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So I feel like I'm moving at a really slow pace when it comes to BR, checking answers, and foolproofing.

I take my test and then I normally wait till the next day to BR so I can rest my mind. ( I get so tired after taking a PT, my brain just hurts and doesn't want to focus anymore) I normally take 1-2 days to BR and really going over my answers (even the ones I get right).

Is anybody else doing the same thing? or is 2days too long? I do feel like I am going at a slow pace, but it makes me recognize my mistakes more and I feel more relax and not as rushing/cramming.

Hi friends! I have a stupid question regarding the application of BR. In the video, it was introduced as the method to be adopted for LR. Should we also use it for LG and/or RC? Thanks a lot!

Hi,

I recently purchased Starter from 7sage.

I self-studied and wrote LSAT and got 156 before.

I am aiming for 167+ on LSAT.

Any tips on developing study schedule using 7sage?

I feel quite new and confused. I've been following the Syllabus one by one and finished up to MSS questions.

So I have a little bit of a dilemma. I am currently taking a prescribed anxiety medication, which does a really great job of keeping away panic attacks, but makes me not sleep very well and I often feel drowsy and my brain is foggy. I know that ultimately I am the only one who can answer this for myself, but does anyone have any thoughts about taking a break on the medicine until the September LSAT is over so that I can get better sleep?

I've been studying full-time for the past month and a half and began studying casually using the powerscore books and LSAT Trainer in early June. I'm relatively new to 7Sage but have been relying on the LG videos a ton and found them to be so helpful.

I had initially planned to sit for the September exam but with only three and a half weeks remaining, I'm positive I'll have to postpone until November. In my last five exams, I've scored 165, 162, 162, 161, and 160. My LG has become much stronger, as I missed between 0 and 3 on each exam. But I'm concerned because RC and LR are both really weak, and I've always heard the easy gains are in LG. In early practice exams I would miss no more than 5 questions on RC, but I've regressed, and LR has been consistently problematic, as I miss an average of 7 per section.

Would it be beneficial to go through 7sage core curriculum lessons? I don't think there are major conceptual gaps in my understanding, as I know exactly what to do when I see a question stem and my blind reviews get me to 170. Also, I'm burning through PT's pretty quickly...have about 25 fresh exams left...

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to best proceed for the November exam? My goal is 168+. I will be starting grad school next week, so I won't be able to devote nearly as much time, but luckily my undergrad grades are locked in.

Any advice would be so so appreciated...

Five test centers in the Raleigh-Durham area will be reviewed below, including

I have taken the test in the first three test centers and visited the last two by myself. Based on my experience, I would recommend future test takers choose NC Central and William Peace mainly for three reasons: enough table space, short time elapsed between check-in and test, and professional proctors.

William Peace University

Proctors: Nice, kept the time accurately, made no noise, I have nothing to complain

Facilities: normal facilities, nothing to complain

What kind of room: small lecture room

How many in the room: 20~30 test takers

Desks: one classroom with small folding desks and one with big fixed desks. The former doesn't have enough space to layout both the test book and the bubble sheet. But the latter does.

Left-handed accommodation: no

Noise levels: 0

Parking: free parking in front of the test building

Time elapsed from arrival to test: I arrived at 8:15 am and the test started at 8:30 am.

Irregularities or mishaps: no

Other comments: no

Would you take the test here again? Yes

Date[s] of Exam[s]: 2018

NC State

Proctors: not professional. They were not familiar with the pre-test process. They collected the admission tickets before everyone filled in the personal information on the bubble sheet and had to redistributed them because no one remembered their own LSAT account number. This process took about 30 mins and added some unnecessary anxieties.

Facilities: normal facilities

What kind of room: huge conference room

How many in the room: 50~70 test takers

Desks: big continued desks

Left-handed accommodation: no

Noise levels: 0

Parking: free parking in front of the conference building

Time elapsed from arrival to test: 60~90 minutes. Because there were too many test takers, it took forever to check in. Also, I don't understand why there were two check-ins; the first was in the front door of the building and the second was in front of the conference room. The test was supposed to start at 12:30 pm but the check in didn't finish until 12:45.

Irregularities or mishaps:no

Other comments: the room temperature was freezing

Would you take the test here again? no

Date[s] of Exam[s]: 2018

NC Central University, School of Law

Proctors: nothing to complain

Facilities: normal

What kind of room: small lecture theater

How many in the room: 20~30

Desks: big continued tables

Left-handed accommodation: no

Noise levels: 0

Parking: there was paid parking in a garage which is about 10-min walk from the law school. But I parked in the reserved lot in front of the law school and didn't get a ticket.

Time elapsed from arrival to test:15 mins. The test started around 12:35 pm.

Irregularities or mishaps: no

Other comments: Before deciding to take my last LSAT at NC Central, I have seen a lot of scary comments on bad things, such as noise and terrible proctors, about this test center. I even learned from a June test taker that A/C in one of the test rooms was not working when she took the test. But luckily, everything went so well on July for me. I even thought it is the best testing experience ever for me.

Would you take the test here again? Yes

Date[s] of Exam[s]: July 2018

Shawn University, and St. Augustine University

I didn't take the test there but I have checked test rooms there. Both have normal community college facilities with small folding tables, which can only accommodate a bubble sheet. This is a deal-breaker as I believe having comfortable desks and chairs is very important for performing well. I would suggest future test takers call the campus/hotel security/management and ask what kind of rooms/desks do they use before choosing the test center.

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I didn't get to the test center on test day because everybody was telling me to take a 180.

Hey everyone- wanted to get advice on how people got out of the lsat slump / burnout . I took a break after the July lsat but it turned into a vacation lol (not literally). I took on a job on the side so I’m also factoring that in with the recent slump. Need to retake in November.. any advice is appreciated

RC seems easy on many passages, but when Science comes up and all these crazy words are thrown around, I get lost and frustrated. Any keys or tips to overcome this? I can never seem to wrap my head around whatever I am reading.

Good afternoon everyone,

To bolster a few of my applications and mention factors relevant to why I am interested in attending particular schools, I decided to write a couple “Why X School?” essays and was hoping to possibly review/give advice with another individual.

Generally, they focus on topics such as academic reputation, environment and values of the school, programs of particular interest, and how those schools would fit with/aid my future goals and interests.

Hope everyone has been well,

Thanks all

I graduated last year and I spend on and off studying for LSAT for a year... I'm still struggling and not getting score I want.

I was wondering if it is a good idea to postpone and study one more year and apply next cycle or just try my best and apply this year... Also does 2 yr gap after graduating from college hurt my chance?

I took the July LSAT are received an average score. I was already signed up for September, so might as well try to do a little better. I was curious about how/if people have approached studying for a retake differently? I finished the 7sage course and my instinct is to do timed sections and go over weak points until the exam. Which methods have worked for you all?

hey all,

so i see JY implement a strategy for comparative RC. I think I get the gist of it, but just wanted to confirm, and would love for any correction/advice/input.

So it seems when JY sees a comparative passage, he first looks at the questions to see which questions only address that ONE SPECIFIC passage (A or B). If he sees like 3 questions that solely ask about B, he'll read passage B first.

He'll then answer those 3 specific questions that are only about Passage B. He'll then go to the other questions and try to eliminate certain answer choices if he can. For some questions, he can't eliminate any

After this, he reads passage A, and then goes back to the remainder of the questions and finishes them.

Is this the correct strategy for comparative RC?

Thanks everyone.

I'm hesitant to post this, but it's driving me crazy, so here goes:

During a study break, I went down a rabbit hole and came across this article: https://www.theroot.com/the-five-types-of-becky-1798543210

Now I'm sitting here translating this and feeling confused. I'm also wondering if I'll ever be able to read anything again without translating it to lawgic.

Obviously I understand the point of this statement, but my brain that just reviewed the existential quantifier lessons cannot make sense of this: Not all white women are Beckys, but all Beckys are white women.

Translation:

Some White women are not Beckys

BUT

If you're a Becky, then you're a white woman. (Beckys --> White women)

I'm envisioning a circle representing "white women" world with a smaller circle inside of it representing "Beckys" world. Where I'm thrown off is that "some" indicates an intersection relationship and my representation seems to be more of an all encompassing relationship.

Thoughts?

Hey everyone,

I'm not done with the CC, but am just curious and I'm playing around with my calendar...

I see that about half of 1~35 LG, LR sections are included in the CC. I have no idea about LR.

I plan to start drills for all LR, RC and LG after CC.

I know repetition is important for LG, but would it be necessary for LR and RC too?

I read that earlier PTs are not as important, so I'm thinking it might be better to just continue on to PT37.

How did you do your's?

Hi everyone,

I am new to the 7sage community, and desperately need advice. I am graduating this December with a 3.97 GPA. I began studying for the LSAT this past February by reading the PS bibles (all three) until the beginning of May. After that I moved onto the PS workbooks, which weren't as helpful as I hoped. Even though I felt like I wasn't ready, I still went through with the June exam, and scored a 147 (so embarrassed). After I received this score I convinced myself that I didn't have enough time to practice, and just needed to drill more. This was a mistake. I kept practicing problems (timed and untimed) and getting the same results.

About a month ago someone recommended to check out the games explanations on 7sage, which I did. This was probably the best decision I have ever made. I have already seen improvement on this section. The problem is I am scoring -13 on LR sections, which I know means I haven't learned the fundamentals. I am thinking about purchasing a course from 7sage, and hopefully retaking the June 2019 LSAT. I just keep wondering if I am making the right choice?

For those of you who have enrolled in the course, how long have you been studying for the LSAT? Did you take time off to study? If anyone wants to share their own journey on studying for the LSAT and the application process I would really appreciate it! I need all the advice I can get. Thanks.

I am absolutely terrible at RC. I can't finish all 4 passages and even without finishing all 4, I still get quite a lot of questions incorrect. Any RC tips? I'd appreciate any tips. I tried notations but I found that it slowed me down because I was spending too much time trying to figure out what was important enough to circle or put into brackets.

Scored 172 in July. I have two cancels earlier on and 6 scores that are visible. T-14 still possible?

What is the best way to contact 7sage with questions about this? I have two questions:

When I registered for the Sept 2018 LSAT about a month ago, the only available testing center nearby was "LOS ANGELES AREA TEST CENTER." I'm in Orange County about 45 miles away (not bad I know considering how far other people have to go). But when I checked tonight, they've opened new ones nearby that weren't available when I initially registered. Has anyone had success appealing the $125 fee? If these spaces were available when I initially registered, I would have no need to change. As it is I don't even know my testing center for the LA area since it seems they're so overbooked...

Also - anyone have recommendations or advice as to Irvine Marriott, Irvine Valley College, Argosy, or Chapman testing centers? Heard good things about Argosy & Chapman but they're a bit further than Marriott and IVC. Would rather not take my chances with traffic.

Hello friends,

I implore you all to once again vote on the day (and time) you would prefer to hold our call for the first LR section of PT 81.

There is an admissions seminar with an admissions dean (!!) on Thursday, August 16 @ 9 pm ET: https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/17211/webinar-with-uci-admissions-dean-jay-austin-thursday-aug-16-9-p-m-et

The poll will be open until Wednesday, August 15, 6 pm ET. That way people will know at least 24 hours ahead of time the scheduled call.

Edit: it was down to ONE vote and the winner is, Friday August 17, 6:30 PM ET.

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Note: Take the PT under timed conditions; BR to the best of your abilities; join us for all or part of the call! For the purposes of the group please don't check the answers beforehand. If you happen to know the answer, keep it to yourself, and win the argument using your reasoning. Also, please don't go "so I know the answer is C but I don't know why B is wrong?" as the purpose is so that we all collaborate on improving our reasoning skills.

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Of getting into a school with the exact median lsat score and over the 75 percentile for gpa?

We all know to meditate, sleep, exercise, eat healthy, and establish a routine. Any other tips for attaining the right mindset for test day?

• Write your test anxiety away. Research shows that writing about your fears and anxieties before a test boosts test scores (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014/211). Write about what you anticipate will be on the test and your worst fears about how test day will play out. Setting it down on paper can be cathartic.

• Practice self-compassion. It's a better motivator for self-improvement than self-criticism. In one study of students taking a difficult test, those who wrote about their mistakes from a compassionate perspective were more motivated to study than those who didn’t (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167212445599). Identify a weakness or mistake, and then write about it from a compassionate and understanding perspective.

• Build confidence. Visualize success. Imagine getting your target score in the mail.

• Use positive affirmations or mantras. You can have a specific one for each section, like @AllezAllez21 did. You can tell yourself you're good-looking, à la @"Cant Get Right".

• Be grateful. When you're sitting at your desk, right before you take the test, take a moment to express gratitude. This test is a lot of things. An opportunity is one of them.

• Take deep breaths. Stress accretes over time, and test day adrenaline only makes things worse. No matter what, stay calm.

• Compartmentalize and do damage control. If you're faced with an impossible question, think of it as question 101. If you have a bad section, tell yourself it was an experimental.

• Be an observer, not a participant. Don't participate in the frantic, nervous energy at the test center. Stay in the zone by staying above the fray.

• Look forward to test day. You have done all the work. Test day is just a chance to show them what you've got.

• Treat this test like just another PT. Remember you can always retake.