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General · [Webinar] Live Lightning Consultations—Mon @ 9:45 pm EST
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Thursday, Aug 25 2016

Thank you David for doing this!! Thank you 7Sage for putting this together!!

1. Your three-sentence biography. I’m Jamal; I’m a thirty-one year-old African-American male who came back to the States last year after working and living in South Korea for over 8 years upon completing a Fulbright grant. I am currently working as a pawn broker, jeweler, and personal trainer. I’ve always been passionate about setting BIG goals and reaching them; graduating from one of my dream schools is the next BIG goal I’m working to reach.

2. Your biggest worry about your application. 1A) Letter of Recommendation (LOR)-the professor who wrote my LOR for the Fulbright is deceased 1B) Personal Statement-not being able to tell a cohesive story 1A +1B = TIME

3. Two ideas for your personal statement.

1) The first time I every spoke of going to law school was at my uncle and aunt’s house, sitting at their kitchen table, less than a mile away from my dad’s house. This is significant because for 15+ years I silenced that goal because my relationship with my father, who has done well for himself in the field of law, had deteriorated to the point I didn’t want anything to do with anything he was a part of including the law. As my time in S. Korea unfolded, and as I gained new experiences, relearned old life lessons, and shared stories with different people in Korea and in the other countries, I was fortunate to travel to my heart was softened towards my dad, my humanity was increased for others, and my curiosity for the law was reinvigorated.

2) I believe in the promise of America, even though at times its promise has been fleeting to many groups of minorities/majorities throughout its young history. It’s my goal to use the law (and the spirit of the law) to find commonalities that bring more Americans together and get real things done, not just dreams, i.e. Hyperloop. I will work to implement best practices-not just words or stats, which are found outside of the Continental US into productive and effective strategies for the American ethos.

4. Yes, I've made it to the last two. No, we ran out of time during the last call.

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General · [Webinar] Live Lightning Consultation—Mon @ 9 pm EST
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jmlgms25
Sunday, Aug 14 2016

Thank you David for doing this!! Thank you 7Sage for putting this together!!

1. Your three-sentence biography. I’m Jamal; I’m a thirty-one year-old African-American male who came back to the States last year after working and living in South Korea for over 8 years upon completing a Fulbright grant. I am currently working as a pawn broker, jewlery, and personal trainer. I’ve always been passionate about setting BIG goals and reaching them; graduating from one of my dream schools is the next BIG goal I’m working to reach.

2. Your biggest worry about your application. 1A) Letter of Recommendation (LOR)-the professor who wrote my LOR for the Fulbright is deceased 1B) Personal Statement-not being able to tell a cohesive story 1A +1B = TIME

3. Two ideas for your personal statement.

1) The first time I every spoke of going to law school was at my uncle and aunt’s house, sitting at their kitchen table, less than a mile away from my dad’s house. This is significant because for 15+ years I silenced that goal because my relationship with my father, who has done well for himself in the field of law, had deteriorated to the point I didn’t want anything to do with anything he was a part including the law. As my time in S. Korea unfolded, and as I gained new experiences, relearned old life lessons, and shared stories with different people in Korea and in the other countries I was fortunate to travel to my heart was softened towards my dad, my humanity was increased for others, and my curiosity for the law was reinvigorated.

2) I believe in the promise of America, even though at times its promise has been fleeting to many groups of minorities/majorities throughout its young history. It’s my goal to use the law (and the spirit of the law) to find commonalities that bring more Americans together and real things done, not just dreams, i.e. Hyperloop. I will work to implement best practices-not just words or stats, which are found outside of the Continental US into productive and effective strategies for the American ethos.

4. Did you attend last time? Did I get to you? Yes. No, I didn’t submit anything.

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General · 7sage Love: My 18 point score increase story
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Mar 01 2016

Congrats Nicole - Fantastic!!!

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General · June Test Takers! Tonight! PT48 BR | 8pm ET
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jmlgms25
Sunday, Feb 21 2016

It was a great BR call. Thanks for all the help guys and and gals.

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General · June Test Takers! Tonight! PT48 BR | 8pm ET
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jmlgms25
Sunday, Feb 21 2016

Hi David, will a phone number be available for tonight's call?

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PT121.S2.P2.Q11
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jmlgms25
Thursday, Feb 18 2016

After reviewing the explanation that JY gave for this passage, I'll try to help.

Between 3:16-3:23 of the video, immediately after JY identified the main point (3:08), he asked us to draw a line in the sand between Latin American Spanish (LAS) and Spain Spanish (SS). I imagined a coin where LAS was heads and SS was tales, only two possible worlds. He continued to talk about the distinction between the two worlds in paragraphs two and three.

Paragraph two focused on the relational differences between LAS's and ES’s perspective. JY continued to focus on the differences, especially at the end of paragraph two (4:50-5:04).

Paragraph three, around 5:06, JY continued to note the two sides of the coin, LAS was innovative, modern, curious, challenged it (the language), and SS was accepting and took it (the language) for granted.

In line 38 of the passage, we were told that LAS had "no such long-standing past to romanticize". If one side of the coin doesn't have a past to romanticize, I inferred (based only on the information previously presented in this passage) that SS did have a past to romanticize. I further asked myself, "If I romanticize something, or I'm romantic towards someone, how would my attitude be towards the thing or person?"

The passage and JY's explanation continued to make the distinction between the two worlds. I was able to better understand why choice C was the most supported by the passage after previously mentioned moments as well as 6:15, 6:31, and 7:29 in the video.

Hope this helps.

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Study Groups · June Test Takers! Tonight! PT47 BR | 8pm ET
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jmlgms25
Wednesday, Feb 17 2016

See ya'll Thursday or Saturday!! #OVOcrew

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Study Groups · June Test-Takers, Week of Feb 1st: Tues (PT 43), Thurs (PT72), and Sat ( PT 44)
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jmlgms25
Wednesday, Feb 03 2016

I called in with the number and access code on this page, and I haven't been able to hear anything other than some type of bing every 10 seconds. #HelpOVO

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Study Groups · June Test-Takers, Week of Feb 1st: Tues (PT 43), Thurs (PT72), and Sat ( PT 44)
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Feb 02 2016

It looks like I'll be calling in tonight...American infrastructure woes...

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General · Call for tutors! 7sage Webinar Series
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jmlgms25
Wednesday, Jan 06 2016

When I become a guru, I'd be glad to help:-)

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General · Nicole Hopkins - Community Leader and Communications Director
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Sunday, Dec 27 2015

Congrats @ nicole.hopkins!!!

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General · Workshop on Necessary Assumption LR Questions with @"Quick Silver"
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Dec 15 2015

@kalebadams6656 and @emilyharake753 Silver KUDOS for a job well done!!!! The workshop was engaging and informative!!

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General · Workshop on Necessary Assumption LR Questions with @"Quick Silver"
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jmlgms25
Saturday, Dec 12 2015

@lenelson2483 the link will come

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Study Groups · LINK ENCLOSED [Click here now :D] Tonight's Blind Review Workshop: What you'll need
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jmlgms25
Saturday, Dec 12 2015

David and Nicole offered some fantastic insight on tonights BR workshop. Again, it was easy to be a part of the dialogue and conversation on GotoMeeting. It was solid all around!!

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Study Groups · LINK ENCLOSED [Click here now :D] Tonight's Blind Review Workshop: What you'll need
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jmlgms25
Saturday, Dec 12 2015

@jmlgms25 I believe someone recorded it using periscope. It might still be up on the discussion forum.

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Study Groups · Workshop Wednesday! Active Reading with @c.janson35
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jmlgms25
Thursday, Dec 10 2015

Thank you David and Corey for facilitating the workshop on Active Reading. It was extremely helpful and beneficial. It was one of the smoothest and most interactive webinars I have been a part of. I'm sure some of the credit goes to you two gentleman as well as the GotoMeeting platform that was used. GotoMeeting was easier to interact on, and I had a much better user experience than any webinar platform I have used. To date, I have been a part of webinars on Blackboard, Skype, WebEx, and the webinar platform used by the University of Chicago.

Thanks again for the introduction to GotoMeeting and all the information you gave during the Active Reading session.

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General · Taking your requests: LSAT articles, infographics, tip-sheets ...
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Dec 08 2015

@974 thank you for the caution, and I agree that parsing out what the stimulus and rules are saying is key. I also see that the reasoning you expressed is true in some cases, but using an identifying word or word pattern (not rule) might be helpful in some other cases, possibly? Maybe using an identifying word or word pattern could lead some to other exercises that sharpen our ability to identify underlying verbiage that's disguised.

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General · Taking your requests: LSAT articles, infographics, tip-sheets ...
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Dec 08 2015

Hi Nicole. Thanks for opening this discussion and taking request. The Logic Game Boards Cheat Sheet is pretty awesome, yet I have been thinking how it could become even more awesome and then I came across your post.

I know that "at least" is a key word for 'Grouping Game Board with a chart' as well as "sequence" and "order" being key words for the 'Standard Sequencing Game board'. This led me to wonder if there are other identifying words or word patterns for each of the other examples given on the 'Logic Game Boards Cheat Sheet'?" I think it would be more awesome to add identifying words or word patterns to the already pretty awesome cheat sheet. What do you think?

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Study Groups · Introducing: BR Group Interactive Intensive Fundamentals Workshops
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Dec 01 2015

I'm interested in all of them as well.

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LSAT · PT37 S4 Q16 "Flaw Q"
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Nov 17 2015

Thank you DumbHollywoodActor for the clarification.

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LSAT · PT37 S4 Q16 "Flaw Q"
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jmlgms25
Monday, Nov 16 2015

Thanks josephellengar for the input...I see where you are coming from. Yet, from my understanding, this argument doesn't hinge on "person to person" disagreeing (premise) but on the connoisseurs. Am I mistaken in my reasoning?

Thank you nye8870 the input. It definitely now makes more sense.

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Sunday, Nov 15 2015

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PT37 S4 Q16 "Flaw Q"

Hi all, I'm trying to better understand Flaw-Descriptive Weakening Questions and this one stumped me. After listening to the explanation, I better understand why AC C is correct. However, I am wondering if AC C would still hold up if the wording was changed to "neglects the possibility that there might be widespread disagreement among connoisseurs.." instead of "neglects the possibility that there may be widespread agreement among connoisseurs.."

Any thoughts/clarification/tips would be greatly appreciated on this question?

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PrepTests ·
PT101.S3.Q20
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jmlgms25
Tuesday, Sep 01 2015

For some reason, I believed B was the correct answer the first time I read through the answers. However, I read too quickly through the other choices and couldn't quickly find B. In haste, I went with E, bad idea. Time to practice more.

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