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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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BR Group!!!! PT 41!

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Tuesday, Jan. 26th at 8PM ET: PT 41

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I’m back from a self-imposed sabbatical from LSAT for the past week to stave off some burn out. Looking forward to what OVO means.

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Quick question,

I had originally planned to apply to law schools for the current admissions cycle but decided to take a year off and retake the LSAT June 2016. I had 2 Professors lined up to write me letters of rec. One of them finished their letter and submitted it to LSAC before I decided to postpone my law school apps. I gave the other professor a heads up and she is going to hold off on writing until I decide to apply.

My question is: Will it matter/look weird that one of my letters was written about a year before the other? Will I have to write some kind of addendum explaining that I postponed my decision to apply?

Out of PTs 52-71, which ones do you feel have the toughest LGs (i.e. The ones to focus using the fool proof method on)?

I found out today that I was significantly less anxious during my LR sections because I decided beforehand that I would check the time after the 10th question, the 15th, and at 20. Obviously if I felt I spent a long time on a section I might check how much time has passed by, but I feel like constantly looking back and forth between my watch and the questions ruined my train of thought on many occasions. I had to turn my watch over so I wouldn't be tempted to keep looking.

For reading comp though, I'm not sure when to be checking my time. It would be ideal to only check after each passage, but I don't want to lose track of time after spending a good deal of time on a tough passage or question. I'd love to hear what top scorers have put into habit.

Hey there 7Sagers! Here's a question from a student I thought you could help out with:

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Hello I wanted to know how I can get faster at doing logic games and not miss inferences . I have been looking at videos and trying to repeat them and I do but it is not quite becoming second nature completely

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Personal Statement Bootcamp: Story Strategies with 7sage's David Busis (@david.busis)

Thursday, January 28th, 9pm ET

What’s the best way to write a standout statement? Tell a good story. In this webinar, we’ll discuss tactics for choosing a topic, drafting, and revising—all with storytelling in mind.

More specifically, we’ll cover:

About David: David is a graduate of Yale, where he received a prize for excellence in the English major, and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where he received a third-year teaching fellowship. His nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic online. His fiction has won two national contests, received notable mention in The Best American Short Stories 2014 and been anthologized by Autumn House Press.

David has taught literature at Phillips Academy Andover, fiction at the University of Iowa and creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University. He currently teach creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University, and has designed a course about law school personal statements for 7Sage LSAT.

I have a question about a certain topic I'm getting confused with. Basically For example - If H goes to Y, then G will go to X. Does that mean that if G goes to Y, H can't go to X?

I understand the contrastive concept is A -> B --- /B -> /A but is that all to it?

I feel as if I'm missing some major concept or lesson?

Can somebody please point me in the directions of games that are similar to this one? Thanks!

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-77-section-3-game-4/

Can someone guide me to the lesson that talks about the key words, I got the for,since, because one but key words like yet, however etc. which lesson is that?

Febbers! We’re less than one month away! Don’t panic! Come to Group BR tonight instead!

Wednesday, Jan. 27th at 8PM ET: PT74

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February Test Takers Schedule: http://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/5520/february-test-takers-group-br-schedule-very-tentative

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

BR GROUP NOTES:

What would you pick? get a JD comped at a non ranked school or pay sticker at 25-35 ranked school ("brand"). Your end goal is to start your own practice (not) get a "job".

Just for clarity....... If someone was interested in purchasing this option would they get 4 rounds of editing for their PS, DS, optional essays for each school, "why"essays for each school, and addendums. If so that would be an amazing deal and one I would have considered if I were still in the application process (that is if I had any money).

I'm planning to take the LSAT in June 2016 and was wondering if anyone near would mind meeting to study? Please let me know, thanks!!!

I am seeing lots of improvement with with RC and LR as I am a couple of weeks away from PTing. But surprisingly I am noticing the most difficulty with games. I try to do the fool proof method to the best of my ability but I guess the toughest part for me is still making inferences. I can redo a game multiple times, and I will understand it. But to be honest it is still hard for me to approach a game cold and be able to do it perfectly. It is 50/50, I either can or cannot no matter what type of game it is. I am not liking my odds here. What should I do? Like I have to look at explanations and videos before I attempt a majority of new games because I cannot make inferences at the rate that I want. This is really frustrating because I am improving quicker in RC than with games and I dont understand, I thought it would be the other way around. I am dependent on the game explanations. I mean what do I do at this point. Start with test 1 and do the games up until test 77? I spend all day going over 4-5 games this is crazy. I have to start taking exams in a few weeks.

I was curious to know if there are any comparative reading passages for practice? So far from the lesson plan I have not seen any!

I totally understand the difference between these two question types. However, when SA questions are not logic based, I pick the answer choice that keeps the conclusion 100% in tact, similar to NA questions.

By doing this, I am getting at least 80% correct and I just started to use this method. However, if this method will backfire on future questions, I will stop doing this despite the good accuracy. And, I do not want to start bad habits because they are so hard to break.

Can someone please chime in and tell me what you fellow 7 Sage students' think about this strategy?

When an author starts off a RC passage with a Question is that generally a phenom begging 4 an explanation? or generally speaking what is the purpose of questions posed throughout an RC passage? thanks

The book is really expensive, is it possible to just buy the new test from the book separately, like from Cambridge, Amazon, etc.?

Dear 7sagers,

I need your help again. If a diversity statement is optional (I don't think it's required anywhere), should we submit one? And if everything in the statement is fairly obvious to the adcom (race, upbringing, background etc)?

Thank you so much!

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-75-section-1-question-18/

Is it wrong to make this assumption? I think this is an interesting point and if you dont mind, look at PT 75-Section1-#18. I'm assuming the chief of police oversees many precincts, if 7/10 of the precincts under his watch were accepting gifts, isn't it safe to assume that an investigation into the other precincts would be okay? I mean, it seems like a "reasonable assumption" in my opinion. Or maybe the word "graft" just threw me off that I didn't even think B) was possible, B) seems like an uncommon/blatantly obvious kind of flaw that you would think is wrong. To say the accusations are unfounded doesn't make a lot of sense if the chief of police oversees many precincts. I know we can't assume the chief of police sees multiple precincts, but it feels as if it's say to assume this because it happens in real life? Just like say saying it's reasonable to assume a biologist would work in a lab because this happens in real life. Any insight?

How can I cancel my account?

What's up with people that use If-then statement with a qualifier like "could". If X, then Y must follow. It's necessary. What's the point/impact of "could" follow. It annoys me that the necessary condition has an escape. Example:

If not enough new homes are built in 2016, then home prices could rise.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BAxkEuIAbNL/?taken-by=narresearch

Recommend replacing RC Categories (currently based on Passage Subject) with Question Type (e.g., Main Point/Purpose, Inference, Strengthen, Weaken, Parallel Reasoning, etc.). This change to LSAT Analytics would provide better targeted and "actionable" feedback for RC - consistent with what's already in place for LR

February 1997 is the only exam I can't find cheap access to online. It's one of the few exams where I haven't seen any of the games, so I'd like to at least try taking the games section timed. Has anyone been able to find a cheap copy? Amazon.com's price for it is nuts!