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Hi. I've been studying independently for a retake in June 2017. I may take it sooner but that's my target date for now. I haven't been able to find a consistent study buddy/group through the 7Sage Study Buddy feature, so I'm posting here to reach more people. I'm from the northwest Chicago suburban area.
I'd prefer to meet in person at a minimum of once every other week with online communication in between, but I'm open to meeting 100% online, particularly if we are otherwise a good fit. My diagnostic was a 157. My actual score was a 162. I'm looking for buddies who are scoring 160+ and are aiming for 170+. Though my actual test says otherwise, throughout my PTs, my weakest section has been LG and my strongest RC. I'd like to study with others who complement my abilities and those who are similar to me. I want to take timed five-section exams with my buddy/group in person or online, BR independently, and then discuss together. It does not matter to me when you'll be taking the exam although if you are planning to take it far earlier or later than I am, we may have pacing issues.
Leave a response if you're interested in being buddies or forming a group. Thanks!
Can someone explain in another way why 10 (C) is incorrect?
I think I'm hung up on the fact that Passage B says, "behavior whose neurological basis essentially constitutes the capacity to make and enjoy music" (59-61).
My post hoc explanation for why (C) is wrong is that, in fact, Passage A never connects music to neurological research, and, maintaining JY's explanation, Passage B does not either. Passage A talks about music processing and neurology. Passage B talks about the capacity to make and enjoy music and neurology.
I was assuming that both fall under music generally.
Alternatively, maybe it's because I'm confusing "neurological basis" with "neurological research", which is (C). The incorrect assumption I may be making is that having some evidence for a neurological basis of something implies that neurological research was conducted.
I'm just so lost. Can't wrap my head around this...
Oh, hm. I chose B because the conference was on nonprofit management and the argument didn't make clear whether the computer experts' statement applied to both non-profit and for-profit hospitals.
It's not the right path to the answer though. The core of the vulnerability is that the executive has taken the word of experts in a particular discipline not entirely relevant to hospital management and has thrust it up as uncontested without having indicated that they had consulted any other kinds of experts or resources.
I think my errors tend to be made in LR. I will try bubbling after one page instead of two.
I make a bubbling error nearly every practice test. In fact, I can't recall, the last time I have not made a bubbling error. I record my answers on the Analytics page as they are on the Scantron because I will likely perform on the real test as I do on practice tests (as I have already learned from taking a real test and making a Scantron error). This way, my score reflects not which answers I circle in the booklet, but which answers I successfully record on the Scantron and are ultimately used in my real score.
How do you score PT bubbling errors (if you make any at all... if that's the case, please share your bubble mojo)?
A note, I bubble and double-check after every game, after every RC section, and once before turning the page in an LR section. I'm thinking of changing my strategy, as it's clearly not working for me.
I scored more than 5 points below the average of my 3 recent PT scores, so I feel your frustration.
@jessicakoh93812 For me, doing the same game over and over hampered my game recognition somewhat.
Well, in the beginning, I did a game until I perfected it. But now I do sections until I've perfected them. And then double-sections until I've perfected that. And sometimes I shuffle the games and do it that way.
I think starting out, when you're just learning to recognize the game type, you should just work on perfecting a single game.
I'm pretty sure the reason why the videos aren't downloadable is because your 7Sage subscription expires. You can't really enforce expiration if you can download videos.
@terrye2770 1 month of hours upon hours upon hours of logic games. I'm not exaggerating: wake up, print some logic games, do them over and over and over again. Stop for some food. Do more logic games. Go to bed. The next day, do all of the logic games that you did yesterday to make sure you can still do them. And then get some new logic games and repeat the process. This is basically 7Sage's FPM.
I made a Scantron mistake that led to me to correct about 4 pages worth of LR answers. I didn't have time to erase very thoroughly and make strong, new marks, but I was able to erase and make new marks... How sensitive is the Scantron? Can it tell the difference between old and new marks if the old marks were erased but not very well erased?
I asked to make sure I could have two watches (my watch broke during a PT so I wanted to have a backup) even though I knew I could, but I wanted to put it in the proctors' awareness so I wouldn't run into trouble during the exam, but another proctor pointed at my second watch, rather angry, while I was doing the LG section, and started saying "You--" but then something must have clicked because she said "sorry" and moved on.
Wtf.
I made a Scantron error as well, but I somewhat expected it as I make a Scantron error almost every practice test. I ended up 1 question short, and realized that I double-bubbled somewhere in the section so I had to erase and refill entire blocks. I don't know if the erasures were effective but I really, really hope this isn't my downfall.
@974 I have a question relevant to that: Is it a "kosher" strategy to take an official test solely as practice for the "real" round? I've always read that the LSAT should be a one done deal and retake only if absolutely necessary.
My October test wasn't a practice round (not intentionally, anyway), but because of all the surprising things I learned from taking an official test, I see the value of taking an official test solely to prepare for a retake... What do you think?
Let's help each other?
@grantnicar6 One about native americans?
Yes! I'm not sure how specific I can get... Are we just not allowed to discuss questions or is there a higher specificity limitation? Like can I say what kind of Native Americans and what the specific topic of the passage was?
@kyeretsian807 Had one with the Anderson family
Me too. I had only the real LRs.
@wongawt196.awt Did the real LG have the museum question, or the shift work question?
Shift work... although I think the shifts were at a museum...
Oh thank god. I'm pretty sure I did well on the Beethoven reading section (I had an experimental reading with... I can't even remember, wow... yeah it is just gone from my mind)
I really wish I could help you @nathanfabiano666 but I think the stress of the test has destroyed my memory. I can't even remember 1 LR question.
jessicakoh93812
10/3 LSAT: Was not placed into room I expected / Advice on logistics of small desk test-taking?
Hi, all. I just took the 10/3 LSAT. I was expecting to take the test in a particular classroom, Classroom A, that I am very familiar with. The testing center was changed to a new classroom last week, Classroom B. For the test today, though, I was assigned to a completely different room, Classroom C, than the one stated on the ticket I printed last night, albeit it was in the same building. I didn't realize that changing the room on the day of the exam was possible. Is this something I should just expect?
Additionally, the room I took the test in had really small desks. Really small. So small that the proctor even mentioned it. It is entirely my fault that I never once took a test on such a small desk. I don't have consistent access to one and Classroom A and B (where I thought I was taking the test) have large desks. I had a difficult time figuring out where to put my pencils, watch, answer sheet, and eraser. In the middle of the exam, some of my things fell off the desk. I was debating whether I should scramble to retrieve my things... and considering that one of those things was my watch, I went for it...
Do you have any specific advice about how I should position my papers and belongings on a small desk (I'm talking about one of those flip-up desks connected to a chair)? I usually have the practice test booklet laid flat so that I can see both pages-- should I fold the pages back so that I see only one page? That seems like an irrelevant limitation to what the test is supposed to measure. Also, because I did not practice on a small desk beforehand, I had to figure out the best place to put the answer sheet during the exam-- is it better to put it in your lap? Hold it in your non-dominant hand? Place it under the test booklet? I was nervous about putting it under the test booklet because I annotate the test and didn't want pressure to transfer to the Scantron. I'm prone to making Scantron errors so it's important to me that I fill in blocks of answers after every 2 pages or every logic game, but with a small desk, it was a huge waste of time to retrieve the answer sheet from where I had it (non-dominant hand, lap, underneath the booklet) after each of these blocks. Also, I had to hold some of my pencils between my knees under the desk because there was just no space on the desk. This is something I really need to be prepared for and would like serious advice as it is a huge issue for me.
I'm also curious about what your testing center was like. The June test-takers at my school said that the desks they had last time were huge (I know which ones they are talking about).
@abigailmmarshall771 It's because I want to reach my score potential.