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I'm not sure why 1) negating morally right to mean morally wrong is incorrect and 2) negating right to mean wrong is incorrect. Please explain!
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Real Sections:
LG:
- Team / Leadership Position
- Things made in 1920s
- Recordings / 2 Being Recorded While The Rest Weren't
- Tables at a Fair / Sundial (Table / Vase / Lamp question)
RC:
- High Art / Elite Classes
- CFCs / Ozone
- Legal Matters / Jury Nullification
- Clay / Cuneiform Tablets
LR:
- Brabblers / Birds
- Warm Sea / Jupiter's Moon Europa
- Oxygen Depletion / Levels
- Mayor / Indifference of Voters
- Iron to Prevent Parkinson's
- CEO / Lawyer
- Chocolate Desserts High Calories / Fatty
- World Literature / National Interest
- Hiring Lawyer to Write Will vs. Doing it Yourself
- Sociology / Psychology
- Movie Technology / Recovering Costs
- City of Troy
Experimental Sections:
LG:
- Bicycle Factories / Parts
- Lead Actor Understudy
- Septic Tank
- Fridges
- Oil Art / Gallery
RC:
- Movies made for TVs
- Blues / Musicians (RC)
- Farming Fish / Overfishing
- Computer Simulation in UK Courtroom
- Musical Iconography (?)
- Chem vs. Physics
LR:
- Heme and Non-Heme Food / Nutritional Value
- Hot Cocoa
UNCONFIRMED:
If you can confirm that these are real / experimental, please do so by PMing me or posting in the main thread.
- Coffee & Water in Water Heater
- Large Mall Bookstores / Sell Magazines
- Cereal / Whole Grains
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I couldn't find where JY discusses this topic. Is the negation of "few," none and most? For example,
Statement A: Few dogs are evil
Negation of A: No dogs are evil OR Most dogs are evil
Thanks
Hi everyone, I have just received an email from Wake Forest requesting that I complete a video interview. I wonder if anyone else has gone through this experience that could give me a heads up on what to expect? Thanks in advance.
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I'm very eager to ask the question below when I attend this Thursday's personal statement webinar with 7Sage's resident expert, @david.busis. But I wanted to throw it out to you all, as well, to get your thoughts on the matter.
Which approach to writing my personal statement (PS) is preferrable:
OPTION 1: Crafting my PS alone, revising the hell out of it, then obtaining PS edit(s) from David or another expert.
OPTION 2: Reaching out to David or another expert for help BEFORE I begin writing my PS so that I have assistance in selecting a topic, drafting, revising, etc.
OPTION 3: Some other ideas that you brilliant people have done that I have yet to think of.
I know which option I'm leaning towards, but I won't say because I'd definitely like an unvarnished opinion from all of you first.
Here's some helpful context: I am not taking the LSAT until September and if a December re-take becomes necessary, I won't be applying to schools until January. Yet as David says in the initial video to his awesome "PS Intro. Course", it's always a good time to "stop fucking around" get started on the PS because "revising is the essence of writing".
Moreover, law school consultant Mike Spivey that the vast majority of people have an underwhelming PS that fails to differentiate them among their fellow applicants.
With David and Mike's advice in mind, I want to get a jump start on making my PS as strong as possible. Thanks in advance to any of you who aid me in this process.
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I've noticed that I've been getting 100% on logic game sets that have a difficulty of 1/5 or perhaps 2. I get 1-2 wrong on anything above 3....
The bright side is that I'm getting sets correct but I'd like to ask what the usual distribution of difficulty is on actual logic game sections? Like... 1 easy, 2 medium and 1 difficult or is it always random?
I noticed that, every now and then, I would bubble in 1- 2 answer choices that are different from the booklet. It is, of course, my carelessness, but I am wondering if there are any tactics I could use. I often make the mistake of circling the adjacent letter of my intended answer, or bubbling in the previous answer choice.
Thanks!
When I'm going through the course (particularly the problem sets) and I notice I'm not doing well, should I go do more practice problems from the question bank or move on to the next chapter on my syllabus after finishing all the practice problem sets?
Just curious if anyone has noticed if there is a correlation with the law schools that are soliciting you post LSAT to apply with fee waivers with acceptances?
Proctors: Pretty good overall. Stuck to time, no errors with the alarm (had my own watch so it wasn't really an issue). Friendly and gave clear instructions. Had spare pencils as well.
Facilities: OK. Pretty old building and the layout is somewhat confusing. Could only find one bathroom (can fit maybe 7 people at the same time).
What kind of room: auditorium with those swivel desks.
How many in the room: 25ish or so.
Desks: swivel type, not that much space. leave the booklet on your lap.
Left-handed accommodation: didn't notice any.
Noise levels: none, dead quiet.
Parking: Unknown. Looks like there were some street level parking. I took public transit.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: 15 minutes. Proctor wanted to wait a bit for people to show up, we had about 1/3 absentee.
Irregularities or mishaps: none
Other comments: This place ran slightly cold. This was summer so AC was probably on full-blast. Pack a light sweater if testing in June.
Would you take the test here again? Yes because its easy to get to.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: June 2015
Proctors: Pretty good overall. Stuck to time, no errors with the alarm (had my own watch so it wasn't really an issue). Friendly and gave clear instructions. Had spare pencils as well.
Facilities: Excellent. This looks like a relatively new building and was very clean. Plenty of bathrooms/water fountains.
What kind of room: Classroom lecture style, seats 100+.
How many in the room: 40ish or so.
Desks: 5 or 6 feet long desks, plenty of space. Chairs are steel case office type chairs (these are around $750 retail) with a lot of options for adjustment.
Left-handed accommodation: Not applicable since these are desks.
Noise levels: none. Room appears to have some sort of noise dampening material, no windows in the room so I assume it wasn't facing street or anything.
Parking: Unknown. Looks like there were some street level parking. I took public transit.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: 10 mins or so from advertised start time to actual start time (getting people seated, in the right place etc).
Irregularities or mishaps: none
Other comments: The room I took the test in was very bright; however it was slightly warm and I rather have it a bit colder since you can layer up.
Would you take the test here again? No -- because it is too far from where I live, nothing wrong with the place though.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: Oct 2015
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From the lessons we learn that "the only" indicator falls into the category of Group 1 to support a sufficient idea, whereas "only" clauses support necessary conditions. This is really confusing to me.. could someone elaborate on the difference by drawing on examples please? (The Jedi->Force example didn't get me any clearer..)
Here is my take:
Only human beings can have souls = Have souls -> Human beings
The only human beings can have souls = Human beings -> Have Souls
I know the lawgical translations are correct mechanistically, but those two sentences sounds more or less identical to me. Thanks for your help!
While working on main point of argument i noticed that some do not have conclusion indicators but i might see counter premise indicators (However is one that i see) i noticed in some videos that but was also a indicator.. are there any videos or can anyone on here help explain what to do when you comes across these types of words.
Thanks!
What condition indicator is ONLY IF?!?!?
Check the first figure and what Bernie actually said. Free tuition --> most educated nation
NPR: most educated nation -> ~free tuition
it's half mistaken reversal
Finally finished the curriculum today, (except when upgrading to + this week, may have a little more coming) I know it took a while, I was just really trying to make sure to build a strong foundation before jumping into drilling and PTs, well, good thing is finally finished first part of the race.
But here is my concern; I have attended a few webinars (which was great btw) and I realize that all those experts seem to be on the same page with one thing when it comes to drilling, that is drill the "whole sections" and "timed", instead of doing the same question types. Only doing the same question types during curriculum period when you are learning the question types, but when you move onto drilling period, drilling the entire section with different question types and timed. This is the message I think I have gotten from everyone If i'm not mistaken.
I wasn't fortune enough to have access to the "bundle" 7 sage used to offer before the PDF regulation, therefore I went and purchased the Cambridge bundle instead. I now have all PTs from 40 to 77, 5 sections, and 1 to 38 grouped by types and difficulties, but this seems have become an issue in complying with the valuable drilling advise given from those heartwarming, helpful LSAT experts from our forum. Because I won't have the "entire section" to drill from 1 to 38 since they have already broken them down into types and difficulties, and I know I shouldn't waste PT 40 and above as drilling material either, therefore, what should I do? I double checked the Cambridge website just to see if they offer alternative options, but they seem have broken them down into types and difficulties for "all" bundles involving 1 to 38. There wasn't an option for older PTs having the "complete, entire sections" without being grouped and rearranged..
It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could be so kind pointing me to the right direction.
Thank you so much in advance.
I've been stuck in the mid-150s for the last 6 months and I just don't know what to do. I've taken a Blueprint Prep Course, gone through the PowerScore LG and LR Bibles, and read through the LSAT Trainer. I don't want to try another LSAT prep course because I feel like they'll just do the same thing BluePrint did and give me some short-cut tricks that don't help at all.
I have significant problems with RC and LR; missing -9 to -12 on RC and -7 on both LR sections. I've gotten better on LG thanks to 7sage's full-proof method, and have gotten it down to -6. Unfortunately, LG is what's bringing up my score. I Blind Review every RC and LR section, but it's beginning to seem like I'm wasting my time because I'm not learning anything. I can eliminate 4 incorrect answer choices under untimed review, but I just can't seem to finish any sections during timed prep. This test is beginning to stress me out.
Thus far, I've taken the LSAT once (scored 155) after pushing back the test like 3 times. I postponed the February test after, again, scoring 155 on PT59. I hear stories and read posts about people going from my score range to high 160s or even mid-170s after a few weeks, but nothing is working for me. Makes me feel like I'm defective or something. What am I doing wrong?
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Proctors: 3 Japanese proctors. I believe they all spoke English quite well. They were friendly and professional.
Facilities: A large classroom on the third floor of their downtown Tokyo campus building. Well lit and quiet. Toilets literally a few feet down the hall from testing classroom. A nice break room/lounge/cafeteria sort of space for the break time. It had several long tables, a few vending machines and a couple couches.
What kind of room: A large classroom.
How many in the room: 20-30
Desks: Standard three person wide desk/tables, with 2 students at each desk separated on either end of the tables. More than ample space.
Left-handed accommodation: Large desks so would definitely not be a problem. Not sure if you would get a specific side of the desk or anything if you asked though.
Noise levels: Very quiet. The building seemed closed except for test takers and perhaps a few students who knew about the back entrance and had business on the weekends. Only saw one other person during the test day there.
Parking: None. Being Tokyo most people came by train or were dropped off by someone or a taxi in front of the school.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: Seemed quite speedy compared to my U.S. test experience. Think we actually started moving around 8:35-8:40 and then the test soon after the pre-test materials were finished.
Irregularities or mishaps: None whatsoever.
Other comments: Like most things in Japan; it was professional, well-run and went off without a hitch.
Would you take the test here again? Yes and I am next weekend. I can update this if anything changes.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: Dec. 2015 / Feb. 28th, 2016 (future)
Hi All,
I'm happy to report that I received an email on Friday that I was accepted to one of the schools to which I applied. I'm waiting to hear on another, and I'm considering applying to another one or two.
I decided to go the mental check-out route after submitting my apps, meaning that I didn't allow myself to think much about it or obsess over receiving an answer. The good news is that it only took about 10 business days for my first answer.
That being said, this is where I feel like sh*t gets real. I have to look at the annual sticker price of ~$44k in the face and decide how I'm going to figure this out. I'm at a point where I feel like it's not worth doing this, unless I cover at least half or two-thirds of tuition with scholarships and fellowships. I've already paid (cash or fed loans) nearly $100k for my bachelor's and master's (yay for free community college associate's).
I'm in the process of submitting for a health fellowship (which was the meat of my personal statement), as well as other internal/external scholarships.
What are your thoughts on deciding whether or not to go at all, once accepted? The point of going to law school for me is to
a) prepare for a career that I feel better suits me intellectually and
b) alter my career trajectory in healthcare (I've been in allied health for almost a decade now, and would prefer to be on the other side, fixing a rather broken system which affects my patients, and me, as a clinician).
Any thoughts appreciated. I didn't get into HYS, and nor do I think that it's necessary for my career goals at this point. The schools to which I'm applying rank better than whatever #85 is right now.