i feel like the difficulty in the reading comp has increased with the newer tests (espc. in terms of the question and answer choices); the difficulty in logic games has decreased; and more grey are has come in the logical reasoning sections. Here I mean the things i am getting wrong are not so much problems with logic or things we learned about in the course but with subtle nuances or interpretations of a word -things i consider more grey than questions from the older PTs . Does anyone else share this sentiment? I am only on Pt 54. If you are futher along and agree (or disagree) are there any further changes in the pattern of the test ( assuming you agree there has been changes) or is 54 about represantive of the most recent tests? I want to use my time to study the most representative old tests of the newest tests. So if 54 is very similar to the newest tests ill cont in my chronological taking of the Pts. If 54 is not really representative, then ill consider jumping forward to allocate my time most effectively given the amount of time i have left if i take the test in June.

Much appreciation,

Jake.

Hi,

I live in Brampton and taking the June LSAT. Anyone in Brampton willing to study together?? Please let me know!

Thanks!

Do any of you sometimes hesitate to go to the next problem when you have the same letter answer twice in a row? I sometimes loose a couple of seconds because I feel unsure when I see for example two A's in a row. Any advice? I sometimes waste time by going back and quickly looking over B,C,D and E, when I know A is the answer. How can I work on my confidence for games?

I have noticed that in main point questions the conclusion is not clearly present sometimes, and when this happens, it is very important that one uses the premises and context to anticipate a conclusion. Examples of this(referential phrasing) occurs in PT28, LR2 Section 3 and PT 30, LR 1, Section 2. Does anyone have any thoughts?

To my fellow future lawyers, take a 15 minute break and check out this excellent TED talk:

https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason

It is rawrsome. :)

Hey guys/gals,

I'm a very serious undergrad preparing for the June 2014 lsat exam.

Let me know if anyone is in my local south florida area and wants to get together daily/ multiple times a week either in person or online (google hangout) to study by doing the same LSAT tests, problems, comparing our answers/logic, etc.

my info is cgrosinger@gmail.com

i am looking forward to getting started asap.

good luck studying!

Looking to find a study partner. Taking the exam June 9th! I live and work in Brooklyn you can reach me at michellelonardelli@gmail.com!

What are the other types of question types that have the word "principle" in their stems but are not really principle questions? I know "pseudo sufficient assumption" question stems often have principle in them.

But I also just saw that 7sage has labeled PT65 Q6 as an MSS question and I'm really confused. The stem for this question is "which of the following most closely conforms to the principle illustrated by the argument?" I thought this was a principle question and diagrammed the conditional to formulaically look for the proper premise and conclusion in the answer choices but it seems that's not really necessary.

Hi Everyone -

I'm looking to collect some best practices because I work full time, so I need bang for my buck during study time. I hope this forum will benefit others in my situation!

I took the LSAT a while ago and scored in the low 160s with very little preparation. I thought - HEY! If I try really hard and use an awesome course (like this one!) I have a chance of breaking 170! By using this course, I've improved in terms of my raw score. I get almost 50% fewer questions wrong per section, but this only improves my actual LSAT score marginally.

Now, the thought that I've reached the capacity of my intelligence has crossed my mind. But I think this may not be the case - after some very serious self-reflection. Because I immediately understand why I get something wrong, I feel like this is more about synthesizing all of the skills in a test taking environment.

Can we start this discussion to share "curve breaking" tips? They can be any kind of suggestions - how to study, when to study, how to approach certain problems, strategic skipping, active reading strategies, timing strategies... Any thing you got - I'm all ears!

Thanks in advance everyone!

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I can't tell if there is a setting I altered or if its the new video player, but when I go from full screen to regular my video restarts every time. Its a real pain when you're taking notes on the computer or trying to refer to the comments section and not being able to go back and forth. Is there a way I can change this to keep streaming when I go back and forth from screen sizes?

Thank you!

Hi,

I had a problem getting videos on this site to play at first, I changed my settings to use flash instead of html5 and this fixed that problem. I am now, however, having an issue with the videos loading extremely slowly. I'm running a macbook pro OsX 10.9.1, firefox and all plugins are up to date. I'm not having with problem with any other videos. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Let's rock the June LSAT!

Looking for Tips to increase my score, could some please tell me if there is a special way to BR Games and RC?

I assume they would be different because they have different methodology?

Thank you in advance! :)

I do not understand why the answer is E...can anyone explain? Much appreciated!

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-22/

Okay, so I'm far from a respectable source of knowledge on Law School admissions, but I know many of you have applied (or are already in).

Is anyone else finding it drop-dead incredible how responsive and accepting law schools are being lately?

I know that admission is down by 16%, but to give you all an idea: I have a 3.1 GPA and a 157 on the February LSAT. I've been getting emails and having very, VERY promising correspondence from schools that I don't even meet the 25th percentile for. How is this possible? I even had a great talk with the Dean of Admissions at the University of Virginia, and they're ranked 7 or so.

Now, granted, I did start two businesses, have a lot of extracurricular activities and did a lot for my community, however they didn't know all of that when they sent me an email and asked me to apply free of charge, or in some cases even offered me scholarships.

All that they knew about me was that I had a 3.1, a 157, and am Puerto Rican.

My best guess is that they need Puerto Ricans for affirmative action or something,or that the 16% drop in admissions this year had a much bigger impact than I thought it would.

Is the experimental section before or after the break? because it'd be a disadvantage to have it before as it you'll be more fatigued for the remaining real sections. I did a PT with the experimental at the beginning and it really affected my performance.

Also for those that have done the test, is the break 10 minutes or 15 minutes? Might seem like a small detail but I want to replicate test conditions as closely as possible.

Has anyone tried the online courses of either Kaplan or Powerscore?

Hello!

I am in the Philadelphia area and I am looking for a study partner. I am preparing for the June 2014 exam. Thanks!

taking the june 2014 LSAT, hoping for a 161. first untimed score was 143. seeing a lot of people saying it took them a year to go from the 140's to the 170's, which is freaking me out. I'm thinking maybe these people had time to study for a year. should I be banking on taking the October LSAT too? or do I need to calm down and start studying 30 hours a week?

I'm so nervous about the LSAT. I just can't help myself. I'm taking my first practice test and I'm taking each section, answering the questions and then going over the answers. I don't know how to calm my nerves. Any tips?

I watched the video explanation numerous times and cannot figure out how the correct answer came about. I think the sequencing and grouping games are the hardest ones for me. Can someone help me

Hi, I'm looking for an online study buddy (e-mail,Skype, whatever) who is taking the June LSAT and is looking to improve their LR specifically. I'm doing pretty well with LG and RC to a lesser extent, but I really would like to improve my LR from the -7 range to the -0/-1/-2 range.

I don't know anyone in my area that is also studying for this, so it would be very helpful to have somebody to talk LSAT with regularly.

Let me know if you're interested!

Why is my syllabus all of a sudden marking literally everything (even lessons I haven't done yet) with black checkmarks?! It stopped keeping my place in the lessons, and when I click "continue" it goes straight back to PT question and answer. Ugh!

Hi, I am looking for some insightful advice. I am currently applying to law school and I have taken the LSAT twice now, but unfortunately have gotten the same score both times. This is a multi-part question, but is very important to what I do for the next three months. 1). Is there any benefit to retaking? 2). Has anyone been in a similar situation and maybe redesigned the way that they've studied and achieved a much better result? I feel that I need to dedicate myself more completely than before, but with all honesty I feel that does not mean much unless I have a better approach.

Any advice or helpful hints would be much appreciated!

Has anyone noticed that the Syllabus looks different? The stars aren't yellow anymore, and it's hard to tell which lessons I have already done because all the check marks look the same. Is this something on my end or is anyone else noticing this? Please help! I forgot which lesson is next