7sagers! I'm an old-timer from the bygone days. Just wanted to say hello and wish you all the very best on tomorrow's "PT". Remember! Don't make it more than it is. All of your conditioning and rigorous mental preparation will reap glorious benefits.
I remember the good ole days when I thought the LSAT was all around me.
Here's proof!
Anyways. Good Luck! <3
Honey badger don't need no study regiment.
@ Haha. Sorry, I'm pretty out of it. Can you blame me? :D
@ Yes! Exercise will definitely help you sleep!
@ Don't do that on friday man. You'll burn out and taking PTs a day before the actual test day will hurt you. Can you imagine scoring 10 points below your average on the day before? What would that do to your mental state?
Whatever gets your brain in test mode. For some it's working on a section or two. For others it's just going over sufficient/necessary language. It all varies on the person.
Put all your electronic devices on DND mode friday afternoon/night, do some light review, eat a good meal, and settle up with a book with a happy plot. I plan on doing the same this friday. :)
@ See! You saw that conditional logic I snuck in there. :p
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment!
I know it sounds counterintuitive, but try not to focus on what score you hope to get. Rather, focus on the broader goal of doing well. Another thing is to focus on consistency and anticipate what the LSAT will do. Nothing should be new at this point and nothing should throw you off. If your state of mind is good and if you have the confidence that you need, you'll get that score!
Congratulations @. Hopefully I'll join you at Cal as well. Hah!
Congrats man! Upward defenestration! Yeah! :S
I found myself competing with other people about how much better the LSAT is in comparison to other graduate entrance exams...
...I see someone in front of me with an MCAT prep book. Pfft.
@.hopkins Hmm...I wonder where you got that fantastic GIF of the Khaleesi mic drop... :)
Hey all, Al here.
Throughout my long (and I mean LONG) journey with the LSAT, I've come across this specific issue more times than I can count! I'd like to give my own personal thoughts on this topic.
Fellow LSAT students (non-7sage included) have reached out to me time and time again about this recurring topic: advice. I think it's safe to say that many (if not most) people think advice is inherently good. It is after all rooted in the premise that advice helps to inform and guides those that are lacking in certain information that can help others in the long run. And in many respects, the right advice can provide an enormous positive impact on the person receiving it.
But what's rarely talked about are the devastating effects of bad advice. Bad advice can lead us to do things that we normally wouldn't consider and the negating effect can be as substantial as any good advice. Not only does it deviate a person from one's initial trajectory, but it can undo a lot of the progress they have made on their own.
But what really is the distinction between good and bad advice? Here's what I think are the major distinctions:
1. Advice is inherently subjective. What may be great advice for one person maybe horrible advice for another.
2. Good advice has specificity, whereas bad advice is openly vague. The LSAT is a great example of this. So many of the nuances embedded within concepts can be very hard to absorb and the advice provided has to not only be logically congruent within the parameters of the LSAT...it also has to make absolute sense to the person receiving it. I've seen many people (including myself many times) THINK they have an understanding of a certain tidbit of advice but really have no understanding at the core of it.
3. Good advice more often than not takes time, whereas bad advice is usually impulsive. I've noticed this for myself when I've been asked for advice. When I have the time to really think about a problem, I more often than not have something worth telling the person asking for advice.
I have been the benefactor of both great and bad advice. All three of these tenets that I've mentioned applied to me. Yes, it does suck when we get bad advice. But the onus cannot be entirely on the person providing the advice...the onus is on the one receiving it. At the end of the day, it's all about personal responsibility and knowing what truly works and what doesn't work for you.
Just food for thought.
Take a look at this Bruce. Hope it helps you.
@ Great advice LM. I empathize with your situation. It's a tough and arduous road to travel. It is not for the faint of heart.
I think he did. It's his username. :D
@ Lol. My current "happy" song is your old "happy" song. XD
@ It gets worse when you start seeing everything as a conditional statement...and talking within the construct of conditional statements in everyday conversations...
Wtf? A 2 rating and a 10 rating? That does NOT instill confidence...
Bay Area as well. I'm taking it at USF.
@ Please tell me you had wide and spacious deskspace at USF...
@ I think you should create a "Dillon" group. And I should be the only member of said group. Just sayin'.
That's probably the most descriptive username in all of 7sage... :)
Yeah seems unlikely they would make it that authentic. I would double-check and call them. Here's their number: 1-800-2REVIEW (800-273-8439)
This thread simply won't die! ^o^