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General · Anyone studying for the LSAT in Dallas?

petrak1618160

Sunday, Mar 31 2024

Hi Anna! I'm Petra, and I'm looking for a study group in Dallas too. I just posted a discussion - feel free to check it out, and see if it's a fit for you. While I'm taking the June LSAT, the focus of the group will be on LR and RC.

https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/37196/dallas-study-group-for-the-june-2024-lsat-with-160-scorers-in-person

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Sunday, Mar 31 2024

petrak1618160

Dallas Study Group for the June 2024 LSAT with 160+ scorers (In Person)

🔢 I'm currently scoring: 160-165 (Goal: 170s)

📆 My planned test date: June 2024

📈 To study, I have been: Drilling untimed and timed

🔑 My goals for this group are: Each participant will teach and take away a strategical approach to a question type. Ideally participants in the group have completed the core curriculum and have a good grasp of the different question types in LR and RC.

🔍 We'll focus on: LR and RC

📚 When we'll meet and what we'll do: Everyone takes the same PT before meeting up. At study group, we will discuss the questions we missed, focusing on optimal strategies for each question type. This can be on a weekly or biweekly basis.

✅ How to join: Join the discord: https://discord.com/invite/vtUaHu8E

I think the study group will be more effective when everyone gets a chance to discuss, so I'd like to keep this group relatively small. A group of 3-4 is great, max is 6.

Study Groups · Study & Accountability Group for April 2024 LSAT

petrak1618160

Friday, Dec 29 2023

I'd like to join!

LSAT · Struggling to make the connection between the premises and the conclusion. Please help!

petrak1618160

Tuesday, Apr 23 2024

I struggled with this for a long time and still do. I've certainly not "mastered" this test, but I'll share what helped me break from 150s to 160s. Before, when I'd go over explanations by JY, PowerScore, LSATHacks, etc, I'd often react "how'd they get that from the stimulus?"

That's because, while I was good at identifying which sentences contained the conclusion and premises, I wasn't picking up on the key features of the argument. So the transition was going from "this sentence is the conclusion; these are the premises," for example, to:

The premises make a comparison between X and Y

The premises are descriptive, but the conclusion makes a prescriptive claim

The conclusion introduces a completely new concept that's not mentioned in the premises

Pointing out these things helps me anticipate what needs to be in the correct answer.

LSAT · Indicator words and identifying sufficent and necessary conditions

petrak1618160

Tuesday, Apr 23 2024

This video helped me look at conditionals another way that became more intuitive

General · LSAT meme contest - win free tutoring

petrak1618160

Thursday, Apr 18 2024

Study Groups · Study buddy in Dallas?

petrak1618160

Wednesday, Apr 10 2024

I'm down! I posted this a week ago. We can connect on discord if you're interested.

https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/37196/dallas-study-group-for-the-june-2024-lsat-with-160-scorers-in-person

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/vtUaHu8E

General · Question about notes

petrak1618160

Wednesday, Jan 10 2024

@ thank you! Would you want the table to contain only questions that you got wrong? Do you ever take notes on questions you got right?

I break down questions I got right and wrong and also use the table as "scratch paper" to break down questions untimed. I do all that in Excel.

Lessons · Skill Builder - Group 4 Translations

petrak1618160

Tuesday, Nov 07 2023

For question 2.1, are these "If-then" translations valid? If not, what is the difference between my translations and the ones above? To me, they are different because the translation above concerns the season (time) and my translation concerns the ability to bloom.

Original: None of the flowers in the garden bloom in winter.

Translation above: If the flowers in the garden are blooming, then it is not winter.

Translation above: If it is winter, then the flowers in the garden are not blooming.

(I would think that these translations derive more accurately from a sentence like, "Flowers in the garden that are blooming cannot do so in the winter.")

My translation: If it is a flower in the garden, then it does not bloom in winter.

My translation: If it blooms in the winter, then it is not a flower in the garden.

#help (Added by Admin)

General · Question about notes

petrak1618160

Saturday, Jan 06 2024

My LSAT notes are in Obsidian because of the easy-to-use subheaders that allow me to open and close subsections within a page. This is helpful for different LR question types and key takeaways by PTs. The side-by-side layout for the menu and page also makes switching between folders really easy. Some of my main folders in the menu are Question Types, Technique/Approach, Progress Tracker, PT Review, and subfolders of each LR question type to break down my analysis of actual LSAT questions. What I really wish it has is a table feature for a wrong answer log. Currently you can create a table, but it's cumbersome because you have to build it with html.

LSAT · PT47.S1.Q2 - Disagreement

petrak1618160

Friday, May 03 2024

I overthink apparently easy questions too. I interpreted the first sentence more so as "Despite [attempts]..." so I don't think that the refuge needs to fulfill being part of a set of efforts. The AC could have said "Species that would have become extinct have been saved due to the establishment of conservation centers," and it would still be correct. I think lol

LSAT · PT47.S1.Q2 - Disagreement

petrak1618160

Friday, May 03 2024

Our aim is to weaken the relationship between the conclusion and the premises, even if it's just by a little bit, like in this question. The argument: Because their extinction rates continue to increase (reason), the efforts to protect the endangered's natural habitats was for nothing (conclusion). To weaken this, we need something that says that the efforts being completely wasted doesn't necessarily follow.

(B) shows that some species went against that trend of extinction, demonstrating a benefit that came out of these efforts. We don't need to completely negate the conclusion by saying that the 'efforts weren't wasted because natural habitats were restored.' All we need is to show that the efforts weren't completely wasted.

Lessons · You Try - Sacrificing Happiness for Money

petrak1618160

Friday, Dec 01 2023

Is this a valid breakdown and contrapositive of the prescriptive statements? #help

Argument

P: no health --> happiness unobtainable

C: should not sacrifice health for money

P --> C

If happiness is not obtainable without health, one should not sacrifice health for money.

/C --> /P

If one should sacrifice health for money, then happiness is obtainable without health.

(E): You should acquire money only if happiness is obtainable.

General · Anyone studying in Dallas?

petrak1618160

Monday, Apr 01 2024

If you’re still looking for a study group in Dallas, check this out.

https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/37196/dallas-study-group-for-the-june-2024-lsat-with-160-scorers-in-person