We are hardly 5 weeks away from Dec LSAT and I have been doing the BR since September 2014 and studying for this test since May this year. I have been doing everything JY explains in his course and still I do not go above 160 on PT. My average on BR is 175 which is an indicative of my potential score. I BR each test I take within 24 hours after taking it and I clearly see why the right AC is right and each of the rest are wrong. Then, I listen to videos which confirm my way of thinking. After all of that, I open another test and I see the same painful score!! Any advice/ personal experience on how I can manifest what I know without time pressure under timed test?

PS- This is my average timed performance:

Logic Games: 98%

LR: 76%

RC: 54%

Average raw score: 68-74

I appreciate any input.

Hi-

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Anyone do any of these places and had a good or bad experience?

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I have been studying for the lsat over a month now and just thought I'd seek out a studybuddy for the Feb 2015 exam.

Hi There,

Just wanted some on advice on these questions. I'm still having a little difficulty with these questions but am slowly getting better. Im able to see the flaw in the paragraph but have a hard time matching it to another statement. Is this something you just get better at with time?

Cheers,

I'm trying to wrap my head around seeing multiple conditional indicators in a sentence, and I'll like some confirmation as to my thought process.

Suppose we get this statement:

All vegans [V] cannot eat meat [M].

This seems straightforward.

V → /M

or

M → /V

However, in comparison, this statement, which I'm copying from one of the lessons isn't as straightforward for me:

All things that cannot swim are not Koala bears.

We see what appears to be two indicators "all" (sufficient) and "cannot" (negate-necessary). However, on close examination, "cannot" is not acting as a predicate as compared to the first example. It seems to be attached to the swim idea. In other words, there's actually only one indicator: "all."

So:

/S → /K

or

K → S

Am I on the right track? Thanks in advance.

Hey, fellow 7sagers.

I'm having trouble with law passages in reading.

Knowing this, I now freeze when I see a passage about law.

Any advice on what outside material or reading might help?

I read the Economist and Scientific American, but they don't seem to provide much help in terms of

law passages..

I know scoring your PT after you take it is supposedly the antithesis to Blind Review, but if you score it and don't look at what you got wrong (specific questions and questions per section overall) are you really hurting yourself that much? I know I'm not getting perfect scores, so I am always assuming I got X (or varying) number wrong, which is what any score under a 180 will tell you. I am scoring consistently at 167-168 and I am starting to circle less questions as I take the PT (most of my wrong answers are from RC, which I do a Blind Review for every question in the section) I get 2-3 wrong on LR and I know which ones they were most of the time but I am wondering if scoring right after I take a PT is really that detrimental to my Blind Review success. Sometimes I want to know what I got right after I finish an exam because what I was feeling during the test is fresh in my mind still and I can connect whatever score I got with the correlating vibes I had during the test, so it seems that scoring right after can provide "some" benefit. Can anyone add some advice to this?

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Maybe us 7sagers can get coffee before/after the fair.

Hi all,

I wanted to get your guys' opinions on how to study for the December retake. I have done almost all the logic games using the foolproof method and was getting -1 or -2 at most leading up to the September test. When it came test day, however, I got two sections of LG in a row — the second of which ended up counting. I remember the games not being particularly difficult, but for whatever reason, my brain refused to work. I got -7 in the end, which hurts my soul. Anyway, I'm wondering if I should chalk it up to test day nerves/fatigue (I redid that particular LG section yesterday and got -2) or if there's something fundamental I'm missing and should review before I retake the test. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-33-section-3-question-21/

I dismissed A right off of the bat because I've grown skeptical of the word every.

I see now that it makes sense because for Sufficient Assumption Questions you need to find the Answer Choice that GUARANTEES the outcome, so A works. It may be extra strong, but that's ok.

I should have also had my eyes peeled more for tricky answer choices because it is Q. 21

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-33-section-3-question-19/

I see why B is the best answer, but not 100 pct why it's right. Raphaela doesn't address this point specifically other than her umbrella statement that no government should redistribute.

But As I'm writing this, I see that's the point. She makes a broad statement, and Edward makes a generalization.

Choice D, which I originally posted is too broad to address Edward's argument.

I'm going to review Disagree Questions.

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-33-section-1-question-21/

This is the Attacks on an Opponent in a Debate Question.

I'm not sure why the answer works. Can someone explain it to me?

Hi everyone!

I was just watching JY's explanation of the third game explanation for the Dec 2004 LSAT. At the very end of the video for Q17 JY tries out answer choice (D) to show us how to determine which answers are incorrect. Why is it that why Y and Z are in the photo W, S, and U get tossed out? Here's is the link for the video http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-45-section-3-game-3/

I'm just confused about the very last question (17) when we try out answer choice D

THANKS!

Hello,

I've got a lot of prep tests to take still and I have printed out many already. How bad would it be if I saved a couple trees and took the test by just using the PDF on my iPad? I've already done more than a few practice sections like this, but not full tests. I feel like as long as I practice with a couple real printed out tests here and there I'll be fine.

I'm interested in opinions. :)

Thanks,

DG

Hi,

Can someone please explain the difference between these two question types? I find that there is a significant amount of overlap in the content of answer choices and it is hard to distinguish. Is a MSS question asking for something that is just most likely to be true based on the stimulus? On the other hand, does a MBT have to be true 100% of the time no matter what based on the information in the stimulus? Before coming to 7 sage, I previously used powerscore to self-study and they group both question types together under one umbrella.

Can someone clarify the difference? To me it seems like a MSS is more like a Could be true question from the LG, whereas MBT is always true.

Thanks

In my latest simulated full tests, I am trying to implement the suggested theory of skipping a really hard question. How do you define which ones to skip? Should we base it solely on time - if a question is sucking up too much time move on? Or should we decide it as soon as we read it? I find that one I am invested in a question, I want to stay on it. In my last test, I did not feel that skipping the ones that I found difficult helped my test score.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thnks!

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When you are taking the LSAT, is it in a binded, book-like format (you know, with the spine still attached)? Or is it just stapled on the upper left corner like any other standardized test?

Also, is each section independently separated from the other? Or are they all attached together?

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-june-2007-section-1-game-3/

In the logic games section of the June 2007 LSAT, question 17 of the cruise line game is tripping me up. I know why AC D is right but I can't for the life of me figure out why E is wrong. Maybe I'm missing something obvious? But how can T be visited more than twice since the destinations can't be scheduled for consecutive weeks and J can't go into week 4 with G immediately preceding J

That is, if you guys are looking for suggestions:

"Let the Games begin!"

"We will destroy this LSAT, and when it is done and the test is finished, then you have my permission to live."

"You think Logic Games are your ally? You merely adopted Lawgic. I was born in it, molded by it. I couldn't finish the section until I came to 7sage, and by then the clarity was BLINDING."

*finds Logic Games Bundle* "J.Y., your precious armory! Gratefully accepted. We will need it."

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Logical Reasoning seems to be the bane of my existence. I WAS scoring in the 158 range, but as preptests go on, I only sit in the range of 150-151. I scored a 150 this morning.

I took some time to really know the Logic Game section when my score started falling. When I was at 158 I was scoring -5 to -10 on LG, but today I scored -2.

I know my Reading Comp sits anywhere from -6 to -10, so I know that that might be the thing that stays constant. I can work to improve upon it, but I don’t anticipate any mass improvements in it. I still do actively read passages, and additional reading on my own.

Okay. So Logical Reasoning. I have tried going through past lessons and doing past questions, but I find now that I know the answer it’s hard to really just look at the reasoning behind it.

During the exam, I can feel myself rushing through every question. And I feel now, after reading a comment in the discussions, that it might be because I’m not focused on getting the question right I’m focused on answering all the questions.

The last prep test, out of 52 Logical Reasoning questions, I got 24 wrong. Which is really a determinate. I got almost the exact number wrong on this exam I took this morning.

Can anyone provide me with some help? I’m taking an LSAT prep course over the weekend, so I hope they’ll help with my understanding of some questions.

I am going to BR my exam today, focusing on the LR sections first, but I want to know what you think would be the best method for studying moving forward? What is your best method for conquering LR?

I study part time. In the morning from 7:00-8:30, lunch from 12-1, and after work from 5:30-8:30 PM. So all-day studying methods aren’t useful for me, unfortunately.

Hi all!

I have been revising my personal statement for a month by now and I think it is good to go. I went to the writing center at my school and while it helped a little, I would really appreciate if I could get objective opinions from two or three people. I want to start sending out applications this week or next week so this is the last piece of the puzzle! I can email it to anyone who is willing and able.

Thanks :)

What do you guys think of taking just the 4 section PT with either no breaks or a short 5 minute break after section 3? Is the experimental section really needed if you have the stamina? Also, it would save wasting sections I haven't used yet. Your thoughts are appreciated!