Hey 7Sagers, I'm leading BR calls for PT 89 (November 2019 LSAT).

There will be 16 sessions total.

All sessions will be from 2 - 5pm ET. Please see detailed schedule below.

What happens in these sessions?

For LR, I'll ask you to state which questions were circled for BR. We'll work through the questions the group nominates. If we run out of those questions, I'll select questions to cover. This BR call will be audio only.

For RC, we'll read the passage together, paragraph by paragraph. I'll ask you to make low resolution summaries of each paragraph. We'll use those low res summaries to build higher resolution summaries. Then, we'll answer the questions together. This BR call will be audio only.

For LG, we'll read through the game setup, determine the appropriate game board, translate the rules, then tackle each question. This BR call will have a visual component.

How should I prepare?

Have a clean, unmarked copy of the PT ready in front of you so we can read and answer the questions together. Please wear headphones and try to be in a quiet place.

Will these be recorded?

No, they will not.

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Future Sessions

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Obtaining PT 89

If you have an Ultimate+ account, you will be able to view and print PT 89 under the Syllabus. If you are enrolled in Starter, Premium, or Ultimate, you can also purchase PT 89 as an add-on to your existing course here.

Past Sessions

Wed, Jan 29

Section 2 - LR, Questions 1 - 14

Thur, Jan 30

Section 2 - LR, Questions 15 - 26

Sat, Feb 1

Section 2 - LR, Questions 1 - 14

Sun, Feb 2

Section 2 - LR, Questions 15 - 26

Mon, Feb 3

Section 3 - RC, Passage 1 - exhibiting works of art

Tue, Feb 4

Section 3 - RC, Passage 2 - rapidly expanding populations

Wed, Feb 5

Section 3 - RC, Passage 3 - competition to make computer chips

Thur, Feb 6

Section 3 - RC, Passage 4 - Benjamin Lee Whorf

Sat, Feb 8

Section 4 - LR, Questions 1 - 15

Sun, Feb 9

Section 4 - LR, Questions 16 - 25

Mon, Feb 10

Section 4 - LR, Questions 1 - 15

Tue, Feb 11

Section 4 - LR, Questions 16 - 25

Wed, Feb 12

Section 1 - LG, Game 1 - customer service

Thur, Feb 13

Section 1 - LG, Game 2 - soup recipe

Sat, Feb 15

Section 1 - LG, Game 3 - computer forensics

Sun, Feb 16

Section 1 - LG, Game 4 - factory sites

Many applications have a college activities section. Would we just list our college activities even though it wasn't recent? How have people approached this?

I reviewed the 7Sage personal statement section and therefore wrote about a formative experience, what I learned, and how it applies to my future career in law school/as an attorney. Now, as I'm about to submit my applications, I'm reading the criteria for specific schools. Many have nothing to do with a specific experience and have more general prompts about our interest and ability to succeed in law. Is the personal statement I have OK? Or should I change? Mine is about an athletic pursuit...

Thanks for any advice!

Hi everyone-I noticed that many of us have desperately wanted a print out or a chart version of the Universal Quantifiers lesson ( https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/universal-quantifiers-overview/?ss_completed_lesson=972 ). I spent some time creating one and wanted to share; it isn't an exact replica but its pretty close! If you have any questions or the link doesn't work just send me a message!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-CHpe3kVyA2Q25QY0dob3JEZzROODVBZDZCbXFfbVVjMmVF/view?usp=sharing

Hi, I was wondering if itll be ok to have LOR from mostly employers. I have been a paralegal for around 10 years, worked at 2 different firms. There is a Judge who I know thought my job, who is also interested in writing one for me. I dont know if not having one from a professor would look bad?

Hi everyone! I am a student in Chicago, and I am looking for people to form a study group in Chicago. I have never formed a study group before, but I think it would be very beneficial. We can figure out the details once a few people have joined. I took the LSAT in November after spending a few months working through prep books. I scored in the 150's, so I definitely want to retake. I have been using 7sage for about a month now. I am looking at taking the June or July LSAT.

Hi, hi!

I hope everyone at the 7sage community is well :) I just finished first semester at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Canada. I thought I'd pop back and answer questions people applying might have about the culture and 1L experience at Osgoode. I'm just going to start off by saying that I'm not going to talk about grades. I can talk about the general curve that's at Osgoode for most 1L courses but other than that, grades are not something you should worry about until November, a month before exams.

I can't promise I'll be answering frequently or that I'll have all the answers but I'll try my best :)

Hello 7Sagers,

I am planning on taking the LSAT in April, and worry that submitting my application at that time will be a little too late for Fall 2020 admission.

If I submit my application (today for example), will my application be treated as if it was submitted at that time once my April LSAT score is out, the application is reviewed, and a decision is rendered?

Meaning, if I apply early while waiting to take a future LSAT, will my application count as if it was submitted with an LSAT score once it is reviewed?

Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thank you ;)

Hey everyone, I’m in the 24-27 range so I’ve been out of school for a couple of years. I took the January LSAT and totally blanked during the logic games. I had been scoring in about the 170 range, but given that I didn’t finish or really even start two of the logic games, I’m pretty sure I’m looking at a 160 if not lower.

My plan is to apply for T14, but given my performance, my LSAT is probably going to turn out terrible. Unfortunately some of the apps are due before I’ll know my LSAT score. Do I shoot my shot? If I had to guess, I probably got a 157-160 (if I’m lucky).

Should I submit or just wait for next cycle? I feel like I’m getting ancient. Need advice urgently.

There is no worse feeling during a timed section than when you come across a difficult question, have trouble processing it, and feel like you should be able to answer it. You start to question why you can't do it, why your brain isn't working, thinking about the clock, and how you NEED to get this one correct and NEED to do so quickly. This stress can quickly compound and sometimes even render you staring blankly at the page wondering if you can ever do well on the LSAT.

This has happened to me many times during practice and unfortunately many times during real takes; it is not fun. So why does this happen? I think that we tend to take how we feel at the present point in time and assume that we will feel that way for the indefinite future. For example, when we come across a really tough question that we are not understanding, we tend to think that that feeling of difficulty and inadequacy will remain for the rest of the section, rest of our test, and ultimately the rest of our lives. This becomes a very scary prospect. When this is on our mind, it becomes nearly impossible to think objectively or rationally. The idea of hell is so scary because it involves the infinite feeling of suffering.

So, how do you prevent and effectively manage stress before it snowballs? First, know that it is going to be present. No matter how good you are at this test, there will always be very tough questions and ones which do not even come close to clicking at first. Stress and adversity are inevitable. I have found that the key is recognizing stress when it begins. Try to realize when your mind begins to feel uncomfortable and like a question has rendered you weak and powerless. Remind yourself that you have come across some adversity and that this is completely expected and normal. The difficulty that you are having now with this one question is not permanent and you can/will pop right back up for the next one. Move on to the next question with confidence and be ready to skip that one too if it does not click!

This takes practice, but try to recognize the stress/fear/doubt as soon as it arises, tell yourself you were expecting it, and that it will not shake you. When I am hit with stress during a timed section, I like to think "ahhhh there you are! I knew you were coming, but you will not trick me this time." During a timed section you will inevitably think that you can't or that your mojo isn't there, but I promise it usually is! In short, don't project how you feel in the present about a question onto the rest of the test!

Hello! I took a look at putting things into CAS, but for some reason it doesn't have a level for community college or associates? All I see is Bachelor's, Graduate, and Law but the only thing the community colleges could give out were associates. What should I put for this?

The lor is technically academic (from internship). I am waiting on LORs from graduate school professors but they haven’t come in yet. Should I write addendum that states the other letters will be in soon?? I want to apply now.

Hey guys, I've started studying for this test around a month ago, and I'm looking to get some general advice from those of you who have been studying this test for a while.

My cold diagnostic was at a 168, with -3 on RC, -7 on LR, and -2 on games. I've been specifically targeting the LR section for the past month, and I'm averaging at around -1/-2 per timed section. Problem areas include Flaw questions and Parallel Flaw questions.

I haven't devoted as much studying RC, but I took a few timed sections and I average around -2. The incorrect answers usually fall in the same passage. As for the games, I really haven't done anything about them yet, although I'm planning on studying each type once I feel like I have a more solid grasp on LR.

A few questions:

I'm honestly pretty clueless when it comes to studying strategically for this test. Any tips you have for any section would be greatly appreciated. I can also share how I studied LR, if anyone would like to know!

Thanks so much in advance.

Hello,

I plan on taking a year to study for the LSAT and possibly take in June 2020. I was wondering if ya'll recommend studying full time or getting a part time job and study part time. My LSAT score was a 148 and my goal would be to reach the 160s. Any LSAT study tips/advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

I just submitted my applications and I noticed after submitting that on two of them, I list months of employment that conflict with what's on my resume. In the education section I have Sep - Nov but on my resume it says Aug - Dec. Do you think that I should contact adcoms to notify them of the error?

Hello! Anyone in the DC metro area interested in meeting in person to take full-timed tests and do blind reviews? I'm looking for someone to bounce off ideas, share thought processes, and LG strategies. I will hold you accountable and keep you motivated to stay focused. I hope you'll do the same for me!

A little about me - I'm a patent foreign filing specialist at a DC law firm. I've been living in DC for over four years and aiming to get into law school in the fall of 2021. I took the LSAT in March 2019 - scored 158. I started studying again this past December. I'm determined to get at least a 10-point increase but it's an uphill climb.

Please shoot me a personal message if interested!

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First off, thank you 7Sage for everything. I’ve had a great admissions cycle as a result. I’m wondering if any current law students or anyone else has any personal anecdotes or thoughts about either of these Jersey schools?

Hey everyone! I wanted to ask if there was some form of process / equation / anything mechanistic to attack the math questions dealing with proportions and absolute values?

Having to constantly plug and chug numbers (or drawing pies) is fine, but I wish there was something more elegant that wouldn’t leave me with the feeling that I might be leaving out some possible consideration. It's been taking me far longer than other question types (and it's hard to be consistent) to get to the right AC for math questions.

Additionally, I haven't finished the core curriculum yet, but are nearly all the questions-that-require-you-to-conclude-something-about-a-number on the LSAT just dealing with % vs quantity?

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Hello! I graduated this past May and started a job in September. My work contracted ended in December and I decided to take the next few months to study for the LSAT full-time. I'm really concerned about having to explain my resume gap to law schools when I apply. I can't just be like "yeah so I was studying for 5 months." This is especially concerning for me because I want to do a dual JD/MPP (master of public policy), so I'm assuming they'll hate seeing the resume gap even more. My job from September to December was really substantive and interesting, so I'm working on getting a part-time job maybe during the weekend (10-15 hours a week) that is connected to my old job and that would allow me to actually work on a cool project or make some sort of an impact. I'm hoping that would kinda fill the gap, but I would love to hear about you guys' experiences with this issue. Any advice/help appreciated!!! Also, I am considering potentially applying to HYS if I'm able/qualified, so I would be interested to know how those schools in particular treat resume gaps. Thanks a bunch!

Other than underline, yellow, pink, and orange? like maybe a green and blue

I am still waiting for them to come in because I was planning on applying next year. I received an offer for a full scholarship to NE Law if I was admitted, so I want to get my application in now.

Hey everyone!

I just took my first prep test (June 2007) and lets just say I wasn't super happy with my results. I am hoping to take the June 8th LSAT and was looking for someone or a group to work towards that goal with?! :)

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to know if you experienced this, I have been studying steadily for couple of months and i'm making progress ( I also studied in the past and have sort of background knowldge, current intense study schedule not new basically) I'm doing ok but definitly need more practice, I see improvement which is exciting but sometimes I see that if I study haphazardly it shows in my resutls, which I can control so I work on my concentration and then it gets better. A

Anyway I recently got invited to go on a 4 day trip, which falls on a weekend I usually take a day off in a week so I thought I would save my days off and take the trip, but I'm super worried 4 day break will kill my porgress, at least hamper.

Any advice on this? Have any of you experienced relatively long ish breaks (4 day) and been able to bounce back? I'm taking the test in March in Europe so it's on March 30th.

All input appriciated.

PS: I'm studying full time, I'm on a leave from work.

Thank you!