Hi all. Asking anyone who's taken a digital LSAT so far. What's the format like? Is it closer to 7Sage's or Khan Academy's? I noticed 7Sage's is much easier to read and Khan's is a much smaller font and harder to read for me. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone... I had done a drilled LR section (PT 74 S4) and got a -6 on 2/5 at the very beginning of my studies (before completing the CC) and I took the same section again this afternoon and got a -6 again.

Perhaps a good sign is that I got none of the same questions wrong? I've been tracking ALL of my LR misses in an Excel sheet so I went back through the questions I missed on 2/5 and my description of what happened and I did notice that I was able to eliminate the TRAP ACs that I fell into on the 2/5 run so that was encouraging but not sure what happened on the other questions I previously got right. Also, I was able to do -0 when I Blind Reviewed the section; something I absolutely and with 100% certainly would NOT have been able to do back in February so I'm telling myself that there is at least some improvement in my understanding whether or not its showing up on my timed section yet...?

Although I only consciously remembered one question (and not even what the answer was, just that this one tripped me up previously), obviously any retake score is somewhat inflated. Am I just deluding myself here that I'm making forward progress?

How long did you feel like it took you to start to see consistent changes in your LR?

can we deal with necessary assumption Q as Must Be True Question?

I see a lot of people suggesting various magazines and pieces of fiction to read that contain the dense and complicated language similar to that of RC passages. Would printing out already used RC passages and just practice reading those be just as effective if not more so? Has anyone else done this and seen improvements from it? Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Hi all!

I am going through the property course and have a question on how I should study. For context, I'm an incoming 1L so I have no idea how law school works (yet)!

Should I be memorizing the elements that are mentioned in the course? Should I know what the main points of the different cases that are mentioned off the top of my head?

Basically - how should I study? Any help/context is much appreciated.

Btw - This course is super helpful and I much prefer reading the outlines and watching the videos, like how I learned LSAT, compared to reading commercial outlines without any context. Thank you 7sage for developing it. :)

Hey so before we could buy individual tests.. the newer ones.. for like 30$ and I dont see them anymore..can I still buy these?

Hi,

So on this question I was stuck between C and D (because each of these answer choices only talked about one of the two things: beetles or plants, but not how they compared to one another). However, the right answer happened to be E (which totally surprised me because "many" warm weather plants could include the ones that the stimulus is talking about, and if beetles were much older than these plants, this could explain why they came up earlier on the fossil record.

Can anyone help explain why the answer is E (and not C and D)?

Thanks!

Coming down to last minute! What are yalls study schedules looking like now?

I am taking the LSAT in JUNE and I was wondering if anyone would like to study/brush up on the materiel? Please let me know.

Does anyone know exactly how long the Core Curriculum should take? I realize that it is advertised as 215 hours - however it seems that a fair amount of that time consists of old PT and various section drills. I am wondering how much time the actual lessons are excluding drills and PTs and I rather not count them if someone knows it off the top of their head #help

Is anyone being mailed a loaner device because of not having the technology for the FLEX test in May? If so, what type of device is it? Thanks!

When reviewing a question in 7Sage, we are told what percent of people selected each answer choice for a problem. E.g. "92% selected AC 'B'"

My question is: What is the LSAT score that hovers above each answer choice?

Is that the average score of the person who selected a given answer?

Hi All!

I'm looking to sit for the August or October 2020 test and I'm trying to minimize my timeline to get through the CC (I'm kind of going at a slower speed just to learn everything and blind review my questions). Quick background, I do work full-time so I study mostly after work and the weekends, I've been studying on an off for a year but (this is it I need to finish LOL). I'm finishing up the logical reasoning lesson on the CC, and I am wondering if everyone works through every single problem set under the lessons or once you understand are you are simply moving onto the next section? Do you skip around the CC or follow it in sequence? I know that logic games are right now my worst section from previously using the powerscore bibles (so I want to start that section asap). Not sure what to do at this rate

Apologies if this is all over the place! Any information that anyone has is greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Steph

I wanted to use bigger size paper for the games so i wouldnt have to flip notebook as often in case i ran out of room. Do we have to show our scratch paper? or? Does it have to be the standard 8.5x11 or can it be bigger

It seems the best training you can do for the LSAT is to practice parsing sentences, looking for logical indicators and evaluating arguments. You need to be lightning fast at this. The problem is I don't want to burn through all of the PT material and little if any writing outside of LSAT prep materials is so structured. I've tried news articles, but they so rarely make any kind of argument that its really more of a drain on my time. Any suggestions where I can find some good argumentative writing out in the real world?

Hey everyone,

Are spatial sequencing games found on the current LSAT's? Just wondering if I should be spending a lot of time on it.

Hi all! This was my first time applying to Canadian Law Schools and I just received news that I was rejected from my dream school. This isn't my first rejection so I don't think it's going to happen for me in 2020. I just wanted to find out if it is normal (ish) to not get in on your first try? I'm feeling really embarrassed to let my friends and family know that I didn't get into any of the schools I applied to. Has this happened to anyone before?

Hi all,

I think I am starting to understand how to tackle the Logic Games section! I started out truly baffled but am now drilling some of the games I had trouble with and am getting into a groove.

However, I still struggle with 2 things: 1) timing and 2) whether to split the game board or not.

I find that for some games, I can draw the game board and jot down the rules in no time but sit there for 4-5 minutes just trying to figure out how I can put rules 1/2/3/etc. together. Sometimes, I even end up figuring out all of the inferences correctly (or find every possible rendition of my 4 game boards for one game) but look at the clock and see that I have 1 minute to answer the remaining 3-4 questions which is NOT good.

Is there a trick to knowing when to figure out inferences up front vs. unraveling them through the questions themselves? And when should I spend time splitting my game board up versus opting out (for example, in the explanation video of PrepTest 1 - Section 2 - Game 1 vs Game 4)?

Best,

Josh

Hi everybody! Was hoping to be able to poll the sages (or anyone that feels the are able to consistently go -0/-1 in Logic Games) about best practices for doing Logic Games digitally.

I'm trying to break into the -0/-1 camp (very soon hopefully) but find myself occasionally thwarted by one or two 'stupid' mistakes per section - I'm talking about selecting a could be true in a could be true EXCEPT because halfway into the ACs I lost track of what I was doing. In the past, the recommended best practice is a tactile approach:

Does anyone have any tricks or tips for translating these (and others that I might have missed) into the new digital LSAT era?

To share some of what I've done - I make an effort to organize EVERY game the EXACT SAME way on my scratch paper (which I much prefer to writing in the margins): I always list my game pieces in rows of 3; I always write my game board under my game pieces and write out the rules on the left-hand side of the page beneath my master game board; if there are any splits, I make those on the left side of my paper and save the whole right half for game boards to create when answering questions. I've found that this is very helpful because, my eyes/pencil know instinctively where to go.

Just wanted advice on the powerscore lsat prep books, Are they effective?

if anyone who has written the LSAT can comment below and has used these books...

What are the most effective studying books

Thanks

I just talked to one of my friends, who admitted Yale but decided to defer to 2021.

I simply wonder, how many people do you guys think will do the same things as my friend did. I guess, the more people in this cycle choose to defer, the harder for us to get in law school in the upcoming cycle.

It's really disappointed... If all students choose to defer, would that means we have to get 180 on LSAT in order to get in law school?

I scored a 148 on LSAT, I do well on RC and LG however, I am TERRIBLE at logical reasoning. English is not my first language and I often struggle to read and understand things. This makes it difficult to interpret information but I am now aiming for a 160; I am taking my exam in October... I have a 4.0 GPA, every extracurricular activity you can think of, started my own organization, and I am undocumented. I am so terrified of not doing well again. Any tips on studying?

I just wanted to express a thanks to all who share their anxieties on this forum because it really helped me hurdle the pressures of apps and studying throughout my journey.

I started studying in summer 18 through 7sage. I ended up putting my career on hold to get married and move abroad. All the while extending my account periodically because I knew I would want to eventually take the lsat and go to law school. Just keeping connected to this community and the dedication of the constant posters helped me muster up enough courage to get back on the horse. Either way I started studying again in June 2019 for the Oct test. I took a diagnostic at 147 timed. That was upsetting but I knew I couldn't just assume I was gonna kill this test without work. I took all but the last 12 pts and got a 160 on the Oct test. I knew I was able to get a few points higher and pushed myself for the January test. I applied to a bunch of schools with that score but told them I was taking a future test and they held my app until my next score came. Finally to my joy I received my Jan test score back. A 164. At that point I was content and decided thats the best I can do I tried twice let's see what happens.

Ok. So a 164 3.86 from an online college BA.

Here's my cycle can't remember dates but my score didn't allow my apps to get to review until the middle of Feb.

University of Houston- accepted with big Scholly

University Cincinnati- same as above

Scu law tech edge program- same as above

Cardozo law- huge Scholly

Loyola L.A.- accepted

Asu-waitlist

After my new score I applied to a few more schools

Bc- accepted half Scholly

Emory- priority wl

Bu- wl

Gw- accepted w some Scholly

UcL.A.- wl

Wustl- accepted with more than half

The reason I'm writing this is not to show off. It's because everyone gets too caught up in the numbers and I see it really holds people back from not only studying but also even applying to schools where they are way below the median. Keep healthy.

Thanks 7sage for making my ride a lot more informed and fearless.

I broke the 170 barrier with a 177 on PT 86! I then got a 172 on 87. What's the best way to keep this scores up and not falter when my July test comes up? (It'll be my first take!)

I have a laptop that is touch-screen.

Thank you in advance!