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Hi @ , this is the common advice I have heard, but I was wondering if there were any studies/data out there to prove this? Would it change if someone was in the 25th/50th/75th percentiles (for instance, someone in the 50th percentile in September and then 75th in December?

Just curious because this was always the wisdom I've heard but I was wondering exactly where it came from and if it would depend on the specific percentile your September/December LSAT scores were in.

Thank you so much everyone above, especial @ for the helpful picture and the meme, and @ !

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What is the most frustrating part is that even WITH the check I am misbubbling on average 1 per test!

Hi @, I always use a bubble sheet. I don't know what's causing these bubbling errors, but perhaps my method of checking. Perhaps the check itself is not thorough, careful, or calm enough. Maybe I should put my finger on what I penciled in on the bubble sheet as I read out the answer on the test booklet in my mind?

I often find that I accidentally mix up two answers (i.e., if the answer for #10=B and #11=D I will write #10=D and #11=B) OR that I am off by just one letter (i.e., I bubble B instead of C).

Beyond frustrating.

Thank you for this! Super helpful!

Was there a weird game?

Great question. I still have similar issues even after a year of studying, but what I've found helpful is implementing a system of checks and balances (against myself). So for example, when I am bubbling in answers after 2 pages, I literally reread the letters and numbers in my head one by one. It takes like 3 seconds per 2 pages, but could save me a few points if I misbubble, which in my mind is good "insurance".

For logic games, I follow the LSAT Trainer method where after I copy down the rules, I look at my notations and saw to myself (internally) what those rules mean. I then see if that matches up with the actual rules.

I guess the takeaway here is implementing a system of checks and balances where you are most likely to make mistakes. Of course this also would necessitate figuring out where you are most likely to make mistakes and thinking of a strategy similar to the ones mentioned above that would help with those mistakes, and then practicing that strategy until it becomes second nature.

I spotted the flaw but could not get past the weird wording of A :(

Actually I figured it out. If A did not hold true and people with a genetic predisposition for Parkinson's had high iron diets, more so than people without a genetic predisposition, then we cannot be sure that it's the predisposed groups's high iron diets and not their genetic predisposition that is causing Parkinson's. Answer choice A rules out an alternate cause and hence is similar to a "blocking" assumption type answer choice.

I'm still having trouble understanding why A is the correct answer choice. Can someone walk me through it?

I did everything you said in Firefox and Chrome sadly. Still no dice. Ah well, I guess I have my trusty laptop. Thanks for trying to help!

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Agreed. The part that I found extremely helpful in the Trainer was the part about the 4 "themes" of logic game design. Namely: numbers issues, "or" statements, conditional statements, and subsets. Many of the logic games hinge on these four elements. I thought this "tidbit" and many others was very eye-opening. If nothing less it gives you a different perspective on what to look for.

In general, The Trainer gives you the overall themes of the test and what the test writers are testing for. It allowed me to view the test in a different way. As many before me have mentioned the Reading Comprehension section in particular is invaluable but all sections are helpful.

The Trainer also is very abstract, high-level and general which I found was a good supplement to 7sage's down-to-earth, specific, and practical strategies.

I have a giant stack of books on my desk that I put in front of the test that I'll be working on. I have an Ipad case where the screen swivels all the way around so the Ipad can face downward at my hands, with the Ipad resting on top of the stack of books. I put tape on my desk to mark the limits of the Ipad screen (so I'm not writing off what the screen can show, for example). Then I just record my prep tests as usual. When I go back and watch them, I watch them twice - once with a stopwatch to see how long I take on each question, and once for general observations. Then I drill based on the questions I took the longest on.

I've also heard of people making elaborate contraptions with selfie sticks and their phones, taping things to their ceilings, running a wooden board between two stacks of books and propping their phones on that, etc; all of which I'm sure are successful as well. It usually takes a bit of improvisation/mistake-making at first to see what works best.

Helpful hint: Make sure you have enough space on your phone/device to record.

Thanks @ , appreciate all the offers to help! I may take you up on that later if I still can't get it to work.