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I know that RC passages can be ambiguous but still provide you with all of the information that you need in order to answer each question, but I still get tripped up on readings that use overly scientific words that I’m not familiar with.

if you’ve been able to get over this difficulty by being able to answer questions well while not necessarily understanding each concept or word within the reading, how have you been able to connect the dots?

When I say this, I’m not referring to not knowing certain words. I’m referring to things such as medical concepts that might use words interchangeably in the readings and do not directly identify them.

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Wanted to come on here and ask if anyone has any suggestions for plateauing in the low 160s. I studied hard for a summer, got my score up 14 points in 2 or 3 months, then I took a break. I came back in December and some of January, and my score did not move.

I am now here, one month into summer studying again, and even after reading the Loophole and really digging deep into slowing down and understanding question types, I am struggling to raise my score on PTs.

Even when I redo sections from 1 year ago, I can't necessarily remember answers, but stimuli feel familiar, and I get great scores on individual untimed as well as timed sections. Then I took my first PT of the summer, and I hit the same wall I always do.

If anyone has advice, please drop it below because I am at a total loss. I am going to apply this fall regardless with my score on hand, but I really want to boost it up. Any questions, drop below! Thanks!

I am trying to understand possibility indicators as described in Chapter 3. But the logic doesn't feel intuitive to me, or adjacent to how I'd use the words in real life. I've constructed my own example, but can someone help correct my logic if it's incorrect?

What I've gathered is that if you have a premise set and a conclusion, the conclusion is valid if in every universe you construct, the premises are true and the conclusion is true. Here's an example premise + conclusion I made:

>Psycholinguists, at Harvard University, an institution regarded for its great prestige and rigor in language studies, found that people are far more likely to understand the phrase 'not necessarily false' less intuitively than 'could be true' despite their equivalence. It's possible most readers of this will be more confused about the former than the latter of those two phrases themselves.

At first glance, I thought the conclusion was valid (and so does ChatGPT). But then I thought what if those reading this are logicians, or LSAT experts, or linguists themselves, or some other self selected group of people. Then it'd be certain that most of them aren't confused by not necessarily false. So in that case would I conclude the conclusion isn't valid since there's a reasonable universe where the premises are true but the conclusion about possibility is not? Am I thinking about this the correct way?

Sorry for the long text. Thank you!

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Hello, I am taking the LSAT in September. I have taken the LSAT in the past and I got a 150. My goal is to get into the higher range of the 170s. I haven’t been able to study as much because I’ve had other stuff I had to do but I was wondering if it is at all possible. I’ve realized through my practice test and everything else that a lot of my issue is stamina and truly understanding the fundamentals. Is there any tips that anyone has for me?

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share where I’m at with the LSAT and ask for advice because I feel a bit stuck and honestly pretty discouraged.

I started studying for the LSAT on May 1, right after graduating college a year early. I went into it pretty seriously from the start and have been putting in consistent, focused study time since then.

My diagnostic was a 153. Since then, I’ve been studying hard and have worked my way up to the mid 160s on practice tests, which I know is solid progress. But the breakdown is uneven and that’s where I’m running into issues.

Reading Comprehension has actually been my strongest section. I usually miss around 2–4 questions, sometimes fewer. I think my background in political theory helps a lot with dense passages and argument structure, so RC has felt fairly natural for me.

Logical Reasoning is the problem. It just is not clicking.

I’ve been grinding LR for hours a day for about 2 months now and I’m not seeing consistent improvement. My scores in LR vary a lot. On a good section I might go -3, but on worse ones I can drop to -8. That variability is what’s really discouraging me, because it feels like I don’t actually *understand* what’s improving and what isn’t.

For prep, I’ve been using LSAT Demon pretty heavily, I finished the PowerScore LR Bible, and I’ve also been watching YouTube breakdowns and explanations to try to patch gaps. I’m reviewing thoroughly, but it still feels like the patterns aren’t sticking in the moment when I’m actually doing timed sections.

My goal is a 170+ because I’m aiming for top law schools in California, and I know RC alone won’t carry me there. I just feel like LR is the bottleneck that’s holding everything back, even though I’m putting most of my effort into it.

Has anyone else dealt with LR just not “clicking” after months of focused drilling? Did something specific finally make it break through for you? I’m wondering if I should change how I’m drilling, slow down, or completely rethink my approach.

Any advice would really help, I am truly open to anything at this point with one month remaining to the August exam

Okay, I got a 156 on the June LSAT but I hardly studied for it. I really just gave up before I tried (burn out and a crap ton of other excuses). But now that my senior year of college is creeping up on me I realize that I need to shape up. Basically what I want to ask is should I retry and get a better score or stick to this and apply to schools? I am currently a CS major with a 4.0 GPA and already participate in undergrad research and desperately want to go into IP law.

What should I do? Pour in more money to retake the LSAT and hope I gain more motivation, or go ahead and apply to see where the wind takes me?

Note: I know this post makes me sound lazy but I have a lot of familial problems right now, along with crazy burn out from a really hard semester.

Any advice/help/comments are greatly appreciated.

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Hello I am a non traditional student and single mom but do not have any extra funds to pay for a tutor. Anyone willing to help with the LSAT? I plan to take exam in September. Thank you

Hello! I am finishing undergrad this December and I’ve been heavily considering law school. I was bored this morning and decided to take a diagnostic PT to see where I stand.

I took a timed PT through LSAC, and I scored a 164 as a diagnostic score. My strongest section was Reading Comprehension, and one of my LR sections was pretty high too. Weirdly the other LR section was a lower score.

If I decide to apply to law school, I am aiming to raise this score by about 10 points. Ideally I would want my LSAT to be around a 175 since I am going to finish with a 3.85 GPA. Hoping to go T14, or at least a top 20 school if I do go to law school.

So, for anyone else who has taken the test, let me know what you think! Is it realistic to bump my score by about 10 points? What kind of time frame do you think I’d be looking at to get my ideal score of a 175? Would love to hear from others their thoughts based on their experiences!

I am so nervous, I have been doing the 7sage self study and I will do more rigous drills over the course of July. I thought I was doing ok with my time of covering material and everything but everyday reddit and insta say that I will fail nd it's over. am I truly cooked? I had a 140 diagnostic (no background, truly nothing) in march, and have been petrified to take another

I find it hard to switch gears between studying for LR and RC. Admittedly, since I started studying I got really focused on improving my LR, to the point where I've neglected RC. Right now, I'm all about tightening that gaps in my LR. I'm just worried that I don't have the bandwidth to studying for RC also.

I haven't started studying for that section. I'm wondering if anyone has had successful strategies for balancing study time for both sections? Man, this test is overwhelming.

I submitted my form on Wednesday afternoon. When do u think they will get back to me by?

I took the Lsat in June 2026, after consistently scoring in the high 160s to low 170s. After receiving my first ever official LSAT score, I am discouraged to say the least. I got a 162. I registered to take the exam again in August. Before taking June I was doing 3 PTs a week, and I just purchased LSAT Demon.

Any advice? Words of encouragement? I want to apply to law school this fall (Please don’t try to talk me out of it). I am also planning on registering for September as a safety net.

For context, been studying for about 3 years off and on. I really tried hard this last time and as a result my June lsat was complete trash. I have ONE more try. I’ve used LSATdemon and LSATLAB this last time and I did good on my drills but my test anxiety really just gets me. I’m not as confident as I need to be so really looking for a tutor to help me jump to as least a 160. And one who’s not breaking the bank, cannot afford $100 a hr so if that is your rate sorry I will no respond. Thank you in advance. 😞

I haven’t taken my LSAT yet, but I will in August. I’ve studied for about a month now and I’m only scoring a 160 on my diagnostics (I am aiming for a 170). I want to apply to law schools by late October or early November and by the time I get my August score back, I won’t be able to register for September. Should I sign up for September now or should I be more optimistic and register for October if I’m in a pickle?

151 Diagnostic (July 2025)

Started studying in mid March, senior year. Focused on my 4.0 first.

153 Test 2 (April 30th, 2026)

155 Test 3 (May 30th)

151 Test 4 (June 25th)

Took a practice test this morning. Got -14 (minus FOURTEEN) on RC. I got -6 on my previous PT.

LR was terrible too. -8 and -11.

I have been drilling LR essentially this whole month and have felt much better about it and more confident. 90% drilling accuracy. My LR rating shot up to 78 (I know they do not mean that much) In my drilling, I probably get 2/3 if not more of even level 4 questions right. Higher for the easier questions. I know that’s not amazing but like there are like 5 in each section.

Am I just dumb? I was not tired or sick or whatever excuse people like to tell themselves.

Here I was hoping my score would increase to like 157 or *gasp* even break 160. 😭 after 3 months of studying, literally no progress.

I've been drilling LR for a bit now and I'm seeing an improvement after doing a section and doing blind review (-2). But when I do full PTs I'm at around -6 and I'm unsure of the best way to fix this. Any advice?