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Will Edwards
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At one point in my studies, I reviewed every single question on the test, not just the ones I circled. I feel like this really helped me cement my reasoning, because I went through all the questions I had reasoned correctly on and reaffirmed the goo…
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Shine, Think of it this way, a PT will test ALL of your LSAT skills, as well as some meta test taking skills along with them. If you just want to test some of your LSAT skills, you can just drill. You can even put a bunch of drills together into a …
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@jamesjentucker - I began studying in February 2014 and took the September/October test. My diagnostic was a little higher than yours, but that could be for any number of reasons on both of our ends. So I think it is possible for you to take the Oct…
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Follow the curriculum. Strengthening and weakening questions have to do with support, flaw questions have to do with argument mechanics. You don't have to see a flaw to weaken or strengthen an argument.
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This happens for everyone. It just takes practice. And then in the end, it is still little stupid mistakes that you make, but hopefully not very many.
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This is a pretty personal question. I can't tell you what will or won't upset your own stomach. I'll throw some broad suggestions out there though. -Eat some high-fiber carbs like beans, oatmeal or whole-wheat toast. This will give you sustained en…
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I notice that the 3rd LG is usually the hardest for me. Other than that, ditto what TheMusa said.
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Personally, I'm going to continue to do some light studying up until the test. I'm going to try to relax too, if that is at all possible. I think I would be more distracted and nervous if I neglected to do some LSAT stuff.
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I second what Amanda is saying, background is key. You can also try checking out an Art History book from the library. I read something like Art History of the 19th Century when I was having similar problems. Took the mystery out of it for me.
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Yeah. Pattern of reasoning and parallel flaw are some of the most mechanical questions out there. I typically draw out the stimulus, then read the AC's, usually you can get rid of two or three pretty quick, then draw out the remaining AC's. Or some…
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The hidden bills don't need to come out and play for this to be accurate. The reason it works is they are measuring what percentage of a certain printing of hundreds goes out of the country or "into hiding." From there you can extrapolate for all th…
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Yeah get stoked! I know this sounds crazy, but during the last PT I took, I actually realized I was having fun and began to think of the LSAT like an epic run or trip that I had been training for and preparing to do for a long time. The wait is alm…
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If you are consistently scoring around 155 on PTs, and you are nervous and your goal is 160-162, then I think you should cancel. Or at least plan on writing it again. How long have you been studying for and how? I'm sure you can improve your score …
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Miguel, I'm glad you found my advice helpful, I know it was somewhat of a rant. Seems like you are doing well on the rest of the LSAT, so let that be a confidence boost to you. We are all working on something in these last couple of weeks before the…
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Do you notice a certain question type that you are getting wrong? If you do you can focus on those. Something else that I like to do during blind review is to really dissect all the questions I marked. For a SA question for instance, I'll mark the …
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Setting aside a day of review is certainly not a bad idea and will help solidify concepts in your mind. I wouldn't want to progress too far without grasping the basics. That said, there are somethings that you may just forget and need to review late…
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Miguel, how long have you been working on this? Seems like you have used a lot of different programs and I feel like that might be part of your problem. If you skip around on programs, you'll never give any of them the chance to succeed. Reading Com…
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What I'm going to suggest is not a two-week solution, but maybe you can implement part of it or save it for next time if you re-take. Or maybe it'll help someone else who is studying for December. I think the best way to get better at RC (particul…
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The other thread has great advice, especially the part about repeating games multiple times. Games were my worst section starting out, then when I began to study them I quickly improved by repeating games several times. Then they were my best sectio…
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I agree with vandyzach and Christian, there isn't really a trend, but like you I noticed a dip in my scores for the games in the tests you mention. It was really frustrating because I had been doing extremely well in the LG sections, between -0 and …
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Monica, I would relax a little bit. I applaud you for your commitment to the environment, but your paper use isn't destroying the rainforest. When you buy printer paper, look for stuff that has a FSC logo on it. That's the Forestry Stewardship Counc…
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Hi Kodzina, when you first get into the site, go to the syllabus. It lets you select individual lessons and pick up right where you left off. The study schedule does match the syllabus, but it doesn't list individual lessons, just the lesson topics.…
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While the older LR questions may be a little different (or hey, maybe very different), you will still be practicing the same skills needed to answer later LR questions. You are practicing your ability to quickly read and parse English, identify argu…
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I agree with vandyzach's main point, you can't blindly follow rules without understanding in English. But you could put the above statement in conditional logic and follow the rules. It would look something like this... /research -> most people …
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I second eraser_bits, MC identification is a part of many question types, so just keep pushing, keep paying attention, keep blind reviewing your quizzes and you will get better.
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Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
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If you get a puppy, you will be happy. Going to the gym will make you fit. This trip will be great if we don't run out of gas. When you become a Sith Lord, you will not be the same.
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This may seem like it is splitting hairs, but you have to be very careful with the tenses here. "If zombies attack the city, then the market will sink," and "It is necessary for the market to be sinking for the zombies to attack" do NOT say the sa…
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You could say, If zombies attack the city, the market will necessarily sink. But I think what you are after is somewhat elusive. The sufficient and necessary conditions are like the subject and the predicate. You need both to have a real sentence…
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The thing I found to help was giving myself as much time as I needed for a few games and really drawing out all the inferences before moving to the questions. That helped me draw them out more quickly under timed circumstances. It does take some pra…