I unfortunately burned through most the more recent PTs in the 65-80s but have to take this summer off anyway from studying ... how long would you wait to retake the most recent PTs as an accurate indicator? Is 3 months enough to forget?
Sorry for the long message - have been nervous about this upcoming flex but also don't want to lose the momentum and would so value any advice.
I started studying this past December (on and off) and took my first flex in April. Despite scoring (on average) between 168-172, I had technical difficulties and was a bit below my range & canceled my score. Looking back on it, I probably should've waited until I was consistently breaking 170 to even take the exam. Looking forward, I really want to get to a place where I am consistently breaking 172/173 (my goal being T-14).
In the time since the April exam, I've taken 9 exams with scores of 170, 167, 169, 171, 169, 169, 177, 174, and 168 respectively. Because of the range / inconsistency, I feel anxious about taking the June exam (my second try) but want to make sure I'm not making a mistake because I will likely have to take this summer off for the most part. I am entering my senior year of college so if i I moved it I would take my second try sometime next year, but I unfortunately feel like I have burned through a lot of the more recent practice tests (I've done most of the 60s, and all of the 70s and 80s). This summer, I'll be working full time and will likely have little time to study, but was planning on doing some problems from the core curriculum each week so I don't lose my progress.
I guess my two questions are 1) do you think I am correct to move my test date until I consistently am breaking 170s or did it always fluctuate for you? (I've heard of people always having variance and then hitting their best on test day, but it clearly didn't work that well for me the first time so want to be more strategic now) 2) how long would you wait to "forget" the tests I've already done? If I spend this summer doing solely problems from PTs 35 and earlier (core curriculum) and pick back up with full length PTs starting in September or October, is that enough time to forget the tests I've done from December - now? What's the best way to proceed from here so I can more confidently hit 175? (I struggle most with logic games so will definitely drill those first)
So sorry for the incredibly long message and thank you for any advice! I have to decide today or tomorrow about moving the test for free so any advice is greatly appreciated.
Had a general question about overall LSAT strategy... I took the April LSAT flex for the first time and had tech glitches / proctor u problems that really created severe test anxiety for me (had to reschedule once, waited for hours on the day I actually had to take due to a tech glitch, proctor interrupted me etc). I got in the lower 160s (had been PTing 167 - 174)
In preparation for that test, I had done almost all of the PTs in the 60s - 80s starting with my studing in Jan 2021, and unfortunately feel like I had burned through the most recent PTs. To prepare for the June test, I've been doing PTs in the 50s which were totally new for me and redoing tests I had taken 5 - 6 months ago (so I've seen them, but its been awhile). I got a 177 on a test in the 50s that I had never done, and have been getting between 169 - 177 on the rest of the 7 tests I've taken post April Flex (although again, some I had done months ago and some were totally new tests to me).
I am still really anxious given I feel like I can take this 2-3 times at most for the T-14... am I better off waiting until I am consistently breaking 175? How will I know when I'm prepared given I still feel like I fluctuate? I was planning on applying to a junior year deferral program which is why I am aiming for June, but if I didn't do that I definitely want to work 1-2 years post grad (am entering my senior year). If I don't take the June test the earliest test I could take would be next fall (and will be working full time this summer so likely will take 3 months off). Am I better off taking a few months off so I forget the more recent PTs or is it dumb to lose my momentum and I should take the June test given where I'm at now (with the caveat that the higher scores are either on tests in the 50s or tests I'm redoing).
no! I've done this.
#help for #16 B - how is the idea that music is affected when combined with words addressed by passage B? A clearly says that the music quality is lessened, but what does B say?
Does your test get curved relative to others who took the same version? My games felt incredibly difficult, but some are saying that was the easiest for them.
If we got different tests, are they curved relative to other people who got the same test? I felt like my LG was incredibly difficult but others are saying the opposite
I have read the explanation on this question and am still having trouble.
P1: Sometimes a reader believes that a poem is expressing contradictory ideas
P2: No one ever means to communicate contradictory ideas
Conc: Meaning does not equal author's intention
I understood that the assumption rested somewhere in the fact that what the reader understood is not necessarily what the author intended to communicate.
However, the answer choice linked what the reader understood to the meaning of the poem. Even if it is true that what the reader believes is in fact the meaning of the poem, that would mean that the poem is contradictory. Because no one, including the author means to express contradictory ideas, wouldn't you only be able to conclude that the author didn't mean to express contradictory ideas? How can you conclude that meaning is not the same as the authors intention (it never says that meaning can't be contradictory, only that people don't intend to communicate contradictory ideas... what if they did by accident?)
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I've seen powerscore discussions that say control F is still allowed but couldn't find it in the official rules.
@ @ Me the Formuoli @ Reynolds you guys are the best! thank you so much for clearing that up!
@ I definitely see how B is a better answer, but doesn't A still resolve the paradox by explaining how the playing dead and the fact that the predator means to eat them can coexist? If you can explain how the two facts can coexist, doesn't this indeed resolve the paradox as well?
@ thank you! so does a resolve the paradox question have to address the conclusion? ie, the conclusion was about survival value so the answer choice should show survival value?
of course! best of luck :)
This should've been an easy question but I'm still a little confused. I narrowed it down to A and B super quickly, but am a little confused why A doesn't also resolve the paradox - if the animal plays dead when startled by a loud noise, doesn't this give another plausible explanation for their behavior despite the fact that it has no survival value? I see why B also resolves the paradox (because it gives them an opportunity to escape) but am confused on how I should have eliminated A
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I'm not positive, but I actually think the last sentence "surely his increase in demand will lead to an increase in # of jobs to meet production" is actually a sub-conclusion for the overall conclusion that an increase in minimum wage will decrease Country X's rate of unemployment. If you read it that way, you'll see that the fact that most of the consumer goods sold in Country X weakens the support between this sub conclusion / major premise and the overall conclusion because even if it is true that the # of factory jobs necessary increases, if they're out of the country it doesn't affect Country X's unemployment.
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I may be over thinking this, but on certain games I am having a lot of trouble deciding what should be the base. For example, on game 4 from Prep Test 43, the game seemed significantly easier when I used the food trucks as the base and assigned X,Y,Z to each truck. On May 2020 Game 3, however, the game is much easier if you assign HMOTV to either the fall or spring group (rather than assigning F and S for a total of 6 times to HMOTV slots). How do you decide up front which variable set to make the base?
thank you! i definitely feel similarly and feel much better knowing that they can still be a more or less accurate indicator in a few months from now. really appreciate it! @