Same here. Also, we are always talking about women! JY interprets the second half of the first paragraph as just speaking generally (and not about women). Although these principles (like literacy levels and political climate) are likely true for all memoirs, it seems quite clear that we are referring directly to the women we just mentioned. Basically, it seems like JY understands this passage as sort of random and weird, but I don't think it is.

You will have scrap paper that you can use for the entire test.

@alyssamccain0593780 Scratch paper will be provided for the entire test.

Hey, you might want to revisit games that you foolproof about a week later. This is sort of a halfway between working on a new game and foolproofing a game for the 5th time. A week is usually long enough that you forget some things, but not long enough that you don't have a chance of nailing it. So, that might be a good bridge to get comfortable doing new games. However, I think the reality is that newer games will always be a bit harder than games you've already foolproofed. So it's good to have the mindset that this might take you a bit longer than a game you've already mastered (even if the current game is a bit easier).

That was sort of a rant of mumbo jumbo, but it I hoped it helped a bit lol.

I would recommend calling them. I've heard that they are quite helpful on the phone in similar situations.

I don't think 3 scores will hurt you... However, it does seem unlikely (although not impossible) that you will hit your target score if you take the test tomorrow, being that you have not yet achieved that score on a PT. Good luck on whatever you end up doing!

Gonna be 25. Wow, thought I would get there earlier lol. Been doing this LSAT gig for a while.

That being said, I will be very happy if I achieve my goal of going to law school in fall 2020 :)

Congrats brother, I'm happy for you :)

Hey, I'm sorry that you are feeling hopeless. However, if you are scoring in the high 150's and low 160's under simulated test conditions, there is no reason that you can't score in that range on test day. It sounds like you are burnt out and being really hard on yourself. I would take a break and do whatever you need to do to get into a good place mentally. At this point, the hay is in the barn. You are either ready for the March test or you are not. Best wishes, and Godspeed!

All schools accept the June or the July LSAT. Admissions for law schools doesn’t open until September.

Mostly every school uses your highest score (as that is what is reported to the ABA and then used for the rankings). I have heard that some Canadian schools average them (because Canadian schools aren’t part of the rankings).

Thanks! Your comment really helped me realize what I wrote above in reply to @keepcalm. I hope I'm not off base with my comment there :)

Gotcha. I think that the key here is that this isn't a traditional weaken question where we need to show that the premise doesn't lead to the conclusion that "politicians who want votes should us this technique". If that was the case, the fact that people don't factor in the positions of the candidates when voting (AC "C") would seriously weaken the argument).

However, this ain't totally a regular weaking Q. We are being asked which answer choice (if true) would most limit the effectiveness of the technique.

I guess this is a good lesson on not getting too mechanical with trying to fit every question stem into a boxed "type".

Why the hate on black tea? Nothin like a nice cuppa earl gray...

#help Would C be right if it you take out the word "MORE"?

I know this is probably way late, but I actually had the same thought while doing this question. I think the answer here is that we are talking about NATIONAL political candidates, so it's reasonable to assume that media will play a large role.

I think the difficulty in this question is not cracking up and getting kicked out by the proctor.

Ha! Congratulations on your great result! :)

I think you can send a little warmheartedness to your friend from UC Berkeley who challenged you to test and break the limits of success ;)

Thanks for taking the time to post this, as I'm sure there are many people here who can relate. I tried out a bunch of resources before 7sage as well, and made little to no progress. Read books, attended live classes etc.

Your study ethic (40hrs a week) is quite admirable and I'm sure it will take you far now that you are using 7sage. Best of luck, and welcome!

I think @blindreviewer nailed it: basically, the stimulus says "All men play sports", and answer choice B says "Children, unlike men, do not play sports". That simply isn't supported by the statement that "All men play sports".

I'll give it a go: Answer choice B talks about NON-mammalian animals, and says that they DO NOT engage in playful behavior when they are young which creates neural connections in their brain.

This is totally unsupported because our stimulus mentions NOTHING about NON-Mammalian animals. Maybe they (non-mammals) also engage in playful behavior when they are young, just like the mammals!

Contrast this to answer choice D which is reasonably well supported by our stimulus.

Answer choice D says that if young mammals aren't that playful, they will grow up with certain deficits that will limit their success.

This statement is supported by the last sentence in the stimulus, where we make the claim that 'the neural connections created by young mammals playing frequently is essential to their well being (success) as an adult'.

Hope that helps!

Thanks for the shout out! Wholly unexpected, but I won't lie and say it doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy :smiley:

Here's why D is wrong:

Our Argument:

Conclusion: Refunding 600 million dollars to taxpayers will NOT result in a net increase of spending in the province.

Premise: Because the money for the refunds need to come from new taxes (equaling 600 million, so they actually won't have more money to spend) or from laying off province workers who get paid 600 million in total (and use that money they are paid to buy things, so it's either the taxpayers or the workers spending the 600 million).

Our Job: Weaken this Bullshit argument.

What D says: INSTEAD of refunding the taxpayers, spend the 600 million trying to create new jobs. That is totally off base. We need an answer choice that tells the Party Spokesman that yo, you are wrong! We CAN refund that money and it WILL result in an increase in spending! My argument is that refunding the taxpayers will not result in people spending more money in the province, and you try rebutting me by saying that instead of refunding them, spend the money to create new jobs!? What does that have to do with anything? We need to weaken the connection between the premise and conclusion. We need to weaken the argument that refunding the money won't create increased spending in the province, and instead D just says nah, don't refund the money.

Sorry for the length, hope this helps.

@59945 said:

I meditate every morning before I start my day! I try my hardest to sleep with airplane mode on and keep it off until after I've stretched, breathed, and meditated. It has improved my focus and over all emotional balance substantially! I definitely think it's helping me focus on the LSAT.

Are we twins?! I also meditate each morning and stretch lol.

Talking to OP now, Headspace is beast, been using it for quite a while now.