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Thursday, Aug 13, 2020

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I am scoring about 4/5 points lower then goal score, but on those PT I am getting -5/-6 LG . This is my best section and I am usually lower then that but lately have been higher and not sure why. I know I can go -0 or MAX -2, but not doing it recently. When I BR I just shake my head because I fix the couple little mistakes so quick and wonder how I even ended up at that AC timed. I have full proofing all LG from 1-35 now so maybe it's because I have been doing too many games ?? not really sure and looking for advise to tweak up LG before test. Thank you!

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Could anyone kindly give me some advice? My LSAT score is one point lower than the last time. This is my second LSAT taking, and I plan not to take LSAT in the future. So should I cancel my score this time or should I keep it?

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I am coming up on my October LSAT, and my RC scores have started to slip. I'm not quite sure how to tackle this! I think the PTs in the 70s and 80s are turning up the heat a bit with the questions, but I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for reviewing my tests, remembering details, etc...I am watching the question explanations for the questions I'm missing, but it doesn't seem to be making a difference.

I so, so, so appreciate any advice that you can offer!!!

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Really confused by the extent to which we rely on diagram in this question. For PF questions, when is the case that we do not strictly follow the diagram in the stimulus? https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-44-section-2-question-22/

STIMULUS:

H–>/G

——-

H /G (confirm one theory at the expense of the other)

However, AC E:

D–>/J

——–

/D–>J (either or)

If the above is true, why is AC E is still the correct AC? Or in this case, are we choosing the best AC?

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Hello all

I am working on finalizing my law school applications these days and waiting for my Jan Lsat score to come out.I know its late in the cycle but I want to apply for fall 2024.I am wondering whether I should try to finish them up by Jan 31st or take a bit more time to work on them and submit first or second week of February?Would it actually make any difference on my chances of getting admitted since Jan its almost over anyways...

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Hi! Does anyone know how much it matters that I put down that I strongly prefer remote testing but could go in person? After reading more about remote vs in-person, I now strongly prefer in person, but I can't tell how to notify LSAC...

Thank you!

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I'm currently about 25% through the syllabus and it seems there are a number of times in J.Y.'s explanations he says, "If you're not familiar with logic rules for XYZ go back to that lesson and review it," but then I look at the syllabus and that lesson hasn't happened yet. Just wondering if it makes more sense to jump through all the foundational logic before doing practice sets that encourage us to know rules we haven't learned? Or is this intentional?

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I am getting to the SA part of the curriculum, and it doesn't seem to have the review or theory and approach sections in the later question types. Is there a plan to add that or is the v2 curriculum finished? Would love to know if there is a timeline for adding those parts of the curriculum if the ccv2 curriculum is still being worked on.

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Really confused by the extent to which we rely on diagram in this question. For PF questions, when is the case that we do not strictly follow the diagram in the stimulus? https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-44-section-2-question-22/

STIMULUS:

H–>/G

——-

H /G (confirm one theory at the expense of the other)

However, AC E:

D–>/J

——–

/D–>J (either or)

If the above is true, why is AC E is still the correct AC? Or in this case, are we choosing the best AC?

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https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-27-section-4-question-07/

I've watched JY's explanation and the only other forum post regarding this question, but I'm still not sure why my reasoning for B is incorrect.

I understand the diagramming to be:

P: know a lot about history —> easy to impress intellectuals

C: /(know a lot about history) —> /(easy to impress intellectuals)

I also understand this to be a case of:

Invalid Argument Structure

A —> B

———

/A —> /B

What doesn't make sense to me is I chose B though because I'm thinking it's possible

(you could know a lot about history ---> /(easy to impress intellectuals)) or (A --> /B). I'm not sure if my reasoning is correct and it's just not appropriate in this situation because it fails step 2 of the flaw test or if something else about it is flat-out incorrect. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

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Looking to study 5:30am- 8:30am Monday-Friday Central Time.

Looking for people scoring in the low 150s to get to the high 150s/low 160s.

Wanting to take the exam either Nov (if possible) or January.

Plan:

  • Do one LG Sec the first half & hour
  • Do one LR section the second Half & hour
  • Grade and review both sections the last hour and half.
  • We can figure some out for RC lol

  • We can also do full PT sections every Saturday morning & Sunday can be our off day.
  • Please comment email below. Looking for 2-3 people.

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    I chose AC C and didn't even know I was wrong until I did heavy review on the right AC D.

    C. I initially thought "Yes the author would agree it is a predominant strength for the Mexican American writers to not be tied down by a literary establishment. It would follow reasonably that without the need to be accountable to a larger establishment the writers are more free to experiment."

    The part where this is wrong is the 2nd half - "So are free to experiment..." Where is the support from the passage that the author believes the writers are more free to experiment in ways Mexican writers can't? There isn't any. In fact, where is the support that Mexican writers can't experiment??? This was an assumption I made - that if you are tied to a literary establishment, you won't be able to experiment. But in fact no such reference is made. All we know is that Mexican writing tends to be characterized by longer writing, more "cosmopolitanism," and more theoretical content. We don't know that Mexican writers are discouraged from being experimental.

    My takeaways - 1. Where is "experimenting" mentioned? It's not, this should be a red flag if the AC mentions a theme / content that's not found in the passage. 2. It is a big assumption that to be tied to a literary establishment, even if the author thinks this is a bad thing, may not mean you're less able to experiment. What if in fact the establishment has been encouraging experimentation relentlessly to Mexican authors?

    D. I was put off by "regional" writers; I didn't think the author believed Mexican American writers were regional at all! But this doesn't matter!!! We could exclude the Mexican American writers completely and the author would still have to agree with this AC.

    The Mexico city literary establishment = "this community." They believe "regional" writing (dismissive tone) is "parochial" again a negative tone word. So in Mexico "this community" writes in a certain way and has control for who is successful and who isn't. If someone is writing "regional" and "parochial" content, is this going to win the award for best book in Mexico? No, because the establishment who runs the show doesn't value the regional and parochial content. They value something else.

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    hi there, i am still working through the CC and looking for a study partner. currently scoring at 163, but hoping to score 170 ia on the august test. is anyone interested in going through problem sets or blind reviewing together? pls comment or pm me! ᵕ꒳ᵕ-☆

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    I'm scoring timed PT in low-mid 160s and BR in low-mid 170s, with differences averaging anywhere between 6-12 points!

    Has anyone else had such a wide gap between the two scores? And if so, know of anything that helped close that gap??

    In BR, I get all LG questions correct (normally no more in -4 in timed), which helps, and I know how to improve there.. but..

    For RC, it's usually silly mistakes or misreading that I messed up during timed run.

    For LR, it's a lot of me choosing the trap answer choice during timed run, and not figuring that out until BR. #HELP

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    The question stem for this question asks us to pick an answer choice that shows that the explanation we were given in the stimulus is only a "partial one." I was doing this question as part of my weakening problem set. I read through the stimulus and was quickly able to identify my premise and conclusion:

    P: Time runner's foot spends on the surface is less on a hard surface

    C: Hard surface makes for greater running speed than a soft surface

    I ended up choosing answer choice B, because I thought it provided us with an alternative explanation for why runners perform faster on the hard surface. In my mind, I thought the author was neglecting to acknowledge that it was actually the height of the runners that was affecting their performance rather than the hard surface.

    If I were to add the following to answer choice B:

    "when running on hard surfaces"---- would this make answer choice B correct? If not, why? Or would the stimulus have to make reference to the short v. tall runners?

    Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-30-section-2-question-09/

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    Am I the only person struggling to understand the explanation video? I find it very confusing. Per the explanation from the video, the passage excludes Spain from Europe but isn’t Europe still in Spain which would support answer A? The reason I could perhards see A as the answer is line 7-9 cites the origin of spanish-language proverbs while A says Mexican American proverbs. Besides that, I'm not getting the explanation that proved A wrong and I've watch the video 7 times.

    Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-4-passage-2-questions/

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    Hi 7sagers! I am planning to take October test, and I want to form a small study group of 2-3 people before the test for a better study experience. Currently I am scoring high 160s - low 170s, and my weakness is RC. I do better on LR and LG - if you need help on LR/LG but good at RC, we can help each other out (complementary skills are ideal but all are welcomed! Seriously LSAT is a beast and we'll come up with a better 'surviving strategy' if we work together!) I locate in east coast area and have fairly flexible schedule. Feel free to message me if you are interested!

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    Y'all.

    I just saw someone else post this on another discussion thread, but for any testtakers today or later this week, do NOT forget to click on “Ready to Check In” before (BEFORE!!!) your 10 minute break is up. Do not wait until that timer hits '0'!!

    I'm sure everyone registered got this email from LSAC:

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    "Section 3 will not begin until the countdown clock expires. Test takers must click the “Ready to Check In” button before the intermission expires. Once this button is clicked, the test taker is taken to a waiting room. At this point, your proctor will resecure your testing environment so that you can go on to Section 3.

    It is absolutely critical that you return to your computer and click the “Ready to Check In” button within the allotted 10 minutes.

    If you fail to check in for Section 3 of the LSAT prior to the expiration of the 10-minute intermission, your testing session will be terminated and your score will be canceled. This cancellation will be recorded by LSAC as a Candidate Cancel and reported to any school to which you apply for admission that utilizes LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service (CAS) reports."

    I checked in at the 1'20'' left mark. And don't worry, I still had to wait until the full 10 minutes were done, and my proctor was slow to return anyways. PLUS I had another extra minute just BEFORE Section 3 was due to begin. So no one's getting jipped if you 'check in' early.

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    ⚠⚠⚠ Please, y'all... DO THIS. ⚠⚠⚠

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