I was looking into this as well (I scored significantly lower on my first LR which was the first section, than on the second one), and I just chalked it up to not having been "warmed up" yet. I found on a couple different posts on the discussion forums (if you search "warm up") and there are some good suggestions such as doing 5 or so LR questions before starting a preptest.

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I think you are looking at the late registration deadline (the last day to register WITH late fees applied), after which you cannot register for that LSAT sitting. If I'm not mistaken, the deadline to have registered without late charges was the 20th of Oct (the day after the Sept results came out)

A->/B Allows for only 3 situations:

1. A is in (where B is out)

2. B is in (where A is out)

3. Both are out.

A(-)/B Allows for 2 situations

1. A is in (where B is out)

2. B is in (where A is out)

because of the double arrow, the rule flows in either direction (so your necessary is also your sufficient) so by having /B (where the relationship would normally fall away, leaving A to "float" instead having /B forces A to be in.

If my knowledge serves me well

So when you're drawing your in/out game board, you can properly infer for the first case that one of the out group slots will be occupied by either A/B (or both and therefore 2 slots)

Whereas on your game board for the second scenario you can properly infer that one slot will be filled on both the in AND out group.

These are my favourite rules because they make games so much easier (but only if you can figure it out from the language the rule is provided in.)

Hope that helps!

I 100% agree with Alex,

I think it depends on how long you will be away, if its a month or so you won't forget too much (in fact your knowledge may be solidified) but you will get rusty. If you are afraid of getting rusty this is the perfect time to use the strategies that people suggest to help improve your score.

-read publications like the Economist and American Scientist to help your RC and general reading capabilities.

-Do a logic game a day or so and repeat them ALOT until they come naturally.

-Master a logical flaw or your basic "when a sufficient condition is failed/triggered" a day or every so often.

I think these are painless things you can do to keep sharp and make some progress so when you come back to study full-time you don't have to start from scratch.

When I was studying full time, I always wished I could take a month to just learn one or two really important LSAT basics, and now you have the opportunity to do so.

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I'm not sure if there is a physical watch (if thats what you are asking for), but I used this website ALOT

http://www.intervaltimer.com/timers/4778240-every-5-minutes-for-3-hours

and eventually I started using this coz I could customize it a bit more (I've made an example timer but feel free to make your own)

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-interval-timer/?c=eyuurjsz7

So I would put my first interval at 10 seconds to give myself a second to get in position, then when the first alarm goes off I start.

I found that I would get through 5 questions and be thinking "no alarm? good, keep going," then the first 5mins alarm would ring half way through my 6th question and it kind of re-affirmed my speed and sense of timing.

But as stated above, the first 10 questions are the easiest (most of the time) so that can help your timing, but don't fret if you aren't hitting the 5min marks or staying under them.

If you get to the end with spare time, knowing that you still have 2 more alarms left (i.e 10more minutes) and you only have 5 questions left kind of settles your nerves -- which I think is a good rhythm to find as you practice drilling Sections for time. Eventually you start to get to the 20th question, look at your watch, you have 5-10mins left and you don't panic because you know that that is 2 or 1 more beep(s)/alarm(s) and you've done it a million times.

PS: Don't forget to keep your volume on low so it doesn't shock you as you're writing.

Good luck!

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Would it be advisable to use the looped countdown timer for a few practice tests to get that feel of timing down?

I would suggest doing it with timed-sections rather than full practice tests.

I agree with Alex on that.

If you are getting things correct untimed then you could also use this method to help your internal clock:

Putting the loop timer on 5min intervals throughout the 35mins so you can get a sense of pacing every 5 mins. I found that I would gradually start getting through all the questions at the 25min mark and have 10mins to go back to questions that I circled or that I couldn't get right away.

I chose this method over the 80s-method because some question types take me around 40s and others might take me over 80s

You all are amazing!

Great advice :) :)

@ Done! Felt much better than sept. Happy birthday

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Eyy! Happy Birthday Dillon!!