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Tuesday, Jun 30 2020

ebelineluna589

149 on Third Take

Hello All,

I have received my score, 149. This was my third time taking it. The first and second time I have no previous studying. For the third take I took the course and took about 6/7 months to study. I was scoring 164/165 on the newest PT's. However, on test day everything crashed and burned and received a score 20 points below my PT average. I freaked out on LG, which ironically was my strong suit and bombed that section. I was wondering if it would be wise to re take the LSAT in August and figure out what went wrong (I had test anxiety) and try to bring up my score on actual test day. If so, this would be my fourth time taking it. I am wanting to apply to Fall 21 or maybe Spring 21 depending where I would be able to go. Going to law school is my dream but I am not a good test taker. 7Sage is such a big and understanding community and I really would appreciate it, if y'all could give me some insight.

Thank you

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Friday, Jul 30 2021

ebelineluna589

PT34.S2.Q19- Neutralize Stomach Acids

I got the answer right by confidently eliminating all the others.

I am still confused about the correct answer choice. The first sentence in the stimulus implies that more than .5 grams have the capacity to neutralize.. Not .5 grams.

I would greatly appreciate some clarification.

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/neutralize-stomach-acids-mss-question/

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-34-section-2-question-19/

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Monday, Aug 26 2019

ebelineluna589

SOS!! How to get over being burnt out????

Hello All,

I have recently started a full time job, and before I got a job, I have been grinding at the library for 5+ hours, but now that I have a job it is extremely hard to focus and not stress over the fact that you have so much on your plate!! I work from 7 am - 4 pm and after that I go straight to the library. I usually try to study for 4 hours, but end up not being able too, because of how stressful it is. I feel like if I cannot handle my job AND studying, I will probably end up quitting.

If anyone has any advice on how to handle a full time job AND handling the LSAT at the same time please comment!

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Thursday, Sep 26 2019

ebelineluna589

Is it possible to raise 15 points in 2 months?

Hello all,

I am currently on track to take the November LSAT, and I am currently averaging 151 and was wondering if it is still possible to raise that score up to a 161? My goal would be a 164/165, but I would settle for a 160/161. The school I want to go to the median is 157. I know it is not that high of a score but I am still struggling with LR and I was debating if I should still take the LSAT in November or cancel it and take it to where I know I can absolutely reach the score I want.

Thanks for reading!

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Friday, Feb 26 2021

ebelineluna589

Grading Prep Tests

Based on my understanding, 7Sage's flex converter as well as that of other prep test companies are based on estimates of how they think tests have been scaled now that there are only three graded sections. When taking PTs is it better to just stick to the older scale (4 section scale) versus the new estimated conversions? I took the regular four section PT last week and then converted it using the 7Sage flex calculator. When I converted my score (using my best LR section), my score went up by three points. This is why I'm nervous about using the flex scale to grade my prep tests. Would greatly appreciate any input regarding how to grade PTs so that they best reflect your score. Thanks!

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Thursday, Sep 24 2020

okay thanks so much

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PT105.S2.Q11
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Thursday, Feb 23 2023

I'm having trouble understanding answer choice D. I'm really bad with math, so that might be the reason I can't wrap my head around how this is the correct answer. I eliminated answer choice D because of the wording "does not increase the amount customers spend to an amount grater than they would spend..." My understanding of this phrasing was that if the manufactures' suggested retail price for a designer bag is $1,000, then the credit card bonus program cannot total to $1000.01 (or higher) once shipping is accounted for. However, to me this still leaves open the possibility that this designer bag can end up costing exactly $1,000 through the credit card program. If this is the case, the credit card holder isn't spending less than they would spend if they purchased the same merchandise in a retail store. This answer choice seemed to weaken the argument and therefore I quickly eliminated it. Clearly, I misunderstood something along the way. Any help trying to figure out where I went wrong is much appreciated:) #help

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Tuesday, Jun 23 2020

ebelineluna589

Personal Statement

HI Guys,

I am a little bit iffy on what to write about for my personal statement. Would that be more of a resume about why you want to go to law school, or tell a story about yourself? Currently, really confused. SOS.

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Tuesday, Oct 22 2019

ebelineluna589

How many PT's do you need to take?

HI All!

I was on track to take the November LSAT, but I decided to push back to January and strictly focus on taking PT's, and build speed and accuracy. My goal score is a 165 or higher, I have been currently scoring in the mid 150s and still need to close that gap between my actual score and BR score. So far, I have been scoring my goal score during BR. I will also add that my diagnostic score was a 144, so there has been improvement.

I was wondering about how many PT's is it recommended to take until you actually hit your goal score?

I know it all depends on the person, study habits, how many hours you put in, etc. But if you guys have any tips advice on how to close that gap, I would like to hear.

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Wednesday, Aug 21 2019

ebelineluna589

TEST ANXIETY

Hello Everyone,

I have come to realize that I have test anxiety, and I was wondering if you guys could share with me your methods in order to stay calm. I also did extremely bad on the July LSAT and in part I blame my test anxiety. I have noticed my score has improved since taking 7Sage, but it is actually the whole "test day" scaries that gets to me.

Also, does the digital LSAT have a timer anywhere on the screen, or do they call out the time like they always do?

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PT114.S1.Q21
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Monday, Jun 21 2021

I think I understand what J.Y. means by saying that D is correct because it focuses on the principle of covering a subject matter in depth. However, the stimulus also indicates that the thing that needs to be covered in depth is the "basic subject matter." I ended up eliminating answer choice D because I didnt think that it addressed that part of the stimulus. How do we know that those two greek tragedies that you're reading are part of the "basic subject matter"? I would really appreciate some clarification #help

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PT113.S2.Q26
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Wednesday, Jan 20 2021

Our conclusion in the stimulus talks about it being "unlikely" for something to happen and then in answer choice "D" our conclusion is more strong in that it says that a certain situation will "never" happen. Did misunderstand the meaning of these words? Or is just something that isn't relevant in parallel questions? #help

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PT113.S2.Q19
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Wednesday, Jan 20 2021

Came back to this question after a few weeks and I still fell for A:(

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Thursday, Dec 19 2019

ebelineluna589

SOS TIME CONSTRAINT PROBLEM

Hello all,

SO I am planning on taking the January 2020 LSAT. I have been studying since August and it has been such a wild ride of studying. IN November, I started doing untimed practice tests, and my scores were averaging 165+. I wanted to get a feel for the questions, games, etc. HOWEVER, a month out from the Jan LSAT, I started taking timed PTs, aka today, and my score lowered to a 149. I have never been good with standardized testing, but I do know each question type etc. What I am freaking out over is, will a month be enough time to get situated with timed PT's? I understand the material and I am not sure what to do about my current problem. I am also freaking out ahhaha. Also, I am BRing and everything. I feel like if I do not close the gap a week out before the Jan LSAT, I might postpone.

PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE PLZ PLZ COMMENT.

EDIT:

I also want to add that I took another PT and scored a 151. Also, LG games I have down, but the speed is what is killing me :)

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Wednesday, Sep 18 2019

ebelineluna589

November 2019 LSAT

Hey guys! If y'all are taking the Nov LSAT, and want to be in a GroupMe with other people who are also taking the LSAT in November, DM me your number! Our main focus will be Blind Reviewing practice tests. We can all help each other out :)

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PT106.S2.Q19
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Sunday, May 16 2021

The sentence that reads, "takes longer than this only when it is damaged in transit," is preventing me from fully understanding why answer choice D is correct. Couldn't it be that the mail was damaged rather than being incorrectly addressed, and that's why it's arriving in three days? #help

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PT106.S2.Q13
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Sunday, May 16 2021

The takeaway is that the baby white pine trees and the mature white pine trees CANNOT exist in the forest at the same time. Is this what we should have pieced together in order to get to the correct answer? #help

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PT106.S2.Q1
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Sunday, May 16 2021

So when it says, "exaggeration of such failings often forms the basis for successful comedy," it's referring to comedians being able to form successful skits based on their own personal failings? I thought the successful skits were being formed from the audiences' personal failings?? I interpreted as it being comedians poking fun of their own audience and thus went with answer choice A. Any clarification on this is more than welcomed #help

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Wednesday, Jan 13 2021

@ said:

@ said:

The problem is that you treated it as an in/out, but then incorrectly captured the rule.

If you're going to treat it as an in/out, then what that rule says is

Not both (F,N) in and Not Both (F,N) out. You can then express that with a bi conditional. Alternately, you can just draw them together and put a slash on that box. That should make it clear to you that they don't go together (whether they're in or out).

Formally what this rule says:

(F or N) and not (F and N) which reduces to F xor N

Hmm okay I kind of see @. So, another question I have then is:

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/grouping-game-1-game-board-setup/

For this grouping game, one of the rules is "V cannot be added to the same class as Z" which JY wrote as a "not both" rule. V --> /Z

For the in/out game about the appetizer and main dish, the rule was "F is not included in the same recipe as N" and JY wrote it as a bi-conditional. F (--) /N

Those two rules sound very similar in their restrictions and yet have a different way of being drawn. What is the difference here that I'm missing/how am I able to obviously & quickly detect that difference? Is it just because of the fact that they are in/out vs. grouping?

I have been struggling with the same thing! Okay, so I've read through the explanations below, but it's still not really making sense for me. So, is it just because of the fact that there are in/out games vs. grouping?????

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ebelineluna589
Thursday, Nov 12 2020

I am sure it will be though. So many people had issues with that last game

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PT107.S3.Q20
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Saturday, Dec 12 2020

Does the fact that the premise talks about "temporal order" and then the conclusion talks about "temporal dimension," play a role in the flaw? #help

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ebelineluna589
Thursday, Nov 12 2020

yea me too tbh

I guessed on like 3 questions LMAO

I knew how to set it up but then when I figured it out I ran out of time :)))

pretty sure they will curve that though

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ebelineluna589
Wednesday, Nov 11 2020

@ said:

@ said:

I had LG, RC, and LR

The logic games were normal. The last game I guessed on some because I took a while to figure out how it was set up. Games I had were about finances committee, paintings, restaurants, and I cant remember the other one.

RC I had, Black paintings, punishment, science discovery and social media, and the expulsion of some Indian tribes. RC was okay nothing relatively hard.

LR, I had something about people moving non native plans out of habitats, music and gardening, and building trains or a subway.

Pretty sure I have done the LR on this exam on another LSAT's experimental section. Some of the topics seemed a bit familiar but who knows.

Overall It was relatively normal. The only thing I kinda messed up on was the last game in the LG section. Took a while to set it up, but did well on all the other ones. Nothing major.

I got the same test as you and I thought RC was brutal...ugh

Ya the third passage was so long and annoying

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ebelineluna589
Wednesday, Nov 11 2020

I had LG, RC, and LR

The logic games were normal. The last game I guessed on some because I took a while to figure out how it was set up. Games I had were about finances committee, paintings, restaurants, and I cant remember the other one.

RC I had, Black paintings, punishment, science discovery and social media, and the expulsion of some Indian tribes. RC was okay nothing relatively hard.

LR, I had something about people moving non native plans out of habitats, music and gardening, and building trains or a subway.

Pretty sure I have done the LR on this exam on another LSAT's experimental section. Some of the topics seemed a bit familiar but who knows.

Overall It was relatively normal. The only thing I kinda messed up on was the last game in the LG section. Took a while to set it up, but did well on all the other ones. Nothing major.

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PT119.S4.Q13
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Saturday, Jul 10 2021

I found this stimulus to be a little frustrating in the sense that it didn't explicitly give us a conclusion and it had make the assumption that Reade's current popularity is because of her stance on complex voting issues which the public is able to evaluate. I am at the point in my studies when I am scared to make any assumptions. I get that it's not a far fetched assumption to think that Reade is giving us her stance when discussion complex issues, but I was terrified of making that jump. What if Reade wants to discuss a complex issue without giving her opinion?? #help

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PT119.S4.Q5
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Friday, Jul 09 2021

If we are drawing a bridge isn't that Sufficient Assumption. I have always thought of SA as drawing a bridge, where is my thought process going wrong? #help

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PT115.S2.Q19
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Friday, Jul 09 2021

I was oblivious to the fact that the conclusion makes reference to the idea that experimentation "on those animals who humans emphasize with" needs to end. The premise they gave us is that all animals are able to feel pain. Wouldn't the missing link have to connect the idea of emphasizing with pain? #help

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PT115.S2.Q20
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Friday, Jul 09 2021

Required= implies a necessary condition

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PT115.S2.Q20
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Friday, Jul 09 2021

At 1:32, J.Y. talks about the difference between not (hp achieved -----> high tech) v.

hp achieved --->/high tech. When doing this on my own, I struggled to map out the conclusion because it didn't have any of the conditional logic indicators. The only word that stood out was "depends." The not in front of the parenthesis implies a negation to a statement and the other implies a conditional relationship, right? How do I know when I am looking at a negation v. conditional relationship. Where can I find those lessons? #help

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PT115.S2.Q18
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Friday, Jul 09 2021

This made no sense during time, but totally clicked under blind review. Petition to make the LSAT untimed.

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PT115.S2.Q17
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Thursday, Jul 08 2021

In regard to left and right, there are two things going on:

1. Do the people purchasing the car drive on the left or right side?

2. Where is the manufacturer placing the steering wheel, on the left or the right side?

Based on the passage, we are explicitly told that in Japan cars are driven on the left side. Meanwhile, in North America cars are driven on the right side.

The conclusion brings in the idea regarding the location of the steering wheel by stating that in order to get closer towards eliminating the trade imbalance, North American manufactures need to produce more cars with right-sided steering wheels.

The assumption being made is that in Japan, there is a high demand for right-sided steering wheels and that because North American manufactures are producing left-side steering wheels, they're putting themselves at a disadvantage in regards to getting rid of the trade imbalance. Am I understanding this correctly?? #help

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PT115.S2.Q11
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Thursday, Jul 08 2021

Im still struggling to understand how answer choice D triggers the conditional relationship from our stimulus. Stimulus:

/benefit recipient →

/worth more than what is expected or customary → /generous

Is it that the negation of /worth more than what is expected or customary also includes that it's worth equal to what one would expect???

#help

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Thursday, Nov 07 2019

ebelineluna589

Baylor Law

Hi! This school is my top choice right now. Is anyone planning to attend in the Summer or Spring? I know that at this school you can basically apply whatever semester you deem best, but just curious is anyone is applying to non traditional semesters.

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ebelineluna589
Wednesday, Apr 07 2021

Sometime is helps to come back to the question after a day or so.

I really struggle with identifying circular reasoning. The definition of circular reasoning is when the premise and conclusion are the same thing, and the author does not provide any other premises to support their conclusion. So, an example would be, "Dogs are the best pets ever. This is because dogs are the best." However, when given a more complex stimuli I really struggle. This particular stimulus gave me a hard time. I would appreciate if someone was able to explain why this particular stimulus is an example of circular reasoning.

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ebelineluna589
Wednesday, Aug 04 2021

Thank you!! @ @

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PT102.S4.Q25
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Thursday, Mar 02 2023

I kept answer choice A because I thought that its negated version seemed to attack the conclusion. Negated: "Some birds of pray other than the dwarf masked owl nest in the spiny cactus." If there are other birds that nest on the same nesting grounds, couldn't it be that they take over the nesting grounds and now there aren't enough for the dwarf masked owls(dmo)? Which means the dmos don't have anywhere to go? #help

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