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Hey All, I was planning on going to UVA’s Open House but unfortunately my plans have changed. I booked a hotel room that is not refundable at the university hotel (literally walking distance from the school). If anyone is interested in going and wants my room, I will give it to you for $60 (I’ll call the hotel and change the name on the room to yours). PM me with your email address if you are interested.
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Proctors: 3
Facilities: In the Farmer School of Business first floor
What kind of room:, Small auditorium type room, 5 rows of the big arching desks you see in science rooms.
How many in the room: Around 30-35
Desks: long desks all connected, we all had ample room I had two empty chairs to either side of me.
Left-handed accommodation: Yes
Noise levels:quiet, no complaints here
Parking:No problem
Time elapsed from arrival to test:
5-6 hours?
Irregularities or mishaps: The proctors told us at the beginning they would let us know when there was 15 minutes left for each section and they forgot on one section. It didn't really affect me but just something to notice.
Other comments: All went welll
Would you take the test here again? Yes
Date[s] of Exam[s]: December 5, 2015
I took September LSAT but ended up cancelling the score.
I am 31 week into my pregnancy and my due date overlaps with December test, so instead of postponing the test, I decided to go ahead and take it for the experience of it.
I had about 3 months to prepare for the September test and the more I studied, the more I felt lost.
Also, with pregnancy and a full time job, I couldn't spend as much time studying as I wished.
My biggest issue is timing. English is my second language and even though I do not have comprehension problem, my reading speed is slow. (less than 240 word/min)
I believe this is something that I can train myself for the next few months.
I do want to make a better study plan this time since I have more time in my hand.
With 11 months to go, at which point should I sign up for 7 sage prep classes ( I am planing to sign up for the basic one)?
Even though I am planning to continue with my study after the delivery, I am expecting December and January will be really difficult to spare a lot of time on studying with the new born.
My only study materials in the past were Mike Kim's 'LSAT trainer' and Actual 10s.
I've used 7sage's LG videos for LG explanation and really liked it.
I do have most of the past prep tests. Do I need to buy any other books?
I have heard a lot of good things about Power Score Bibles. Is 7sage alone enough or will I benefit from more prep materials such as Power Score?
Any thoughts/ advice will be deeply appreciated.
Thank you!
I'm trying to figure out about how many logic games in PT 1-35 will be new to me once I finish up the CC.
Hello,
Just wanted anyones input on top Part Time Evening Programs in NYC.
I would be going for entertainment law with focuses on Music and Film/TV.
Its hard to find info and would appreciate any help!
Hey guys, can someone give their own explanation regarding how they arrive at the correct answer for this one?
For me, it is clear why A, D, and E are wrong, but I got hung up between B and C. I choose B both during the actual PT and during BR.
I initially chose B because it seems that it can be true given the information in the stimulus. While the stimulus states (in short) that is it unlikely individuals can adequately provide funding and the necessary skills, the unlikeliness of those possibilities does not seem to eliminate the possibility that some founders are adequate at providing both funding and skills.
After seeing that the answer is C, I was able to justify (somewhat) why B is incorrect. While some founders could be adequate at both funding and skills, it is not necessary. It also seems to contradict the stimulus because if some members can have both the adequate funding and skills, then you can challenge that having a group is more likely to be successful v. an individual.
Any other explanations on how to arrive to C? I am having a difficult time articulating exactly why C is correct without simply eliminating the other four ACs.
I had a well known law professor I worked with offer to write me a letter to my dream school... I have already submitted my app and used the max number of references. Is him writing a letter a good or a bad idea? I haven't had a response from the school yet. He's also taught at the school before. I know I should have asked him to be one of my LOR's, but I honestly didn't think he would.
Hey everyone-
I've been using start class rankings for sometime but I'm getting an error today and info the site no longer has the law school info.
Was anyone else using this and any ideas what happened?
PSA: The Judicial candor passage from PT 82 is in my opinion one of the best comparative passage to learn from. When done properly, you could conceivably eliminate 80% of answer choices before moving onto passage B.
Would somebody please help me. I am having an awfully hard time with the RC questions and I feel that some answer choices can be debated as opinionated.
I am finding the RC questions much harder than the LG.
Please help. Question #'s 1, 5, 6, 7, & 8, especially #'s 1, 7 & 8.
Thank you.
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I read a post last year about one student who scored in 150s and successfully transferred to CCN. I did not bookmark the post (s/he said something about the new school that does not have transfer stigma and etc).
In the post, s/he mentioned that s/he did something intensive preparation before law school and talked about a few books and supplements s/he used.
I know people are against intensive preparation before law school. But I am an international student (did BA/MA in the U.S. though) and nervous about law school.
I have a not-very-demanding-tutor job and want to read some books besides GTM or Planet LS.
Anyone who happens to remember the post?
I picked E for this one, when the correct choice was C.
I realize that C is the VERY opposite and E is just less relevant (though still logically opposite) to the theory. So for LEAST questions, should we be looking for the VERY opposite? Or the WEAKEST?
To be considered for merit-based scholarships, admitted students at UW must complete a 500 word max scholarship essay. Here is the prompt: "Please submit an essay that describes how you strive to be a leader in the community and what contributions you plan to make at the University of Washington School of Law. You may also provide information about past meaningful achievements, special attributes, and any personal or family circumstances that contribute to your financial need."
Does anyone have any advice for this essay?
I have a few questions when it comes to logical reasoning so please bare with me. So I know how to pick the correct conclusion and premise and I can do the lawgic translation but I am having a problem translating the lawgic back into English and yes I have reviewed the lessons. Its like when I translate the lawgic back to English what I think the translation is saying is not what the answer choices are saying which then throws me off when its comes to picking the correct answer.So since I was having a problem with this I would paraphrase the conclusion and premise and try to piece together the answer which works for some questions but its not effective in mastering every question as opposed to the lawgic translations. I also get confused when it comes to the group 4 translations so I will add a link in for a question where you can see my thought process.
When should you be doing lawgic translations for logical reasoning questions? When do you know if conditional logic is being used in the stimulus? Is lawgic and logic the same thing?
Are there any tips when it comes to paraphrasing the stem for the lawgic translation? Sometimes I have a little trouble trying to figure out exactly what letters that I should use that will grasp the whole concept of the premises and conclusion. For example, I know that my paraphrase with letters will not be the exact same as JY's but I must admit that his paraphrase captures the whole concept and mine seems overly complicated which then throws me off because I be having the correct premise and conclusion,. What can I do that will help me with the paraphrasing and confusion from the lawgic translation to the English Translation?
https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/self-expression-strengthen-question/?ss_completed_lesson=931
Premise: What they seems to ignore is that, trivially anything we do is self expressive and also their claim isn't interesting
Conclusion: We are not obliged to take their claim seriously.
Translation: /I and T
/S
Answer is /I...S or /T...S
So the correct answer was C but was confused because I thought that when it came to group four terms you have to do the contrapositive after the negation and Jy didnt. So I thought the final answer would have been s...t or /s.../t but it was t.../s
Hey guys,
Has anyone experienced a score reduction when taking the digital LSAT compared to their physical LSAT scores? I am quite nervous about taking the digital LSAT because I am a person who loves to mark up the paper when doing RC and LR. I find that it keeps me more focused.
I have taken a couple individual RC and LR sections digitally and have found that my scores in those sections have dropped a couple points due to (I think) the inability to physically circle/draw arrows/etc. on the passage or stimulus. Any tips on transferring physical LSAT habits to the digital LSAT?
Thanks!
Here's my review for Western Washington University. I actually live in BC but this test centre is the closest to my house and it's really good (based on my limited experience) and I'm not really sure I want the word to get out before the next time I have to write haha.
Proctors: There were two women, super friendly and the one at the front was really encouraging, kept telling us how well prepared she thought we looked during the break and after the test was over. They also let us keep water on the desk and reminded people that knuckle cracking was distracting in between sections. Proctors were quiet and I never heard them chatting or saw them moving. One stayed up at the back and the other sat at the front.
Facilities: Restrooms were down the hall, 1 minute walk for slowpokes, 25 seconds for everyone else. I don't know what they looked like because I don't use public washrooms....assuming they were standard, had toilets and sinks...
What kind of room: Small lecture hall (aka higher at the back, lower at the front) with long tables for desks and chairs that were attached by a swivel. Chairs kind of sucked but what can you really expect at a school?
How many in the room: 13 (15 were scheduled but 2 were no-shows). They mentioned to us before the test that they decided to split us into 3 separate groups based on last names so I'm assuming every room had about the same. Plenty of room to stretch out and line up all 15 of your backup pencils. The room was far from being full and I there there was a 3 seat gap in between each person.
Desks: Long tables attached to the floor so no movement. No wiggling.
Left-handed accommodation: No one was left handed in my room but since there were so few of us I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem to move if you needed to.
Noise levels: Super quiet. Literally heard nothing the entire time I was writing. They also had signs posted on the room doors as well as the building entrance/exit doors asking for quiet as testing was in progress.
Parking: Pay parking from a meter. Not difficult to figure out. Walked probably 10 feet from my car to the building. When I did a trial drive earlier in the summer they had a visitor centre that was opened where they told me they would issue visitor parking passes for free but unfortunately the centre was closed last Saturday.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: They were really efficient in getting us all lined up and in the correct rooms. We started the first section at 9:05 but only because one test taker was either super nervous and didn't understand how to complete any of his bubble sheet or didn't pay attention to the instructions and just sat there silently not asking questions. A few people also didn't pay attention when they told us to insert the writing sample form into the last page of the test booklet.
Irregularities or mishaps: One test taker was clearly bubbling in answers after the 5th section ended. The proctor at the rear immediately came down and told him he wasn't permitted to be doing that. The front proctor confirmed but still let him continue after he told them he only bubbled in one hole. I (and probably everybody else except the proctor at the front who was almost right in front of him) saw him the entire time as he as the only person noticeably moving after time had been called. He must have bubbled in at least 10 by the time she told him to stop. He claimed he didn't know he wasn't permitted but we got constant reminders about it so I doubt it.
Other comments: I think that this test centre is underused since it's in such a random middle of nowhere location and I didn't see any other reviews on it prior to writing. The proctor also asked us if we wanted a 10 or 15 minute break before the break started. I wanted 10 but no one else did or maybe a bunch of us did but didn't put our hands up...lemmings.
Would you take the test here again? 100% (sadly that will soon be a reality come grey day...)
Date[s] of Exam[s]: Sep 24, 2016
Hi everyone, I’m looking for a tutor in the NYC area, preferably a tutor that can meet in person. I need help particularly with logic games and I also need some help with the logical reasoning.
Does anyone want to review the RC section from PT 84 tomorrow (Saturday, 7/21/18)? I'm looking for someone to review with, so if you're interested, send me a message so we can set up a time to chat about it.
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Is it just me or was this section more difficult than most ?
Hi,
I took the May one on May 19th. I am scheduled to take the June LSAT Flex.
On my ProcturU site, my account shows that I am scheduled to take June LSAT Flex but also had taken a June LSAT Flex on May 19th. I had to restart my computer after 1.5 hours of chatting with several technicians/representatives.
LSAC only says that it's out of their hands and that I should take it up with Proctor U.
But, ProctorU hasn't replied to my email over a week and their chat/call lines are all not available after many many waits.
Has anyone else had this experience? If yes, were you able to resolve it?
I know ppl watch JY's video explanations for all LG.
Do ppl similarly watch all of JY's RC video explanations?
Any reasons why/or why not to -- would be appreciated as well as any other general advice/comments/suggestions/wisdom. thanks!
