Hello fellow LSAT warriors!

I began to notice that I got really good at LR but my confidence was not reflecting during timed conditions. Today I took two LR sections from PT 47 using two different strategies. The first, I took my time with each question until I was very sure, rarely skipping! I only got 14 our of 26 correct!!!! I attempted 19 Questions.

In the second LR I tried to be very fast. I read the stimulus, and once I saw what I thought was the right answer I quickly moved on(this was very hard for me because there is always that voice in the back saying what if you mis read, this feels to easy). Second, If a question seemed to convoluted or complex, I skipped, even if it was a question in the first 10 Q. In this section I got 19 out of 26!!! I attempted 20 questions. I got lucky once!

In summary I think moving fast, in the sense that you quickly pick you answer, and if you hesitate ask your self if this is a question that you can understand in the next minute, if not pick you best answer and move, if yes, re read the stimulus briefly and make the best choice!

What do you all think? I think my mistake was doubting my self and that was causing valuable time spent in a questing that I was still going to get wrong!

I am paying a tutor for help in grouping games, can anyone help me out throughout Skype? I am really low in cash and will be taking a hard hit financially to pay for this two hour tutoring session($120). I need help with In/out games...

Hi,

My name is Michelle taking 2014 June test. I really want to achieve my goal score by June so that I can focus on the application procedure during Fall. I had to make a decision to take a leave from work in order to completely focus on studying – this shows how much I am serious and determined. I am looking for someone who can share this motivation and be a support each other. I’ve studied with few other people and found it very effective to analyze questions together and talk it out and explain to each other.

I met good studying buddies through 7 sage forum but they all live little far. So wanted to find someone close by so that we can meet up in person. I live close to Downtown LA so anyone around me to meet up and study together I am down any time. However, I found Skype or Phone are still very good communication tool. So anyone who has the same goal and motivation Please contact me at 213.700.3059 or michellemoon0708@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Michelle

Hello,

I have been studying off and on for the last year or so. From my initial diagnostic of 139 I scored a 155 on the december lsat. I began studying again after taking a three month break. Initial diagnostic this time is at 152. My goal is to get to a 160. However, recently, my energy levels and focus has begun to drop! I need help getting pumped up and maintaining my M-S 9-12 and 2:4 schedule. I cannot afford not to get a 160 or more. I quit my job to study all day!

I have taken the test in December and cancelled. I spent the last two months drilling and cementing all the skills I've learned before December (which was TRULY helpful. I don't think I really had a grasp of the concepts).

I am still bad at timing in logic games and I am looking to drill LG in the evenings. I'm at -1/-2 in RC and LR. Is it realistic to expect to improve to the 170+ range these next two months? I plan on taking 5 tests a week for the next 8 weeks, BR in the evenings and also drill. That prepares me to take about 40 tests. Or is this overkill?

I have noticed that the reason why I cannot increase from mid 150's to 160's is that I suck at gouging games! Do you think that if I do nothing but grouping games for an entire week my LR and RC score might drop?

I'm looking to find someone to study regularly with either online or in person for the June LSAT. jen8538@yahoo.com

I have the need to prove/ explain why every answer choice wrong before I feel confident with the correct answer. by the time it's time for me to select the right answer, I see much work on my scratch paper that I overlook the correct answer! suggestions on how I can stop feeling the need to prove why the wrong answers are wrong?

secondly, how are you guys working to improve attention to detail? i rush to finish in time, and end up missing out on important details. (Especially on Logic Games)

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does anybody fear that they might LOL during the actual test? Imagine intense concentration on test day, suddenly disturbed by an absurd answer choice

I just finished PT 61, and after blind reviewing it extensively, I feel like it would be beneficial to completely retake 61 again. This is the method recommended for logic games, for example. I am wondering why this is not recommended for whole LSATs?

so I'm constantly refreshing the page

any helpful tips are welcomed....

thank you

I'm looking for a study buddy or buddies to review via skype. We can work out a study regimen that works for both parties. Please reach out only if you've gone through most of the curriculum and are well-versed in the 7sage concepts. Thanks!

Skype Id: Simpaticonx

Im sure I have heard the answer to this question in the lessons but I cant find it now. What is the best way to practice tests of 5 sections instead of just 4? I have only done 4 practice tests so far. Do the later practice tests have a fifth in the pdfs or do I just need to add a section?

I live in an artist cooperative. It is stated in our Bylaws "Except for the chairperson of the committee, such committee members need not be Directors."

The chairperson of one of our committees is not a Director.

That doesn't fly with the logic of the given Bylaws, right? Doesn't the chairperson NEED to be an elected Director? The quote-unquote chairperson in question says that I'm wrong, and that the chairpersons of our committees need not be Directors. Who is right?

Hi all,

So I have been studying over 7 months for this darn exam, but I am still not reaching my potential despite significant gains! For instance, I blind review at a 169, but receive only about 50 correct under timed conditions. I leave 40-60 questions unanswered. I have seen dramatic increases in my LG after going through all of 7sage's LG lessons, so thanks a lot for that YJ! However, my LR and RC have remained stagnant and I feel I hit a hump here completing about 14-18 LR's/section and 13-14 RC's/section. I have faith that I can get over these humps, considering I have score perfect on all three sections before.

However, RC is my main problem right now, since it is difficult to cut problems, and do much more practice on apart from blind reviewing the passages in comparison to "the fool proof method to a perfect LG section method." After reading an RC book by manhattan and going up a handful of points to about 11 correct on RC, I have consistently scored 9-13 correct on this section without fail. This is sort of expected, because I don't really practice RC the way I do LG, as I don't drill RC at all besides in PTs' (I am scared to run out of RC passages for PTs' - stupid I know), but I also replaced them with Economist passage drills. In any case, Is their any suggestions for both RC and getting my speed up to a 160+ speed?

Thanks everyone!

I just noticed that most questions that are answered by JY are the older ones, why no one is replying back to the newer questions asked?

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Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to take notes through the syllabus?

Hello! My name is Shirin and I'm creating this discussion for anyone who was at Overlook last night and wants to keep in touch.

JY, thank you for organizing this amazing event, it was really awesome to meet you and everyone else. I left with new knowledge and insight, the phrase "LSAT employed" comes to mind.

Lately, anecdotal evidence has me thinking that the LSAT skews more toward the later answer choices (D and E) in what seem to be harder questions. I wonder if anyone has run some simple statistical analysis on this, and this would seem to be the site that does it.

Here's a few research questions that might yield interesting results (or not):

-For LR, taking the last 10 questions of all sections that have been released and taking a look at the distribution of correct answer choices. Is there a skew toward D or E?

-For RC, take the last 2 questions of each passage that has been released and look at the distribution of correct answer choices. Is there a skew toward D or E?

-For both of the above. Instead of just looking at the distribution, one thing I have noticed is that on many of the more difficult questions, LSAC tends to insert a misleading answer toward the beginning while the correct answer is at the end. This tactic exploits a psychological tendency that people have called "priming" where a given stimulus (like a tempting but wrong answer choice) shapes the way a test taker views later information. So for all questions in which more than 15% of test takers wrongly chose A or B, what is the distribution of correct answer choices? Is there a skew toward D or E?

The last research question is especially helpful because it provides a vital piece of information when you've narrowed down answer choices toward the end. It's a more pointed way at educated guessing than blinding picking D or E. I'd love to hear what people find, if anything.

Hello, I am located in Corona, CA and in need of a study buddy to go over LG preptests. I am willing to meet halfway in orange county as well.

Anyone around OC prepping for the OCT 2014 LSAT?

I work full time and would like to start taking PTs asap. I plan on doing 2 on weekends and 1 during the week. I have tried taking PTs after work but I am usually too exhausted to finish/score well. I am thinking about doing my PTS @ 3am on mornings before work.

What do you all think? Does anyone have experience with early morning PTs?

JY! You need to have one one of these events/meet ups over here in the Bay Area!

I was just wondering how different people go and review certain parts of the syllabus if they feel they need brush up on certain parts. Do you rewatch the video, and/or refer to some of your notes?