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Hi there! I purchased 2 copies of the 10 actuals (62-82, I believe) and would like to utilize these for the practice exams. My schedule has other tests listed to print out from 7sage. Does it matter which I use? #help
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Nico
Hello everyone,
For some reason, I always thought that the difficult questions (4 and 5 level difficulty) are packed at the end of an LR section. So I have been trying to do like the first 14 or 15 questions in the first 18 minutes, and the remaining 10-12 questions in the remaining 17 minutes. But now I am noticing that many of the difficult questions are also in the first part of the section. Which one is right? And is my strategy a bad one? I always find myself not having enough time to answer one or two questions, so I am trying to find the best way to use my time. Note: I am taking the June Test.
Thanks in advance!
I’m not starting CC until next month but I want to practice LG with JYs videos until then, does anyone know which year to start going back from so as not to interfere with practice working through CC (and obv. not burning PTs)
Side note: I’m taking June 2019 so I plan on taking a minimum of 40 PTs over the next year
For some reason, no matter how much I study, I cannot seem to absorb the lessons! I'll only get a few quiz questions right and most I can't understand! I try studying 2 hours if I can after work everyday but it doesn't help me very much. Is there a specific way to help ensure I'm actually learning this properly? I want to take the LSAT in September 2018 but I'm scared I might not learn what I need to in time.
I decided to skip the early sets (1-20) since I figured they'd be significantly different from the more recent sets. I've been doing the sets from PTs 40-60 but decided to go back to the early ones to save some fresh PTs for later. I usually go -0-1 on LGs with at least 5 min left but I've been struggling to finish the whole set on time mainly due to not understanding the rules and not knowing how to begin my setup. Does anybody else find these games harder than the more recent ones? How often do the weird games show up on the newer PTs?
I am considering on registering for the September LSAT. Considering on purchasing the three month course from 7Sage. Would this be worth trying including previous materials I have?
Is no news really good news with admissions???? What does it mean???
So far, I have treated Only A is B as B-->A. So far so good.
Recently, I have come across this question:
Does the statement "only A is B" deny other necessary conditions?
If so, does that amount to A--> (anything not B ) a false statement (such as A-->C)?
Here's why I pose the above question.
The word 'only' seems to imply exclusivity. Take this example: "Only you are the winner of this competition."
(and in this competition, it is possible to have multiple winners. It just happens to be that you are the only winner
I lay this down to rule out 'context' issue)
To me, this sounds like "winner of this competition --> you" and nobody else.
This would logically mean that winner --> (anyone who is not you) be false.
Similarly, if I were to say
"Only A assures B"
For example, Let us assume C-->A; given the statement above, would saying C-->B a false statement?
Related to this question is does this amount to bi-conditional? My gut tells me no, but I am uncertain.
Assuming (only A is B = B-->A and no other necessaries) is true, this does not necessarily mean A = B, since there could
be other elements within B that is not A.
Core c. completed twice , slight increase in over all score (without doing PT's second time) just a post diagnostic. Comprehension has increased but I'm not seeing a huge difference in sore. I've heard of the lsat plateau-- may this is the situation right now. Ive also taken notes on the material twice.
Goal is 155plus (average for school I want in)
current 145 give or take untimed
I've been prepping since mid jan with a PT job.
Now the plan is to focus only on lsat.
I registered to take the june one, but now I am thinking to do a date change for july since I already paid.
I'm not seeing a huge increase - hence I'm getting bored of prep.. and I've already put off law for long enough.
I really want to get in for this cycle. Ive been focusing more on the material then doing PT's.
Question -
-what did you guys find really helped your score - reviewing or doing more questions , timed, untimed .....
-Do I have enough time from now until the july lsat to get to where I need to be ?
is it realistic ?
-And when all is said and done and I get a mediocre score should I still apply ?
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After talking with a law school admissions consultant I am second guessing whether the topic of my personal statement, two experiences hiking and camping in the Grand Canyon, is really the best choice. Originally I had planned to write about my undergraduate moot court adventures, but that was mostly because I was under the impression that the personal statement implicitly wanted to know "why law". I'd love to hear from others which direction they would go as well as any insights from their own experience.
Does anyone have experience with a list of all Premise and Conclusion indicators that can be made into flashcards?
Looking to make a set for studying purposes.
Any help would be much appreciated!
https://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/defeanening-elitism-in/
Thought this was a nice, quick read. I think he gets to the ultimate truth here: At the end of the day it is on us to make our careers happen. Going to a top school helps but, it is on us to make sure it comes to fruition. No one is going to do it for us.
Hi all, this is my first time participating on the discussion board. My name is Savannah and I am preparing to take the LSAT again. I recently discovered this site and have read amazing reviews about the program and wanted to ask some advice. Which package would you recommend and why? I'm torn between wanting to save a few bucks and wondering if I'm just wasting my time. I've took my first LSAT on 9/2016 and second 2/2018 and the third test will be the end of the year. I'm feeling discouraged and really need some help. I've used the LR and LG David Killoran's bibles, a book by Mike Kim and some Kaplan books and so many official lsat prep tests from amazon. The prep courses were too expensive, so I have self studied this entire time. The Killoran bibles were great and helped me to improve on the LG section, but I'm still struggling with the LR and I hate RC so much, that I don't want to talk about it lol.
I planned to take a prep course at some local college this summer, but the two I signed up for ( before paying, thank goodness) were cancelled due to low enrollment.
I guess I wanted a course w/ an instructor to help me understand why I'm getting the questions wrong and to help with test anxiety tips ( In Feb my anxiety was so bad, b/c the proctors kept walking out of the room slamming the door and everyone was coughing). I don't want to be a career test taker, I want to be on my way to completing my goal and really hope this program helps.
BRing doesnt take that long for me. I usually only circle 5ish questions a section if that.
This last PT I took, I circled 7 questions in one LR section. I had a few minutes left of the section, so I had time to go back over 4 questions. After going back over them, I felt 100% certain about the AC I originally chose. So I put a cross through the circle to indicate that I actually feel 100% about it and dont feel the need to BR. This left me with only 3 questions to BR. I still BR'd all 7 questions anyways bc I do think it could be a good use of time to keep writing out explanations.
I'm wondering how exactly other people go about BRing. Maybe a better use of that additional/unnecessary(?) time I spent BRing could've been spent on drilling a new LR section or doing some logic games.
I got -0 on the section before and after BR.
So the section I’ve had the hardest time improving is by far reading comp. I’m inconsistent (2-8 points off) and right now I’ve just started doing at least one timed reading comp section a day (I work full time so fitting more studying is unlikely, plus I don’t want to just burn PTs). I was thinking of subscribing to a newspaper or something, probably the Wall Street journal or the economist, to get used to the density of the language. Any suggestions on which may work best?
Hey 7Sagers,
For a whole month, I'll be leading Reading Comp review sessions every other day. These sessions are open to all 7Sagers who have an account, free or paid.
In total, I'm going to cover 8 PTs of RC. That's 32 passages.
I'll do this over 16 sessions, covering two passages per session.
All sessions will start at 9pm and end at midnight, Eastern Time.
If you're on the west coast, that's 6pm - 9pm, Pacific Time.
[Schedule](https://i.imgur.com/YMFSCrd)
https://i.imgur.com/YMFSCrd.png
Should I join these sessions?
If you've finished or are almost finished with the RC section of the Core Curriculum, then this is meant for you. At minimum, I will assume that you've finished every lesson in the "Reading Comprehension - Science" lesson set. First lesson from that class is here.
How many of these sessions should I join?
Probably half or fewer. The reason is because you don't want to waste PTs. You'll learn something from these sessions but the returns diminish at some point. And there's value in keeping a subset of these PTs clean so you can use them as fully timed PTs.
What happens in these sessions?
We'll read the passage together, paragraph by paragraph. I'll ask you to make low resolution summaries of each paragraph. We'll use those low res summaries to build higher resolution summaries. Then, we'll answer the questions together.
How should I prepare?
Have a clean, unmarked copy of the PT ready in front of you so we can read and answer the questions together. Please wear headphones and try to be in a quiet place. It's okay if you've done the passage before. It's also okay if you've never seen the passage before.
Will these sessions be recorded?
No. If you're looking for video explanations of these passages, you can find them on your Progress page.
How do I join?
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
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Obtaining the PTs
If you have an Ultimate or Ultimate+ account, you will be able to view and print PTs 58-65 under the Syllabus.
Alternatively, you can purchase the PTs from LSAC on Amazon:
"If we can instill the habits of reading things such as “ratios”, "increase”, and “percentages” and still remember that it doesn’t necessarily mean “more” of something, then we will be less likely tricked on the answer choices." - Someone Else
Someone other than myself wrote this as a comment and I made note of it a while back... I've wrestled with it but can someone please explain this to me like I'm five? /explainlikeimfive
Specifically, how is it possible that an increase in something does not necessarily mean more of that thing?
This is a really dumb question, but on the LSAC website there are only testing dates available until July. But the pdf of test dates for 2018 includes a September and November that aren't on the main site. Why is that?
June LSAT takers (especially all you studying LSAT full time) -- what is this last month of studying looking like for you?
How many hours studying
Wake up /bedtime
Gym routine
Time for other stuff
What you're focusing on
etc.
I'm type A, I love to plan so I want to create a plan for this last month of work. I study full time (hence I'm super curious about others studying full time) and idk just want to get ideas for what a healthy routine looks like.
Also as I'm writing this I'm like damn is it normally to be building my life around one test... share your thoughts pls, merci (3(/p)
Where can I find the schedule of the upcoming classes that JY will be offering this month. When I logged in I saw something about online videos that will be from 9pm-12am.
Looking to start studying for Sept/Nov lsat
Anyone interested in studying ?
So as this admissions cycle winds down, it is becoming pretty clear that I need to seriously consider re-applying next cycle. With 7 wait-lists, and no acceptances, it is just the reality of the situation I am in.
That being said, I know it's not all bad. It gives me another year to build my resume, and to save money, as I will likely be losing a year of funding for law school since I didn't go this year.
Right now I have a pretty solid resume in my opinion:
and a few more years of work experience to add to this list
My stats are not going to move;
So, other than re-taking which I might consider, but am not really leaning toward, what can I do to boost my chances at acceptance.
I plan on having my applications ready to submit to schools the day they open, so I'll apply MUCH earlier in the cycle than I did this time around. Is there anything else I can really do to boost chances at these schools?
So, I went to French university, and they are score snobs, meaning 20 is the highest score but no one ever ever gets it. Best possible score I've ever seen is 18 but the best is usually 16 or worse if you're in an "elite school". So my average is really low compared to 99% of other American applicants and also not in the top for a normal student in France because I didn't speak the language when I started. I did the google conversion and it puts my scores as Bs or worst Cs.... I heard before that they won't put too much importance in it since it's a foreign GPA but I realize I might want to be a bit more worried about this... Does anyone have experience with foreign GPAs? I wanna get into T14... I could probably add into my statement that it was due to language difficulty, right? But I have no idea how much they will forgive me for that.
I also went to a university in China for a year and a half before french uni and do have mostly straight As from the conversion, but I don't know if that will actually help that much?
#help
Hi everyone, I was just wondering what I should do if I haven't heard back from a law school yet. I am not wait listed, I am neither accepted nor denied. Its been 10 weeks already. Any help is appreciated thank you!
