Thanks, @"David.Busis! Hope everything is going well with the new lil one!
@wislene, will you please help us and let us know when the essay is due? I think we asked too late and @davidbusis895 is already enjoying his little bundle of joy. Also, sorry, I didn't know who else to ask for help, and you are like my go to guy, which I imagine you are for most of us, which is probably so stressful and I am so sorry, but we appreciate you so.
Hey! So, has anyone here taken a formal logic course or found a source like Khan that does one? We hear all the time that this test it all logic, and even through grad school, I never had to take any form. I am wondering if it would be worth taking it as a non-credit class at a local college, but I am really hoping there is a great online resource with a class set up (ys, even if it costs money). Thank you so much in advance for your help!
-AJ
@estoutenburg25267 said:
@amhawks84508 said:
I know I maybe a total knob, but what the hell is undisclosed vs. disclosed mean?
Undisclosed means you wont be able to look at the test after you take it, it wont be published. So, if you didnt do as well as you would have liked you wont know why.
Thanks, @estoutenburg25267! That doesn't seem so bad.
I know I maybe a total knob, but what the hell is undisclosed vs. disclosed mean?
Hey @nicolassaw861! I am unsure if I have the ethos and credentials law school wise to help you. However, I am a college professor who has been teaching graduate writing and rhetoric for over five years, so if I could be of any services, please feel free to get in contact with me (I just left a women's college, and I was the head of their writing department). I am not sure how private messaging works on here, but if you do, feel free to DM/PM me.
Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and that you are getting pumped for this LSAT.
My last LSAT did not go to plan....Stupid Hurricane Irma!
But the December test is upon us, and I was wondering if and how people change their study habits specifically for this week? I do study pretty much everyday (except Sundays), but this week seems to be extra special.
What do you focus on? How many PTs do you shoot for? If there is something you still struggle hardcore with do you go at it guns ablazin or just put a pin in it and sharpen the skills you are already strong in?
I am thinking of having two days of reviewing lessons with JY, doing two PTS, and two BRs. But I am just trying to see if people have any tactics that they feel help them so close to the actual day of the test.
Thank you so much in advance!
-dazedandconfused
I cannot believe I am just seeing this! May I please be added to this study group? TIA!
Hey Drew! I hope you are well. Two things: a) do the whole course. It is a process, it is sometimes hard to justify all that time, but do the whole course. My score went up nine points doing as such b)If you can afford it, get a tutor. It will really help you, and there are some great resources on here as well as trying on Wyzant. Having that one on one really helps. Other than that? Umm...say goodbye to everyone you know, and tell them you will be back post-LSATs. Best of luck!
I also scored 8 points below my average test score: I want to tell myself it was Hurricane Irma, having no power the whole week of the test, not finding out we were taking the test until the Friday before, but I am still so fucking disappointed in myself. I want to say that for most of us, it relates to @gregoryalexanderdevine723 was saying, and so much of it is pressure. I think there is only a small percentage of people who got the score they wanted, and I believe that the best thing to do is to try again. According to the LSACs, they are only really going to care about your top score. Best of luck love.
I am going to be 29 when I begin law school, almost 30, and they are studies that show it is becoming more and more common for the median age of a law school student to be higher now than it was in previous years. I think a lot of people are working for a wee bit, and then coming back to start law degrees. Also, as a college professor, I have had countless students who are older than my parents starting school over. You will be fine, promise :smile: .
Great news!!! My LSAT relocation got approved, and I get to take the test tomorrow! Thank you everyone for your support and help. Sorry for the delay in response; I have only had power for three hours.
-AJ
Good evening everyone! I hope you are well.
So, me and other Floridians are trying to keep calm as best we can. A lot of us have no power, no water, no food that comes from the ground, huge ass trees knocked over in our front yards, houses in wee bits, etc.
And while most of us are probably just grateful to be alive, the fact of the matter is that most of our state centers are scheduled or are already closed throughout our area.
When I called the LSAC, they said you cannot get relocated within 100 miles of your original location, and almost all motions to be relocated are denied. They also said they will just keep us posted on updates.
So, yeah, as per what the LSAC has said via email and on the phone, we cannot take the test this Saturday.
And I am not trying to be a beeyatch, but:
*I have been studying for this test for almost a year, while teaching four fourteen hour days and one ten.
*I am no spring chicken; I am going to be 29 when I take the LSAT in December.
*I gave up a visiting professorship in Madrid, so I could take two LSATS [September and December] prior to January/February application deadlines.
*I have taken more PTs in the last few months than I would like to acknowledge.
*Have put so much damn money into this damn test.
Sorry, I don’t mean to bitch, and to be honest, people in my day to day do not grasp the commitment this has been, and I am just looking for advice.
-Has LSAT ever made a natural disaster exception and given a test again prior to the quarterly dates (February/June/September/December)?
-Has anyone ever been delayed, and if so what were the consequences? Personally or financially or what have you?
-I am so nervous that I now only have one shot at getting my aspired score prior to college applications being due. I know that this means I have more time to now prep for the December one, but still….
-Just pretty much any advice would be helpful. I know we cannot plan for things like this, but it is not zero power or water for the last five days that is driving me crazy, but this right here! This is the thing that is dragging me down. Thank you all in advanced so much!
Do you have any different routine related differences or external sources of stress? Extremely different test versions? Are you in the same environment every time? There could be some factors to take into account that maybe adding to a lower score. I tend to do much better on the newer tests. And when I take a PT at Starbucks, I almost always score 2-3 points lower than usual. Not that correlation is causation, but there maybe a reason things are not adding up as high as they usually do.
This how I got better:
Rewatched the lesson, took a break, and watched it one more time. I tried to do it with extreme examples in my everyday life.
I think the biggest problem with NA questions is we try to answer beyond the necessary, and we want to answer it as though it is a MSS. The LSAT writers know that, and they take advantage (not advantage, but you know), so they almost always put in something that is beyond what is needed.
Hi @14969! So, I am an English professor [rhetoric, specifically], and I think the most helpful piece advice for one to follow in a situation like this is to fill your life with similar readings and practices. Read articles about things you enjoy, whether that is science or sports or what have you, and analyze them and summarize them as if you were doing it for the LSAT. I think it is helpful to also do this with podcasts, and ask yourself similar questions as well. Why is the author/speaker telling me this? Why should I give a shit? Why do they want me to care, and why do they? What is their attitude/tone? What is the big idea? If we get in the practice of doing this with everyday readings, or even just youtube videos on different types of lip gloss, it can help us apply the skill to our other reading needs.
I live in Tampa, and was wondering about all this. I just told my roommate recently that I am finally starting to feel prepared for this test, and then this fucking hurricane shows up.
I love it! It is economical to do even just so you have the tests at hand. Those books are like $20 a pop, and the Ultimate plus comes with fifty plus.
Hi Kewlaidd! I think you should just do you. You know you, and you know your body. If something helps you, then use it. Of course, talk to your doctor, but it isn't as if you are taking this drug leisurely (not that I would judge if you were). ADD is a relevant disorder, and if you had type 1 diabetes, or another form of physical ailment, taking your medicine or not wouldn't even be something up for debate. If something helps you, and doesn't harm yourself or others, I say, why a not?
I just CTRL+ A the "My notes" section, and then C+V it on to a Word document. :smile:
Thanks @jkatz1488955 and @jhaldy10325 ! I shall do both.
Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well. I was wondering if any of you know of any apps in particular that really help you in places where you cannot study?When I am in the car be driven to work (I live in Saudi) I get car sick from reading, and I am just looking for supplements for when I cannot be staring at problems that are still helpful. TIA!
I have consistently been under time, and gotten no more than -1 per every two readings in the intro to reading comprehension, but this one, killed me. I was pretty confident about my answers, and considering this was the 22nd reading in a row, I wasn't terribly concerned. I got a -4 . Back to the drawing board!
Thank you so much @tanes25413 and @jhaldy10325 ; I try to do the tests exactly as it is time wise and what have you for the test. I think the only thing that maybe different is how many distractions there are. I currently live in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and whether I am at work or home, there is construction everywhere, noisy coworkers, etc. When it comes to BR scores, I am trying to become accustomed to grading this way. I keep the questions I struggle with in my pocket to review,and this appears to be helping. I am hoping to get a 170+, but I suppose only time will tell. It is just this test is so different from others: I got a 33 on my ACT with a perfect in writing, a 165 in verbal and a 158 in quantitative on the GRE, a perfect score on my comps for grad school, but this test man. It isn't like anything I have ever prepared for. Thank you both again for your help. I will tighten up on Blind Reviewing.
Maybe hang out on the discussion board and help other people out. As someone who has taught for over a decade, I have learned that the only way to really know whether I really know something is if I can explain it to others in their learning style. Also, naps are always a viable choice!