Anyone at USC studying for december/February?

I can't remember if I've ever read this... but are we only allowed to bring in water in our bag? Or can we bring an energy drink for our break?

Hey Guys,

So i just finished a prep course and i'm not scoring exactly where i want to be. My diagnostic was 152, and my score has been fluctuating with the highest score being 157 and the lowest being 150. My goal is to score 165. I just recently discovered 7sage and the whole blind review thing and have started to implement it. My Blind Review score was around 163 the last time i took it. The main issue i have is with timing. I'm only able to get to 20 questions in LR, 3 Games in LG, and 3 Passages in RC. Reading Comp is my worse section, and Logic Games is my best section. My goal is to be able to finish each section but i'm not exactly sure how to practice timing outside of just taking timed sections and practice tests.

Also another issue i have is that the prep course i took kinda implemented questions from each practice test, and essentially left me with only 12 fresh practice tests that haven't been used. My plan is to just do timed sections from those older practice tests that they've utilized and hope that i don't remember much for it to affect my score/timing significantly. Since i only have 12 fresh practice tests i'm thinking i'll just do one a week, leaving me with 4 additional ones. If anyone has any advice i'd love to hear it. I feel kinda screwed in the sense that i don't have alot of unused practice tests left and i'm not scoring where i want to be.

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-71-section-3-question-21/

I've figured out why C) and E) are wrong, but I'm not sure how the other incorrect answers weaken the argument.

Any ideas or explanations?

Of course you are. You're about to take an important test. It's not the most important test though. That one you will be taking in February.

Just kidding. This is likely the last LSAT you'll ever take.

I'm only trying to remind you that for something this important, there are second chances. That's not true for a lot of other important things in life, so that's something to feel good about.

For most of you, you already know what score you'll get. Take your last three recent properly administered LSAT PrepTests (e.g., 71, 72, 73) and average your score. You'll get plus or minus 3 points of that average.

There is nothing separating you from that score except the mere passing of a few day's time.

You are as prepared as you can be. You have already seen everything those crafty LSAT writers will throw at you and you've amply demonstrated your ability to respond with craftiness of your own.

Saturday will not be a new day and the December 2014 LSAT will not be a new LSAT. It will only be "LSAT PrepTest 74" which will be just like PT 73 and PT 72 and PT 71 and so on.

For Saturday, remember only this: keep moving.

You will encounter a few insanely difficult curve breaker questions. Every LSAT has them. Every student who has ever taken the LSAT before you has encountered them. You will encounter them (again) on Saturday. I am telling you this now, so you will be prepared. Skip those difficult questions. Maintain your rhythm.

Keep moving.

You got this.

Hey guys,

How many minute(s) (max-min) do you guys aim for when reading a RC passage with reasonable comprehension? Do you read more for comprehension, or simply for relative placement?

Thanks!!

I've been at this since the beginning of May, first by studying completely by myself, I took a few weeks off to compete in a bodybuilding comp, but I went right back into it. I work full time, but squeeze it in in the morning, in my lunch break, and after work. Now that we're a week from the exam, I literally find myself wanting to cry when I am studying.

I know they say "the moments before you reach your goal are always the hardest" and "if you really want something you'll push past it", but I honestly just don't know if I can put another full week of killing myself studying into it.

Does anyone else feel this way? What would you suggest?

So I know the LSAT doesn't really have 'guaranteed' rules that you can use (other than negation, etc), but has anyone come across a correct LR answer choice for a necessary assumption question that used the word "most"?

"Most" is used generally for trap answer choices because the negation of 'most' is 'less than half' and there's really nothing too special about crossing/not crossing the 50% mark for a necessary assumption (unless the stimulus is based on this majority/minority issue). I just looked at a necessary assumption LR question in PT70, S1, #13 for instance and speedily and correctly eliminated three answers on the basis that they began with "most." Of course I went back to read the content, but still, seeing that word makes me less inclined to believe it is correct for NA questions.

I also realize precedents can be broken, but have there been any (correct with 'most') to anyone's knowledge?

hi!

I saw someone else offer to share their study guide, and I thought it was a good idea to help get some different perspective before the exam on Saturday. So if anyone else has any materials to share I'd be happy to share my study guide from the LSAT Trainer material, some Powerscore materials, and some 7sage materials. My email is lbalestrieri@uwalumni.com if anyone is interested!

I'm just curious to see if anyone has particular literary sources they would recommend in trying to achieve this goal, specifically in regards to humanities (book reviews) and hard science passages.

Thanks!!

Hi everyone,

Could someone please give me an example of a question in which the correct answer would be "Appeals to a premise one would accept only if one already accepted the truth of the conclusion"? Haven't seen one in a while and want to go over before test on Saturday.

P.S. I have access to PT 44-65 if you know of one in there thanks

Hi, is anyone else having issues with the study schedule generator? It is stuck on the December schedule option, and will not generate a new one for my actual test date no matter how many times I click "generate schedule" for the February date.

Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. My question is that let's say that I get a 160 on the Dec LSAT and apply to brooklyn Law for the upcoming fall and get rejected, would I be able to reapply to brooklyn law after retaking the February LSAT for the coming up fall? Or is it a case of once your rejected from a school you can only apply for the next cycle. In essence if a person get's rejected can they take the exam over and reapply to the same school which they got rejected to for the same upcoming year? Thanks in advance!

I have scheduled February 2015 LSAT test date.

Hey guys, hope all is well. My question is let's says that I did well on the DEC exam and got accepted to fordham, how long do I have to let them know of my decision to attend their school for the upcoming semester?

Can someone explain what these languages in flaw reasoning questions mean:

Takes for granted that

Fails to rule out the possibility that

It overlooks the possibility that

Hi all,

I realized that I tend to solve for all possible "worlds" in my set-up but not proficient enough do it in a timely manner that paralyzes me when it feels like much time has gone by. When I watch JY's explanation I realize I was on the right track and was making all possible worlds but was doubting myself and did not push through with a few more scenarios which would have allowed me to answer all questions quickly afterward. I also realized JY doesn't always solve for all possible worlds (he has a separate video for it underneath)but employs a method that's rule-driven for each question. For me however when I approach a game that has limited solutions but not few (say 10-15 scenarios) I instinctively choose that route but start to doubt myself halfway in. Can anyway help me out with what I can do with the exam only a week away?

Thanks.

I gear people saying if you find the pattern in LR your score will increase. What the hell? What pattern?

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-70-section-2-passage-3-passage/

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-70-section-2-passage-3-questions/

Can anyone provide help with this question? I don't see at all how they get their answer..

Thanks!!

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm feeling burnt out this last week going into the exam.

What does everyone else's week look like? I work M/T/W and I took TH/F off. M/T/W I am going to do 1 1/2 hours of morning studying before work, reviewing 1 complete, 4 passage, timed RC section, some light LG, LR weaknesses over my lunch break, and home for some more LR practice. Thursday I was considering writing my last prep test, and I was going to take Friday off entirely. I am going to try and maximize my sleep schedule this week as well!

Is anyone doing anything different?

Hey JY/7Sage Team,

I was just wondering if there would be any type of special sale going on for the holiday season for PTs and/or tutoring??

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-70-section-4-question-26/

I don't understand how to get the answer to Question 26 in Part 4 of Prep Test 70 (October 2013).

It talks about a historical fact, but I'm unsure where they get this kind of information/reference from?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Hello all, yes this is another RC discussion topic. I was wondering if I should drill RC sections or just the passages. I have been doing both and feel like I should be completely getting these passages right and understand them before I do timed sections.

So the following question type:

Which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above?

Is that an MSS question or a strengthen question?

And what about these two inference questions? What question type to they fit into?

1. Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the information above?

2. Which one of the following inferences conforms most closely to the philosopher's position?