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I hoping to get my first two games down to a relatively speedy pace so I have time on the second two. What tags/difficulty should I be drilling that are representative of the first two games?

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Hi all,

I need help linking my account to LSAC. I think the issue is due to a typo in my email address that I've since fixed on both platforms but now after updating my email address I get the "Coach already assigned" error that others have experienced.

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Hi, just wondering some thoughts on what the most effective study method is for most. Do I just go down through the syllabus in the order that it shows, or do I continue to stay in a section I am currently in (MSS for LR) retaking the drills until I start getting 100% on all the questions, and start to answer them with the targeted time? #help

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I am about midway through logic games now and am hoping to finish the curriculum before August 1. I have no idea what to expect in terms of improvement. I am not a strong test taker and got a 151 on my diagnostic. I have been pretty serious about studying this summer and feel like I am grasping a lot of the material, and I am scheduled to take the test in September. I don't want to get my hopes up for my first practice test and expect some large jump in my score if that's unlikely. What experience have you all had in terms of your diagnostic score in comparison to the scores you got after completing the curriculum?

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I've been studying non-stop rather obsessively and I've been taking more PTs as I've wrapped up the Core Curriculum.

My scores in the past week from oldest to most recent:

PT 50 - 166, PT 36 - 170, PT 70 - 172, PT 86 - 166, PT 71 - 169, PT 87 - 163, PT 69 - 162

I know I could be burnt out but I'm also really worried that the scores have something to do with some tests being easier than others. That's the reason I took PT 70 immediately after taking PT 36, I thought maybe it was because it was older that I got a 170. But now I'm getting 10 points less on PT 69. So am I just burnt out, not scoring as well as I'd hoped, or both?

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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a strategy that has worked very well for me in improving my performance on LR questions. I've been coming to the realization that around 95% of the time I get a question wrong, it is because I didn't understand the stimulus. At first, I blamed myself for this, saying that I simply was not smart enough to decipher what I was reading, and this, of course, did not help me whatsoever. But, as I started to progress through the lessons, I realized that the LSAT is intentionally confusing. If the test were written by sane, normal, and non-sadistic people who wrote English in the way we all do, the LSAT would be one of the easier standardized tests. So, I decided to look for places where I could find arguments contained in very complex and confusing wording and language. And that is when I stumbled across this thing called the Supreme Court. I found that the arguments they were presenting were strikingly similar to some of the arguments I've encountered on the LSAT in terms of complexity, grammar, etc. So I got to reading cases and this is the strategy I followed.

  • For each sentence, I took a very brief moment to assess whether I understood what it was saying. If I didn't, I read again.

  • At the end of each paragraph, I looked away from the text and restated what it said, in simple terms, in my head.

  • By the time I finished with an opinion or a dissent/concurrence, I formed a low to moderate resolution summary of what the overall argument was and how it was supported.

    • This trained both my comprehension and my memory skills. So far, I've done about 20 cases and I've noticed sizable improvements in my stimulus comprehension since then.

    This is the book I used: https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Court-Decisions-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143121995

    (It is part of a larger series of civic books; I strongly recommend that you check out the other books).

    While I haven't gotten to preparing for the reading comprehension section of the test, I am sure this will aid me in that too.

    (P.S. Besides just improving your LSAT performance, I feel as though reading SCOTUS cases will be of other use as well. First, it is important to know your rights. Second, the Supreme Court is kinda important to the law and stuff and I think a prospective lawyer should know at least some things about the law.)

    (P.P.S. Another strategy that may help is imagining that every argument you come across on the LSAT is being presented by your least favorite Justice; I think that will allow you to more readily see flaws in the reasoning.)

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    Hi, I recently paid for the live course and I found that there are many tools for studying including proctored tests and office hours. Could anyone explain how to use two of them? Proctored tests and office hours.

    One more question, since this is my first time for taking live classes and I am not sure how to properly use this incredible system. Any tips? Thanks!

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    Calling all 7Sagers looking for an effective way to study together!

    We've put together three Discord servers that you may join to streamline the process of finding study groups that actually help you reach your goals. We've organized them into three LSAT Reported Score bands: the 145-155 range, 155-165, and 165-175+. Feel free to join one of these based on where you're already scoring on recent PrepTests and/or whichever range best fits your goals!

    145-155 Scorers: https://discord.gg/QuSZCU8e

    155-165 Scorers: https://discord.gg/6YdFx2DB

    165-175+ Scorers: https://discord.gg/xnvw7kms

    (UPDATE 8/21: the invite links broke AGAIN; they have NOW been replaced. I promise I'm selecting "set this link to never expire" but they keep expiring anyways! If anyone is a Discord genius please DM me.)

    These groups will only work if you all contribute to them. So please––join, explore, start new conversations, respond to others, and keep thinking about how to make these even better! Comment below this post with any and all questions.

    ⛵️ Bon voyage, new Study Group members! ⛵️

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    What does "priority"mean in the results section? For example, when you review your drill answers, there is a column that says priority. What does it refer to?

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    Hello I was wondering if anybody could help me with the reasoning in AC A and C.

    I see how the correct answer choice of A would weaken the argument, if true, so I see how it's the right answer, however I am having trouble seeing why C is not the answer. My thinking was that time plays a role, like an alternative hypothesis/factor affecting theft rate in the neighborhood, that would justify less theft overall? So I dont know what is not clicking

    Any help is appreciated!

    Admin Note: Edited title. Please use the format: "PT#.S#.Q# - brief description of question”

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    If Im' supposed to be taking preptests weekly or biweekly, but only studying LR through following the syllabus, how am I supposed to be learned LG and RC? Should I stick to the lesson plan in the syllabus or should I be focusing on improving LG and RC before the next preptest? #help !!!

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    I’m planning on writing the LSAT in August and have been recently struggling with lr. I previously was averaging -6 but on the pts in the 80’s and 90’s I have started to average -11.

    Please let me know if you have any tips to recover from this downfall.

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    Hello, I keep seeing people posting about making a group chat, but it goes nowhere. I’m taking my test in September and seriously looking for people to join a group chat where we can motivate help and encourage each other. Message me or comment usernames if interested.

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