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Thursday, Dec 31 2020

kashibrandi609

Desiderata: Keep Going...

Many of you like myself spend today reflecting on what a year it has been and look forward for what's to come in the following year. As I sat down and thought about my journey thus far with the LSAT and what is to come, I felt compelled to share words of encouragement with this wonderful community.

I started this journey more than a year ago now and with wishful thinking that I could study for 3 months and put it behind me. Once I realized that it wasn't that simple for me, I had to readjust and become comfortable with delaying not one but now two application cycles. I share this for those who feel immense pressure to stay on a directed path and deadline. If you have the opportunity to forgo an application, do not fear delaying, do not fear time. Seriously, don't let the fear of how long it could take to achieve your goal stand in the way of getting there. Remember that it isn't the destination but your growth in the journey. "Never give up on your dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it, the time will pass anyway" - Earl Nightingale

One of the worst mistake I made in the beginning was putting myself down and questioning whether I was even "smart enough" to make it. Don't sabotage yourself by adopting negative attitudes about your intelligence or abilities to reach your target LSAT score. The pursuit of creating success should be you taking care of yourself first which means not putting yourself down. Success happens when you show up powerful and through believing yourself. "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts" - Marcus Aurelius

Failure. There is no such thing with the LSAT, it took me quite some time to understand this. I thought my diagnostic of a 147 was a failure, that getting an entire problem set wrong was a failure, that not seeing improvement meant I was failing. All of these aren't failures. I started to think of each question as a rung on a ladder; you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how many steps you've climbed. Every missed question is just an opportunity to get better, be persistent in your mindset and keep trudging through until you achieve results. I'm a huge sports fan, so I'll use this analogy for anyone out there who may be able to relate. When you drop a basketball it bounces. Every time you let it bounce without touching it, it becomes lower until it settles on the ground. If you keep dribbling, it will keep bouncing. You have to keep dribbling, you have to keep bouncing back despite how many times the test tries to make you settle. Even if you don’t yet know how you will resolve the task, keep bouncing. "No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself" - Seneca

Be ready to face any challenge and overcome it. Be hungry for success. Keep going no matter what.

Remember, "Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor" - Alexis Carrel

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! Best of luck :)

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Wednesday, Oct 30 2019

kashibrandi609

Spotify Podcast Suggestions?

Hi everyone!

I know that there is an abundance of forums related to podcast suggestions, however, I was hoping to hear suggestions that can be found on Spotify versus iTunes/Amazon/Google/etc. I have seen JY's suggestion for Radiolab/Planet Monkey and Pacifico's suggestion for audio books, just looking to see if there are any others on Spotify that you guys enjoy listening to! In search of podcast that can subconsciously help when reading topics in RC or LR. Thanks!

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Wednesday, Sep 29 2021

I could be mistaken but I think it stays open, you just don't see your score before having a writing sample on file. For reference, I took mine two weeks after the final test date administered so I think its safe to say you could take it in the week after testing :smile:

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Friday, Jan 28 2022

Happy to take a look ! Shoot me a DM :smile:

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Monday, Jun 27 2022

There is a clock displayed during the test. Top right corner, countdown from 35 mins. Similar to the 7sage interface but I'd recommend practicing on Law Hub so that you see the exact testing format.

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Thursday, Jan 23 2020

kashibrandi609

Conditional Logic/Universal Quantifiers Chart!

Hi everyone-I noticed that many of us have desperately wanted a print out or a chart version of the Universal Quantifiers lesson ( https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/universal-quantifiers-overview/?ss_completed_lesson=972 ). I spent some time creating one and wanted to share; it isn't an exact replica but its pretty close! If you have any questions or the link doesn't work just send me a message!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-CHpe3kVyA2Q25QY0dob3JEZzROODVBZDZCbXFfbVVjMmVF/view?usp=sharing

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Tuesday, Sep 21 2021

Hey @, I've had two tutors who I greatly benefited from! I'm not sure whether they are currently taking on students but I'll tag them just in case. One is approved by 7sage, another was a very active community member that was providing his services in his spare time.

@ is the 7sage approved tutor

@ was the active community member.

Here is the link to other 7Sage approved tutors, best of luck!

https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/4760/7sages-approved-tutors/p1

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kashibrandi609
Monday, Sep 20 2021

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That's not a T-14 though. I don't know of a T-14 with a deadline past February.

I would carefully review the admissions timeline for each university in addition to cross checking with the information that 7sage has posted. But just a couple of examples of T-14's that have deadlines in March...

Harvard: Deadline: 3/1/2022 | Final ED deadline: 3/30/2021

U of Chicago: Deadline: 3/1/2022

U Penn: Deadline: 3/1/2022

U of Virginia: Deadline: 3/3/2022

Cornell: Deadline: 3/1/2022

None of those are April.

Maybe I’m mistaken, but above you questioned what the point is of having a deadline set to January/February. Someone then mentioned knowing an individual who applied in April in which you stated you were unaware of any T14s with a deadline past February. So I was informing you of multiple T14s that have a March deadline. I think the heart of this entire thread, however, is that others are hoping to guide you in the direction of understanding you can submit an application beyond Thanksgiving and still receive an offer.

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kashibrandi609
Monday, Sep 20 2021

@ said:

That's not a T-14 though. I don't know of a T-14 with a deadline past February.

I would carefully review the admissions timeline for each university in addition to cross checking with the information that 7sage has posted. But just a couple of examples of T-14's that have deadlines in March...

Harvard: Deadline: 3/1/2022 | Final ED deadline: 3/30/2021

U of Chicago: Deadline: 3/1/2022

U Penn: Deadline: 3/1/2022

U of Virginia: Deadline: 3/3/2022

Cornell: Deadline: 3/1/2022

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kashibrandi609
Monday, Sep 20 2021

I'm not sure about others but when my transcripts were processed the GPA was processed same day. I would reach out to them to discuss the issue.

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Monday, Dec 20 2021

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89, 91, and 92 have comparatives. Only one I didn't see is 90 which is certainly an outlier as I believe LSAC is still keeping comparatives on the test.

The third passage in 90+ is comparative. (:

Appreciate you😄 I did a random search and it wasn’t coming up and I didn’t want to spoil those PTS LOL

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kashibrandi609
Saturday, Mar 19 2022

From LSAC - "Given the expressed preference of the substantial majority of test takers, LSAC will continue to provide the LSAT in an online, live remote-proctored format through June 2023"

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kashibrandi609
Sunday, Dec 19 2021

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It's definitely not perfect but the ideas are actually very interesting and it's a bold subject... insider non-trading is super interesting and original. I don't think I've ever heard someone give that perspective, or even point out that it's a potential problem. You would probably enjoy thinking about vaccine hesitancy through the same lens... applying a vaccine being the "active" and neglecting a vaccine being "passive," and the weight-on-conscience of each option in the case of a bad/good outcome. I think it's true that acting and having a bad outcome feels worse than neglecting to do something and having a bad outcome... it's all interesting. Thanks for sharing!

I was not asking for advice, as I have already applied in a previous cycle :) Good luck with your apps if you have any pending!

They were just sharing their thoughts. Which I presume was the intent of this post.

Intent was not to solicit feedback from 0Ls lol, must be a misunderstanding there

From one fellow star member to another, it's important to remind you of our commitment to the community, which I personally think includes a mutual level of respect. In all fairness, when something is posted as a discussion on a public forum; feedback, comments, and suggestions/criticism will naturally occur, whether you explicitly state for feedback or not. You had the original Yale 250 posted with no other writing other than wanting to just share it for others to see in case it may be helpful. I think if you didn't want feedback or comments, you should have clearly stated that in your original post.

It seems a bit unfair for you to comment that you did not want feedback from someone who you presume is an "0L." At some point you were also a "0L" offering feedback, criticism, comments, etc. in which maybe those post did not ask for it.

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Wednesday, Oct 19 2022

Saturday test taker, here's what I remember!

RC-LG-RC-LR

1st RC set: I.M Pei & Lourve Paris, History (comparative) Conflicts of interest, Nutrition and biology - found this subreddit from 3 years ago and the powerscore podcast indicates that this RC was the experimental in 2017 and the real deal in 2019. https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/cdo5e1/fuck_history_fuck_conflict_of_interest_fuck/

LG: linear, advanced linear, advanced grouping (fishing, hiking, kayaking), advanced grouping

2nd RC set: Ralph Ellison - Invisible man (different yet similar to PT 37), Jurors and evidence, archeologist, comparative on bottom up and top down processing (topics all of which are highly repeated in all the PTs)

LR: a lot of MBT, a lot of ridiculously tough flaw - content from LR that I remember: A question about kitchen appliances shipped for free and refrigerators not being shipped for free (mbt), conversation between 2 people where the 1st speaker replied back and we were asked what word the 2nd speaker misinterpreted, and a question about sea urchins I think, might've been a SA or PSA question.

Hi Everyone! I'm looking to create a group of motivated individuals who would be interesting in drilling LR sections together (hopefully 2 or 3 times a week). I'm not yet at the point of doing full length PT's and wanted to do timed LR sections from PT's 20-50. The idea is to articulate your reasoning to someone and as JY says-either shatter that reasoning or reinforce that reasoning.

If this is something you'd be interested in doing let me know!

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Wednesday, Sep 18 2019

kashibrandi609

Boston Area Study Group

Hey 7sage community!!

Looking for people around the Boston area who are in the beginning of studying for their LSAT (I just started 2 weeks ago). Thinking about taking the January exam and wanted to get a group together to help one another study, stay focused, and motivate each other. Maybe even getting together once a week for study sessions! Hope to hear from those out there in the same boat!

-B

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Saturday, Dec 18 2021

89, 91, and 92 have comparatives. Only one I didn't see is 90 which is certainly an outlier as I believe LSAC is still keeping comparatives on the test.

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Tuesday, Mar 17 2020

kashibrandi609

What's your BR method?

I've watched a few webinars on how BR should be done and read a lot of post on what some people do. I'm just curious which kind of BR seems to be more helpful/liked among the community! I'll give a brief description of each option below;

Option #1: You create a new copy of your PT and retake all the questions untimed. This way you don't see your previous AC you selected.

Option #2: You use the same copy PT and review the questions you circled. Comparing the AC you circled to the other AC.

If there is another way that you review I'd love to hear about it!

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kashibrandi609
Friday, Sep 17 2021

I printed out the LG games and did them on paper, albeit, games are done solely on paper so there wasn’t a huge difference when I went back to the digital format. I’d be cautious taking PTs on paper unless you have accommodations. For some they perform better on RC and LR in paper format then have a difficult time transitioning to a digital format and see their accuracy decrease. I think it’s okay for review, but not the best form of practice for drilling or PTing. Hope this helps!

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kashibrandi609
Wednesday, Dec 15 2021

From the time we are born, we are given certain benchmarks to reach at a certain age – when we should walk, when we should talk, the list goes on. I'm 25 and started studying when I was 23. At first I got caught up in having another item checked off the list by a certain age and as months turned into years I've learned that it doesn't matter when you start. Don't let the idea of what age you'll start and finish law school determine your choices. Friends and family kept asking when I'll finally cave in and just apply to law school, even still to this day. Don't let the perceptions and thoughts of others take over your own. You get to choose what you want to do and when you want to do it, no one else gets to make that decision. Your journey does not have a deadline. You do not have a deadline. You will grow into who you are supposed to become, and however long that takes, well that’s just fine.

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Wednesday, Sep 15 2021

There’s something about the silence at 4am, no birds chirping, no sounds of traffic, no random sounds that family members make in the house. I get up at 4, read the news or a chapter in a book until 5am then workout until 6am. All this puts me in the proper headspace to study from 7-9am before work. I’ll find time sometimes at lunch, and again at the end of the workday usually 6:30-8:30pm. Fortunately I’m not commuting but when I was I’d study on my two hour commute(if you are commuting try to build a habit of doing some LG or an LR set of 5-10Q).

What’ll work best is creating a routine, ironing out the kinks until you’ve built a habit and mindset that carries you methodically day in and day out. Find what hours your mind works best and build around it.

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Friday, Oct 15 2021

kashibrandi609

What's your take?

Hey 7sagers!

A group of us are discussing how to represent the following sentence:

"A and B are exactly two spaces apart"

We can't seem to agree on how to represent it. There isn't a specific logic game example I can post that has this language but it came up because it was seen in this book "The LSAT Logic Puzzle Book: Are You Smarter than a Lawyer?"

https://imgur.com/TZ7rryJ

Posting here for a fun discussion/debate and to hopefully take your mind off the October exam for those who took it! :)

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Monday, Sep 14 2020

kashibrandi609

Flaw Master Sheet

I struggled with learning the 21 common flaws when I first started studying them, it wasn't enough to just drill them and memorize. The flaws were more fun to learn when I matched the logical fallacies and found examples; so I did my best to create a table with just that. I'm no expert so if any of the logical fallacies don't match please let me know so I can edit! Hope this makes drilling the flaws easier :)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLYOD9ej4Rm96yiUiV1p61TONQr0sS7WFv-CyWtJ070/edit?usp=sharing

Some more resources on logical fallacies;

https://www.logicalfallacies.org/

https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/

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kashibrandi609
Monday, Dec 13 2021

I took a 3.5 - 4 month break and it was definitely difficult to get back into a rhythm, as I also work full time and my work load became more. I found it was easier to start by studying material I "had in the bag." For me this was LG so I started each day with games and worked my way back into a strategic study plan tackling the material I'm weak in. I also didn't jump right into studying for long hours - short and sweet to just find my routine again.

I'm a morning person so I studied for a few hours before work - at lunch - and again for an hour or so after work. Its about quality not quantity. Find the hours that your mind is most alert, spend that time studying.

Remember, it never gets easier, you just get better. Build your weaknesses until they become your strengths.

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Monday, Jun 13 2022

4 sections total - 3 scored, 1 experimental

1 minute break between each section - 10 minute break after 2 completed sections before moving to the last 2 sections

Practice 1-3 prompts and you'll be fine. LSAC has one prompt listed on their website.

Hey 7Sagers!

Been a bit MIA on the forums the last month or so but came back to see a lot of test anxiety posts and questions being asked on the forum. I took the June LSAT (awaiting results thanks to writing complications) so I'd be happy to answer any questions regarding test day or really anything LSAT related! I might not have all the answers but I did a pretty heavy amount of researching test day requirements and ProctorU requirements leading up to my exam so hopefully I can answer most of your questions. If anything, it'll be a space for all you to see you're not the only one anxious and stressed about test day :)

Hope to you see there!

When: 6pm - 7pm EST - Friday, August 13th, 2021

Where: meet.google.com/drr-zqoa-odm

What to bring: All your doubts, anxiety, and nerves so you can leave it on the call

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Friday, Oct 09 2020

kashibrandi609

Webinar Shortcut

Wanted to create a more recent thread to locate webinars !

Main page: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/

Low-Key LOCIs: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/low-key-locis-letters-of-continuing-interest/

Personal Statement Workshop: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/personal-statement-workshop/

Post Core Curriculum Study Strategies: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/

Intro to Admissions: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/intro-to-admissions/

PS Bootcamp: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/ps-bootcamp/

Our 89 Point Increase Story: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/our-89-point-increase-story/

David' Six Tips On Doing It Right: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/davids-six-tips-on-doing-it-right/

154 to 173 - A Tale of Logic and Games: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/154-to-173-a-tale-of-logic-and-games/

Argument Part & Method of Reasoning: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-ap-mor/

Public Interest Career & Resources: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/allison-public-interest/

Most Strongly Supported: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/corey-mss/

Pseudo-Sufficient Assumption: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-psa/

Managing LSAT Stress and Anxiety: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/managing-stress/

Weaken & Strengthen: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/weaken-strengthen/

Reading Comprehension Question Types: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-rc-qt/

Anticipating Answer Choices: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/jimmy-anticipating/

My 18 Point Increase Story: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/my-18-point-increase-story/

Sufficient Assumption Intensive: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/sufficient-assumptions/

Splitting the Boards: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/splitting-boards/

LSAT Prep for 170+: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/lsat-prep-for-170-plus/

Flaw Intensive: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/flaw-intensive/

Active Reading Strategies: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/active-reading/

Blind Review: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/blind-review/

Skip It! Skipping Strategies Panel: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/skip-it/

Eliminating Attractor Answer Choices: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/eliminating-attractor-answer-choices/

Timing and Levels of Certainty: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/timing-and-levels-of-certainty/

Necessary Assumption: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/necessary-assumptions/

When to Actually Diagram in LR: https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/when-to-actually-diagram-in-lr/

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kashibrandi609
Tuesday, Jun 07 2022

If you feel good about your current state with LR, don’t quite see the need for more improvement, take a glance at LG. LG does require a rock solid understanding of conditionals which is covered in LR, and JY does a phenomenal job at explaining it.

If you find yourself plateauing or missing certain questions, check out the LR in the curriculum and review. Sometimes seeing a different approach can be tremendously helpful.

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kashibrandi609
Monday, Feb 07 2022

I would cancel if

You are 99.9% sure you will retake the LSAT and don't just plan to but actually will

The score you received does not represent your potential

You scored lower than your target score

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Friday, Aug 07 2020

kashibrandi609

JY's Logical Reasoning Mini Course

After the Tuesday quarantine hangouts I've been keeping an eye out for the YouTube videos to be uploaded. Just wanted to share with those who may not have been aware of this resource or maybe forgot about it! Posting the link that brings you to the first lesson!

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Tuesday, Apr 06 2021

kashibrandi609

PT77 BR Call - Thursday, April 8th, at 5pm EST.

Hi Everyone!

Some of you were asking when @canihazJD or myself would be hosting another BR session, so I'm happy to say we will be reviewing PT 77 this Thursday, April 8th, at 5pm EST!

All scoring levels are welcome.

Requirements:

  • Have taken the PT or at least the section you want to BR under representative timed conditions (1st LR section)
  • Flag or otherwise indicate the questions that gave you trouble for BR. We likely won't be doing every question on the test, just those indicated.
  • Do not check your answers. This defeats the purpose of a BR call, and reduces the potential value to be extracted.
  • Google meet link: https://meet.google.com/ood-rxio-vyu

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    kashibrandi609
    Thursday, Nov 04 2021

    @ said:

    I received an automated pop up message regarding some tips before the Nov LSAT- but now I can’t seem to get back to that page. Where can I get those links again?

    If you want to return to any pop up messages received, under your username select "Contact us," on that page click on the big blue tab "Contact us," and a side message will appear on the right bottom hand corner where you can access all pop up messages 7sage has sent. It'll show as "Show all conversations."

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    Thursday, Dec 02 2021

    @ said:

    From what I understand, If you have an LSAT score on file, that's what schools will consider whether you submit a GRE or not. Submitting a GRE is only for those who have not taken the LSAT. I haven't heard of any schools requiring the GRE., it is only an option for particular schools in lieu of the LSAT. You can't remove the LSAT from your file, so there's really no point to submitting a GRE score. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

    No you're right - I forgot with CAS that LSAT scores on file are automatically sent. I think the LSAT holds more weight, however, because statistics comparing law school competitiveness are based on reported LSAT scores, and law schools are obligated to report the highest score they receive from each accepted applicant. You could always contact admissions for the schools you are applying to and see what advice they offer!

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    kashibrandi609
    Thursday, Dec 02 2021

    Some schools require you to submit the GRE score if you've taken it within the last 5 years (which you have since it was 2017). So make sure to identify if the schools you are applying to fall under this category.

    If you plan to retake the LSAT and the retake is higher than your GRE score, and the school doesn't require you to submit it, I think you should leave the GRE score out and have the higher LSAT as your score representation. If you're applying to schools with a higher median than your current LSAT score, I'd apply with the GRE score alone.

    Just my thoughts, so take it with a grain of salt :)

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    kashibrandi609
    Monday, May 02 2022

    Any specific reason you are timing yourself with 30 and not 35 minutes? That extra 5 minutes may give you 2-3 questions that you're missing. I wouldn't move into other PTs just yet because you don't want to spoil the 60-90s. Because you're limited on time I don't suggest going through every single PT you have done from 1-52 but use a good amount this week and next for trial and error and then push into the new ones.

    Use PTs 1-20 to do individual games timed. Practice one game at a time to figure out what your weaknesses are; what game type causing you to slow down, what question types are you missing, how much time on avg do you need for that type of game, etc.

    Use PTs 20-52 to practice problem sets (4 games) under the 35 minute timed condition. See if you are able to carry over what you can do in one game alone to now a full set. If you can't try to figure out what is causing your accuracy to dip when you do 4 games together. Are you missing questions in the tail end because you run out of time? Are you missing questions in the front end because you aren't warmed up? Keep asking yourself questions to really understand why it is that you're missing questions.

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    kashibrandi609
    Tuesday, Nov 02 2021

    I think advice from the community depends on a few of the following questions:

    What is your target LSAT score

    Are you aiming to apply for this years cycle

    Is this an important internship/how would you feel passing up this internship

    Some of these will also help determine if it makes sense to push back your LSAT beyond January, where you can find your rhythm in your internship and still take the LSAT while interning.

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    kashibrandi609
    Monday, Nov 01 2021

    @ said:

    The only Russian and French game I know if is the one dealing with plays and novels. Not that one?

    Novels & plays is PT32 G2

    Another one I'm thinking of with those variables is PT29 G3

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