JohnBlessing

Joined: Jun 2025
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LSAT

Not provided Goal score: 174

CAS GPA

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1L START YEAR

2027

Discussions

Lessons · Drill - Phenomenon-Hypothesis Passages

JohnBlessing

Tuesday, Jan 20

Phew, now that I was not expecting. Got not one, but TWO level five difficulty passages, one on Maize and another on the Slave Trade and oof, that was some great practice. I was 5m over on the slave trade one, and 2m over on the Maize one, BUT I only missed one question total, literally the last question on the Maize one. Overall, super happy with that. More so because I actually understood WHY they were right. Definitely felt good doing.

Study Groups

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Thursday, Jan 08

JohnBlessing

💪 Motivated

Atlanta Study Group for April LSAT

I am currently working toward the April LSAT, just couldn't make the February one. Looking for some people in Atlanta who might want to pair up and work together as we go through this. I don't mind simply chatting online as well but looking for someone on a similar timeline who might be able to keep me accountable and help the journey. Currently, I am working on the Argument Parts of the curriculum, so almost done with Logic, but man I still struggle with these questions at times so could use a buddy or several I can bounce ideas off of. Just let me know if you're interested and where you're at in the journey!

Thanks and have a great day!

PrepTests ·

PT133.S2.Q20

JohnBlessing

Tuesday, Jan 06

Argh... This one got me, and I think I finally understand why. Samantha would have avoided leaving Fingerprints OR Footprints. I took it originally as, okay, well if I say that the Fingerprint is not Samantha's, since she would leave no fingerprints and footprints, then it proves it was her based on the statement, right? I didn't catch the or, meaning that including that information would be irrelevant to the sufficiency. Argh..

Lessons · You Try - Mayor's Commendation Award

JohnBlessing

Monday, Jan 05

Ugh, I do not understand why my brain keeps confusing sufficient and necessary conditions. I do it every time, my biggest weakness and it is such a bad one to have. Like, as he is explaining it I am like GAH yep, of course. I see it. But I seemingly cannot get sufficient and necessary's locked in place. Ugh. Better luck next time I suppose.

Lessons · You Try - Abridgement of Hamlet - MSS Review

JohnBlessing

Tuesday, Dec 30 2025

Yeah this one stumped me a bit, I am confused by the reasonable assumption that we cannot assume that an actor would have access to a copy of Hamlet. The 17th century is known for when the printing press exploded in popularity. And, this was also when it was popularized in more common uses, so I feel it would be reasonable to assume access to same, especially studying for the role.

Nonetheless, I still see how C is the better answer here ultimately than D, but it feels like two competing assumptions, one that an actor does not have access, and the other that a spectator did not just hone in on a single performance during the play. Argh, missed this one ultimately, oh well.

Lessons · You Try - Fossilized Shark Teeth

JohnBlessing

Tuesday, Dec 30 2025

Hmm, I feel like I am thinking on these wrong. I got it right, but I think it is mostly just because I knew the answer. What concerns me is that I find C a bit convincing, because my brain says "If we trust the answers to be true, then that means the Stimulus can be incorrect then?" So I keep trying to critique the stim and break down what it is missing. So I feel like on harder questions, this is gonna bite me. Hopefully these lessons will help me to better understand what to do instead of trying to pick at a flaw in the stimulus cause I just think that right now, my mindset is struggling to identify these correctly.

Lessons · More Competing Hypotheses

JohnBlessing

Saturday, Dec 27 2025

Not me just sitting here trying to ponder if an increase in temperature could lead to more cheese consumption, heavy fat caloric intake to keep warm, and also people being in bed under their sheets more for warmth, wondering if C could indeed cause A and B separately lol...

Lessons · Group 2 - Necessary Condition Indicators

JohnBlessing

Thursday, Dec 25 2025

@Nicoled Gosh, this messes with my mind a bit. After he said it, I am able to see the lawgic that yeah, you cannot just go backwards on the arrow, so I understand the form of it, but the actual application of this messes with my head haha. Like.. It seems obvious that if he is 17 Minutes late, then that is more than 5 minutes, so he is of course cited as late. But I know if I write the lawgic, it is wrong. Just gotta get used to that I guess.

Lessons · Skill Builder - Group 1 Translations

JohnBlessing

Thursday, Dec 25 2025

Anyone else notice that Question 4 has a misspelling of Independent in the answer or have I just been a paralegal for too long..

Study Groups · Study Buddy/Group: Atlanta, GA

JohnBlessing

Wednesday, Dec 24 2025

Hi Sarah, I just started, so I am unsure where you are at in the process as I am only like.. a week or two in, but I am in Atlanta and I think this sounds awesome! I'm definitely interested!

Study Groups · Study Group For True Beginners

JohnBlessing

Tuesday, Dec 23 2025

Hi Nikki, I hope you are well. I am also just now starting my journey, or at least like.. a week ago. Still trying to figure it all out and saw your post so thought I'd reach out. Are you on the East Coast? Would enjoy having a person to chat with while getting this going and keep on track and all. It's tough going about this solo, haha. PS: First time posting so I am unsure how this works but let me know if you'd like to connect!