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Hi, I'm curious about people's strategies with author's attitude questions. I pretty much consistently get these wrong even though they seem like the easiest questions. I am always able to rule out the positive/negative answer choices but am usually choosing between two. If I'm reading a passage where the author clearly does not believe a theory and thinks it's unsupported, choosing between "cautious skepticism" and "vehement opposition" is almost impossible. Please help!

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Hello, future colleagues,

This summer I'll be finessing my personal statement and supplemental essays. I'm looking for one or two buddies who would be willing to check in every few weeks and workshop one another's writing in Zoom meetings.

I'd like to work with someone who has a similar profile as I do (3.94 uGPA, graduate degree, 3 years work experience, PTing in the 168-173 range) and who is aiming for a top 20 school.

If you're someone who gives honest, constructive criticism, and who is genuinely invested in a mutually beneficial partnership, send me a message and let's connect soon!

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Hey all - taking the June Flex and I've noticed in the last few weeks that I have gone from regularly -1/-3 on LG to -5/-7. As test time gets closer, I'm making a lot of really dumb mistakes, getting angry, missing key inferences. Even problem sets that I have already done before, I am now missing questions on. Whenever I think about LG I now get this pit in my stomach. I would welcome any advice to get this train back on track, and thank you!

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Hi- I have saved the most 4 recent LSAT to take before next Tuesday. Wondering what other people's strategies have been leading up to test day to ensure they are getting the right practice under timed full test conditions (rather than timed sections), without burning out

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Hey all,

For those who are familiar with the infamous Newspaper articles game from the January Flex, I wanted to know if you're aware of any similar game types. When I took the exam back in January, I was flabbergasted because of the way the rules were presented. I want to practice similar game types before the June exam this weekend that way I'm best equipped.

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Hello!

My name is Soph and I just started 7sage to study for my LSATs this fall. I took a diagnostic through Khan Academy and scored in the mid 150s. I have so far completed the modules MC and MSS questions and now am completing the Logic and Advanced Logic courses.

What I struggle with is sometimes having lots of self-doubt and panicking during the LSAT (which is slightly mitigated during the Blind Review, but not completely).

I was hoping to see if someone is willing to maybe help my case "pro bono".

My schedule is that I typically study from 12pm to 7pm (EST) every day and would hope to use Discord as a means of communication.

Cheers everyone,

Soph

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Hi everyone,

This weekend will be my first time taking the LSAT and I am unfamiliar with the logistics of the writing sample. Do we have to take it the same day? Do we have to take it in one sitting? When is the earliest/latest we are allowed to take it? Do law schools factor the writing sample into their decision making process?!

Please advise!!! TYIA

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I'm naturally a pretty fast reader, and almost never run out of time on the LR and RC sections, (i'm going to leave AR out of this discussion as it's a completely different kettle of fish) so during BR i've already selected the answer choice I like the most, and most of the time disproved the other answers in my head too. I totally understand the benefit of BR, but basically never change my answers because my thinking hasn't changed since when i first selected the answer I liked the most. I of course still get plenty wrong, but don't really catch any during BR. Anybody else have a similar experience, or want to give me advice?

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Hi all! New here (just switched from Khan) and I'm really liking 7Sage so far. I did the customized study schedule and it's suggesting 40 hrs a week, which is fine...but after the basics/CC, it's telling me to take a bunch of PTs every week. My question is: is this correct? I was planning on maybe 1-2 per week, but 3-5 seems overkill to me...thanks for reading! :)

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Hi! I just joined 7sage about two weeks ago and I am hoping to take the August test. I'm also completing an internship that requires 40 hours a week. I'm nervous that I will not make it through the core curriculum (much less any of the practice tests) in time for the test. I've been trying to study 2 hours a day and make up time on the weekends but still feel overwhelmed. Anyone in the same boat or have any tips?

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Hi everyone,

Foremost, I appreciate you for reading this discussion post, and genuinely thank you for sharing your 2 cents, should you happen to respond.

Let me begin.

I am in the stage of my life in which I am able to allocate 7-10 hours of my day into studying for the LSAT. I just graduated from Johns Hopkins master’s program, and only have two hours of tutoring per day. In other words, the rest of my day is free for me to do what I want.

However, the difficulty I encountered is that I am unable to work solely on the LSAT for 10 hours. What I mean by this is that I am not blasting through these LSAT problems, or the 7Sage Core Curriculum but rather moving in a gradual, painfully slow manner. In other words, I am inching forward, instead of blasting forward.

I am on computer 7-10 hours per day but I feel as I progress through the 7Sage Core Curriculum painfully slow while I have read others saying they finished the Core Curriculum within 2 months while working full-time.

The way I approach the Core Curriculum is that I take notes of all modules and write wrong answer notes for each question I get incorrect or am confused about.

My goal is to get into HLS, but having grown up as a non-superstar, I am not sure if I am just plainly stupid or is not focused enough.

I got all A’s on my last half of the program at Johns Hopkins AAP, and we had students who went to UPenn Law, Berkeley Law, and UCLA Law from our program. Although these individuals had almost perfect GPA at JHU AAP, I, too, was getting a perfect GPA once I was used to the distance learning during the second half of the program.

My first college was Northeastern University School of Pharmacy in which I was a part of 0+6 accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy program. I quit the program and transferred to an American college in South Korea, receiving an American state school college bachelor’s degree.

In other words, although I graduated from JHU AAP, I didn’t grew up as a Harvard undergraduate material, or any of the sort that we encounter during high school era (so called, “superstars.”)

Was moving forward the 7Sage Core Curriculum and going through the LSAT Practice Tests painfully slow for those of you who have done well on the LSAT? Or, were you all just blasting through these modules and tests, acquiring logical rules and conventions in a glimpse of second?

I am just confused because tutors I deal with in South Korea (I live in South Korea) makes it seem as they studied for such a short period of time (less than a year) and was able to achieve a 175+. However, I am unsure if I am gifted to achieve the same feat, or if I should just continue to grind hoping that I will eventually acquire the knowledge to do well on the test.

Please help and share your thought.

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PT 47 Section 1 Question 19

In the stem it talks about a case of polio occurring due to the administration of a vaccine of 12 per year. By doing an alt vaccine, it gets cut into half 6

We need to weaken this

The correct answer is that the alt would cause for some new polio to occur.

MY ISSUE

Some means 1 - infinite; if the some of the new polio is 2, then it's obvious to take the alt. If it is 50, then it sucks

But what should we assume

Admin note: Edited title. Please use the format "PT#.S#.Q# - [brief description]"

https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-47-section-1-question-19/

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Greetings!

I would like to tutor/mentor for free someone in the 150s. Ideally, I would like to just tutor Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. More specifically, I would like to discuss and explain the fundamentals to whoever I will be tutoring. My average test score is 162. My average blind review score is 175. Currently, I am just practicing my test taking skills under time conditions, so that I can come closer to my blind review score by August, the month I will be taking the official LSAT.

The way I plan to go about this is to either talk about questions or passages that I have already covered or to take a new practice test and to discuss it afterwards. We can figure out the details in a zoom call.

Cheers,

Favio

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Hey everyone!

Can anyone give some helpful tips on how to make the most out of reviewing the mistakes I make on the RC section? What are some helpful strategies/methods for reviewing and analyzing this section to avoid making similar mistakes on future RC sections?

Thanks in advance!

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Continuing this discussion: https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/29007/what-to-do-in-your-last-week

Commiserate amongst ourselves and some last ditch efforts toward those target scores. Let's spend an hour or so getting this out of our systems and transitioning into fuckin kill mode.

Tentative link (check back prior to meeting):

canihazJD is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom google meeting.

Topic: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Time: Jun 7, 2021 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://meet.google.com/dvm-fcqm-pky. DONE! Thanks everyone!

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I know the max amount of times you can take the test is 5 within the past 5 years/ reporting period. I took the test first Feb 2018 and again Jan 2021. There is also a statement on LSAC's website that says "This policy is forward-looking, not retroactive. Tests taken prior to September 2019 will not count against these numerical limits."

I may be overthinking it and my anxiousness for the June 2021 test is creeping up (I was not freaking out before, but now I am and definitely feeling under prepared for what I want to score), but with the 5 test limit my Feb 18 test will not count towards the 5 limit test correct? But then will it count towards the 7 lifetime tests?

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Hello, I hope everyone is doing well! I am having a little bit of an issue identifying principles vs conclusions when asked to identify certain aspects of the argument. I keep overanalyzing whether it is a principle or the overall conclusion, I am wondering if anyone has this problem as well?

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I just did the May 2020 Flex LSAT as practice and noticed the RC passages are significantly more verbose than the earlier exams. My reading time is close to 3.5 minutes usually but I am noticing I took a longer time to read these. Did anyone else feel like this threw them off? How can I combat this in time for my June test?

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I couldn't understand why I got this wrong until I started writing this, so I figured I'd publish just in case it helps others.

Decrease in revenues > Prices risen beyond what people can afford > Salaries not kept pace.

Contrapositive: Salaries kept pace > Prices do not rise beyond level people can afford > No decrease in revenue

Question: If salaries have kept pace during last year, what MBT?

(B) Incorrect: Retail stores will not experience a drop in retail sales this holiday season

(C) Correct: Prices in retail stores have not risen beyond the level that most people can afford during this holiday season.

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