I brought 15 freshly sharpened pencils to my exam. At home, I had an electric sharpener. No blister and no fuss.
Basing solely on how I feel post-exam? Maybe... But feelings can be deceiving.
Ron that one was real
2/week would give you enough time to do thorough BRs and prevent you from being burnt out.
When JY says "if you are reviewing wrong answer choices, even after choosing the right one, that could be a symptom of under-confidence", is he referring to going back to ACs that you've already eliminated, or is he referring to wrong ACs that are obvious, due to your certainty of the right answer? He says that he didn't "even bother reading the other ACs" (question 3 PT 77 S4).
Actually, I found this
https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/7447/reading-all-the-answer-choices-vs-stopping-after-you-ve-found-the-right-one... which is really helpful.
But if you have anything to add, please share! Thanks!
I know that this issue has already been dealt with before, but in JY's live commentary videos, he says that for certain question types, such as SA or MP questions, if you are sure, you should just be confident and move on without reading other ACs. Anybody else doing this??
There are only 23 law schools (including civil law schools) in Canada. Having a ranking system, even remotely close to the U.S system, seems unlikely. The general consensus on lawstudents.ca is that rankings are pointless for Canadian schools. Getting a JD from U of T (school with the highest entrance stats) will not give you better chances of getting a job in Alberta against U of C grads. Your employment prospects will be determined by how well you do in LS, as opposed to where you got your degree from. Having said that, however, here is a thread that might be useful for all those applying to Canadian schools. https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/5527.
This as well...
http://lawstudents.ca/forums/topic/39600-lsatgpalor-resource-updated-in-november-2014/
I usually finish all my sections in time. However, I rarely have enough time to check over my “starred” questions. The way how I skip is that if I feel that time is sinking, I choose one of the two or three answer choices left, after POE, and move on. I know that some people leave them blank, but I do not feel comfortable doing this. Normally, I star 5-7 questions per section, in which 3 - 4 questions end up being the right answer choices.
Recently, I watched Allison’s webinar on hitting 170+, and she talked about pushing yourself to allow at least 5 minutes at the end of a section (she was mainly talking about LR, but I feel that this could apply to RC as well) to go over the circled questions.
How does one go about doing this?
Thank you in advance!
@guitarnara518 Is skipping 7 questions a normal thing?
@danielznelson160 I will definitely try the categorizing method ! @jhaldy10325 I am using a chronograph, which is pretty much a stop watch. I do feel rushed sometimes though. @danielznelson160 Yes perhaps, I just need to slow down... I am going to try a couple more tests and try to focus on this
I have been scoring in the high160s, and I took PT 76 today.
I felt very confident about my LG section. Honestly, I was expecting -0 or -1, which would've put in the 170s.
When I scored my test, I got -3. What a disappointment :( When I reviewed the questions, they were silly mistakes (Reading answer choices wrong due to the close margin between answer choices between B and C, comprehending Tuesday as Monday....)
From time to time, I also make silly mistakes in my LR and RC sections...
I would say that most of the questions I get wrong are ones that I circle, but, almost always, my "confidence" error questions are due to a variant of stupid mistakes.
I am aware that the core reason behind not being able to hit 170+ has more to do with my inability to get the "circled" questions right, but all lost points are equally detrimental to my score.
What could I be doing wrong?
Chronographs will do the job
Oh and one more question!!! Some of you have mentioned marking a small dot beside any question that you skip, on the scantron answer sheet. Is this allowed? I read stories about people getting misconduct notices for writing outside the box.
Wow, thank you all for your opinions. I watched the webinar last night and it definitely cleared up some cloud for me. As for the question about bubbling in, it was in regards to questions that you want to come back after the first round. A part of me still wants to guess an answer choice, just in case time runs out, while another part of me feels that it is counterproductive. If I follow through with the former route, there is the benefit of having an insurance. At the same time, however, if I were to go back to them, a second time, I would lose time erasing these "randomly picked" answer choices. I do want to make the distinction between this type of questions versus questions that I mark as being "not 100% certain" - usually ones where I get stuck between two ACs. For these questions, I would still bubble in an answer choice, since they are not random guesses. This type of questions would be looked at a second time, if after having looked at all my skipped questions, I still have time left. I know that JY, along with several other members of 7 sage, can pull this off, but I rarely have the time to do this. I have been trying to digest as much of the info as possible. Am I even making sense?
When you skip questions do you still circle an answer choice and come back to it, or leave it blank untill you come back to it at the end?
And are there different skipping strategies for LR/LG/RC?
@connollykev567 Your advice is very sound. I have experienced burnt out before, and having to wait till September may be too much of a drag. Are you also planning on taking the June exam?
@jessicalj709 Yes, I think that's what I am aiming for. But I am trying to be cautious as to not exhaust all my fresh PTs, just in case.
This will be my second take, and I've been trying to take all exams under strict time conditions. I will definitely try to foolproof all my games
I've been studying for close to a year now. My LG is usually around -1 to -6 (hard ones), so there is definitely still room for improvement. 166-168 is my average of my fresh materials. My retakes are in the 170-175 range.
My biggest frustration is with RC. When I do well, I get -2, but when I do poorly, I do as poorly as -11. My LR is very consistent. Because of this, I feel like there is still so much to improve on.
Now, 165 is not my actual goal. It's more like 167-168. 165 is the minimum I would be okay with. That is why I feel like I am not putting myself in the best spot by taking the test when I am not scoring over 170.
Do you think taking the June, while not exhausting all my fresh PTs (saving 5 ), and then taking Sep again is a good idea?
Hello,
I am not sure as to whether I should take the June or the Sep exam. I am aiming for 165+(canadian) . My recent PTs have been in the 166-168 range. With only 13 fresh PTs left, I am alternating between retakes and fresh exams.
Should I take the exam when I am well above my target score,in order to be safe, or do you think I should still aim for June??
Thank you in advance for your advice
What are they, and where can I get a hold of them?
If this means 2 more fresh prep tests, it's good news !
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