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Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
... doing a few of these newer tests and making sure to do really ... newer PTs (including those you got right) and with a few more tests ... focusing on older material. Just focus on these new tests now and be ... -
Freaking Out with Later PTs!Hi All, With the October test fast approaching, I've been doing the PTs in the late 60s (think 65-69). Before that I had done every test from 35-5…
If you're taking in October,I'd advise getting PTs 70-75 done and BRd ASAP (there are a lot of acronyms in that sentence...sorry). There, clearly, are differences in the newer tests, and the sooner you can get acclimated to those differences, the better. -
Best Strategy to Improving Time Overall?Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone has some suggestions on the best way to drill/study/practice in order to improve speed. I finally feel really solid i…
... ago. I use much older PTs and I don't care if ... work through them by POE and I simply won't allow ... is better then without timing and I get to see them ... am PTing newer tests I still just set the 35min and go for ... -
kind of lost!!!so basically I've been studying since May, but I made a mistake and was practicing with really old tests. So until last week, I was getting around 16…
... your registration for the test and if you're certain that ... with you should take it and not cancel your score. If ... you take it and cancel your score, you're ... the newer tests in time. They're not that different from the older ... -
Plateauing at low 160sHi all, I've been taking a mixture of recent tests (60s-70s) and with some exceptions of outliers on lower 60s tests (165~167), I've been consist…
... drilled different game types and are familiar with JY ... pinpoint the easier ones, and ensure you're getting ... the recent PTs. In older tests I could go -2 ... I tend to go between -5 and -7. For timing ... Understand how the arguments and paragraphs flow into each ... -
PT48 and onHey guys, For a while now I have been working through the earlier PT's 21-38, concentrating on accuracy and applying the proper methodology to the…
... a firm believer that the newer games are harder, but ... and logic, and are able to apply them to the early tests ... do the same for the newer tests as well. Just be ... you progress through the tests. If the new tests seems "weird" ... you were with the older PTs. -
Could really use some guidance.I am getting really flustered to be completely honest. I am not getting much better at this test due to the fact that I just tend to overthink every …
... to practice more with timed tests and with the difficult questions. ... on experience such as taking tests and dissecting the answer choices. ... me at once. The newer tests are more subtle with the ... , more so than the older tests, and I am still getting used ... -
looking for advice (top scorers please help!)- stuck in score range for 6 months.Hi all, I'm desperate for frank advice from someone who knows this test and has been through the grind. I've been studying full-time for the LS…
... in the 160 range and stopped studying for 9 ... But I underestimated the newer tests which gave me a lot ... less time on earlier tests and redo 70's three ... to me the difference between 170+ and 175+ is how much ... the earlier ones correct and save time for the ... -
Feeling extremely discouragedI have been studying for more than six months at this point. I am hoping to take the June 2016 LSAT. My last 10 preptest have been between 159-163 wi…
... subtly wrong answers in the newer tests is affecting your scores - ... would help pinpoint those issues and help you avoid them in ... "easy/easiest" ranked sections. Rinse and repeat. Getting -0 on games ... bridging the gap between a 162 and a 165, and games are the ... -
Stuck (largely) in the low-170s over long period of time - focus on PTs and BR-ing or drills?I've been steadily and consistently studying for about two years for the LSAT, and I've managed to score in the low 170s a total of about ten times (…
... a clean copy for the newer tests, since I don't have ... any of you cycle through older tests, especially those you may not ... 8 or 9 PTs left, and I'd like to stretch ... -
List of affordable PTs (paperback/hard copy)<strong>Update Feb 2017: printable e-docs for the LSAT questions are now included in 7Sage materials.</strong> There is also a list here: http://…
... set of 10 tests is about $30, and for newer tests. I'm pretty ... hard-to-find-really-expensive older ones (39-44). Why ... learn or experience by doing newer or older tests? I realize availability may ... m going to practice with newer ones anyway, even without the ... -
LR in the 70s- Are they different?So I was averaging -5 total in LR on the 50s and 60s but when I started taking some of the 70s (70,71,72) it went up to -9 total. And usually one of …
... transformation that has occurred between the 60s and 70s. I've ... read of the stimuli and ACs and stick to the question ... questions/ACs over and over. These newer tests can really punish ... you for not fully grasping stimuli and ... -
LR in the 70s- Are they different?So I was averaging -5 total in LR on the 50s and 60s but when I started taking some of the 70s (70,71,72) it went up to -9 total. And usually one of …
... get back on track. The newer tests seem to bait you more ... LR sections), and I personally believe that the newer questions occasionally require ... the gap in SA questions and keeping the argument alive ... ll begin to detect the differences, and I have no doubt that ... -
Repeating LR Stimuli in Different TestsHey everyone, I've been focussed on drilling for the past month, and have realized that many stimuli are used multiple times in different tests, w…
... less work for the writers, and since the stimuli are already ... /> I have not seen newer tests reuse older stimuli, actually. That's an ... -
Missing 10 on LR sections!!I finished curriculum and have been taking Pts in the high 60's and 70's. I've been missing 10 on the LR sections!! When I blind review I do much be…
... br /> I finished curriculum and have been taking Pts in ... the high 60's and 70's.
... on the newer tests. Its best to use the older tests to learn ... you take the early tests that you have access to ...
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Anecdotal evidence that the 70s PTs are different from 50s and 60s PTsHere's my anecdotal evidence that the 70s PTs are harder (or at least different) from earlier modern PTs. PTs 54-59, 61, 62, 65, 66 (Not cherry pi…
... week I've been relaxing and just reading to keep ...
Took another test yesterday and I was calm, but focused ... to be transferring to the newer tests. I'm feeling a ... be so good at doing older tests after all of this ... at LR on the newer ones than when I ... -
Anecdotal evidence that the 70s PTs are different from 50s and 60s PTsHere's my anecdotal evidence that the 70s PTs are harder (or at least different) from earlier modern PTs. PTs 54-59, 61, 62, 65, 66 (Not cherry pi…
@"Cant Get Right" said:
You identify your weaknesses in the newer tests the same way you do on the older tests. See what you missed and why. Then look inward, not outward. Our weaknesses do not lie within the test.
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7sage and old teaching materials?I'm doing some new prep tests these days, and they're shockingly more difficult than the old ones we use to practice on here in 7sage, this is extrem…
... to use an analogy, the newer tests have long, curly hair, but ... a harder time deciding between potential nits and dandruff.
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Finished with the curriculumHey guys, so I completed the curriculum last week which took around three months. I am aiming to write the test in September 2016. I only wrote one p…
... to roughly 20ish? PTs between now and 9/24.
... on Tuesdays and Saturday mornings. While the older tests are obviously ... relevant and helpful for improvement ... then concentrate your efforts and really hit 60s-77. ... -
Older, unseen PTs vs Newer, already seen PTsHey guys, I have seen PTs 52-77 at least once (twice and thrice in most instances) and I am wondering if it would be better to use those to gear up f…
... 'd lean primarily on the newer tests.
Yes, make sure ... to readjust to the slight differences in the 70s come test ... 't seen the questions over and over (which could be your ... -
Am I Wasting PTs?The past couple weeks I've been transitioning from the curriculum to the practice tests, and I've found that the only thing that is really changing f…
... the low 170's and am scoring in the ... PT's nearly every morning, and it's definitely helped. ... got wrong in the LR and RC sections in the ... Manhattan forums, and watch 7Sage videos for Logic ... 're taking an older or a newer test (newer tests tend to have ... -
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... , I would acquire the older tests you haven't touched to ... . While the older tests may be written differently and may occasionally not ... logic is the same, and these tests will afford you plenty ... In between PTs, definitely use old (as in previously used) and old ... -
Will we be good at those recent unique games if we do old PTs?Hi, just wondering... And would like to hear from someone who did old games... Do you think if we do more old games, it helps to solve those irregu…
The difference between older games and newer ones seems to be somewhat ... the older games, you can certainly do it on the newer ones ... .
Oh, and the inferences they ... hide in the newer games tend ... -
PTs in the 60s (and other newer PTs).....what gives bro? I feel that these are so much harder than earlier ones that I've taken. I'm marking somewhere around 20 questions for BR in <i><…
... for people to find the newer tests more difficult after getting ... eventually adapt to the subtle differences.
I think ... important to read effectively and deliberately on the new ... word rather then flying through and potentially glossing over the ... -
Obtaining PrepTest 43 by TuesdayHow might I obtain the LSAT Prep Test #43 by Tuesday? While there are a couple on Amazon, they all will arrive past Wednesday. I was hoping to pur…
... score not a date, and that your particular circumstances ... same material. Any differences between earlier/later tests are almost entirely superficial ... the higher you go; and benefitting from exposure to those ... big picture nuts and bolts for now and save those ... -
Should I take recent preptests (timed) even if i haven't done all the older ones?Hey guys, I am registered for the September LSAT and 7sage recommends i take preptest 39-44 before test day. I've done 36, 37 and 38 so far (time…
... for the September LSAT and 7sage recommends i take ... since the newer ones can be different from the older tests and no ... be oblivious to the new tests. Do preptests change dramatically ... and you should absolutely be acclimated to the style of the newer tests ... -
Insight on large disparity in recent scoresGood morning guys. Was hoping I can get some insight on a recent phenomena I encountered on my last 3 PT scores. A week ago I was so excited to h…
... test changes through the years and such changes might account for ... thrown off so much between taking PT 30 and PT 54. While ... 's widely believed that the newer tests tend to be more difficult ... .
Regardless, fluctuations happen and it's part of the ... -
PTs for DecemberWhich PTs should I use to study for December? I've only done 12, and December is a rewrite for me, so I've pretty much finished studying, and I want …
... afraid to use previously taken tests; borrowing individual passages from ... all of the most recent tests (65+ generally speaking). If ... save some of the newer tests for perhaps a February ... newer material, and boost your confidence. Keep up with some of the older ... -
Older LSAT takers?Are any of you guys in the older crowd?
... student body is nontraditional" and they mean returning after 5 ... bring so much wisdom and experience and that is what we ... in talking about being an older student than others which was ... is going on and what the differences are between schools and how I might ... -
Why do you think so many people scored below their average on the September LSAT?I have made a few posts of encouragement for those who took the exam and did much worse than their PT average. However, I feel like this has been so …
... was just a practice session and to throw strikes like ... people are just simply nervous and that throws them off. ... of people just overestimate themselves and their LSAT preparedness level ... . The newer tests being a bit different than the older ones certainly ...
