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Hey all,
Is this allowed? haha I browse through people's threads and such and noticed that topics tend to get off-topic and cluster the OP's questions, comments, etc.. so I thought I would create this for everyone to just chat and connect. If there is one already sorry, please delete/let this die.
Anyways,
Hi all,
So I know "a few" is logically equivalent to "some" (more than 1), but for "few," can we say that it is logically equivalent to the opposite of "most"? An example would best show what I mean:
1. A few cats are blue. (Some cats are blue.)
2. Few cats are blue. (Most cats are NOT blue.)
Is this correct?
Thank you! Just a small nit picky logic thing that I keep forgetting to confirm.
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-1-question-24/
I can't understand why answer choice 'B' is incorrect! Need some help!
The flaw of the argument is that it assumes there is no other reason that a child could have sleeping problems. Thus the conclusion that "removing the tonsils eliminates sleeping problems" rests on this assumption.
Answer choice 'E' is exactly that.
On second look however answer choice 'B' is exactly that as well.
The argument certainly relies on the assumption that there is (no other reason a child could have sleeping problems) than from the tonsils which is "tantamount to making the conclusion true." Answer choice 'B' even matches up 100% with my explanation!
What's more is that answer E and B when compared to each other support each other as well. Example:
"(B)relies on the assumption" that there "(E)is no other cause for sleeping problems during sleep"
Have looked all over but I can't find any explanation on this. Thanks for any help in advance.
I was just setting up my schedule for the academic year and realized that once I take out hours for lectures, studying, work, etc, I'll have roughly 10 h/week left for studying the LSAT.
I plan to take the LSAT in June 2017. Is spending 10 hours a week (plus a lot more during winter break) from September to June enough of a time commitment to ensure that I get a score that reflects my maximum potential?
I was thinking that I'd take one PT per week, do a thorough blind review, and then spend the rest of my allotted LSAT study time doing drills focusing on my weaknesses + reviewing parts of the Core Curriculum again whenever I need to. I've already read The LSAT Trainer and I'm going to be finished with the Core Curriculum in a couple of weeks, so I think I'll be in pretty good shape to start PTing by September.
Any advice will be very much appreciated!
Is 7sage missing a question type in logical reasoning? Evaluate the Argument Questions
Hi all! I have been studying for about two months now and initially had started out using the Powerscore Bibles but after about a month and a half I realized that their approach to the LSAT was just simply not for me nor was I a fan of their explanation methods but that's besides the point. Anyway, I purchased the 7sage course about two weeks ago and I love it! I certainly think that this is a much better approach for study and will complete the course with pretty high confidence that I will receive the score I want.
However, I believe I made the mistake of registering too early. I am currently registered to take the September LSAT and the deadline for postponing is August 30th and I am just not sure if I will be ready yet, or if I want to rush through the 7sage course to make myself ready by September. Before registration, I already had my mind up about taking it twice so I am definitely going to be taking it in December but do you think September is too early for me right now and that I should postpone? The only reason I am still contemplating postponing is that I don't want to only take the exam once (I have heard taking it twice is the way to go to ensure your maximum score) and I don't want to push back my second time taking it to February because I think February is too late. Overall, I am simply not sure what I should do. Any advice?
ok so im a veteran so i get tuition waiver for CT state schools, but my gpa sucked imean it was terrible, after Afghanistan i mustve gone to school just so i wouldnt have to be home. l was able to graduate, but my gpa was a 2.6, i know shame on me, trust me i had some issues focusing on school once i got back. my question is what school do you guys think i need on my lsats to have a chance of going to UCONN? thick skin so dont worry lay it on me
I'm curious as to whether or not it is worth investing in a desk/study space in my home.
Wondering where you guys study for the LSAT? At home? or do you go to a library?
Also, if you study at home, how is your study space set up?
No lie:
http://www.cali.org/sites/default/files/ColoringBookFinalAug022016.pdf
Brb, buying the 64 crayola pack like old times.
Hey 7sagers,
I watched this video for the first time last night and I thought it was really motivational, especially now that the September LSAT is around the corner. Wanted to share it.
Let’s push through the last month strong!
So I'm looking into getting the Ultimate + package eventually when I am done reading through The LSAT Trainer that I was recommended. I see the Ultimate + has the most problem sets.
My question is how many of the problem sets should I do while going through the actual lessons and how many should I save for when I am doing practice exams?
I looked at some previous threads that talk about this, but couldn't find a clear answer. What exactly is recommended by J.Y or the Sages?
TYIA
I have one quick question, Is taking the December LSAT too late for admissions? any experiences? I plan to have all my work paper work submitted as I prepare, and have everything turned in before DEC 31. Since this would be my first time taking the test, I won't have a score to report, would that hurt my admission chances?
With the September LSAT knocking on the front door, I planned a week of vacation away from work about 2 weeks before the exam, with the goal of reducing any work-related stress to have better focus. What is the best plan of attack for September studying? Do a few PTs, but nothing too new? Focus on fine tuning reading comprehensive (my lowest scoring area)? Go on vacation, get a great tan, and try not to think about it?
Can anyone point me in the right direction to the December 2016 Blind Review Group? I don't know if one has been set up yet, although I do know there is currently a group for the September 2016 test. Would certainly appreciate it. Thanks
So, I've decided to postpone my test date from September to December as well as Signup for 7sage. I've been scoring in the 155-157 and I really want to be in the mid- high 160s. Did I make the right decision? ugh I hope I did, Why is this process so difficult ?!?! Im really good at LG, I'm usually finishing with 4-5 min left and getting 20 -23 correct. It seem as though i just can't win with LR and reading comp, my scores fluctuate between those two. Im hoping my signing for 7sage will really help me, I'm going crazy because i just can't seem to hit the 160 range! It's a terrible feeling.
Can we use the old PTs (7 - 18, 19 - 28) to practice timed LR sections, or are they so completely different from the newer PTs as to be irrelevant?
Hang in there folks.
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Hi everyone. I took my diagnostic finally...and got a 146. However, that is AFTER inishing the curriculum first. It's just an awful feeling. I know it's the first test, but I finished the curriculum first and still only got 146. Do I even have a shot at getting a decent score? *sigh*
I cannot for the life of me figure out why C and D are wrong, can give a coherent detailed explanation for why they're wrong?
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-40-section-3-question-23/
.....what gives bro? I feel that these are so much harder than earlier ones that I've taken. I'm marking somewhere around 20 questions for BR in each LR section. Just took PT 66 and I feel like I just got rekt; felt like I was just reading words and not understanding them.
I've read that as you go higher in the PTs, the harder they get...but dang.
Hey smarties!
I am trying to post things that are funny and light hearted to bring smiles to some of you going through a rough time.
The other day was a rough one. I did a PT and my head wasn't in it and I scored well below my average. Needless today I started crying, like ugly cry when Mufasa in the Lion Kings dies. It was a disaster. My roommate came home at that time and his only solution was to feed me I guess.
He took me out for a burger. This was a big deal because I don't eat junk food at all. It was the best burger I ever had. I went home and wrote another prep test and scored higher than my average.
All days can be turned around. Don't stress over a bad PT, eat a burger instead (3
I hope this picture makes you smile and makes you believe in the power of burgers.
I received a free Princeton Review textbook that had a practice test in the back. It is not an actual LSAT that has been administered it was made by the princeton review people. I scored so so low compared to other tests and I am wondering if this means I am doing worse or if it's the fact that it wasn't a real lsat. The questions were completely different from what I have seen (in my opinion) and the logic games far more confusing and complex then anything I have seen and I have taken over 16 PT's. Someone help.
Hello! After reading through many topics about LORs, I was hoping that someone could help/offer me your opinions.
I am 4 years out of university and I have one letter in the LSAC system from a professor. I had planned on getting a second letter from another professor that I had worked closely with (2 classes + 2 independent studies), however, due to some health issues and oversight from him... I don't feel comfortable asking him for the letter for a third time. (I had asked him twice, followed up each time, but his response to any request for the LOR is to ignore... if I email him about anything else, life updates, etc. he's all ears.)
Therefore, is it okay just to have one letter from a professor whose class was negligible to my credit hours?
Also, is there a specific type of class/professor I should be looking to get a letter of rec from? (I went to an engineering school, so I figure I should be looking towards the humanities professors.)
Side note, after working at a fortune 500 company for a bit, I moved back to my home state to work for the 'family business'. Is it in poor form for me to get a letter of rec from a colleague (unrelated to me in any form; we have a great working relationship/have worked on many projects together)?
Apologies in advance for how awkwardly worded this is... but thank you for any insight!
Are "pharmacological intervention in the brain's neurochemistry" and"chemical changes in the brain" meaning the same thing? They are interchangeable? Otherwise I don't understand why the answer is B...
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-66-section-2-question-04/
This is lesson 6/16 in the Advanced Logic Section. On DeMorgans law. Question 1. Translate the sentence into logic.
"Unless the leather is soaked and tanned for 3 days, the resulting boot will be smelly."
The right answer is
/S or /T ---> BS
contrap: /BS ---> S & T
Why does it turn from an “and” to an “or” statement if you choose /S & /T as the sufficient condition?
I thought that for “unless” conditionals, you just pick one statement and negate it and that’s the sufficient.
I’m choosing S & T as the sufficient, and BS as the necessary.
so
/S & /T —> BS
If the leather isn’t soaked and tanned, the boot will be smelly.
so the contrapositive would be…
/BS –> S or T
If the boot isn’t smelly, the leather was soaked or tanned.
I see that I’m wrong but I don’t understand why.
Is it just..whenever an & statement is negated, it turns into an or statement? and whenever an or statement is negated it turns into an & statement?
I’m super confused bc now I’m looking at the contrapositive of #2 on that quiz and it’s /S & /H —> E or D
If "and" statements turn into "or" statements when they’re negated then why isn’t that the case here >.<
P.S. I do know the splitting rules it's just hard to type onto here so I left it without splits.
