I feel like I made a horrible mistake by taking PT82 prior to sitting this Saturday. I did the test as quick as I could, pretty nonchalantly. I did horrible. I went -9 on each LR, -3 on LG, and -8 on RC. I haven't gone -9 on an LR section in a long time, let alone 2 sections in a row on the same test. My goal is a 165, I did a 158 on the last PT before the real thing. I'm afraid of burn out prior to Saturday but Im also afraid that if I take Wed, Thurs, & Friday off I may not be warmed up enough for Saturday morning. Any thoughts? I normally go -3/4 on LR, and -1/3 on LG.

What should I do if I already told law schools I'm going to take the Feb test but I know that I won't perform very well on it?

My applications are already in. GPA 3.74 Last LSAT 161. Really want to get into some reaching schools like USC and UCLA. Should I mentally prepare myself for rejections and apply again next cycle?

Based on the correct answer to an RC question I just saw I'm wondering how to distinguish this from trap answers...

The question asks for the purpose of an introductory quote to a passage, to which the correct answer reads "[to] suggest that music that is at first seen as alienating need not seem alienating later"

The issue I'm having with this is that reading comprehension questions sometimes contain trap answers that go "beyond" the message of the passage, misconstruing or overextending the message beyond what the author intended.

This looked like one of those typical trap answers. Nowhere in the passage does the author suggest the work of either composer was ever considered alienating. Disturbing, shrill, incoherent, and dissonant were all used to describe the works of the two composers, none of these or other descriptive elements in the passage seem to equate to the concept of alienation in music.

In ambiguous cases like this, how do we distinguish a right answer from to a trap answer that is drawing a false equivalency or overextending the author's prose?

I'm rounding off my prep before this Saturday's LSAT, it would be great if someone could lend some guidance before then

Thanks in advance!

I'm quite curious about the way test forms are mixed for each and every individual on test day. I've gotten 2 RC sections both times I sat for the exam and was wondering if this was by random chance? Or, perhaps some other reason?

I'm writing the test this weekend and I'm praying I don't get another 2 RC sections.

Can someone sprinkle some insight on this, particularly those who took the exam more than once or twice?

much much thanks in advance!

So I took a PT last week, felt good on sections 1 and 2 (LR and LG respectively). Sections 3 and 4 (LR and RC) felt particularly tough, and I ran out of time on both. Ended up with a super low score--I know, I shouldn't look at anything until after BR but my curiosity was killing me. During the test, the questions after 15 felt SO hard and I ended up leaving a few blank, which is weird for me since I usually finish LR in 25-30 minutes.

Anyway, I ended up going back through and BRing really, really well in sections 1-3,100% on that second LR section that gave me hell. (To avoid as much bias as possible on my BRs I just print out another test and take it again with no time pressure.) So I figure that my level of knowledge in LR is pretty damn good if I can blind review well. I guess I scored so poorly in that section (65%) because of time pressure, and that more practice will make me quicker on tougher sections. I went back and watched explanations for questions that seemed tricky and reviewed my methodology, but I feel like I got everything down. Is there anything else I should do when reviewing after nailing it on BR?

Thanks!

Hello,

Can someone help explain to me why A is correct and not E? From my perspective, the passage never says that certain qualities (those of men) are detrimental, just that they can no longer be the society's primary qualities and that women need to have an equal role in society from here on out. That perspective lead me to answer E, since if women are inevitably going to become more and more essential in society, than those qualities that they possess will be too.

Here is my dilemma...

I have been studying for the LSAT for about 3 months now. I do really well on RC so the majority of my study time is focused on other areas. I have spent significantly more time on LR and very little time, comparatively, on LG, yet when I take timed sections I score virtually identical in points on all three sections?

Has this happened to anyone else, and what am I missing here?

So I'm in Philly today visiting Penn, and holy cow this city is a dump! There are overturned cars, smashed windows, lightpoles riped out of the ground and strewn around. Beer cans and bottles and other seeming remnants of some wild party throughout the downtown area.

It looks almost post-apocalyptic. If I didn't know better I'd think some epic battle occurred last night and the victors proceeded to pillage this normally beautiful community.

Is it always like this, or is it only once every 58 years or so??

Hi everyone! I have recently decided to postpone my applications to next cycle. Having an active CRS registration, I’ve received a ton of fee waivers from schools. I was going to send out some quick “Thank you for the fee waiver” emails, and ask them to apply waivers to my account for next cycle. Do you guys think it would be good to do it now, or wait till closer to next year’s cycle?

This feels so silly but I sent over an email to one of the law schools which I applied to early (due date is next week). Since I am retaking the February test, this was an email notification letting them know that I am sitting for Feb. They responded that they will note it and take the Feb test into consideration if they find it appropriate. It was a short response (1-2 sentences) that I am sure they send a lot of in general. I responded last night with a thank you email and this morning I got sent a variation of their first response, so clearly it's not a robot responding but I'm sure they have some standard boiler-plate response they email out.

Do I respond back with another thank you? Point out that this was already sent to me? This feels so silly but obviously I wasn't expecting to have to respond again.

I am taking the exam this Saturday and I am feeling a bit anxious. What are some do's and don'ts the week leading to the exam? How would you recommend studying and how much to study? I am a slow starter (I need to warm up before a test) so I feel like I need to keep doing drills to keep my pace. However, I don't want to overwork myself. Any advice/suggestions is greatly appreciated!

Hello,

Could someone explain to me why B is right over A? I chose B, but I still don't understand why it's right compared to A.

In 2012, I received a NP in Intro to Political Science which LSAC considers an F. Long story short, I took that class a long time ago when I was first considering law school and it was purely for educational enrichment, I took it over the summer for christ sake.

Should I explain this in the addenda? I do have a reasonable excuse for not taking the final, the professor was very strict about when he wanted his tests done and when I exceeded the time allotted for both tests with my one Philosophy final (with testing accommodations), I asked for an extension and it wasn't granted. If it were any other class maybe it wouldn't matter but since I'm applying to law school I feel as though I should explain this. But I also don't want to look really dumb by exceeding the time limit for two tests with just one. The philosophy final was super writing heavy but still.

Any thoughts? Suggestions?

Thank you,

Steph

Hi everyone,

I am on Lesson 17 of 59 in the Intro to Logic (under the Starter course). I am still not fully understanding how "the only" works. For example,

Translation: If you are a kid with messy hair, then you have brown eyes.

Why would it be incorrect to say, "If you are a kid with brown eyes, then you have messy hair"?

Is it because "the only" modifies kids with messy hair (meaning that ONLY kids with messy hair have brown eyes)?

I am also not understanding the Y's "calling back" to the Xs.

Also, why is it that in the sentence "Kids with brown eyes are the only kids with messy hair." X is tied to "the only kids"? In other words, why isn't it in the same position that it was before?

Why does X refer back to Y in this case?

Why is it that if you have messy hair, then you have brown eyes (and not the other way around)??? I really don't understand.

I would appreciate your help (in layman's terms ha ha).

-Amanda

-"Which one of the following, if established, could most logically serve as the principle appealed to in the argument countering the critics’ claim?" (by PT 9-4-11)

Does anyone know if this stem is indicating an asssumption question or a principle question?

Thank you !!

Hi everyone,

So I was working on an RC passage today and after reading it once, I got that frustrating feeling like I needed to read the whole thing again. Before I did though, I thought to myself "Why do I spend time underlining and things that may or may not be important when I get to the questions?". When I do get to the questions, I usually end up going back to the passage anyway because it isn't until after I read the questions that I truly know what the test writer wants from me. So would it be better just to read the questions first? With RC you have to be able to cut through superfluous info, but a lot of time I am unable to distinguish between necessary and unnecessary info until I read the questions and know what I am supposed to be looking for.

Hey guys,

I have improved drastically on LR! And honestly, it feels so good! Thank you to 7SAGE and @akistotle who has helped me tremendously!

Nonetheless, I took PT 78 yesterday and scored 9/25 on the first LR section and 22/26 on the second one.

I honestly don't understand how this could have happened.

22/26 has been my best LR section yet, I usually score around 18/19. BUT A 9? I have not scored that low on a LR section since my diagnostic to be honest.

Is this just an outlier? The section felt hard like any other LR section to me but even after doing BR and scoring it... I scored fairly low.

Help please... freaking out right now since the LSAT is only days away.

I just want to say thank you, so much, to 7sage for having such a great, affordable LSAT curriculum. I followed their advice and studied for about a year before taking the December 2017 LSAT. I scored a 162 and got into the University of Calgary, my top choice since I want to study environmental law! I'm super excited to start my program in September (and move somewhere slightly warmer than Winnipeg, Manitoba)!

Thanks 7sage!!

Hello everyone, I am currently a month and a half into LSAT studying. Just scored a 152 on a PT which is a 5 point increase from my diagnostic. I have been practicing a lot of LR and not much LG or RC yet. I am a senior, graduating in may and wanted to originally be applying for Fall 2018, but after reading about applying I do not want to apply until I am able to get 160+ on the LSAT. I just wanted to know if its a bad idea applying next cycle instead and focus on getting that 160+ score. The end goal is to go to law school without paying, but I cant shake the feeling that I'm wasting a year of time by applying next cycle.

Hey 7Sagers, had a student email me with a question that I thought you could help with. Here it is:

I seem to be struggling with the grouping games. Like which diagram to use, and if any key words support a diagram decision. I would also appreciate any further advice? Any example from prep tests 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, and/or all would be awesome.

Hey!

Can someone help me out with this (Question 1: Quiz on Drawing Valid Conclusions with Intersection Statements 3 w/Answers)

W → /R

W −m→ T

Y → /T

/W → Q

How come there is no relationship between /Q & /Y and between T & /Q? Whats the reasoning? I think it has something to do with the most statement but I would appreciate if someone took the time to explain it.

(Question 2: Quiz on Drawing Valid Conclusions with Intersection Statements 3 w/Answers)

/B → /D

F ←s→ D

/O → /F

I → F

I thought there would be a SOME relationship between D and I - I don't understand why there isn't.

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read my post.

When a question offers no additional premises, is the question referring to the prior question/game board?

As we move into a new week (sort of hard to believe it's February), I'm looking for another person (or a small group) in the CC phase willing to exchange short messages each day to help each other promote daily work and engagement with the exam. Here's to finishing the CC and moving forward!

Hi everyone,

I'd like to introduce our newest editor, Mark Firmani. He’s actually been working on your behalf already, but I haven't gotten around to welcoming him yet. Mark graduated as the valedictorian from Quinnipiac University, and he is now a doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania English Department and a J.D. student (deferred admission until 2019) at Yale Law School. He’s so bright that I have to wear sunglasses just to email him.

One more exciting announcement: 7Sage Editor Ben Mauk was nominated for a National Magazine Award for a brilliant essay in the Virginia Quarterly Review! You should all read it and share it. Here’s the link:

http://www.vqronline.org/reporting-articles/2017/04/useful-village

Hello all, I am hoping that someone could give me a little bit of insight here. I took the December LSAT and I do not plan on taking this test again! I have a 150 w/a 3.6 GPA. I have 2 degrees and a paralegal cert graduating with a 4.0 GPA. I graduated undergrad in 2012 and from the ABA paralegal program in 2016 so I know my GPA and school activities may not play that much of a factor. I have over 5 years of experience in the legal system. I have some pretty strong LORs. I want to apply this month to begin this fall. I am looking into Rutgers, Temple, and Drexel. I am concerned because I know my LSAT it not as highly competitive as some schools would like.

Basically my question is should I shoot for it and apply now or wait and apply this fall for next year when there are more seats available?

Any info helps...Thanks