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Newer LSAT testsHi, I'm testing in february and have been working on the core curriculum since last May. I work full time and don't have much time to take a test p…
... 70 from the newer administrations. Should I focus more on the ones ... left? I hear these are more challenging but more reflective of the current ... -
Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: Is it a good idea to take the more recent PTs first?I am wondering if it is a good idea to mix up the order of practice tests I take. It seems like the ones at the beginning of the list are all from ea…
... the beginning of the list are all from early years. I ... I should take tests that are more recent in order to have ... them be more similar to the modern day ... -
Need some advice on study planHi all. I need some advice with my study plan. I have recently finished CC after 5 months of studying; I was only able to study 3 hours daily si…
... to focus on Pting with more later version as nearing the ... do newer Pts) at this stage because I presume that whether those PTs are ... old or new, they are testing the same ... -
Causal and conditional reasoning: Are they more present on some question types than on others?Are there some question types that are more likely to have causal or conditional reasoning in the stimulus than others?
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Having trouble with LR, especially post-PT 60I'm not sure what it is but I can't seem to apply the methods of diagramming as easily to these questions. I did horribly on LR after improving quit…
... 've spread out the more difficult LR questions across entire ... top of my head, from more recent PTs, are:
- " ... say more?
Now each of these are completely ... read between the lines" questions, more "analogy/parallel" questions, and ... -
Do you have to do and go over all the 7058 questions ever released?!Do you have to do and go over all the 7058 questions ever released before you're prepared for the lsat? I'm probably gonna take the Feb exam but ther…
... trending to be a bit more difficult than the old tests, LG ... is more "plug and chug" as opposed ... , focus on the newer tests as they are most similar to the ... solid, where you need improvement (more drilling), and where you haven ... -
Are older PTs harder?Has anyone done the older practice tests (10-40) and compared them with the newer ones (59 +). I found that the older ones are much harder and my sco…
Generally, the newer PTs have slightly easier LR, much easier LG, and more difficult RC.
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Reading ComprehensionHi everyone! How do you guys approach Reading Comprehension and what improvements have you seen on that section? Last month I did well on it, sco…
... mean....before I took the newer tests without the comparative ... minus 1, but on the more recent tests with the comparative ... RC questions of more recent tests are a lot more difficult and require a ... lot more of a ... -
How Bad Is It to Take 4 Rather than 5 Section LSAT PTs?As it says on the box cover really, I'm mostly concerned regarding the endurance difference that comes from taking a 4 vs. 5 section LSAT. I've essen…
... was just starting out writing PTs I did see (and ... that it was a little more difficult to stay zoned in - ... it took more effort than in the previous ... misreads of questions a little more often than I would ... and gauging where you are at/ how you feel. -
What to do if I've already taken the most recent practices testsI took the LSAT in June, and got a 166, which was at the lower end of my average and (I think) worse than I was capable of because I got thrown off (…
... 14 (Georgetown and Northwestern are two I'm hoping to ... on the new tests are the convoluted answer choices ... more than 3 on a timed section). -7, -8 are ... but the newer PTs seemed to slow me down more which meant ... rush through a few more questions than I'd ... -
Older Lsat??Hey guys, I have a question if anyone is willing/able to shed some light on the matter . I have just finished the power score bibles, and purchased…
... seem to be more diverse to me - their are some weird ones ... in the newer PT's seem to have gotten much more difficult. I ... trade off from each time from a newer (60 ... rote memorization.
There are no worthless tests. Take as ... -
Improving score on timed PTs?<i>Hey 7Sagers, got a question I thought you could help me answer! Here it is:</i> Would you please give me some suggestions on how to improve my …
... more difficult sections first (in LR, Qs 1-10 are generally the least difficult ... , 20-26 are next, and ... or untimed--rather than entire PTs so that you can work ... of PT books now w/more recent PTs: https://os.lsac.org ... -
Drop in score - Is it just too much?Hey, I was happy earlier this week. I scored my highest scores of 165, a 165 again, and then a 168. My Blind review was also great, somewhere in t…
... and 70's, there are more curve breaker questions dispersed throughout ... than that, the games are only slightly more difficult than the previous 50 ... passages to be a bit more difficult than the early ones, ... s, and more trap answer choices with the newer lsat's< ... -
Redoing New Prep Tests or Doing Older Ones? HELP!!!Hi everyone! I was just wondering if you could provide some insight as to which is better....doing older prep tests I haven't done yet (38-45ish) …
... while. I think the newer ones are better for you to ... the case if you are reviewing absolutely perfectly, which ... review it until you are nearly certain you would ... a) not burn through PTs and b) prevent error ... or more that you have looked at the newer tests. -
Older PT scoresHello all, Me again. I'm starting PTs excessively early. I'm Blind Reviewing but not reviewing too intensively yet on incorrect questions. I'm a re…
I would say there are certain advantages and disadvantages ... curve-breaker games in recent PTs. I would say RC has ... because the stimuli have become more difficult but because the wrong answer ... choices seem even more convincing than before.
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Older PT scoresHello all, Me again. I'm starting PTs excessively early. I'm Blind Reviewing but not reviewing too intensively yet on incorrect questions. I'm a re…
... understandable on wrong answers being more difficult to weed out.
< ... so I slated for starting PTs in February. I took the ... least a few more weeks before taking anymore PTs. I'm a ... American, because my biggest struggles are on science passages and stimuli ... -
Keeping progress...I've finally cracked 170 (PT63) for the first time on a fully timed 5 section test. This is an outlier for me by about 3-4 points but of course I wan…
@Checkmate it is much more difficult to come across gains once ... LR, LG, RC of past PTs to stay sharp.
< ... get faster at what you are already fast at. Continue to ... Good luck!
2 PTs a week I've found ... . I found that 3 PTs was just a bit too ... -
Hey guys...Hey everyone! I haven't been on the forums as much because I realized I was spending more time on here than I should be (was sometimes getting in the…
... take it next December (My PTs are high 150s low 160s)! However ... lot of time left. We are not sure how long (he ... the easy treatment options become difficult. One of the things he ... into me venting a lot more and not studying, I'll ... -
Blind Review vs. ActualI have been studying for months on end and I am not sure how to get my actual score to match my blind review score. When I take the test first pass e…
... with new knowledge and are only choosing from ... are a generally confident test taker, and so it will be more difficult ... got a lot of PTs to go, so ... back to 2-3 PTs a week and ... and resuming 1-3 PTs per week. You have ... October and plenty of PTs left so take your ... -
Calm My Nerves....Am I On Track?I'm prepping for the October test....started 7Sage in January and so far have: - Been through core curriculum twice - Been through Trainer once …
... curriculum before I started the PTs. I recommend doing the bundle ... on improving what are, in my opinion, the more difficult parts of the ... up and mix it with PTs or whatever, I don't ... my first 5 or 6 PTs. It was nice, and it ... -
PT 50--beginning of the major changes?I just took PT 50 and I felt like I did not even know how to complete the exam. I have familiarized myself with the test since December, but I felt …
... I have trouble on the newer PTs, will my scores ever recover ... idea to not take the PTs in order? I heard that ... actual wording seemed a lot more difficult and was hard to understand ... -
PT 50--beginning of the major changes?I just took PT 50 and I felt like I did not even know how to complete the exam. I have familiarized myself with the test since December, but I felt …
The single most important distinction between pre-50s PTs and later ones is RC.
It's undoubtedly significantly more difficult. Those who typically score -3/-4 in older RC can average as low as -8/-9 in the newer ones. -
currently at 171, goal 177 by oct 2015 - is it possible? tips?hi all - i'm currently at a 171 (logic games -5, logical reasoning -4, reading comp -1), hoping to get a 177 by october 2015. is it possible? tip…
... former, you have a lot more work to do than you ... 177-180 on all your PTs and definitely all your BRs ... test day than in your PTs. Of course, anything is possible ... need to understand that points are incredibly difficult to come by above ... -
Best for each areaHello everyone, I know the topic was overly discussed but i think it would be useful for starters to have a list of what, most people, believe are …
... 's RC work is much more well rounded and is the ... have seen for such a difficult area to address. I know ... , and 30+ fresh and clean PTs are all you need to max ... -
Quantity vs. Quality with regards to studyingI scored a 168 on June 2015. I made the decision to take it only 9 weeks before-- In those subsequent weeks I took 30 pt's. The 4 weeks before the te…
... if you have taken all PTs, it's worth going through ... missed LR questions are point at issue, and more difficult Pseudo SA, and ... -
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…
... /discussion/#/discussion/3690/recent-70s-pts-harder-than-others
are very very subtle and really ... doing a few of these newer tests and making sure to ... the newer PTs (including those you got right) and with a few more ... -
RC Help!Hi everybody, I am in desperate need of help with the RC section. The interesting thing about my progress is that it is getting continuously worse…
... were doing better and which PTs you are doing worse on? What ... become progressively more difficult on the more recent tests. The passages are sometimes more difficult to ... parse through and the answer choices are trickier ... -
Anyone experiencing drop in scores in PTs after 60s? LR LR LG RC Score Date 54 1 2 1 5 171 24th July 55 2 2 3 6 167 11th Aug 56 4 7 2 8 163 12th Aug 58 168 24th Aug 59 4 3 5 6 1…
... but in the 60+ PTs a major change from previous ... the 2 LR sections are no longer the same ... that matters because those are the questions that sink ... .
In the newer PTs one LR is difficulty Z ... use to. Furthermore in more cases than not the harder ... -
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…
... different game types and are familiar with JY's ... adequate time for the longer, more difficult questions.
... the handful of remaining difficult questions, you'll hopefully ... most in the recent PTs. In older tests I ... likely have 5-6 PTs to get your ... -
Old PTs vs New PTs?I just took the LSAT for the first time this past Saturday (10/3). I know I didn't do as well as I need to - or even as well as I was PTing leading u…
... PTs helpful in gauging your performance on the test because they are ... not say LGs are getting easier - they are just more difficult to understand sometimes ... answers are more subtle. I'd rather re-drill the recent PTs and ... do (I have no fresh PTs left...)
