Also, if you like classical rock 'n' roll, such as AC/DC or Led Zeppelin (among a litany of others), you should check out Greta Van Fleet. They've crafted a classical rock sound with an astonishing similarity. When I heard them, I couldn't believe they were a contemporary band.

For R&B artists, I'm surprised Frank Ocean hasn't been mentioned on this thread--that is, if I haven't missed mention of him. Beyond Frank, you should look into Moses Sumney's new album, Aromanticism, which draws on R&B and neo-soul influences. James Blake's The Color in Everything album is also phenomenal, and it features a more electronic-focused R&B sound. There's also Sampha, whose Process album is similarly an electronic approach to R&B, though with more soul influence. Sampha collaborated with some big-name artists in the industry as a producer before embarking on a solo career. Oh, and I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Anderson .Paak, whose Malibu album I couldn't stop playing for a year.

For indie-pop artists, I'd recommend Rainbow Kitten Surprise's new album, How to: Friend, Love, Freefall, which flirts with indie-pop and hip-hop genres. Along the same lines, in that they have a similar sound, I'd also encourage you to listen to Magic City Hippies' EP, Hippie Castle EP. (I am not kidding about those names.)

If you listen to folk and alternative, my favorite artists, by far, are Bon Iver--who also, in a tangential but somewhat related note, collaborated with James Blake on his The Color in Everything album and has other collaborative projects in Volcano Choir and The Shouting Matches--the Fleet Foxes, and Andrew Bird. I'd recommend everything by these artists, though the Fleet Foxes' Helplessness Blues and Bon Iver's Bon Iver album were, and remain, particularly important to me. They both grapple with how to make meaning and sense of the world, and I listened to those albums at a time where that exploration resonated with me.

For some reason, I have to shrink the document to fit it on the page--if I print it at 100%, it pushes things onto another page and fractures the continuity of the document--but this leaves a one-inch margin surrounding the entire document. I can view the document as it is supposed to look, but when it comes time to print, it isn't printing as it should be. Is anyone else having this problem, and if you were able to circumvent it, how did you do so? @7sagestudentservices, any thoughts?

I don't see a problem with using any word that captures what you intend to convey. Rather, I think an appropriate question to ask yourself might be: why am I writing about rigmarole in my personal statement? Is this pertinent?

I suppose my only qualm with this question is this: just because the sculpture is unpopular doesn't mean that the public feels it isn't beneficial. Perhaps they hate it but recognize the beneficial nature of all art, regardless of whether it's well received. We simply don't know whether the public feels it's beneficial or not, and it seems the argument is assuming the equivalence of popularity and perceived benefit, isn't it? Would love to hear input on this. Thanks!

Congratulations to all selected. I'm hoping for better luck on seven!

@jhaldy10325 said:

I'd be shocked to see anything like this on a contemporary LSAT though, so let's hope this discussion is just an interesting hypothetical!

Indeed - let's hope! Thank you for your help!

Thanks, @jhaldy10325! It just felt weird to be able to infer these things. It seems that disregarding the existential fallacy has implications of its own, which I hadn't thought of until seeing this argument form.

PS - that picture is hilarious.

I would love to be entered into the lottery - thanks!!

Thank you, @8984, @doneill3389668, @keanexavier344, and @rahelaalam514 for your responses. Each provided me with a different perspective from which to think about the issue. You've steered me back on track. I hadn't been thinking about this properly. But I've spent far too long thinking about this today, so it's time for a break! Thank you all for your time!

Ah, I did miss the "can" from the original statement, didn't I? That makes sense. It seems that I have more reading to do: modal operators. Thank you, @quinnxzhang542, for taking the time to respond at length. I much appreciate it.

I'm in the midst of a similar gap, and I cannot recommend this approach enough. Not only will you ensure that you'll be able to maximize your score, and thus your chances that you'll be able to attend the school of your choice, you'll grow personally, too. The reading and writing and personal exploration that I've done in my leisure, when I'm not studying, has been invaluable. Take that year - or more, if necessary - with confidence. You won't regret it.

Thank you both for your input, @jhaldy10325 and @quinnxzhang542! Both of you provide great advice and thoughtful responses throughout the forums, and I appreciate your responses here.

Let me ensure that I follow, @quinnxzhang542. Forgive me if I don't; I don't have a background in logic, although I'm interested in learning as much as I can.

From what I've gathered from your post and from Stanford's discussion of the matter, which is at times esoteric, generic statements express generalizations of individuals of a kind or predicate properties of a kind itself, but these statements aren't quantified - that is, they lack determiners or adverbs of quantification and do no thus provide specific information about the number of members of a kind that have the property or characteristic that is attributed to that kind. Although Gen is an operator that functions like an adverb of quantification, it is not considered a quantifier because it cannot convey how much or how many. In this sense, it cannot be said to share meaning with any of the other quantifiers, such as "all" or "most" or "some," and cannot be equated with them. Generic statements, furthermore, cannot be simply considered universal statements because a generic statement can be true with exceptions - unlike a universal statement.

For these reasons, I cannot infer from the generic statement "small animals move more rapidly than large animals" that all small animals share that ability. The quantity of small animals that move more rapidly than large animals is uncertain. Thus, I cannot equate the original generic statement to the universal statement "all small animals move more rapidly than large animals." So in negating this generic, we simply negate it to "it's not the case that (gen) small animals move more rapidly than large animals," from which we can infer that an unspecified quantity of small animals must either move equally rapidly or less rapidly than large animals.

Am I on the right track? Would you add or correct anything? Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Generic statements are quite interesting, indeed.

@jhaldy10325 I think so, or maybe it was just the name of his carrot. Perhaps his name was George Washington? My memory eludes me. Perhaps I'll get a tattoo of that quote and just attribute it to whomever I want.

Haha, there's no need to apologize. A great friend of mine has a similar sense of humor. He'd always say, "In the great words of [some historical figure], [some quote that wasn't at all attributable to that figure]."

@jhaldy10325 Hahaha, interesting. I've heard that line attributed to Socrates, although somewhat apocryphally. Who knows. I'm glad someone else can confirm this phenomenon. How odd it is!

I've certainly received many, if not all, of the comments on this thread at some time or another. I haven't determined the date on which I'll write the LSAT, and this seems to make my acquaintances more concerned than I am about it. (My close friends and family have been unbelievably supportive and understanding.) So in an effort to make the perfunctory exchange of pleasantries in passing conversation more bearable, I've begun to tell these individuals that I have, in fact, scheduled a date on which I plan to take the test. For some reason, this gives them some form of comfort that I don't quite know how to describe. Invariably, they nod their heads and say, "Good! I'm glad to hear that. I know you're ready! You'll pass!"--or something similar and to that effect. It's as if telling them that I've set a date gives them closure, as if it quells some fear or concern that they have for me (that I don't have for myself) and keeps their uninformed opinions at bay. However, if it surfaces in this empty exchange that I haven't set a date, their concern rises and I'm pestered with questions for, on average, 15 to 20 minutes. Cue the comments above. (I'm not bitter about this at all, I swear.)

Thank you to everyone on this forum and for the 7Sage culture in general. I dig this slow and steady approach.

Hey, hey, @jhaldy10325! Congratulations! You've earned it.

Thank you, all ( @quinnxzhang542 , @msami1010493 , @danielznelson160 , @stepharizona288 , @danielznelson160 , @nicole )!

If I'm synthesizing your responses properly, it seems as though one's university and one's major may exert some influence on the number itself, though we cannot know exactly how much influence or to what schools this influence truly matters. But there are many other factors that schools consider in the admissions process: LSAT score, age, etc. So in short, I should simply relax and focus on the factors that I can control. And as @msami1010493 said, I shouldn't let anyone discourage me. (It seems everyone has an opinion on law school, whether they intend to attend or not, lol.)

Thanks again, all. The 7Sage community rocks!

Ahh, that makes sense, @msami1010493! Thank you!

Thanks, all! ( @msami1010493 , @nicole, and @nicole).

Yesterday, I received some misinformation, it seems, that alarmed and discouraged me. As a result of youthful apathy and listlessness, I didn't attend the most prestigious university. But I kicked it in gear there, so I'm glad that such youthful decisions won't continue to be held against me (or anyone else, for that matter).

Thank you all for clearing up the misinformation that I received - truly!

@jhaldy10325 I've recently become discouraged at the pace of my preparation. Thank you for renewing my faith in this process. The advice you offer here, and elsewhere, is invaluable.