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General · April 2021 LSAT Test Date Sign-Up?

graceyejinsong71

Wednesday, Mar 17 2021

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

Study Groups · Free Tutoring Session, Sufficient Assumption and PSA, Saturday, March 6th, 7:00pm EST

graceyejinsong71

Friday, Mar 05 2021

@hansollee546 the zoom link is posted on the first page of this post.

LSAT · Unable to improve in LR

graceyejinsong71

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?

Study Groups · Free Tutoring Session, Sufficient Assumption and PSA, Saturday, March 6th, 7:00pm EST

graceyejinsong71

Sunday, Feb 28 2021

Thank you so much @tl92420280 for this session! :)

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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!

PrepTests ·

PT116.S1.P4.Q22

graceyejinsong71

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

PrepTests ·

PT116.S1.P4.Q22

graceyejinsong71

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

Admissions · Webinar w/ Former Admissions Officers + Edit Giveaway

graceyejinsong71

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?

PrepTests ·

PT145.S2.Q21

graceyejinsong71

Thursday, Jan 14 2021

Would this have been different if the stimulus said: "If one does not criticize a form of behavior in oneself or does not vow to stop it?" Then would it be diagrammed as:

/Criticize oneself OR /vow to stop --> /criticize in others

PrepTests ·

PT145.S2.Q25

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

General · LSAT FLex & RAM Capacity - Mac

graceyejinsong71

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.

Study Groups · [Updated] Free BR Call for PT76 Logical Reasoning (Session 4) Friday, December 18th, 6PM EST

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

PrepTests ·

PT136.S2.Q11

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)

Study Groups · [Updated] Free BR Call for PT76 Logical Reasoning (Session 4) Friday, December 18th, 6PM EST

graceyejinsong71

Tuesday, Dec 08 2020

Had to leave after Passage 1 but were you able to cover P2 as well? @jmarmaduke96714

Study Groups · Free Tutoring Session, Sufficient Assumption and PSA, Saturday, March 6th, 7:00pm EST

graceyejinsong71

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! :)

LSAT · Summary of @Christopherr's free RC tutoring sessions

graceyejinsong71

Sunday, Dec 06 2020

wow I never even thought about ctrl F tbh.

General · My Guide to Reading Comprehension Part 1 (Long-ish Post)

graceyejinsong71

Thursday, Dec 03 2020

thank you @jmarmaduke96714 appreciate it!

General · My Guide to Reading Comprehension Part 1 (Long-ish Post)

graceyejinsong71

Wednesday, Dec 02 2020

@jmarmaduke96714 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.

General · My Guide to Reading Comprehension Part 1 (Long-ish Post)

graceyejinsong71

Tuesday, Dec 01 2020

Hi @jmarmaduke96714 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 @starcatchers367 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!