Hi guys!

So I am a senior in college and will be signing up to take the June LSAT. I am currently scoring in the 165-166 range but am looking to score at least a 170 in June. I will be having a very busy senior spring and thought it wise to try and find people to study with in order to keep up the energy and motivation for the next coming months. Also, I think it's a great way to speed up the learning process by learning from each other. While I will not be able to meet (school in a relatively remote location), correspondence by email/Skype/morse code/Batman signals would all be ways to stay in touch (albeit some more ideal than others). Thanks and happy studying!

I see in the items you're allowed to bring, that a highlighter is included. I wasn't aware you could use one. Anyone can clarify?

Thanks

I will be visiting Bulgaria and plan to move there (Sofia) next year. Are there many people doing LSAT these days?

Pls send me an email to [removed] if you are interested, I am planning to take the test in February 2015.

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If anyone is looking for a serious study buddy, please PM me for my email!

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if anyone knew of some legal studies or law related masters programs/certificate programs off the top of their heads? Since I'm writing the LSAT in June now and won't be able have my score added to my applications for this year, I'm looking for something to do during the year instead of just waiting around for my acceptances to come. I've got a really great resume with some awesome extracurriculars and work experience already. I would highly prefer for the program to be in a distance studies format (online)! Any suggestions would be more than appreciated.

So far all I've come up with is this: http://www.extension.harvard.edu/degrees-programs/master-liberal-arts/fields-concentration/legal-studies

Hey guys!

http://lsatprep180.com/the-lsat-and-reading-speed-change-headline/#more-1638

If anything aint clear or you want to see if his stuff worked on me fast or slow or what i did or whatever just message me again!

But the post is pretty solid and helpful!

On my ticket it says the test can take up to 7 hours. Can it take more than the standard 3 hours? I can't imagine a timed test could go over...

Hi!! I write often, but I noticed something this morning.

I took the December 2014 LSAT and received a disappointing 155. I studied for about 4-5 months prior to, first with the Kaplan books (WHAT A MISTAKE), and I only really picked up on 7Sage when it was closer to 3 months before the exam. I work full time, but I crammed my mornings/lunch breaks/after work with LSAT prep and got through the course as quickly as I could. I then took a bunch of prep tests and went into my exam unsure how I would do.

Anyways, I'm going through the entire Ultimate course this time. I'm on the Flaw section and I am writing out on most of the questions my reasoning for getting the answers right/ why the wrong answers are wrong. Sometimes I look at earlier comments and notice that I commented previously. But.... when I look at what I wrote before, it's like "I got this answer right... but because I eliminated this...but I was really stuck between two answer choices". This time, however, I am able to KNOW what the answer should look like before going into the answer choices. Not only that, but I am not wavering between two choices. I know why it's right. I know why the others are wrong.

I wanted to write this because my 155 really upset me. I won't get into my law schools that I applied for with that mark, but this is a marathon. Some people can do it in 3 months and walk out with a great score. Some people can't. So, IN a big long explanation, if you're losing hope and thinking that diagnostic score just won't budge.... don't give up. Be persistent. Understanding something takes time, and takes it sinking into your core. Just embrace it, try and learn as much as you can, and PERSIST! :) You can do it. We allllll can do it!

Well it is almost time for February takers to step up and jump into the actual test. This is the last week so be sure to remember that while prepping, this isn't the time to make up for slacking last week or to "finish strong" with 3 PT's and intensive drilling. Get you normal prep in, take one or 2(I wouldn't do 1 after Wed imo) more PT's (I personally would throw in a retake) and take a day off. As much as one would feel this is not the time to take a day off... it is. You don't wanna go hard up until D-day and then not have that zing to kill it on Saturday. Pick between Thursday and Friday, take one completely off, and the other some light work (maybe section of each w/ review) Think of sports, you don't see athletes train as hard as they can up until game day, they Taper into it

Good Luck everyone!

If you cancel your score after taking the test, does this count as one of the three times you're allowed to take the LSAT within 5 years? Thanks in advance for letting me know :)

Let's say I earned a 163 on my lsat, and was accepted to the law school I wanted to get into, but was not offered a scholarship. If I retake the LSAT after being accepted, and earn a significantly higher score, would I have to opportunity to negotiate for a scholarship for my second year of law school?

I'm scared to spend so much time on the deductions of the sketch or to make additional options. It makes sense to me but I feel like I would take too much time. How do you know when it's ok to make a few sketches?

Hey everyone! I've been reviewing valid and invalid argument forms this afternoon, and I'm having a bit of trouble so any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm trying to relate valid and invalid argument forms in terms of qualifiers and inferences that can be made from them - it's giving me a better and helpful perspective when evaluating arguments. From the LSAT Trainer I know that using the qualifier some + some = no inferences; some + most = no inferences; and most + most = inferences. First, is this a correct way to relate valid v invalid argument forms? It seems to me that it works to differentiate the two, but I'd like someone else's thoughts on that before I begin to rely on it.

For example: this is a valid argument because we can infer from "most" + "most" (Valid Argument Form 9)

A most B

A most C

_________

B some C

However this is not a valid argument form (Invalid Argument Form 7): because we cannot make inferences from "some" + "some"

A some B

A some C

_________

B some C

Second, going off of this information, I'm a bit confused on 7sage's Invalid Argument Form 6 which is:

A most B most C

_______________

A some C

7sage gives the example of: Most cats are mammals. Most mammals are not cats. Some cats are not cats. - And clearly that "english" example makes no sense. But I am a bit confused on how that translates into "lawgic". I know from the Miscellaneous group of logical indicators that is/are "are predicates that point to their subjects and say those are necessary". So am I correct to "translate" this invalid english argument to be:

Mammals most Cats

Not Cats most Mammals

_____________________

Not Cats some Cats

Using the logical indicators this makes sense to me, but I'm struggling to see how this example mirrors Invalid Argument Form 6 that I referenced above so I feel I am translating incorrectly and would appreciate someones correction. This english statement was also given with it: Most A’s are B’s. Most B’s are C’s. Therefore, some A’s are C’s - but using actual examples is most helpful to me - but, like I said, I'm struggling to relate the given english example with the lawgic and I'm not sure what I am doing wrong when translating the statement given that it does not match the Invalid Argument Form 6 lawgic.

Hope this all makes sense, and thank you for any help/response!

did anyone else find pt 74 harder than pt 73? i just finished taking it, and i feel like such a loser. My score from 73 to 74 was a MAJOR decline. the test is tomorrow and i felt so confident, but now i just feel useless. any advice? thanks!

I purchased 74 and I cannot find where to access it. I clicked on Course, Discussion, Resources, and my profile. It has to be somewhere.... ughhh

Ok question on this. Lets say we have "if A then no B unless C". According to JY we can diagram as follows:

A-->(B-->C)

we pull the first term in the parentheses out and make the arrow an and to yield:

resulting statement 1: A and B --> C

or we could have diagrammed the original statement as

A--> (~C-->~B)

pulling the first term out and adding an and yields:

resulting statement 2: A and ~C --> ~B

I was expecting resulting statements 1 and 2 to be logically equivalent but they are not. Can anyone clarify why this is not the case? I would imagine this affects one's chances of correctly answering a question with an embedded conditional.

How would you guys diagram this statement?

Hey guys thought we could start a list of different/unique ways we've seen this common flaw described in the answer choices. These flaws are so easy to spot sometimes the challenge is wading through how the answer choice obscurely describes them. One that I came across for the first time was the following:

the conditional statement was

A-->B

B

therefore A

the correct answer choice was worded: fails to consider that there are conditions necessary for A in addition to the presence of B

If you guys have any others, please share!

Hey Everyone.

My name is Melissa! I tried to study and take the LSAT December 2014. I crashed and burned two weeks before the test. Between working full-time and studying 30+ hours a week I couldn't take it. I am looking to take this LSAT study plan much more calmly, but am looking for someone to study with either in person ( I am in the greater Los Angeles area..think CSUN) or am willing to via Skype. My email is [removed]

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Hi all, I'm looking for a Skype study buddy that's already consistently scoring a 168+. My scores fluctuate from 166-168, but I was hoping someone with a higher score might be willing to be my study buddy to help me work through some of the tougher RC/LR questions and help get me to the next level and score higher. I know explaining/thinking through questions with someone else helps, so hopefully it'd be beneficial to both of us.

I'm planning on taking the June LSAT (Sept/October at the latest) and was hoping for a Skype chat like once a week on the weekends starting sometime this month, since I'm moving on to solely taking PTs (rather than reviewing course material) starting with PT 44. If anyone is willing, I'd be eternally grateful!! PM me if interested.

Hey everyone!

I noticed that a lot of folks are using the Manhattan LR book as an additional study guide. I am wondering if the Manhattan RC and LG books are are also worth purchasing. Thoughts?

Is the consensus that Manhattan Prep is best for LR, Cambridge bundles are good for LR drilling and the Trainer is best for LG and RC?

Are there any additional bundles [worth] purchasing for LG and RC? Would it be Cambridge?

I want to purchase additional material but I'm not sure which books/bundles to get. I am interested in knowing what others experiences have been with these materials.

Thanks!

I was wondering why when I have a new inbox message it does not let me click on it. Instead it prompts me to a page that says,

"Whoops!

You don't have permission to do that."

If you plan on taking the lsat Oct. 3rd and you are located in Los Angeles, CA you should join my summer study group. We plan to meet at USC or UCLA. For dates, times and other information please email me at davidson0425@gmail.com. We also have a shared lsat dropbox folder.

I was just wondering how many total timed preptests (under simulated testing conditions) you all advise doing before sitting down for the actual test? Any insight would be super helpful!

I've finally gotten comfortable doing timed sections in LR, LG and in RC but I've been doing them separately and am really hoping I can maintain the scores I'm getting in all of those when doing them back to back. Is it typical to notice a bit of a drop when doing them all at once?

Thanks in advance!