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Hi all, every time i do the individual passages before the problem sets on RC, i almost always go -1 or -2 with 9-10min/passage and questions. However when i do the problem sets for the RC, my score tanks to -4 to -6. Is there anything i can do to help me from rushing through the passages and stressing out about the time constraints? thanks for any feedback.

Can anybody help me with this question, because it is driving me crazy.

Why is B wrong? The stimulus clearly states "anygiven individual molecule of substance can activate..." how is this statement not supporting B?

And how can C be right? how can we be sure that no sweeter substance will be found? What about half a molecule for instance?Are we supposed to assume that it is impossible to activate a receptor with less than a whole molecule?

This question is truly infuriating, any help would be greatly appreaciated!

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I'm about to start the advanced PSA and SA portion of the CC, and with the PSets I've been realizing a recurring theme:

I have 6:40 to finish the 5 questions so I try to balance out the time to about 45 seconds to 1:15 per question and a little extra time on those that are longer/more convoluted. 80% of the time, I end up speeding through parts of the PSets because I'm running out of time, but once I hit blind review, I can take my time and review everything and end up getting everything correct or perhaps miss one.

My question is if that's just because I haven't done enough practice problems yet. I'm able to do the questions and understand the concepts, but application takes longer than I want. How can I speed this up? Can I even speed it up? Or is it just about how much time I put into analyzing it so my brain can start developing shortcuts?

Planning on taking the August 29th LSAT btw.

Are these separate classes or one course?

Hi all,

I am new to 7sage. Previously, I used a Kaplan prep course that was from Jan-March. During this time, I had a few hiccups in life and couldn't dedicate all the time I intended to my LSAT prep but did learn what seems to be the fundamentals. In the last month, I have hunkered down and devoted a lot more time to studying and reached a plateau in my progress, especially when it comes to Logic Games. That is how I ended up at 7sage.

Right now, I am scoring a 162, and I want to raise my score at least 10 points. I work full time but still plan on devoting about 20 hours to studying each week. I was initially planning on taking the August LSAT. However, the 7sage ideology of not studying with a specific deadline and instead studying for the greatest possible score I can achieve really resonated with me. That being said, I am looking for advice on how to use all the resources of 7sage. My questions are:

Thanks in advance!

I am taking the June 14th LSAT Flex. However, in the prep tests I'm doing, they have 4 sections - 2 LR, 1 LG, and 1 RC. Since the LSAT Flex only has one section of each, how should i prepare for this? Is there a way to make a unique prep test with only 3 sections? Or should I just take them as normal?

Thanks!!

I'm seriously struggling with taking tests/reading on a computer screen. There's at least 10 point decrease in all 4 sections when I take the test online compared to when I take it on paper. I'm registered for July and August LSAT and honestly am not sure if I can improve my scores by then when I'm struggling this much. Losing all the confidence here!

Hi all. I am 31, graduated over 10 years ago from an undergrad in architecture. Since then I have worked in the real estate sector and have lived abroad teaching English (also got TEFL certified). I want to go into Real Estate law. I have no background in law whatsoever.

I plan on taking the LSAT in August to apply for fall 2021. My GPA is a 3.2. Should I focus my studies on the LSAT or should I take an online 5-week summer pre-law program (only 3 hours a day), to spruce up my resume. I feel like I am competing with people who are paralegals or have pre-law backgrounds and so wanted something to make me more appealing to an application board.

I am a single mom and finding time to study quietly is hard enough as it is. So worth doing this online pre-law course? Would never have been able to do it in-person so thought of taking advantage of it being offered online.

Pros, cons? Thanks a lot guys and good luck with your LSAT studies.

Hi 7Sage!

I was wondering if any of you blind review logic games? Fool proofing has dramatically helped my understanding and my competence on logic games and I am continuing to do the fool-proofing method. But I don't know if blind reviewing my logic games after I first take a game is really necessary.. it seems that logic games is just fundamentally different in regards to study strategy than blind reviewing logical reasoning and reading comp. Blind review for both of LR and RC have helped a lot of course.

Just thought I would ask for some opinions.

Thanks!

For some reason the pages will randomly stop scrolling up. It makes it so you can’t see the content below whatever loads originally. I have to log out and log back into the app when it happens to continue moving forward. It’s happened on random pages with a video, and on question pages.

Any help appreciated, Thanks

Hi all! I'm wondering whether we can enlarge our screen, as shown in this video ( ), while doing FLEX? I prefer to read with "only passage" function without turning pages, so I need to make the words small. This strains my eyes. So I am wondering whether we are allowed to enlarge the screen like that. In the video I use Macbook pro, and I enlarge the screen with two fingers. If this is allowed, I would highly recommend this approach to those who are taking FLEX. It allows you to read without scrolling or turning pages, and it is very fast and convenient! Thanks!

How does everyone approach the comparative passage in reading comprehension?

I've seen a couple of posts that advocate for reading passage A, going through the questions then reading passage B and again going through the questions (https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/1234 https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/8533). The presumptive benefit is not falling into probably what is the most common trap answer choice - a detail that is discussed in one passage but not the other.

Admittedly I have not tried this approach (and I do plan on experimenting later with this) but for point-at-issue questions in LR, I have never liked the approach of reading one response, eliminating answer choices and then reading the second response before hopefully honing in on the correct answer. For whatever reason, I just find it too mechanical and feel that I am better able to get a sense of the tension in the two statements by reading them concurrently instead of 'jumping around' the screen from stimulus to ACs, to a different part of the stimulus back to the ACs again. Perhaps somewhat related is that I find that doing the acceptable situation question in LG as I read the rules to be somewhat discombobulating and that it disrupts the natural rhythm of figuring out how the rules interact with one another (I'd happily trade away the additional 10 seconds in efficiency for a stronger comprehension of the game board).

Additionally, I think the digital format compounds the amount of needlessly bouncing around in the comparative passage in terms of having to click through each question.

My current approach is to read Passage A in totality, then creating a low resolution summary for the structure of this passage. Afterwards, I go onto Passage B, again reading the passage in its entirety and before building out another quick low resolution summary for this second passage and finally I quickly consider how the two passages are related.

Previously, I read Passage A (creating a low res summary for each paragraph as I went) and would immediately proceed to Passage B (also creating a low res summary for each paragraph as I went) and felt that this handicapped me in getting a sense of how the two passages as a whole related to each other. Also, I think going right from one to the other further confused me to what details were included in each passage.

Does anyone else do something similar? I know that RC tends to be the most divergent in terms of strategy but just curious as to what others are doing here.

Hello,

I recently started the 7sage course and I'm about a quarter of the way through the core curriculum. I was wondering if you all would recommend finishing the core curriculum and THEN taking practice tests, or taking practice tests (i.e. timed sections that correspond to the core curriculum topic) throughout the core curriculum lessons?

I guess I just feel a little bit of a rush because I haven't take a practice test in a while since starting the course and I'm hoping to take the test before the end of the year..If anyone has any input on what approach worked for them, I'd really appreciate it!! Thank you!

Hi everyone! As I'm now transitioning to digital LSAT, I found that highlighting is difficult and inefficient to do on the screen. Maybe that's because I'm not used to it yet. I used to put some symbols beside the texts that I think is important. But I can't do it now. I think I really need to cut down a significant amount of highlighting in RC. Which is painful since I'm so used to drawing anything I want on the paper. Can anyone share what you usually highlight in RC? Is not highlighting anything a better strategy? Thanks!

Am I unable to blind review a section of a PT until I have completed all four sections? If not, could somebody explain how to do it? Thanks.

Ok i have been doing a different PT everyday, and it seems the pts in the 80s are significantly harder for me in terms of reading comp. LR and Games i find them the same. Is this normal? In the 60s i am averaging 2-3 wrong a section, in the 80s 5-7 wrong :/ is there anything specifically different about these passages that I am missing? #help

Can we all agree that question number 7 of LSAT 21 Section 3 has got to be the most ridiculous quesiton of all time. So just because John's face was reflected in a mirror, his friends did not recognize him? lolwut

Hello,

I am planning on taking the August 2020 exam. It has not been announced yet if it will be flex. Any advice on whether to use shortened versions of PTs (3 section tests) when taking practice exams to prepare for the August 2020 exam in case it is flex? Or is that something we should prepare for if/when the announcement is made? From what you might already know, would it make a huge difference in prep?

Hi guys,

I'm 64% through the CC. I finished RC, I'm almost done wth LR and I'm moving into games very soon.

Considering that we're a month and a half from the July LSAT and I haven't taken any of the practice tests...(besides June 2007 - 153) would it be reasonable to take it in July if I want 165-172 and can study full-time?

ALSO, what is a good PT schedule to follow?

Thanks!

Hi, in a former post I mentioned I did receive accommodations for the LSAT. A lot of people had questions and I hope to address some of those here by explaining my process for requesting.

To give some background, I'm an Army veteran with years of back and neck issues as well as an anxiety disorder stemming from on the job stuff as well as ADHD. When taking the test I would have panic attacks where I'd stop breathing, often I'd have neck spasms and have to stop what I was doing, and I'd just have a hard time staying focused. After the Nov 2019 test I decided to apply for accommodations.

The LSAC was super helpful and courteous. I had to make sure I had official diagnoses for each condition, I filled out the 3 forms for requesting accommodations from LSAC, and I had a doctor verify that each condition actually existed and I wasn't lying. There seemed to be some lack of clarity when I spoke with LSAC reps on who qualified as a "doctor," sometimes a social worker qualified and other times a medical doctor was required. In the end I had a PhD psychologist sign off on mine.

The LSAC was extremely courteous and kind through the whole process and very responsive. They worked with me to ensure I was able to "demonstrate my full aptitude" for the test, something that's written pretty clearly in the accommodations application. When I took the Flex I felt everything had been done so that my limiting conditions had been minimized to a very acceptable degree.

Caveat: The accommodations were NOT a silver bullet!!! This is so important to emphasize. First, your 2.5 hour test becomes a 5 hour test. This is a huge difference!!

Lastly, additional time isn't going to compensate for lack of knowledge or lack or timing strategies. @"Cant Get Right" mentioned in a webinar of his that some of his students' scores went down after being granted additional time.

Hope this helped!

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Hello!

I've been studying for the LSAT for quite some time now. I took a course last summer and am still having trouble with sufficient assumption questions. I know the videos say that these are freebies once understood but I have yet to get there! Does anyone have any tips? I've done so many problem sets of solely SA questions along with watching the videos but when it comes to trying them myself I seem to get stuck.

I listened to an episode of the 7Sage Podcast a few months ago that (I believe...) mentioned 7Sage hosts T14 admissions counselors for "Ask Me Anything" style conversations. Unfortunately, I now can't find the exact episode where this was mentioned, and I haven't found any direct references to these conversations on the 7Sage site.

Now that I have my LSAT scores back (177/180 - thanks in large part to this site!), I am working through the admissions process and have a question that I would love to ask at one of these sessions. Since the question will impact how I portray myself/which elements of my background I emphasize in my applications, I would prefer not to directly ask this question to any of my prospective schools.

Does anyone have any additional details on these sessions/how to be alerted when they are scheduled? Thank you!

Hello 7Sage!,

Anyone have, created, or know of question type strategy flashcards for all of the sections and willing to share? Or maybe just LR? Getting to the end of the CC and I wanted to know if this exists somewhere for 7sage (not sure if I just haven't gotten there but I haven't seen this yet).

Thank you in advance!