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PT102.S3.Q17

rossjenniferchan735

Wednesday, Apr 18 2018

I also see a biconditional in the stimulus:

1) "people have leisure when resources are plentiful" can be translated to Resources Plentiful → Leisure

2) "not when resources are scarce" is roughly translated to "No leisure when resources are scarce", so ~~Resources Plentiful~~ → ~~Leisure~~

With 1) and the contrapositive of 2), you get 1) RP → L AND 2) L → RP, which means that Leisure and Resource Plentiful must come hand in hand.

So linking up the chain, it would be a biconditional:

Devote to natural processes → Leisure ↔ Resources Plentiful

This would get us to Answer C.

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PT121.S2.P4.Q24

rossjenniferchan735

Thursday, Sep 14 2017

For #24, answer choice E is also supported by lines 23-26, "these studies suggest that not all details of our experiences become clearly or stably stored in memory-- only those to which we give adequate attention"

General · 14 point drop from Prep tests to test day score. ADVICE PLEASE :'(

rossjenniferchan735

Thursday, Oct 12 2017

@ As I was reading your post, I felt like I could have written it. I'm on EXACTLY the same boat. I took the June test, and also scored a 160. And in this round of practice testing, I was reaching mid 160s - low 170s. And in this Sept test, I also got a 158.

I'm still thinking of a gameplan as well (and I am also concerned that schools will see a decrease in score). Last night, I spoke to a friend who is now at Harvard law. She said that schools (except Yale), really don't care about multiple LSAT scores, just the highest one, because that is the one that would affect the school average.

Given how the LSAT has unlimited takes, and with her advice, I plan on studying for the December test, but only taking it if my scores stay within the range I would accept (i.e. the lowest score I will accept is 168, so if my lowest PTs go less than 168, I will withdraw). If I end up withdrawing from this Dec test, I will instead defer and study for the June 2018 test and apply next cycle instead. When we apply is really important, and even if we submit our applications with our Sept score (and let the admissions officers know that we are waiting for the Dec score), admissions won't review our application until the Dec score is out, which is Jan 2018. At that point, significant number of spots would have already been taken, and unless that Dec test score is stellar, we might have a better chance at next cycle.

Would love to hear your feedback, and I'm so comforted to hear that we are not alone.

General · This thread is for all of us who underperformed.

rossjenniferchan735

Thursday, Oct 12 2017

@, thank you so much for starting this thread, it's so important to have an outlet so that we can all be there for each other.

@ and @, what are your plans for next steps? I'm on a similar boat. I started studying for a few months in the Fall of 2015, then because of my work schedule, I took a full break and didn't study again until Spring of 2017. I took the June 2017 test and got a 160. Because work was so busy, I quit my job around mid August and started studying full time for the Sept test. I walked away feeling much better than I did after the June test, but I was so shocked and disappointed when I saw my 158 score. Not only did I not improve to my practice test averages of mid 160s, I did worst than my June test. It was crushing, because I had quit my job and put everything on hold for this. Like @, I am also an international applicant with no reportable GPA, so the LSAT is paramount. And yes, I am also considering whether I'll ever do law.

What are your plans for next step? Continuing studying and then take the December test? Or hold off and apply next cycle? Since there is no test taking limits anymore, thoughts on taking the test possibly >3 times? Would love to hear your insights on this as I am also deciding what to do next.

General · Study schedule from now to the December test

rossjenniferchan735

Tuesday, Nov 10 2015

@ I would suggest adding a 5th section of RC to all of the PTs you're doing.

Thanks for the tip! Good luck on studying for the December test too! In terms of mental fatigue, from other's advice, I've found that meditating during study breaks really helps. I've youtubed some guided meditations and found this one to be extremely helpful:

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PT144.S4.Q14

rossjenniferchan735

Saturday, Sep 09 2017

I contraposed the conditional statement to (easy to measure → /prevent counterfeit), making (/prevent counterfeit) at the end of the chain. Then doing what we usually do for SA questions, I connected the first premise, "making accurate measurements" to the conditional, which led me to (making accurate measurements → easy to measure → /prevent counterfeit), which is answer B.

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PT101.S4.P3.Q17

rossjenniferchan735

Wednesday, Sep 06 2017

For question 17, my interpretation of wrong answer choice D was a little different--- could someone point out why my reasoning is wrong?

The time theory hypothesis suggests that diverse species had more time to adapt to the tropics than to the temperate and arctic zones due to greater climatic stability (i.e. less ice ages). In my head, it seems that greater speciation is possible at the tropics because it has been climatically stable for LONGER. Thus, even if the temperate/arctic zones experience climatic stability in the future, it will still be difficult for speciation in the temperate/arctic to outpace the speciation in the tropics. This reasoning led me to D: "Researchers will continue to find many more new species in the tropics than in the arctic and temperate zones".

I understand that by saying "Researchers will continue to find many more new species in the tropics than in the arctic and temperate zones" indicates that perhaps the number of diverse species to begin with doesn't matter. Would answer D be a better answer if it doesn't have the word "new" and instead just said "Researchers will continue to find many more species in the tropics than in the arctic and temperate zones"?

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PT147.S3.P3.Q20

rossjenniferchan735

Sunday, Sep 03 2017

I got tripped up on Q20 and selected B for the initial go through. But during blind review, I realized we can apply logic to eliminate B.

Lines 30-33: "If the standard of theoretical equipoise is adhered to, few comparative clinical trials could commence and even fewer could proceed to completion." This roughly translates to: TE → Few trials.

Answer choice B says: "Clinical trials would be conducted more often if there were a more reasonable ethical standard in place". This roughly translates to /TE→/Few trials.

Is that not the oldest trick in the book? At the absence of a sufficient condition, the rule falls away. If something more reasonable than theoretical equipoise is applied doesn't necessarily mean that there would be more trials.

General · Study schedule from now to the December test

rossjenniferchan735

Tuesday, Nov 03 2015

Thanks for all the input guys, hearing this took the weight off my shoulders to rush through studying!

General · Study schedule from now to the December test

rossjenniferchan735

Tuesday, Nov 03 2015

@.hopkins Thanks for the response! So would you say that it's best to give yourself more time to BR and learn from the mistakes? Having said that, would it also help to frequently review the questions I have done incorrectly in the past?

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Tuesday, Nov 03 2015

rossjenniferchan735

Study schedule from now to the December test

Hey guys! Can anyone recommend an optimal study schedule from now up to the December test? I'm averaging 158 on my PTs and I am hoping for 165+. Is this a realistic goal?

I am on PT 45 right now and I hope to work up to the newest one. I understand that the December test is in less than a month-- should I try do a PT everyday (or would I burn out)? Or should I do a PT every other day and blind review/drill on the other days?

My weakest section is RC; I find that I rarely have the time to even read the last passage. Any tips?