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Hey guys,

I am almost finished with the CC, but I was just wondering how many of you actually watched all of the LR videos (ie. all the flaw question videos leading up to the problem sets). I have taken a course before that I didn't find to be helpful so I feel like watching 15 flaw videos aren't really helpful to me at this point since I have a pretty good understanding of watching just a few of the videos.

What have you guys done? Did you watch them only to become more familiar with how JY tackles a question or did you watch all of them? Or did you come back to them once you felt like you were still struggling with the problem sets?

Thanks :)

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Hi friends,

After reviewing some mistakes from one last practice test and making sure I got my stuff down, I decided that these next two days (Thursday and Friday) will be LSAT hiatus for me. I am a firm believer in resting my mind before standardized tests. Before I log off, I just want to say I wish you all the very best. I know many of us are going in on Saturday with our minds ready for this to be over.

As someone who has been studying for this test for over a year and has put her heart and soul in it, I've come to realize this. People who study for this test are truly brave and ambitious souls. This web platform is fantastic and I'm truly greatful for the advice I've been getting. Thank you to 7sage especially JY and Dillon.

All the very best to all of you. Be kind to yourselves when you go in there tomorrow and know that if you've done everything you can to prepare, you're good to go.

Peace,

Shireen.

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Well, over 20 test centers in Florida have cancelled their administration of Saturday's test. LSAC has confirmed that there will be a makeup scheduled. Is anyone familiar with the protocol for makeup exams? What does the curve for a makeup exam look like? Any information you have about what to expect is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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I am currently finishing the section in about 36.45 minutes. I have just started drilling RC today after realising my issue with the timing.

When I do individual passages I usually do it in 9-10 minutes with -0 but with timed sections it's closer to -5 or -6.

I'm also worried about bubbling in the answers within the 35 minutes, as right now i spend close to 4m on reading and about 6 min with the answers which gives me hardly enough time to even finish all the questions :(

I'm slightly worried, I'm planning to take the December Lsat, is it possible for me to reach my goal of -2 within time by then?

Any strategies, turning points stories would be great!

Thanks :)

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I'm supposed to take my first LSAT this weekend. I just hit my target score on my 6th PT after 2 months of solid studying. I'm torn on whether to take the September test to get the experience under my belt and about a middle of the road score (155) or postpone and take the test for the first time in December and hopefully achieve my goal of being in the low-mid 160s. Any advice?

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Hey all,

So I realize J.Y's general rule for when to use a chart vs. when to use a standard grouping game board is that if the variables are only used once (are exhaustible) than use the regular grouping game board, and if the variables can be used more than once (inexhaustible) then use the chart. This generally works, but I find there are exceptions to this rule on certain games.

One example is game 3 in the C2 test. It's the game where you have to design three tricolor costumes, but the colors can be used more than once.

For this one, I found the standard grouping game set up way more helpful than a chart, and I noticed that J.Y also uses a standard grouping board.

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-c2-section-1-game-3/

I'm wondering if there is something about the game that makes it unique that I'm just not seeing?

Would really appreciate any insight as when to use chart vs. grouping is one of the only areas left I still feel a little unsure on.

thanks!

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Just realized that LSAC changed my Sept. LSAT test date and location. My new location is Kwun Tong Government Secondary School. And the new date is Sept. 16th, which is 1 day earlier than the original date. Is this an error or a real change? Have to rebook the hotel. However, I haven't receive any email notice about this change from LSAC.

Anyone same as me?

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Updated 9/14 1:40 p.m.

Second call info:

I've you've expressed interest in the December study group you should have received this message in your inbox.

1. Take PT 55 and BR on your own before the call.

2. Submit the questions you want to review here https://goo.gl/forms/b6ZcWJxFT2EaVuq83

Note: we will not be reviewing LG and will prioritize LR questions.

3. Comment on this post if you plan on joining so I can send the link to discord server and additional info to your inbox.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Studying for the February 2018 LSAT anyone else? Am I the first to post? Is it necessary to study for this long period of time? Will anyone ever see my topic? Find out next year!

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One of the RC passages in Sept. 2009 was about copyright and tangible object theory (TOT). In general, the passage goes like this (working from memory here since it's not with me at the moment but it's been bothering me all day):

P1 - Intro of TOT and the VP of proponents - that copyright and other IP rights apply to tangible objects

P2 - extension of P1, with the intro of retained rights concept

P3 - says that TOT has chief advantage of justifying IP rights "without recourse to the popular but problematic assumption that ideas can be copyrighted" or something like that.

I was very confused by that statement in P3. It reads to me like TOT (which holds that tangible objects can be protected) is justifying IP rights while also NOT being COUNTER to the idea that intangible objects (like ideas) cannot be copyrighted (or protected under IP Law).

Am I going crazy? If someone is familiar with this passage, can you please help me out?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-58-section-2-passage-3-passage/

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I am trying to find a good explanation for answer choice A (correct) over answer choice D (incorrect) on PT.73 LR #1 , Q12.

The stimulus states that the chairperson should not have released the report because they did not consult any other members of the commission before the report was released.

Conclusion: Shouldn't have been released

Premise: Didn't consult

So, what we are looking for is: necessary to consult before it is released.

Answer choice A: It would have been permissible for the chairperson to release only if most of the other member had first given consent

Answer choice D : Would have been justifiable to release only if each of the commission members would have agreed to it being released had they been consulted.

I can't clearly articulate why A is superior to D... 9/10 times I think I would still choose D if I saw this question again.

Can anyone help?

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-73-section-2-question-12/

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Hey everyone! I'm scheduled to take the Sept. LSAT this Saturday and I am super nervous. I work full time and I plan to apply for the next Fall. I'm at a point right now where I just want a good score to have in my back pocket going into the Dec. LSAT since I probably won't score what I want (170+) this Saturday and I think I will retake in Dec.I don't plan on submitting apps earlier than Jan.

I already cancelled one score from Dec. 2016. Will it be bad if I have two scores and one cancellation? I do really well with BR (173+) but when timed, I score 158,159 etc.

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okay here is what I did. I scored the lowest I've ever scored on an RC section a week ago. I thought well damn the test is a week away I'm fucked. So I thought.. Zack you know how to read what the hell is your issue. Basically beat myself up for a solid day. Then I decided that I'm going to take my time up front reading the passages and have a SOLID grasp on the questions.

I scored the highest I have ever gotten simply by slowing down and fully comprehending the passages, rather than trying to read faster than I was comprehending.

me trying to read....

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So I don't really understand how printing multiple copies of the same game and being able to do the games from memory helps me. It just feels like artificial point inflation. Can someone explain? Please and thank you.

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I haven't been hitting my target score. I'm a few points away, but I haven't been hitting it.

I signed up for the September LSAT, but now I'm thinking about rescheduling it to December.

I didn't want to do it because I thought maybe that might mean law schools might have already filled up most of their spots by December, so I may have a smaller chance of getting in. Really wanted to start law school next year, and I thought taking in September would be best for timing purposes, but i am not hitting the score I need to hit, so now I'm leaning more towards rescheduling to December. i'm just having a really tough time deciding, so I wanted to get your opinions on this matter.

Thoughts? Advice/suggestions?

Thanks so much.

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Hey everyone,

Good luck to those taking the September exam.

I recently realized that I am severely weak in games that have minimal upfront inferences, require using additional info in the questions, and have more questions that make me try brute forcing through the answer choices. I have 3 questions regarding this type of game:

Any general advice on how to approach these types of games? One problem is that I try to force out an inference (either in the set-up or a particular question), fail to do so, and waste so much time. Yet, this kind of mentality seems to help me when there is actually an inference to be made. Do you have something like a general limit? Like, "if I don't figure out an inference 10 seconds for this question, I am going to brute force it"?

What are some difficult rule-driven/brute-force games that would be good practice?

Is it just me, or do the preptests from 70+ have more of these rule-driven games?

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Sunday, Sep 10, 2017

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Hey everyone,

I recently came across an LSAT stimulus that gave me loads of trouble when I was taking a PT under time. To ingrain the lesson from that stimulus I drew a parallel argument for it. But I want to make sure that I did it correctly. So I am posting the stimulus I made for you. Let me know which one of the answers you think is correct.

Cats walk very light-footed when compared to other species. While dogs do not chase humans because humans do not get scared of dogs, cats get scared of dogs and need to go unnoticed by dogs to not get chased and thereby end up stuck in trees. Scientists therefore hypothesize that the cats light-footedness, which clearly makes them slower, evolved as a means of going unnoticed by dogs.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the hypothesis?

A. No human is as light-footed as cats.

B. Being chased by dogs is not the most common cause of death for cats.

C. Many other types of animals have light-footedness similar to that of cats.

D. Cats are much faster than other heavier animals.

E. Dogs that chase cats also chase other species of animals.

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