I went from a 138 on my first LSAT the 9th percentile, to a 166 the 92nd percentile.

There is no easy path/shortcut/trick that is going to make it happen.

STUDY. PRACTICE. QUALITY.

DO NOT GIVE UP.

Standard success and "thank you" post to 7Sage. J.Y. and crew, y'all are legends. Of note: I did switch up my study techniques, and how I used some of the 7sage tools. So, if anyone is on a plateau feel free to reach out. Generally speaking, I really leaned into the questions I got wrong and questions that took me too long. I also had to fool proof every game possible. T'was a grind y'all. Good luck!

Hi all!

I'm retaking for my third (and hopefully final!) time and I'm working on getting my score into the 160+ range. I've really struggled with holding myself accountable to studying in the past and honestly would just like a group of people to work/vent with to help through this crazy test. I do most of my studying in the evening and on the weekends and wanted to see if there's any interest in getting together some type of group to text/chat/check-in over the next few months. I'm not sure what the best platform would be but definitely open to suggestions or any other thoughts!

To those who score well in RC:

What does timing look like for you in a section? Not in terms of breakdown per passage, but how much time you have left over and how many questions you left yourself go back to?

My BR for RC is consistently -1 or -0, but under timed conditions it ranges (from -2 to -8). I'm trying to close this gap, since I think my BR indicates that it's a timing issue and not an understanding issue?

Thank you :)

I'm incredibly grateful for the great resources on 7Sage and the supportive community here!

My diagnostic was 161 last July. I've been studying on the off since then while going to school. I finished all the PTs from 35 above and did most LGs from PT1-35 as well.

Good luck to everyone taking the test in the future!

Hi all! I'm looking for someone to go over LR sections with, i was essentially thinking we can go through a section together and talk through it! That way in a sense we are both learning and could help each other out. Let me know if you are interested

I'm taking the October LSAT and will be applying when those scores come out, would now be too early to ask for letters of recommendation?

I got a 178 on the July Flex thanks to 7Sage, a consistent study partner, a good study environment and luck!

My study methodology:

I took my diagnostic in February, and then did the 7Sage course over the next three months while working full-time (50 hour work weeks). I started diligently studying in mid-May: I took my first practice test 5/23, and started averaging ~168, and ~171 BR. My highest practice test was a 174.

I took the week of July 4th off from work, and starting doing drills. At this point I was doing PTs about every 3-4 days. I kept a spreadsheet tracking all the question types I'd missed, and did drills of the LR types I was missing most frequently (Flaw, Weaken, NA). For drills, I did smaller problem sets (~10 questions) of each problem type at each difficulty level (i.e. 1* Flaw, 2* Flaw, etc). My study partner (a close friend with a complimentary strengths) and I would often go over questions either one of us missed on a problem set, or once did an entire LR section together and talked through how to approach each problem and predict answers. RC was the section where I saw the most improvement: I went from -7 to -2/3 on problem sets. The key for me was reading quickly, but thoroughly and making sure I understood what each paragraph or shift in structure contributed to the overall meaning. I would highlight important names or key dates, and underline the main thesis. For the most part, I would get the answers right with my gut instinct, and the ones I missed were usually answers I had changed at the last minute. So, on test day, I just decided to trust my gut and not flip flop between answers. I'm also an avid reader and spent most of my downtime reading (when not studying or working), and I think that helped me quite a bit. LG was my strongest section from the start (my diagnostic was -0) and I was pretty consistent throughout my studying. The key for me was doing the initial games pretty quickly, so that if later games were tougher I had more than enough time to map out game boards or brute force the game.

I took a day off before the test where I just read a novel all day, and didn't stress about the test. On test day, I felt pretty calm, but walked out of the test having no clue how I did. My biggest piece of advice would be to not over-study, and to be relaxed on the day of the exam (even if it means forgoing some days of studying). I even signed up for the August Flex to relieve the stress of doing well on the July test. Good luck to you all!! Feel free to PM me with questions - this community really helped me when I was studying!

When I applied to some tutoring places, they asked for an official score report. I logged into my account, and clicked "view LSAT registration and statuses." I scrolled down, and I assume thats where you normally find your official score report. However, theres a green box with an arrow, and the icon legend says that means "not available." Does anyone have any insight on this? How can we get an official score report if we took a Flex? Do I have to email LSAC myself? Will they provide me with one? Do I wait a few more months? Or am I looking at the wrong place?

Thoughts? Feelings? Concerns?

Hi,

I would like to start foolproofing to increase my score on games can someone explain to me how it works?

So I recently purchased the prep test plus add on from LSAC and 7sage is telling me that its still not working. I wanna get my analytics for online tests. How do I make this work?

Hi,

I have trouble seeing why answer choice E here is wrong-- wouldn't the third sentence here be considered a "generalization", since a generalization is practically the same thing as a general principle, and the idea that "parallel lines often appear to converge" seems to be a general principle-- something that could be applied to multiple instances? In addition, if my aforementioned reasoning is correct, isn't this generalization being "used" to argue against people ridding themselves of tendencies by being used as context for the analogy that the stimulus brings up in the last sentence?

Any #help would be very much appreciated!

Best regards

Have there been misc games in the recent tests? I am full-proofing LGs in PTs 1-35 and don't want to spoil the more recent tests for myself but would like to know if I should be dedicating equal time on the misc games as much as the rest?

Hi guys!! I'm having some trouble with Logical Reasoning, specfically with SA/NA/PSA. I have gone through the CC, read powerscore/loophole/trainer, and i just cannot figure them out!

I'm taking the exam in August and was hoping to create some problem sets with these questions and go through them. I'm looking for someone to do this with me/listen to how I go through it and aid me ?! Thank you so much!!

Hi! Losing my mind in quar and my motivation is waning a bit- looking for a study buddy to help keep me on track! Been studying since May now and averaging around high 50s low 60s on PTs. Looking to score in the high 60s. I was planning on taking the August lsat but thinking about pushing that back to October.

LMK if you're interested!

I finished reviewing my latest PT and landed a 162 on PT 46 (granted the LG section was easier than usual but wins are wins man). I am now going into my last 2 months of studying for the October exam date. If anyone has any suggestions/tips on how to keep the momentum going that would be greatly appreciated!

As of right now, I work full time and reserve about 20-25 hrs/week to study (literally all the free time I have). I drill PT sections throughout the week, do full PTs every other week, and am halfway through reading Loophole by Ellen Cassidy (should finish in the next couple weeks).

I'm trying to hit at least the 90th percentile (around 165) but I'm BRing in the high 160s/170s so I feel like with the proper tools and study habits I have a shot at scoring above 90th which would be a DREAM. What other studying habits/practices have helped you? Should I try to take a full PT every week instead of every other week? Thank you all in advance!!

Hi all. I've finally finished my LSAT studying journey, so first of all: THANK YOU 7sage, and THANK YOU Mike Kim!! I'm very grateful to those two systems, which allowed me to reach my goals after around 10 months.

Something that I referred to constantly throughout my studying was this post from a few years ago, which lists the hardest LSAT sections, according to 7sage's ratings system: https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/71zteo/hardest_most_difficult_lsat_sections_ever_listed/.

Basically, I've decided to make an updated version of the post. I'll also post this on Reddit, as the original poster did. The only thing I've changed is that I've tried to include all available tests, rather than leaving early ones out. All I did was enter blank versions of the tests into the analytics system, and note which were 4 or 5-star sections. Many sections' 7sage ratings seem to have shifted in the years since that first post; this is something I noticed as I was studying, and one of the reasons why I wanted to do this updated one! I've tried to put weird tests (A, B, C, C2, F97, and J07) where they actually occurred, chronologically.

So, here are the LSAT sections that 7sage's analytics rates at 4 or 5 stars, as of August 2020:

LOGIC GAMES:

5-star: 27, B, C, 34, 88

4-star: 5, 18, A, 30, 31, 35, 62

LOGICAL REASONING:

5-star: 5-S1, 7-S4,17-S2, 17-S3, F97-S1, 23-S3, 28-S1

4-star: 1-S3, 3-S4, 4-S1, 5-S3, 8-S1, 8-S4, 9-S2, 10-S4, 11-S4, 12-S4, 14-S2, 14-S4, 18-S2, 21-S3, F97-S3, 22-S4, 24-S2, 26-S2, 27-S1, 28-S3, 33-S1, 39-S2, 45-S1, 62-S2, 69-S4, 70-S4, 71-S3, 72-S2, 76-S2, 78-S1, 81-S2, 84-S3

READING COMPREHENSION:

5-star: 30, 65, 74, C2, 79, 84

4-star: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, F97, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 43, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 89

if i did a pt to simulate Flex, and i'd like to also review the section that was skipped, how do i access the answers for that section?

I completed several practice tests on LSAC prior to purchasing 7sage monthly. Is there an easy way to transfer my answers to 7sage, or do I have to put all the questions in manually? Thanks.

I consistently get 10-12 wrong on every LR section. I have tried improving for a month and it has stayed relatively the same. I'm doing the August LSAT so I don't have much time to do a full on core curriculum redo, now I'm focusing on just damage control. Any advice? Thanks!

I know that

A --m--> B

A --m---> C

leads to an inference of B (--s--) C

So what inference does

A ----> B

A -----> C

lead to? Does it also lead to B (--s--) C?

If someone could help me with this question and show why every AC is wrong and why the right one is right it would be very helpful.

PT 2 S2 Question 11

"If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction," said the biologist.

"So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation," said the politician."

Which of the following statements is consistent with the biologist's claim but not with the politician's claim ?

A. Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct

B. Deforestation is stopped and the Koala goes Extinct

C. Reforestation begins and the koala survives

D. Deforestation is slowed and the Koala Survives

E. Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction

Hey all, I came across this great pdf from Yale when I was trying to see if a curfew violation needed to be reported in a character and fitness violation. https://law.yale.edu/sites/default/files/area/department/cdo/document/50_state_survey_-bar_exams_and_mental_health-_fall_2017.pdf

This link contains a lot of the questions asked on the state bar ethics exams and is a good baseline to see what will be asked when we have to take the bar.

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for the advice :)

Brief background:

-Diagnostic (April) - 159; -14 LG

-PT 2 weeks ago - 163; -8 LG

-PT yesterday - 168; -8 LG

I have done the Powerscore Bibles and 7sage core curriculum and foolproofed about 80 of games PT1-35 so far. I spend 80% of my time on LG, as it is clearly my weakness. I usually miss a couple due to accuracy and then run out of time on the rest.

I'm planning to continue foolproofing 1-35 and take PTs 49-89 (every other) before the October exam. It also seems like a good idea to start taking full, timed LG sections, so I'll do that with 36-49 starting soon.

Other than continuing the foolproofing and taking LG sections, does anyone have advice on how to improve my LG score before the exam? Do I need to change my approach? I am thrilled at my improvement between the last two PTs, but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't improve in LG, since that is what I was actually studying 80% of the time; it was even as easier LG section.

Thanks to those who read this and good luck on your studies!