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Hello all,

I feel like my LR is getting worse, and I'm thinking about whether I should look for an online tutor.

My goal is to get my LR down to -1/-2 consistently, but in reality I average around -5.

My LR performance during a full 5-section-PT is also worse than when I do them as a timed drill.

I am really curious to hear from those who have worked/been working with a tutor for LR.

What was your experience like? Did you see any benefits/results?

Do you recommend any tutor specifically? Do you have suggestions on who I should maybe avoid (you can pm me!!)?

And any general LR tips are also very much appreciated!

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Hey Team!

I studied for the LSAT religiously in 2016 via 7Sage, and took the December 2016 LSAT (scored a 172). I ended up not getting into my top choice, and consequently changed plans (completed an M.A. instead).

That said, I'm planning on retaking the LSAT this July with the hopes of bumping my score up a few points. Has anything notable changed in the past four years that I need to be aware of? E.g., different question types, different question/section trends, etc.

Thanks!

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I just was wondering if July LSAT Flex will count for fall 2020 admission? I took the may LSAT last Tuesday. I felt okay about it, however I don't want my score to be below what I need it to be. If I do sign up for July will it even count for fall admission?

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We’re doing another round of early-bird enrollment for our Law School Explained courses.

This time, enrollment will be open for one week, from Monday, June 1 to Sunday, June 7, for the following courses:

  • Criminal Law Explained, $14
  • Tort Law Explained, $14
  • Property Law Explained, $29
  • All courses are still in progress, and the price differences partially reflect the extent of their development. Cumulatively, we’ve produced over three dozen video lessons and over twelve hours of audio lessons, and we’re working around the clock to add more. New lessons will automatically appear in your course as we complete them. We expect to finish developing these courses later this year.

    Many of you might not be ready to divert your attention from the LSAT, so rolled into this launch is an extra-long access time of 24 months. This way, you can be reasonably sure that you’ll still get to use the course when you’re ready for it, and that it will be complete by the time you do.

    Recap:

  • Early-bird access to Criminal, Tort, and Property Law Explained
  • On sale from Monday, June 1 to Sunday, June 7 for $29 and $14
  • 24 months of access
  • Enroll here
  • After June 7, enrollment will be closed until we complete more content.

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    Hi,

    Since the new LSAT is digital, plus the LSAT Flex being administered on your own computer, would you recommend printing out the practice tests and taking them that way or taking them from the computer to get used to it? Or do you think there is not much of a difference? (Personally, I prefer printing them out but not sure if that will hurt me in the long run!)

    Thank you!

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    Flaw questions give me hell. I cannot initially grasp the type of flaw even though I know there is a flaw somewhere. And when I go to the answer choices, the multitude of trap answers consume time.

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    Hi all,

    Quick question regarding the new 7Sage pricing/bundles LSAT study courses. I see it's required to have LSAC's LSAT Prep Plus. I haven't purchased LSAT Prep Plus through LSAC yet, and plan to buy the month by month 7Sage bundle with Prep Plus.

    How does your LSAC account know you've purchased the LSAT Prep Plus through 7Sage? In checkout it doesn't seem like there's an option to enter your LSAC account info, etc. Thanks in advance for any clarification!

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    Im about to begin drilling LG's and so im wondering is there some recommended sequence i should go in? For example, should i do all order/sequencing games first, then grouping, then hybrid games? Also, since the question bank has super detailed categories for games, are there any i should begin with first? Thanks a lot

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    Just took May LSAT Flex. Will probably be retaking in July, already signed up. Is 2 weeks too long for no LSAT whatsoever? Should I start studying again soon? idk I feel bad not studying but i really dont want to lol

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    Hello everyone,

    I just bought my 7sage account today along with the necessary LSAC subscription. When I try to look at the Prep tests, it says I need to activate my account with LSAC. However, by clicking it it just brings me to their login page and when I try to create an account, it says my email as already been used, despite the fact that when I click the forgot password and username function, they cannot find any record for that email. Alternatively, the email LSAC has sent me as a "get started" function which does the exact same thing. All in all, I am unable to look at the Preptests at all sometimes. Has anyone else had this problem before and if so, how was it solved? Also I would appreciate it if technical support could answer this question.

    Thanks

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    For those of you who have mastered LR: Did you incorporate information from various resources such as 7Sage, The Loophole (by Ellen Cassidy), Powerscore, etc. or focus solely on 7Sage?

    From previous conversations I've gathered some supplement 7Sage with The Loophole.. before I dive into this approach is there any advice for potentially avoiding any confusion (conflicting explanations, for example)?

    Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!

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    I do all my scratch work in pen (i hate the feeling of writing with pencil), but I saw that pens weren't on the list of 'allowed items' for the Flex. Is this a strict prohibition, or was anyone able to use a pen during the May Flex without issue? Thanks!

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    I took my first PT after going through the curriculum and was able to increase my score by 6 points from my diagnostic. While promising, I noticed that 18/24 questions that I had missed were considered level 4 or 5 difficulty questions and I had gotten the lower difficulty questions correct on blind review, leaving me without a necessary "weak" question type. My initial takeaway seems to be that I have a decent baseline understanding of the question types and lawgic and can intuitively get to the right answer for the easier questions, but I struggle with breaking down the harder ones. Is there a way to effectively overcome this hump? Thanks for any advice.

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    Hey, I was wondering if I could print out the whole core curriculum because i feel like it would save a lot of time with note taking and problem sets. Is there a feature for this or an easy way to do it? I worked at a law firm and they have a super printer I could use for it, so I was just wondering, thanks

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    Hi,

    Answer choice E here is the correct answer choice. We know that the author approves of some of effects of the traditional method because of line 18-19. However, I still have trouble finding evidence of the "partial disapproval of the method"; to me, it seems like the author fully disapproves of the method, going as far as to argue for his own narrative-based method.

    Any #help would be appreciated!

    Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-38-section-3-passage-4-questions/

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    Our baby's due date was Monday the 18th, my test was scheduled for Wednesday the 20th. Now that the April test was cancelled I didn't know if I'd have to wait another half-year to take the test once I'd regained enough sleep to be functional after caring for our newborn girl. On top of this a lot more responsibility has fallen on me while my wife has been getting much needed 3rd trimester rest: this means taking care of our toddler, cooking and doing dishes, house chores, finances and working from home. Lastly, as an Army veteran I suffer from constant back pain and frequent neck spasms -- it's certainly not the worst situation, but it's not the best either. Yet through it all I remained uncharacteristically calm and drew positive comments from family members and friends on how I handled the situation! I owe how I handled the stress to 2 methods and hopefully this can help others stay calm and focused too.

    The 2 methods that helped handle all the stress were meditation and having a written step by step strategy for not just the LSAT but also for when our baby comes. I bought the book "The mindful athlete" which talks about how to practice mindfulness. Learning how to meditate and meditating for 10 minutes twice a day helped me to chill out after a long day of work and helped me become calm when I felt stressed out. Without meditation I swear I would have snapped at my family and loved ones a TON, but taking a time out to regain composure proved an invaluable resource I'll be practicing probably for the rest of my life.

    Having a written strategy took a lot of the guesswork out of what to do when my wife actually starts labor (contractions can start even 3-4 weeks before real labor contractions do). I wrote down exactly what to do, who to call, what to load into the car; this allowed my mind to be free of that responsibility. Same for the LSAT. I used Mike Ross and Josh's timing strategy which helped me make an exhaustive strategy to execute for every question type during rounds 1 and 2 of each section and I practiced this. There was nothing that took me by surprise on Flex day and despite being nervous I feel like I executed my strategy to a T. I feel like I really was able to beat demonstrate my aptitude and limit the negative effects of nerves substantially.

    Having a strategy and knowing what to do as well as practicing mindfulness helped me overcome what may be one of the most stressful times in my life. I am fortunate to have even taken the test at all - I didn't have neck spasms during the test and our baby girl practiced social distancing and didn't come yet (lol). Even if she had come I was mentally prepared to take the test in Sept and Oct and viewed this circumstance positively, not negatively. The inducement date is tomorrow the 22nd if the girl doesn't come today and if I get a 170 or above we'll make her middle name my numerical test score :D haha just kidding. We're naming her Flex ;) All the best!

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    Hello, I recently took the May LSAT-Flex but am considering taking the July LSAT since I feel I can perform better. I have already completed and reviewed Preptest- 74-89. I have never reviewed Preptest 69 and under since I thought completing the most recent ones would benefit more before test day. Is it worth it to start the newer Preptest and then review 80-89 all over again. I score 148-150 at the moment. Is it possible to score a 160 on the LSAT given the time I have left for the July test? Am not currently working much due to COVID19 so I just want to take advantage of my free time to improve my score. I feel I need to work on my speed in LR and improve alot in RC since I get most wrong in that section. I can almost complete the game sections and after working on them constantly I get -5 wrong. Any feedback is welcome. I can really use it since I already reviewed and did the most recent Preptest.

    Thank You

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    Does anyone know how COVID is changing the JD job market? I read some large firms weren’t hiring a freshman class? In a job market that is already saturated can we expect employment numbers for schools to take a hit/make all this worth it financially in the long run?

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