Hey everyone,

So, I'm working through my analysis of this question since, yes, I got it wrong on my last section drill, and I'd be interested to hear some of all you smart people's thoughts on the question/choices. For context, it's a MBT. As I read it, the contribution law outlined in the stimulus could be translated logically as,

Contribution of $100 by a nonresident who was not a former resident ---> contribution must be registered with the city council

The author notes that no nonresidents contributed to a particular candidate's campaign. So, from my understanding, the sufficient condition outlined in the stimulus is failed (but not necessarily the necessary condition). So, when I glanced at "C," I immediately thought that they were trying to tempt me with a mistaken negation, purporting that it must be true that no contributions to the candidate's campaign needed to be registered with the council. The thought that popped into my mind was, "Well, but there could be other reasons why a contribution might need to be registered with the city council." But, in this case it seems that I and the LSAT writers are not of one mind. :P

Is part of my misunderstanding rooted in that it introduces the particular law in question as "The law..." rather than "A law..."? Should that indicate to me that there is only one law and, thus, only one reason for registering a contribution with the city council?

Love to hear you're thoughts!

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Advice needed!! D:

So tomorrow I have an opportunity to take a mock exam in the exact venue that our actual LSAT will be taken in.. BUT I have only ONE fresh PT left (this is my fourth take...). Should I use this opportunity to simulate test conditions and see how I do, and finetune/focus on my weaknesses till 24th June (international test date)? Since I've already studied for so long I have a feeling that I probably won't dramatically increase my scores in the next few weeks... OR the other option is to take the last exam maybe a week later after which I would have had more time to review.. what do you think would be best?!

(Also I think my biggest weakness is dealing with high pressure situations.. my scores fluctuate terribly depending on how confident I feel.. so I am leaning towards taking the fresh one tomorrow in the testing site so that I can get used to the environment.. But of course! your input will help me finalize my decision!)

Thanks!!

why C is correct?

my understanding is that "when people show signs of having a heart attack, EKG is used", so the "cases in which no heart attack occurred", they probably not use EKG, so it's out of scope, because the conclusion is about "Interpreting EKG data".

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Hi,

I'm studying for the July LSAT in Washington DC and wanted to see if there are any other future lawyers in the DC area that would like to start a local study group? Self-studying is great but there's always something you just can't figure out and it would be so much better to be able to just ask someone next to you without waiting for a person.

Please let me know if you would be interested and what your availability is. If there's enough interest hopefully we can get something going.

Ben

Can someone explain the concepts of referential phrases. I have now watched the video twice and I am still not understanding what it is.

You are on the last question, of the last logic game, of the last section of a five section timed practice test and you realize, with less than a minute left, you misunderstood one of the rules...

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I am in a situation where I can choose to take the LSAT at a hotel in my hometown, or take the LSAT at my undergrad university in another city. I am wondering if anyone has taken the LSAT at a hotel before and can give me some insight on what the environment is like. Are all the test takers in one large ballroom or do they split us up into smaller sections?

Thanks

So I have been studying on and off for the past 2 years, but since the beginning of May have been studying full time because I just graduated and don’t move away for my job until June 15th. My job is going to consist of a lot of training the entire summer, but I take the LSAT on July 23rd. Up until that time I plan on doing two sections on a practice test per day timed and doing practice tests during the weekend when I can. In case I need to take the September LSAT, does anyone have a good suggestion as to how I should split up the sections and tests I do now so that I can save some for September if need be? Also, any suggestions for a schedule as to which days I should be studying leading up to July would be helpful, just so that I’m spacing everything out nicely.

Appreciate the help in advance!

I just want to thank 7Sage for this prep-course. I have tried other courses that try to teach one how to beat the questions. This course actually helps me to pull the question apart, understand it and find the right answer based on that understanding. My confidence has skyrocketed because of you. Thank you!

The NA section seems to have an issue with the 'print' prompt. When clicking on the 'Print Questions' the screen stays blank. This is the second day I have experienced it. Nothing else seems to be malfunctioning.

Anyone else having this issue?

Anyone have suggestions I want to take 1 last pt before the real thing. I did all of them from my course which is u to pt 58.

Is there a big difference between the ones I did and the newer ones?

Do all the RC nowadays have the AB style paragraph?

Hi guys,

I’m based in London so my international test date is June 23rd. I have been studying for about a year and was in the 170-175 range over the past five tests averaging at 173.

In my desire to solidy that in case I have a bad day on test day I’ve been taking an LSAT every day for the past week. Well yesterday and today I scored at a 165 and I’m really freaking out.

Is testing every day counterproductive? Is it because yesterday I took test 56 and 54, when I’ve been recently in the 40s? Did the jump in test numbers do it?

I’d love any thoughts you have.

Thanks,

Jessica

I am posting this because I want to share my experience with you and share in my joy. Firstly, I can't help but wonder how many other people have felt just like me. I completed the CC up to RC, not on schedule. Because of life, I had gotten about 3 weeks off of schedule. This concerned me a little, but I did full-proof as I went along. So that took more time than is scheduled on my syllabus. I completely skipped the RC lessons simply because I am so behind schedule and also because that has been my strongest section. I will go back and review that section now. I have felt quite a bit of internal anxiety because I am preparing for the September Exam, and considering all the discussions that I have been reading, I've felt this last month that there is no way I will be prepared for the LSAT like I had hoped.

Today, I am shocked because I did waaaaay better on this first PT than I expected. I went into it prepared to be disappointed. I have been out of the country for 2 weeks, on holiday. I have hardly studied. I did nothing to prepare. I didn't even review notes. On my first diagnostic PT, 3 months ago, I scored 151. Based on all of the discussions that I have read, I didn't expect to see much improvement from that right after completing CC. However, I am shocked because I scored 161 on this first PT, post CC, with a 169 on BR. Wow! I literally almost cried. You guys have no idea how happy this makes me. No idea. Though I went on holiday, I have been so diligent and so focused since February. I have cut out a lot of socializing and fluff in my life, so that I could study 25-30 hours a week. I have definitely put in the time.

All along, I have felt that JY is an excellent teacher. I haven't gotten tired, or bored, or disinterested. He has kept my attention, delighted me, confused me, made me laugh, made me think, but most of all, he has truly taught me the material. I am beyond impressed with how much I must have absorbed from JY's lessons and the CC. I am amazed. Obviously, I have 3 months to go and the actual exam to take, but I am more motivated than ever now, and I genuinely believe now that it is possible to get a good score by September. Who knows why I was doubting this. Maybe it's human nature. But I am no longer doubting myself. Thank you, JY and all of you on this discussion board for creating this reality for me. I am truly thankful and so, so grateful for 7Sage right now. Thank you!

I am looking forward to September with great enthusiasm.

A while ago, I got my lowest LR section score. I was initially devastated, but I tried taking each question as a learning moment. I did this by exhausting each question I struggled with to its fullest capacity, keeping track of my incorrect questions, and reviewing them once in a while. I also wrote down a list of traps I commonly fall into and add tally marks when I repeated a mistake.

Today, I got past three questions that I otherwise would have gotten wrong by being aware of the fact that a) 'assumptions' are not explicit b) words are close, but not equal in meaning (for example, a drought is not the same as below average rain) and c) when the stimulus/choice only says X is more or less than Y, you never know by how much.

We review mistakes to not make them again, and that score was totally worth it now. Don't feel discouraged if your scores drop headed into the test, you'll probably do better because of it.

Hi 7Sagers!

I was just wanting to start a retake/reapply thread for those of us who sat out last cycle for whatever reason. I noticed that there are quite a few of us scattered throughout the forums. So if you're in this camp and wanting to talk about the frustrations or benefits of sitting out a cycle, introduce yourself! It will be good to have a place to discuss the unique challenges and questions relevant to us multi-cycle applicants.

It's intimidating to start over from scratch, but remember—only good things will come of our decision to reapply. Each of us will be putting ourselves in a better position to be more satisfied with our options and live up to our long-term aspirations. I've constantly had to remind myself of this after making the decision to back out of some good offers last cycle. Don't lose sight of your ultimate goal, whatever it may be!

Let's discuss any challenges we've been facing and any worries or questions we might have!

Hi!

I've been reading some discussion posts and I've seen people using the abbreviations "CC" "TLDR" and "BR". I was just wondering if someone could tell me what those mean.

Thanks! :)

I read somewhere laughter is a good way to rejuvenate and de-stress.

Anybody have anything funny to watch? Read? Memes?

I’ll start.

My drill scores.

Hello All,

I'd like to preface this by saying that I know very little about the admissions process ie. the similarity of applications across schools, submission procedures, school specific essays and the like.

Some context: I will be taking the LSAT in September. Unfortunately, I will not know my scores until October. My plan so far has been to prepare and complete applications for prospective schools prior to knowing my scores, and then sending them off as soon as my score come arrives in October. This way I would have the best shot at early scholarships and acceptances.

What I am concerned about is the possibility of making applications to several schools that end up being too highly ranked for my LSAT score. For example, my aspirations are for the T14 but if I score a 165 I needn't apply to any of them as statistically (3.69 GPA non URM) I have no chance of getting in.

TLDR; I don't want to spend all of my time making applications to schools that I potentially won't be able to get in to.

Should I go ahead and make applications to several schools even though my LSAT score might be too low? Should I wait to make applications until after I get my LSAT score even though it would set me back significantly by having to apply several months later?

I appreciate any advice that you all can give me.

Thanks :)

Hi Everyone,

The LSAC rules state that sleeve erasers are not allowed. I never heard of them, and google is not helping me out. I found these https://www.dhgate.com/product/staedtler-colourful-cute-eraser-with-sliding/376712259.html.

Could you please explain to me what they mean by sleeve erasers?

Thanks!

Just beginning my fool-proofing process and I'm curious to know what everyone has done/ is doing! Debating between going in order from the different games I come across (for ex: simple sequencing examples then the problem sets then sequencing w/ a twist it's examples then its problem sets etc) or jumping around wherever I feel like.

Good luck to those testing next week!

Do they check your pockets for things not on the list of allowed items before entering the test center? I don't plan on accessing anything, I just need them with me. There are a lot of things that aren't on the allowed list.

Hi everyone!

I heard that the 2017-2018 law school admissions cycle was one of the most competitive cycles of most recent years. What does this mean for 2018-2019 applications? Does this mean that our cycle will be just as competitive/ more competitve/ less competitive than the earlier cycle? Any advice or information you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

General question on what makes a 5 star RC passage/question.

What are the cookie cutters for tough RC questions and passages? And any advice on how to expect these difficulties and get better at them?

So the next time one sees a 5 star RC passage/question, it won't feel too hard and it feels expected (like I've done this before so it's not too bad!)

I've heard that reading the NY Times, National Geographic, and The Economist can help you get better at reading LSAT passages-- especially if you find them to be particularly boring. Are there any other magazines/newspapers or documentaries that people have found useful to develop a basic understanding of anthropology, archeology, etc?

This question kind of screwed me because of how I got it wrong. It seems like being critical in this instance really played me for the worst!

After reading the stimulus, I did what any decent test taker would do, and got combative with the author. I mentally muttered to myself, "alright buddy, maybe these writers were 'frantic' because our nation is in decline!"

I want to be clear here. I could've said just about anything. I could've just as easily said, "Maybe these authors just drank a cup of coffee before writing their essays. That doesn't mean their arguments are invalid." But I didn't say this second retort. I said the first, and low and behold, I got sucked into answer choice E.

Answer A is right. It's kind of beautiful, because usually ad hominem flaws are easy to spot, but the LSAT writers did a number here with the language in A. It's roundabout, and doesn't explicitly state that the author fails to address the actual argument, but instead attacks the proponent of the argument. That language is normal for ad hominem flaws. This choice kind of duped me.

Check out E. It's literally playing off my first rebuttal. I mentally said that these guys could be anxious because our nation is in decline. I'm not saying that's what it is, but I'm just saying that someone's tone isn't indicative of anything. I totally fell for this trap and what's most amazing is that it's like the LSAT writers KNEW that someone would think this way. That's going to be hard to get around if this happens again..

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