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Saturday, Dec 14, 2019

mary594

Actual Form of LSAT

Hi guys ... I'm going to ask a relatively simple question that's been confusing me a lot.

I'm currently in doing the "How to Take a Simulated LSAT Test" (https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/how-to-take-a-simulated-lsat/) and that article provides the following information: The LSAT is divided into two 105-minute sections, with each 105-minute sections consisting of three 35-minute sections.

This is confusing because there are only five 35-minute sections:

  • Logical Reasoning
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Logic Games
  • Writing Prompt
  • I've only done 2 PrepTests at this point (without any writing practice yet) ... so I've been splitting my test into two 70-minute sections with a 15 minute break. Is this the correct way to practice?

    Also, while I'm at it, is the above order of sections standard? I remember Logic Games coming first on my diagnostic, not last.

    Thanks for any clarifications!

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    Thursday, Nov 14, 2019

    mary594

    False Positive Blind Review

    I've been noticing a trend over the last 10 reading comprehension problem sets, particularly the ones labeled "hard" RC. During Blind Review, I've been consistently changing correct answers to incorrect answers (i.e. my post-BR score is usually worse). This happens particularly with questions where I've used "intuition" (that-answer-just-feels-better) as I'm running out of time. What's worse, this phenomenon has worsened during the "hard" RC, where I second-guess my answers (hmmm ... this is a hard set so the answer couldn't possibly be this straightforward). This is incredibly frustrating ... it feels like I'm training my brain to not trust itself. Any suggestions on what to do? I never had this problem with any LR/LG questions (in fact, I had never changed a correct answer to an incorrect answer during BR before starting RC).

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    Friday, Aug 23, 2019

    Haven't started prep tests yet, but most of my LR mistakes on the diagnostic were flaw questions. I've been waiting so long for this section!

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    Wednesday, Aug 21, 2019

    #help I had easily narrowed it down between B and D ... but sure, B is wrong because "instance" is the wrong word? It is an instance of the action being considered ... why is B wrong? In fact, if "instance" is the wrong word, the words "incompatible elements coexisting" are actually even more "fishy" because they're even more vague ... Does anyone have a better explanation?

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    PT102.S2.Q13
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    Thursday, Aug 8, 2019

    #help I don't understand why B is the correct answer. It wasn't that I had trouble parsing it... but I just don't think it's well supported. We have no idea what the quality threshold is. Perhaps coins with an unrefined percentage of 91% are still "high quality" enough to be minted w/out initial refinement.

    If the unrefined percentage is less than X, refine the gold first. If the unrefined percentage is greater than X, go straight to minting. All we know is that X <= 92. All we know is that Senegalese gold is good enough to be minted unrefined. Perhaps Moroccan gold is also good enough to be minted unrefined. We cannot say that X = 92, which is what B implies.

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