Me and a student were studying when we got a bit confused over when to negate the sufficient. Consider these two examples:

If you are a rabbit you are white.

R->W

No rabbit is white.

is it /R->W or R-> / W

I feel like the second one explains If you are a rabbit you are not white and the first one says no rabbit is white. Can somebody for the last time explain when the sufficient gets negated and when the necessary? something concrete to remember would be much appreciated, I know this might sounds basic but after awhile you just get confused...

I know that for the LSAT centers you are not allowed to wear a hoodie or bring your phone and it says all you can have is your ziplock bag. I know we can't have like a purse or bookbag, but are we allowed to bring our coats into the room or are we suppose to leave it somewhere else? Thank you in advance.

So on PT 's with experimentals I avg around a 154 because i get to 18 questions per section. When i finish the exam during blind review i get in the 170's. Not sure if i can improve my timing by december...Anyone have advice on what to do?

I've already paid and am registered, but have no idea whether I need to withdraw, and then re-register, or if there's a way to redelegate it, ect and If I've missed some sort of deadline?

Ok! RC is the bane of my existence (I think I've posted that before. But seriously).

I have been drilling Humanities and Social Sciences passages like NO ONES business because they are my weaker passages. I think someone posted what I'm about to say before, but reading it and experiencing that "A HA!" moment for myself are completely different.

I have found that Humanities passages do the same things over and over again (obviously, I guess, because the LSAT does repeat things over and over again).

The passage will read:

Mike is a novelist. He writes novels in a way that can be read as poetry. He uses literary techniques that are uncommon to the novelistic style.

Critics say that he should stick to the conventions common of novels.

But Mike does not. Instead he persists with using poetry type conventions and that adds something to his novel that traditional conventional novelistic style cannot.

They'll introduce some famous person who writes/sings/paints. Then they'll say that, traditionally, singing/painting/writing is done one way, but that this person does it a different way. And then the passage Is... basically critics saying he should do it the traditional way, and then the rest of the passage explains how his "breaking from tradition" adds something to his writing that cannot be done using traditional.

Something to that end, anyways.

I hope this helps someone else with their A HA!!

Good luck all :)

I was wondering what's the purpose in memorizing all 9 valid argument form and all 7 invalid argument forms? Is it mainly for Parallel and Parallel Flaw question types?

I just moved up to Northern Virginia not that long ago, and am studying for the June LSAT. If anyone in the DC or Northern Virginia area wants to study, just let me know. It'd be awesome to have someone to bounce ideas off and share the pain of this preparation with!

Hi Admins,

I've purchased many LSAT preptests from 7sage, but I noticed that the pdf file sizes are actually larger than 8.5x11. Thus, when I try to print them out, the exam prints in super tiny font that is difficult to read because my printer (and even the printers at FedEx Kinko's) are trying to fit the entire image onto the page. Would it be possible for future preptests (and perhaps even previous ones...) to be adjusted so that they can be printed onto 8.5x11 paper in a larger, more readable font size?

If I'm the only one with this issue, perhaps someone can offer a solution?

I would like to buy the most recent tests, I saw it advertised somewhere that you could buy 72 for around $6. Please let me know ASAP. Thanks.

Clearly reading comprehension is my weakest section. But after close to 6 months of intensive prep, I've gotten to a point where I feel unmotivated in terms of practicing RC passages, or even blind reviewing them.

I think this is due to two reasons. First, I don't like reading about topics that I don't enjoy, or have very little familiarity (geology, biology, history of 19th century painting etc.). I tried the tactic of "convincing myself that it's the most wonderful thing I'm going to read"; but it doesn't really work on me.

Second, I lost my faith in believing that I can improve on RC. I don't think I've made substantial progress throughout these months. When I sit down and do a logic game or an LR section, at least I know that I'll make some sort of progress. The same can't be said with RC - I always get between -6 to -8 per section without knowing what my weaknesses are. I don't have a coherent strategy going into a section, and my mistakes are mostly due to not being able to fully comprehend the passages (or enough time to digest them). For example, when I read a passage that talks about geological processes and volcanic activities, I can't picture the descriptive sentences or string together a mental image, which contributes to less understanding of the passage as a whole.

What do you all think?

Thanks in advance

I am now taking PTS and my scores havent improved from my cold diagnostic. (Well, Logic Games has improved a little, but Reading Comprehension has gone down)... in fact, the scores are lower..

The thing is, when i do Blind Review, it goes incredibly fast, and I do very well, especially with Logical Reasoning. I clearly see what is the correct answer.

So, does anyone have this experience? is it test anxiety?

Would anyone be willing to read over my personal statement & add comments/suggestions? If so please comment with your email. Thanks!

Hey guys. Newbie here that just signed up on this site a few days ago. I'm confused as to why, when, and how JY is applying the following analogy. Can someone help me understand this?

All beings that are Jedi’s are entities that use the force.

Jedi = Force User

This seems different from:

If Jedi, then Force User.

IF a being IS a Jedi, then the being must be a force user. Isn’t later is a conditional??? And thus not a logical equivalent? Do you see what I’m asking?

If it is the case that:

Jedi = Force User

then it is necessarily the case that:

Force User = Jedi.

But this renders the premise completely not true. Force User also = Sith and Sith (do not equal) Jedi.

I don’t care to pick a debate over about Jedi vs Sith, or Disney vs Lucasfilm. What I’m trying to understand is how equals can be construed as the logical equivalent of a conditional on the LSAT?

Isn't "=" traditionally used as follows?:

Anakin = Darth Vader

Darth Vader = Anakin

Thus "=" functions differently in the form than "->". It is entirely different than saying:

IF Anakin THEN Vader.

Thanks again to anyone who can simplify and clarify! Much appreciated.

I so wish I'd found this website a few months ago! I've been studying since September, taking practice tests and going through the exercises in the LSAT Trainer. My score fluctuates a lot more than I'd like due to timing issues, 179 one day and 166 the next. I've signed up for the December LSAT (less than two weeks to go!) and have started panicking. I feel I'd benefit from pushing the test back to February and going through all the lessons on this site and following the recommended exercise/coffee/steady bedtime schedule. It's too late to change the date but I could withdraw and sign up again. Or, I could do my best on the December test, see how it goes and cancel score or retake if necessary in February. I don't want multiple tests to look bad on my record or to underperform for the real test, but there is also the chance of getting my desired score or just having a another full length test under my belt before February. Any advice much appreciated!

Is it a good idea to avoid answer choices with the word "Some" for Strengthen/Weaken questions? Are these answer choices ever correct?

Hey, everyone!

I've been averaging a 155/156 on my most recent LSAT PTs and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to bump it up to a 160 before the Dec. LSAT. I know 4-5 points is a lot to jump in 2 weeks, but I'm willing to to work hard, and no life it to reach a consistent 159/160. Anyway, if you have any suggestions let me know!

For SOME reason.

I thought I was getting better at Reading Comprehension. I felt myself connecting with the passage, interested in the material, I was reading the Economist and a history magazine to increase my familiarity with that type of writing... it was going great.

About two weeks ago I scored my highest (-3).

Today. And every prep test after that, I have scored my WORST (-13).

I don't connect with the passages. I don't care about the material. And quite frankly, it scares the shit out of me every time I open RC.

Has this happened to anyone? it's a major stumbling block because I feel as if I've made vast improvements on my LR, my LG is consistently 0, but this is truly holding me back now :(

Hey guys hope everyone is doing well. I have a quick question about test day. On the actual test do they give you the Lsat scantron answer sheet separately or do we have to tear it out from the book ourselves? I'm only asking because I never tear it out the right away and always mess up the answer sheet. Thank you all!

http://www.ted.com/talks/kimberley_motley_how_i_defend_the_rule_of_law

JY suggests giving up alcohol about 2 months prior to the test.

I've given it up for about that time for the Dec exam coming up.

But I've got to holiday events where alcohol will be served.

Will a drinks a week before the exam hurt?

The proctor app asks me whether I am taking a four or five section practice test, and I know the real test has five with one being an experimental, but every practice test I have taken has only had four sections. Is there a way to add a fifth section to the practice tests that I don't know about? Also, have all of my PT scores been skewed due to always having one less section?

http://spiveyconsulting.com/blog/timeline-and-tips-for-the-best-possible-law-school-application/

These guys are awesome! They answer a lot of question for free here as well:

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=197451

(Great insider comments from former admissions officers)

Best of luck to those applying this cycle!

Does anyone know how long they give you to complete bubbling in the name etc section on the answer sheet? Do you guys practice doing that so its fast enough or is there plenty of time?

Finally took Preptest 73 today -- had been nervous about what would be the 'closest link' to the December LSAT,

But why was I expecting something enormously different from any other preptest? I was surprised to find that Preptest 73 is really like any other preptest....But you know what? I shouldn't have been surprised!

There truly are patterns inherent to the LSAT & Preptest 73 isn't particularly special, and there is no reason to think Preptest 74 (or the December LSAT) should be particularly special either.

Our weaknesses are laid out in similar ways on each test -- and we just need to keep tackling them.

Throughout preptest reviews, we may notice specific connections amongst questions' content in various tests (like the repeated discussion of the QWERTY keyboard). And Preptest 73 is no different -- Section 2, Q14 repeats the same idea of space exploration linked to unexpected technology benefits as Preptest 59, Section 3, Q18 while Section 4, Q3 repeats the same idea of sunblock vs. incidences of skin cancer repeated in other tests, including Preptest 62, Section 2, Q5.

The LG section is just as non-special as the other sections. And I had psych-ed myself out into thinking maybe a game was very unusual. I was wrong.

I'm not saying Preptest 73 wasn't difficult... every Preptest is difficult! But none of them is particularly special.

Things may *feel* different because we *expect* them to be different. But we should NOT psych ourselves out too much. Yes, there may be a few unusual bits in each preptest, but the December test should be seen for what it is: just another ol' preptest!