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@yascha04 said: @DontPay4LawSchool said: I think I would need more information to give you any advice! For example, how much do you study each day/week? Are you getting through the entire section or guessing on a number of question…
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Remember, there are natural variations in the difficulty of tests depending on what your strengths are. Depending on that 158 PT, it could just be that you are terrible at RC and that was a difficult RC. BUT, it could also do with luck. You just hap…
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So, I take a really unique approach that may divorce from JY's methods -- although, they are definitely great. I typically build a single game board in a horizontal fashion like such: __ __ __ | __ __ __ | __ __ __ From here, I stack my worlds ver…
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This is the biggest mistake I made during my studies. Yes, your problem is speed but why is that? Is it because you aren't focused or aren't reading quickly enough? No, it's because you're not familiar enough with the material. Learn to use your BR …
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@canihazJD Agree with this so much. I don't think people realize how reactive this test is. Practice, practice, practice until everything comes natural
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It depends, are you running out of time and that's why you're missing questions? I can only speak for me personally but I found simplifying my RC approach was the most effective way to combat variability. With all of the strategies out there, there …
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It sounds like you might be too focused on strategies and not taking the time to relax. When your mind is bogged down by strategy, you become inflexible during the test. This test is not about memorization but about adaptability. To that end, I woul…
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As already stated, I found meditation (simple breath work) to be helpful. Also, just having something to distract you. In terms of PTs, I always took mine at my school library on the weekends -- no one was there. However, before my PT, I would take …
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I think I would need more information to give you any advice! For example, how much do you study each day/week? Are you getting through the entire section or guessing on a number of questions? Have you went through the CC or any outside books?
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It is the LSAC GPA but only the "cumulative" GPA listed on LSAC. The degree GPA is not reported.
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As @rachneli mentioned, it really depends on the curve of the particular test. For example, I scored a 173 on the January test, which if you give PowerScore's curve prediction any weight, would be around a -4.
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First, make sure you don't get bogged down in strategies. Before anything else, you need to have clear conception of what the stimulus is telling you and what the question stem is asking. Now, about the strategies. It's much easier to recount things…
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It depends on the school so carefully read the conditions of the seat deposit. Some require that you withdraw all other applications. If there is no agreement that you must withdraw (or anything equal), then you only lose out on the money.
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The biggest problem for me was overemphasis on standardizing this section. For example, I would learn all of the different approaches and try to explicitly implement them during the test/section. I found my greatest improvement came from taking a br…
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Not sure what the exact percentages are but if you are looking for a more mature class, Northwestern certainly loves people with work experience!
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Just speculating, but it could be the application you are using. I have found using Safari produces some problems. Using Google Chrome usually fixed this!
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Practice! For me, I found doing a set of games everyday not only built stamina but quick reactivity to interpreting the rules. You can use the rule diagrams that JY likes to use in his videos on here or you can start to develop your own as you encou…
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Just because you have scarcity of time does not mean scarcity of opportunity. Like some have said here, study efficiently for an hour each day! Also, you can choose to study in the mornings so that you are not fatigued when you study after work. On …
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@Persistence_beats-resistance28 yes it was!
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@"jake from state farm-1" I also used the LSAT Demon to study as well. In that respect, I found mixing prep materials allowed me to pick and choose strategies I found the most helpful. So, it’s really up to you but it worked for me! I don’t really s…
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A diagnostic score means nothing in my book. It might be loosely correlative to final scores but is in no way necessary for a good score. I know it is nearly impossible to do but try to take your score with a grain of salt.
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@clear227 @"Selene Steelman" @GoatAdvocate Thank you for all of your advice! It is certainly a tricky landscape for first-generation college students to maneuver through but hopefully people like you all will help me get through it!
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Being unnecessarily critical and talking to yourself through the reading tends to be pretty helpful. I might not be the best to ask, given RC is my worst section, but this is my advice!
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This is great news considering I have almost no clean PTs anymore
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My understanding is that "tends to" would be nearly equivalent to "more likely than not," which also translates to "most."So, I think you would be correct.
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In terms of June to August administrations, I stayed at the same score. However, my PTs were considerably higher than my August test (~6-7 points).
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@Ravinder quick question: does that apply to questions you wouldn’t be able to prephrase? MBT questions, for example. I feel like I can come up with prephrases for those, but it’s unlikely it would be the actual AC.
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Some great advice I heard is that the AC will never be explicitly stated in the passage. That is because it is inferred, not stated directly. Most of the time, people seem to be attracted to the explicitly stated ACs because they are quickly identif…
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I’m assuming you have reviewed the analytics page? There should be at least one or two LR Q types that fall below the others — even if marginally. The 173+ scorers seem to iron out any weakness, however small. I was in the same boat at 169/170 but j…
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You tried three LR sections in one day? It sounds like you may not be allotting the appropriate time to review these sections. It also sounds like you may be approaching burnout. Not taking the time to celebrate your achievements can really hurt in …