Hey y'all. I am planning on taking the August LSAT, so am in the final stretch of my preparation. I am working through the 150s practice tests, and have thus far taken PT 150, PT 151 and PT 156. I got a 165 on PT 150, a 162 on PT 151, and a 170 on PT 156. These were all taken within the last two weeks roughly four days apart. I read that 150-155 are the most accurate to the real exam, and I noticed on PT 156 the second RC section was identical to a section in the July 2020 exam. (I saw on reddit the old RCs were harder so I did the 2020 tests lol). Will that be the case for PT157-159?

Basically my question is how do I gauge readiness and last minute prep at this point? My goal is basically 170. I would be very happy with higher but I primarily don't want to get lower than that. I posted around a month ago when I was stuck at 165 and got advice on making an error log which I have found very helpful. Right now I am essentially redoing all the PTs plus the newest tests I have not done before. In addition, I am doing drill sets of just the Level 4 and Level 5 questions. My concern at this point is not ability but consistency. I find myself getting stressed in the tests as I get closer and essentially leaving questions I know the answers to on the table. I think I performed on PT 156 today because I got 170s on PT 127 and PT 147 over the last few days so I knew it was doable. Basically, what are suggestions for this last month to prioritize the questions that will be most similar to the real thing?

This was way longer than I intended but I mostly wanted to articulate my thoughts, thanks for reading. :)

In reading the Logical Loophole book, I was taught to always read the stimulus first; however, I have been thinking it might be better to read the question stem first on some questions. For example, on questions where you have to accept the truth of the argument, like NA for example, it is not very useful to analyze the argument because you have to accept it as true. What do you think?

Looking to take the February LSAT, if you are in the Atlanta area at any schools or just living there would love to connect!

Whenever I find an answer I like, I tend to ignore the following answers (I read them, but don't give them fair weight in my evaluation). How do I avoid this?

Hi everyone, my name is Monet, and I am taking the LSAT in October! I was wanting to start a study group to potentially meet in person at least a couple times a month. My main goals in starting this study group are to have other people with the same intention hold me accountable and help me stay motivated! If you would like to join or study together sometime, please reach out!

I was really excited to recently find our that 7 Sage has a mobile app! Unfortunately, the option to log in with Google does not exist, and trying to log in with the Google credentials I would have used did not work. Is there a way to get into my account otherwise?

Hey Guys, Im new to 7sage. I was studying on and off for the June LSAT and scored a 148. For the schools I want I need to score between a 163-168. Im retaking it in october. Does anybody have any strategies for scoring higher or techniques that are not explicit in the course content we have here? I'm kinda struggling to figure this all out.

specifically to break into the 170s as someone in the high 160s?

I keep rushing through LR, and I feel like it's costing me points. I'm frequently left with 10+ min on LR sections, and if I get a question wrong the first time, I almost always get it right quickly when blind reviewing, so I feel like I have the foundation; I'm just not applying it and taking my time.

I think I hurry through because I'm scared that if I spend too long on a question, I'll second-guess my correct answer (even if this is seemingly unfounded lol). Does anyone have any advice on forcing yourself to slow down and think about questions?

Hey yall I’m trying make sure I’m understanding how to diagram when these words Unless/Except/Until/Without come up in conditional sentences.

“Unless your GPA stays at 3.5+, you don’t keep the scholarship”

I have learned to cancel out the unless and don’t as two negatives and get:

If gpa stays at 3.5+, then you keep scholarship ….

But I did the 7sage lsats game and it’s telling me I got this conditional wrong….

My theory is I’m missing a step here of then making what follows the unless the necessary condition so:

First cancel don’t and unless

Then make what follows the unless the necessary so I’d get:

If you keep scholarship then gpa stays at 3.5+

Is what is above the correct way to diagram the original statement in quotations? Thank you

The title is basically my question.

I’m looking at Notre Dame, and my GPA is a 3.85, which is below their median. Does that mean I’d realistically need around a 171 LSAT to have a good chance of getting in?

For context, I have some solid softs:

• D1 athlete

• Draft eligible

• Two years of work experience at a global nonprofit

• Master’s degree

I’d love to hear what others think, especially if you’ve been through the admissions process.

Thanks so much!

Hi everyone!

I am in need of some advice about how to stayed focused during a full-timed exam. I can usually get through the first two sections unbothered and locked in. However, after the 10 minute break between the 2nd and 3rd sections I become super tired and sluggish and this causes me to do worse on the last two sections. I know I could do so much better if I am able to stay on track and not become uninterested.

I am not sure if this makes sense or if anyone else has had this issue, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi, I’m wondering if I should write an addendum to address my LSAT score, I’ve taken it 3 times, jumping from a 156, 160, and finally 165. I might even take it one more time in September to improve even more. I took the first test 2 years ago and didn’t really take it seriously. My most recent I was able to get while working full time! Should I address this on my applications?

is it better to take full pt with expiremental section or without it?

Hi All. I am taking the August LSAT and looking to get to 160-165 for my first attempt. I am currently testing between 154-158. I am struggling to break into the 160s. If anyone can provide me any tips or anything they did that helped them make a leap for these 5-10 points in a month that would be really helpful. Thank you and good luck to you all.

A lot of schools I'd like to apply to have optional perspective/diversity statements. I'm a D1 athlete applying KJD. I'd like to focus this part of my application on how college athletics made me a strong collaborator who can work to achieve a goal with people from various backgrounds, made me a strong leader etc. but I see tons of stuff online about not writing about playing college sports. I don't know what else I'd write about that I don't discuss heavily in my resume/PS. Is there any way to do this...correctly I guess?

Hello All,

Looking for some tips from past LSAT takers, what did you do the week before and the week of your LSAT? Just looking for some general tips.

This was my first ever practice test! I was pretty nervous going into it, due to the fact I had only done 1 timed RC section (-8) and 1 timed LR section (-6). I'm very happy with the results, including the blind review.

It's very interesting how I got 2 early questions wrong in LR, when I usually get the first 10 correct.

Hi! I am a prospective applicant who just graduated with an undergrad degree at the end of May. I was planning to take a gap year before law school and have been applying to jobs while I study for the LSAT (which I am taking in August). But so far, I have struck out in the job market. Does anyone know how long is too long before a gap off work is a red flag? And does anyone have any advice on how to land a job that could help my application?

Hey everyone,

4 weeks out from my August test and stuck in a frustrating pattern. BR sits at 168-172 consistently across 7 PTs but raw score won't break out of the 155-158 range. Best raw was 164 (PT153), but I keep reverting.

Three gaps show up as uncorrected misses on every single PT:

1. Causal reasoning (Flaw, Weaken, MSS, PhenHyp)

2. Conditional reasoning (SA, Parallel Flaw, Conditional Flaw)

3. RC — Implied and Author's perspective questions

Have 200% time accommodations so test conditions are closer to BR conditions than standard. Currently drilling causal and conditional reasoning specifically since the lessons alone didn't stick.

Three questions:

1. What finally closed the BR gap for you?

2. Any advice for making causal/conditional reasoning click beyond just rewatching lessons?

3. when recording in your WAJ is it necessary to record questions you got right on BR or only ones you missed the second time around?

Appreciate any input.

Hello,

Would it be possible to have the new UI here have font that more closely resembles the LSAC's actual new UI? The comic sans-esque version currently is driving me crazy.

I am really struggling with conditional reasoning and diagramming. I have reviewed the core curriculum and foundations extensively, but it just has not seemed to click for me. I am not sure what I am doing wrong here, trying to see if anyone has found themselves in a situation before and what helped you get out of this and get better at conditional reasoning/making diagrams.

I just checked LawHub to see the new interface for the August test, and I noticed it's slightly different from the current 7Sage format.

Can anyone explain what the "Keyboard Highlight" feature does? It doesn't seem to do anything on my end.

I also don't see any highlighter or underline tools.

Finally, is it correct that after selecting text, I have to click the "Highlight" button to actually highlight it? Or is this just a bug? It feels extremely inconvenient because the text used to be highlighted automatically as soon as I selected it. Having to click "Highlight" every time seems like an unnecessary extra step. :(

Hi, everyone! I'm between jobs right now and am taking advantage of the situation by studying full time. It's been 3 weeks, and while I'm making progress, I'm starting to feel the burnout creeping in. It's getting harder to force myself through the drills--the days just feel so monotonous. In an attempt to help, I've been studying at different cafes each day and started volunteering at my local animal shelter, but I'm still having trouble. I'm taking the LSAT in September and still have a month or so before starting my new job, and I want to optimize this free time as best as I can.

Does anyone have any tips for overcoming burnout? Any thoughts are appreciated!🩷

Hi y'all, I have been studying on and off for a couple of months, and don't seem to be improving much. I began with a 168 diagnostic, and have been consistently scoring in that range on drills and sections, as well as PTs with the exception of some outliers. My practice doesn't seem to be showing improvement at all, and I'm wondering if anyone has any advice for what to work on. My goal for the August exam is 172.