Hey guys,

Hope everybody is staying safe and healthy during this time.

I studied a lot of 7sage (finished LR and RC curriculum) over the summer and made great progress on practice sections, then school hit and didn't have time to keep studying during the year. I'm wondering if anybody has gotten utility out of redoing the core curriculum, or if my time would be better served just jumping back into problem sets and practice tests, since I've already completed cc once? It's been about seven months since I completed the core curriculum.

Any advice/feedback is very appreciated!

Hi,

Based on what I have read from answer explanations so far, this logical reasoning question seems to break the "cardinal rule" of there only being one truly right answer because both A and B here seem to strengthen the stimulus-- A just happens to strengthen it more, and thus is the right answer. Does anyone have a better explanation for why B is wrong?

Thanks!

#help

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I'm at a point where I'm less than 25% of the way through the curriculum and am flopping around, wondering if I should continue to pursue taking PTs at the point I'm at. I've only been studying for about 3 weeks--have done my diagnostic and 1 additional (this weekend), and its clear that I remain at a point where I am guessing a lot and the scores clearly indicate that. It is clear to me that I need to strengthen my muscle memory with the rules of LR and LG because I was overall shooting into the breeze during the last PT. I recognize that I've got a long road ahead, but I'm concerned that if I'm not efficient in my approach, then I I will waste valuable time and testing material. I'm in need of some direction, please help.

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Hello, had a few questions for those who have taken the digital LSAT.

On test day, what writing instruments are allowed in and how many?

What is size and amount of scrap paper given to you?

For the tablet, are you given a digital pen or are you noting answers with your finger? Also, are you given formatting/highlighting choices (similar to how 7Sage formats its digital tests)?

Thank you very much!

Hello JY

I had a q regarding LR. What if we have a different reasoning to why an answer is correct than the one you mention in your video but still get the right answer choice? Does that mean we have thought about it incorrectly and should re-wire our brains to think differently?

e.g.

Practice test 7, S3 Q21 - I have the same reasoning another student posted, quoted below:

"B) Yes! This shows that we do not NEED to raise cow on grain – so even if the grain yield is going down, we can still raise them on grass – which renders it possibly less morally unacceptable"

But this wasn't the reasoning you used .. so are we incorrect for picking the answer on that basis?

(and generally should we adapt our reasoning to yours? This isn't the first scenario I encounter like this)

If anyone else wants to chime in, more than welcome ! :D

In Logical Reasoning sections, LSAC loves to test us on how we interpret studies. For example, a study is described, a conclusion is drawn, and it becomes our job to evaluate how well the study supports the conclusion. These questions are common and come in the form of: flaw, strengthening, weakening, necessary assumption, sufficient assumption, and if they are feeling really ambitious: resolve reconcile questions.

These questions mostly turn on how well the study is controlled. This video below takes you through what it means for an experiment to be controlled and why it is fundamental to "good" science.

Next time you do an LR section, notice how much the controlled experiment comes up, and how you must understand what makes it better or worse!

Hey everyone!

We got electricity and water back last night!!!!! So as promised, I have re-scheduled the hangout. For tonight, I would like to keep the session to general LSAT questions. You can ask me and @"Cant Get Right" anything.

I will talk to you all soon!

Best,

Sami

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is doing okay during these difficult times and have all they need (or at least the capacity to get what they need). I also hope you are practicng social distancing and takign advantage of all the streaming services available!

I have decided to take a gap year to really work hard to get the score I need and want before I apply to law school. I am planning to, ideally, register for the September and/or October LSAT(s). I'll have at least 6 months to study for this exam if I use April-May to go through the core curriculum again while doing online remote learning (with a potential pass/fail transcript recording) and I will ideally start focusing on timed practice (PTs and sections) starting in June until the end of the summer and/or until I take the exam. I will be able to study full-time during the summer and potentially until I take the exam. I have not done any kind of studying since October of last year and none of the studying I have done in the last 6 months was consistent so it is safe to say I am starting from square 1, with some knwoledge of the lsat and curriculum.

I would like to get some thougths on a few things:

Reviewing core curriculum again--how do I get the most out of it?

Taking a diagnostic that is not June 2007(since I already have) but an exam that is close to the rigor of what I would expect on the more recent exams

I would like to allot at least 25-30 PTs to take under-timed conditions--- any ideas on the best batch?

Foolproofing--when and for how long (this is subjective of course but please share thoughts and experiences). Obviosuly you foolproof games that you do after PTs if you did not go - 0 but outside of that, what is the best and most efficient way to foolproof The Bundle(also subjective but see above;))?

how many PTs per week when I start timed practice?

The best time to start timed practice (regardless of my timeline)?

Who has done a study plan similar to the one I am doing?

How to avoid/deal with burnout?

Anything else I should keep in mind and/or incorporate?

I am a shooting for a 165 or better and have averaged in the high 140s and low 150s in the past (fewer than ten PTs), but that may prove to be irrelevant given my time off. Anything is possible imo so please tell me how you do this--ups and downs and all if you had a similar study plan and were in a similar scoring range.

Hello Sagers, with the quarantine in full swing I hope you have all been able to find ample time to study and research ways to further advance towards your goals. With that being said I have been doing a lot of refreshing and with the extra time I have found myself with, went back and listened to some of J.Y.'s podcasts with 7sagers who had great success stories, i.e. 140's-150's starting point to 170's+ on test day. Idk about anyone else, but I find these very illuminating and uplifting, especially when you find yourself frustrated or stuck. These gave me insight to people with similar struggles to myself and dove in to how they overcame them. They help you get off the canvas when you've been knocked down so to speak. Anyway they give me confidence and hope that I can push forward with patience and the proper strategy and setting a high score bar for myself is not an impossible task.

SO would it be possible for J.Y. to do more podcasts with other more recent 7sagers who have triumphed?! Anyway I loved them! If you have heard the past ones, I suggest checking them out.

Goodmorning everyone,

I hope you all are well and safe during these intense times in the world. I received a letter from my top choice stating that I have been waitlisted. This was both awesome and painful to read knowing I may or may not be admitted to my top choice. I received this in mid-February. I have been waiting to send a substantive LOCI in early April, but did not express immediate interest when I received the letter from admissions. Have I hurt my chances by waiting too long to respond?

Hello fellow 7Sagers,

Do any of you recommend writing out notes while watching explanation videos for harder questions such as NA, Parallel Flaw, SA etc.?

Just wondering because I feel it would really make you engage with the question and really analyze why you may have gotten the question wrong or right. And bonus, you can go back to the notes in case you miss the question again when fool proofing.

Thoughts?

Hi everyone,

Hard question here: can anyone explain why answer choice A is completely incorrect? I can see how, based on the passage, "standardizing traditional languages" is "sometimes unnecessary" from lines 39-42, but I still can not find textual evidence for how "standardizing traditional languages requires arbitrary choices". The rhetorical question raised in lines 36-38 express arbitrariness, but I don't understand how we were supposed to know that this arbitrariness was "required" by standardization. No need to explain B,C,D, and E.

Thanks!

#help

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Hi everyone,

This might sound like a dumb question, but would anyone be able to explain why C is wrong in this question?

I thought C could be correct here because:

Thus, while I understood why the answer was A (since "all but impossible" = very difficult to make possible), I had trouble fully eliminating answer choice C because I thought that since we understood the obstacle that "sometimes" prevented us from perfectly converting oral language to written language (aka "exact match"), taking away that obstacle should make that goal "attainable".

Any #help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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Hi,

I am totally stuck here between B and C. Can anyone help explain why C is wrong and B is right?

#help

Thanks!

Admin note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-29-section-2-passage-2-questions/

I'm doing the RC problem sets of the core curriculum currently and it seems like the RC passages are taking me a while. For passages that are 5 questions it takes me 10 minutes to complete that passage, and for passages that are 7-8 questions it usually takes me 15 minutes to complete.

How do I get faster at this? And what is a good time to aim for for each passage?

Will April 2020 LSAT be cancelled? Any thoughts?

Hey guys, if you're quarantined and feeling kind of isolated, let's hang out on Zoom!

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Past hangouts:

Wednesday, March 18, 8:15pm ET

Tuesday, March 24, 8:15pm ET (main conclusion questions)

Tuesday, March 31, 8pm ET (main conclusion - mss hybrid questions)

Tuesday, April 7, 8pm ET (mss questions)

Tuesday, April 14, 8pm ET - 10pm ET (weakening questions part 1)

Tuesday, April 21, 8pm ET - 10pm ET (weakening questions part 2)

Tuesday, April 28, 8pm ET (resolve, reconcile, explain (rre) questions)

Tuesday, May 5, 8:15pm ET (strengthen questions)

Tuesday, May 12, 7pm ET (psa questions)

Tuesday, May 19, 7pm ET (sa questions)

Tuesday, May 26, 7pm ET (na questions)

Tuesday, June 2, 7:05pm ET (must be true questions)

Tuesday, June 9, 7:30pm ET (method of reasoning questions)

Tuesday, June 16, 7:05pm ET (flaw/descriptive weakening)

Tuesday, June 23, 7:05pm ET (flaw/descriptive weakening)

Tuesday, June 30, 7:05pm ET (parallel reasoning / analogy)

Tuesday, July 7, 7:05pm ET (parallel flaw / analogy)

Tuesday, July 14, 7:05pm ET (point at issue: agree/disagree)

I was scheduled for the March LSAT, and LSAC said they would automatically put March test takers into the April test. However, online it still says I'm registered for the March test. Do I have to fill out a form or something? Is anyone else having the same problem?

Dear All,

Hope quarantine finds you all well! I have posted in the past I just graduated with a 3.75 from a top 30 undergrad and have experience with tribal nations and international criminal law. My weakness is a 156 LSAT which i am hopefully changing in april, I have been testing consistently in the 162-5 range. Once I got the 156 I was sure no law school would want me but my friend made me apply to 3. My results so far is waitlists from both GW and BC. I am curious how hard it is to go off these schools waitlists'? Also I am curious if I should just take a gap year and try again with a fresh batch of schools?

Since there are only finite LSAT resources, how do you all feel about/go about retaking practice tests?

I understand that retake scores are not reflective of real test scores at all, but is it still helpful to retake? Is there anything that I ought to do differently for retakes for a more accurate score?

I took a pretty long break from LSAT studies during finals week at school, and have been struggling to get back into it. I figured retaking an old PT may be a good jumping off point as I can get the feel for testing again without wasting a fresh test.

Any advice (re: retakes or jumping back in after a break) would be much appreciated!

My first diagnostic, I scored a 134. I signed up with 7Sage and only had two months to study prior to taking the Feb 20, 2020 LSAT. My second dignostic few days before the big day was 142. I thought about not going in for the LSAT because I just did not feel prepared (for obvious reasons). But alas, my over zealousness kicked in. I sat for the LSAT. I did not feel good walking out of it because I was ill prepared. I knew that going in but like I said, I just wanted to give it a go. YOLO. Anyway, I received my score few days ago, and let me just say LMAO. I saw it coming a mile away. I scored a 143. I am looking at it this way, I improved by 9 points just studying off and on for two months. I now want to register for November 2020 and give myself solid seven months to study.

But here is the dilemma, this voice in my head is saying to drop this and work towards masters in Social Work. My end goal is to help people who feel helpless. I also want to help neglected children. I know I can achieve this goal by being a social worker but I am not a quitter. I had Loophole delivered to my house today. I want to pick it up and fix the errors and get better. I know I can get better but why am I feeling this way?

Hi everyone, if you were registered for the March test (that LSAC canceled), please send an email to studentservice at 7sage.com and we will extend your account for +1 month.

Hey everyone,

I been looking at this argument for a couple days and can't find the flaw. Can someone please help me find it. Thank you.

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