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Sunday, Nov 29 2020

thank you! will be joining

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Sunday, Nov 29 2020

Would be helpful to review a game with a "completely determined order" and/or Substitution and Equivalence question :)

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Sunday, Nov 29 2020

appreciate you for setting this up!

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Sunday, Nov 29 2020

Interested!!!!

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Sunday, Nov 29 2020

Is it this? https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/skip-it/

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Sunday, Feb 28 2021

How do you guys drill LR questions? Do you guys drill questions that you've solved before (but will likely not remember them), or do you drill pristine sets? (Would ideally like to save them for full PTs)...

And how often do you drill individual sections vs. take entire PTs?

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Sunday, Feb 28 2021

Thank you so much @ for this session! :)

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Friday, Aug 28 2020

graceyejinsong71

Trying to nail down LG before Oct flex test

Hi 7Sagers

I'm planning on taking the October Flex but am struggling to improve my LG score. Currently I'm averaging around between 3 to 5 incorrect, and am hoping to reduce that to 0-2 by October, but not sure if that's being unrealistic :( I'm feeling a bit discouraged after taking PT 57 (the section with the infamous dinosaur game). I feel like my biggest struggles are finishing the section on time, not being able to draw my game board and draw global inferences as efficiently/quickly, and not knowing when to decisively split my game board.

I've already taken full practice tests: PT 1-20, and a couple from the 20/30/40/50's range and am planning on taking several more from those ranges and from the 60/70/80's range before I take the October test. I know it may not be ideal to take a few from each range instead of solving them chronologically, but I've heard it's good to practice with recent tests as well and I simply don't have the time to solve everything before the October test. I'm currently drilling PT 21-35 (games only), foolproofing those, and foolproofing all the LG sections from the full PTs I'm taking, but it's frustrating to see close to no improvement.

Do you guys have any advice on how to improve LG score in a month, and if this is even the most efficient method? Not sure if I should focus on solving more games before test day (even if that means I have less time to foolproof and review previously solved games), or focus on perfecting the ones I've solved before (even if that means I have less time to solve games either in drills or in full PTs).

Also, is it worthwhile to foolproof games based on game type (so today I foolproof Pure Sequencing games only, tomorrow Grouping In+Out only, etc.)

Open to hearing any of your guys' thoughts - Thank you so much!

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I know JY and I think Mike Kim from The LSAT Trainer advocates focusing on the reasoning structure of the passage and letting it guide you through the questions, even though the content is completely foreign / hard to comprehend for you.

It's easier said than done, however, so how do you actually implement this strategy, without drowning in confusion? I find this harder for Comparative reading passages in which you cannot fathom the similarities and differences between the passages because you don't understand what is written at all (especially if the passages are about some kind of theory or law practice that I know nothing about).

Does anyone have any tips on: 1. not drowning in confusion; 2. using reasoning structure to answer the q's even though you didn't understand the content of the passages?

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Saturday, Feb 27 2021

graceyejinsong71

Foolproof LR and RC

Is there a method to foolproof LR and RC that would be conducive to improvement?

I do really detailed Blind Review and analysis/review (after checking the answer choices) of all the LR and RC questions (including watching the majority of JY's video explanations), but when I solve a new PT I find that my score isn't increasing and that it has plateaued? So, I am not quite sure if continuing to solve new PTs and comprehensively reviewing them afterwards is sufficient, or if taking more time to re-review some of the LR questions/RC passages that I've struggled with in the past would be helpful (even if that means not being able to take as many PTs)? (I'm currently taking 1 PT/week).

Any help would be appreciated, thank you!

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Friday, Nov 27 2020

And also, will the session cover only skipping strategies, or will we be discussing the actual content of the questions as well?

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Friday, Nov 27 2020

For timing breakdown, is it sufficient to have the data on how many mins spent on each question? I took PT 40 a few weeks ago, so I don't remember how I felt while solving each question, but I can look at the 7sage analytics to determine the time spent per question. Thanks!

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Thursday, Nov 26 2020

For the third paragraph, JY said it's important to identify the other additional conditions, that each individually is necessary and jointly become sufficient for groupthink. Just wanted to clarify for the part in bold -- must it be true that the additional conditions individually must be necessary for groupthink as well? I understand the part about them jointly being sufficient to guarantee groupthink, but didn't think it must be true that each additional factor is also a necessary condition of groupthink. #help

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Friday, Nov 20 2020

graceyejinsong71

LG Foolproof - Sections or Game Types

So I’ve been using Pacifico’s famous LG foolproof method for PT 1-32 (so far) and all the LG sections on full practice tests I’ve taken. But I’m still struggling with speed and average between minus 2~4 per section. I’d like to reach -0 consistently.

Usually when I foolproof the games after watching JYs videos or on the next day I’m super fast but when I revisit them in like a month (or even later), I’m still not reaching my target time (which is max. 7-8 minutes per game, on average).

I’m wondering if I should switch up how I foolproof the games? Should I start foolproofing by game type instead of full sections? How often should I foolproof so that making inferences becomes second nature (without memorizing the game/answer choices)? Or is sticking to foolproofing full sections the best method?

Any insight would be appreciated!

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Sunday, Jan 17 2021

Is this session only for students who have already applied and are waiting on results, or is it applicable to students applying for the next cycle? Also how long will the session run?

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Tuesday, Nov 17 2020

graceyejinsong71

Ellen Cassidy's The Loophole Strategies

For those of you who've read Ellen Cassidy's The Loophole -- I know that she strongly recommends reading the stimulus and designing the CLIR before reading the question stem, but I personally find that it's a better strategy to read the stem first, as I tend to overanalyze/overlook parts of the stimulus. Also for questions like main point or argument part, I feel like it's a waste of time to be analytical about the argument (not necessarily during blind review but at least under timed conditions) when all you need to do is identify the conclusion/role of a sentence in the stimulus.

Do you guys find value sticking to her advice of reading the stimulus first, or is it okay to use her CLIR method yet read the stem first?

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Wednesday, Mar 17 2021

It's usually sent two weeks before the test date I believe

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PT145.S2.Q25
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graceyejinsong71
Thursday, Jan 14 2021

"The longer an animal can stay submerged, the greater the depth" -- Is this equivalent to "the greater the depth, the longer an animal can stay submerged"?

#help

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Thursday, Jan 14 2021

My very old mac from 2015 has a memory of 4GB and wasn't passing the equipment test for ProctorU yesterday, so I backed it up and completely restored it. It's passing the equipment test now that I've done so, but I'm going to try with a 8GB PC tonight to see if that works too.

I think ProctorU says the minimum RAM is 3GB but recommended is 16GB.

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graceyejinsong71
Wednesday, Dec 09 2020

Thanks James for the amazing session/discussion today on such a difficult passage. Looking forward to the next one! -Grace

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graceyejinsong71
Tuesday, Dec 08 2020

Got this question right, but can we think about this in terms of belief vs. fact confusion? Just because our belief changed (there are many more amphibian species in existence than what we previously thought) doesn't prove the falsity of the claim that amphibian species are decreasing every year due to pollution?

#help (Added by Admin)

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Tuesday, Dec 08 2020

Had to leave after Passage 1 but were you able to cover P2 as well? @

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Tuesday, Dec 08 2020

This is LG strategy, not RC a/b passage strategy, correct? Just asking because the titles and description don't match up - thank you! :)

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Sunday, Dec 06 2020

wow I never even thought about ctrl F tbh.

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Friday, Mar 05 2021

@ the zoom link is posted on the first page of this post.

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Thursday, Dec 03 2020

thank you @ appreciate it!

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Tuesday, Nov 03 2020

graceyejinsong71

LSAC Law School Digital Forum

So the digital forum is in a few days and I'm wondering if I should be preparing for it by researching the different areas of studies, externship/clinics, financial aid opportunities, etc. for the schools I'm interested in before going into the event? I'm wondering if it'll look really bad if I don't know much about the school when I talk to an admissions officer/school representative. Is this an opportunity to potentially "wow" them and leave a good impression? Or is basic understanding/knowledge of the school sufficient?

Also for those of you who've attended the October digital forum, were you able to speak with the dean/admissions member one-on-one or was it really difficult to?

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Wednesday, Dec 02 2020

@ excited to hear about what you're highlighting on the PT76 passages next Monday, and thanks for answering all our questions!

I think practicing the template structured approach would be very helpful, but I'm worried that unconsciously thinking about all of this (low res, structure, organization, tone, etc.) won't be quick/natural during timed practice, especially when the passages are so dense/difficult to understand. Does it get better with lots and lots of untimed practice?

Also, kind of a random q -- but for A/B passages, do you read passage A first then answer the q's then read B then answer the q's, or do you read both passages, jot down a few notes for each, and then answer all the q's at once? I know JY tends to stick to the former, but I tend to do the latter, so I wanted to know what works best for you.

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Monday, Feb 01 2021

Interesting to see the comments below saying that this passage fits the problem/solution mold.

A bit confused though on whether the main point is:

1. Institutions should consider the different institutional policies to determine which is the most appropriately flexible; OR

2. Most institutions should strive to become faculty-oriented institutions because they avoid the issue of running counter to common law

It seems like the author is suggesting that the faculty-oriented institution is a viable policy for institutions to consider, but I wasn’t sure if the author is explicitly advocating this approach, or if the main point is the author describing the four different approaches and the need for institutions to consider them. #help

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PT116.S1.P4.Q22
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Monday, Feb 01 2021

Interesting to see the comments below saying that this passage fits the problem/solution mold.

A bit confused though on whether the main point is:

1. Institutions should consider the different institutional policies to determine which is the most appropriately flexible; OR

2. Most institutions should strive to become faculty-oriented institutions because they avoid the issue of running counter to common law

It seems like the author is suggesting that the faculty-oriented institution is a viable policy for institutions to consider, but I wasn't sure if the author is explicitly advocating this approach, or if the main point is the author describing the four different approaches and the need for institutions to consider them. #help

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Tuesday, Dec 01 2020

Hi @ thank you so much for sharing your advice and insight! I have a few questions I hope you can help answer:

JY's RC strategy is practicing and perfecting the memory method (https://classic.7sage.com/lsat-reading-comprehension-the-memory-method/), and you mentioned that you fill out the aforementioned template for every passage you BR or retake untimed. Do you execute the steps outlined by the memory method (including reading the passage, writing low res summaries, flipping paper over to recall the summaries, and trying to answer the q'ns in 3.5 mins) before filling out the template, or do you not follow these steps and just proceed to taking the time to read the passage, fill out the template and answer the questions untimed? Before reading this post, I followed a similar template approach that @ outlined in a separate post, but I was wondering if I had to execute the memory method steps before taking the time to do so.

Regarding your description of how you highlight the indirect quotes, conditional statements, and details/lines that may not be relevant to the argument, how do you color code them, as to not confuse them with other parts that you highlight (e.g. Main Idea, differing VP's). Personally, I tend to highlight View Point 1 and View Point 2 in different colors to easily distinguish them and not get confused, and key indicators like "traditionally, surprisingly, but/however" because those tend to signify shifts in tone or VP.

Thank you!

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