Hey 7sagers,

just a quick question about transcripts: I just submitted my request to send transcript to LSAC, and I saw that on the website LSAC says it takes up to two weeks to process. But I am still waiting on my grades this semester, which won't be released until January... Can I request another transcript and update the one I just sent in January? What if I already sent some apps to schools by then? Do you guys know if I can tell schools to update my transcript?

Thanks!

I am having trouble diagramming this sufficient assumption question. Can someone please explain why A is correct and the others are wrong? Thank you.

I heard that LSAT is getting rid of the logical games, is this true?

I halve been drilling for 2 months and I only improved by maybe 3 points. How do you approach inference, MBT and most strongly supported questions on the RC. I find it easier for LR than RC. How do I improve? Please.

It’s giving me nightmares

I have a super low GPA 3.1 and aiming for 170+ on LSAT.

My background: I am trained abroad. Have a bachelor in Law. Took LL.M in the US from one of the TOP 14 schools, gained eligibility and passed the bar last year.

Because this isn't enough to secure me an opportunity in the US, I decided to pursue JD.

I started LSAT prep 2.5months ago and aiming to apply in Fall 2020.

How high of a chance do I have w/ 170+ and 3.1 undergrad GPA to get into TOP 14?

Any suggestion? I am currnelty getting 155-157 on my LSAT.

Can someone please help explain why D is correct? Not sure if this questions is actually very difficult or if I'm just not fully understanding this stimulus to begin with. Been looking at it for ages and it's just not totally clear to me why D is right, help!

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Hi All,

I'll be finalizing my personal statement and diversity statement within the next few days and would love to have more people take a look and provide some constructive feedback. Would be happy to provide feedback on your materials as well.

I'm mainly looking for feedback on clarity, conciseness and overall impression, but if you have other suggestions on any other aspect of the essays, I'd be open to hearing them out.

Please send me a PM if interested. Thanks!!

In the Analytics Videos JY shows how to score your LSAT and there is an option to score a single section at a time. Due to my work schedule, I plan to do a full practice test 1 time per week, and another PT in 1 section per day increments so that I can complete 2 PTs a week, even though the one will be over a 4 day period.

Is there still an option to score a single section or do I just need to make 4 copies of the test? I think that'll screw with my analytics tab if I do that? Is this even still possible?

I have two degrees and cannot find my GPA for my first degree but would like to post my GPA for my current degree because it is higher than my LSAC cumulative GPA (evil calculator). Would it be alright to post the GPA for one and not the other, or will it look like I forgot? #help

I realized that a few schools don't give you the option to attach an optional addendum. I'm going to call these schools' admissions offices tomorrow, but I was wondering if any of you guys ran into this same issue? If so, how did you go about it?

Hello,

I have finished the core curriculum and have done four prep tests but I have been using the 50% added time to them. Is this bad practice I plan on reducing my time until I can hit the 35 minute mark.

Thanks

#help When going through the syllabus it has the option at the top to jump to your current lesson. For some reason it has my current lesson flagged as material that's about 50 lessons ahead of where I actually am. I mean, I could just not use this feature - but if there's a way to fix it I'd like to know how.

Hey guys,

I am writing the LSAT in January. I want to aim for -0 on the Logic games section. So far, I always get perfect on the sequencing games. Other games, such as In and out, grouping, sequencing twist games- I struggle a little bit on those. I know that if I practice a little bit more, I will aim to perfect those. In terms of the miscellaneous games, I still have a lot of work to do on those).

For the last month- I was planning to do PT 40- 70 (an entire LG section per day). I know that sounds a lot. But I am pretty comfortable with this section. I had a question, should I focus on games from 40-70 or should I do other prep tests. Some people say that if you want to improve on LG miscellaneous- then games from 1-35 are the way to go ? Or should I mix it up ?

Thank You :)

So I just logged on to LSAC to see that the spell check function for the writing portion will be down from Dec. 13th-Dec. 20th... This is extremely frustrating because there was no email about it (atleast that I noticed) and I was hoping to complete it either today or tomorrow. I saw some comments saying that it has been taking about a week for the writing to get approved so now I have to wait until the 21st to take my writing meaning it won't reach the schools I'm applying to until atleast the 28th?!?! I'm almost tempted to take it without the spell check function but I know that'd probably be a mistake... has anyone else found themselves in a similar situation and are trying to figure out what to do?

I am having such a hard time understanding why answer choice (E) is wrong. Doesn't "few" translate to "some," rendering this answer choice valid? Somebody please help.

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Hi guys ... I'm going to ask a relatively simple question that's been confusing me a lot.

I'm currently in doing the "How to Take a Simulated LSAT Test" (https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/how-to-take-a-simulated-lsat/) and that article provides the following information: The LSAT is divided into two 105-minute sections, with each 105-minute sections consisting of three 35-minute sections.

This is confusing because there are only five 35-minute sections:

I've only done 2 PrepTests at this point (without any writing practice yet) ... so I've been splitting my test into two 70-minute sections with a 15 minute break. Is this the correct way to practice?

Also, while I'm at it, is the above order of sections standard? I remember Logic Games coming first on my diagnostic, not last.

Thanks for any clarifications!

Can I keep it a buck with you guys?

The 7Sage community really is wonderful - it's full of love and encouragement and a realization that we are all in this together. I've (silently) read along with so many posts, both people down and up because of this God-forsaken test, and have rooted for you all every step of the way. I figured it's time to write my own post and to seek some general tips and advice from you all; sorry in advance for the length of this post.

I was a legal studies major in college and I knew from day 1 that I wanted to go to law school. I fell in love with law and all its related concepts (politics). I found my passion and was ecstatic about it. I've always been an ambitious person and that carried on through where I wanted/want to go to law school. That meant T-10, with my top goal being H/Y/S, especially H (Barack Obama is my role model, lol). I first took a raw LSAT and scored a 156. I was a junior in college and my mind began racing with possibilities. After junior year finished, I studied - for what I thought was - really hard until I took my LSAT in September of that year, September 2018. That's about 4 months of straight studying.

Only now do I realize how negative it was - I was doing a mixture of 7Sage and Powerscore books. I wasn't Blind Review'ing, I wasn't intently going over wrong answers (maybe only superficially) and definitely not right ones. I would use Adderall all the time to study and take tests. My life was a bit of a mess - I was living with my then girlfriend at the time; it was incredibly toxic. My whole life was. My life consisted of infidelity, some drug use, and excessive and heavy drinking. I had a chaotic life. I now realize that my studying was fueled by narccisim, ego, and superficialties; I had lost my way.

Eventually, I realized that taking Adderall every single time before a test might not be helpful - I stopped, and my score went up straight away. I wasn't making many gains at all until I made a big jump from 159 to 163 on PT49 and I was ecstatic - I still remember the feeling. My target goal was a 175 and (once again proving how foolish I was) thought that I could get up to where I wanted to go in such a short time. I bounced around in the 160's, though never surpassing 163 again on all the rest of my PTs.

It didn't happen. I took the LSAT in September, and I knew immediately I did terrible. I don't even remember taking it - it was a blur. It was a complete disaster. I got a 153 on that test.

That really hurt me. It felt like a repudiation of my entire self. It hurt me to my core. (I know how foolish it seems).

I fell into a deep depression. It started to seem like the things I wanted to achieve wouldn't be possible. It was my first real smack in the face in my life. Things ended with that girlfriend, I isolated myself, and it was just generally rough.

I soon realized how bad my situation was. I spoke with my older sister and other family members and they helped me through it. I realized I needed to reexamine who I was. That next whole year, essentially, I stopped doing the LSAT. I became much happier. I had an amazing senior year and by the end of it, I knew I wanted to delay law school and go to the Peace Corps. This is what I did and I was stationed in Ethiopia. It was an amazing experience, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to leave early, and I'm back home in the US. While I was there, though, and through that year, I felt healed. I found myself again. Rediscovered my faith, got closer to my family, read a lot, and just discovered more of who I was. It's been amazing. It helped put the LSAT into perspective. It's not the end-all-be-all, even if it can seem that way.

It took me a long time to work back to the place I am now. I have found my immediate future; I am about to accept a position with Teach For America, so once that starts, it'll be a 2 year contract, and then I want to go to law school.

I've recently started studying for the LSAT again. With all these new tools at my disposal - trying to be healthy and do it the right way this time. I've been using the LSAT Trainer by Mike Kim as well as some explanation videos from 7Sage, because JY is amazing and so is this whole community. About 3 weeks ago I took another LSAT - it was a big deal for me to finally take one again, to finally dive in again. I got a 159 and was happy with this score. I forgot for a second to BR, so I only BR'd 2 sections, but I immediately realized how helpful BR'ing is. I was ecstatic.

I took another one last week, that vile September 2018 LSAT again, and this time got a 156 (BR 161 - weird). I was a little disappointed, and realized it was really impacting me - even though it shouldn't. I'm not worried I'll sort of spiral like I did last time, but I don't want my happiness to rely on this test. I just want to do the best I can.

So basically, I wanted to see your guys thoughts on where to go from here. My target goal hasn't changed. I'll study for as long as it takes, as much as I need to to get where I want to go. If it's studying straight for 2 years, I don't care; I just want to make sure I'm doing it right, I know what to expect, and where I can attack it. Any study plan recommendations or stories of people from a mid 150's to a 170's, as well as any sort of usual timetable? I'd love to hear them. I guess I just need to know this is possible - sometimes it feels as though it isn't.

Also, just FYI, my splits on the last two tests:

PrepTest 71: LR -16, RC -8, LG -6

PrepTest 85: RC -10, LR -18, LG -5.

Also don't really know what happened here because normally I'm strong on LR and very weak on LG. Idk.

I'm so thankful for this community - it's held me up and helped me in so many important ways - not just the LSAT, but for mental health, positivity, and encouragement. You all are the best.

I received my first acceptance today, and I just want to thank everyone at 7Sage who helped me on this journey! Not a T-14 or anything crazy like many of you, but a school in the top 30 nonetheless! The dean called to tell me they'd be offering me a full scholarship - I can't wait to get more offers from other schools, but IMA BE A LAWYER, Y'ALL! Thank you JY and everyone in the 7Sage community! Sorry for all the exclamation points, but I am so pumped!!!

How long has everyone waited for their writing sample to be released?

Hi all does anyone have an Excel sheet where they keep track of questions they've missed where you can track your flawed reasoning and see how your reasoning changes over time? Pacifico had an LG Excel sheet but I'm looking for an LR sheet. I know I've seen one on here before but I can't remember where. Thanks in advance :) Feel free to DM me and I'll send you my e-mail if that works best.

I sense that the topic of my diversity statement might be somewhat unique and controversial. I like to gain some of your feedbacks. It would be great if someone who has already gone through the process of applications could take a look at it.

Thanks in advance!

I sat for the ‘November 2019’ exam just over ten days ago. Is it normal to still feel exhausted after this much time has passed? So far I have woken up with an lsat hangover every. single. morning.

I refuse to continue feeling sluggish.

Hi, guys.

I took the November LSAT and they haven't announced the date of the test result yet. Is there anyone who knows when the result comes out?

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to take the LSAT this summer of 2020 (in either June or July). I would love to know the test dates so that I can plan my study schedule accordingly.

Does anyone know, based on past years, around which month the LSAC usually announces the summer LSAT dates? I just would like a general idea to know about how long I'll have to wait for this information.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! 😁

Nicole