I did at least 15 LR with review daily and one logic game different difficulties daily works wonder... you don't get rusty and should take you most 1:15 to 40 daily but keeps your hard earned techniques sharp !
Okay I'll be the first to tell you eating and sleep is important but only on the final week before... the main focus is to real push your brains limits on how well you process this information. Don't convince yourself just because you took the class your going to do well... you need to be really absorbing this stuff in outside of class to a point where if I told you what sort of question it is... you would know what sort of answers you could be looking for....
The question is in those 4-7 hours a day were you truly pushing yourself and constantly digging at why you were getting questions wrong? If not you need to sit down and wear a full pencil out doing problems...
If you are already doing this you need to reproach your study methods because almost everyone is able to get past 150 it's very doable I didn't score 150+ until I studied for at least a strong month or two then 160 after 3-4 months and so on ....
Ask yourself if you really are pushing yourself, and please my biggest piece of advice never feel sorry for yourself!!! Don't say poor me I'm going through so much stress ... instead tell yourself that your resilient and that you will keep pushing through adversity !!! Don't back down its difficult and takes time but you can 100% obtain a higher score !!!!
Thank you everyone I'm looking at all your advice truly appreciate it !!!
Guys honestly I'm doing pretty well in LR-3-5 and -2LG thanks J.Y....but I just can't get my RC Down to at least -7 or even -8 ... I've tried speed reading doesn't work I've tried notes doesn't work.... I realize it's like a super slow developing skill active reading that is but any concrete tips would really help I'm going to experiment this week before the test... please any thing solid would be appreciated!
LR is more wordy so gotta be more active in crediting important parts and dismissing general info...
Dont convince.... show .... that your enabling yourself as well as them to have a better chance for a better future. If their very statistical people as in they believe in studies and all. Show them by getting a better score you get into a better school+ scholarship, which enables you to provide extras for them as well as yourself !!
@ @ Yes Alex has it spot on improvements come from just hardcore practice your brain literally just gets better at noticing small details and at one point it becomes almost natural to spot things that you wouldn't be able to before.
My word of advice is to look at what qualities certain answers have under different types of questions. For example , Inference questions usually require something softer so you start scanning for something soft as hell. Think of it this way you should be looking for something you can squeak by with the info provided.... Most people always look for whats the most i can't prove...when in fact this is much more difficult than proving something that requires less assuming... IDK i guess people tend to like strong words but not in the case of inferences, off course it happens time to time but they tend to be soft.
Parallel reasoning: ignore content---look at how many conditionals are present and which ones are proving or disproving another.
Strengthen: pump that baby stimulus full of roads--- pretty much either see if you can cancel out alternatives of what provided, or try to amplify the effects of the premise so that it makes the conclusion more likely.
Weaken: do the opposite of strengthen- make it less possible for the conclusion to occur, find something that could be a alternative cause of Y instead of the X the argument assumes to have caused Y., or make it less likely that X leads to Y by cracking premises, don't say the complete opposite of the premise but rather that the premise provided leads somewhere else.
Flaws: pay attention to the silent assumption... sometimes its very silent but the answer choice will usually say something that points to this assumption and how the author automatically assumes it.(there lots of flaws i just can list them all)
I dont know if this mini explanation did anything ... LSAT EXPERTS I tried... just trying to help my anxiety lol by helping.
ABOSLUTELY but it happens during every test lol I've had 4 D'S in a row one of them was wrong but hey three were correct lol... SO your probably fine lol
@ sure. I believe what he means is that if it says X is enough to know Y, and at the same time it relies on a assumption that is not to explicit like written out... then you should attempt to find an answer that possible says X or the assumption that X relies on doesn't actually lead to Y or falls short on Proving Y.
example: We now know Trump is president elect and therefore has received more electoral votes than any other competing candidate.So he will be the next president. Since he will be the most recent president, Trump must then be representing the majority of the beliefs held by modern day Americans.
Ok so here "most recent president" is sufficient, and "represent the majority of the beliefs" is the necessary. Now to weaken this we can show that the last president before him or even 50 years ago was elected but did not Necessarily represent the majorities beliefs...
Answers:
A. Harry Truman was elected as president, but a country wide survey showed over 52% of Americans did not believe that to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki was the correct course of action .
Even though Truman was the most recent president at the time he still was not aligned with the majority of beliefs held by Americans at the time.
I hope that makes sense !!!
Not sure if this is good LSAT experts let me know thank you !!!
Feminism in 15century france and narrative talk story topics, are really getting on my nerves lol couldn't they talk about boxing or racing or war or even law is good
Guys I know we're all stressed out but can anyone lend some advice on whether or not taking practice tests this week and next is a good idea... I have been consistently taking them almost daily for a month now... I give myself rest days every 5 days or so.
But I keep reading about people doing only 2 a week now am I missing something... please help don't want to burn out this far out...
In your case I'd say cancel but be weary of feburary test I've taken it and it was strange nonetheless less ... somewhat easy but leaves you wondering if it was too easy if you know what I mean ... but if you feel like you cracked the 170 you should be fine and should keep it
So took yesterdays Feb 6 LSAT......
(Few quick details so you better understand where I'm standing)
So I did not at all take myself seriously months prior to the LSAT, i have withdrawn twice form the LSAT due to knowing this fact.
(OCT & DEC) Prior to taking the LSAT I had minimal knowledge of formal logical( negating , contrapositives,etc...) Like very lightly I understood the concepts but never enough to actually employ them(Assumptions.n all that).. so about a week an a half prior to the LSAT I did my usual thing and procrastinated. My goal was a 158+ (Target school Loyola) which soon I realized after taking my first legit PT with a (149)......that I would downgrade to a goal of Southwestern( ya i know doomed)......However after a week and a half of almost pure 5-10(had class some days) hour a day practice tests and few reviews, i was hitting 154-ish and the material was actually making more and more sense ( even in that godawful amount of stress)....at one point I actually even got intrigued as to why like....I don't know it felt like a hunger to spot-recognize-repair-improve....
Sorry for all that bit long but heres my question I'm seeing my life with two options as of now....
1.If I score a 152+ with my (3.3UGPA) apply to Southwestern(YES I KNOW).....work my ass off first year top 15-20%(Yes i know its difficult,everything in life is) then transfer to (,USC..ect) or.....its a big OR
2.Spend this next year studying for the October LSAT apply to top tier schools(T14- 20) with likely a scholarship....(And yes I believe I can hit 170+) not cause I'm a genius...(i wish) but because I'm decently inteligent with a new acquired taste in LSAT...
Ill give you an idea of what I'm feeling, literally after sitting through my first LSAT.....I came home my mind was blurry and literally the only comfort I found was by doing LR questions to calm my nerves....
PS:JY STRAIGHT UP TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING ABOUT LG GAMES...Smart Gentleman( Will be buying the ultimate test guide if option 2 is chosen....I hope that doesn't suffice as evidence in some kind of bias fashion to anything you may post :)
So I'm not happy with my December score and average a much higher score than I received....reason I messed up was I hardly got 2 hours of sleep night before so my eyes were liter ly closing on the most important test ever... now question is can I submit an app without an lsat and is that an advantage over waiting to send when lsat comes.... or is this evenpossible ? Please help
Just look at it unless your shooting for HLS even northwestern only cares for the higher score don't be too hard on yourself I'm in your exact same shoes testing wise as well my pts are exactly the same as yours .... well get through these rough times have faith... and remember consistency topples talent any day
@ it was awful man I had only 2 hour prolly .... eyes were blurring up and yes I'm definitely not going to risk anything next time if there is a next time will be using an aid
@ i dont if i should retake I've seen my score from the first time i will have to look at this one for reference or for applying if i get a bit lucky ... cause my first one was February and you don't get a disclosed test to review... But i just might have to talk to someone and ya that method i know pretty well lol i used to use that to fix my sleeping schedules when i was up till 4 am back in the day.... but ya idk I'm in such a shitty spot i have no idea what the result is like ... but i don't even know if i want to retake in feburary either...
@ that helps relieve a lil anxiety maybe in a upwind RC might balance out LG ... I think LSAC is making a change towards balancing out difficulty !
additionally todays RC felt much easier even in my sleep deprived mode than any i have ever taken !!!
This is my second sitting for the LSAT.... i have been killing myself for 5-6 months now averaging -3 on LG -5 to -4 on LR and well RC -9 -13 ... I wasn't prepared my first time around completely underestimated the test...but i couldn't sleep the night before.. and scored very bad.... second time coming now and again i couldn't sleep last night tossing turning from 10 to 3 am then maybe got 2 hours of shut eye ... and went to the test like i was so disoriented and sleep deprived that i could hardly figure the word adjacent on the second LG .... I'm in a nightmare ... this is not what was supposed to happen ...
Guys Anyone notice any repeating answer patterns I'm scared for LG but for RC anyone have repeating letter answers? Like CCCC or EEEE
Nice plans peeps...
Heres mine:
1.Have some chateubrion ( filet mignon) 6 pm with broccoli salad... no wine sadly makes me groggy lol
2. Bath around 8:30pm
3.Bedtime 9:30 take some melatonin pills for sleep aid
4.wake up 6 am have my 2 eggs with whole grain toast Lil mayo to calm the anxiety lol
5. Drive over to Philz coffee get myself a small cup of heaven
6.Head over to test site 25 mins away while listening to Paco de lucia( Santanas big daddy) and Yurima: River flows in you... highly recommend if you want to calm your nerves
7. Arrive test center do one simple logic game... 5 to 8 LR easy to medium
8.head into test ...walk out with pencil still smoking...pshhhhh
9. Come home and write a letter to LSAC and admitting guilt to having murdered that test...Obama out
Well hopefully it goes this way
@ really? so the curve is configured based on previous data???? That is ridiculous ...very illogical why wouldn't they apply the curve from current results ... its not as representative to have old results from "OLDER" tests ... so lucrative these peeps are up to something
PS im also taking saturdays exam lol
@ Hi i just took the 79 if you would like we can Skype or Viber i can help explain and it will be good review for me and you....if your comfortable with it my name is Vick I'm a psychology major Grad from Cal State Northridge ! i did pretty strong on LG and LR can't help too much on RC lol
Here some food for thought... most competitive students aim for sep or oct ...December has a more misses allowed because I believe a larger proportion of students who are not as competitive i.e. prepared take it ... honestly September is the last draw for most early admission applicants keep that in mind.
Thank you to my 7 sage family i cant respond to all of you but in short i really appreciate all support and advice... Yes unfortunately my exam is this saturday my last pt and review is toomrow ...friday i rest and saturday time for action ... but im very nervous....specifaclly because of RC ive worked so hard guys and im not saying this to self pitty but everyone on here understands my sorrow more than anyone else...
honestly... this might have been the weirdest flowing lsat there was no flow ... of hard to easy like in every test I've taken with the exception of the Chinese talk story RC difficulty has gone up down regularly this one is psychological difficult something about these questions tired me out today!!
check it out PT 79....LR -4 LG -5 ( usually 2-3), -3LR........-14 RC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please what is wrong with me !!!
check it out PT 79....LR -4 LG -5 ( usually 2-3), -3LR........-14 RC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IN THE SH********T!
Lots of vitamin c asap !!! And then get a concoction together 1 part honey 6 parts lemon juice!!! Drink 2 to 3 a day no joking this will help you a lot will cut sickness down into 2 days I swear !