Hey guys I took the October LSAT flex and took the writing section yesterday. I figured my score wouldnt be ready today but i checked anyways and on my LSAT writing page it says the exam was "initiated" but i finished it and hit submit so I'm a little confused. Does that means I took it and I'm awaiting confirmation of approval? How would I know if it gets flagged. Will I get an email?

Anybody else score really low relative to their PT average? like 10 points below what you were expecting? kinda blown away not gonna lie. i felt overall pretty good on test day too

I'm trying to decide whether I should register for this administration of the test or wait another cycle (I don't want to lol). When is the latest day I could register?

I have read that you are able to use command F on the exam. First, is this true. And second, does it help, or have they designed questions around this on the newer flex tests (if you have taken one)? #help

super confused by lsac's email saying that scores are out, but when checking my lsac account, they aren't out. has anyone gotten their score yet?

If anyone no LR tutor, I am looking for one. Thank You.

Other than the negate and weaken technique, does anyone have any advice or tricks for solving necessary assumption questions? #help

Would really appreciate someone's explanation on why "C" is the incorrect answer choice

Also, if you have any tips for RRE question stems, they would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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Any suggestions on how to get better at LR? I struggle with NA and Flaw a lot, but the whole section in general is tough for me. Luckily my lsat is now a Flex, so I have some hope, but my avg is around 11-13/25. Thank you in advance!!

I honestly couldn't believe it. A few things I learned from that one RC section alone:

I flagged ten questions. I tend to overflag, which makes me anxious during the test. Any flagging shows that you didn't fully understand the question/passage. Ever single question that I flagged, I chose the right answer the first time, but I went back to those questions multiple times, changing my right answer to wrong then back to right for a few of the questions. Going with your gut instinct is important--I wasted time going back to each of those flagged right answers and mulling them over for too long. (The one question I got wrong was one that I didn't flag...)

I didn't write anything down during the test, but I did highlight the structure words of each passage (the words that give you directions, such as "but" and "however"). I struggle with the structure questions, and this helped tremendously. I also highlighted the main point words of each passage (no more than three words per line so that I can quickly glance them over after I've read the passage to memorize the gist of each paragraph). Highlighting ridiculous words like "recently" (especially when it comes to describing data/research) is actually important because MP questions tend to focus on descriptive words like that, and you can eliminate ACs that don't align with such a timeframe (e.g., an answer choice that talks about "traditional" studies when the passage is actually talking about "recent" studies instead). I've noticed that such descriptions largely show up once (usually in the first paragraph), and the word doesn't show up at all, so I tend to forget the passage is about recent research by the time I get to the first question.

I tend to underperform on RC during the real test. I'm hoping this -1 gives me a boost of confidence, especially when I overflag a section.

I am struggling to believe that by memorizing all the inferences and rules of the core curriculum LGs that I will somehow be able to do all the LGs that come at me. I have trusted in JY's process up until this point but I feel as though I have to make a leap of faith here when everything else has made sense logically. I have been diligently learning the games, memorizing, repeating, and moving on and still I get stuck and make sloppy mistakes. I think if I believe that this method will work, it will have a better chance of sticking. Someone take me to church on this please. I know that this has been discussed here before but I still don't think I've found a satisfactory answer. Thank you all!

I am consistently missing - 6 on LR and RC, how do I close the Gap? I am retaking in November but I am worried that my score won't improve much if I can't close that gap.

Does anyone have a good explanation for how to differentiate between the question stem for the following LR topics:

I tend to confuse the question stems a lot for these categories, anyone have an advice on how I can stop making this mistake?

Thank you!

Is there a video explanation for this question?

Would someone explain what D is saying and why it is the incorrect answer choice? Greatly appreciate anyone's input.

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I know they are generally considered the same level of "hard," but I find myself with a 10 point difference between a test in the 30s and a test in the 80s. I guess it has to do with the way the language has changed and the amount of trap answers that are there, but the gap for me seems insane. It's like a difference of 173 v 164. Has anyone been able to overcome this hurdle?

Does anyone know if you haven’t completed the writing sample for a Flex test are you still able to see your score, but just not release it? Or do you have to do the writing sample to see your score at all? Basically can you see your score without doing the writing? I know you won’t be able to send the score to schools without doing a writing sample, just curious if I have to do writing to even see my score.

Hi 7sage,

I'm new here, so could someone please tell me how I can create a syllabus on the website just for LG? That's what I am using the platform for and would be very grateful for instructions.

Thanks.

It helps to know basic supply and demand (25, 4, 7 and 21, 2, 10) and the idea of substitute goods (28, 1, 17 and 26, 3, 3) but are there other economics concepts that appear on LR?

I know we don't have to know the specifics but familiarity with them would definitely help non-econ majors like me

would appreciate any help!

I know this will vary for everyone since everyone is somewhat going about it differently, but I'm curious about everyone's experience in this section. I had to take a break so I'm not near finished, I moved onto LG which I'm almost done with and then contemplating going to RC or back to LR.

Hey guys,

So far I have been using the lsat flex version of the prep tests. I am wondering if there is a way to still use that second part of the LR section from the exam that was skipped in the flex version. Thanks guys!

If you are using or following the loophole method do you mind sending me a dm? i have some questions and I would also love to do a group where we review the test with the CLIR method

I think I've been taking quite a lot of pts over the past months but my RC score is the same as the score I've started out with (-9 mostly on the old pts to -13 at my worst, which I get on hard recent RC), which is frustrating.

I do blind reviews and every time I get questions wrong, I make a mental note to myself not to get the same question types wrong again, but I end up getting wrong anyway on different passages. I feel like every time I blind review, I'm just gaining an understanding of that specific question in that specific passage, but not know how to effectively tackle new questions on passages I have never encountered.

Is there a way to improve RC?

Hi everyone, hope your studies are going well. I just wanted to share an explanation of SUFFICIENT and NECESSARY conditions. This explanation is something I randomly came up with and I hope it works for someone trying to understand how that works in LAWGIC.

Explanation of the Sufficient/Necessary condition:

I want you to imagine that you are trying to enter into the most secure building on earth. There is only one way into the building, and that’s through a giant electronic glass door.

Conditions:

YOU are on the outside.

YOU have a proximity card that can be scanned to open the door

There is also a buzzer outside the door that you can ring.

When you do ring the buzzer, the door can be opened on the inside by a SECURITY guard.

Some days your proximity card works and some days it does not. Depending on if you are needed in the building on that day.

So there we have it.

Now:

SUFFICIENT: You scan your proximity card OR you ring the buzzer.

NECESSARY: The door opens

Scenario one:

a. The necessary thing you needed to enter the building: DOOR OPENING, has failed.

b. If that door failed to open what else do we know? Well, your card didn’t work or the guard was just not going to let you in that morning. IN short, door didn’t open. Thus all the things that could’ve made it open... someone walking ahead of you or leaving the building or using your card or the guard pressing the buzzer didn’t happen. )

I really hope this helps. It's lengthy but I imagine it would be much simpler as a short cartoon.

Hey! Does anybody know if you ordered a score preview for the October LSAT-Flex when it will become available? And where will we be able to see it? In LSAC or Proctor U?