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My guess is that disciplines that are populated by smart, well-educated people who are good readers but are nevertheless characterized by crummy, turgid, verbose, abstruse, abstract, solecism-ridden prose, are usually part of a discipline where the vector of meaning—as a way to get information or opinion from me to you—versus writing, as a form of dress or speech or style that signals that “I am a member of this group,” gets thrown off.

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Hey all,

I just got an email from Harvard saying that they've changed this year's application deadline to March 1 due to the snow storm. Does this mean it's feasible to apply with the FEB 2014 LSAT scores? for all schools? just Harvard?

Let me know if anybody knows more about this!

Thanks,

Sujin

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I am reorganizing all my material and have a stack of old (3-4 month old) PTs I never thoroughly reviewed... worth my time going back and reviewing to correct my errors or has it been too long and would defeat the purpose? It might be a personal thing, but I feel like it would be beneficial.

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I'll be back in Orlando late March. April and May I plan on going to UCF every single day to study in the library.

It would be cool to have a partner in crime.

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Just wanted to know if you guys were planning on doing something similar to this: http://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/56/nyc-open-bar-post-june-lsat-monday-evening

it would be great to meet JY, Jon, and everyone else that got me through this hell known as the LSATs and buy you a drink (along with any other 7Sagers obviously).

Obviously not everyone is in New York, but for those that are, let's drink away our concerns over our scores!

Anyone else in?

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Ugh, I just got an email from LSAC saying that tomorrow's test has been cancelled at my assigned test center (Chemeketa Community College in Salem, OR). I seriously can't believe this! There isn't even snow in the forecast, it's just cold. Is there anyone else here who's affected by this??? The email says "Next week we will contact you by email regarding options, including a make-up administration." I hope this doesn't delay the reporting of my score. I'm already submitting my applications way later than I had intended. :-(

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Does the app require a separate account from my 7sage account? I've tried to log in multiple times yesterday and today with the correct email address or username and password only to see "wrong password" or "try later".

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Hey guys,

I am noticing that during my practice tests this week as the test gets closer that I am losing focus my mind is wandering to thoughts such as "holy shit the test is in 4 days, I better score well on this practice" etc. Thoughts that throw me off my concentration. Is anyone else having this problem and any advice to regain focus?

Thanks everyone and good luck Saturday!

Charlotte

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Just an FYI, for the preptests on the syllabus, after you click continue to the "Download and take the preptest" it goes to the "check and review your answers", but then it says "done" and sends you back to the syllabus as opposed to "continue" for the "Review every question and every section". Not really a problem, you just have to manually click on it from the syllabus page. Just thought I'd let you guys know.

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Hey guys,

At the beginning of JY's RC passage readings and logic game videos, he always says "this should take you X amount of minutes". Do you guys generally look at his time recommendations and use them as guidelines for when you do the test? For the games, understandably its important to know how long it should take you when you're reviewing them and getting faster at forcing out inferences and finishing the game. But what about for reading comp? I have about 24 fresh tests left (for the February LSAT) so i'm debating whether i should start doing that.

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I just took PT68, I usually get 17-20 q correct on Reading comp, however, my RC score fell to 10 correct!

The reading comprehension passage felt very tricky, I could not even get one MP question right! Any advice how to get back on track with exams in the late 60's

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when is it acceptable to not study, or keep studying? should I take 2 or 1 day off before the test, what does everyone else plan on doing? I been studying crazy for the past two month, about to take it for the first time next week, to be honest,paul walker's death affected me a lil bit. It sounds weird cause I don't really follow celebrities like that, but his death...man life comes and goes and it's so fragile. And here I am thinking LSAT is the most important thing in the world, It shouldn't be...

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I scored 165 of PT 68 today, and I got -10 on games. This is so frustrating. I just can't seem to break through. The instruction is great, and I drill the games all the time, I just get so thrown off when I see something new and unfamiliar on a fresh PT. Is there ANYTHING I can do over the next six days to fix this? Any strategy to at least minimize the damage?

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Hi,

I am looking for a focused study buddy who wants to improve on LR. I would like to do individual questions and/or sections and discuss answers: why 1 right, why 4 wrong. I consistently miss 5-6 LR questions. I also need to improve my LR speed. I am good with LG and RC and can offer support in those areas if needed. I am taking the Feb exam.

Please email me (pitrufquen5@gmail.com) to see if there is a fit or post a reply in the forum and I will contact you.

Thanks and good luck to those taking the Dec LSAT!

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Hi there, I'm looking for a study buddy in Seoul (Korea). I work full-time and I plan to take the June 2014 LSAT to have my apps in early in the cycle. My LSAT score range is low 160s and I hope to raise it by June (hopefully.. Please). If anyone's interested, please let me know! Thank you:)

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Hey everyone! Just thought I would give some input on what seems to have worked for me for the LR, hope it helps someone. I cannot stress enough how important skipping questions really is! I am always stubborn with trying new strategies, but I implemented something new with my LR and it has really helped I think!

I use to do questions 1-14 then skip to 22-end and then return to 15-21. I would usually score around an 18 and 17 on both LRs. I found that I would end up guessing on 4-5 questions each section with this strategy.

I found that skipping in this manner really messed with my mind. I found that I would skip to 22 and then read 22 not understand it, freak out, and then loss time.

Now I just go straight through the section question 1-end. I find that there is usually 2-3 questions in each LR that I honestly begin to read, do not understand the wording, and know that even after 5 minutes I still wouldn't. I use to honestly try and figure it but now if I begin one of these "hard" questions I circle it and skip it. I find that I skip around 3 questions, reach the end of the test, and then usually have to guess on these three questions because time is out. The last practice test I took I got a 21 on each section and I know for sure that it is because of this strategy.

In the end, I think skipping around like I use to messed with my mind, now I just go straight through and skip any questions in which I do not understand the wording, structure, or topic.

This strategy may seem simple and has probably already been discussed in length but I really support it. I usually score anywhere from a 159-162 and on my last PT I got a 166, and I think this had a huge role in it. Just don't freak out, skip anything you don't get and move on!

Now for LG. I think the LG is a section that is easy to improve upon. The most important thing that I do is to thrash through the easier/basic linear games. This gives you so much more time to attack the harder games in the section. If the linear game does not really limit the possibilities (say we have 7 slots and only know where really 1 variable can go), the first thing I do is quickly write out 3-4 possible solutions to the linear game. It is important to try and vary the leading and ending variable if you can. With this I am able, most of the time, to knock out 75% of the questions in under 3 minutes. Also the second thing I recommend is if there is a early global question (like which of the following CANNOT be true?) I skip it and come back to it later. I find that the relative questions (If A is first, then where can C be?) can usually help you answer that global question because by the end of the section you have usually done at least 3-4 more possible solutions next the questions. I usually get either -1 or -0 on LG.

I am not an LSAT expert (far from it) I usually PT in the lower 160s (RC is my weakness), but I thought I would give my two cents on what works for me for the average test taker. Good luck and tell me what you guys think!!

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