Hey hey! I'm based in South OC (San Clemente area) and would love someone to chat with about all this stuff... I graduated college a couple years ago and am a freelance photographer, so I spend most of my day prepping and then taking brain breaks to then prep more. Send me a message if you're in the area and wanna connect!

How fresh does a practice test need to be to still count as valid? For example, is it worthwhile to take a timed PT if the test is 97% fresh? What about if it’s only 87% fresh?

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If I get a question wrong, then answer it correctly later (not BR) will it count as correct in analytics?

I was wondering if there could be a feature that would allow for us to directly search for a question in any prep test? I am using multiple tools and I like that 7Sage has the explanations/analysis for each question, but I am having trouble finding the question here if it’s not something I directly worked on here. Maybe it’s already a feature and I just haven’t found it, if so please let me know how to :) Thank you!

Hey everyone! This might be a silly question but I was wondering if law schools view your first institution GPA and secondary institution as two separate GPA's or just your cumulative GPA? I graduated from community college with my Associates and then transferred to university for my Bachelors. TIA!

Has anyone applied for Albany Law and got accepted?

Hi, I would love a feature that lets me drill only questions with Kevin Lin video explanations. That would be very helpful.

Thank you

Hey everyone! I'm hoping to get some advice from those of you who have been through something similar.

I took the January LSAT and scored a 160, but my goal is to get as close to 175 as possible on the April exam. My practice scores have been pretty encouraging overall — my highest PT is a 167 with a blind review score of 175. My general study routine consists of one full PT and about 3–4 individual timed sections per week.

Here's where I'm running into trouble: I was consistently going -2 to -3 per LR section, which felt really solid, but recently my performance has dropped noticeably and I've been getting -5 or -6 per section. The timing of this regression lines up pretty clearly with the fact that I was sick and had to take about a two-week break from studying. Since coming back, I just haven't been able to get back to where I was, and it's starting to affect my confidence going into April.

Any advice, study plans, or resources you'd recommend to help me get back on track (and closer to a 175 on PTs) would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I have worked a lot of jobs throughout HS to now, some of which are actually (somewhat) impressive, while others (usually from early HS) are like summer camp counselor, etc. My question is whether I should include every legitimate job I've worked or just those more interesting ones on my resume. I'd prefer the latter, but unsure as to what the standard is. Let me know what you all think, please. Thanks.

Hi Guys!

I've had some students ask me if there's a way to hide the score prediction that pops up after each question. Seems like it may be causing more anxiety than helping in some cases, albeit rare cases. Is there a setting that allows students to hide or turn that feature off?

Thank you for such an awesome platform!

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On my most recent practice test I got a 168, and I did really well on my LR sections -0 and -4, but I haven't made any improvement on RC in the 4 months I've been studying at all and I still get -6 or -7 on every RC section. I've tried a bunch of different methods and nothing seems to help my score. Does anyone have any tips on how to score better on RC?

I've already made this request, but I'm posting again in hopes it might be implemented soon.

When blind-reviewing, what I've highlighted disappears from the passage. I'm not able to guage what I had thought was important in my first read. It would be very, very helpful to be able to see what I highlighted during my first pass!

I’m gonna be vulnerable here, I am SO stressed. I’ve noticed it playing a huge role in my scores, my physical and mental wellbeing, and honestly every part of my life. I take breaks, full rest days, I workout consistently, I see friends everyday, and really thought I was balancing my study time with my regular college life. Unfortunately I just don’t think I am mentally detaching from the exam when I’m not studying. Any tips on stress management? About a month out and need to start prioritizing myself to score well.

I noticed that most of my wrong LR is from parallel reasoning questions. I think overall my brain gets overwhelmed by the material in not only the original question, but also the answer choices. I've tried to pick them apart as to not get overwhelmed, but overall its just confusing for me. Any tips?

Hey @JacobBaska ,

I’m hoping to get your perspective on my chances at Cardozo and Seton Hall, my top two schools. I submitted my applications mid-January to early February, fully complete, including detailed “why X” essays for both, and I’m trying to gauge both admit likelihood and scholarship potential.

Stats:

LSAT: 157

LSAC GPA: 3.93

LSAT / Addendum Circumstances:

Jan 2025: 148

June 2025: 157

Aug 2025: administration disrupted by documented proctoring issue; LSAC offered retest

On day of LSAC retest, my wife unexpectedly went into labor; LSAC rescheduled me two weeks later

Addendum explains these circumstances and my continued readiness for law school

Work / Soft Factors:

Professional experience in ERISA / 401(k) plan compliance, reviewing plan documents, processing loans/withdrawals, preparing Form 5500 filings, and advising clients

Volunteer leadership: 12 years at Chasdei Lev (food distribution)

Camp counselor & medical volunteer at Camp Simcha, supporting kids with terminal illnesses and lifelong disabilities

First-generation college student; academically nontraditional path through yeshiva studies, with exposure to rigorous Talmudic reasoning and analytic skills

LORs from:

My direct professional supervisor (analytical rigor, attention to detail, legal-adjacent work)

Head of one of my volunteer organizations (community impact, leadership, persistence)

A professor (academic abilities, intellectual curiosity)

Essays:

Personal statement highlighting lived experience, professional development, and motivation for law school

“Why X” essays for both schools, showing fit, interest, and alignment with transactional law career goals

Question:

Given my 157 / 3.93 profile with strong professional, volunteer, and academic background, multiple strong LORs, detailed essays, and documented LSAT circumstances, how would you realistically assess my chances at:

Cardozo – LSAT slightly below median, GPA above

Seton Hall – profile seems closer to median

Would you expect likely admits, waitlist range, or more reach outcomes? Also curious about merit scholarship potential, especially considering my first-gen status, professional and community experience, and strong softs.

Thanks so much for any insight!

Hi everyone! I started studying on January 1st and am planning to take the LSAT in June with a goal of 165, but I have run into a problem.

In January, all I did was watch 7Sage videos and a small amount of drilling, plus an initial diagnostic test at the end of January where I scored in the mid 140s.

Throughout February and the first few days of March, I have been doing drills about 20 questions a day, usually 5 at a time, with a mix of timed and untimed practice. The issue is that my performance fluctuates a lot and there has not been clear score progression. Kinda sometimes dont know when to do a section test.

I have another practice LSAT in 6 days, and I am not sure how to target my studying. Sometimes my timed scores are better than my untimed and sometimes it is the opposite. However, my blind review scores have been fairly consistent.

Right now I am unsure what the best strategy is. Should I focus only on priority question types first and really master those, then slowly add other types back in?

Hi all,

I have been studying since the end of last July and took the LSAT for the first time in November, scoring a 141. It was demoralizing, but I knew I wasn't going to get the best score since I was relatively new to the LSAT. I got the experience, re-evaluated, took a month off for the holidays, and got back into it in the beginning of January this year. It is now March, and my highest PT score is a 147. I just took another one, and I dipped to a 144... So frustrating! I got a tutor, and he got me on the right track, but I felt like it wasn't very helpful. I have been drilling specific LR types, wrong answer journaling, and then taking PTs at the end of each week. I average about 2 hours of studying a day with one rest day. I have listened to podcasts, got advice from friends, but I can't seem to improve my score :( I am starting to second guess myself and get in my head thinking my heart isn't in it. But I don't really have any motivation to study now because I feel like I have been wasting my time these past 8 months. Maybe I'm burnt out. Does anyone have suggestions on what I should do, or what I could be doing wrong? I know people on here have been suggesting to review the CC again, and I did that, but I feel like it confused me more, and as a result I had that dip in my PT scoring from a 147 to 144. Ugh. Help would be appreciated :'(

I've always been someone with interests on the strange side. I don't mean illegal, but I was definitely always the oddball. I turned some of that oddness into deep involvement in ECs during college, but now I wonder if it will be too weird for admissions? Thoughts?

In person or virtual study group. I have a library and co working space in the building. We can do a combination of drills. Go over concepts and keep each other accountable daily. Im in Newark Penn Station New Jersey near Seton Hall Law School.

How accurate is the score estimator from drills and sections? It can either be super discouraging or motivating.

A pretty commonly asked question. I'm currently scoring pretty much low 170s high 160s, what does it take to consistently score mid-high 170s? Does it mostly come down to luck and test variance? Is it something to do with the way people read and think? Any input from tutors would be great!

Are we using paper journals or is anyone using a note program on an app they like? I'm a pretty slow writer and writing them out is taking forever. I was debating on getting an iPad (which I would use for other things) and using a digital pencil to do a wrong answer journal. If I did that, I would, ideally, like to find a program where I could hide the correct answer, and my notes, until I want to see them (kind of like how you can press the button to show the notes during review here). Has anyone tried this?

I've been studying for the LSAT since mid-January and I plan to take it for the first time in April. I'm a getting bit nervous because I have a little more than 4 weeks until the test and I haven't been able to break 170 on an initial run through of the test although on blind review my highest score has been 174. For people who have already taken the test and broken 170 what are some tricks or indications that I am likely to get that score on test day and how would you maximize the next few weeks of studying in order to achieve that goal? Also it would be helpful to know if this is normal if most people see consistent improvement throughout their study process.

Average number of questions wrong on an RC or LR section is -4, but with LR on BR I can often get that down to -1 or -2. RC it feels like I'm a bit more stuck often getting very stressed out about timing that causes me to miss easy questions or spending a lot of time on a single question because none of the answer choices seem to fit right.

I just scored a 159 on PT126.