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@DDD np! I don't have a website, but a lot of her works are pretty old so are usually easily found if you search "title + "pdf" on Google, I personally found "against interpretation" and "notes on camp" interesting reads. And for feminist work I really like Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own. Happy reading! :)
Echoing jamandaa's advice! I personally found after doing a few writing preps, building out a personalized template is very helpful. I tend to get nervous on the real test and my brain just freezes lol, so having those templates in my head that are ready to use relieves the stress of having to write everything from scratch.
Also make sure you have a good webcam that can take a clear pic of your ID, and test out your equipment prior :)
Hi OP! I was in a similar place and am still working on it. I started around like 150 timed/170BR, and now I'm around 165 timed/178BR. A few things that I've found worked for me are:
Thought process analysis: During BR, I would do a thought process analysis of how it lead me to the wrong answer, and then how I should think to get to the right answer. I'd also do this for the questions that took me longer. This helped me to identify areas of improvement in my skills (e.g. I discovered I was slow in negations, so doing Necessary Assumption Qs are harder for me). This also helped me to identify the pattern of the traps I tend to fall into.
Weakness area superset: Drilling a mix of about 20 easy-hard questions (e.g. 5 easy, 7 medium, 8 hard) untimed, and then do the review in step #1. I found that sometimes if I only drill the harder Qs I forget/overcomplicate the easy questions.
With FT job, 1-hr of LSAT practice in the morning: I found it extremely draining to study at the end of the day after a long day of work and had like 3 burnouts in 12 months...so I shifted my study hours to the morning. This lessened my mental load and even if I didn't finish everything in the morning, I know what's left is just review, so it's less of a lift when I get home at night.
Trust the process: It took me about 8 months of studying when things start to click (for reference, I spend about 10-12 hrs/week studying). The fact that you are getting good scores in BR shows you understand the materials - it's just a matter of practicing & making them more intuitive so you can go faster. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other - you'll get there!
In my August test they set default at 125%, and I needed to re-set it to the preferred size at the start of every section
I do a ritual of a few deep breaths using the 4-7-8 technique before I start the test and after I come back from the intermission!
@Christine772 Thank you! Update tho - my writing got cancelled yesterday because somehow my webcam got disconnected during the test, I think it's because the proctorU extension tried to access my laptop camera mid-exam (which is closed), so I guess my updated advice is to use webcam with caution and make sure the webcam is set as the default camera :)
@Christine772 Totally! It was somehow confusing to navigate the process and I wish there were more information about it published
Hi! I'm in a similar boat and I'm planning to do the following:
Practice skills on fresh questions: unlock all the older Qs for practice drills
For full-length tests, since my goal is just pacing and time management, I'm re-taking PTs that I did 2month+ ago
Extensive BR/thought process analysis afterwards
Hi, I think it really depends on the person, so I'd experiment with different strategies to see what works best for you. For me, I find it harder for my brain to enter LSAT mode if I take the prior day entirely off, so on the day prior, I did 2 sections (1LR, 1RC) and did extensive blind review during the day. In the evening, I did yoga to calm down my mind and body. On the day of the test I did a warm-up drill with easy LR/RC before heading out to the test center (I didn't check the answers). Hope this helps and good luck!!
Hi all, posting here to share my experience with the tech issues in Writing. It look me 4 hours of back and forth with ProctorU and LSAC technicians to figure things out, but I finally finished it. I want to share my experience here so folks don't have to go through the same struggles. For context, I took it with my laptop closed, connected to an external monitor, and I used a webcam.
Once you click on "launch the test" from your LSAC page, you'll be directed to install ProctorU extension on Chrome, and then you'll do a pre-check via a ProctorU interface. During the last step, you'll be directed to the "exam lobby". Once you click on "start testing", you'll see the LSAC interface to start the test. Before you start the test, you'll be prompted another Proctor U interface to do a 360-camera pan of your room. Once you are done with that, you'll read the LSAC acknowledgement, and start the writing test.
My lessons learned:
Test your camera beforehand, make sure it can take a focused image of your ID: I had a cheap webcam that couldn't focus on my ID. My laptop integrated camera couldn't either. I first connected with a real proctor to check my ID. However, by the time we finished checking everything, the LSAC writing page had already expired. I ended up having to call LSAC to cancel my first launch, starting a new link, and then borrowing my friend's Logitech 920.
Pre-check: the program will not let you go back to earlier steps once you take your photo and ID photo. If your camera is weird during this process (I think mine was trying to use the laptop's integrated camera, which was closed) - please do not clear cache or refresh page during this pre-check. Call and connect with a technician, they'll take over the screen to help you.
Register for ProctorU beforehand: you can register with ProctorU beforehand, and once you log in, you can also do a system check to make sure things are good.
Best of luck everyone! Hope everyone has a smooth testing experience.
@KathrynLewis Thank you! And we just need our username and password right? (i.e. not the LSAC number?)
Hi all, for those that have taken the test at a testing center, are we allowed to bring a piece of paper with our log-ins? I memorized them, but just in case I get too nervous and forget..
Thanks!
Hey guys, I've been practicing for a long time now and I'm running out of PTs. I'm taking the August test, but I'll definitely need to retake it a few times to get to the score I'd want. I'm currently scoring in mid 160s in timed PTs and getting near 180 on BRs. I'll def need a lot more practice to close the gap..
Anyone thoughts on what I should do with the weekly PTs moving forward? Should I a) retake some of the earlier ones that are not being used for drills (e.g. PT 130-), b) using legacy (e.g PT 7-17) but fresh tests, or c) something else?
Thanks in advance!
Is the problem with C "needed"? ie, it's an enzyme that helps with the reaction, but not necessarily "needed". Sugar is a non-gas molecule..
Hi all,
I noticed that the LawHub interface didn't change while the interface on 7Sage changed to a new one (ie. flag replaced by dots) - which one is going to be what we see in the August test?
Thanks!
Hi! Same boat here.. something I realized is that balancing LSAT with FT work is not easy at all! I used to study after work, but then decided to shifted my study to the morning, and it was helpful for me. Ideally I would get 1-1.5 hr of study done in the morning, but on some days if I can't finish everything in the morning, I'll leave the BR/WAJ until afterwork, but it would be easier to do since it's less of a mental load for me than doing new questions. Hope this helps!