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Call for "Why Us?" Essays and AddendaHi 7Sagers, It's David, the editor who's writing 7Sage's new personal statement bundle. I'm still looking for a couple "Why X School?" and addenda…
... to examine since sophomore year of college. Then a while back David ... ! this is the best piece of writing you've ever done ... -
Special ConsiderationsSo I'm starting to prepare my law school applications, and I have a question about bringing up "special considerations". For myself, it has to do abo…
Hmm, I'm just sort of wondering if it's even worth explaining ... worth explaining or not, regardless of if I'm taken under 'special ... -
Is it normal for practice test scores to dip?So I know I'm not quite doing things the 7Sage-approved way: I registered for the October LSAT and started 7Sage late this June because I need to get…
... a copy of the entire test beforehand, then circle questions for ... through the timed test. Then just write down the ... on a blank sheet of paper. Then put away your answer ... sheet and the copy of ... down on the sheet of paper. This way you ... -
Best Strategy to Improving Time Overall?Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone has some suggestions on the best way to drill/study/practice in order to improve speed. I finally feel really solid i…
... do what I am capable of. If I could have enough time ... do what I am capable of, my score would definitely be ... -
Evaluator?Hey, folks, I'm working on getting my application materials in anticipation of my October retake score and I've run across something on LSAC's web…
Okay. Only mess with letters of recommendation then?
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Evaluator?Hey, folks, I'm working on getting my application materials in anticipation of my October retake score and I've run across something on LSAC's web…
@brna0714 said:
Only mess with letters of recommendation then?
@Pacifico any benefit to evals, ever? -
54.4.9 The JacksonsI have spent about 30 minutes on this one, and I just don't see how A is correct or how C is incorrect. Context: lines were crossed between the Ja…
... /> This is basically the contrapositive of stimulus: Jackson's didn' ... br /> I eliminated C because of the very last part, "not ... the stimulus in terms of whether or not Jackson ... this is not part of the principle in C. ... The first part of the sentence is not ... -
Causation logicI'm looking at PT44-S2-Q20 and the explanation for why A) and D) are wrong raised a question for me. In the explanation, it sounds to me that just be…
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Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
... that "hard work pays of" and "if you try, you ... come with the attitude of, "If I did it why ... , the inherently discriminatory nature of the Law School does not ... to change them instead of attacking those who do ... to support this concentration of power and not just ... -
More than 10 point difference BR vs timed PT!Hello folks, Here it is me whining again. When I BR, I score in the 160s but when I do timed PT, I can't pass the 146-147. I did most of 7Sage's vid…
... know I have spent tons of time especially in RC. BR ... is the process of learning. It takes time. When ... started BRing it was kind of painful. Then as time went on ... -
Strategy for guessing on questions?Any strategy used to guess, say the last 5 questions? Eg. BBBBB, ABCDE, ACAAC? Any strategy that is statistically beneficial?
There is no strategy for guessing questions. Guessing isn't something I'd recommend to get a habit of. If you find yourself guessing, it means you don't have the material down and you should revisit. -
translating a complex-conditional into lawgic"Without strength or endurance, the fight is all but lost." This is #5 on the quiz on complex conditional translations to lawgic. We are to tra…
... ; PAL and UT
the contrapositive of which is ~UT or ~PAL ... ” seems to leave open both of the possibilities illustrated here. Any ... -
ApplicationDo people usually have applications done and ready before taking their LSAT exam and then wait until they get their scores back to submit or how does…
... have already completed crucial parts of your application and that it ... whim you may back out of. If done right, it also gives ... different students to write letters of recommendation, so I knew ... weaker end: instead of suffering the consequences of a bad letter, ... -
Weaken, Principle and FlawI've gotten to a point where the only types of questions I'm missing are weaken, principle or flaw questions. I usually am on the right path to the c…
... 's wrong with the argument THEN proceed to review the answers ... example, Answer E addressed either of at least two flaws:
of Capacity, then uses examples in terms of Actions, then concludes Humans ... -
Doubt in necessary assumptionI was reading the Trainer and I came through a simple example "She does not consume too much caffeine because she only drinks one cup of coffee a da…
... understandable form. I like If-then.
If she consumes a substance ... that contains caffeine, then it’s ... coffee.
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NPR just made a mistaken reversal logic mistake today. You are smarter than NPR.Check the first figure and what Bernie actually said. Free tuition --> most educated nation NPR: most educated nation -> ~free tuition it's half m…
... can see NPR's point, contrapositive of their statement: some nations with ... -
How should I be studying?My question is this: Is the syllabus scaffolded in such a way for me to perform better on all parts of the test or should I be mixing in practice…
... syllabus and doing a couple of the problem sets should ... a month of LR, then a month of RC, then a month of games, and ... often rely on your understanding of previous concepts, so you ... need a good general understanding of the principles. Cementing, automating ... -
PT13.S4.Q14 - some of the world's most beautiful catsDear 7sage community, Could someone please explain to me why answer E is correct? I can justify eliminating answers A,B,C,D, but not picking E. Mos…
... , so we have a ton of SOME inferences.
... the sufficient condition makes all of the "arrow" conditional rules irrelevant ... you can't take the contrapositive of a SOME statement, the Not ... be the case that all of the beautiful cats are Persian ... -
Working Full Time & Studying tipsHi guys, I currently work full time 9-5 as a legal assistant, but wake up as early as 5:30-6 because my commute is pretty far (DC traffic is terri…
... there. Work is exhausting and then there's just nothing left ... instead of after. Instead of working then studying then sleeping, I'd study then work then ... immediately after work, about 5pm. Then I'd get up at ... study fresh after 8 hours of sleep. Then I'd go to ... -
Getting better on difficult gamesHi guys, I have been PT-ing and I noticed that the harder logic games, whether it be a grouping game or a rule driven linear game, really eat up m…
... to the conditional rules or if-then situations (which make for great ... -
What is the negation of "not many"?How do you negate "not many"? To me, you can't just dropped the "not". Here's my thought process: "Not many" seems to be the same as "some not…
... has some laws" is the contrapositive of "A society that has no ... . Two crimes could be instances of breaking one law.
of greater than one. They also ... -
Question about the Problem SetsI just started my LSAT course and noticed that the PSETs suggest using paper versions of the exercise questions. I've been using the videos, but it d…
... are grouped into books of 10. Then you just look up the ... -
LSAT Final Stretch: What to do the Final Week & Day Of[To view this post in our blog, <a href="https://7sage.com/lsat-final-stretch-what-to-do-the-final-week/">follow this link</a>] For those of you …
Anyone know if you have to print out the admission ticket in color of if it can just be in Black and white? -
Withdraws on transcripts.Hello, I have 3 withdraws on my transcripts. Two are the same class, its a hard class and I first tried taking it during an already hard semester, …
Oh I think you definitely want to get out of there then. -
Advantage for Sept. v. December LSAT?Hi guys, I'm sure this has already been discussed on 7sage.. however, I have been out of the 7sage loop for a couple of months and am not too sur…
@mcmlaw36 said:
es, but two per year @montahar haha.
I thought it was 3 takes within 2 years, regardless of if you take them all within the same year or not. Am I mistaken? -
need help with negating sentences for necessary assumptionHello everyone, I seem to be having some issues with negating sentences, some things are very obvious, but others are not. for example 1)The Fine…
... So for example, if I said "If a dog is sick ... /> This is incorrect. The negation of 'A → B' is '~(A ... ~B'. So the negation of "If a dog is sick, it ... /> Similarly for the rest of the negations in your comment ... ***
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Always split the game board?Do you always split your game board when there are only two options for a slot? Seems like I see JY doing that most of the time.
I'll split game boards if it seems very obvious -- for ... questions to see the number of "if" questions. If I see that half ... or more start with "If," I'll move to the ... my initial inferences. If I see a lot of "What" questions, I ...PT21.S2.Q20 - ann will either take a leave of absenseFor this particular question, could someone run me through the process of why whether or not the Ann was offered the fellowship is irrelevant? …
Hi @blah170blah, I thought that the sentence that contains the condition in which the company allows Ann to leave was a bi-conditional and therefore we could get the contrapositive of the bi-conditional by negating both terms.How to diagram UNLESS conditional logicHow do you diagram unless, except, only if, and if but only if? Especially unless, I'm super confused. I have been told to negate the left stateme…
So it kind of depends on who you ask, ... —> A, which is of course the contrapositive of the first statement.
of the same thing.
PT55.S1.Q25 - some twentieth-century art is greathttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-55-section-1-question-25/ All of the statements follow logically EXCEPT: A. Some influential art involv…
... purple is the first half of the second sentence. What I ... in red is the contrapositive of the second half of the second sentence ... . *We take the contrapositive because we ...
