CLS A class of 2028 AMA

louisdanielwu

Hi everyone, first time poster here. 7sage helped me a lot during my LSAT journey from 159 June 2024 to 170 September 2024. I just received admission letter from Columbia Law School (ED). Feel free to ask me anything.

LastLivingLily

Hi! Amazing job!

What did your study schedule look like? Did you have to balance school?

What was your score distribution? GPA? Did you exclusively use 7Sage religiously? How aligned were your thought patterns originally with the test?

Some initial questions I had for now. I may have more in the future, thanks for doing this!

louisdanielwu

I am working full time (10 hour days, 4 days per week; my commute to work is 1.5hrs each way). My study schedule is fairly simple. One PT each week on Saturday non-negotiable. Review of PT on Sunday. Set out plan for that week depending on how my PT went. Plan usually involves drills on specific question types I kept getting wrong and breaking down questions. If after a work day, my brain was cooked, I would then do 1-2 recorded live classes before falling asleep.

They didn't give me a breakdown of my official score but for PTs: RCs are usually -4 to -2 and LR are -1 to -3.

I used 7sage from start to end. However, during my score plateau I read LSAT trainer and the Loophole.

LSAC undergrad GPA 3.92. I also did a master's program GPA 4.101

grasshopper47

Hi! Congratulations!!
You are an inspiration. I hope all the best for you.
1) May I ask if you are an international applicant? If so, did you go to undergrad in the states?

2) how would you describe your Softs?

Thank you so much

louisdanielwu

Thank you.

I am not an international applicant. Did my undergrad at UC Irvine, grad school at Columbia.

Softs: not KJD, 7 years of work experience in the healthcare world, holds a leadership position in a community organization for my field.

Louis

Jonjon0118

Congrats! I am in a similar situation as you so I hope I can learn some stuff. Where was your plateau and how did you push through? I’m afraid I’m there now.

Thanks!

louisdanielwu

I hit a plateau at 163. I read LSAT trainer and try to focus more on the big picture and I also did a lot live classes to hear how different people solve problems. Henry and Julia’s methods resonated with me the most.

My second plateau was around 167. I then read the loophole and did a lot of the practices based on her method.

To me, it was most helpful to read or drill when my mind was fresh and do endless amount of live classes when I was tired

pcarazo1

Thanks a bunch for sharing your study schedule!!! I work full-time and feel so brain dead that I couldn't keep up with my planned study schedule. I also just submitted 3 applications and working on 4 more. I'm definitely taking your advise to listen at least to the live classes

bbrenner4719

Well Done! I too work a lot and am sometimes exhausted by the end of the day. How long did you study for before taking the LSAT?

louisdanielwu

I started studying 3/2024, took my first official test 6/2024, retook it 9/2024 and that was the score I used to apply this cycle.

I worked the schedule above the entire time.

bbrenner4719

Didi you always employ the blind review method?

farhadahmad1211

Hello, amazing job! I haven't taken a test in a while and I am just now back on the grind. I am just starting out studying for the Feb. LSAT. Any suggestions on how to use 7Sage to it's full extent to get a good score quick?

louisdanielwu

I know I should do the blind review method but I just couldn’t get myself to do it.

What works for me is the following : 1) take the test 2) without looking at the answers (I just cover it up with a piece of paper in front of screen), I write down the questions I got wrong (ex section 2 question 22) 3) on the following day (I usually take a PT on Saturday and review on Sunday), I create a drill of only the questions I got wrong. I re-do the questions untimed and then spent as much time as I need to understand why I got the question wrong (I will listen to JY’s explanation and sometime I will google it to see if someone else’s explanation makes more sense to me) 4) I would make myself do drills of the types of questions I got wrong the following week

louisdanielwu

For studying with 7sage, I would suggest the following.

• go through the core curriculum once (quickly and you can always go back to review a specific topic)
• take a few older PTs, use the analysis tool to see which types of questions you are getting wrong. Then create drills with your specific question types
• make sure you do your PT timed as it will mimic the actual test
• I really enjoyed the recorded live classes and I listened to multiple daily. Hearing how people think through questions helped me subconsciously. I always made myself pick an answer before hearing the instructor’s explanation
• all the new PT I took at the exact time and day of my actual test