After the blind review section

tosin1213

im a bit confused, after the first blind review section it just jumped to a practice exam with all the sections when all ive done so far is some grammar and intro to arguments sections.

can someone clarify? thnx

Matt1234567

Is it the June 2007 exam and explanations? If so, I'm assuming it's in that part of the syllabus by accident, since it's after the blind review lesson and before the main point question lesson. Just ignore it.

Have you taken the June 2007 exam as a diagnostic yet? If not, it's recommended you take that before the lessons just to see where you're standing in terms of your understanding of the test.

nicole.hopkins

Yep, that's your diagnostic so that you know what your "cold" score range is with zero prep. It's a great baseline against which to compare yourself as you will improve (likely radically) by the time you start taking PT's all time (after completing the first part of the course).

Pacifico

@tosin1213 that is a June 2007 exam which is the exam that 7Sage uses for a diagnostic exam. If you previously took a diagnostic somewhere else on a different test, feel free to skip it. Otherwise, you definitely need to take it as a diagnostic to just get a baseline and a feel for the test. My take is that they position it after arguments and grammar to give you just a little bit better feel for what you're getting into, but also because you should be somewhat familiar with those topics already and they just point it towards what those topics mean for the LSAT. Then they teach you to blind review so that you can effectively blind review your diagnostic, which is one of the two most important parts of taking PTs (the other being actually taking a timed PT to get a feel for taking the LSAT).

Before you do the diagnostic, make sure you fully understand the BR process so you are circling questions you aren't 100% on during your diagnostic. Also, take some time to scroll down to the section "Resources for Taking Simulated LSATs" on the syllabus (it should be right before the regular PTs start) so that you are set up for success in creating the right environment for testing. Once you've taken the diagnostic, do a thorough BR and then score the exam. Regardless of your score, either use it as motivation or forget about it completely and then dive into the rest of the curriculum. Let us know if you have any questions along the way, there are plenty of us that are more than happy to help. Good luck!