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I am putting this question out there, because after flagging this question and blind reviewing, I still got it wrong.

Currently, I am blind reviewing my process to improve my LR form, and I am also blind reviewing to address any gaps in understanding.

For this question, when it came to form. I felt pretty good

My steps:

  • Read question stem
  • Read the stimulus
  • Identified the conclusion
  • Answer the why?
  • Tried to identify the flaw (gap in argument)
  • For step 5, I was able to break down the grammar of the conclusion and the premise. But during the test, I could not see the gap clearly. So I flagged it. I was able to eliminate answer A, B, and C easily. I did not eliminate D and E. I came back to it and chose E.

    Specifically, I chose E because the argument seemed to state that contemporary artists are mistaken, Mistaken about what? I presumed on their belief that their works enable many people to feel more aesthetically fulfilled. However, the premise focuses on "more great artworks" that human being could appreciate in a lifetime. So I thought I saw the gap, that the inability to appreciate work over a lifetime could not be lead to people feeling more aesthetically fulfilled.

    As I read answer choices E, it seemed to match that during testing condition, but I am unsure it did during BR. Definitely, the difficulty in the answer choices factors in the difficulty of this question as well.

    Let see if the flaw in answer E is actually evident in the stimulus

    To paraphrase E: The argument assumes, without providing a reason, that the number (count) and variety (diversity) of great artworks already in the world affects (makes a difference to) the amount of aesthetic fulfillment derivable (coming) from any contemporary artwork.

    It seems that E is incorrect, because it seems that it is not the number and/or variety of great artwork that makes a difference, it is the inability of human being to appreciate it all in a lifetime. So E seems wrong for the reason. But I still have my doubts on why E is wrong.

    But although, I understand what answer choice D is saying. I have no way of understanding how the stimulus would be vulnerable to that criticism. Love to have a some help here clarifying this flaw question.

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    Y'all. WTF was this test. LG destroyed me. I'm so upset.

    I already have 2 cancels on record - 1 from 2017 when I had a panic attack during (lol) and the other from the July test because I saw my score and didn't like it and wanted the free October retake. I don't actually have an official score on record but I feel like there is a chance that today's score might be lower than what I cancelled in July.

    Today's test was unexpected. I feel like if I cancelled today, 3 cancellations would look really bad-- but does it look worse than a terrible score because LG totally f*cked you? lololol

    Thanks for the help!!

    KJS

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    Hi everyone,

    For those of you who are taking afternoon tests instead of morning tests, what is your test day routine like? Since the test "starts" at 12:30 pm (mine actually started closer to 2:30pm), how do you use the time between waking up and the test?

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    Hi All,

    To quickly summarize:

    I applied to law schools last year with a162 LSAT score, and a strong resume of federal government and political work. I got into most schools I applied to, receiving 50% - 70% scholarships from every school I got into.

    I decided to decline all of my acceptances. I work as a political consultant for progressive candidates and campaigns around the country, and I felt that I needed to stay working in the campaign world for one more year. When I told my company I was leaving for law school, they gave me a huge promotion, which included allowing me to oversee all of the national political projects and campaigns that our company was working on. I was/am in a unique position to help candidates I support get elected, and causes I care about get brought to the national conversation. I'm glad I stayed. It's been the right decision.

    That being said, I am reapplying because I want to keep my options open, and my doors open, just in case.

    Clearly I feel that my applications and essays were very strong, as they resulted in me getting solid scholarships to the schools I wanted to go to.

    My question is this: do you guys think I can re-use my personal statement and/or optional essays? How much do you I need to change? They personal statement was very strong and it worked out for me very well. I'd prefer not to have to change it, but I could see why that may look bad to an admissions committee.

    Would REALLY value your thoughts here!

    Thanks!

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    Here's my dilemma. Most schools I'm applying to allow for a maximum of 4 letters of recommendation, but I have 6 and don't know which to select.

    I am 1 year out of undergrad (i.e. will be 2 years out going into law school) and majored in History. I have FOUR history professors who have told me they will write me letters and who I know will write exceptionally strong letters for me (of the "one of my best students" kind). I also have a music theory professor who would write me a fantastic letter, which would be from a different perspective (though music, while a deep passion of mine, isn't directly related to my pursuing law). But since my post-college work experience is definitely relevant to my decision to go to law school, I also asked my former work supervisor to write me a letter. I'm fairly confident his letter would be positive, but if my professors' letters were 10s, I'm guessing his would probably be a 7 or an 8.

    Just weighing them individually, I would definitely prioritize the ones from my history professors, but as a whole package I don't know if it would be better to mix things up a little. Thanks for reading this and I would really appreciate any thoughts/suggestions :)

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    I found on my first PT that a significant amount of answers I had gotten right during the initial timed test, I later went back and changed to the wrong answer during Blind Review. This wasn't just one or two questions, but many. Does anyone have any experience with this? Not sure how to feel about it, it's definitely not great. I'm not sure if I'm just second guessing myself too much, or if it's a deeper issue. Any advice?

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    How many LOR's should I send to Seton Hall?

    They only require one and accept max 3.

    I have from my employer and a professor. Another professor told me he's gonna write one, I'm just not sure when. Also they ask in the application how many LOR's I plan on getting, so I don't know what to put down.

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    Hi everyone,

    I'm kind of an uncommon case and could not find an exact reply to my questions. So here we go:

    I've got a 162 in the LSAT and a 3.4 undergrad gpa.

    I moved to the US, because of my dad's work, when I was 15 and due to previous foreign education, skipped a few years and graduated with 16.

    I had a basic level of English and where I come from nobody moves cities for Universiry nor is there any application process. Therefore I went to an ok public school.

    I didn't know what to major in and choose a hard STEM major. I kind of struggled and once I changed to something I liked my GPA was better. Since I did now know when I had to leave the US i took summer school and finish my undergrad in less than 3 years.

    After that, due to work restrictions I did an MBA where I got an improved GPA.

    I have 5 nationalities, one of them Mexican and I use to have a green card. I've lived in 3 different continents and have travelled to 70+ countries so I'm quite international. Therefore I want to do international law (i'm open to either private or public.)

    My questions are:

  • Will I get an URM boost?
  • Should I ED somewhere?
  • I'm applying to pretty much all the top 14 schools and if I don't get in I'll retake or rethink my career path.

    I currently live in a very expensive country and cannot afford to take a few months to study for the LSAT.

    I've been working for the past 6 years in private and investment banking for 16+ hours a day so I could not focus as much as I wanted. However for personal reasons I do not want to delay anymore my applications.

    BTW I've received fee waivers for almost all the schools that I want to apply to and I think that I have excellent albeit work LOR's.

    Thank y'all very much for your time!

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    Usually, I study 3-5 hours a day. But for the next week, due to some circumstances, I probably will only be able to get an hour in max, sometimes even split up throughout the day. What is the best way to make use of this time? 1 section a day and review?

    I was thinking maybe foolproof 2 games, do 1 or 2 RC passages from the older LSAT PTs + review, and then maybe review some LR questions?

    I have a long list of LR questions I have missed from my time studying that I couldnt get right during BR either. All in all, that seems like it might be close to an hour. 2 games, 1-2 RC passages, plus a few hard LR questions

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    Consistently in practice tests, my first section is my best with each subsequent section scoring worse than the previous. On the PT I just took, section 1 was LR and I got -3. Section 4 was the second LR and I got -11. I find that my stamina greatly diminishes after each section, especially with the digital test. It’s harder to concentrate, both on what the words mean and the screen itself.

    Does anyone have any stamina tips for the digital test? Is it just practice? Also, is it possible that the two LR sections vary that drastically in difficulty?

    Thanks!

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    I had a very minor fender bender (I was at fault) a couple years ago that resulted in no damage to either car, but as a precaution we both wanted to have a police report filled out in case something arose. An officer filled one out and that was all. No citation, no warning by the officer, no insurance companies were involved, and no further issues ensued. Do I report this on an addendum? I'm not sure what specific wording—if any—under which this would qualify with respect to a C&F question's language.

    Thanks for any help or advice in advance!

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    For many of the longer user comments on JY’s video, they seem to be cut off. Usually, you can click something that ll expand that person’s comment, but for some reason that button isn’t there (I don’t see it), so I can’t read longer comments of people posting their own explanations. Anyone else have similar issue?

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    Hey friends, quick clarification question for you #help.

    In 17.01.G4, the rule "J is on the same team as K," translates as a forever together biconditional, where J ↔ K. Similarly, the second rule, "K is not on the same team as N," translates as a forever apart biconditional, K ↔ /N. In his explanation (see link below), it seemed like J.Y. was implying that this was because there were only two groups for the pieces to be sorted into.

    Does this mean that a similar rule would not translate as a biconditional if there were multiple groups? If so, someone please explain this to me, because I don't understand why it couldn't be a biconditional in both game types.

    17.01.G4 video explanation: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-17-section-1-game-4/

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    Thursday, Sep 19, 2019

    Lawgic

    On the LR questions that are straight lawgic, a lot of times I have to write it out and translate it to get it right. For example I translate it to A ----> B etc. I score in the high 160s so I am wondering is this normal or is this a weakness of mine? And suggestions on improving?

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    Hi everyone,

    If I changed my test date to a later test date, would law schools see that I've changed the date? Does it come up as a cancellation? Or does it not appear at all? And if it does come up as a cancellation or a date change, does it have any potential to negatively affect your application? I know that a cancellation does not look better than never having a cancellation, so I was wondering if this date change had the same effect.

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    Hi guys,

    I've seen a number of law school applications ask applicants to submit the date/score of every LSAT they took or plan on taking as a mandatory part of the application. I was wondering how to go about this for canceled scores, specifically for the July 2019 exam given that everyone was able to see their scores before canceling (I ended up canceling my score). For one school, the field for the LSAT score only allows you to enter 3 digits, so there's no way to write "Canceled."

    Given that the purpose of canceling a score is to prevent law schools from seeing it, I'm unsure of how to go about this. Have any of you run into this issue as well?

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    After reviewing the correct answer, (B), it seems that we are supposed to assume that it was medical staff who reported that their patients could predict their own medical outcomes. I feel like this is a huge leap, though, as I read the stem to imply that patients were self-reporting their predictions. Even if I didn't assume this, it seems like a similarly big assumption that medical staff are the "reporters" in this instance. Am I missing something?

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    This is a MBF question. Its specific type is a conditional MBF. I know going into this question, the LSAT writers are going to do a MBF answer choice by messing up on the necessary sufficient conditionality. Keeping that in mind I wanted to approach the question. My approach for this question would be "hunting" for the ACs because in line 2 you can see "only if" - which hints at a condtionality MBF question type & because it belongs to group 2.

    However, the first sentence threw me off with the wording "depends" - which hints at necessary conditional. But then I tried to diagram that and I messed up with that. But in JY's explanation - he brushed that sentence off b/c he thought it was a context sentence. How do you make that jump or assessment when a certain sentence has "light" conditionality language (meaning it is not explicit in its use with if, only if, must, etc.) but should be considered a context or a non-conditional statement.

    Any help would be awesome.... :)

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    Okay so for this question I got it right but would have taken way less time if I understood something. I've been doing logic for a while but this one got me a little tripped.

    If

    A--> (C or D)

    we can contra to /C--> (/A or D)??

    I thought we could have to do it as such

    A-->/C-->D

    /A or /C-->D

    /C or /A-->D

    C-->/A --> D

    C--> (A or D).

    Where am I going wrong?

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    I decided to make a career switch in my mid 20s, and decided on law school. My diagnostic LSAT was in the 150s, and was not improving after using a couple different books. I saw great reviews for 7Sage and decided "why not give this a shot?". I saw drastic improvements after only 2 months (keep in mind I was working full-time, going to graduate school part-time, and never felt I had enough time to study). Eventually, after about 6 months, I reached a peak of 174 on a PT. I managed a 170 on the real thing, which wasn't enough to get me into my dream school but still landed me a spot at a T-20 with a 75% scholarship. During bar prep, I supplemented my prep with 7Sage MBE. Again I was working full-time and studying became a pain, but the MBE questions provided me a great opportunity to squeeze in practice questions during breaks or as a refresher after waking up. I recently found out that I achieved a score enough for any UBE jurisdiction (and then some). Work hard, trust the process, and you can achieve your dreams!

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