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Febbers! We’re less than a month away! Come to Group BR tonight!
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Hey Feb Peeps! We got work to do!
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I'm planning to take the LSAT in June 2016 and was wondering if anyone near would mind meeting to study? Please let me know, thanks!!!
Febbers! We’re less than 2 weeks away! Come to Group BR tonight!
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If anyone have spare time, I would really appreciate feedbacks on my personal statement. If you are interested, send me a private message, thanks!
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Hi!
Though I watched JY's video explanation on this question,
I cannot still figure out what is a significant difference between an answer choice (A) and (C).
I thought "cultural relationships" in (A) can entail the meaning of how much external cultural influences affect the lives of people.
Could you explain these two answer choices further?
Thanks!
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-51-section-2-passage-3-passage/
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-51-section-2-passage-3-questions/
Febbers! We’re less than a week away! Come to Group BR tonight!
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I'm still confused as to how and why Jon's explanation in the video is used to express answer choice A is correct and answer choice C is wrong. I'm not following his logic in the video. Can somebody please explain this? Also there was a comment below the video that there are plenty of old LSAT questions with similar type of errors. I'm not sure, but can somebody point out those questions and the type of error? Thanks.
https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-64-section-1-question-16/
BR Group!!!! PT 72 aka “The WidowmakerOVO"
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I'm caught in this trap where I try to spend as many possible hours as I can reviewing and studying PTs but I think not having a definite boundary has been detrimental. I'm more likely to be fatigued and the quality of my studying drops since I spread my time out so generally. I think I could focus a lot more by dedicating some amount of time to coordinate myself, but I don't know what would be enough. Maybe I think that 8 hours is necessary for example but it turns out I could do everything in 4 or 5. I know this is different from person to person, but I'd like to hear different kinds of approaches. Is there something you've found that works for you?
Proctors: The student of the law school proctored the test. They were very cool and quiet. Enforced all rules reasonably and gave proper 5 min warning in all sections. Many test takers had water on the desk while the test was going on, and they didn't object to it even though they probably could according to test instructions.
Facilities: Very good. The test was held in Bannan Hall building in its lecture halls on the first floor. Since the test was on Saturday, the parking garage right in front of the building was open for all and had no parking restrictions. It takes a minute to walk from the parking to the test room.
What kind of room: It was a large lecture Hall with continuously running desks. The room was very quiet and it's almost soundproof from all outside noises.
How many in the room: May be 75-80 test takers per lecture hall. The hall had 6-7 rows of seating and every row had about 10-13 test takers on average. There was plenty of space between test takers so no one felt cramped for space.
Desks: The desks were lecture hall styled continuous running desks. So everyone in the same row is pretty much on the same desk as it runs across the hall. The chair didn't have any armrest but it was not needed either. Overall very comfortable seating arrangement.
Left-handed accommodation: I am right handed and didn't pay attention to it. But the desk/chair style was handedness-agnostic, i.e. it should be just as easy for left-handed as for the right one.
Noise levels: Very quiet, I didn't hear any noise.
Parking: Right next to the Hall, less than 1 minute walk away is a large parking garage with free parking on weekends.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: There was a long line outside at 8:30. Everyone was seated in their desks by about 9am and I think the test began around 9:30 or so after instructions.
Irregularities or mishaps: Nothing.
Other comments: All in all, a great test center in a very easy to reach location. The proctors are punctual, careful, and cool. The seating arrangement couldn't be beat.
Would you take the test here again? Yes, I took the test here the first time. But this test center usually doesn't hold the June test as the June test is on Mondays when the law school is in session. So I wasn't able to take the test at this location for the retake.
Proctors: The proctors at the test center were really quiet throughout the test (which I highly appreciated). They gave us a 5 minute warning and enforced all the rules they were told to follow for test day.
Facilities: The building was pretty easy to get around. Right outside the building where the test was at, there was a sign that let you know the LSAT was taking place there. The bathrooms were right across the room where the test was being held. The slight downside was that when we finally got our 15 minute break, there were only 2 stalls in the women's bathroom and so it took a bit for all the girls to get to use the bathroom haha.
What kind of room: The test was in a big, open room. The room felt comfortable in terms of temperature. The lighting was bright as it should be.
How many in the room: I believe 20 people registered to take the test but only 15 showed up. The room could have easily fit 50 people so I was actually really happy that not that many people were there to take the test. Made my experience a whole lot better!
Desks: Desks were long, spacious desks that could fit multiple people. There were about two people placed at each long desk and there was about 3 open seats between me and the other student taking the test. I had a lot of room to spread out my exam materials.
Left-handed accommodation: Since the desks were just long tables, I assume that left-handed people would have no problem with taking the test on that kind of a desk. I am right-handed so I wasn't really paying attention to whether or not it affected any left-handed people.
Noise levels: The room was pretty quiet. I never heard any outside noises. A few people in the room must have had a cold that day because I heard a lot of sniffling as well as people coughing. For the most part, it never really bothered me.
Parking: Parking lot was really close to the hall. It took about a minute to walk to the building. It was also free parking which was an added bonus.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: I got there really early so thankfully I was the first in line. Since there were only 15 people who showed up for the test, checking us all in did not take long. The test started for us at about 9:10 a.m. after instructions.
Irregularities or mishaps: None!
Other comments: All in all, it was a really good test center. Muhlenburg College is only 15 minutes from my house so the drive was pretty quick. Due to my experiences there I would highly recommend that anyone who lives within this area take the test there!
Would you take the test here again? YES!!!!! Except, I am really upset that Muhlenburg is not an available test center location for the June 2016 administration (which I am of course signed up to take). The only time they administer tests at their location are for the December, February, and September/October administrations. This makes me so sad. :( So if anyone knows anything about the Penn State - Lehigh Valley test center, please let me know and post it on here!
Proctors: The proctors were great and very thorough about all of the rules. When you first walk into the building they check for phones and check your bag. Several people were sent away because of this.
Facilities:
Clean, easy to find facilities.
What kind of room:
Classroom
How many in the room: 9
Desks:
24 Large desks in room, with reclinable seats. 15 people didn't show up, so there were only 9 of us in the room, but if everyone had showed up, it still would not have been crowded at all.
Left-handed accommodation:
Yes, left handed desks
Noise levels:
No noise at all. Proctors even went around the room telling people to stop tapping their pencils on the desk
Parking:
Ample parking approximately 2 min walk to testing room
Time elapsed from arrival to test:
30 min
Irregularities or mishaps:
none
Other comments:
Out of the 2 places I took the LSAT, this is the only one I would recommend
Would you take the test here again?
If I had to, yes. Thankfully, I don't have to :)
Proctors: The proctors were absolutely terrible. They acted as if they had no clue as to what was going on. After the rules and everything else had been read, including the statement that you have to write. they admitted 2 people without reading the rules again. They did not check for phones, and several went off, mostly emergency weather alerts due to flooding in the area. During the break, one test taker asked if he could be given his test back, since he didn't bubble any of his answer choices due to the proctor not saying when 5 minutes were left. The proctors gave him his test book and answer sheet back for the entire break and let him work on it.
Facilities:
Very nice facilities. Very fancy.
What kind of room:
Classroom
How many in the room:
50
Desks:
Long table-like desks. Not individual desks but plenty of room
Left-handed accommodation:
Not necessary
Noise levels:
Due to the phone emergency alerts, noise level was high, as well as proctors just sitting there laughing and asking each other if they set the timer correctly.
Parking:
Parking deck right across the street
Time elapsed from arrival to test:
1.5 hrs Super slow and annoying
Irregularities or mishaps:
Already mentioned
Other comments:
I filed an LSAC complaint. LSAC said the proctors denied any of this happening LOL
Would you take the test here again?
HELL NO. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE
No one showed for the early BR last week. If you’re interested in it this week, let me know and I’ll add it to the schedule.
NOTE: We’re moving Tuesday’s BR group to Wednesday to avoid all of the juicy webinars that 7Sage has scheduled for that day.
Here’s the schedule this week:
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Proctors: 2 or 3 proctors. All were VERY strict with the time/putting pencils down; one proctor actually ran to a student to yank the pencil out of her hand. One person got kicked out for not following the instructions. All instructions (phones, food, IDs, etc.) were followed to a T.
Facilities: Ballantine Hall. Bathrooms were on the same floor. Elevators are a pain to use (if you go to IU, Ballantine is a notoriously weird internally designed building).
What kind of room: Small classroom.
How many in the room: The room could fit 30ish students.
Desks: Worst part of the testing room. Small college desks. Not enough room to fit both the test booklet and Scranton at the same time.
Left-handed accommodation: Yes.
Noise levels: No issue with noise.
Parking: Campus parking is a pain. Ballantine has a parking lot, but I walked to the testing room from my apartment. One of the campus bus routes takes you to Ballantine, so that is a possibility if you live off campus/don't want to drive.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: I showed up at 7:30. We started at about 8:30ish/8:45ish. The proctors were very strict about the directions, so we started promptly.
Irregularities or mishaps: Besides the person getting kicked out (which I didn't even realize until after the exam), nothing.
Other comments: I took the exam in September 2014 (PT 73), so some of my information might be out of date (such as if the same proctors are there). However, Ballantine Hall hasn't changed in 1000 years, so I doubt it has changed since then.
Would you take the test here again? If I had a choice to take it elsewhere, I probably would not take it at IU. I really don't like the small desks, so if you can avoid that at your testing center, I'd do that. Nevertheless, if you are an IU student, the closest spot is probably Indianapolis, and although that drive is only about an hour long from Btown, the roads can get pretty bad if the weather is bad in December.
Proctors: Didn't seem to know all that much except for the main proctor who was in-charge of the tests within the whole building (3 rooms I think) other than that there wasn't a problem with them. They were nice and didn't distract us.
Facilities: Much better than expected (cant judge a school's facility based off its rank) place was super clean, very roomy and had some cool tech (has nothing to do with test but each seat had a mic on the desk to ensure the whole class can hear)
What kind of room: Stadium seating lecture hall. Very large but the back had a bunch of seats with no desks
How many in the room: 75-100
Desks: Large desks broken up into three sections per row (like a movie theater) with people spaced every other chair. All the room you need to get set up and be comfortable. No issues at all
Left-handed accommodation: desks were large along with spaced seating should have caused no extra accommodations to be needed (I'm righty so...)
Noise levels: fine, normal coughing/sneezing
Parking: NYC so you have to deal with parking buildings. I took public transit.
Note: there is NOWHERE to safely leave a bag, so if you are going here, DO NOT bring anything you are not supposed to have. There were multiple people frantically looking for a place to leave their bags (eventually left them all with a doorman, I assume they didn't have a problem getting them back but no idea)
Time elapsed from arrival to test: fairly quick, 20-30 minutes from listed start time (maybe less)
Irregularities or mishaps: again, most of the proctors clearly weren't trained so we had a couple of minutes in between sections (IIRC the proctors walked around to make sure you weren't still writing/in a different section) Threw me off at first but had plenty of time to re-coop, I enjoyed the extra time to clear my head and prep for the following section.
Other comments: Nice place, would be top choice of mine if retaking and lived closer (getting there was not a problem from LI, LIRR to Penn and a quick subway ride brought me maybe 5 blocks from school) I just registered for the test pretty late. I would definitely recommend it to those nearby or even on LI (if Hofstra is unavailable-NOTE: Touro is open to replace Hofstra for June, so it may be better than travelling to NYC but not sure how the facilities/testing conditions are there)
Would you take the test here again? Yep, as said above, if Hofstra is not available I would make the trek
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Hi, I have finished my personal statement. It is meant to be of the "overcoming adversity" variety. Is anyone willing to chime in with some feedback? I was told it was too long, but I am struggling with what to cut out. Any critique would be greatly appreciated!!!
PM if willing and I will send it. Thank you
Hey guys,
I was just looking for some specific PTs, mainly the newer ones, that are available for download and discovered that Cambridge is still licensed to sell PDFs of every PT. They also have some awesome Bundles including one for all Logic Games from PTs 1-70 for $90 (instead of $295 for purchasing them separately). If you don't need all of those but want to do JY's method for the games using PTs 1-35/38 they also have a bundle for that, which is only $42.
Just wanted to share this since I was driving myself crazy using the copy machine every time I wanted to make extra copies for a game from one of the 10 Actuals books I have, which incidentally don't include PTs 1-6, 8 or 17.
Hope this helps!
Happy studies :)
Proctors: Pretty good overall. Stuck to time, no errors with the alarm (had my own watch so it wasn't really an issue). Friendly and gave clear instructions. Had spare pencils as well.
Facilities: Excellent. This looks like a relatively new building and was very clean. Plenty of bathrooms/water fountains.
What kind of room: Classroom lecture style, seats 100+.
How many in the room: 40ish or so.
Desks: 5 or 6 feet long desks, plenty of space. Chairs are steel case office type chairs (these are around $750 retail) with a lot of options for adjustment.
Left-handed accommodation: Not applicable since these are desks.
Noise levels: none. Room appears to have some sort of noise dampening material, no windows in the room so I assume it wasn't facing street or anything.
Parking: Unknown. Looks like there were some street level parking. I took public transit.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: 10 mins or so from advertised start time to actual start time (getting people seated, in the right place etc).
Irregularities or mishaps: none
Other comments: The room I took the test in was very bright; however it was slightly warm and I rather have it a bit colder since you can layer up.
Would you take the test here again? No -- because it is too far from where I live, nothing wrong with the place though.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: Oct 2015
Proctors: Pretty good overall. Stuck to time, no errors with the alarm (had my own watch so it wasn't really an issue). Friendly and gave clear instructions. Had spare pencils as well.
Facilities: OK. Pretty old building and the layout is somewhat confusing. Could only find one bathroom (can fit maybe 7 people at the same time).
What kind of room: auditorium with those swivel desks.
How many in the room: 25ish or so.
Desks: swivel type, not that much space. leave the booklet on your lap.
Left-handed accommodation: didn't notice any.
Noise levels: none, dead quiet.
Parking: Unknown. Looks like there were some street level parking. I took public transit.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: 15 minutes. Proctor wanted to wait a bit for people to show up, we had about 1/3 absentee.
Irregularities or mishaps: none
Other comments: This place ran slightly cold. This was summer so AC was probably on full-blast. Pack a light sweater if testing in June.
Would you take the test here again? Yes because its easy to get to.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: June 2015
Talk to your heart’s content at Group BR
Thursday, Feb 11th at 8PM ET: PT 74
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NOTE: I front-loaded the PT 70 - 75 because I believe that people need to get eyes on 70s sooner rather than later. We’ll still have PT 76 and 77 available to PT in May. Trust me when I say it is worth it to do these tests twice. And if you don’t feel comfortable hitting the 70s yet, don’t worry. We’re going to repeat this cycle of PT 70-75 at the end of February just in case.
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Hi everyone, I have just received an email from Wake Forest requesting that I complete a video interview. I wonder if anyone else has gone through this experience that could give me a heads up on what to expect? Thanks in advance.
Please note that the information below will change to reflect the information we get! Contribute if you can via the official June 2016 LSAT discussion without going into too much detail. If you think something is wrong or should be added, please post in the thread and let me know.
Real Sections:
LG:
- Team / Leadership Position
- Things made in 1920s
- Recordings / 2 Being Recorded While The Rest Weren't
- Tables at a Fair / Sundial (Table / Vase / Lamp question)
RC:
- High Art / Elite Classes
- CFCs / Ozone
- Legal Matters / Jury Nullification
- Clay / Cuneiform Tablets
LR:
- Brabblers / Birds
- Warm Sea / Jupiter's Moon Europa
- Oxygen Depletion / Levels
- Mayor / Indifference of Voters
- Iron to Prevent Parkinson's
- CEO / Lawyer
- Chocolate Desserts High Calories / Fatty
- World Literature / National Interest
- Hiring Lawyer to Write Will vs. Doing it Yourself
- Sociology / Psychology
- Movie Technology / Recovering Costs
- City of Troy
Experimental Sections:
LG:
- Bicycle Factories / Parts
- Lead Actor Understudy
- Septic Tank
- Fridges
- Oil Art / Gallery
RC:
- Movies made for TVs
- Blues / Musicians (RC)
- Farming Fish / Overfishing
- Computer Simulation in UK Courtroom
- Musical Iconography (?)
- Chem vs. Physics
LR:
- Heme and Non-Heme Food / Nutritional Value
- Hot Cocoa
UNCONFIRMED:
If you can confirm that these are real / experimental, please do so by PMing me or posting in the main thread.
- Coffee & Water in Water Heater
- Large Mall Bookstores / Sell Magazines
- Cereal / Whole Grains
This thread is closed for discussion. Official post June LSAT discussion here:
https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/6922/official-june-lsat-discussion-thread