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salimi1997141

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salimi1997141

Thursday, Jul 26 2018

Hey guys, do you guys think we can make a discussion thread for September LSAT takers?

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PrepTests ·

PT104.S1.Q16

salimi1997141

Sunday, Aug 19 2018

Hey guys, can someone please help me? #help

In the previous lessons, JY taught me that in order to answer PSA questions, you are looking for an answer choice that connects the P to the C. Like, flowers will die if the sun spots shining because without sunlight, flowers will run out of critical energy that only the sun provides them. The answer choice would be something like: if a critical resource necessary for the life of an organism ceases, the organism will die; here the answer choice draws the connection clearly

A->B (I just came up with this LOL). However, in this PSA question, the correct answer choice does not resemble the principle type PSA questions where we use the method I described above.

Is this the case because this is not a principle question? The correct AC does clearly fill in the gap so can we conclude from this lesson that PSA question are not always principle type and that the correct overall strategy to use is to always look for a gap between the P and the C and look for it in the answer choices. I hope this makes sense

#help

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General · Any tips for a struggling test-taker?

salimi1997141

Friday, Aug 03 2018

@ Hey thanks for your advise. Considering how I have prepared which course do you think I should try with 7sage? Also, do you think I can achieve a 165 on the November exam while I study as I am in school?

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General · Any tips for a struggling test-taker?

salimi1997141

Friday, Aug 03 2018

@ Hey Leah, thank you for your response. I have indeed looked through 7sage's LG videos. They have helped me quite a bit and I find myself thinking similarly to the instructor who teaches those lessons. Since you've succeeded in getting an excellent LSAT score, do you think I can aim for 165 for the September LSAT? Do you think it is realistic if I am about 150 now? Thanks again.

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General · Any tips for a struggling test-taker?

salimi1997141

Friday, Aug 03 2018

Hello guys, thank you for your replies.

@ , yes, Khan Academy provides access to real LSAC material. The machine prioritizes what needs to be done according to priority but unfortunately, it may be uncomfortable to have to do it all on computer. I prefer paper but the system did not allow me to print the practice exams. I do not use it anymore because I feel like I have more control over what/how I want to practice if I do it by myself. For example, the system does not allow me to do one timed section per day as I want to.

I have bought a few books from craigslist for a much cheaper price but honestly I do not find them any better than Khan. They cover the basics. For example, I noticed that for necessary assumption questions the book tends to pretend they own the negation method by calling it the KAPLAN method, whereas this is a logical approach to testing necessary assumption answer choices that is taught in Khan Academy as well. Reading your guys' reviews, I am thinking maybe 7sage is the one place that offers real methods to doing different question types rather than just repeating the theoretical approach. I am thinking to do what it takes to be able to do one of the 7sage courses. Which one do you recommend?

@ Thank you for the great advise as well. When I do better on LR it is when I feel motivated to do it (as simply as it sounds). When the sections starts out well, it really goes well to the end with maybe max 5 wrong. When it starts bad, it ends up being bad. That's why I felt stuck cause I know I am capable of much more but it is just not consistent. I will definitely do what you told me.

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Thursday, Aug 02 2018

salimi1997141

Any tips for a struggling test-taker?

Hey guys,

I don't know if anyone can help me but I've been studying by myself since the end of April for the September LSAT. We are already in August and my score seems to have improved very little. My diagnostic score was 146 and my highest has been 152. I find that when do a timed-section every day, I am able to get nearly 20/25 answers correct on LR section but when I do the actuall full-timed practice exam, I score sometimes as low as 10/25. I am not sure if there is a psychological reason behind this but I feel very disappointed that I spent so much time studying (like almost every day) until now and the results have been quite disappointing. I even cut my hours of work during the day so I can make extra time to study. When I wanna do an exam, I feel like the sections are so doable but when I start the exam, the prospect of 5 full sections ahead just really demotivates me and I think this may lead to the significantly poorer performance at the end.

I have always wanted to study (in fact before I graduated high school) and my grades are good enough to get into the best school in Canada but I just feel like the LSAT for me has been a really big failure, something that I have not really yet experienced.

Idk if there is really something wrong with my studying: since I took the July LSAT, I modified my study schedule to include one full timed section every day with review of the incorrect answer choices as well review of the core material (I use Khan academy's material mostly, but do the tests on paper). I do this for three days and then take one full exam on the fourth day (with a non-scored section). Unfortunately, I cannot afford a full course with any of the famous institutions and I feel like even if I did, it wouldn't help because I feel like I have already covered so much and learned so much that they could teach very little new material, if anything.

I really do not want to give up but I feel like I should just cancel the September exam and rethink my future. This scares me because I know I am capable of 165+ score, and I know I already put a lot of effort and modified it to overcome my weaknesses. I have only thought of law and the blank prospects of my future without law just scares me. Has anyone experienced something similar, and overcome it? Any good suggestion will be appreciated.

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