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Hi Everyone, I have been studing on and off for the past 2.5 months, but I have always scared of PT and do not take them like I should. I will split the up and take them untimed etc. I am unsure of how to get over the fear and worrying. I have been doing okay with the PT about 150s when I break them up and do them untimed, but today I decided to do two sections untimed and my scores were 10 on RC and 13 on LR, which is heading for low 140s.... I am supposed to be taking the LSAT soon as I am a sr starting in 2 weeks, but now I am unsure how I will even get an average score on the LSAT when I have to take it timed. I am unsure if anyone has similar experince or worry, but I needed to vent. I am hoping for around a 153 because my GPA is a 3.99, but I do not feel as if it is posssible in the time crunch. :(

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heathercharter03794
Wednesday, Jul 17 2024

I think the reason A‑m→B‑m→C is invalid is because:

A→B→C sometimes we can say therefore A→C, but because in A‑m→B‑m→C a portion of A is in B and a portion of B is in C, we can not guarantee that the potion of A is the same in B. Yes, most of A is in B, but potions of B not in A can in be in C... So you can not draw A‑m→C.

However, A‑m→B and A‑m→C I think help clarify that A is in both B and C, rather than guessing that it is.

But I am not fully sure...

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heathercharter03794
Friday, Sep 13 2024

This is what I came up with under timed conditions a few errors, but this is not as good as theirs...

There has been a recent debate about the type of education a student should receive in colleges and universities. While there may be some benefits that outline learning skills and specialized exploration for career preparation, it should not be the main goal. Rather the main goal of a college or university should be putting a value on the student's exploration of their interest and values for a career.

While it is true, that you will need skills and practical workforce knowledge for a career. Students can learn these skills outside of the classroom in an internship or a job. Learning about skills in a classroom can be weaker than having hands-on experience. Additionally, if students are tied to a major and the skills they learn only pertain to that major student may miss out on other career opportunities that they may enjoy or excel at more. For example, I have recently taken an internship as a data analytics intern and I would not have been able to learn the skills in college that I have learned while doing the job hands-on. The skills a person needs will change from company to company and it is hard to predict what project or specialized skill someone will need. A person, can always tighten up or learn those skills when they enter into the job market.

Further, I believe one of the best ways that college and universities can serve their students is to emphasize exploration in careers that align with their interests and values. Many students, they might believe that have everything figured out. They know exactly what career they want to do and they believe it fully aligns with their interest and values. However, that is not necessarily always the case. For example, perspective 2 states, "I realized I didn't have to unquestioningly accept the norms and values given to me, I was free to decide for myself which values to hold on to, which to leave behind, and which values I felt drawn to." Perspective 2 used college as a way to find new values and they realized they were not tied to those values. For many college students, this is their first time being away from home. They no longer have their families telling them what they should or should not do. It is a time for exponential growth as an adult and a great time to build your views and morals. Schools should help encourage these serious students. It would be hard to expand past your views if college was only about skills rather than the student's interests and values.

When values and interests are promoted to college or student a student can think critically about why they choose a career rather than how to be good at a career. Perhaps someone always thought they wanted to be a teacher, but they find out later that they have a difficult time when it is noisy or that they would rather teach one grade over the other. These interests go beyond having the skills to be a teacher. It reaches deeper into why a student wants to be a teacher. I often hear people say, "I wish I chose a job I liked." Why is that so common? Often these individuals choose careers at a young age go to school and then get a job. College can be a great source of stopping this regret if it helps the student explore careers that align with their values and interests. If you have a teacher who loves their job and finds it valuable, it can better society. This is true for any professional career, I would rather have a lawyer who wants to help install justice due to their values than a lawyer just doing it because they are good at it and have the skill.

Additionally, as society has progressed people have become more independent in making decisions and learning about skills as they go. For instance, "... a new form of relationship between students and universities is critical, where teachers collaborate with students to discover new truths together, where students learn based on their own guide learning experiences, and where curricula are created around topics that engage students intrinsic motivation to learn." If a student can be guided to have the motivation to learn they may find it more worthwhile this can be extremely beneficial beyond just career aspirations. A student can use this still in the larger world. You can learn about a new hobby and make a friend doing so. Critical thinking comes with making decisions about everything. Why would you go on a vacation vs stay home? How can you apologize to a friend you hurt? Oftentimes college is too crowded that they lose track of what makes people, people which are their values and interests.

Overall, while having a good skill set helps achieve a good career, it should not be the main focus of college. Instead, colleges should focus on helping students become critical thinkers and guide them to truly think about their values and interests. Someone can have great skills to be a teacher, lawyer, or doctor. But if you have something beyond skills such as a moral value that they want to help students who find school hard, bring social justice, or help heal someone, they have become a whole new professional, not just someone who can do their job, but someone who loves their job.

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