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To preface, if this feature already exists--apologies in advance but I'd love to know where!

Right now, I manually add bookmarked questions to my drills. While this process works, it's highly inefficient. If there was a way to select "Bookmarked" as a status that would be great. Thanks.

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I took my first LSAT back 2022 and then life happened and I never got back into it. Here I am again, a masters degree, 3 kids, and a new business later attempting to take it again. Surprisingly, logic games were my strong suit but LSAC has now done away with them. Also, apparently they went back to in person testing as of this month? I'm curious to see if anyone is in the same boat as me and what they think of all the changes. I plan on sitting for the exam in September and already signed up for October too.

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Hi everyone!

I was supposed to test today, but my test got cancelled because the testing center didn’t have the correct software loaded onto the computer. I was told that LSAC will start reviewing test day complaints and requests to reschedule on Monday. The retake day for the August administration is the 18th.

Has anyone had to do a reschedule before? Do you get your scores at the same time? I was really targeting turning in my application on September 1st and this has been such a rollercoaster of a day.

I’m not super complaining about the additional time to study or that now I actually know what to expect at the testing center… mostly I’m frustrated at having to take another day off work 😂

But also… if you see this, the super nice young woman who got me tissues while I was half crying half panicking on the phone to LSAC in the waiting room…. Thank you.

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Hi all, for those that have taken the test at a testing center, are we allowed to bring a piece of paper with our log-ins? I memorized them, but just in case I get too nervous and forget..

Thanks!

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Friday, Aug 7

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Sections vs PT?

So I notice that I do better on sections than I do on actual PTs. Does anyone have any reasons why this happens? It's quite discouraging to see your individual sections on PT to be significantly lower than what you get on drills/sections. Both for drills and sections I am being timed, just like I would be for PT/actual test.

My guess its mostly mental fatigue since towards the last section my brain was cooked, but any other guesses/advice is appreciated.

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Friday, Aug 7

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Taking the lsat in September and kind of stagnant in my progress with LR. I’ve been reading loophole to help with that and it has been. I’m just nervous im wasting time. Please help. I want to take it one and done but if I need to take it again I will.

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Two very basic QoL requests:

  1. Display reasons for BR flags Post-BR

    1. Currently, you can only see why a question was BR flagged during BR (by hovering over it). Then, when you get to the Post-BR review, this info is not available. Obv, you can develop a system to intuit why it was flagged, but i'm sure many students have not developed this system (see system below for completeness). Including them Post-BR would be very informative and helpful

      1. I have qualms with this even being an option during BR (looking at this before completing BR can be very tempting, and looking reduces the value of BR by giving you extra info, ie if you know its incorrect, you can then elim your originalanswer, etc) but that is besides the point

  2. Show Post-BR question data at the question level

    1. Currently, you can only see this sort of data (answer bar graph, timing data, difficulty data) at what I will call the section/section review level (ie what you see immediately Post-BR). While it is helpful, the only way to look at his alongside the questions is with multiple tabs, or by repeatedly entering and existing questions. I often take pencil and paper notes of this info when relevant, so that I can refer to it while reviewing questions Post-BR. Having this detail at the question level (where the Post-BR review is most important!) would lead to more efficient and informative review

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Hey friends -- I have a lil conundrum Im curious to find some commraderie in. When I get my PTs back, without fail every time the majority of the questions Im getting wrong are level 2/3 questions. Out of the 13 Level 4/5 questions on this last PT, I got 10/13 right, which means of the 12 LRs I got wrong, 9 were rated 2-3 stars. I get the rating system ultimately is just based on general success with the question, but it drives me insane to see that what everyone else is understanding easily, Im messing up, and sometimes vice versa! Has anyone else run into this? Were you able to name why? Does it even matter if I name why?

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Trying to determine if the reasoning in the stimulus is valid, but in order to finalize my determination, I have a question:

After diagramming the stimulus, the contrapositives of the two premises — can they be combined into one conditional to yield a conditional that matches the conclusion?

If I can combine these contrapositives of the premises, would that conditional match the conclusion conditional?

Once I can determine the reasoning of the argument, I match to the correct AC

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My site (laikalsat.com) contains more information regarding my tutoring approach, history, and testimonials from former and current students.

My base rate is $100/hr, but I also offer discounts for those looking to buy in bulk, as well as those with LSAT fee waivers. I'm happy to sit down with you for a free, 30 minute consultation where we talk about your needs and struggles, and work through a few practice problems together to see if we're a good fit. I have broad and flexible availability: I typically have classes afternoons and evenings EST, both weekdays and weekends.

Feel free to book a consultation directly through my site, or DM me directly via 7Sage if you have any questions!

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Hey all,

So I've taken the LSAT twice before, and am looking to take it again in November. My previous scores were 149 and 152. My question is, should I submit my apps with these scores (meaning, I'll submit my apps sometime in September/October), or should I wait until after I've taken the November LSAT, and just write an addendum being like "hey lol I know my score isn't super competitive but I do have an LSAT coming up so just wait for that xoxo thanks."

For context, my UGPA is 3.8 (I went to Santa Clara University), and I do have considerable experience in volunteering and organizations/clubs. Not completely sure what bearing this has on my question but I guess it's helpful to know.

Input would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much ☹️🫶

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171 back in November after convincing myself that taking a billion preptests (like, 18) was the best way to study. I'm now officially out of completely fresh preptests, my highest is a 92%. What would you do in this situation?

My last 5 tests have been (most recent) 178 on PT 140 (this was retaking my diagnostic, which I took in Jan 2025 -- maybe a fluke bc I subconsciously remembered answers?), 176 on PT 123, 173 on PT 159, 166 on PT 155 (bad day?) 171 on PT 143. All since July 5. The variance here scares me a little bit, but maybe I need to learn how to get over a need to have a clear diagnostic.

Anyone else in this situation? Can anyone can offer any help?

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I take my test tomorrow. I recently did a couple of drills on Lawhub and it looks completely different than 7sage. Can anyone who has taken the August LSAT let me know what the actual layout is closer to?

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Hi everyone! I'm looking for an affordable LSAT tutor. My latest PT was a 155 with a 170 Blind Review, so I feel like I'm leaving a lot of points on the table during timed sections. RC is by far my biggest weakness, and I'm also trying to bridge the gap between my timed LR and BR performance. If you tutor or know someone you'd recommend or any general advice, I'd love to connect. Thanks so much!

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Wednesday, Aug 5

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First vs Last PT! Woohoo!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to take a moment to share my first and last PT score (April to Aug). It’s been a rollercoaster of a journey, and I’m finally taking the LSAT this month! Don’t give up!! :))

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Hi all,

Since I've already done the more recent PTs which better reflect what I'll see on test day (PT 153 to PT 159), is there much benefit in taking older tests? I feel that the more recent tests are harder, so I'm not sure if my performance on an older test will accurately reflect my future score 😞.

For reference, I'm taking the LSAT in October and need advice, thank you!

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Question:

All libraries and bookstores are intellectual places. Most well-stocked intellectual places showcase a wide range of books on various subjects. But if an intellectual place is disorganized, it is not well-stocked.

Analysis:

See the library one is technically a formal argument, it sets two conditions (p) = All libraries and bookstores are intellectual places, AND (q) = Most well-stocked intellectual places showcase a wide range of books on various subjects. Charted this looks like (p) ^(q) > X The statement (g) = if an intellectual place is disorganized, it is not well-stocked. Cannot equal X because it violates the condition of (q) that is " it is not" infers NOT(q)… That is being "not well organized" does not equate to "a wide range of books on various subjects". It just means we don't have enough information to draw a valid conclusion, or to prove the conclusion true or false. A NULL conclusion is still a conclusion, it just sucks at its job. If the last sentence said "has a limited selection" instead of "is disorganized" it would be a valid conclusion.

When people imagine or have delusional answers to ideas, formally called "Besires" in philosophy, you get this kind of argument structure. In fact, that is what most of the "God of the gaps" domain of argument in religion is. This is a really common thinking trap absolutely, but I don't know that it was represented correctly here.

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I am into the final month of studying for the September exam. How many pts I should do a week? My study plan says 1 a week, but that only leaves me with roughly 4 more until the exam.

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I am taking the LSAT on Saturday. I felt like I had a breakthrough on my LR where I started to score around -3 to -5. My most recent PT ended with me getting -4 and -5 on my LR. That was basically a week ago and was my last PT before my real test. I wanted to just do some light work this week to not lose my growth, but the last two LR sections I have done (yesterday and today) have given me scores of -8 and -9. What happened?!! I am now sad thinking that I will not perform my best on test day. I don't know what to do.

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Edited Thursday, Aug 6

🙃 Confused

issues joining lives

anyone else having issues joining lives? this is the 3rd time for me (different tutors/times). EDIT- it was cancelled

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