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Hi community,

Two of us are planning to meet via Zoom this evening to start BR-ing PT 79. Looking for joiners. If you want to join, here is the link to a GroupMe group where I will post the Zoom link closer to the target time (9:30 PM EST):

https://groupme.com/join_group/59756531/VhuncmF5

If you don't have GroupMe, DM me here and I will send you the link that way. Maybe we will do more PTs after 79.

Happy studying!

Zach

Hey guys, since I didn't do a BR call for PT83, I want to open the forums up to solicit questions from PT83, preferably from LR.

If you have a question about PT83 please make a new thread with a title conforming to:

PT83.S#.Q# - first several words from the stimulus

Do not ask the question here in this thread. Make a new thread.

Try to explain your thought process in your original post. I'll try to answer / explain.

I've signed up for the November LSAT but haven't done any PTs in the 80s recently (I did 83 and 84 a long time ago). So for I'm only up to PT 77. Are there any noticeable differences between these two sets?

I am getting ready to take the LSAT for the second time and most of my PT's have been the 40's-50's because I used the most recent ones up during my first go around of studying. Would it be beneficial to retake one of the most recent prep tests again to try and get familiar with the new trends before test day? It's been about 3-4 months since I last took them. I am just not sure if it would be beneficial to go through material and PT a test again that I had already done a few months back. Thanks for the help!

Proctors: Two male proctors, not sure on their names, but they were excellent.

Facilities: Alfred Lerner Hall & Purnell Hall

What kind of room: Small/Medium size classroom

How many in the room: 10 people in my room

Desks: Large desks. I was concerned about Udel based on past reviews, but was very happy with the desk size. Lerner and Purnell both had the perfect sizes.

Left-handed accommodation: Yes

Noise levels: Quiet, no distractions

Parking: Metered spots, parking garage, or create a visitor login and purchase a pass online ahead of time

Time elapsed from arrival to test: 15 mins

Irregularities or mishaps: None

Other comments: Great testing facility. I had excellent proctors and perfect desk space. The bathrooms were located close by, the parking as adequate. I'd recommend UD as long as they keep using these halls.

Would you take the test here again? Yes

Date[s] of Exam[s]: January 26, 2019

Hello everyone! I am wanting to join a study group, suggestions? Thank you

Can anyone confirm that the new digital format immediately generates your score? If not, is there any decrease in turn around between taking the LSAT and receiving the score?

Any dramatic thoughts on the effects of the digital lsat at-large? Thanks!!

I found out today that I'm in at a top Canadian law school. Just based on a quick search online, I couldn't find a satisfying answer to this question, so I figured I'd ask the folks around here: does anyone know how easy it would be for someone with a Canadian degree to get a job in the US? I have no plans to return to the US if I accept their offer. I'd just like to know if i could keep my options open.

Not looking for a group, just a partner or 2.

Particularly scoring in the high 160s looking to ultimately score in the 170s on test day.

Inbox me if interested!

These questions. DAH.

I went with C for 22 and D for 27. I even got them wrong in BR. I know these questions are pretty weird, but I would love help understanding why the correct answers are correct and why the answers I chose are wrong (though mostly the former).

Thanks in advance!

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I have a half page C and F and 1 page (double spaced for both) diversity statement ready to go. Anyone have a couple of minutes to take a read through and give me their opinion?

Hi guys,

I recently noticed that I continue to go -3 and -4 on each LR section either untimed or timed and BR'ed. These questions tend to be 4 and 5 star questions. Since a few months ago, I used up a few PTs (43 - 49) doing untimed work to increase my focus in reading carefully the question stem, stimulus, and answer choices. I noticed that prior to this, I was slacking off on being explicit with what the assumptions used on the argument is, and prephrasing the answer choice.

In this regard, I definitely made improvements (went -5 and -6 per each LR section previously). I do not gloss over words/sentences as much and feel more attuned to important details. But still, I am still getting -3 and -4 wrong on each LR section, which is discouraging. My goal is to go -1 per LR section timed, so 0 untimed.

I plan on using the 7Sage Analytics to identify any recurring question types from PTs 43 - 49, revisiting the CC for those question types, and making drill packets from PTs 7 - 49 on those question types.

What do you think about my approach? Would you recommend that I continue to do untimed work as I mentioned above, or continue doing what I was doing and use up a few more PTs (50 - 55) for untimed LR sections as well? I don't think it's a good idea to go back to timed LR sections with BR at the end, seeing that my untimed score is not good enough.

Thanks for your input!

Hey y'all, I'm quite stuck on Q6 re: why E is better than D.

I chose E and cite my reasons as follows:

line 12-13: "the stated legal rationale ... has nevertheless proven be to be problematic."

line 57-61: "the legal rationale... thus failed to target the genuine problem ... "

to clarify, it was not the judicial decision that was controversial but the rationale given. the rationale given blamed judicial enforcement rather than the covenant's content, the latter of which the author believes is the genuine problem. the author offers up a new rationale: the covenant's racially restrictive content is the genuine problem. that is E.

in regards to D, i felt that it was operative in the author's argument to an extent: only in paragraph 3. if the question had read, "...most clearly operative in practice," i would've chosen E. but the main principle operating in the author's argument is that: in upholding a judicial decision, if the given rationale was controversial, a new one should take its place, which is what the author argued for in paragraphs 2, 4, and parts of 3 (1st two sentences).

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I was wondering if anyone knew the details on transferring from programs that don't start in the fall. Is it possible to transfer out if you start in the spring (February)? Or is that impossible since you will only have a half year of course work done, if that, by application submission?

I can never get through all the questions in a timed section. Of the questions that I do answer, the majority of them are correct. So I don’t think my issue is accuracy as much as it is speed. Any recommendations on how I can get through the passages quicker and identify my target faster? I am experiencing this problem for both LR and RC

In the past, spots would fill up for exams. Is that the same for the Flex? Do spots fill up and then people won't be able to sign up?

Hey guys. I just ordered the powerscore 2020 triology books off of amazon. This includes the Logic games, logical reasoning, & reading comprehension books. I want to take my LSTAT on Oct.28th. Any great (or bad) experiences from these books? Also, any advice ?

Thanks !!

Hey guys, for some reason, even after BR'ing the questions I wasn't confident, I'm still missing -6 per LR section.

(These six questions are all questions I did blind review.)

To give a context, this is the second LSAT exam I've ever taken in my entire life, and the first time I'm BR'ing a PT.

There's no common patterns in the types questions I'm missing in particular.

This LR section is, in reality, my biggest weakness.

I started off fine on the Logic Games, and after BR'ing RC, it led to a -2.

It's just the LR that's difficult, any advice? Or does it just take practice?

Drill packs are a bit overwhelming. I understand that quality is better than quantity when it comes to studying. So I want to pace myself in the most practical way as possible.

I am studying 5 days week.

I could use a little structure when it comes to LG, LR, and RC sections.

Can anyone recommend a daily and weekly study schedule for drill packs 1-16?

Thank you so much for your advice.

My LSAT journey is starting to feel long and it is still not over. I'm aiming for a 170 or higher. And I've been studying on and off the LSAT since July 2014. One day I will do an AMA with JY about this journey. I've done Powerscore course, I've self study, but it wasn't until I discovered 7sage last year after my first take in Dec 2017, a 153, that I upped my game. So I studied everyday, did the CC, Foolproof 1-35, took PT where I ranged from 156 - 172, but I was averaging PT of 163 by September and even scores a 172 in Sept so I signed up for November, got a little pressured by my study partner, who scored a 167 in September when we had originally thought to take it but I didn't feel ready, especially not for my goal of 170 or higher. I took November and got a 159. I was blown. I was expecting at least a 160, and I changed a little strategy, not that it matters, my letter of the day was C instead of my usual letter D, did the math, I would have had 163 if I chose D, but anyway. I took a 5 weeks off and I'm ready to get back to study. I need advice by Sage or anyone where to start. Timing is an issue for me, I usually get 84% correct of what I complete, but I usually leave about 7-10 questions to random guessing. I've got grit, and I know I'm going to get this +170, just need some advice and encouragement before I continue the journey.

Hi all!

I have some questions pertaining to RC and would greatly appreciate any thoughts from you! In my cold diagnostic, I got about 5 wrong; after almost 6 months of studying, however, I still got the same amount of questions wrong. At this point, since I have been practicing the memory method/paragraph summary and passage structure for a while, I can get most of the facts straight from the passage. Yet still I make (often stupid) mistakes - for the ones that I didn't get right the first take, a majority of them have answers that are now so obviously right that I just want to travel back in time, grab me at my shoulders and shout "what the hell is wrong with you to choose anything but the right answer!" Is this something that you might have encountered too?

Also on the level of certainty of picked answers on RC. I seldom feel fully confident about my choices; I might be able to explain why I chose certain ACs during review, but in a time-constraint PT, I am almost always guided by a mysterious force called "that feels right."

All kinds of suggestion on RC would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks so much in advance!

Do people use memory method time structure during actual PT or problem set drills or is it only strictly for practice? I feel like I'm getting tripped up over how to use it lol so I wanna know how other people make best use of it because I definitely like it and want to implement it into my study habits.

Hey 7sagers,

Probably going to start law school in the fall at Dalhousie (https://www.dal.ca/faculty/law.html). Just wanted to know if there are any books, online courses, prep materials that you would recommend I could perhaps go through in the summer to help me get prepd.

Any help in advance would be awesome.