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@BettyBishop i still think percentages are relevant here! Lets say 10 local people applied and 1000 non local people applied, the top 10% for the former is 1 and the top 10% for the latter is a 100 BUT there is a chance that all 10 local people outperformed many of the non locals, but because of the pool they are in they would not receive the scholarship. Thats how I reasoned through this question anyways.
for 27, i chose A initially and get why its wrong which is why i chose C during BR. I thought this "In principle, a cohesive group—one whose members generally agree with one another and support one another's judgments—can do a much better job at decision making than it could if it were noncohesive." supported it .. idk did i conflate "much better job at decision making" and " less likely to reach a sound decision".
lmaooooo tell me how i understood the assumption and still couldnt get the right answer .. JY's explantion was solid tho.
@SLT220 yeah, I have developed a process for most question types but a lot of it has come from mistakes I've made. Its kind of like a comprehensive WAJ but with action items for the mistakes I continuously make. So I write out how i approach each question and how I evaluate all the AC's. Like this is an example for MBT questions:
Approach:
Just read the stim. No need to identify the premise / conclusion or even figure out if there is one
Paraphrase –highlight key points
diagram
Tips:
Draw out timelines if necessary
When mapping and you have an an/or statement, make sure you understand what the necessary condition is applied to
Allwayyssss chain when you see the link
YOU CANNOT COMBINE 2 SOME CLAIMS
Pay attention to descriptors changing from stim to ac.. ie) whipped in blender vs just whipped
Answers introducing a new concept generally aren't correct
NOTE: with some arrows, you can read both ways BUT that doesnt mean you flip them….
Banker → Athlete
Banker → / Lawyer
Then some athletes are not lawyers OR some people who are not lawyer are athletes
I hope this helps :)
this is so basic but:
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
Trusssttt yourself
Its been important for me to tune in when an ac makes me uncomfortable. ie) im sooooo sensitive to strong language but i know you need strong answers for PSA/SA/Strengthen/Weaken
@SLT220 Have you created tip sheets for each question/rc passage type. I find reviewing those before doing a section to be helpful but i think your'e doing everything you can with what you have going on. I'm rooting for you !!
@SLT220 may I ask what typically goes? Do you not remember how to approach a question? Do you misunderstand the question stem? Ofc you know yourself best, but maybe 2 days is too much and maybe just 1 would be better? (idk, I'm just throwing things out there)Do you have a ritual or routine before you start studying ? Does it shift during time of day or other external factors ?
@SLT220 I wonder if it could be helpful to take more consistent breaks instead of extended ones? I was studying 6 days/week but recently changed to studying for 3 days, taking a day off, then studying for 3 days again, and have found that my accuracy, focus, and attention to detail have improved. Progress isn't linear, and I know this process can feel so inaccessible, but I hope you give yourself your flowers !! You're doing amazing, and I'm sure you will continue to.
@Zenaida-Macroura I find that there's almost always a line that directly correlates to the right AC, irrespective of question type. Are there specific passage themes you struggle with more? It's hard to say w/o more focussed data but things to consider are whether the ac is too strong, whether it just reiterates some part of the passage without answering the question, whether or not the ac is in fact consistent w the main point of the passage. I find that I miss adjectives a lot (bc I think I see what I'm looking for), so my goal is to try highlighting them moving forward. Reading for leisure has helped me the most though but idk if you do that already. These are just random ideas I'm throwing out there, you got this !! :)
Does your accuracy improve when you blind review ? I find BR to be the most effective way to assess what you missed and why. You can ask yourself what made the wrong answer attractive and why you weren't attracted to the right answer etc.
@bettina I think it would be helpful to separate the premise and the conclusion
Conclusion: Moral Agent --> Free Will
Premise: /desire to conform --> / moral agent
contrapositive of premise: moral agent --> desire to conform
now we ask ourselves, what must the author believe?
for simplicity sake, i will use variables:
A = Moral Agent
B = desire to conform
C = Free Will
conclusion: A-->C
premise: A --> B
the only way we can get from A-->C is if B-->C
Bc then A-->B --> C
I know this process seems more geared towards a SA question but the desire to conform requires free will for our argument to hold. I hope this helps!
anyone have tips on how to challenge your own bias? i defs thought incomplete tapes implied that they wouldn't be an accurate representation .. i also see how this ac is wrong bc of "specific flights" given that we are speaking in general terms and specific flights could be an outlier.
@hpsaltos OMG SAME... i literally read the explanation for E & was like sir.. the whole point of hibernation is survival bc of limited food availability wdym you don't care. LMAO these guys are so slick, they knewwww we would do that and thats why they put that AC there. Wont catch us next time.
hmm, i thought D was saying that larger interstitial nuclei exists in male cats who haven't contracted disease X, so we cant conclude that they are correlated.. perhaps just an anomaly ... ?
@LukaDoncicForMVP I've noticed that you have such positive remarks on a lot of the discussion posts! I'm glad you're a part of the 7sage community. It's nice to see these thoughts reiterated and reaffirmed. This can be an isolating journey. Thanks for the reminders (even though I wasn't the one directly asking).
I think this is great!! Perhaps also having streak freezes (1-2x week) to cultivate a culture of rest / holistic studying. Rest days are important and should be valued too :) It would also be cool to see the flame intensity/colour deepen if you do more practice or harder questions that day, so you can see how much you're mentally lifting every day. (kind of like some Anki add-ons, which do the former)
@MichaelWright Thanks so much ! I noticed that I second-guess myself a lot, and that's often a time sink. I am trying to find more ways to build my confidence. I'm sure shifting my priority from the score itself to the little experiment will be helpful.
I've been preparing for the LSAT for some time. I took the test in January and plan to retake it in June, or possibly August if needed. While people often say that speed comes with practice—and I do feel myself getting faster—I also find that I tend to misread questions when I try to move too quickly. My Blind Review (BR) scores are at my target level, but the gap between my actual score and my BR is significant. Does anyone have advice on how to close this gap or improve performance under test conditions? If the solution is simply more timed practice, I can do that, but I'm unsure how much time I should allow for the tougher questions. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
lmao the way i thought this was a MSS adjacent question and not as a strengthener rip