mhann007

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PT128.S3.Q15

mhann007

Wednesday, Feb 18

Answer Choice A also allows for making the reasonable assumption that the banning of the pesticide that adversely affects most North American wildlife stretches to include the natural predators of the deer (e.g., wolves, etc.).

This has the effect of helping to explain not only the rise in the number of deer, but also the co-occurring rise in the number of natural predators mentioned in the stimulus.

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PT128.S3.Q23

mhann007

Edited Monday, Feb 16

The way I eventually arrived at the right answer was to frame this differently than JY.

Just because you are for/against or want/don't want something, doesn't mean that when the rubber hits the road, your actions will follow in accordance with your given stance or tastes.

For example, Jane can say she refuses to live downtown, but it doesn't follow that when it comes time to pick a place to live, she won't rent a place downtown despite her refusal. Maybe it's the only place available that she can afford.

Same with Denise. She can want to rent a penthouse apartment, but it doesn't mean she will certainly do so. She might not be able to afford it despite what she wants.

Same with the Councillors. Miller can be in opposition or even historically have opposed proposals to raise taxes. That doesn't mean he will oppose Callari's proposal; maybe they have a quid pro quo thing going on. You know? Politics. He votes in favor of the proposal, even though he opposes it in theory, and Callari agrees to vote in favor of one of his propsals.

And for Philopoulos, he might be for increased funding for schools but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll support Callari's proposal to raise property taxes. After all, he might be for increased funding for schools but not at the cost of increasing property taxes.

The only way any of these arguments can be made more sound is by changing from certainty to likelihood (from will to likely, probably, etc.).

Hope this helps someone.

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PT128.S2.Q20

mhann007

Edited Thursday, Feb 12

AC E has to be more glaringly and obviously wrong due to the use of "will probably be of little use", which would roughly translate to "will probably be somewhat, although not totally, useful".

That is, certainly different from the conclusion of "not likely to be useful". The former being more optimistic and positive while the latter, negative and not hopeful of the prospect.

I admit that this part got me.

Now, JY's analysis of some of the incongruency of language in E with the stimulus just doesn't land right for me.

I think "considerable damage" for example, is subsumed under "catastrophic damage", no? If an earthquake caused what could be described as "catastrophic damage", would it be wrong or off the mark if in surveying that same damage someone said, "there's been considerable damage here"? Would the language police really step in and tell that person they misspoke? I don't think so.

Now the marginally perceptible vs imperceptibly small thing I can understand and that one also got me because of how easy it was to miss or gloss over.

LSAT · I don't know where to go from here

mhann007

Thursday, Feb 12

@haena Thank you so much again! I will take everything you wrote above into consideration as I go on to practice/study. Really appreciate the insights from the tutoring as well.

Wish you the best!

LSAT · I don't know where to go from here

mhann007

Edited Wednesday, Feb 11

@haena

Firstly, thanks for taking the time to not only read my post but also thoughtfully and substantively reply to it. I very much appreciate that! Thank you as well for the encouragement and tips.

Now, I read your first bit of advice regarding my taking practice tests for purposes of helping with endurance and timing to imply that perhaps I should be laying off those for now. Is that a correct reading? If so, would you recommend just doing drills in the interim before going back to the PT's? Reason I ask is because my current practice strategy, after doing the core curriculum and many, many question type drills, involves doing the PT's and reviewing those as practice instead of doing an untold number of drills. What's worked best for you?

Also, I like the idea of trying to get through all four passages and maybe guessing on the last two questions as this seems to free up some time. Have you totally weaned yourself off the memory method JY uses when it comes to RC? I've been trying to get off of it, although I'm not sure if it should be abandoned altogether, so as to also help with improving my timing.

I think a common problem for me with both RC and LR that contributes to timing issues is processing speed. It's not that I don't grasp what's being asked or read or that I don't know or remember how to approach certain question types but rather that I don't always grasp things within a frame of time that would enable me to work through the test at a faster rate than I am currently. Not sure how to get around that.

Anyways, thanks again.

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Edited wednesday, feb 11

mhann007

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I don't know where to go from here

Other than in keeping on?

I've been studying using 7sage for years (on and off but more recently, very much on) now. Completed the entire course curriculum (before the Website transfer) and have taken around 3 practice tests. The first two I took were at the end of last year and I got a 153 on both, which were taken a few weeks apart, with blind review scores ranging between 170-177. My most recent practice test, now, yielded a freaking 148(!!!!) and a 165 blind review score.

Between all these tests, I've also done tons of drills and always review the videos for the questions I got wrong, had trouble with, spent too much time on, etc. Same method on the practice tests.

At this point, I just feel like I'm crashing out of a sky I never really got up too high in.

It's bad enough to get a 153 after years of studying and even worse to now drop down somehow to a 148. I also can't really wrap my head around being able to get close to a near perfect score during blind review, which I would think demonstrates some level of comprehension, but getting a timed score that isn't uncommon for someone who has never even looked at lsat study materials to get.

I really need help, advice, etc. Kind of at my wits end here...

***I should mention that yes, timing is an issue for me. I can, on a good session, answer at least 14-17/25-26 questions under LR sections. On the other hand, on RC sections, I'm finding I can really only get to and complete 2/4 passages. In those rare instances I make it to the 3rd passage, I can't finish all the questions for said passage.***