I just finished the Sufficient Assumption packet and I felt very lost and without control of the strategy. I did great on the video lessons, but this was just not good. I took me 25 minutes to finish 10 Questions. Manly because two questions drained 5 minutes! I got 6/10. That was terrible. Can you please provide some advice! I want to know this type of questions to perfection!

just wondering if I'm missing it or its just not there

How do you guys feel about 69? Did anyone feel it was quite easy compared to the other tests in the 60s range? I've noticed the LSATs get harder, then easier, then harder, then easier again. Maybe we'll get lucky and get an easier test this saturday :D

Regardless, Is doing well on 69 indicative of at least feeling prepared enough for Saturday?

As those of us who have been studying for the LSAT for 6 months + know, the lsat does not allow you to make commitments to other things that take up your time, such as full time job, bodybuilding, Grand Theft Auto 5 etc, . After studying 5 hours a day for the whole week, feeling like I need to take a mental break this friday night. However, I know that partying till the AM hours is not a good idea when prepping for such an exam. How are most of you getting your mental breaks?

I just my 7th timed LSAT and received my highest score to date. I got a 159 timed and a 174 for my blind review. My first practice test score was a 148 timed and a 169 blind review. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve the timed? I am just curious. I have been studying for the LSAT for a little less than a whole year, and I feel like my score will continue to improve dramatically! I just wanted to post this, because I was happy. By the way, thanks 7sage.

While allowing extra space for the Games sections clearly has a ton of benefits, I have encountered one big difficulty. I almost always map out my master game board and any potential splits on the first page where the rules are listed, and then have to constantly flip back and forth between pages in order to remember what is being asked/the answer choices and look at my boards. This takes a ton of time and potentially leads to mistakes. Alternatively I could copy over all of my boards on the other pages, but I can't see this being any quicker.

Has anyone come up with a practical way to deal with this?

Hello,

I have a bit of a dilemma.

Okay, I lied: a huge dilemma.

I was hoping to be ready for the October LSAT, but I am by no means prepared. I want to apply for the 2014 school year, so I have to have my application in by November. I would very much like to study in Toronto and not have to move away from home. I have a mediocre score on my file (155, I think) from last year. I'm only about a quarter of the way through the course. Would it be a disadvantage to apply and indicate that I'm writing my LSAT in December? I'm worried about being pushed to the bottom of the pile based on my score. My GPA is decent, I have an undergrad degree in forensic anthropology but I'm a bit terrified. I don't want to try and cram from here on in and waste money. And have another shitty score on my file. Or loose any possible chance I have of being accepted.

Any words of wisdom?

Videos are freezing and taking too much time to load ..tried checking on windows, iOS and android platform but in vain ... Please help

So, like many people on this forum studying for the october lsat, I have pretty much been living and breathing the test for the last couple weeks (months?)...

anyways, I thought some people would get a kick out of this...

I took Prep test 61 yesterday...took it, reviewed, blah blah blah...

Then I went home and started reading the economist. I got to the SECOND article of this weeks issue (the weakened west) and I started to think, man this all sounds kinda weird and familiar. And why you ask? The second passage of RC on PT 61 happens to be all Han van Meegeren forging Vermeer artwork-- then making a ton of money, only to later go on and make a bunch of critics look foolish when he gives himself up. Turn to page 12 of the economist, and what do you find, "Fakes say some interesting things about the economics of art," an article all about van Meegeren, and a new forger in New York who tricked some galleries into buying 63 forged works and making out with $30 million dollars!

Seriously, you could probably answer some of the questions from the passage correctly from reading the economist article, and NOT the actual lsat passage!!

Crazy, I thought some of yall would like that; as I just had one of those, 'man, am I a nerd or what?' moments.

I am shocked by my sudden score drop when I took a PT in a realistic setting today. Thoughts?

I have taken my last three PTs under the same strict rules. My scores are as follows: 152, 159, 162, 156

I ran out of time on a large number of questions. Thoughts?

I REALLY NEED a +165 next Saturday.

I just did my recon and found out that the desk I will be using is the type that is attached to the chair and it's extremely small...duh..I took my June test in China so we were taking the test on a big flat regular desk..unlike the one we are using in the US..small desktop area doesn't really allow any room for you to lay out the two page booklet and put your answer sheet next to it...it's gonna cause some trouble for me but I guess I'll just have to suck it up..

Any thoughts?

Hey guys,

Since the test is 8 days away, I planned on reviewing about 4 sections each of LR and RC from older tests. Do you think it is a good idea? Should I do more? Less? Would using PTs 55, 57, 59, 61 be okay? I already took those but I don't think I remember any answers from them. They're also recent enough...

I have yet to take PT 69. I plan on taking that on Sunday.

Thanks

Hi, does anyone know where I can find the flashcards to practice conditional indicators? Thank you!

So, I stumbled upon 7Sage just but two weeks ago. Up until that point I was feeling confident with my self-study approach and had been scoring consistently in the 160-166 range with an absolute abysmal showing in the LG sections. When I read all the different approaches and the time spent preparing from users on here I felt ashamed and underprepared for the upcoming exam. My hope was to eventually to get above a 170 but I have not scored that once on any practice test. I feel that with an additional three months of studying and incorporating the approaches that I discovered on here I can reach my goal. With that being said, I am eager for next weeks test. Would it be terrible if I took the test and if necessary take it again in December? Will I be looked down upon if I do this? Just wanted to know what people thought. Thanks in advance.

Ok, on weaken questions the correct answer does NOT weaken a premise, right?

From PT30, 4, 24

The conclusion is that since voice mail is more (1) flexible (2) convenient (3) cheaper -> answering machines will become obsolete.

The correct answer choice is D. Answering machines have a feature that voice mail does not.

But does D not attack the a premise and D seems to attack the premise that voice mail is more convenient and flexible?

I watched the 7Sage video for this particular game but fail to understand a particular rule.

The rule was O1-R1-R2, which made O only possible on wednesday OR thursday. However, why isn't O1-O2-R1-R2 possible, that is, having O on both wednesday and thursday before R1 and R2?

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-57-section-1-game-2/

As is well know, and is often characterized humorously, adults who spend considerable hours working with small children may then speak to other adults in the same language structure and vocabulary as they used speaking with children. Therefore, co-workers who usually communicate with each other with different language structure and vocabulary will sometimes adopt the some of the other person's language structure and vocabulary.

Which of the following statement is most parallel to the above premise's INFORMAL logic:

a) When speaking to other adults, a person studying for the LSAT communicates to others in the same language structure and vocabulary as LSAT stimuli.

b) Humans who effectively communicate with each other sometimes adopt the other person's language structure and vocabulary.

c) I like turtles.

d) When being spoken to by other adults, a person studying for the LSAT is communicated to in the same language structure and vocabulary as LSAT stimuli.

e) Therefore, people who speak to other adults in the same language structure and vocabulary as they used speaking with children should receive extra mental breaks.

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Blind Review summary

a) correct answer, even though the LSAT does not test for parallel premises informal logic parallel.

b)Nope, but could be a great answer if the stimuli was for a sufficient assumption.

c)Off topic (in case you don't get the reference )

d) a trap response by reversing answer choice (a)

e) Nope, but could be a conclusion to an inference question.

From PT24.2.21

a) No effective law is unenforceable

If a) is true can we rephrase .... If not effective then not enforceable?

I know the correct understanding is ... If effective -> then enforceable.

::brain melting::

send me a note. I am hitting it hard and could use a buddy!

What do you guys think of this approach?

What does the actual test look like? Is it three staples in the middle and you open it up like a book? Do the layouts of the sections look just like the preptests (one LG on each page, each RC occupies two pages, etc)?

Also, is the RC passage on the left hand side while all the questions are to the right of it? I usually have only ~1-2 mins to spare on RC so I'd really like to know if I have to keep flipping pages if the questions refer to a specific part of the passage.

If someone can give a detailed description that would help a lot for those of us trying to simulate the real test during PTs. The more detailed the better! Thanks in advance.

I was wondering if someone can tell me any differences between the two question types above. I see that they are similar but, I don't see any differences between them, other than the vocabulary or the way the questions are asked?

I got A. Can someone help me correctly reason through this Question?

Sorry for noobish question but was this feature removed?

I had asked a bunch of questions and gotten responses from both JY and other students. I'm trying to find one of these and I'm not sure how to do so.

Please help me out. Thanks.

http://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-43-section-3-question-10/

Can anyone help me about the PT43-S3-Q1?

I understand A can fill the gap but it seems more like a sufficient assumption because of the word "only". So if I negate A and financial reward is not the only incentive, the conclusion seems to be ok. Because, you know, what if financial reward is the primary incentive?

and I chose c because when I negate c, I ask myself what if the cost is more significant than the future profit? the conclusion seems to fall apart.

Many Thanks.