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RaphaelP
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One spot left due to a drop-out - I'll update the title again when it sells! @sweat49, @minjunner and anyone else who potentially wanted to join
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@minjunner said: Hi Raphael, I was waiting to receive your comment about whether the class would be worth taking if I plan on taking the exam in June. However, I see the class has already sold out! Is there a link to another class or is t…
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@"sureena.sokhal-1-1-1-1-1-1-1" said: Hi! I got a confirmation email that I am signed up for the course, however I do not see it on the home page for my account. Could you please advise? I can confirm you're in the course! I have you on my r…
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@minjunner said: Hello, would you still recommend signing up for the live class if I plan on taking the exam in June? I understand that I might have to retake the exam if I don't receive my target score so I want to ensure that I am prepared f…
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Great questions! The general point I'd emphasize here is that it's important you push yourself into the more recent PTs (70s on). Yes, they will be harder, but that's really the point - to prepare yourself for test-day conditions. Let me try to hit…
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Aside from the above tips (re. foolproofing) something useful to keep in mind is that for the vast majority of games, they will fall into the broad categories of sequencing (putting pieces in order) or grouping (putting pieces in groups). Always sta…
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I think this is probably not super realistic, and I'd suggest having another test registration as a backup. The reason I'm hesitant to say this is super likely is that 6 weeks just isn't a ton of time - doing well on the real day, in my experience, …
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A few thoughts on the burnout point - 1) Technically speaking, you won't have to do 50 LR questions. Just 25-26 (unless your experimental is LR). 2) Keep in mind on the actual LSAT you have a) a 1-minute break in between sections (and 10 minutes a…
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I'm actually not sure what you're referring to here. Do you mean grouping games (you have pieces and need to sort them into groups)? If so, I'd suggest trying to always stay highly organized. Make a list early on of your pieces and, critically, ide…
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IMO this is too late. Schools start admitting in September and, with a couple of notable exceptions, there's a major disadvantage to applying later because seats are filled. You'd have far worse outcomes, in terms of admissions and money, than just …
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Haha, I took it to be a Road Runner/Wil E Coyote reference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_Corporation). But I'm not sure. It's also become colloquially a generic company name, so that may be why the LSAT uses it.
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I'll try to give the perspective here of myself (when I was a student scoring mid- to high-170s on PTs) and my high-scoring students. LG: Yes, you should be -0 here, regardless of your score. Even a mid-150s scorer should be able to brute force eve…
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Here's how I taxonomize question types for my students: ARGUMENT DESCRIPTION (Ones where you're figuring out what's happening in the argument/describing basic aspects of what the argument says): --Main conclusion --Argument part --Point at Iss…
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Yup, the 80s get "harder" for LR for most students. There is more of an emphasis on formal logic/lawgic-heavy mapping in older PTs than the 80s. The test has changed now to be more about critical reading/evaluation of dense stimuli for LR. My specu…
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When you say "hunt mode" do you mean trying to predict the right answer? If so, then yes, this is valuable. I tell my students to have two approaches - hunting for the right answer, and eliminating the wrong ones. For 90% of questions, the first pa…
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The issue seems clear: RC inconsistency. You can score in the 170s with a -2/-3 on LR (although ideally get that to around -2) and a perfect LG. But you need -2 to -4 on RC for this math to work out. The big thing is to figure out what's happening …
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I'm not sure if you're asking a question here or not, but I think there could be a really good practice takeaway here! I'd drill a lot of RC, RC, LG, LR tests. It sounds like you struggle with RC endurance the most, so I'd really practice that. Bon…
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Do you think you can perform better? I know this seems like an obvious question, so I'd ask more specifically if (1) You're not at -0 yet in LG (low hanging fruit); (2) Your PT running average over 5-10 tests was higher than a 159. If either of thos…
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It depends! Was the 149 right in line with your PT average? Or was 157-162 around your PT average? If the question is "I scored a 149, which was aberrational for me and I'd like to hit 159 in January, which is my PT average" then the answer is a res…
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I don't see an argument nested in that many layers, no. Here's our argument/support structure (paraphrased for simplicity) - 1) People on the Internet don't know false info from true info 2) The false stuff is appealing because it's simple 3) In…
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At or above both medians = good chances, all things being equal Above one median and below another = could be in or out and it will depend on other factors, all things being equal Below both medians = poor chances, all things being equal This is…
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RC is tricky to improve, but there are a few things that I think might be helpful. Start by identifying the extent to which the problem is timing versus fundamentals. This is why Blind Review (BR) is so helpful - you can tell whether you missed it …
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Retaking a score this high can really only hurt you and not help you, IMO. I would not do it - 1) Statistically, the risk is a lot higher than the reward solely from the standpoint of "will I improve" - the difference between a 176 and 178 is one q…
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Unfortunately, there isn't much of a "holy grail" for RC. It tests fundamentals in reading ability and reasoning that you'll need to work to fine tune. But those are very amenable to improvement! Some things that I think might be useful - 1) You sh…
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Great question! This is a common issue that many test-takers will encounter. The biggest thing is to try to approach it less situationally and more dispositionally. What I mean by that is that, implicitly or otherwise, a lot of us will look at a mis…
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5 more minutes!
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@MattLaP323 said: @RaphaelP so you took the LSAT 3 times? How long was your prep time before your first take? I've been studying since March 2021 and will be taking the November 2021 next week. I feel slightly behind from where I ultimately…
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@BeLikeLedecky said: Sorry for being annoying, but I have two follow-up questions 1) After completing the CC, did you start PTs immediately, or did you drill to solidify knowledge and understanding before the PT phase? If so, how? I’d gr…
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@BeLikeLedecky said: Hi! How did you approach the order of the PTs? Did you save PTs intentionally knowing that you were probably going to take the test twice? I don’t want to burn through the PTs too quickly, but definitely hope to get suffic…
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@AssumptionBattles said: Hi, how important would you say the core curriculum is for those who have already finished it once? I read many comments in the discussion that we have to go back to CC from time to time. Do we go back to the theory pa…