I was talking to my brother who wrote the GMAT last year, and he said he cannot study anywhere else but his room. He locked himself in there for weeks when he was studying. I like studying at my desk at home too, but I get crazy cabin fever and end up going a little nutty. You can tell when I've been inside for too long -- my skin gets all pale and translucent lol. I tend to study in places that force me to look presentable - i.e. a nice cafe (instead of being at home in PJs all day which usually results in me feeling kinda gross).
Where is your favourite place to study? Cafe? Library? Home? Rented office space? Just curious to see how everyone else approaches their LSAT studies :)
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@cmarolda1791 said:
At home...but it's hard
Feel ya it can be tough... I don't know about you, but yesterday I was deep into a lesson when suddenly my mom comes in and goes "Oh, are you studying?" to which I nodded my head and looked back at my work.
Somehow, my mother took that as an invitation to start talking to me about renewing my health card, driver's license, passport and a plethora of other things that could have been discussed at a later point in time...
@jhaldy10325 said:
@uhinberg359 said:
Ah . . . that explains the detailed knowledge of coffee brewing that you demonstrated in another post.
Yeah, I know my stuff, haha. Voted Best Barista in the Pine Belt for four years. #hubcity #barista #coffeeordie
Soooo Folgers is the best coffee brand and there is no arguing it then?
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d8/24/8d/d8248dd31a1afeb7a5612c799139a169--folgers-coffee-madison-avenue.jpg
I study at the law library of a major school near me - partly bc i'm a mom and can't study at home or I want to clean lol! Other time I study at coffee shops but I don't look presentable at either.. haha
@katieshuter1737 said:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/D_B_Weldon_Library_University_of_Western_Ontario_1.jpg
This is an architectural style known as brutalism. Very popular in the 70's. Wonder why they call it that?
@jhaldy10325 said:
@cmarolda1791 said:
@jhaldy10325 said:
@katieshuter1737 said:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/D_B_Weldon_Library_University_of_Western_Ontario_1.jpg
This is an architectural style known as brutalism. Very popular in the 70's. Wonder why they call it that?
I believe there were a couple of reasons why. First, it's the 'honest' and minimalist nature of the architecture itself - the brutalist approach was essentially was about stripping off any unnecessary flourishes and rather 'showing off' of the materials from which the building was made - concrete, rough surfacing, etc. Secondly, part of the rationale behind the appellation was derived from the economic times it coincided with - several countries were crawling out of economic depression + the horrors of WWII, so they sought inexpensive construction methods as means to reinvest in their economies. In this sense, it was the 'brutal' times that created a demand for minimalist architecture and provided a cost-effective strategy to invest in infrastructure - ergo being a symbol of hope.
The author of this passage would be most likely to agree with witch of the following?
A.) Brutalism was the only way a government could create hope for it citizens.
B.) After WWII people needed symbols of hope.
C.) Countries after WWII tried to find ways to reinvest in their economies.
D.) Brutalism, unlike Victorian architecture, was designed to show off.
E.) Judical Candor.
At work rn and I just LOLed rather loud. Lost it at AC E.
My law school library!!
@jhaldy10325 said:
Soooo Folgers is the best coffee brand and there is no arguing it then?
https://i.pinimg.com/236x/d8/24/8d/d8248dd31a1afeb7a5612c799139a169--folgers-coffee-madison-avenue.jpg
Hard to beat. On the last batch I had, I was picking up on notes of burnt hair, wet cardboard, and clown tears. An excellent crop.
@uhinberg359 said:
Don't want to hijack this thread and turn it into another coffee thread, but I can't help but asking: @jhaldy10325 Have you tried kopi luwak?
Yep. I don't get the big deal honestly. Some have hypothesized that the reason it was long considered so superior is because the civets only eat ripe cherries, making them a good source of quality control compared to large scale commercial farmers. This makes a lot of sense to me, and I now exclusively drink coffee from discriminating farmers that doesn't need to be picked out of monkey poop.
@jhaldy10325 said:
I've worked in cafes since I was 18 and eventually was hired on to develop the menu and FOH service for a cafe in a renovated industrial building about 5 minutes from my house. So I'm back and forth between my home study room where I study best, and my cafe for when I'm feeling cooped up. Imagine having a cafe--5 minutes from your door--that had literally every aspect of it designed specifically to your tastes. I don't know what I'm going to do without it. I'm spoiled. It's a great place to study. (I designed it to be!)
Ah . . . that explains the detailed knowledge of coffee brewing that you demonstrated in another post.
I actually like studying in a cafe, because it helps me focus while people are around to keep me "accountable" even though they honestly don't care. It also helps me simulate the noise, because generally, wherever you go and take a test, there'll be some semblance of noise. Therefore, it's just another big simulation on my testing environment. I almost never study at home, because I need that separation of space to be able to fully focus. If I'm at home, I'd focus on like relaxing and stuff. I like to keep my spaces separate.
Didn't know UWO's library didn't have any windows! I can't study at home either because I am always snacking and opening the fridge. I study at public libraries or Starbucks.
@cmarolda1791 said:
@jhaldy10325 said:
@katieshuter1737 said:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/D_B_Weldon_Library_University_of_Western_Ontario_1.jpg
This is an architectural style known as brutalism. Very popular in the 70's. Wonder why they call it that?
I believe there were a couple of reasons why. First, it's the 'honest' and minimalist nature of the architecture itself - the brutalist approach was essentially was about stripping off any unnecessary flourishes and rather 'showing off' of the materials from which the building was made - concrete, rough surfacing, etc. Secondly, part of the rationale behind the appellation was derived from the economic times it coincided with - several countries were crawling out of economic depression + the horrors of WWII, so they sought inexpensive construction methods as means to reinvest in their economies. In this sense, it was the 'brutal' times that created a demand for minimalist architecture and provided a cost-effective strategy to invest in infrastructure - ergo being a symbol of hope.
Also, if I recall correctly, the style is named after the french term béton brut, which just means raw concrete!
~procrastination station~
@cmarolda1791 said:
@jhaldy10325 said:
@katieshuter1737 said:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/D_B_Weldon_Library_University_of_Western_Ontario_1.jpg
This is an architectural style known as brutalism. Very popular in the 70's. Wonder why they call it that?
I believe there were a couple of reasons why. First, it's the 'honest' and minimalist nature of the architecture itself - the brutalist approach was essentially was about stripping off any unnecessary flourishes and rather 'showing off' of the materials from which the building was made - concrete, rough surfacing, etc. Secondly, part of the rationale behind the appellation was derived from the economic times it coincided with - several countries were crawling out of economic depression + the horrors of WWII, so they sought inexpensive construction methods as means to reinvest in their economies. In this sense, it was the 'brutal' times that created a demand for minimalist architecture and provided a cost-effective strategy to invest in infrastructure - ergo being a symbol of hope.
The author of this passage would be most likely to agree with witch of the following?
A.) Brutalism was the only way a government could create hope for it citizens.
B.) After WWII people needed symbols of hope.
C.) Countries after WWII tried to find ways to reinvest in their economies.
D.) Brutalism, unlike Victorian architecture, was designed to show off.
E.) Judical Candor.
@mreyes2607479 said:
Hello everybody!! this is my first time commenting in the blog.. I love to study in the University library in the "quite zone" because I cannot get distracted with anything. I CANNOT study at home because I start doing other things and I eat a lot hahaha... nothing better than to be in a place where everybody is studying..
Welcome to the discussion page!! :smile: and I feel you on the eating thing.... I'll be 15lbs heavier by the time the December LSAT rolls around!
Library for sure. I need a sterile cell of a room with a no.2 pencil, my notebook, printed out LR questions, Ipad (for the explanations), and noise cancelling headphones then 3-4 hours fly by. I go to Starbucks time to time to train myself to focus in chaos.
@katieshuter1737 hahaha...watch her start talking about your future child's birth certificate. Yeah.. I get distracted a lot.. I find myself doing stupid stuff.... organizing the desk all of sudden... talking to my pets...
I used to only be able to study at Starbucks ... I'm one of those people needs a little noise and visuals when I study and our apartment was too small for me to carve out a space of my own. But now that we've moved to a larger space, we have a dedicated office that I use. I really miss my Starbucks sessions (again noise and visuals) but I always feel guilty if I don't buy anything while I'm studying and those $5 coffees were adding up!
I like the idea of a college library that some people mentioned. I may try that since there are so many colleges in the area.
I have a desk and a couch in my room so I lock myself in there and study. My room looks like a library with a bed. I get too distracted at the library and I spend way too much money on snacks at the cafe. I eat at home.
@uhinberg359 said:
@jhaldy10325 said:
@uhinberg359 said:
Ah . . . that explains the detailed knowledge of coffee brewing that you demonstrated in another post.
Yeah, I know my stuff, haha. Voted Best Barista in the Pine Belt for four years. #hubcity #barista #coffeeordie
Don't want to hijack this thread and turn it into another coffee thread, but I can't help but asking: @jhaldy10325 Have you tried kopi luwak?
kopi luwak is terrible read about it - civets are kept in cages and force fed cherries; from an animal right's perspective it is abhorrent
At my alma maters library. I can't study at home. It's wayyy too distracting. Plus I like to distinguish atmospheres. My apartment is for fun, the library is for work. Airplane mode on my phone for 4 hours and I'm ready to go.
I'm one of the homers for sure. I get too agitated at the stupidity of most of the people in public and I think that would be a detriment to my studying. I have a dog that provides enough distractions to simulate test day, so I'd rather her annoy me and be comfy at home than get pissed off at strangers that I can't do anything about.
Also, lol @ that library. What an awful environment.
@71888 said:
I study at the law library of a major school near me - partly bc i'm a mom and can't study at home or I want to clean lol! Other time I study at coffee shops but I don't look presentable at either.. haha
I must try this. I cannot study at my alma mater because its in another state in the northeast! (I live in Washington, D.C.)
@jhaldy10325 said:
@uhinberg359 said:
Ah . . . that explains the detailed knowledge of coffee brewing that you demonstrated in another post.
Yeah, I know my stuff, haha. Voted Best Barista in the Pine Belt for four years. #hubcity #barista #coffeeordie
Don't want to hijack this thread and turn it into another coffee thread, but I can't help but asking: @jhaldy10325 Have you tried kopi luwak?
@uhinberg359 said:
Ah . . . that explains the detailed knowledge of coffee brewing that you demonstrated in another post.
Yeah, I know my stuff, haha. Voted Best Barista in the Pine Belt for four years. #hubcity #barista #coffeeordie
@mosheikh126 said:
I’m opposite. Literally hate studying at my home desk.
Nice libraries do the trick for me. I frequent my alma mater because because I love the library little to much. Lol
haha yup me too!
I usually do the public library for PTs, and for studying a mixture of at home and coffee shops. I hadn't thought of Barnes and Noble, that's a great idea! There's a coffee shop near my house that sort of looks like a traditional, old library - it's really beautiful. I think that's my favorite but they close at 6pm every day so it doesn't work for evenings. I've thought about going to the neighborhood pub, I might do that at some point too! :smiley: But this whole application process is expensive enough, so have to watch my budget if I'm going out to study haha.