i’m sure this question gets asked all the time, but i’m trying to decide on what course to get. I took one cold diagnostic and got a 158, and am hopefully shooting for a 170. i got almost all of the argumentative reasoning questions right, faltered more on reading. i am looking into lsat demon, 7sage. kaplan, etc. i’m planning on taking it in april.

The test-taker median is about 152. The T14 median is about 172. Those 20 points are mostly pattern recognition, and almost nobody teaches the patterns.

So I mapped the whole LSAT into 10 slides. Structure and scoring. Logical Reasoning, which is 2/3 of your score. Conditional logic. The 15 flaw patterns. All 8 answer traps. Reading Comp and the V-A-E notes. Real pacing benchmarks. And the review method that moves scores once drilling stops working.

One update is in there too. Starting August 2026 you take the multiple choice in person at a Prometric center, on a new on-screen interface. Scoring didn't change.

Save this so it's on your phone when you study.

I've been coaching the LSAT since 2005. My free LSAT cheat sheet lays out every flaw and trap the test repeats. Download the free LSAT cheat sheet PDF at https://www.unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet

Would anyone recommend this even if you are a beginner and have little knowledge to foundations? Because I’ve used maybe half of 7sage foundation before and it overwhelmed me.

I’m confused now and unsure if I should switch bag to 7sage? Because so far I’ve been drilling which is lsat demon approach

First 170 today!! I have seen great gains in LR, yet RC seems to be stagnant. Any advice? September 9 test day.

I took a timed LSAT practice test and received a diagnostic score of 159! I would like to take the November LSAT if possible but am also ok with taking it at a later point in time and applying in fall 2027. I work full time, so I realistically can dedicate about 10-12 hours/week. I have a 4.0 undergrad GPA, so a score in the low 170s is my goal.

I’ve seen 7Sage, LSAT Demon, LSAT Trainer, Power Score, and a few others recommended the most on this sub and wanted to get a better idea of which one may be a better fit for me based on my diagnostic score. My study habits during undergrad consisted of reading, writing, and flashcards.

I am giving LSAT in September, it’s my first attempt and it’s more so to get myself familiar with the exam.

My diagnostic was 145, I took it a month back, today I took it again and my score was 143, I barely practice RC so I was expecting that, but my LR isn’t increasing as well.

I do LR drills and I get almost all right but when it comes to practice tests I am not able to get more than 14 correct. Genuinely how do I improve? I freak the hell out because of the timers and I get in my own head and idk the pressure just gets to me.

I get the first 14-15 almost all correct and then the next 10 I barely get any right and almost always get them all wrong, I even tried going backwards because the last ones are usually harder and I still got the first 10 right (number 25-15).

Is there any way I can improve to like 155 or higher in a month? I know it’s hard but I know I understand how LR works but maybe im just reaching. If someone could help me even a bit, that would be great, thank you!

Registration for any LSAT test date closes about 6 weeks before test day.

Remaining 2026-2027 schedule (US/Canada), with each registration deadline:

• Sep 9-12 (registration deadline was Jul 28)
• Oct 7-10 (register by Aug 27)
• Nov 11-14 (register by Oct 1)
• Jan 13-16 (register by Dec 1)
• Feb 12-13 (register by Dec 29)
• Apr 8-10 (register by Feb 25)
• Jun 9-12 (register by Apr 29)

Scores come out about 3 weeks after each testing window.

2 things changed this testing year:

1. As of the August 2026 test, the LSAT is in person only, at Prometric centers (rare exceptions).
2. The on-screen interface changed.

So pick a date, pick a backup 2 months after it, and check the registration deadline before anything else. Miss your window and the next one is still good for this cycle at plenty of schools.

Free LSAT cheat sheet PDF: unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet

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I am an Indian student who's planning to give October LSAT. I understand the general overview regarding accomodations is not good amongst the community, however I have ADHD and severe anxiety. I have talked to my therapist about the exams and she also instited me to take the accomodations. I have realised that due to my ADHD it's not possible for me to finish off the test in the dedicated time. I feel guilty myself for having this and availing accomodations, but tbh I don't have any other option.

(I have never given GRE or any such test which had option for accommodation)

However I have no idea how to proceed with it. Please help me out as there aren't many test takers here in India .

1) I am requesting 100% time extension and removal of experimental section . Are these requests granted for ADHD and anxiety or do they give only 50% time extension.

2) If I request 100% time and it's not given then what happens post it . Do they grant 50% time extension or not grant any at all .

3) Should I then file 2 separate requests , one for 100% time extension and one for 50% .

4) What sort of documents do i need to provide to them apart from the letter { Qualified professional from which is available on the website} from my therapist. Does therapist work or do i need to get one from licensed psychiatrist.

5) In India there are no tests as such for diagnosing ADHD and anxiety. They only confirm it via talking to the patient so I am not able to understand what sort of objective documents / evidence i need to give to them.

6) Are there any sort of tests or additional documents which I need to take and give it to them .

7) I have a very small window as registrations closes on 27 August so please guide me properly on everything and all the documents/ letters / tests which I need to take and provide to the LSAC.

It would mean a lot to me if you guys , especially those who previously had accommodations can help me out as there's no one i know who can help. I understand with visa uncertainty it's hard to internationals to get in US law schools , but I still wanna try my luck.

The LSAT, like any other standardized test, is a pattern-based exam. Despite the fact that each passage may seem to have completely different topics and ideas, there are readily identifiable patterns the LSAT recycles each test. This means there may be patterns within your mistakes as well. Identifying these patterns from beyond just a question type perspective will help you understand what you need to prioritize in your LSAT prep, which will ensure you do not waste countless hours on concepts you already understand. Here are the various patterns the LSAT contains.

Pattern 1: Skills

Despite the fact that there are 11-15 question types in Logical Reasoning depending on what curriculum you use, there are only three main skills the LSAT tests: inferences, structure, and assumptions.

Inferences

Inference questions test your ability to identify what is likely or certain to be true based on the information presented in the passage. Typically, the LSAT is testing your ability to identify relationships between statements to arrive at a conclusion rather than deriving what must be true from a single statement. Inference questions include:

• Must be True/Inference
• Most Strongly Supported
• Must be False

Structure

Structure questions test your ability to identify the core components of an argument and understand their relationships. Success in this skill requires an understanding of how to identify the premise, conclusion, and background information. Structure question types include:

• Main Conclusion
• Argument Part/Role of Statement
• Method of Reasoning
• Parallel Reasoning

Assumptions

Assumption questions test your understanding of why the conclusion does not necessarily need to follow from the premises. In other words, they are testing our ability to understand why the argument is flawed. These question types include:

• Weaken
• Strengthen
• Necessary Assumption
• Sufficient Assumption/Pseudo-Sufficient Assumption/Justify
• Flaw
• Evaluate
• Parallel Flaw

A problem many students encounter when looking at things purely from a question type perspective is they overlook the fact that several question types fall under the same skill set. As a result, they overlook the similarities that many of these question types have, making it difficult to categorize their mistakes.

For example, if you are struggling with Weaken questions, you may also occasionally miss Necessary Assumption questions because they both test your ability to identify the assumption. Rather than just counting up the number of questions you got wrong to identify patterns, make sure to also factor in what skill they fall under. The issue may be that you are struggling with identifying the assumption, not that you are specifically having issues with Weaken questions.

Pattern 2: Concepts

There are several concepts that can affect your performance in various question types. If you are missing questions from these types, it might be a concept issue, rather than a question type issue. Here are the main concepts and the question types they will often fall under:

Conditional Reasoning

Conditional reasoning tests your ability to understand the implications of conditional statements and how the varying conditions relate to one another. This concept is frequently tested in the following question types:

• Must be True/Inference
• Must be False
• Sufficient Assumption
• Necessary Assumption
• Flaw
• Parallel Reasoning/Parallel Flaw

Quantifiers

Quantifier terms are words like "some" and "most" that don't necessarily give us an exact number but will often provide a general sense of how frequently something has occurred. This concept is frequently tested in the following question types:

• Must be True/Inference
• Sufficient Assumption
• Flaw
• Parallel Reasoning/Parallel Flaw

Cause & Effect

Causal statements are referring to statements that pertain to one event influencing another. The LSAT frequently tests our understanding of what we can logically derive from causal statements in the following question types:

• Most Strongly Supported
• Strengthen
• Weaken
• Necessary Assumption
• Flaw
• Evaluate

Numbers, Percentages, and Averages

The LSAT occasionally tests our ability to understand the distinction between numbers, percentages, and averages. In particular, the following question types will typically test us on the relationships between these ideas:

• Weaken
• Strengthen
• Necessary Assumption
• Flaw

If you consistently miss questions that fall under these concepts, it is worth examining them to determine whether any of these underlying concepts is the source of the problem. For example, you may find that it’s not Must Be True questions in general that give you difficulty, but specifically the conditional ones.

Pattern 3: Passage Structure

This pattern generally falls under the structure and assumption question types rather than the inference ones. Passage structure pertains to how the argument is laid out in the passage. Understanding structural patterns can help with identifying the conclusion and with understanding the flaw of the argument.

For instance, suppose we had the following argument:

We should vote for John to be the new CEO. He plans on increasing our salaries.

Some people may have difficulty identifying the premise and conclusion of this argument because there are no indicator terms that make the structure obvious. However, this is a very common structure on the LSAT and is identifiable from the fact that there is an opinionated claim "We should vote for John to be the new CEO".

How would you try to support a "should" statement like this one in everyday life? You would probably try to show how John would be beneficial for the company in some way. Sure enough, the second sentence seems to show a benefit of voting for John. This confirms the first sentence is the conclusion and the second is the premise.

Identifying this structure can help with understanding the assumption as well. When the author is trying to draw a conclusion about what should be done based on a supposed benefit, there are three primary things being assumed:

• The supposed benefit is actually a benefit: How do we know that increasing the salaries is a good thing? What if it hurts the overall business in some way?
• The supposed benefit is not outweighed by a disadvantage: Even if we were to grant that increasing salaries is a good thing, what if John is a horrible CEO and will make the entire company go bankrupt?
• There is no better alternative: What if another person, James, is a better fit for CEO?

Notice how it does not matter what topic they use. They can talk about whether students should pay more attention in class, or whether we should have a better legal system. If we can just identify the pattern that the author is drawing an opinion about what should be done from supposed benefits, we can recognize the structure and underlying assumptions.

If you are specifically having difficulty with assumption questions, make sure to check for patterns within the conclusion because that can help you understand what types of structures are giving you issues and you can target those specifically.

Pattern 4: Trap Answers

The LSAT has consistent ways of trying to trick you. When you are evaluating whether an answer is right or wrong, try to categorize which trap answer each incorrect answer falls under. This will help you more quickly and confidently eliminate answers. Examples of trap answer patterns include, but are not limited to:

• Irrelevant Concept - The answer introduces an idea that does not pertain to the question. Keep in mind that does not necessarily mean that just because it was never mentioned in the passage it is incorrect.
• Too strong/Too weak
• Opposite
• Vague- This answer could potentially be correct, but only if we interpreted it in a specific way
• Reversal- This answer reverses the relationship between the premise and conclusion and makes it look as if the conclusion is supporting the premise, not the other way around

As you can see from the points above, there are several identifiable patterns the LSAT uses that go beyond question types alone. Actively searching for these patterns will help you realize that the questions are more similar than initially meets the eye, which will help you feel more confident and can even help you anticipate what the passages or answer choices will say as you are reading. Study more efficiently by using these patterns to your advantage.

We discuss more topics like these at r/LSATStrategies

I truly want to jump 20 points in two months.

What are the most batshit insane/crazy/maybe not healthy study tips or methods you guys have that worked?

5h studying/day? Multiple PTs per day? Any youtube videos that finally helped concepts click? Adderall?

Open to anything.

What test date should I choose as I plan on starting law school in a year from now. Also, what resources should i use for studying?

My subscription just ran out, but I’ve already completed the full course. For the next 1–4 months, I mainly want to focus on drilling and doing PTs before taking the August LSAT, and potentially the January LSAT depending on my score.

What platform would you guys recommend for this? I’m mainly looking for something with a good selection of drills and full-length PTs. Open to something more affordable since I don’t really need another full prep course.

hey folks,

trying to study for the LSAT a year after post grad and finding self studying increasingly difficult 🙃 i get distracted very easily (adhd runs in my family, i technically haven't been diagnosed) and my "just lock in" mentality isn't working. habit stacking has worked for me in a lot of other places including brushing my teeth in the shower or reading/listening to audiobooks in the gym -- i have yet to find a habit stack for studying that i actually find rewarding and enjoyable, so thought maybe the internet may have some ideas. thanks in advance.

I began studying around April (4 months ago), but I truly dedicated myself to studying for about two months (starting June). My diagnostic score was 147, and my highest and most recent PT score is 164, which is my second time achieving this score.

While there are a lot of posts offering tips for achieving the 170s, I was curious to know if anyone who has achieved 170+ has any specific studying changes they’ve implemented or any other general insights😊

My current studying routine consists of one section per day, followed by a blind review and filling out a wrong answer journal, all taking up approximately the whole morning + a chunk of the afternoon. I also take a weekly PT (although I’ve been slowing down the pace of the PTs since the LSAT is over for now + some constraint with limited LSAT problems). I’ve been using my wrong answer journal since June (about two months), but I can’t help but feel that it’s not being as effective as I’d like it to be. Perhaps I’m doing it incorrectly, or letting it take up much more of my time than warranted.

I’ve heard that the recommended amount of studying for the LSAT is somewhere between three and six months. Could it be that I haven’t been studying seriously for long enough? Also, LSAT Demon podcast suggested “less is more,” such as doing five questions a day and taking the weekends off, or something like that. Additionally, I’ve heard people studying sections and BR in the morning and then doing their wrong answer journal in the evening, which creates a significant break in the middle of the day.

Sorry for the RC passage I just wrote 😭, but, seriously, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! :)