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PT111.S4.Q3
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ashleyramos5963
Thursday, Aug 23 2018

#help

Answer B to me seems like it is exactly saying the same thing as the final sentence in the stimulus, which in prior lessons, JY stated that isn't correct. So I chose D since I assumed that all readers are capable of interpreting something differently there for "will always" wasn't necessarily too finite of a quantified answer.

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Tuesday, Aug 14 2018

@ Thank you! And I wasn't planning to jump around, although I do understand that I shouldn't necessarily do ALL the problem sets in each module and save some for drilling or to come back to as I keep studying? Do you recommend that? Right now I'm already struggling on MSS questions just in watching JY explain them. There's 10 problem sets with my course material, should I plan to do all 10 or save some for drilling? I'm also wondering where I need to go back to in order to feel comfortable in this question type. I was doing well with MP/MC questions (could do better - but I know that stems from grammar/indicators). I've already pinpointed that issue. Any further advice would be helpful! I am a regimented person so jumping around to other resources doesn't seem like a good thing for my learning style.

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Friday, Aug 10 2018

Thank you all for your comments, it's appreciated.

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Monday, Oct 08 2018

@ 100%, my background is in education with a focus on equity and all that did is make me mad I didn't go to law school earlier. Learning how screwed up the education system put me in all sorts of a mood. Still does. Still doing education work and frustrated every day watching students around me feel like they can't get ahead no matter what. I come from a family of law enforcement too and I know the system is broken, so if I make it out of the LSAT alive I plan to do criminal defense for the sake of protecting those who are often taken advantage of by the systemic nature. OR a million other things that need some fixing in education with relation to the law.

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Monday, Oct 08 2018

ashleyramos5963

Feeling Hopeless

Hello,

I started the core curriculum in August (the busiest time of year for my job), and I've had to play a lot of catch up or reset my study schedule from taking a week off a couple of times here and there. I was on a good pace and understanding the curriculum pretty well up until we got to validity through finishing the core curriculum for arguments. I'm not sure where I messed up to begin with. I read around advice from others about leaving problem sets available throughout the curriculum, especially if I was understanding it so I had something to come back to after I began doing PTs that indicated maybe I needed more work in that area.

Things I know I haven't done but need to do (memorize = I know they need to become intuitive):

  • memorize logical indicators
  • memorize premise / conclusion indicators (though I intuitively am good at this, I still need to memorize them for timing purposes)
  • memorize valid argument forms
  • memorize invalid argument forms
  • I just stopped on the Quiz on Drawing Valid Conclusions that closes up on validity and everything that I just did related to valid and invalid argument forms. Mostly because I am just lost.

    With the announcement of the transition to the computer LSAT for the July 2019 test and officially by September 2019. I am feeling the pressure of a June 2019 test. Otherwise, I've wasted my money on 7sage, and my time on studying in a way that will only be helpful to me if I have a paper test (especially after reviewing the thread on this matter).

    I want to just get through the CC so I can come back to what I need to work on, but now I feel like I'm just getting more lost but starting over now seems like I'll never be ready by June 2019. I guess I just don't know how to approach my studying anymore with where I am at, and what is to come with the paper LSAT. Any advice, uplifting comments, etc. would be appreciated.

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    ashleyramos5963
    Monday, Oct 08 2018

    In one word it's called meritocracy as explained through "upbringing, genetics, and personality type". These tests were created to keep certain people out of higher education and certain fields. Research has proven they are not a predictor of success so it's pretty bogus we're expected to put ourselves through so much to achieve a score to get into a school, when in reality some of the highest scorers actually don't finish law school. It drives me insane that I know I have to pay money in order to learn how to take this test. That means that others who cannot afford to do so will not be nearly as successful unless their cultural capital allows them to be by way of upbringing and who they are surrounded by / genetics. Le sigh. But alas, here I am, giving into the system.

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    Tuesday, Aug 07 2018

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    Taking too long to complete modules

    Hello All,

    I'm fairly new at this but I've noticed I'm taking 2x as long to complete the the course sections than what is listed. For example, I just finished for the night before getting to the Main Point Problem Sets and I spent about 3 hours just to get there when the whole thing is listed as 3 hours. I'm worried this is going to take me longer than expected each week broken down which is difficult for the weeks averaging over 12 hours a week on my study schedule.

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    PT105.S2.Q4
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    ashleyramos5963
    Saturday, Oct 06 2018

    Dammit, I'm an idiot. Went to fast and completely overlooked the THC and marijuana difference. Like, I literally studied this at one point. DUH. SLOW DOWN.

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    PT102.S3.Q12
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    ashleyramos5963
    Thursday, Oct 04 2018

    #help

    Screw this question being labeled as easy, because I feel like an idiot for not catching the assumption of decision making and person and then having to select an answer related to infants. eye roll I honestly just picked an answer because I had no clue. Sometimes I feel like I don't know what to assume or not assume, did I miss something in the curriculum that helps me with this or is this just a practice thing.

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