Feeling very confident in 170+ after this exam. I thought it was very average to below average difficulty. The only hard part for me was the fourth logic game.
@katelyn People advance at their own pace with this test; what you're going through may or may not be cause to shake up your study habits. That said, you really haven't given enough detail to offer anything but general advice yet. It would be usef…
Buy the book “The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning” by Ellen Cassidy. Aside from 7Sage Ultimate+ it’s been the single biggest score booster for me. If you struggle with LR you need the Loophole.
This is an awesomely motivating post. I high scored three weeks ago and got a 173 on PT 71 this afternoon. Been consistently nailing mid-170s all month long. I can’t wait for Monday.
For me it's simple and effective. For LR questions, if the answer choices are three or more lines each, I select C and skip knowing I'll be coming back to it. Additionally, if I am not 100% sure of my answer choice, I flag it. If I am taking too l…
I started at 157 and am now firmly in the mid / high 170s. After all the resources I've been through I can honestly recommend three that helped me most.
1. "The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning" by Ellen Cassidy. If you haven't heard, you need…
@mariannefichtel said:
I flagged this one but on blind review stuck with my answer of B...I can understand why the correct answer is A, but still don't see why B CAN'T be right? Has anyone got their arms around this one?
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99thPercentileOrDieTryin -- which Translation drill are you talking about? Are you talking about the valid argumen
@ksuper1991 The translation drill is as follows:
Read an LR stimulus one time through and cover it with your hand. Then, in your…
If my goal were to practice law in Arkansas, and T14 were out of the question, I'd look into University of Arkansas - Fayetteville. Of course, as the usual recommendation goes: get into the best school you can.
I used to confuse NA and SA. Once I gained a clear understanding of what a NA was and which question stems identified them, it became easy to get the right answer. Simply put, a necessary assumption correct answer will be something that, if true, …
My biggest jumps at the stage you're in came from time management strategies. For example, when doing Logic Games, answer the orienting question then skip ahead and answer all the "if" questions before coming back to the others. "If" questions lea…
Yes. Do the Translation drill until you can understand a stimulus well after only one read. This is what I did and I regularly finish LR sections in under 30 minutes with -1/-2 average. "The Loophole in Logical Reasoning" by Ellen Cassidy is the …
Answer choice B may be a necessary assumption but it is not sufficient to prove the case. The beginning states that whoever committed the murder was in the office on the day of the crime. Remember that a sufficient assumption is an extra premise t…
Yes. Read RC passages one paragraph at a time. After each paragraph summarize in VERY simple terms what it means and what relationship it has in the context of the passage. For example, if the first paragraph is about a painter and his contributio…
@Jerry said:
I think I can relate. My performance on all the sections is actually quite even? Like, I used to think I had a strongest section, but the average amount of questions I get wrong is actually quite consistent across RC, LG, and LR. …
@Mike_Ross
Agreed with your rec of the Loophole - that book got me from -7/-9 to -0/-3 on LR. It can't be overstated how important that book is...
But the LSAT Trainer was also useful for me as an all-in-one resource for early prep - I credit Mik…
Yes, the logic remains the same even if the subject matter is dated. Use old PTs extensively for practice until you feel comfortable with the basics. When I started out I used the "slow is smooth and smooth is fast" method. That is, pay no attent…
I'll be 39 when I start. Leaving a 14 year active duty military career as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer. Hopefully that will offset my rather sub-par GPA.
The difference between my diagnostic and current PT score is 20 points (157 - 177.) I've been at it about 20-30 hours a week for nearly 11 months. You can surpass your goal with effort.
Foolproof that game and focus on that game type until you're very comfortable. Think of this as a positive: you've identified a weakness that will no longer be a problem on test day.
I'll echo the rest of the people: fool-proofing LG is your main priority. Aside from that, you need to focus on LR translation drills, but if you can clean LG you'll be over 160 already.
Also, consider postponing the test until you're comfortably …
You get a pamphlet of scratch paper you can use for whatever sections you'd like. It's about 12 full sheets if I remember correctly. The digital version of the test is really good and you will do a tutorial before the test starts to get familiar. I …
I regularly get -0/-3 on RC sections. Here's my technique:
Read each paragraph and, before moving to the next, summarize it in two ways. First, make a mental note of what the function of the paragraph is in the context of the passage (ex: " a theor…