I selected D, but the correct answer is E. Can someone help me understand why D is wrong?
If I put Gina in the Wednesday slot, I am wondering why this pattern won't work:
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Struggling to see what rule I am violating. Thanks.
I think it's great to do different exercises on paper. One way to do it is cover the stimulus after you read it, and force yourself to rewrite it in your own words. You could also cover the answer choices and write down different prephrases.
@ i should be studying but this is too fun lol
For sure. I had that feeling with the April LSAT. LG felt super hard. Every test is different. My takeaway was that I had some more work to do. Let's keep grinding.
As a fellow traveler, the way I like to think about it is working toward rock solid fundamentals. Because the fundamental skills never change. Take the pressure off, and take as long as you need. Focus on the fundamentals and there's nothing they can throw at you that you can knock you off your game!
The good news is that there are fewer people with high LSATs than high GPAs, so if you grind it out and work hard on the LSAT, you can still get into an excellent school.
Consider your application as a product - because this is ultimately a marketplace. Why would an admissions officer 'buy' what you're selling. There are plenty of people in the 3.8 - 3.9 range with 165-170 LSATs. It's not a foregone conclusion that they will get admitted to where they want to go. So reflect on your experience and how you might sell it.
@ so depressing lmao
I write to share an observation. Sometimes I struggle with the author's belief type question type in RC even when I have a pretty good grasp of the passage. I just realized that the problem might be because I didn't understand what they were asking me to do.
The source of the problem is assuming the correct answer goes further than necessary. The wrong way to approach it is to assume that they're asking you to take the author's argument and apply it in a new way, consistent with the spirit of the passage. Many wrong answers look like that, and I was falling into that trap.
The correct answers are more conservative. It's almost like we should interpret this question type as if it were a Necessary Assumption type in LR. The right answer feels like it's not really adding anything new.
In short, less is more. The correct answer is more like a MBT or a NA than it is an MSS.
Do you agree?
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I learned a subtle but crucial characteristic of necessary assumptions today, and am excited to share it with you:
Be careful when dismissing a Necessary Assumption answer on the basis of it appearing to be irrelevant to the argument in the stimulus. "Relevance" is more the domain of Sufficient Assumptions. With Necessary Assumptions, the correct answer is relevant in a structural sense, which might not jump out at you without a careful read.
In the rattlesnake question, I saw "food" and dismissed it too soon. I picked A, even though I felt uneasy about it. It felt too obvious. Perhaps a good question to ask of the answer in the NA context is not 'what does it say' but 'what does it do'.
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It's probably better to be thinking about what you want to do with your legal education, and why you want to go to law school. Age is literally irrelevant.
Hey, I think it's a great idea. Showing you are curious and thoughtful is a good thing.
I think the only danger is to lean on the quotes too hard while conveying your point. Two, maybe three sentences, max. You want to drop the quote, and then elaborate on the point in your own words, as opposed to having the quote do all of the work, and the reader not getting a sense of what the quote means to you.
Hi Friends,
I built an app for myself that randomly generates arguments in the different valid and invalid forms we learn in the curriculum. The actual text is business and financial jargon; I tried to mirror the LSAT in terms of content. Anyway, if this would be useful, I can put it in the cloud so others can play with it!
I recorded a demo in the link below.
Wow. I needed to read this - it gives me life. We've never met, but you're one of my favorite people lol. I have so much respect for the folks who have to put in a little more time to get to where they want to go. It's a rare quality and it shows character.
Enjoy this achievement, man. You earned it. Nobody can take it away.
I think it depends on where you want to apply. There not much of a difference between the two if you are below the median - or above the median. If you write well, and highlight your life experience in an interesting way, a 168 will get you some great opportunities. Good luck!
If you just started, then you really shouldn't be thinking about time. Please take my word for it. The most important thing starting out is understanding how these passages are put together. The next step is getting good habits in place. Only once you can reliably get most, if not all, of the questions right should you think about how long it is taking.
@ do you agree with my interpretation? I can show my work :lol: