It's always helped me, whenever I read anything detailed, to whisper out verbally what I am reading. I have been suppressing this behavior because, for some reason, I'm still in the mindset of taking the test in person. I thought I recall reading somewhere that speaking isn't allowed on the online tests. Does anyone know if this is true? I would hate to have my sitting flagged or DQ'd because I "talked to myself" during the test. Thanks!
Wondering if anyone here found the actual filling out and submitting of applications a problem. Personally I kept getting kicked out of the LSAC portal, which kept claiming I had several applications open. I didn’t realize how involved the process would be. I inferred that because we were paying LSAC to facilitate the process it would be somewhat seamless. I’m kicking myself because a couple of my applications were incomplete. Thank everyone. Best of luck in the cycle. Hope you get what you all want!
Hang in there and all the best on your test.
Hello everyone. Wondering if anyone here decided, after receiving their last score for this admissions cycle, to wait another year and continue studying for a better score? I ended up getting about five points less than my goal. It hurts, but I know I can do better and have decided to wait. I also had several setbacks in 2020, aside from COVID: deaths in family, divorce, moving across the country, and health issues. Anyone here waiting a year? Care to share? Thanks.
What tripped me up was the idea that there could hypothetically be 1M species of non-rodent species and 100 of rodents, each of the latter having more individuals than non-rodents, but having not nearly enough to be individually more populous.
Dear FutureLawyer77: I was touched by your post, and I want to say I've experienced the same thing. I'm giving it another go, through another admissions cycle, because I want to say I've done my best. I'm also a first gen college student (and high school dropout), son of a third-world immigrant, and I grew up without any resources whatever. Growing up, my family was for periods recipients of welfare, and one memory that has stayed with me all these years is my mother purchasing a second-hand refrigerator that had no shelves. I am also a father. Two of my children are heroin addicts, and my son-in-law, at the age of twenty-seven, just passed away from IV drug related infective endocarditis. I understand both the desire and challenge of changing your personal destiny. There are many frictions and many unique challenges. Consequently, students like you have a different escape velocity than others who are more fortunate. You must overcome more, and will have traveled farther in your efforts to redefine your context. This, in itself, is of value to law school admission committees. The conversations you can bring to law school classrooms will be unlike many that traditional students can bring. Your experiences will be valued by one or more of the schools you apply to. Make sure, in your statement and addenda, to let them know who you are—all of you. Wishing you all the best. Keep at it.
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Consider this chain:
A —> B—> /C or /D
I understand Demorgan's Law Regarding Contrapositives. But how do we work with the 'possible worlds' this chain represents?, particularly w/r/t moving backwards along this chain.
I believe it means 'If B, then "C not D, or D not C, or Not C not D.'. If that's correct, my next question is what would require triggering the negation of B?
If I'm presented in an AC with "Assume D", can I negate B?
In my mind, negating B requires BOTH Not C and Not D. Is that incorrect?
Also, what can I count on, if I have B? In out questions require us to move forward and backwards on these chains. It can get confusing. I would think, if B, I can't count on anything specific, because we could have not C or not D or neither. Or it appears I can count on NOT BOTH C and D.
Thank you.
Question to those who are scoring in the mid-170s and up: Are you getting close to a -0 in blind review? Or are there always a small number of questions that evade you--even when you have unlimited opportunity to review questions? Thanks!
Can someone talk about how to use this strategy? Thx.
I've taken the LSAT a couple of times. One thing I have not done before this upcoming test is spend some time on the LSAC Lawhub portal, even if you're just running through the June 07 exam. It's worth doing, as it is one less new experience to navigate. I really think it's worth something of value for the day you sit. Both times I've taken the LSAT without familiarizing myself with the LSAC test environment, I've felt slightly disoriented at the beginning of the test.
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After not hitting my score goal and realizing I didn't master enough of the test, I've decided to forego this admissions cycle in order to try to get up into the mid 170s. Wondering if anyone is up for weekly chats about general strategy insights, cookie cutter questions, specific problem sets, etc. I want to get into that 'zone' where you start to really see the theory of the test, if that makes sense. I'm best at self-study, which keeps me focused (after all we take the test alone), but would like to get into test 'theory', occasionally drilling things like question type strategy and logic game setup, that kind of thing—macro level stuff. I think that's the key to breaking into the highest percentiles. Anyone interested?
Thanks.
Jim
Tough last question with a nice trap answer choice, D. It's clearly stated Morrison was unique and a first in her jazz-like style in her novel, set apart from other similar writers. This makes one feel she was influenced by Ellington. Conversely, the correct answer finds commonality with other writers in the genre, yet the passage as a whole sets Morrison apart from them. I got it wrong.
Has anyone blown a whole study day fool proofing one LG? Disheartening, especially because I've been at this for a couple of years.
Great answer. Thanks very much. JW
Thanks, Alexi. Much appreciated!