Hi everyone,

I'm not a super angry person, but something about the LSAT brings out frustration in me. I'm three weeks into studying and I'm having a hard time maintaining focus while studying, especially during the logic games. I just get so frustrated because I feel like I'm not making progress because I'm not acing sequencing games after having already moved onto grouping games (not going well). This frustration sometimes makes me miss inferences and get more frustrated. Any tips to increase discipline/decrease frustration?

Any tips on improving RC this October for the November Lsat? Im averaging -3 LG and -4 LR but keep my RC ranges from -5 to -13 on some tests? Any tips would be helpful

Has anyone purchased the 7Sage Admissions Course? Is it worth the sticker price? We're down to one income due to Covid-19 and $3K for me right now might as well be $50k lol but if it's worth the fee, I will try to find a way to pay it.

Hey guys, so I am registered for both the October and November flex. I am currently not where I want to be scoring, but still it's a huge improvement from my first flex. I'm confident I can improve my score even more with one extra month of studying. The benefit of taking it in October is that I could potentially apply earlier to schools, and it reduces the stress of relying too much on the November flex for a good score. But then I would have three LSAT scores as opposed to just two.

Would it be better off to take the November test and then retake in January or wait off until January to take it for a higher score? And this is for the current cycle!

Hey, I'm aiming for a 165+ on the Nov. LSAT FLEX.

On my last five prep tests, I'm averaging just under that score, around 163 (173 average on BR).

I'm dropping a lot of points on LG with a median score of 15. I'm doing decently on RC, going -2 or -3 on average.

On LR, however, there's definitely room for improvement with a median score of 21/25.

Where do I go from here?

Ideally, I'd like to improve on both my weakest sections, LG and LR. I've been using 7Sage and PowerScore till now.

I heard the The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning by Ellen Cassidy offers a different and effective way to tackle LR, but the book only just arrived in the mail.

Should I try to absorb new material now, or would my time be better spent focusing on LG?

Thanks guys! Best of luck to everyone writing the test in November.

There is no way I will ever get this section. I am doing great with reading comp, ok with logical reasoning, but LG is seriously dragging my score down by an easy 10 pts.

I took the LSAT 2 years ago, on paper in a testing center, I have decided to take it again to try to get my score up. I'm a bit nervous about the digital format but am slowly adjusting to it. I'm not sure what to expect on test day, I've heard so many different things. Can anyone elaborate what the check-in process is like, and in general what to expect? I also heard on the PowerScore Podcast that there was no bathroom breaks, can anyone confirm?

HEY Nov takers!

Now that we're at the T minus 6 weeks mark, I was just wondering what everyone's study plans are to get in their best shape for November.

Personally, I struggle the most with RC (consistently -7 or -8); do fine with LG and LR (-3 to -5). Therefore, I'm going to try to drill historically difficult RC passages, drill historically difficult LG games, and then hopefully take 12-15 Full Practice Tests before Nov 7.

I feel like I'm still lacking a bit of structure. Curious as to what others are doing to gear up for Nov 7 to see if I can get a bit of inspo. Happy studying & best of luck to all!

Hey everyone! Michigan asks for "no more than two" optional essays. Does anyone have insight on whether it would put me at a disadvantage to only write one? Michigan is one of my top choices, so I don't want them to think I'm not willing to go the extra mile...

Someone please help! I’m panicking because they changed the registration deadline for the November LSAT. I have tried calling LSAC to see if I could still register, but the guy basically told me I was SOL. Will it really be that bad if I take the LSAT in January??? I know most law schools do rolling admissions and I’m really worried those extra 2 months will hurt my chances of getting in.

for anyone who has already taken this thing, i just wanna make sure i have the right idea about what this thing is gonna look like come test day (this weekend):

So all we do is log on to the proctoru site, when the countdown reaches 0 click to enter our "test room," have our gov issued id on us and paper nearby for the games section, and listen to the instructor from there, correct?

Anything i'm missing?

'Preciate any feedback!

I know w/ LG problem sets we can create a fresh copy but how do we do that w/ preptests? I like to do one section at a time and then check my answers and then move on to another section...

Thanks!

Is there anyone who rescheduled the October Flex to the November one, which is properly displayed on LSAC, yet still has the October exam scheduled on ProctorU?

I'm worried that cancelling the October Flex directly through ProctorU would have unwanted consequences, but also worried it'd show as a no-show or something along those lines if I left it there.

Does anyone know how to go about this?

Thank you!

RESOLVED

So approximately 9 days from this moment I will have finished my LSAT. I am still struggling to eke out any little improvement this week, but I have read recommendations that people do not study too much the week of. For those of you who have taken this test, what were your plans leading up to the test. So far what I know is that I want to take a few times tests on Law Hub this week, maybe Saturday and Sunday. My exam starts in the evening local time, so my plan day of is to sleep in, exercise a bit, take a nap, and relax ahead of the test. Maybe warm up with an easy and fun LG or review 7sage lessons then grab protein heavy meal (raw fish and broccoli I think) an hour or so before.

Anyone have advice or experience?

For personal context I am an extreme super-splitter trying to hopefully use that Elle Woods LSAT to overcome an awful undergrad GPA enough to get both admission and scholarship to T14. Range has been incredibly consistent, 174-177 all month, but I am hoping these last few tests will help me to score at/above my upper range by improving on even one or two weaknesses. I feel like I need another two weeks, but I do not have that.

However, hopefully other people will find this helpful so if you can preface whether your advice is general or specific to me that would be great.

I'm new to 7Sage and just took an exam in flex mode (both timed and Blind Review.) I assumed that I would be able to go back and take the second LR section to see how that would affect my overall score, however I don't see any option to do so. Is this possible? How can I access it? Thanks!

I understand the conclusion is saying that the airlines should remove seats that impede the exit because many fatalities are due to the cabin design of the seats. Here is my issue, many = some.. so when I look at it this way maybe 1 collision is like this so maybe it is something else.. so if you know it isn't the seat belts then that would strengthen. I had A then changed it to E in my BR because of this.

#help

Hi All,

Wanted to see if anyone was interested in doing a study group for the November exam. I'm currently scoring in the mid 60's trying to break into the 70's. I'm mostly struggling with LR & RC and am pretty solid on LG so if anyone wants to study together let me know! Figured we could make a groupme or something i'm in NY so would ideally love to study with other people on EST but am more than happy to study with anyone :)

UPDATE: Awesome will email y'all tonight!

Hello! I have a 3.7 GPA from an Ivy League school, and I took the LSAT 3 times. The first time I got a 154, the second time a 164, and the third a 168. I was told by at least one school that I need to write an addendum, however, I'm struggling with the right language to explain my massive score jump. In reality, I was in a PhD program that I was planning on dropping out of, and I was trying to balance studying for the LSAT while also doing all of my normal grad school work, although I don't feel like this is a good enough "excuse." Another reason is that I just didn't give myself enough time to study, and the other scores are the result of many months of studying + a prep course. Can you help me figure out what kind of language to use for this problem? In addition, I was on the dean's list every semester of college except for 1 semester where my GPA dropped to a 3.2. I don't have much of an explanation here, except for the fact that I was taking really hard classes that were outside of my major. Do I need to write something about my GPA, or should I keep it to my LSAT? And what language should I use around the LSAT score?

Thank you!

Who else is waiting to take the traditionally administered LSAT once it returns? I feel like I'm at a disadvantage with the flex because LR is consistently one of my best sections and feel rushed with the 60 second breaks. Is there anyone who is or is thinking about holding off their application cycle because of this? Also, does anyone think admissions offices will react differently to applicants later in the cycle given the drastic immediate changes to the exam this year?

hey guys

if anyone could help me out, i was just wondering does anyone know how important it is to admissions for us to have experience in the legal field? i dont really have anything except one short internship where i just helped out with some legal related things occasionally. i mostly just have retail experience and some positions in school clubs. do you think thats something that could cause a rejection or look bad?

i also read that if u dont have anything in ur application showcasing that u have helped people/spoken up for people, don't say that u want to do it and that its a reason for pursuing law in ur personal statement, but idk how accurate that is..i didnt think there was anything wrong with saying that something u went through or whatever makes u want to do that, regardless of what experiences you've had..any opinions??

THANK YOU!

How many withdrawn classes do you need to for it to become a problem? Should you write an addendum for more than 3 Ws? Do Ws matter that much?

Hi there,

I've found a significant discrepancy between the scores the 7sage Flex calculator and the Powerscore Flex calculator spit out.

Powerscore link here: https://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/lsat-flex-how-to-score-your-tests/

A -6 gives a 170 in the 7Sage calculator for many tests, whereas the Powerscore calculator would give a -6 a 168 with the default settings.

Disclaimer: I do not subscribe to Powerscore, but I do listen to their podcast. They've claimed their scale estimations seem to be borne out by student experience, but I'm not so sure that they know this for a fact. Or maybe they have insider knowledge..

The harder scale would seem to be consistent with the fewer anecdotal reports of over-performances after the August Flex.

I understand that LSAC has not responded to requests for scale info, but does anyone have an idea which one of these tools is most accurate?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

As the title states, I feel like I'm in a rut. I've been consistently studying 6-7 days a week since June. I started off in June 2020 with my diagnostic of 150, and my most recent PT's have been 165, 161, and 162. I started with PowerScore in July, and to be honest...I really wish I had my $1215 back after using 7sage for the past weeks. I'm only 19% through the CC and feel like I have just wasted my entire summer. I'm scheduled to take the October and November exams. In a perfect world, I'd be able to have enough time go to through the entire CC at a steady pace and give 100% effort rather than feeling like I'm racing some imaginary clock to my impending doom.

For reference, my LSAC GPA is 3.93 from UCLA. My ideal schools would be USC or UCLA, because I'd like to practice on the West Coast. I frequently read posts on Reddit or on this discussion forum and see users with a similar GPA scoring 170+. What am I doing wrong? Maybe I am just a bad test taker, but I feel like I could and should be scoring higher. I don't want this to come off as arrogant in any way, but I feel like I would be "wasting" a relatively good GPA I've built up only to get a score in the low 160s, and I really don't know where to go from here. I know I can do better — I've had BRs of 167, 172, and even 175. My averages are -5 LG, -6 LR, and -7 RC.

I'm looking for advice or to hear if any of you guys have had a similar experience. Time is passing so quickly, yet I am just not where I want to be. With my current averages, I'm expecting to get 160-162 on the exam in October. Is it worth it to take October and November and apply this cycle and see what happens, or should I wait until next year? I technically cannot postpone October but I still can switch my November date. If I was to apply this cycle, and hypothetically get accepted to a T50, I would just feel haunted by the "what if?" if I had taken time to seriously improve my score and reach a higher potential. On the other hand, with the world as uncertain as it is today, I don't even know if I could improve my score well enough to pay off the risk of postponing my career by 1 year. I'm graduating in March 2021, and I would have from potentially November 2020 until the August 2021 exam to study.

Please help! I'm also completely open to study buddies! Feel free to reach out and message me. Thanks for reading, have a great day!