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I have just begun the foolproofing process for pt's 1-35 and i am just curious as to how many sections those of you who foolproofed did per day. I was originally planning on doing one a day that way i can keep up with RC and LR while foolproofing but i have not started timed prep tests yet and was hoping to sit for the August exam and have October as a fall back if it doesn't go well. I am concerned doing one per day would put me to early/mid June and then only roughly 2-2.5 months to prep test. Do you guys think that is enough time for pt's? Thanks in advance for your advice and help!

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Hey Everyone!

First off, thank you for reading my post. I need help! At my current school, we do not have a law school advisor, and I am in this blind. I don't know how to go about ANYTHING. I want to apply for law school for Fall 2021. I currently have a 3.9 GPA, and I have no idea where to start with the LSAT. I don't know when or where to start preparing for this whole process. Honestly, I know nothing. I tried to find help at my school, but they don't focus on law. Can someone please help me? I need guidance. After reading a lot of the forums, I just ordered the PowerScore Self Study Package, and the LSAT Trainer by Mike Kim. Any advice will truly be appreciated. I feel like I am at a complete loss!

I need help figuring a timeline, how to go about the LSAT preparation (PowerScore has a study plan, but I did not pay for the digital test), and the whole application process itself.

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Hi,

So this was a tough question because it is a MSS (Most Strongly Supported) question, but I was not able to really think of how the one right answer (C) must be true based on the information provided. Some tutors think that this question is just an example of how sometimes MSS answers are simply what is "most strongly supported" (and thus not necessarily must-be-true), but can anybody think of a way to make C must be true?

Thank you!

Any thoughts would be very much appreciated!

Admin note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-36-section-1-question-04/

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Hey guys, I'm sitting for the June international exam (28th) and I'm looking for advice on how I should spend my time leading up to that point.

June is my first take, so I've saved up around 3-4 tests each from the 50s and 60s and 5 tests from the 70s. I haven't touched the 80s yet, but I'm planning to save up 5 tests.

This leaves me with 5 PTs to work on until June. I'm scoring 175 average, so my main goal is consistency and bringing down unnecessary mistakes. With quite a bit of time left, I'm not sure what to do other than take those 5 pts and reviewing questions I got incorrect in the past - doesn't really feel like I'm doing something substantial. Does anyone have tips on drills / review methods I can try out during this time?

Any insight would be appreciated!

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Hey guys!

Does anyone have a quizlet or something helpful to help them review the different type of stimulus's for LR?

Thanks!

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Hi all,

I have been studying for the LSAT for about a year now, and am experiencing a dilemma the past couple PTs I have taken. LG is my strongest section, going -0 and -1 on practically every section known to man since I have fool proofed a few months ago. I have seen a decline in my LG score in the last 3 PTs I've taken. At first I wasn't worried, given this is my strongest section and I was sure everything would go back to normal, but I just finished BRing PT 63 and my actual score was a -8 and BR was a -6 (on a section labeled "easiest"). I completely screwed up an entire game and didn't catch it in BR because I never flagged it! I was feeling more prepared than ever to take the LSAT Flex May 19, and I was feeling more confident because I've been drilling the hell out of my weak points in LR for the past 3 months and have seen an improvement in that score, but what's the point of that increasing if LG is just going to go down? Do I back off the drilling on LR and focus more on LG these last 2 weeks, or do I just double up the studying??? It'll only be two weeks worth, what do you guys think? (Currently studying about 3-4 hours a day).

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Hi,

I heard test takers will have the option to check their score before deciding if they want to keep it or discard it if they are taking the LSAT Flex. Is this accurate or will the policy remain as usual (you can only cancel before seeing the score)?

#LSATFlex

#Help

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Curious if this question is an example of an argument proceeding by attacking the premise of another argument:

Context: Case of French Revolution is evidence for a particular claim.

Conclusion: The French Revolution is a poor example of this claim.

P1: France was unique in a particular way (directly supports conclusion)

MP/SC: Normal disruptions typical of revolution were avoided (directly supports Conclusion)

P2: Same civil servants stayed in office (supports MP/SC)

My question is whether this is an example of an argument undermining the support structure of another argument - providing additional context that uncovers certain assumptions his opponents were making? Or is the author going straight for the jugular so to speak and just claiming that their premise (the French Revolution) is a poor one?

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Hello everyone -- I am new to 7Sage, so I apologize if this has been covered.

I have taken 15 practice tests. My most recent (today) was PT 73 and I scored a 160. My highest score is a 165 (PT 71). My diagnostic was a 153. My scores have pretty much been all over and I am really struggling to process this test emotionally at the moment. Some days I feel motivated and ready to kick it, but other days I am so disappointed by what feels like lack of progress.

I feel like I have the fundamentals down when I study, but when it comes to practice tests, I feel like I bomb it. Some tests, I do well on LR and poorly on RC. On 73, I did well on RC and did a horrible job on LR. It just seems inconsistent. Ironically, I score in the 170s when I BR. I know it is possible to get that on timed PTs as well, but I am struggling to get that.

Any advice on closing the gap between timed PTs and BR? I plan on restructuring my studying to focus on drilling question types I am particularly weak at.

Also, did anyone else notice a dip going into the 72+ tests?

I plan to take the test in July. Feeling a little bummed and worried that a 10+ point increase will not be possible. Thanks for any help, and apologies if this is a little pessimistic.

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I'm confused. I took the June 2007 PT on paper. Now, do I input my answers into 7sage to get the raw score? Or just stop, do the blind review, then input the answers I got on the blind review? I'm just lost as to where we input both our raw scores and our blind review scores. #help

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Hi everyone

I came across this question in one of my practice tests

"the statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following hypotheses?"

I am assuming this would be a strongly support question, how would you approach this type of question?

thanks

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Hello! As we all navigate through these temporary changes to the LSAT during this unprecedented time, I'm struggling to find ways to make my PTs as close to the real LSAT Flex. I'm hoping to get some tips and suggestions on how people are currently formatting their PTs. My biggest hurdle is figuring out how to translate my raw score to the LSAT scale. I thought about doubling my LR, but that doesn't seem like an accurate way to predict my score. I look forward to hearing from everyone. Thank you!

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Hello everyone!

So I have been studying on and off for a bit over a year now. Finally took the plunge and got 7Sage in Oct 2019 (life-changer) but got terribly ill from Nov to Dec (with what I believe was coronavirus, but that is besides the point) and halted my studying during this time. So I feel like I have mainly only been studying since Jan 2020. I work full-time, and now that this pandemic has us all quarantined, I am finding it really difficult to focus on studying with all the commotion in my house. I was going right to either the library or Starbucks everyday after work and that was working for me. Also headed to Starbucks on the weekends typically in the early afternoon, about 3 hours each time (after that my brain gets fried). I was also reading some other discussions on here, and thinking maybe I should try studying in the morning before work.

Another problem I am having is I am only 30% through the CC, still on LR, and I have not studied LG or RC in a whiiile... Do you guys think I should just skip the rest of LR and move to one of the other sections? I just feel weird skipping because I know I will want to return back to the LR question types. What do you think is the best strategy?

Lastly, I was planning on taking the July and August 2020 exams originally, but switched it to be August and Sept when I noticed my studying was slacking since I cannot focus. And now I saw that LSAC removed the Sept LSAT, so I am back to feeling like I should be taking July and Aug. (Aug just in case I do not feel I did well on July.) I really do not want to feel the need to push my second test to Oct 2020 because I know this will delay me starting my applications. I do not plan to start them until after LSAT is done. What do you all think? Any advice you can give is greatly appreciated!

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Just emailed about LSAC Flex and if it impacts the retake limit. This was my response

Hi Albert,

Thank you for contacting LSAC. The flex test will go towards the test taking limit.

In regards to the new Test Taking Limit policy, starting with the September 2019 LSAT administration, test takers will be permitted to take the exam:

• Three times in a single testing year (the testing year goes from June 1 to May 31).

• Five times within the current and past five testing years (the period in which LSAC reports scores to law schools).

• A total of seven times over a lifetime.

Please note that this policy is forward-looking, not retroactive. As such, test taken prior to September 2019 will not count against these numerical limits.

Uhh nothing about like a fourth time?

Does anyone have any more official information from anywhere?

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Saturday, May 2, 2020

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Hey everyone!

What are your thoughts when deciding what PT to take? Do you think it's better to take tests that are closer to 2020 than say 1998?

Any suggestions would be helpful! thank you.

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Saturday, May 2, 2020

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I have come across this question while writing a practice test:

"which one of the following, if true, provides the most additional support for the argument"?

Would this question be a strongly support question? If not how would I approach this question?

the additional support part in the question is throwing me off

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Hi everyone. For the past ten to fifteen PTs, I've been scoring around low-mid 170s and blind reviewing anywhere from 176-180. I recently started getting into the 80+ PT range and have taken three 80+ PTs so far. For the first two PTs (80 and 85), my score dropped to 168 and 169 respectively.

I feel like the RC has become longer and harder even with structural understanding of the passage. As for the LR, I found out that it was wordier with newer hidden tricks in the density of the stimulus.

Is there something that I can drill to address these new changes that I have perceived to be causing issues for me? Thank you.

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In PT 35.S2.Q1, answer choice B states that the passage has no definitive conclusions regarding factual accuracy, but according to JY, there were definitive conclusions raised in the passage (probably on lines 23 and 53). I was really unsure about this because when I looked at the dictionary definition of "definitive conclusion" it seems like it is a conclusion that is final and no one can really question (which I don't think we get from this passage).

Any opinions on this matter?

Thanks!

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Hi! My school does not weight A+ any differently than A so it is all 4.0. After using the GPA calculator provided by 7sage I have discovered that my LSAC GPA is about 0.1 higher than my CGPA. My question is which one will be used to evaluate my viability as a candidate. If I maintain my current GPA, I have a shot at getting in some good schools and I have 11 classes left as well that can potentially improve my odds.

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I have trouble sleeping days before big exams. Even now im starting to feel my sleep affected a bit from just general stress from the LSAT.

Would you recommend pulling an all nighter or just getting like 2-3 hours of sleep 2 days before the LSAT? That way, the night before the LSAT i can ensure Ill fall asleep cause ill be so tired from the night before.

Ive heard so many horror stories of people not getting good enough sleep the night before the LSAT and I want to make sure that doesnt happen.

Generally, I sleep fine but would like to take all precautions possible. What are downsides/upsides? personally, since you shouldnt be cramming 2 days before anyway I dont see a huge problem with like pulling an all nighter 2 nights before and then getting like 8-10 solid hours of sleep the night before?

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Hey guys,

I need help with LR Flaw question in particular. Each LR Section, I miss on average 2-3 flaw questions and it is really hurting my score. I know that these are the quickest points you can make up for in LR since supposedly, once you see the patterns, "you can see them coming a mile away".

How do I get better at them? Is it just a matter of constantly seeing them over and over? I have made a problem set through 7Sage on just the Flaw questions PT 60+ and it generated about 240 Flaw questions. Just going down the list and reading all of them, will that help? I don't have much time. I have 3 weeks.

Appreciate you.

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