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https://www.notion.so/Template-for-collecting-past-mistakes-2832b53114584b5fbb1771e4eb4f5077

Feel free to duplicate and use as an aid in reviewing!

Each database includes a Default (Kanban) view to track how many times you have reviewed each problem, and a table view where you can sort problems by the reason you made the mistake. Each table also has a column for you to note important takeaways you noticed when reviewing the problems.

I hope this will be useful for some of you!

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Hi guys, taking the April LSAT and I saw on the LSAC website a requirement stating something along the lines of 'no electronic devices (other than the computer for taking the test and the phone for check-in) are allowed in the room'. Unfortunately, my initial plan was to take the test in my office at work as it's one of the only quiet and undisturbed places I have access to, and while the space has very high cubicle walls and the computers can all easily be powered off and slightly moved around, some screens would still be visible if asked to do a sweep of the whole room. There's also a giant flat screen TV nailed to one of the walls (it's never on, but it definitely can't be moved).

I'm guessing LSAC wouldn't allow me to test in this space and I should change my plans?

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Hey there! I am just wondering if anyone out here has tried the Camo Review method from Elemental Prep. How does it compare to blind reviewing in your opinion? Personally, I find it to be a better way to go about LR blind reviewing (and possibly reading comprehension), but I am curious if there are some drawbacks that I am missing that others have caught on to.

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I have my exam coming up in a few days and I thought if I practiced hard enough, the fact that it's over the computer might not be such an issue. However, I've noticed that my reading speed is significantly slower when I'm reading off a screen vs. when I'm reading off of paper. Does anyone have any tips on how to make reading off of a screen easier and/or any tips of improving my reading off of a screen? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Hello,

I was just wondering if anyone knows any information regarding the LSAC Prep Plus Subscription and if I would need to subscribe to it to keep seeing PrepTests on here (7sage). I dont use the lawful.lsat.org site however I did log on to see if there was anything of interest and it says that my expiration date is approaching. If anyone has any information in regards to this I would greatly appreciate it.

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I could really use advice from other 7 Sagers. I've been subscriber and hanging out on the message boards since late last summer and I've seen this community give great input and support to each other. Can you help me make a decision?

Here's my situation. I'm a non-traditional student with 20+ years experience in healthcare administration, a masters degree (MHA) and a 3.0 undergrad GPA from 25+ years ago. I work full-time and took the the LSAT in February and scored a 153. Because of my life situation I need to start law school this year, even if it means going to a less than stellar program. I have no idea how schools will look at me since I'm not a superstar or even a splitter, so I've applied to a variety of schools (a T-20, several T-50s, and a few more down towards the bottom).

I registered to retake the test this Saturday and, for schools that offered, I've requested they hold off evaluating me until that score is available with hopes that I'll see an increase. But, my fulltime work schedule hasn't allowed much time to study and my recent PTs have only gone up by a few points (156).

So my question for ya'll is, should I cancel my test this Saturday if I'm not sure I can score higher? Even worse, what if I get a lower score - how would schools view that?

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Hi, everyone! I took the Feb LSAT and I was not completely happy with my score, so I decided to retry in June. I have had almost a month off of studying (which I thought would help me decompress and regain my energy to start again), but I feel like I'm starting from the beginning again. I know that it will require some more practice and patience to get back the stamina/momentum that I lost during this break, but do any of you have any advice or tips on how to get back into the right mindset? Any advice would be really helpful!!

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Taking the June LSAT, I want to ensure that I get LG mastery on test day, or the closest thing to that. Timing wise I am fine, but I usually am getting 5 wrong per lg section and I am not weaker at any one type of game per se but make dumb mistakes along the way that cost me questions. How do I get complete accuracy until test day? Do a section per day? What else? Thank you in advance for any response.

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Hi everyone. I'm coming from a psychology background, and I feel like I'm struggling to understand some of the legal jargon that's on the LR/RC sections. Some simple terms I understand, but for a lot of concepts I need some basic review to comprehend what's being said in the passages. I'm not really sure where to start. It's hard to tell where to begin when looking online for articles or lists of words, because I don't want to waste my time learning terms that might not show up on the exam.

Does anyone have any resources, websites, articles or advice for how to navigate this weak point of mine? Someone gave a good tip to read for structure and context. Any other tips are more than welcome. Thank you all greatly!

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#HELP

I cannot find anymore information about the lsat flex on lsac? My test is coming up on Sunday, April 11.

I am trying to see what is allowed on the test with me?

Can i have water? how many pieces of paper am I allowed to have??

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MBT Question:

All C and R are public places. Most well-designed public places feature art work.

Wrong Answer Choice: Most C that are well-designed feature art work.

I mistakenly thought that if all C and R are public places and most well-designed public places (which I believe a subset of public places) feature art work, then most C (which is a subset of public places) that are well-designed feature art work.

I diagrammed it to see why I was wrong, but still I am not 100% satisfied with my understanding on this question.

I understand that

Public Place WD --M--> Feature Artwork

C (which is a subset of public place) WD --M--> Feature Artwork

are not the same but still the wrong answer doesn't jump out to me as a horribly wrong answer choice.

Can someone share their thoughts on this question?

#help

Thank you!

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-1-question-25/

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Can’t believe I’m writing this but I just got my first acceptance of the cycle. Penn State offered me a full ride (including for the second and third years) and I’m beyond surprised. I’m an international student, so I don’t know much about it. It was one of my last choices when applying but after getting a full ride + reading about it online, I’m actually quite intrigued! I was wondering if anyone else on here was also accepted or is currently studying there? Would love to know what it’s like, what the town is like, etc. Thanks!

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Whenever I come onto the forums and start typing out a question to ask for help, halfway through typing it out, I come to some magical realisation that I did not understand after the extended self-reflection/review. Whenever I write out my blind review answers for myself, I just rehash the same problems and errors over and over again and I don't feel like I'm coming to any new realisations. Is there a way structure my BR or trick myself into actually explaining things and thinking about the question differently rather than just rehashing/defending my previous position?

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Hi Everyone!

Some of you were asking when @canihazJD or myself would be hosting another BR session, so I'm happy to say we will be reviewing PT 77 this Thursday, April 8th, at 5pm EST!

All scoring levels are welcome.

Requirements:

  • Have taken the PT or at least the section you want to BR under representative timed conditions (1st LR section)

  • Flag or otherwise indicate the questions that gave you trouble for BR. We likely won't be doing every question on the test, just those indicated.

  • Do not check your answers. This defeats the purpose of a BR call, and reduces the potential value to be extracted.

    • Google meet link: https://meet.google.com/ood-rxio-vyu

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    Hi guys,

    I'm looking to host a BR session through Zoom every Saturday morning and ending whenever it needs to. My last practice PTs have been between 164 - 167 and I am hoping to score a 172+ June/August this year.

    We would take the practice PTs fully timed once a week and come into the Saturday call for BR without having done any prior review, focusing almost entirely on LR and RC. From PT 55 - 90, I plan to take PTs in sequences of 5 (55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and then back to 56, 61, 66, 71, 76, 81, 86 and etc...).

    I am hoping to study with people who are currently at a similar or higher level than me. Please let me know if you are interested.

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    This should've been an easy question but I'm still a little confused. I narrowed it down to A and B super quickly, but am a little confused why A doesn't also resolve the paradox - if the animal plays dead when startled by a loud noise, doesn't this give another plausible explanation for their behavior despite the fact that it has no survival value? I see why B also resolves the paradox (because it gives them an opportunity to escape) but am confused on how I should have eliminated A

    Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-87-section-2-question-02/

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    Hey y'all--

    I posted this under the Q-specific help vid, but the discussion forum here seems to get more attention sometimes, so double-posting. Promise to add helpful responses I get to my original discussion for our future LSAT progeny :3

    Reference: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-89-section-2-question-24/

    [P1] If MW↑ in Country X, the rate of UE will rapidly fall.

    [P2] Should this happen, many P will have a lot more DI.

    [P3] A lot of this excess DI will be spent on CG.

    [CON] This rise in demand for CG will cause an ↑ in FJ to make these CG.

    Initially, I didn't get why (C) was the non-weakening A/C, but it finally clicked that any ↑ in MW going on in X might actually be greater than the above-MW income some FW are getting. In another words, (C) is assuming that these (few? many?) FW who are getting "much" more than MW wouldn't also be benefitting from the uptick in MW in X.

    Really just looking for some help in understanding whether (B) was also presuming something...

    First, are we supposed to accept that the conclusion is referring to factory jobs only in Country X? The wording makes it sound more general--FJ across the board. That's how I took it. I get that preceding portions of the STIM are addressing what was happening specifically in X , but I don’t see where the conclusion limits itself to talking about the FJ situation in just X. Many arguments (in other questions) are wrong b/c of these types of sudden leaps (i.e., premises and conclusions talking about different, not necessarily overlapping sets), and I thought (B) was so blatantly ignoring that possibility. That’s why (B) sounded off to me at best, presumptive (without warrant) at worst–who’s to say that FJ won’t still increase overall, in line with the conclusion, regardless of where geographically these ↑ will be?

    Would appreciate thoughts on this!

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    Hey all,

    Ive made some good progress studying for LR and mainly get the easy to medium questions all right. However, on a lot of my preptests (about 6+ of them) I always seem to mainly get the level 4 and 5 questions all wrong. Any advice on how to get better at really difficult questions? Should I just focus on drilling that difficulty only? It always seems like the support between the premise and the conclusion or the assumptions are way more convoluted. I've already read the Loophole FYI and it helped a lot, but those questions still get me. Thanks for any help I really appreciate it!

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    Hey, all!

    So, I decided to take the LSAT in June and in August as I read it is better to take it twice and experience the real thing first, then come prepared better the second time. But the problem is that I do not feel I will be entirely ready in June. I have been studying since January, and during the months of Feb/March, it was only sporadic study due to personal/family events. The June test is two months out vs the August four months out.

    So I need your opinion/help. Should I just wait, study harder for the next four months and only take the test once?

    or

    Take it in June first, then in August again, even if I am not ready for the first one?

    How does not doing well on the first then improving for the second affect my record regarding LSAC?

    Any help/advice is much appreciated!

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