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kraft.phillip
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I was unaware the sage group was so small. I'll echo the sentiment above; I'm also available to chat about the LSAT if anyone needs help.
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I'd encourage you to try an exercise: set a timer to count up, start it, turn it away from you so that you cannot see it, and read through every word of an LR section, including all answer choices, with the goal of comprehending everything. Don't ch…
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Oh, I want to clarify that I basically do no notation of the passage. Maybe circle or underline the author's opinion. You should do whatever feels natural to you, plus do things that you know will directly help you answer questions. That's why I do …
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I've been an advocate for an RC approach that involves something I have referred to as creating a mental map of the passage. My theory for RC is that you have to refer back to the passage if you want to ensure that you are getting the answer correct…
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@hrjones44 , math!
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Reading outside of the RC section (Scientific American, The Economist, and I'd add Foreign Policy magazine) is good, but there is so much actual RC content that I'd focus on the actual RC passages. I found that RC often seems amorphous and that I …
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There is a passage on realism in international relations. I'm pretty sure I read it prior to the test. I think it was written by Mearsheimer, maybe Walt.
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glad I could help! Best of luck, and don't be afraid to message me if you have any questions.
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Misreading questions is the most clear indication that some external causality is impacting your studying and focus. Things we often take for granted or ignore, such as sleeping sufficiently, ensuring we eat good food and are exercising, having not …
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@nicole.hopkins, no problem! @DumbHollywoodActor, I was in your shoes once. The giant folder of LGs I printed off seemed unending, and that's actually when I initially figured out the math on the time I'd need to spend. It does end, and before it e…
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25 minutes... will likely inculcate some inefficient habits in your process. leisurely reading through the passage at such a slow pace will allow you to take more of what I'd call an absorption method rather than actively reading the passage to get …
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Diagnostic was 158. My 5 recent test average was a 173. my total, lifetime test average was a 170.
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there are roughly 75 preptests total, so that's 300 unique logic games total. Assume you do them an average of 3 times each--that's 900. assume it takes 15 minutes each time (it shouldn't take this long, but just to give you a high estimate and fact…
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Hi everyone! This is quite an old post, but I wanted to give it a bump since I am back on 7Sage after taking about a 4 month hiatus. I'll be monitoring 7Sage from here on out to answer any questions you all might have. For those studying for the J…
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Honestly, with all of the available info online, consultants only would be worth the money to me if they are doing something really sketchy, such as paying an admissions dean to let in an applicant. What could they possibly know that isn't freely av…
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I haven't posted on here in a while. I think the newer ones are better for you to do, if you necessarily have to choose between the two. I retook PTs 36+ on my second leg of studying, and I got the most out of doing the newest tests. Some students a…
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I you can cross off the answer choices and make notes with a stylus or something for RC and LG, I don't see how it would be much different. The only difference I see is that you'd presumably only be looking at one page at a time, which will matter f…
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To add to the previous post, "is" functions basically as the arrow in a conditional statement. "John is tall" means the same thing as "if you are John, then you are tall. Or to put it directly into logical notation, "J is T" means "J->T."
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Hey, I answered this question on the thank you thread, but you gave a bit more info here. Have you been taking 5 section tests? I ask because a cause could be exhaustion. Since this is happening at the end of a section, perhaps your brain is tired b…
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lsathopeful, I just realized I didn't answer the question about my PT average. So my all time PT average was 170. That included a lot of burning through materials. My 5 most recent PT average, which is typically the indicator of your real score, was…
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ccj0321, That's a part of the trainer that I thought was really important. There are a couple of things I did to help with mental discipline. I wrote out the processes I use to solve every single LR question type, and what I do in certain continge…
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lsathopeful, here's the answer to your question on making the most of reviewing: Blind review by circling the questions you aren't perfectly sure about as you go through the test and returning to them after the test is finished. Focus on the proce…
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Yep, retake. You might be okay anyway, but most people increase their scores at least slightly, and scholarships make it worth it. Berkeley comes to mind as a school that would likely accept, but you can run your numbers through LSN. http://mylsn.…
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Mine was RC LR RC LG LR.
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I also sort of stopped doing the reviews once i started consistently getting into the high 170s. It seemed like bragging. Until my score then dropped down to a 167 on an off day. Anyway.
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Sure, here's one that is fairly representative. Notice that the questions I missed are in the comments. http://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/2dnpwk/pt_61_review_i_got_a_175/ I changed my approach a couple times to this, but it was really helpful t…
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Sure! Firstly, I can't recommend the LSAT Trainer enough. I think it's the main reason I was nearly perfect on LR. That's half the test. I printed off the LGs prior to pt 50 by type and went through all of them multiple times. I also had a cambridge…
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false, 180 is the limit. Just messing with you. Seriously though, score increases are real, and they can happen as long as you are willing to put in the work. I just got my September score back, and I hit a 173. That's up from a diagnostic of 158/…
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