The last month or so of studying for me has been incredibly frustrating as I keep getting wildly inconsistent results. I have been studying since May and have completed the syllabus and mainly work on drilling, doing sections of PTs or PTs in their entirety. When doing one or two sections at a time I can routinely get -2 to -4 on both RC and LR. However, when I take PTs, all of my progress seems to go out of the window. Even in the first sections of my test I can score from anywhere from -7 to -10. Just today I took a PT that was frustratingly inconsistent in the test itself, scoring -9 RC, -10 LR, -6 exp RC, -3LR. I've also noticed that I tend to score worse on more recent tests, whereas older tests I seem to do far better on. Here is a breakdown of the last few tests I took and how I scored form oldest to most recent:

PT 155 - 159

PT 149 - 163

PT 143 - 160

PT 110 - 167

PT 138 - 159

PT 144 - 163

PT 145 - 159

Has anyone else had similar experiences being able to crush individual sections but not being able to translate that into PTs? And has anyone noticed a trend of newer tests feeling more difficult than older ones? I really don't get test anxiety and I don't usually feel super fatigued after a PT, so I don't think my fall off is attributable to just the long format alone. Id appreciate any advice or insight, I am taking the September exam and really want to hit a 165 or slightly higher which I think is possible if I continue to work hard.

Confused on what the value judgments section of LR questions is and how I can practice these types of questions

Hey! I am having trouble understanding why A is incorrect. I do see how and why D works but I can't understand why A doesn't.

Here, we are given a correlation between the ad, price increase and drop in smoking. From the correlation, we get a causation that the ad is what caused the drop in smoking.

The flaw here is that the author overlooks all other alternate causes of the drop in smoking. In a strengthen question, an AC that denies an alternate causal explanation wins. For example, an AC that says or implies that X, an alternate cause for the drop in smoking, did not actually happen or that it can't be the cause will be the correct AC. And any AC that knocks out an alternate explanation for a given phenomenon automatically strengthens the proposed explanation.

Coming to AC A which says that the residents did not increase use of other forms of tobacco. Here, X i.e. the alternate cause, is given as people's increased use of other forms of tobacco. AC A denies this alternate cause.

The explanation that the 3% decrease in smoking happened because people switched over to other forms of tobacco seems like a valid alternate cause for the drop in number of smokers. (Cause: people switched to other forms of tobacco; effect: drop in smoking) It is such a small percentage and it is entirely reasonable that people switched how they wanted their tobacco kick. So, "3% people stopped smoking because they had switched over to other forms of tobacco instead" is a wonderful alternate causal explanation. Denying this alternate explanation increases the likelihood of ad causing the drop being true.

I get that D is better because it deals with the alternate explanation mentioned right there in the stimulus but how is A irrelevant?

TIA!

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Hello,

So I've been studying with 7Sage and the LSAT trainer book nonstop since I got home for the summer and I plan to take the LSAT in January. I study roughly 5-6 hours per day, and I've started taking weekly practice tests. However, I am having a really hard time focusing on the screen in front of me. The words on the sections often blend together or zoom in and out of focus. I spend more time trying to concentrate on the screen in front of me than answering the questions (I plan wearing my blue light glasses during test day). This has resulted in much lower scores (most of my LR and RC timed sections are between -4 & -7 when I do them on paper), and I don't know what to do. I am going back to college next week so I will have even less time to study this or fix this problem. Does anyone else have this problem or have tips on how to fix this?

TLDR: I can't focus on the PTs and would like advice on how to fix this.

#help

I'm going through the syllabus and I don't know how I'm supposed to study. Should I perfect each question type before I move on, or should I move and go through the whole thing and then begin focused review.

Sometimes I don't know when it's time to move on.

I hate this test. It's so so hard. T-T

I feel helpless.

I'm a rising sophomore and I wanted to start early on studying because I have the free time and I'm paranoid that I need the time. I was wondering if I should skip the admissions portion of the core curriculum for now and come back to it later when I'm a junior where I would need it. Right now I only need the foundations, logical reasoning and reading comprehension sections for the lsat exam. Is this recommended/okay? Should I do the admissions lessons right now?

Hi all,

I have been studying for the LSAT since March. I started with a 143 diagnostic, and there was a slow and steady improvement since then. For the last 5 prep-tests, I have been scoring between 157-159 (BR 163 - 165) and I feel pretty confident with my skills to be in this score band. My goal is to score between 163-165. I registered for the September sitting which is in approximately 5 weeks. I feel like it's doable and within my grasp. Are there any tips or advice from people who were in my shoes, to overcome the 160 barrier?

I'm doing two sections daily and one prep test a week.

I would really appreciate any advice on studying tactics, warmup, test strategies...etc.

Wondering if anyone has had this experience: I started studying for this test seriously around mid-June, and plan on taking it in September. My diagnostic score was 164 (after light question practice, untimed; I was working a lot, wish I could have done more), and since then I have taken a few more, whenever I'm feeling it. Tbh, I'm taking longer breaks than I should be (stopping this now as I get closer to test), but my score itself has not improved at all: 164, 165, 164, and, most recently, 163. I'm reviewing questions, seeing why I got things wrong, and right...but alas. However...my blind review scores have gone like this: 169, 169, 178 (!), 173. So, in other words, I have consistent improvement on blind, and none on timed.

I guess my question is: How on earth can I improve my timed performance? It's one thing to know I "have the answers in me" when I have enough time...but I'm struggling on the actual thing. Moreover, not infrequently have I changed correct answers to incorrect answers on blind review, which seems to be a problem.

Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I have a month until I take this thing, and I'd really like to make 172+. I know it's possible, but...yeah, how do I fix this? HOW DO I LOCK IN???

Is anyone here from Alabama or looking to attend law school in Alabama?

Help! I'm considering using 7Sage's packages to work 1-on-1 with a private tutor, but I'm not sure what's the best strategy. I have a long time before the actual exam, and tutors are a pricey investment, so I'm unable to tutor multiple times a week indefinitely. So, should I wait until I'm closer to the exam (like 3 months out) and tutor multiple times a week? Or begin now (like 8 months out), and pace myself with tutoring hours at like once a week?

I am set on giving myself the best shot possible by working with an expert, i just want to determine the best strategy given my situation and financial restraints! Thanks, everyone

I am a month away from my test and can't afford to be dealing with this again. If i pay for a subscription I expect to be able to access it 24/7 without any problems ugh

404 Error keeps popping up? Can't study new lessons.

My PT exam score continues to go down 1-2 points each time I take a new one and it is very discouraging. For context, I have taken three in total with the first two being the obsolete format where I excluded logic games. The most recent I took with the 7Sage modern format. Is this normal?

Hi all. I started studying with 7Sage on V1, not knowing there was a V2. I am only taking LSATs in the future that will be without the LG section. I recently switched to V2, but it appears that there are not videos for most of the content as they are working on making them currently. I'm not sure whether to continue with V2 or go back to V1. I felt that I was more engaged with the videos and overall doing better with my studying, but I don't want to be at a disadvantage for the new test by doing V1 content. Please help with any advice!

I've noticed that when I see a science LR question, I immediately tune into the stimulus on a level that I'm not always doing. I know that science questions can be hard just for their wording, and so I force myself to truly understand every sentence in the stimulus. As a result, I've gotten those questions consistently right. But on other LR questions, I make dumb mistakes during practice that occasionally (not all the time, but often enough) have to do with me not really reading as closely as I should have. I know I need to snap out of this and maybe it's just as simple as reminding myself that all the questions matter (not just the science ones), but does anyone have any tips for this, or has been in the same position? I want to do better and I'm taking my practice seriously, but I guess it's been hard for me to maintain that mindset consistently when I know that at the end of the day, I'm only practicing.

Hi, has anyone here taken LSAT Flex before and know how this room scan thing works? I know I have to clear my desk, but do I have to clear my shelf and drawers as well?

Hey guys, I've been studying for two months now and have learned all the foundations of Logical Reasoning. Currently, I'm scoring between -13 and -8 in the best-case scenario. Should I just keep drilling and focusing on accuracy, or is there another key to mastery at this point? Even with a solid understanding of the foundations, question types, and stimulus identification, I still find the test very challenging.

Hi, I have been studying consistently for quite a few months and consistently get anywhere from -4 to -10 on LR, and around -8 to -12 on rc depending on the difficulty. My max score timed is 161 and blind review 165ish. I plan to take it in September but am really struggling with getting consistent 160+ scores. Does anyone have advice on how to get there? I study hours every day.

I have just completed an analysis of my first practice test, and I'm writing things down in my wrong answer journal using 7sage. There's only a handful of questions I'm going to come back to in the future, other than that why do I use a wrong answer journal?

Looking to join a study group for the September LSAT if anyone is interested!

I just wanted to pop in here and see if I can help motivate you guys. I took a practice test yesterday, and I got a 155. No improvement over when I last took one. But it was my first test through 7Sage. I noticed something. Of all the answers I got wrong. it was really only 5 question types that tripped me up. Doing the math, if I had improved my performance on those questions, I would have easily tested over 165, and possibly even 170 barring silly mistakes I made and two skipped questions.

All this is to say, you may think that your score is way too low, and that you need to work on EVERYTHING. But the difference between my 155 and a 165 could have been resolved with merely 3 question type reviews. That's not to say fixing these issues will be easy, and I'll run in to other question types that seem to be getting in my way. But use the tags on the PTs, take note of where you're getting tripped up. You may find that your 155 was closer to a 170 than you initially thought.

Anyone else getting the 404 error for live classes?

getting this error again in the middle of studying. Very frusterating

The first practice exam I took I got a 155, which I was pretty happy about considering it was my first PT. On my second, most recent PT however, I scored a 147. Does anyone have any good study recommendations/tips and tricks? I’ve been studying a lot but I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong.