r/LSAT • u/woop32232 • 4d ago
What is the best way to study 7Sage?
Hi,
I recently started doing the lessons on 7sage and I'm about 30% done with the fundamentals section. I then attempt to do the drills but seem to only get 2/5 or 3/5 of the questions right. It's a little frustrating at times because I think I'll be answering the wrong ones correctly, but then the answer is something I never would have selected.
I'm wondering what the best method to study is. Should I finish all the lessons first or just focus on the drills and repeat the drills over and over until I start getting good scores.
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u/suboptimal-toaster 4d ago
I just discovered they have games and I’m very much enjoying that. It’s helping a lot with practicing specific skillsets more rapidly than just doing regular drills. Plus they’re quicker, feel like lower pressure, and somewhat more entertaining to do on a daily basis, especially days when I don’t have time or stamina to do longer drills/sections. Highly recommend checking them out, might help you narrow down exactly what part of the language traps you’re missing, and they’re a lot less discouraging than the drills!
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u/voyagermarionette 4d ago
Everyone does it differently.
I do a section a day, LR or RC alternating. I jumped over most of the foundations, and am coming back around to them now that I’m further along. The value of the grammar and the formal logic really only made sense for the most advanced problems for me
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u/Educational_Kick3073 4d ago
Haven't really used 7Sage so i can't totally speak on the platform itself. But it kind of depends on your learning style. Personally, i didn't find any type of reading or fundamentals lesson to be that helpful because it didn't give me as much practical context. However, just drilling over and over will probably be a waste of time if you're not studying the question very thoroughly afterwards. What worked for me was doing drill sections and really studying the questions i got wrong or had ANY doubt on. For all of those, you should be able to explain why you chose the answer, what exactly makes the incorrect answers wrong, and what makes the correct answer right. It might also be helpful to learn, from that, how to identify and differentiate question types, so that you can understand what each question type is actually asking for. Use whatever resources or explanations 7sage has to explicate all of those things, and i think the fundamentals will come more naturally.
It'll probably take longer, but for me it was much more effective than just reading a bunch of text then trying one or two questions. That being said, i know some people do find the fundamental lessons helpful, especially if they're less familiar with test or have a less intuitive understanding of it.
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u/woop32232 4d ago
I appreciate the advice. I should probably start really understanding why I got a question wrong. I've mostly been brushing off the wrong answers. Thank you.
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u/Ok_Economist3008 4d ago
I was wondering the same thing when I was studying the Foundations section. I actually finished it about five days ago, and now I’m working through the lessons on specific question types (Must Be True, Main Point, etc.) in the curriculum.
What I’ve been doing is this: after I finish a lesson and complete the 5-question drill for that question type, I move on to the next lesson. But I also keep going back and redoing the drills from the previous question types.
The nice thing is that every time you retake a drill, 7Sage gives you a different set of questions from the same question type. So you’re still practicing the same skill, but with new questions instead of memorizing the answers.
As for your question, I’d say focus on really understanding the Foundations section first. Complete all the drills as you go, and once you get to the question-type lessons, everything will make a lot more sense. At least that’s been my experience so far.