Hey, I'm also studying for the August exam. At this point I am taking 1 PT a week and typically spending 2 days BR. I'm trying to cut back on that BR time and improve my question confidence though by being more thoughtful of questions I flag and only writing out my reasoning for those questions; initially I was doing that for every question to improve Conclusion/Premise/wrong AC comprehension. The rest of the week I do LR question type drills, LG fool proofing, and RC fool proofing. I'm PTing every couple of exams starting in the 60's and up and then using the earlier tests for drills.
I fool proof each LG section. I'm noticing my toughest spot is timing (wasting too much on a basic sequencing 1st game for example) and I run out of time by the end of the section. So now I have a stop watch next to me so I can keep track of how much I spend on each game.
I typically take 1 section, BR, watch JYs videos, and then take the same section 3 more times throughout the week. I just make a fresh copy of the LG section on the problem set tab instead of printing them out. I figured that there's no point in getting used to marking up the section since the exam is digital now. I'm keeping a fool proof excel sheet so I write down my times, score, and notes for each LG section.
I will say that it's important to go back and retry games that give you trouble for two reasons. 1st, it reinforces tricky or obscure inferences, game board setups, and proper test taking techniques. 2nd, it really keeps track of your growth and whether or not you actually understood why you made the errors you did so you don't make the same errors in the future.
I agree with what @ said. But if they are supervisors/managers, then you could always get LORs from them and assign them to certain schools. With CAS you can receive multiple LOR and then assign them wherever you want depending on that schools' LOR limits. For example you could submit the 2 academic and 1 professional if there's a 3 LOR limit or 1 each if there's a 2 LOR limit.
When I asked my professors, I sent them my resume, an explanation of my interest in law school, and different papers I wrote for their classes. If you send material like that, or anything to jog the professor's memory, I bet it would help your professor write a good LOR about you!
I'm looking for an RC study partner or 2 where we go over at least 1 passage in depth every other night leading up to the October exam so we can all become more consistent in our strategies and answers. I'm PTing in the mid 160's but scored below that on the August exam so I'd like a study partner who is in the same range as me and dedicated to improving. We've got this!
I think if you're not comfortable asking questions during the session then that's ok. But you can ask about anything that you need clarification on, or if you're curious about an aspect of the program. I don't think there's a wrong question here.
The important action item to me is following up with the admissions person after the event, like you would do with an interview. That's where you can stand apart from the crowd and the admissions person can get to know you. I typically remark about something new I learned from the session and ask a question. They're always more than happy to answer and pleased by a follow-up.
I also want to add that printing out 10 copies and marking them up might not be helpful anymore since the exam is online. My best practice is taking an online LG sections (computer, tablet, whatever works) and then making the inferences and game setups on my scratch paper. There's an option to create fresh copies for any of the problem sets you create on 7Sage. So I create a problem set with 4 games from a PT and then make however many copies I think is necessary as I move along in the fool proof method. Works better for the digital exam and is more environmentally friendly :smile:
I'm still in my LSAT phase (applying for fall 2021), but someone shared this resource with me that might prove useful! Harvard has an online zeroL course that explains some simple law concepts so they don't seem so foreign when you first arrive at law school.
https://today.law.harvard.edu/harvard-makes-online-course-for-incoming-students-available-to-all-law-schools-for-free-this-summer/?fbclid=IwAR1KeERd1D57VRNYUEFKoSBSwGgfj_rsKxJHfTWmyhY4tQSPuLYxluttZxY
It's definitely a 10. Recognizing conditional logic and translating it instantly like it's second nature is critical for LG and LR. Especially with complex LR questions that use embedded conditionals or unusual logic chains. Conclusion and Premise indicators are just as important because they indicate the argument; that's where most of the correct answers will stem from.
I'm looking for a study buddy too, I need that extra motivation to keep studying even when it gets tough! Feel free to DM me too and we can all figure something out.