Personally I don't believe the newer prep-tests are any more difficult than the older ones. I think that the ways in which the test writers craft incorrect and trap answer choices has changed a bit, and depending on your weaknesses that can result i…
@NGLaw2018
Yeah in addition to PTs twice a week I also foolproofed logic games daily and did timed sections in between my PTs. I also did targeted drills when certain problem types became problem areas.
edit: Also I don't think it's unreasonable t…
I did worse on PT73 than my diagnostic (ignoring LG). I also freaked out and spent a good amount of time lurking forums and it seems to be a pretty common thing. Just keep calm and I'm sure you'll be back at your average in a PT or two.
@Rtwrtw8
Yeah, that's exactly what the -x means. So a -9 means you can miss 9 questions for a 170. Ranges from -9 to -16 I believe (but all of the -12+ were in the 1990s I think).
Personally I prefer looser curves, I had a couple reading errors on…
What is everyone's overall impression of PT84? Harder than normal? Easier? Guesses on curve?
I had RC LR LG RC LR for my sections. I found the real RC much easier than the experimental, but that could be due to fatigue during the 4th section.
LR s…
@"surfy surf" said:
When I took it last June it was a pretty forgiving curve
Really? I just took the June '17 PT and thought the curve was brutal. -5 gets you a 174...
@"Seeking Perfection" said:
instead, the curve is related to the actua…
I tend to find 5-star passages harder than other passages, but there's definitely some subjective parts to it.
I personally hate art passages but love science/law ones
Definitely recommend going over the CC again if you're not BRing 175+.
The CC is fantastic, and the concepts (when mastered) will enable you to answer any question the LSAT throws at you.
I went through the CC twice, and I probably learned more my…
So, I was in a similar situation to you a few months back when I began to fullproof LG. I was getting wrecked on PTs despite getting the games under time when FPing, and I was missing 10-15+ questions per section.
For me, this basically boiled down…
What's your timing strategy like? An aggressive skipping/timing strategy is what made my LR sections go from -3/-4 per section to -0/-1. I like to aim to finish my first round anywhere between the 22-27 minute mark, then use the extra time to go ove…
@"Seeking Perfection" what isn't a lot of help? I'm not necessarily asking for explanations of these questions (J.Y. already does a fantastic job), I'm just looking for a list or something of other 'weird' and 'oddball' LR questions.
@FixedDice hmm, I had forgotten about the Yoga question.
Have you noticed any other odd ball questions? I haven't taken any PTs in the 50-60s but I'd like to review any unusual questions so I'm not hit off guard on game day
How variable are your scores? Do you sometimes hit 170+ if you have a good day? If so, I think you should take it in June.
I'm in a somewhat similar circumstance. I desperately want to score 175+, but my current average is 172-173, a few points sho…
As far as the morning vs afternoon part, I doubt it will make that much of a difference. I took PTs everywhere from 5 am in the morning to one I started at midnight with largely the same scores.
Just take a few PTs in the afternoon if you ca…
Surely law schools will still prefer to use the LSAT, provided that the LSAT does indeed act as a better indicator of law school success as compared to other exams?
With how specialized the LSAT is, I find it hard to believe that an exam with a mat…
I am wondering how long it typically takes students scoring 165 and higher to answer these questions?
It really depends on the question. Some PMR and PF questions take up half a page, and these almost always take 2mins+, especially if the test …
Would also like to add that for Melatonin, less is more, and you may not necessarily want to take huge doses. I see a lot of people on this thread advocating for 10mg doses, but IMO that's way too much. You only need 100-300mcg to get the full effec…
I wouldn't advise anyone to use sleep aids like zzzquil to aid sleep when preparing for the LSAT.
Most of these inexpensive OTC sleep aids use diphenhydramine as the main ingredient, which is a gen 1 antihistamine. It has a long half-life (up to 13…
I use transparency pockets (like the ones that teachers use with a projector) and put my games inside of them, and then I use dry erase markers to do the games.
My first attempt and the day-after attempts are all done with dry erase, and then they …
How far apart are these retakes spaced? Honestly, if they're 1 year+ apart, I think they'd be fairly reliable. Do you feel like you remember the answers to any of the questions? Or do you go through the whole process for each question and find the c…
NA are my worst question type, so I'm not sure if I'm the best to comment for this one. I do think I've made some progress though, and for me it's all been about my ability to separate out the premises and conclusion of the argument. Before I go int…
Because my uGPA is competitive, and a scholarship from any of the T14 could potentially be worth several years of pre-tax income that I could get from working.
First, I'd like to say for someone who's new to the exam I think a difference of 12 scaled points between timed and BR is completely normal. I had a 14 point gap between my timed score and BR score for my first post-cc exam.
As you become more fami…
I want to second what @"nessa.k13.0" said about sleep. Sleep is super important for this exam -- your logical reasoning skills are some of the first to go when you're sleep deprived.
I would also suggest attempting to move your study early in the m…
I diagram lawgic very sparingly, usually only once or twice per LR section.
The question type I most often diagram are those big monster parallel flaw/parallel reasoning questions. I like to map them out so that when I get to the correct AC, I can …