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We’re doing a double!!!!

Talk to your heart’s content at Group BR

Thursday, Feb 11th at 1PM ET: PT 46

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June BR Group Schedule: http://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/6171/june-test-takers-group-br-schedule-updated

NOTE: I front-loaded the PT 70 - 75 because I believe that people need to get eyes on 70s sooner rather than later. We’ll still have PT 76 and 77 available to PT in May. Trust me when I say it is worth it to do these tests twice. And if you don’t feel comfortable hitting the 70s yet, don’t worry. We’re going to repeat this cycle of PT 70-75 at the end of February just in case.

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Note:

  • For everyone: take the PT under timed conditions; BR as you are able on your own; then join us for all or part of the call—everyone is welcome.
  • Note: For the purposes of the call, we like to check our group blind review score together at the very end of the call :) So at least don't say ... "No guys, really, it's D, I checked it.” KEEP THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOURSELF. Win the argument with your reasoning.
  • These groups work best when folks from ALL stages of prep and with all different goals join in! Not just for "super-preppers" and definitely not just for the casual LSATer (does such a person exist?).
  • The only expectation anyone has for these calls is for you to have fun and ask questions as you desire. We are just a bunch of LSAT lovers who gather via GoToMeeting and intellectually slaughter each test.
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    I went through the cirriculum, and now I am left with taking exams. I still am not comfortable with games and I would like to revisit parts of the cirriculum for some of the LR questions that I have issues with. And obviously since I have done all of the RC sections I will just do some from extra exams that I bought. I would like to spend another month doing the LG bundles from exams 1-35 (which I have not had a chance to do, because I was heavily involved learning the cirriculum). Also I think revisiting some of the LR, if not all of the LR lessons and the practice problems will help me grasp a quicker understanding of the cirriculum. So I will not be learning every single lesson again from scratch because I think that would be a waste. I am mainly doing this to give myself time to get comfortable with games because the cirriculum did not help so much with games and I was advised by @Pacifico to do the bundles and until I feel comfortable then I should begin PTing.

    The biggest issue of course is time, meaning I will have 3 months left of PTing and not 4 months. But I feel like if I start now I will jsut waste exams. I believe that I need another month to get better at this test. So is it an issue to do 3 PTs a week from the second half of March to June? I feel like maybe I can start with two for the first couple weeks and then I can get rolling to 3 a week. I honestly just feel like right now going into the exams with a bad foundation for games will only hurt my score. Plus I can review LR lessons for a whole month as well as do 90-95 percent of the game bundles, so isnt it a win/win?

    Id rather take 3 PTs a week and feel like I am comfortable to take them, rather than 2 a week and just bomb the game sections.

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    When entering my pretest answers in the analytics , I put B on all the questions that I did not have time to get to. Is this ok still to find out my weakest areas in the pre-test sections?

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    I've studied for many months and I'm really hoping that 7sage helps me out a lot. I've self studied the PS bibles and gone through a BP prep course. I've even taken a full year off to work and completely stop studying the LSAT. My fault is that I did not retain a lot of techniques and strategies with such a lengthy break, and while material is familiar, a lot of it still feels mildly new. Another fault of mine back with my pre-7sage LSAT prep is my lack of focus and dedication.

    I'm 1-2 weeks away from reaching the portion of the course that is filled with 2-3 prep tests a week until my actual test date in June. I'm wondering about the rate of improvement some of you have seen with the set study schedule in place.

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    We're so excited to be bringing you four (yes, four) FREE webinars this week.

  • Tuesday, 4pm ET: Eliminating Attractor Answer Choices (with Sage Jimmy Dahroug)
  • Wednesday, 9pm ET: Strategies for 170+ Prep (with Allison Gill Sanford)
  • Thursday, 9pm ET: Timing Strategies (with Sage Corey Janson)
  • Friday, 9pm ET: Necessary Assumptions (with Sage Jimmy Dahroug)
  • Note on all webinars: Only the live webinars are free and open to the public. No recordings will be made publicly available, but we do plan to make webinars available to 7sage's students in the future as part of the paid course. So if you want to get some great webinar content for free, be sure to attend the live version. Furthermore, any recording or broadcasting of webinars is strictly prohibited (Periscope, screencapture, etc.) and constitutes a violation of LSAC's copyright. Copyright infringement is not a good way to start a legal career.

    Timing Strategies with Sage Corey Janson

    Thursday, February 11th | 9pm ET

    Sage Corey (176) wants us to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away, know when to run. Join us for an intensive on everyone's favorite LSAT topic: timing strategies. Questions/topics include:

    —Worried about skipping and not having time to come back?

    —Timing data from an actual PT Corey's taken just for us

    —How to generally improve your timing

    To join the webinar, please do the following:

    Timing Strategies with Sage Corey Janson | Thurs. 2/11 at 9pm ET

    Thu, Feb 11, 2016 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM CST

    Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

    https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/306104757

    You can also dial in using your phone.

    United States +1 (224) 501-3412

    Access Code: 306-104-757

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    If need be, I plan on taking the LSAT for a fourth time.. (depending on feb score)

    My first take was in June 2014, since then I've taken it two more times. Will I be able to take it again June 2016? Does that follow the 3 times in 2 years rule? I believe I read it is 2 years from your first write?

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    Hey guys! Had a student email me with a question and I thought you could help them out. Here it is:

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    Currently I am waitlisted at one of my top schools for the Fall of 2016. I took the LSAT once and scored a 160 and I am wondering if your students often utilize the June LSAT to get off the waitlist. The first time I used Blueprint LSAT Prep, but I am looking for a different prep course this time around and I have pretty much heard all positive reviews about this course. If you could advise that would be greatly appreciated.

    Thank you.

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    Strategies for 170+ Prep with Allison Gill Sanford

    Wednesday, February 10th | 9pm ET

    Allison (173) has prepared an exciting webinar dedicated to strategies for 170+ prep. Even if your goal score falls outside this range, every LSAT taker will benefit from this webinar. Learn what it REALLY takes to get a 99th percentile score from someone who's done it!

    Note on all webinars: Only the live webinars are free and open to the public. No recordings will be made publicly available, but we do make past webinar videos available to anyone with a paid course at 7sage.com/webinar . So if you want to get some great webinar content for free, be sure to attend the live version. Furthermore, any recording or broadcasting of webinars is strictly prohibited (Periscope, screencapture, etc.) and constitutes a violation of LSAC's copyright. Copyright infringement is not a good way to start a legal career.

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    BR Group!!!!

    This is the secret handshake. :) (just kidding!)

    Tuesday,Feb 9th at 8PM ET: PT 45

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    EVERYBODY GETS A GOTOMEETING! YAY!!!

    June BR Group Schedule: http://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/6171/june-test-takers-group-br-schedule-updated

    No babysitter tonight, so I may just listen in the background, throwing in my two cents when I can.

    Please click the link and comment if you plan on participating.

    Note:

  • For everyone: take the PT under timed conditions; BR as you are able on your own; then join us for all or part of the call—everyone is welcome.
  • Note: For the purposes of the call, we like to check our group blind review score together at the very end of the call :) So at least don't say ... "No guys, really, it's D, I checked it.” KEEP THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOURSELF. Win the argument with your reasoning.
  • These groups work best when folks from ALL stages of prep and with all different goals join in! Not just for "super-preppers" and definitely not just for the casual LSATer (does such a person exist?).
  • The only expectation anyone has for these calls is for you to have fun and ask questions as you desire. We are just a bunch of LSAT lovers who gather via GoToMeeting and intellectually slaughter each test.
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    We're so excited to be bringing you four (yes, four) FREE webinars this week.

  • Tuesday, 4pm ET: Eliminating Attractor Answer Choices (with Sage Jimmy Dahroug)
  • Wednesday, 9pm ET: Strategies for 170+ Prep (with Allison Gill Sanford)
  • Thursday, 9pm ET: Timing Strategies (with Sage Corey Janson)
  • Friday, 9pm ET: Necessary Assumptions (with Sage Jimmy Dahroug)
  • Note on all webinars: Only the live webinars are free and open to the public. No recordings will be made publicly available, but we do plan to make webinars available to 7sage's students in the future as part of the paid course. So if you want to get some great webinar content for free, be sure to attend the live version. Furthermore, any recording or broadcasting of webinars is strictly prohibited (Periscope, screencapture, etc.) and constitutes a violation of LSAC's copyright. Copyright infringement is not a good way to start a legal career.

    Eliminating Attractor Choices with Sage Jimmy Dahroug

    Tuesday, February 9th | 4pm ET (Special time!)

    In this webinar, we'll cover:

    —Attractor vs Correct Answer Choices

    —Common traits of Attractors

    —Common traits of Correct Answer Choices

    —"Find the Flaw" Method

    Jimmy Dahroug scored a 173 (99th percentile) on the LSAT despite an initial PT of 149. He believes there are no "set points" and students can improve their scores with superior strategy and practice. He loves rooting for the Underdog!

    To join the webinar, please do the following:

    Eliminating Attractor Choices with Sage Jimmy Dahroug | Tues. 2/9 at 4pm ET

    Tue, Feb 9, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CST

    Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

    https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/206853757

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    Hey! Just a quick question. I sat for the Feb test last weekend and had a less than desirable testing situation. First, I had submitted all proper documentation for a biographical change through lsac. When I arrived I was told that since my name did not match the roster I wasn't going to be admitted. I understand that there are rules about things like this, but it made me even more anxious thinking I wasn't even going to be admitted. After going through the rule book multiple times, they finally called lsac and were told that I could be admitted. This threw me off my game for the first section of the exam. Then as I was starting to get into rhythm a kid in the room started making snoring noises...I know right how could you fall asleep during this test?? So during the break the proctor came to me and apologized for that noises and they were sorry it was distracting me (I guess my glances gave away my frustration). And then to top all of that off I overheard one of the proctors tell another test taker that he was going to have to dismiss him since the proctor heard his phone go off; however, the student was allowed to finish taking the exam and was bragging about having a phone but still getting to finish the test. So my question is, should I file a complaint about the testing conditions of this test? They said your results can be held due to an investigation and I really don't want to delay even though I know I did horrible. Any advice would be wonderful!!

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    I am looking at the LSAT Prep book distributed by Kaplan and I am already confused about the material. (I have not purchased a 7Sage course yet as I'm on the trial, so I hope it is okay that I am already asking questions). The first chapter is about LSAT Reasoning and Levels of Truth (true, false, and possible). I know this may sound stupid since we already think about Levels of Truth in our daily lives, but I'm really not understanding the material based on the way they have worded things...

    The book says that possible can be described as "could be true" and "could be false". Can a statement possibly be true and possibly be false at the same time, or is it just one or the other? For example, one "question stem" they gave was "Which of the following must be true?" The analysis was the answer must be true and "Therefore, the four wrong answers must be false, or are merely possible (i.e., could be false)." When they said the wrong answers could be "merely possible (i.e., could be false)", why did they not describe "merely possible" as could be false OR could be true? Is it because a could be true statement can be proven to be false?

    Another example is when they ask the question, "Which of the following could be true?" The analysis was the answer could be true and that a "must be true" answer would also fit. Why is this? Isn't a "must be true" answer different from "could be true"? It has already been proven that it is true...

    In other words, can a statement possibly be false or possibly be true at the same time, or is it just one or the other? Can a statement ALWAYS "possibly be true" and "must be true" at the same time?

    I guess if I am getting tripped up on such a simple concept maybe I should just give up now...I really overthink things...

    Thank you!

    -Amanda

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    Hi all, I've been accepted into my first top 20 school, and was wondering what the procedure for merit based scholarships usually looks like. Should I take it that as I didn't receive any scholarship info right off the bat (I was accepted Friday) that it isn't coming. Or is there sometimes a delay? Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

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    June Test Takers! Great work last week, gang! Because there was demand for an earlier BR session, we’re now also doing Wednesday at 12pm EST. Please let us know in the comments if you plan on coming or if you’d like any adjustments to be made.

    Here’s the schedule this week:

    BR GROUPS

    Tuesday, Feb 9th at 8PM ET: PT 45

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    Thursday, Feb 11th at 1PM ET: PT 46

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    Thursday, Feb 11th at 8PM ET: PT 73

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    LSATurday, Feb 13th at 8PM ET: PT46

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    June BR Group Schedule: http://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/6171/june-test-takers-group-br-schedule-updated

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    HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

    Be sure to announce in the comments which group(s) you’re planning on attending.

    Fine Print (NOTE: you all want to be lawyers; reading fine print is what lawyers do, so READ IT!)

    BR GROUP NOTES:

  • If you want to attend these sessions, you MUST click that link.
  • Here’s an FAQ on GoToMeeting.com: http://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/online-meeting-support
  • Then, download the application (for your computer or mobile device).
  • For everyone: take the PT under timed conditions; BR as you are able; join us for all or part of the call—everyone is welcome.
  • Note: For the purposes of the call, we like to check our group blind review score together at the very end of the call :) So at least don't say ... "No guys, really, it's D, I checked it.” Use your reasoning.
  • These groups work best when folks from ALL stages of prep and with all different goals join in! Not just for "super-preppers" and definitely not just for the casual LSATer (does such a person exist?).
  • The only expectation anyone has for these calls is for you to have fun and ask questions as you desire. We are just a bunch of LSAT lovers who gather via GoToMeeting and intellectually slaughter each test.
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    I currently live in South Carolina and have been admitted to the University of South Carolina School of Law. I have also been admitted to the University of Mississippi School of law. I'm from Mississippi and plan to move back (either now, for law school, or when I graduate). However, I think USC's school is a better fit for me, mostly because it's in a urban area,which brings lots of opportunity that a tiny college town can't provide.

    I'm worried about going to school in a state where I don't plan to practice long term, and how this will affect my job opportunities etc when I do move back to Mississippi. Is this a legitimate concern? Part of me says that people moveall the time and I shouldn't worry. The other part thinks that it's vital that I study where I plan to practice, for networking purposes etc.

    Any thoughts shared would be greatly appreciated!

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    Shoutouts to @"Nicole Hopkins" for some incredible content here for RC. I know that I've never used an annotation system like this before and look forward to trying it out as I work through the curriculum and dive into RC passages. Highly recommend this webinar as well the one with @"Quick Silver and @DumbHollywoodActor for people who are struggling on RC or want to break through some plateaus. Both do an incredible job explaining RC in a way that really helps you learn the material and we're blessed to have them as resources! Again sorry about the length but I hope this can help some of you out there struggling with RC.

    Nicole Hopkins RC Webinar

    Contents:

    1. Reading Comprehension Overview

    2. Strategy: Helping your very-near future-self

    3. How (and why to turn the passage into a toolbox

    4. Notation Strategy

    5. Doing your ONE JOB in Reading Comprehension

    6. Implementation

    Reading Comprehension Overview: Crash course of the basics of Reading Comprehension along with some timing strategies

    What RC Consists of:

    • 35 minute section

    • 4 separate passages (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Humanities

    • 5-8 Questions per passage

    • Total of around 28 questions per section

    Should I skip to Passage 3 or Passage 4 since these are more likely to have more questions?

    • No you should start with passage 1 and attack accordingly, you want to pick the low hanging fruit, gain confidence/momentum so you can handle the “harder passages”

    • You don’t get points for answering harder questions

    o Answering only 21 questions and getting them all right scores higher then answering every question and getting 18 right

    Should I spend longer on the “harder passages?

    • RC is always the same process (process of elimination based on inferences you make while reading/analyzing the passage)

    • Do not spend more time on the “harder passages” spend around the same time on all of them

    o We don’t want to spend more time on a harder passage because we’d rather re-allocate that time to an easier passage and get more questions right

    • In this way it is NOT like LG because the amount of time that you spend on each passage should be close to the same

    Timing Breakdown:

    • 3-4 minutes to read the passage (3:30 is our sweet spot)

    o Remember you’re not trying to read for detail or to analyze, we want to focus on structure and a good annotation system where we know where things are if/when we need to come back to the passage

    • 4:45-5:45 to answer 5-8 questions

    o Leaves us a maximum of 1:15 per question if we only get 5 questions and around :35 - :45 seconds per question if we have 8 questions in a passage

    How do we deal with the issue of time?

    • We DO NOT just “read faster”

    • We read smarter and we eliminate answers more efficiently with confidence

    • We want to approach this like LG where we’re going to set up our “game board” so we can confidently move through the questions quickly

    Helping your very near future self: This goes through the method we’re going to use to help efficiently eliminate answer choices

    Combination of JY’s Memory Method and Mike Kim’s approach in the LSAT Trainer:

    JY’s Memory Method:

    • Read the passage

    • Make main points for each paragraph and for the entire passage

    • Take a few seconds to walk through the main points of the passage in your head

    • Confidently eliminate the answer choices and refer to the passage when necessary

    Mike Kim’s LSAT Trainer:

    • When we read focus on the reasoning structure

    • Our goals when we finish reading the passage should be to know the main points and the author’s purpose for writing the passage

    • Ask yourself these questions

    o What are the main points

    o What are the big moving parts

    o What are the viewpoints

    • Who holds them

    • How do they interact

    • Why do care about these viewpoints

    Broken down even further you should think of the JY’s method as the what we’re actually doing and Mike Kim’s approach as how we’re doing it. So as we read the passage we’re reading for structure very similar to how we’d look at argument forms. We want to know if we stripped away the subject matter what would it look like (introduce topic, offer view against topic, offer view in defense of topic, acknowledge that view for topic is clearly superior). Also while we’re reading we’re stopping at the end of each paragraph to get the main point of the paragraph, this helps the overall structure because we understand how the pieces fit in with each other. Then as we continue reading we look for the different viewpoints throughout the passage. Finally when we get to the end of the passage we should have a main point of the passage, along with ascertaining what the author’s purpose for writing this passage is. If we can do that we’re ready to attack the questions.

    Note that having a good process to fix our RC problems are only half the battle, we now need the appropriate tools to be able to do that job and that’s why we have our RC toolbox annotation system

    How and Why to turn your passage into a Toolbox:

    • We understand that we will not remember all of the details that we’ll read and will most likely have to refer back to the passage

    o We also know that we’re under immense time pressure and we want to maximize every second we have

    • When we look back at the passage we want to have the passage work for us so we can be quick and efficient and so we have an annotation system

    Notation System Overview:

    • This is not a magic bullet meaning that doing this will simply put you in a better position to be able to attack the questions but you will still have to put the time and work into making this work

    • It is perfectly okay to not use these exact symbols you want to make your notation system reflective of you and work for you

    o Certain things people use as notation don’t work for others

    o The important thing is what you annotate (main point, structure, etc.) not how the things are annotated

    • Think about this: If this notation system saves you 2 seconds per question this could be the time it takes to allow you to answer 1- 2 more questions overall

    Notation Strategy:

    Keys: When doing this we’re looking for 5-6 distinct categories of details that we can easily distinguish immediately so that you can refer back to the passage without wasting precious seconds

    • Who

    • What

    • When

    • Where

    • Pivots

    • Questions Asked or Issues Raised

    The Who: Proper nouns (Bill Smith)

    • Mark with a BOX around the name, actor, agent, etc.

    • Proper nouns (Bill Smith)

    • Some scientists (Always Box the Quantifier!!!)

    • Mainstream historians

    • Grass Spiders (animals)

    • Hydrogen/Oxygen (because they’re doing something to something else

    Do not forget to box the quantifier because it allows you to eliminate so many answer choices is the passage says “some are” and answer choices says “most are”

    The When: Certain Date or time that something occurred (1776)

    • Mark with a Circle around the date, period or temporal term

    • Until recently

    o Unless you’re told that this is a recent thing or that something is currently going on, you can’t infer recently

    • Since the 1950’s

    • In the Middle Ages

    • In recent decades

    Sometimes helps where if it says before/after X and you can tie it in with exactly what X is being able to visually connect the two ideas could help save you some time. Whether it be a line or arrows being able to connect them so you don’t have to spend time finding the other could save you a few seconds

    The What: Any term or phrase defined or used in a specified way, or any defined hypothesis/theory that is defined

    • When something is defined, usually an embedded clause that we read without and then with afterwards

    • We box the term and then underline the definition or pointing to an underlined definition if in another line

    o “Box with a tail”

    The Where: “In what context”

    • Put brackets around it [ ]

    • Geographic locations [Mali]

    • Experimental context [a recent study]

    • Works/Books/Symphonies [Homeward Bound]

    • Other locations [in the arteries]

    Context will vary subject matter to subject matter

    The Pivots: Used when the author is switching between different viewpoints

    • Marked with an arrow without a stem in the margin (>)

    • “But”, “however”, “in spite of this”

    Very helpful in figuring out argumentative structure and is very often tested on in questions

    • Way to signify different views and helps you understand the flow of the passage, extremely helpful in seeing the MP of the passage

    Issues & Questions:

    • Any time an issue is raised or something is presented use a star

    • Any time a question is posed use a “Q” margin

    • You don’t have these in every passage but when you do have them it helps see the flow of the passage

    Doing your ONE JOB: Your job in RC is NOT to “understand” the passage. It’s to comprehend the passage only enough to eliminate 4 wrong answer choice for each question

    • This isn’t Reading Understanding this is Reading Comprehension

    • You are going to be relying on process of elimination and you’ll get answer choices that you don’t like but you’ll have to circle

    o This is why this is so important to be confident when eliminating answer choices

    Read it, notate it, and attack the questions!

    Implementation:

    • Practice this notation strategy on a few RC sections you’ve taken before trying it out on a fresh PT/section

    • Focus on eliminating answer choices with those hammers you pick up from the passage. If the AC says “most scientists” and you’ve only got two “some scientists” that AC is smashed

    • The goal is for this to be muscle memory and make this automatic!

    Random Q&A:

    1. Should I rely on process of eliminate every question?

    a. You are always using process of elimination on the LSAT, this is no different from LG or LR. When in doubt use process of elimination.

    2. When you have the whole page marked for the Who/What/etc. with limited time how can you answer questions?

    a. Use parts of answer choices that you know you annotated and can thereby confirm or eliminate answer choices

    b. Even though you have lots of annotation symbols and potential for things to be marked each one is distinct so you can quickly find information you need

    3. How do I BR a passage?

    a. I always practice BR on a fresh sheet of it

    b. Write why you have answer choices got wrong

    c. Before you check your answer choice do a BR

    d. Confirm the answer with line references because it will be supported by something in the passage

    4. I’m missing more now on recent tests what I can I do to help?

    a. You need to hone in on words that make the answer choices unsupported

    i. Don’t want an answer choice to be so strong

    ii. Rely on process of elimination and you see the tricks that the LSAT makers give

    5. Do you make multiple reads through?

    a. Read through once and notate and then you do your walkthrough in your brain of what everything is saying and how it fits and then attack the questions.

    6. How do you attack the weird analogy questions?

    a. Think about the analogy questions very similar to conform to the principle/parallel reasoning etc.

    b. Looking for an answer choice that conforms to the same principle because you want to look at that part of the passage and say okay, what is the role/rule/function in this. What is the critical part that’s in play right now.

    7. What would you advise for someone who has lots of fluctuation?

    a. Are there outside factors that varied?

    b. Look at the subject matter and not allow the subject matter to dictate how well you’re engaged.

    8. Should you use the same thing for comparative passages

    a. Yes, and the only other markings will be boxing something that both of them talk about and connecting it with a line throughout the passage

    9. How do you drill RC?

    a. Depends on where you are in your prep, how many are you missing, why are you missing questions?

    i. If you’re RC performance is suffering from poor habits, spinning your wheels, over inferring, bringing in outside information, only focusing on part of the passage, then drilling a bunch actually will make it worse.

    ii. An option to see how your habits are lining up, 7sage BR calls are incredible and talk to people on the call

    b. Always do it timed to see how long it takes for you to read

    10. How do you focus on the passage structure if you don’t understand what the passage is asking about?

    a. Focus on the words that you do know, focus on the pivot points and proper nouns and inferences that you can make, this will help you be able to move forward

    b. Just by notating effectively you’re giving yourself a chance to eliminate answers

    c. Remember that you don’t need to understand the subject matter to get the question right, we’re training to be lawyers not subject matter experts

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    Can someone help me with this? It is one of the questions where the reasoning for the right answer completely eludes me...

    The MSS Question basically states that:

    "There is a difference between morals and manners. Manners are 'necessarily social in nature', whereas morals are 'not necessarily social in nature'. 'So the rules of etiquette do not apply when one is alone.'

    The correct answer is:

    A: "One could be immoral without ever having caused any other person any harm." - Huh?

    I went with:

    E: "What is social in nature could not be a matter of morality." - I figured, sure why not, if morals are 'not necessarily social in nature' and manners are, then something, say a manner, could definitely be social in nature while not a matter of morality... Right?

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    Hey everyone,

    Could really use your advice. So I took the Dec. 2015 and Feb. 2015 administrations and subsequently cancelled them both after. I know this isn't an ideal situation or move pre se, but it was one I was forced with after bombing both sittings due to what I think is some sort of performance anxiety amongst a couple of other pertinent issues. I PT consistently around the the low to mid 160s.

    I had high aspirations of trying to achieve a 170+, but would of been content with scoring around my average. Unfortunately , on both tests I had pretty bad draws with protcor/ test site ambiguities and had trouble moving on from a section that I know I have gone wrong.

    To illustrate this scenario clearer, I opened with back to back LGs and got "the real" LG second during this past Saturday's administration. The easy "mirror game" took way longer than it should have (9) min and I even had to leave one or two circled, although I was a little flustered I was then quickly able to move through the second game .. only to become completely "frozen" from the European cities game. I was shocked, because those games are usually my best.. I tanked a bunch of time just trying to interpret the rules and before I could confidently answer two questions I realized I sank another 11 minutes. Needless to say I freaked out. I jumped right over to the 4th game but could confidently answer only about half the questions. All in all, I believe I bombed the section with at least -11. From that point forward I was so livid, I couldn't move forward. I had LR next and had difficulty just parsing out grammar and finding conclusions -- two of my stronger skill sets-- while I was battling the section. LR is my strong point, but it felt like I just pretty much forgot everything. That trend only continued as the test went on. After 7 months of studying I wasn't ready to accept a potential sub - 150 score. A very similar situation happened to me during the December administration. Nevertheless, I plan to retake in June and conquer this beast once and for all.

    Having gone through the curriculum in it's entirety and completing the vast majority of PTs 40--70s, how would you recommend studying for my third, and FINAL, re-take in June. Also, any advice on how to combat the psychological battle with questions you feel you might have missed?

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    Hello All, I just have a quick question for those of you with the most experience with this. I just wanted to know how many 5 section PTs do you take compared to 4 section PTs. More? Less? Those of you that take 5 section PTs more often, do you find it to be substantially beneficial? Thanks in advance for any insight.

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