Hey,
My LSATs were mostly between a 169-173 with 173 being the anomaly and mainly getting 169s and 170s.
I thought August was easy ish other than one of the LR which was tough, but a 166 means 12 wrong. literally don’t know where I could’ve gone wrong as for the WHOLE test I had 7 flagged which means I needed 5 extra wrong somewhere and all those flags wrong to get what I got.
Anyway my RC and LR untimed are all over the place (I keep them at like 0-2 LR and 0-2 RC but then sometimes they jump to -3 LR and -4 RC so idk what’s up with that).

My son is applying only to Canadian law schools and this was his first LSAT. It appears that his 4.0 GPA (1 more year to finish) will convert to 3.9 on the OLSAS system. Is he in good shape for University of Toronto law?

I’m dying to go to NYU for law school. I took the test in June got a 169 and then in August and got a 174. I have 4.0 GPA from undergrad but I’ve still been told to retake. I’m not confident in my ability to do well in October. If I start studying now I think I could get my score up a bit but prior to August my average PT was like 172. Thoughts? Also should I apply ED. How much does that help? I hear mixed reviews…

I have now taken the test twice. The first time I studied solely by taking practice tests and running drills, just trying to use repetition to get myself familiar with question types. After that test I got a 148. The second time I used the sevensage videos that broke down arguments and grammar as well as drilling the week beforehand. On my second attempt I got a 146. Which was hard because I thought I might have done better.

I am planning to take another crack at the exam in October and am looking for anyways to supplement my current studying. I am still planning to use seven sage but up my daily study time to include one big practice test a week, blind reviewing that test, and then drilling as the week continues and starting over. I am hoping to up my score 5-7 points (maybe more I can get a miracle) before applying this cycle.

Any videos or suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Hey guys!

So I took the August LSAT and felt pretty good about it. My goal is to get above a 170 and my highest PT before the test was a 171. I ended up getting a 169 on the August test and was honestly pretty happy with it but I felt like I could get those few extra points if I took October. I'm currently registered for October but now I'm having some doubts and am considering just sticking with the 169. My dream school is Berkeley (yes I know a 169 is below the median) for context. Also, I started a full time job so I have WAY less time for studying (before August all I did was study) and I have to work on applications. My GPA is a 3.91 (off topic but LSAC is #1 on my shit list for reversing the dual enrollment rule for this cycle). I have no intention of doing big/corporate law and plan to go into immigration law but I would like to option to move around after law school.

I'm not opposed to taking October at all, I'm just not sure how much it's gonna benefit me considering the circumstances. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! Sending everyone good studying and test taking energy :)

should i cancel my 145 if i am retaking in november and plan to have a higher score by then? will the 145 hurt my apps?

Im currently looking into the Blueprint 170+ course. Its $1600, I know thats ALOT of money for prep, but my question is are classes like that actually worth the money spent? Has anyone taken a class like this before? Did you get a 170+ or certain score like it promised? And was the material they provided to study worthwhile?

Choice quotes from the article (link at bottom):

"It’s hard to imagine that the original vision of standardizing law school admissions was to enable a bunch of clerks to play with each other as Disney World while listening to dull overpaid corporate speakers drone on about diversity and technology."

"LSAC no longer focuses on its original mission of making law school admissions efficient and helpful to the students and institutions it serves. Instead, it has expanded outward into a bloated harvester of cash from aspiring students."

"What is CAS?...It’s basically a Google Drive."

"[LSAC} is both an organizer of a conspiracy, and a conspirator itself."

"A particularly noxious observation is that 74% of LSAC’s revenue comes from rejected applicants."

And with that, I’ll leave you with an inspiring message from the admissions officer racket: “There is no place like Walt Disney World® Resort, and there is no meeting like LSAC’s Annual Meeting and Educational Conference!”

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-law-school-admissions-racket

hi everyone,

the september test is happening next week and i’m planning on taking my last PT tomorrow. i’ve seen a lot of mixed opinions about whether one should take a break from studying right before the test. i’ve been doing at least 2 hours a day for the past couple of weeks and my scores have been fluctuating. I feel more confident but my results are not always showing that.

based on y’all’s experience, should I go hard this week and study as much as I can? or should I take a break? and what exactly constitutes a break (like only study for a bit a day or not at all)?

thank you for any and all advice 💗 good luck to my fellow september testers 💗

Less than a week out from my exam (the 9th) and I’m tweaking tf out. Trying not to overdo it on studying to avoid exhausting myself in the final stretch, but it feels so weird not doing 2-3 hours every day lmao. I thought I’d use the spare time to make a post that the Sept. test takers can use to yap

What scores are we predicting? Is anyone else extra nervous after August’s ‘curve breaker’ exam🫩

Good luck yall, we’re almost done w this cursed exam

I was really surprised by the blind review score. But a 10 point gap is pretty big. What am I doing wrong?

Got my August LSAT back it was my first official score didn't do great. I'm looking to gaining 5-10 points by the November test and I am looking for a tutor.

I need a tutor that is flexible as I was shift work in law enforcement and currently work at night and will work nights until December. I am also finishing my masters degree but that should not interrupt my schedule too much. I have subscribed to 7Sage and felt like that was working but score reflects otherwise. If anyone can help at a reasonable price that would be greatly appreciated.

Currently studying for a few months (with some breaks for travel), although I work full time and it is difficult to do too much. My goal is just a 160+ (ideally 163-165), so nothing crazy. Just want some money from a regional school.

Diagnostic in early June was 148.
PT117 - July 3 was 158
PT 118 - July 26 was 155.
PT 159 - Aug 13 was 165.
PT 158 - Aug 23 was 163 (that week registered for October due to progress).
PT 156 - Aug 28 was a 156.
PT 155 - Sept 3 (today) was 157.

I am feeling a bit disheartened with the recent drop! Trying to figure out if I should cancel October, or if creating a 160 baseline by then is possible with realistically only ~15 hours a week to study.

Any advice or tips for most effective studying with limited time? I am trying to aim for quality. Also open to any passive studying (podcasts, etc.) I can do while I work out or something.

Thanks!

One thing I’m running into consistently on RC sections is that the 4th passage rips me to shreds. I’ll go like -8 and 5 of these will come from Passage #4. I just did the section that has the infamous “Riddled Basins of Attraction” passage at the end, and yep….

I wanna add to that it feels very intimidating KNOWING when you’re going through Passages 1, 2, and 3, that a monstrosity is waiting for you with Passage 4. Of course it’s not a monolith, but the only section I’ve ever ended up over-performing on the 4th is the one with the “War Powers Resolution Act” passage… but I’m a PoliSci major lol.

Big question then: should I try to accurately, and slowly get all of the questions correct from Passages 1-3, and then go into 4 trying my best, with whatever time left? Or should I go at a faster pace, as accurately as I can, and try to finish all the passages?

Anyone with access to this LawHub PrepTest questions, PLEASE help. My answer was D. The correct answer is B.

Yes. I understand how B can be correct. But I do NOT understand how D is wrong. I want to put this in my wrong answer journal but I cannot move on until I fully understand WHY my answer was 100% wrong.

With necessary assumptions questions, I always look at all 5 answers and try to the find the answer that if UNTRUE, will destroy the entire argument.

Anyone, please help. Thank you. 🙏🏽

(I also looked up the explanation on LSAT Demon and I still don’t understand fully why D is 100% wrong.)

hi everyone, i am currently registered for the september LSAT but i am not PTing close to my goal score. i want a 170+ and i’m currently PTing 155~ so i’m deciding between taking the september test anyways (and probably end up cancelling) and register for november or just reschedule my september test to november. either ways i’m down $500.

can anyone tell me the pros and cons of both choices? thanks!

Hi all - writing in here for a bit of advice. I’m currently scoring in the mid to high 160s, and I desperately want to break into the 170s. I’m signed up for October (and will sign up for November just in case) but my goal is to get between a 170-174. My LR sections are consistently around -3 and RC has a bit more variation, between -4 and -7. Like most people, I strongly prefer practicing LR, and feel like I’m close to mastering it. However, I often find myself stuck between two answer choices on higher difficulty questions: the right answer choice and a wrong one, and I find myself picking the wrong one which costs me points. I started with a 148 diagnostic and saw consistent progress until I broke into the 160s, but feel like I’ve been stuck in a plateau for months. Does anyone have any advice for breaking into the 170s? Is it even possible to get there by the Oct test? Any and all advice is appreciated!!

I've missed exactly two questions on each section for my last like 5 practice LR sections. The consistency is making me a little crazy, especially because my misses tend to be different question types. I always review my wrong answers very closely and believe this strategy has helped in the past, but I'm finally plateauing and it feels like there's some barrier to perfection that I just can't discern. People who consistently score 0 - -1 on LR, what's your advice? What did you do to improve past -2?

What confuses me with A is the phrase “two phenomena.” and even "both phenomena" I understand the word phenomenon as the overall relationship between sleep and illness (i.e., sleeping more is associated with more illness).

So I thought there was only one phenomenon being discussed: the relationship between sleep and illness.

Am I misunderstanding what “phenomenon” means?

I’d appreciate an explanation of how to read this wording in LSAT terms.

I’m really struggling to break into the 160s. My highest score in practice tests was 156. I do review my wrong answers and think I got better, but it turns out I didn’t.

Could you share a breakdown of what made you break into the 160s when you were scoring in the 140s and 150s?

Any help is welcome!

hi everyone, i got a 155 on the August lsat and i’m looking to improve by at least 10 points in October. i’m going to start working with a tutor but i feel a little overwhelmed by the all the options and want to get the most out of my money. does anyone have any good recommendations? also any general advice on quick improvement with studying? any answers are appreciated!! 🙏

Hi! I got a 167 in August and I’m retaking in September. If I get a few points lower, do I cancel? What looks worse—a lower score or cancellation ? Or is it best just not to take September? Ahh clearly spiraling

Hey guys! When I'm going through the 7SAGE curriculum, sometimes I want to actually do the question and have it be in my stats instead of just pressing "show question" and doing it unofficially. I know I can manually create problem sets and work through them, but is there an easier way to do the question that I'm missing? I really don't like to watch their explanations before I attempt a question myself.

Update: a rep said: I think you're right that currently the only workarounds would be to either create a drill for the question manually, or do the question using "Show Question," which would not populate the question in your analytics as desired.

Thanks for the feedback; I've passed it onto our team.

Hi everyone!

I’m a junior undergrad and am looking to officially start studying for the LSAT in mid-to-late September once internship recruiting slows down. I’m hoping to apply to law school next fall for Fall 2028 admission.

I’m first-gen, and my school doesn’t really have formal pre-law advising, so I honestly have no idea where to start. Would anyone be willing to share how you started studying or point me toward resources/materials that would be helpful for a beginner?

I can spend up to around $200/month on prep if needed. This semester, I’m planning to dedicate about 7 hours a week to LSAT prep, increase that over winter break, continue with around 7 hours a week during the spring semester, and then dedicate as much time as needed over the summer while interning. Not sure if this is too little or too much time. Dream school is Howard, if that matters and I go to a top 3 public university

TLDR: I have about a year to study for the LSAT and don’t know how to start.

Hi! I took the LSAT in June and scored a 169. Since then, I’ve been focusing especially on improving my Reading Comprehension, which I think was what held me back most on the June exam. I’m scheduled to retake the LSAT next Friday.

Since I started studying again, I’ve generally been doing timed sections every day along with 1–2 full PTs per week (recently closer to one PT per week).

What do you recommend doing during the final week before the exam? Should I keep doing timed sections, or start tapering off and focus more on reviewing my wrong-answer journal and past mistakes?

Last time, I continued doing about two timed sections a day with thorough review until a few days before the exam, when I switched mostly to reviewing previous sections and wrong answers. Curious what has worked best for others during that final week, especially when trying to stay sharp without burning out.