summer 2021 (not sure of the month since 2021-2022 dates haven't been released yet, but at max study for a year for the August 2021 LSAT).

I'm at the beginning of the CC (Main Point questions) and I'm looking for a study buddy/accountability partner to go through the CC, do blind review on untimed sections, and maybe even timed practice preptests when it gets to that stage. Due to the global circumstances, my preference would be to meet online via Zoom, Facetime, Skype, etc. I'd ideally like to meet once or twice a week since I work full-time, so weekday nights/weekends would work for me. I'm also open to creating a study group if more people are interested in working with me!

Hi all! The discussion title is somewhat depressing, but I'm genuinely interested in what people think. Law school has always been my plan from undergrad - now (1 year out of school), but I'm really struggling with the LSAT, to the point where I think I might just not be a good fit for law school and the work of a lawyer.

To give you some context, I started 7sage's CC and skimmed Powerscore's books last august and finished it throughout the year while working full-time. After that, I did Cassidy's Loophole book. I wasn't totally committed to studying because I was overwhelmed with my day job, but once covid hit, I had more time, so I started PTing in April 2020. Since then, I think I've gone through around 40-50 PTs as both drills and BR (for RC, I did all the passages from PT 1-70). My diagnostic PT was a 154 and then after CC, Powerscore, Cassidy, it was a 158. I peaked at a 167 in one of the earlier tests, but my average would have to be a 159-160 (LR - 8, LG -2, RC -10). Because my GPA hits right at the median, if I were to go to a school that I think is worth it, I'd have to score at least a 169, which I'm far from hitting.

I'm feeling extremely discouraged and studying just isn't enjoyable at all. A youtuber (who went to SLS) noted in one of her videos that the LSAT is similar to the kind of work/studying you'll do in law school, and I'm wondering maybe I'm just not cut out for law and should just cut my losses and pivot to a different career altogether.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts or questions I should be reflecting on...

Hey 7Sagers,

Here's the official August 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread.

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I picked C for both during the timed run and blind review.

I read from another post that C is wrong because it's mixing up the sufficiency and necessity condition but I'm still not seeing that this is the case.

In the last sentence of the stimulus it says, "Clearly then to maintain military deterrence, a nation would have to be believed to have retaliatory power so great..."

I translated this sentence to MD --> Belief and I thought it was bi-conditional.

Belief --> Military deterrence

Military deterrence --> Belief.

Is this the wrong way to translate that sentence? I can see how D is correct but I'm not able to eliminate C because of this confusion.

Could someone clarify this little bit more?? Thank you!

In a sufficient assumption question (and also, I could imagine the scenario w/ "which of the following would justify" questions or strengthen questions), if the stimulus contains a set of statistics, can the answer be "the stated statistics are correct"? It seems like this can never be the answer. I know that premises can't be directly attacked in a weaken question. So it seems that directly affirming a premise (and adding no other info) wouldn't be something that the testmakers would do on the reverse side.

Hi all,

Title says it all. Does the Digital LSAT allow us to use the dark mode available on 7Sage when taking PTs/Problem Sets?

Thanks.

In other words, does a necessary assumption of an argument strengthens the argument? For example, if a stimulus argue that environmental factors caused X instead of genetics, would an answer choice like “environmental factors can sometimes cause X,” which I think is a NA, be strengthening the argument? I honestly think it does, though not much, since it shows that the argument is possible. And if it does, do all NA strengthen it’s pertaining arguments?

Would anyone be available/willing to help me diagnose what I need to work on in RC? I'm stuck at around -6 and trying to bring the average down in the last month before the October test.

Thanks!

Hi! Does the Unlimited Admissions Package include brainstorming + unlimited revisions for the PS, Diversity Statement and Addendum?

Additionally, does it include scholarship/waitlist negotiation help?

Hey all, I was wondering how people are going about writing notes or low resolution summaries for RC on a flex format. It's not possible to type any notes alongside the passage, is it? I've only seen the highlight ability, which I do find useful. I also don't have a stylus or stylus-friendly laptop.

Hi everyone, as the title already suggests, I’m looking for a tutor to help me for my exam this week. Preferably someone who has worked with others in the past.

I've been scoring increasingly high on my practice tests lately, driven mostly by the fact that I've managed to get my Logic Games errors down to zero. However, looking at my analytics, I've realized that many of the tests I've taken recently have had LG sections rated only one or two stars out of five for difficulty. I'd like to practice on more difficult LG sections so I know that I'm not just taking easy sections, but I can't seem to find any (unless I'm mistaken, you cannot view the difficulty rating of a section until after you've taken it).

Does anyone have any recommendations for which tests have the hardest Logic Games sections? It seems as though the vast majority of these tests have very easy games, and I don't think that this is due 100% to my skills increasing. Are there LG sections rated 4 or 5 on the difficulty scale? Is there a way to see difficulty ratings before taking the test? Thank you very much for any help you can give me.

Fairly new to 7Sage and still trying to figure everything out so bear with me. I just finished a LR (main point/main conclusion) problem set I created on my own and was looking for video explanation of the ones I got wrong after BR. Can I find that anywhere? Thanks!!

Specifically looking for PT1 S3 Q13.

Do we need to have an external webcam for the LSAT Flex exam?

Thank you.

Has anyone else had errors with proctor u? This is my second LSAT via proctor u and this time they keep getting glitches that kicked me out and couldn’t launch the test... my computer met all the requirements but the staff was just so unhelpful. I can’t reschedule and I’m just sobbing idk what to do. I felt so ready this morning

Yesterday, we lost a true hero, a trailblazer! Chadwick Boseman died of stage IV colon cancer. But despite being sick, he found the courage and strength to give us beautiful pieces of arts, such as Black Panther, the Avengers, Marshall, Da 5 Bloods, etc. He leaves behind an inspiring legacy and will forever be remembered for his grace, elegance, and humility!

Rest in heaven, rest in power, King T'Challa!

Peace!

Is anybody here taking the November LSAT for this application cycle? Is it too late of an LSAT to take to apply for this cycle and top 20 schools?

Announcement from LSAC:

More information about the score preview option can be found here.

More information about LSAT-Flex

As suggested, when going through an LR section, I flag questions that I'm not 100% on. I often finish the section with a few minutes to review. As (I think) is expected, I tend to get more answers wrong in the last ten than the first fifteen, but with those few extra minutes, I'll go back to the questions I've flagged in the first half and either stick to my original answer choice, or switch it. In looking at my last eight practice tests, I've found that when I switch the answer, I'm way more likely to switch an originally correct answer choice to an incorrect answer choice than I am to switch an incorrect answer choice to a correct one. I don't usually end up with enough time to review answer choices in the last ten questions. Any thoughts on whether I'm better off trying to slow my pace down or trying to review later questions rather than earlier questions?

Finally surpassed my goal of 170 with my first PT score of 171. Beyond excited for my next official test.

For those interested: I scored somewhere in the low 140's on my very first, pre-study diagnostic, 157 on my first offically recorded LSAT in November of last year, after purely self-directed study. In May of this year, I wrote another test via LSAT-FLEX in May of this year without any additional studying (due to a death in the family) and scored 160. I scored a 163 on my pre-7Sage journey, again without any additional studying, and since completing most of the core curriculum, I have scored (on PT's) in this exact order: 165,166, 167 & 168,171. I believe this shows proof of steady improvement and consistency.

My test in November will be my 3rd officially scored LSAT, and I just wanted to provide reassurance for first time test takers as well as repeaters that improvement is not only possible, but under direction from 7Sage, is practically inevitable.

Best of luck to my fellow 7Sage-rs, regardless of your goal. I wish you all the best in crushing it. Stick to the course material, then drill, drill, drill. With J.Y.'s guidance, support from other 7Sage-rs and the whole 7Sage team, you can have achieve your goal with the right amount of time and determination.

Hi everyone! I'm picked up lots of great study advice on the forum but I find a lot of it comes from folks who study full time. I work 40 hours a week and am realizing there is no way I will advance if I try to study as much as someone who can study full time does.

I currently study about 3 hours M-W and Friday. I do a full PT on Saturday and BR on Sunday. I previously took the exam in January 2020 and made a 161. I have been studying since May and am still only averaging a 163 but my BR has increased a lot very quickly from a 164 to a 170.

I'm realizing it's not efficient to sit there and watch video explanations post-BR for LR questions I got right and understood well. I'm wondering what advice folks who studied full time have for ways to structure a study schedule. I'm trying to make sure I'm making the most of the time I have and getting the greatest return on my investment-- in short I want to study smarter so the little time I do have I can make the most of.

I'd appreciate any advice! Thanks so much! :)

I have written the August LSAT and am on the fence on how I feel. I’ve read up on cancelling your score, but I’m wondering if anyone has perspective on cancelling a score and doing the test again vs keeping your score and taking the test again.

If one takes it again and improves, does it matter if the first time shows a lower score versus a cancelled score?

Looking for a study buddy to go over PT 74 LR

So I’m taking my LSAT in 2 days and I am unable to focus today but I feel bad not studying at all at the same time.... What should I do ?!

Hi! I’m having some trouble, if anyone can help me out, I would greatly appreciate it.

So, I’ve been studying for a couple months. I’ve been diligent with solidifying the general theory and question specific approaches. I enjoy learning this material and the ‘problem solving/puzzle’ aspect of LR and AR. I feel comfortable when I drill untimed or do the questions in the explanatory videos before watching them, and I see that my thinking is line with what JY has been teaching us. I also solve questions at a decent pace.

But the second I start to do some timed work, I completely freeze. I get so panicked! I reread stimuli multiple times and the answer choices still seem like they belong to another question. I only answer on ‘gut feelings’ that I can’t even explain during the practice. I’m VERY slow (about 15 questions answered per section), and to top it off I get increasingly panicked with every question. I spend more time partially reading and skipping around questions without making sense of anything.

I don’t have anxiety and I’m a relaxed person, even with school. I’ve tried to cover the timer for the problem sets, but just knowing that the timer is going is enough for me to freeze and significantly underperform.

I’m very frustrated because I know what I’m doing and how to do this test, but there is a barrier with actual performance. Does anyone have any advice or experience with something like this?