That's the exact issue I had too! This test gives you so much random knowledge sometimes.

I'm taking it a second time in April, and probably do about 6-10 hours a week. It is really hard to balance with schoolwork, but I've been trying to do more intensive studying on days with less classes, and do quicker drills on days with more classes and use those to catch up on schoolwork. I've found it helpful just so that I can devote more brainpower and time to the LSAT a few days a week rather than being exhausted and trying to study.

I've been using it for a few months and I find it really helpful! The main issue is timing but that gets easier with practice. Eliminating answers based on passage A helps you move through the questions a lot more efficiently after you've gone back to passage B though

I was confused about this too! It felt like Galina's response didn't really matter for this question if it was just asking for a description of Lydia's argument

That's the issue I had too, because compared to a foreign agency, I thought the host country could be considered a level of local involvement.

That was what I thought when choosing between A and D too. You could just keep cross-pollinating, which isn't the ideal solution but it would prevent a total loss, which is what the argument seemed concerned with.