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My videos keep freezing at random spots and don't restart after waiting sometimes up to 20+ minutes....tried three browsers and same issue, though sometimes just refreshing will cause the video to reload.
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stevenc413204
Monday, Jan 27 2014
C really confused me. Even in Blind Review I kind of understood that E wasn't perfect, but was really confused by C.
The stem says:
Final Theory in Physics -> Rejected
Q is a final theory in Physics
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It will be rejected
But for C I read that as:
Never won a chess tournament
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She will not win this tournament
I think I was confused in that it never said she had actually entered ANY chess tournaments. If it had said "Every Chess Tournament your sister has entered she has not won, therefore she will not win this tournament." there would have been no question in my mind. Or even better "Every Chess Tournament your sister has entered she has not won, she entered the chess tournament today, she will not win."
I'm always caught when I think LSAT is trying to trick me into making assumptions, vs when you have to sometimes assume things....any tricks for knowing when assumptions like above are acceptable?
stevenc413204
Wednesday, Jun 25 2014
Thanks for the quick response. I just tried it and didn't see it again. Don't want to spam with useless comments so I'll wait to try it again when I have something useful to say :) Likely I just messed up a step or thought it was at the top when it wasn't...now I'll pay more attention...
This has happened to me at least twice now. The first time thought I had just messed up but the second time it happened was quite sure I entered into the right box. It happened in Firefox 30.0.
I don't want to spam the comments or I'd just double check real quick myself. Happy to provide any other info.
Here is what I did:
1) Post a reply to an existing comment on a LSAT Explanation.
Like this one here: http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-18-section-1-game-1/#comment-18875
2) After you post that REPLY edit it within the 5 minutes (not sure if this is part of the bug, but I did this in both instances).
3) In the box at the very top above all the other comments, the one where you'd normally post a comment that is NOT a REPLY to any other comment, post a comment in there.
Expectation:
I'd expect posting in the box at the very TOP above all other comments would post a top level comment.
Actual Result/Possible Bug:
It posts it as REPLY to the comment you replied to in step 1. Not as a general reply to the explanation.
So my question is about Step 5 "Watch the explanation video." and Step 6 "Take a clean copy of the game.
Reproduce all inferences from memory with control and speed. "
Should I be repeating the game right after watching the video? Trying to reproduce all inferences from memory?
If so, I feel like a complete fool :) I've been watching the videos right after a game I feel I haven't mastered, then waiting a day before I try the game again...And well that hasn't gotten me to where I want to be, so I rewatched the video and I'm thinking I could have been doing it wrong this whole time...
stevenc413204
Saturday, Feb 16 2013
Love the example...If I wanted your money I'd argue that you owe me $100K for any child born anywhere in the world while we were married!
stevenc413204
Saturday, Sep 14 2013
Might have heard about it, but it really works for this. The simple answer is the fool proof method. Print 10 copies, do them once a day until you get it. Do it enough and you'll slowly start to make the inferences yourself. Worked for me, of course I'm still not doing them fast enough so I'm keeping at it....
http://classic.7sage.com/how-to-get-a-perfect-score-on-the-logic-games/
And don't worry about memorizing it. As long as you are doing the inferences from memory, really that's important part. Time and time again similar games rely on the same inferences.
stevenc413204
Thursday, Nov 14 2013
>Wendy cannot be fastest
I'd write this directly on the game board. If they were numbered 1 to 4, with 1 being the slowest, and 4 being the fastest, I'd write in a little W with a slash below it under 4. That indicates that 4 can't be the fastest. I'd also add in the helpful inference that 4 must be a V/Z. To be redundant you could also do a rule that says W4 with a slash through it.
Like this (forgive terrible Microsoft Paint Skills).
http://imgur.com/8vEU271
> and there are no ties.
I don't usually write down no doubling up type rules unless there is twist. If I have 4 open spots, 1-4, unless I draw 4 open spots above them I just assume it's one per spot.
And like the others have pointed out, once you've gotten that far it's easy to solve for all possibilities.
Are you enrolled in the course by any chance? If you are should review those sections, diagramming is covered in depth as are the different LG types. If you aren't, I highly recommend it. It's great, can't imagine anyone taking the LSAT without it!
stevenc413204
Friday, Jun 13 2014
Yeah, subtitles or a voice over option would make this even more useful!
Do you guys scan the answers or just jump right in and try out games?
I realize this is very game dependent. I usually scan the answers choices quickly, but if nothing jumps out I force myself to jump right into trying out all the answers. I found myself wasting time on open ended game boards trying to think about why an answer choice could be correct, and coming up with nothing for all my "thinking" time. So know I try to just jump right into testing the answers.
Today I came across a game, LSAT 10, Game 4 http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-10-section-2-game-4/, that has me rethinking my strategy. I didn't make the inference at the start that Y must be in, though I DID make the difference that at least one of X/Z must be out. When I got to question 23, I quickly looked at my master game board didn't come up with any that must be in, so just jumped right in to trying out the possibilities. I got through A and B, before scanning the remainder of the choices and quickly realized that Y must be in.
The game took way too long in general, not just because of this question, but still interested in how you guys handle "thinking" about correct answer choices, or just jumping in and trying possibilities.
stevenc413204
Monday, Mar 10 2014
Man this one was rough.
I see what C is doing now that it is explained to me, but I feel like you have to make all sorts of assumptions about the being inadequate studies and what types of patients are treated at each hospital. I immediately dismissed C, since the premise mentions multiple studies and says rates were "similar for patients with similar illnesses."
stevenc413204
Friday, Aug 09 2013
The main question I have is will I have to flip a page, or will both pages face each other when the book is open.
stevenc413204
Friday, Aug 09 2013
I don't think they are more difficult. I took it to mean they are trying to put the focus where it belongs, are you able to do the logic games in the time allotted. Not are you able to do the logic games in the time allotted while writing really small in a constrained space!
So I understand that logic games now are on two pages to give more room to write out diagrams. This is great. How are you guys incorporating it into your practice though, just an extra sheet of paper? Also if they are two pages do you know if they are always on pages facing each other, so you can see both when the test book is open? Or is it possible that I'll have to flip pages to get from the first page to the second?
stevenc413204
Monday, Mar 03 2014
Can't thank you enough!! This was a great explanation for a tough question!
stevenc413204
Wednesday, Sep 03 2014
I originally chose (A), but changed it to (D) in the blind review. But I'm not sure the explanation for eliminating (D) is really valid. Sure you can assume that maybe the auditors are really really bad and the audit procedures are bad, but you could just as easily be applied to the correct answer (A). Maybe the computer program used to double-check large transactions is really bad and the procedures it used are bad.
Still struggling with this question, but I think it comes down to the degree of specificity in (A). The stimulus talks about large sums of money, for (D) we have no clue what those auditors are doing, but (A) we know that computer program is dedicated to large transactions...
stevenc413204
Wednesday, Apr 02 2014
I can pretty much only do one a week, on Saturday. I spend the rest of the weekend doing blind review.
I should note just taking a practice test does nothing for you really. The blind review is what is truly helpful, taking the time to understand why you got something wrong, or why an answer you choose is correct and all the wrong answers are wrong.
Recently started with a practice test a week and interested in what your normal spread between your timed test conditions and blind review are? My normal is 7-10 extra points, but my last test I got 15 extra points. A lot of it is because I frequently run out of time with the logic games sections, still working on those.
I'd be interested in your experiences and whether you've found the gap narrowing as you get more experience...
Was having the same issue again today, I switched to HTML5 player seems to work without any of the hiccups...