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GamesHater

Hey everyone,

I started the LSAT PTing in the high 150s before I found 7Sage. 7Sage has been instrumental in my journey to achieving higher scores; by the time I sat for the September LSat I was PTing in the low-mid 170s. I notice a lot of people here are sharing their study habits so that others may attempt to emulate them, and while I’m sure there’s some value to that, I’m here to tell you that I climbed with absolutely no method to my madness:

I studied when I felt like it (often, but irregular), I would wake up and go to sleep when I was tired (sometimes asleep by 4am and up by 2pm), and I would take random days off. I had the 7Sage app, which I would take with me to events that I didn’t think I’d enjoy (and just do exercises at the event). The only thing I would regiment is my practice tests, which I tried to make as “test day” as possible (I took 8 PTs overall).

I scored a 171 on the one and only official LSAT I’ve taken. I was going to take it again the following month, but serious family issues made it an unattractive prospect, and I was happy with a 171.

I say all this to highlight that the test, and studying for it, is a very personal affair; you need to find what works for you. All these people can offer you their words of wisdom or tips and tricks, but at the end of the day all you need to do is figure out how to understand the question being asked.

However, if I was to make one recommendation to someone seeking improvement, or highlight one aspect of my own studying which dramatically improved my results, it would be thus: blind review. Blind review, blind review, blind review. I can’t overstate how dramatically that changed my performance. Be mercilessly honest with yourself, and push yourself to fully understand questions and the ‘answers’ the test writers are providing you BEFORE you reveal the correct answer.

As a final note, be kind to yourself. You reading this here are in a select minority of test-takers who is probably taking their LSAT prep very seriously. I met countless students (at UC Berkeley no less) who were just “going to take the test and see how it goes.” You are already ahead of them, and if you take your studying seriously, you’ll finish miles ahead of a significant portion of test takes.

Best if luck 7Sage-ers!