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rc beat my ass
the difficulty felt fair, and I do think roughly comparable to the latest PTs (80s-90s).
Sadly for me,I had terrible issues with focus/performance I've never experienced before. I ran out of time on every section, something that hasn't happened to me in 15 PTs, including my diagnostic!!! Currently looking up if it makes sense to cancel a LSAT retake score :'-(
Unlike my first LSAT in August, I didn't get a single RC topic from the "Likely Passage Topics" from the Powerscore Crystal Ball.
The predictions were off. I panicked, so I will be taking it again in January...
All those who have taken it already: how accurate were the Power Score crystal ball predictions? Taking it for the first time tomorrow!
Took my test today. Went LR(25)-RC(27)-LR(26)-LG(23). If the second LR is the scored one then I'm in trouble. RC felt good overall except for the second passage, that one was rough. LG didn't seem to have any particularly hard games, but all four of them were time quicksand and ate up time so much. Hard to tell how I did overall. I don't feel like I imploded but don't feel like I excelled either. I'm predicting I land anywhere between 155 and 160, with a slightly higher chance to get 160 or 162 if the scoring is favorable to me.
i took LG personally
I have never had a problem atleast finishing LR so I was shocked that on the Oct lsat I basically ran out of time towards the end and quickly guessed on the last 4-5. I am super dissappointed because I have spent 80 pct of my time this month studying for LR, only to be tripped up by timing! It's my own fault I guess. Did anyone else have this issue?
@esraakadair1999536 said:
LG wasn't hard but somehow I did so bad on it??
Right?! None of my four games were "hard" like some really hard ones I've drilled on 7Sage. They all were just so damn time-consuming.
I had LR, LG, LR, and then RC. I really hope the first LR was experimental because all the questions were extremely difficult and that is my strongest section. Knowing my luck, it was the scored one lol. My second LR section felt much more like the practice tests. All the LGs weren't too bad... each question was just time consuming and more difficult to make inferences on. RC was terrible but that's my weakest section. One of the passages was miserable and of course, had the most amount of questions.
I took the Oct test and I think LG section is not HARD but very time consuming. I don't know if this is correct but I think they are trying to use the rule in different way that provide test takers with a more general information rather than some rules that are similar in the PTs that really help narrow down to the correct answer. Haven't done all PTs yet but I really hope they could release some LG question for test takers to practice and prepare the question like these.
LG wasn't hard but somehow I did so b> @juliettelee99297 said:
@esraakadair1999536 said:
LG wasn't hard but somehow I did so bad on it??
Right?! None of my four games were "hard" like some really hard ones I've drilled on 7Sage. They all were just so damn time-consuming.
Yes, also is it just me or was the first game so time consuming too? I think I panicked when I didn't see a simple sequencing game
The other thing that is a huge mystery to me, based on reading the posts above, if you take the LSAT at home and get several unrequested interruptions from the proctor or proctor software, isn't that a violation of disability accommodations? My colleagues who have ADHD receive extended time on the LSAT, and if they get distracted even once it takes a long time to mentally get back on track. One of my friends had to cancel her test because various proctors interrupted three times (and took up 15 minutes of the clock running). All LSAC did was give her the option to continue the exam (and accept the lost time) or cancel her test (and lose one of her five testing opportunities plus the money she spent). She did the latter which put her behind by three months. It just seems like they are not taking disability accommodations very seriously then unfortunately, if the only option (in order to continue taking the exam) is to accept the time lost, which was the fault of the proctor?
First time LSAT taker - I took the LSAT yesterday remotely, the RC was devastating. They asked to see my hands while I was reading mid-section. This made me alter my position and tilt my computer so they can my hands the whole time. I put my hands on my face and now I have acne lol. They switched proctors and sent a message in the chat saying, "Hi I'm a new proctor if you need help blah blah". My sound on my computer is on, so whenever they sent a message it would ring my computer and pull me from my train of thought. Interruptions were frequent and I did not have a good time. I'm definitely retaking lol.
I struggled on LR so bad and then RC I thought was easy but idk my feelings are always off
I had the same issues with the focus and performance. It could have just been me but I did feel the prometric online experience was not great. Setting aside the weird and not so user friendly check in process that only adds tension, the search function would not work as effectively and took time out of my section. RC did not seem reader friendly at all via Prometric and I think that what hindered my focus. The Crystal ball was not close to what we were told might be expected on test day either. I know despite this will we all make an amazing comeback whenever we plan to take it.
@genevievepapagna147 I had the same issues. The proctor kept messaging me during the exam! About 4-5 interruptions, it was so frustrating, because I started having trouble to refocus. This is my second time testing. I did not have this issue with proctorU. He asked to see my ID again after initial check-in/ prescreen. After that he kept messaging me to confirm what I was seeing on the screen. Honestly ruined my mood.
First time LSAT taker. As soon as I started my first section, my proctor started asking me what section I was taking, to remove my necklace (why didn't we do this before?), and asked what items were on my desk (again - why didn't we do this before?). It only wasted about a minute of my time but come on. Every second counts, and I'm slightly annoyed. She didn't pause my time either (I don't know if she had to but ugh). I am taking the LSAT again in November but still feeling incredibly discouraged because I don't think I got the score I'm hoping for (I didn't purchase score-preview). I'm glad I signed up for the November test as I definitely felt my anxiety get to me, and I'll know what to expect this time as the whole lock-down thing is intense (remote tester).
Power Score released the recap. The second LR section was the scored one, with questions on Shakespeare, benefactors, accountants, the archer, sleeping pills, etc.
I had two different logical reasoning sections. The first LR was really hard, and I barely made it through the section in time. I flagged about 6 questions that I didn't have time to return to. My second LR was much easier and I completed the section with about a minute left. Any thoughts on which is the experimental section?
Did anyone else have a horrible proctor experience? When I took my Lsat in June I had no issues, but this time my proctor kept telling me "wait a while." before my test and during my break, then I got a brand new proctor on the second half, I was not sure if I was allowed to start my test so I wasted a whole 5 mins on RC waiting to be told what to do. I called LSAT after and my only option was a test day complaint but I really do not want to take the test again. I just think if the Lsat is going to have strict rules for us the proctor needs to be more informed about their responsibilities.
@juliettelee99297 said:
@laurengraves2001105 @joraudins736 did you guys have 25 or 26 questions on LR do you remember
I cannot quite remember, but I want to say 26.
@joraudins736 said:
I had two RC with the first being more difficult than the second. I had the same issue with time on LG, partially because I read a rule wrong and had to fix a previous game. Thought the LR was reasonable despite a few hard ones. LG caused me a slight panic cause that is normally my strongest so I don't have a good gauge on how I did overall either - fingers crossed!
I also had two RC and first one was soooo hard
I had two RC with the first being more difficult than the second. I had the same issue with time on LG, partially because I read a rule wrong and had to fix a previous game. Thought the LR was reasonable despite a few hard ones. LG caused me a slight panic cause that is normally my strongest so I don't have a good gauge on how I did overall either - fingers crossed!
Did anyone notice the typo in one of the AC on one of the LR sections? (I had 2 LR, one 26 questions, one 25) Not sure if I should report that or not.
LG wasn't hard but somehow I did so bad on it??