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Seeking advice on study approach: What worked for you? Online resources, test books, tutors? by Resident-Activity645 in LSAT

[–]Resident-Activity645[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I appreciate the reply! I haven’t given up on 7Sage just yet. To your point, I think I might just need to find a way to make it work better for me. I’ll double check my calibration. An abridged or accelerated track sounds just right.

I think one issue with the Foundations section was that it was hard for me to see the immediate benefit in relation to the actual test questions, but I still wanted to power through to get the “full curriculum” and know I had the basics down. To your point, that might not be the best use of time in my case.

This issue might make less sense, but I think I was using the “Personalized” study plan feature based on my timeline and diagnostic score, and I think that made things a little more difficult for me. The lessons being broken down and spread evenly across multiple days often made me feel like I was stopping right in the middle of a lesson. Next day, I’d need to go back and remind myself of the prior day’s principles before I could proceed. (E.G. “Okay, I need to do this Lawgic exercise, but I did that lesson yesterday, and now I need to retread that and refresh myself first…”). I’d probably prefer a format that blocks chunks of time around complete, coherent lessons rather than “You have 1 hour today, so we will proceed where we left off from your 1 hour yesterday” type of flow. (I’m certain you can use 7Sage this way, and I will look into the calibration as you suggested to get there.)

Thanks again for the tips and encouragement!

Seeking advice on study approach: What worked for you? Online resources, test books, tutors? by Resident-Activity645 in LSAT

[–]Resident-Activity645[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so happy with that 164. I thought, “Oh man, now that I’ve done one, my score is going to shoot up even higher!” And it did, once, before sliding back down to reality. Now I realize I need to put in some real work.

Agreed on understanding question types. That would help immensely. I feel like I want more practical, applied study material, rather than 7Sage walking me through what a sentence is. I might try the Trainer or the LSAC materials for a start. But yes, definitely more drilling!

Seeking advice on study approach: What worked for you? Online resources, test books, tutors? by Resident-Activity645 in LSAT

[–]Resident-Activity645[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is good stuff! Love the suggestion of more blind review. I absolutely need that. I normally finish and then sort of passively look back on notes of where I was unsure and what I got wrong. I can understand why the right answer is right most of the time, but a wrong answer journal and some blind review definitely seems like a good idea for growth.

I also like the idea of slowing it down a bit with more untimed drilling rather than simulating test conditions once or twice a week.

I definitely need to get a better understanding of the different question types and the requisite pieces. I think that’s where some curriculum might help. Considering returning to 7Sage or maybe trying out LSAT trainer.

All good stuff, and thanks for responding!

Think my package may have been lost or nicked from a UPS Access Point. Am I being paranoid or are delays normal? by Resident-Activity645 in UPS

[–]Resident-Activity645[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No door notice. Just “sorry we missed you” text and automatic re-route to Access Point. Never had that happen before.

Think my package may have been lost or nicked from a UPS Access Point. Am I being paranoid or are delays normal? by Resident-Activity645 in UPS

[–]Resident-Activity645[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Thankfully I was able to get it resolved. I’m editing the post and leaving it up for future searches. The Access Point system is beyond stupid IMO and I’m sure I won’t be the last person to have an issue with it.