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[Ended] September LSAT 2017 Study/BR Group Kickoff
Mellow_Z
Alum Member
Hello! Welcome to the official 2017 September Study Group! Navigating and communicating in the old thread was a royal PITA so I have decided to create a new thread that should be easier to communicate on.
Tonight I am hosting an informal "kick-off" of sorts. I want to get everyone who thinks they will be committed to this group in the call to discuss our goals and desires for how to make this study group as beneficial as possible.
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Note: We will not be using Go To Meeting. It is going to be too hard to coordinate around scheduling conflicts tonight, so we're going to try Join.Me instead. It should work almost exactly the same way, except there will be no dial-in #. This means you must have a stable internet connection. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Time: 7:30p EDT / 6:30p CST / 4:30p PST
Link: https://join.me/SeptemberLSAT
Requirements: All I ask is that you come prepared and willing to talk. This will work best if I get feedback from you guys. This group isn't going to be me leading and making all of the choices; I want it to be a collaboration between all of us. So the more you guys talk, the less I have to, and the better that is for everyone 
BR Schedule:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NqvbW4p83dpFmihrUOeWf6Dx8ETo25rLE1q1nPzOrpg/edit?usp=sharing
Above is a link to my tentative BR schedule. I have options of both 5 and 6 section PT's. It's kind of hard to follow so maybe don't look into that area too much since I'll be discussing it in detail tonight to see what you guys think. I just want to give you all time to digest the content so that you have time to formulate ideas and feedback for me.
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Thank you so much, @Mellow_Z!
Huge applause @Mellow_Z for making this effort!!!
Thank you 
And good call on creating a new thread, phew. Hope to be able to make it tonight! I was a semi-regular attender of the June group before I jumped off to not waste more fresh PTs since I decided to postpone. Hopefully, I can share some of the insight gained. At the very least I can provide examples of what worked for me.
@poohbear check it out!
I skipped around in scheduling the PT's to give people the option of taking later dates for exactly this reason. It should be very easy to delay until December and still have fresh material to practice on. February might be slightly more difficult, but if you forego the 6 section study plan you could likely still have some to use.
Totally! Also, as the group gets going and you have regulars, people can always branch off into a smaller group if they don't want to do the PT the main group is doing that week. The schedule could incorporate that as well by saying, 75 or C2, for example. But I do like how spaced out you made it.
I'll be there! Thank you, @Mellow_Z for taking the lead on this. Can't wait!
@Mellow_Z To clarify tonight, are you planning to do a group BR of PT 38 or is it going to be a more general discussion? Or both?
no PT/BR tonight. I crossed it off on the schedule. We got delayed too much so I'm going to just cancel that one.
Thank you!!! Im definitely interested!!!
I just looked at the schedule and I LOVE it!! I'm totally on board
I'm not going to be able to make the call today/tonight but please update this thread if you all decide tonight to make any changes to the schedule..
Love to see you all keeping this going. Well done, everyone!
@Mellow_Z thanks for doing this!
Looking good, thanks for setting up the schedule, will be there!
The schedule looks great ! Thank you for putting this together, your effort is much appreciated.
I sadly will not be able to make it tonight. However, I will be at the next meeting.
I have to be somewhere at 7PM (CT) so I can only stay for a few minutes, but I'm looking forward to it!
Hey guys, actually the place I'm supposed to be at is a little further away than I thought so I won't be able to make it tonight. Sorry, I had originally planned on tonight's meeting being at 6PM. Hope it goes well and I will see you at the next meeting!
I am not able to make the call tonight, but if someone could post a recap or let us know of any changes to the schedule that would be great. Excited to Kick this off guys!
Unfortunately I was planning for this meeting to be earlier, and I won't be able to stay for too long
if someone could post a recap I would really appreciate it! Really looking forward to reviewing as a group!
I'm logged in but on the app it's not to clear
Hey,
Thanks for adding me in. I just checked my discussions and I am so sorry I missed tonight. I will make sure to plan for next week. Will we be doing BR of PT every week or specific sections and problems?
My plan is to BR our PT's until we (collectively as a group) decide to do an intensive session to touch up certain areas. It's not typical to cover LG in BR calls besides at a high level just because of the nature of those problems, so we will likely focus on LR/RC unless there is a particularly tough game that we need to cover.
Recap :
1. Check over the PT schedule. Send me any recommendations you might have. I think we chose to follow a 5 section PT test, with an added "experimental" section.
2. This group will phase towards a "closed" door study group.
What does this mean?
It means that after a few weeks a core group will emerge. This core group will be the more serious of the students involved; the ones who show up regularly and participate often. Once we decide to make this transition, these posts will no longer be posted publicly and will be organized only for the chosen members to see. So if you want to be included, I highly recommend everyone show up regularly and participate. If you can't make it to a session just drop me a PM to show me that you are mindful and serious of this commitment.
Why?
The reason for moving towards a closed door study group is to prevent people who are much further behind in prep from joining the group towards the end of the schedule. These people will inevitably hold the group back, so we are trying to combat this as much as possible. This will also hopefully encourage more study groups to arise.
Closing notes : This isn't going to be a strictly "br" group. I hope to mix in some sage workshops if we decide to cover a particular question type or broader discussion (testing strategies, etc). We can make this study group into whatever we want.
I'm sorry for leaving early without really interacting (because of my bad Internet connection.)
The PT schedule looks great, but unfortunately I'm kind of on a different schedule now, so I won't be joining. But best of luck to you all!
I'm definitely interested in joining. I've never been a part of a blind call. What do you do?
Will there only be one meeting a week for the BR or will there be two like the current June group did?
The schedule looks awesome! Thank you so much for putting this together. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the group last night since I was still on a cruise, but will definitely be there next Monday!
Thank you
You take the test on your own during timed conditions during the week and BR it as normal on a fresh copy. Don't score the test. When we get on the call we basically go through the test and discuss any questions that people want to review. Example, if you were really torn between 2 answer choices, we all chime in and argue (discuss with reasoning) which we think is correct and why. At the end of the call we then score everything together to see how we did.
There are two dates for the June study group because there are two individuals hosting it, each on a separate day. If Sunday doesn't work for you (or anyone) I'd be more than happy to help whomever get their group kicked off. Feel free to use my content and all of that good stuff as well. I can't make the commitment of hosting two separate days right now unfortunately.
@Mellow_Z Thanks! I'm going to try and re-work my work schedule to accommodate this group. It would definitely force me to maintain pace for myself and I really want to interact with others more and see their perspectives on everything. I won't make this upcoming Sunday but the following one I hope to join up!
OMG why did seeing this schedule stress me out??? hahaha are we that close to the LSAT. Can't wait to hammer out 180s with all of you!
Ok so I have never taken part of a group like this so do I just call in and debate answers with everyone??? I am such a rookie.
@Mellow_Z
Hi! Just wanted to check out the first post to get an idea of how you'll be conducting our meetings. Thanks for explaining the process. I'll definitely come with my A-Game on Sunday -:)
@Mellow_Z I just looked over the schedule, and read through the comments. I am not at the point that I can do PT's yet. I am trying to finish my CC. I think I misunderstood about the PT's originally. I apologize. I would love to be in a group in the future once I am able to contribute productively. If you know of a study group that is aimed at people still working through the CC, please let me know.