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Should law schools do away with the LSAT?https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/13/study-high-standardized-test-scores-dont-translate-to-better-cognition http://worklife.columbia.ed…
... performing students out. Lastly, what about the students who can't afford ... of working a job which does not truly satisfy him, ... an opportunity which does not exist to the same degree when ... provides more separation at the top of the curve than almost all other ... -
Should law schools do away with the LSAT?https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/13/study-high-standardized-test-scores-dont-translate-to-better-cognition http://worklife.columbia.ed…
... some great points, but what about the whole idea of measuring ... single event doesn't mean it's wrong if ... you retake the exam. A test like the LSAT does its job ... GPA is based on what program and school you ... in which they determine what skills students need to ... -
LSAC Chronograph Ban- UPDATEJust as an FYI for people, I have been in touch with the LSAC official and they have permitted me to use the LSATMax watch, which goes from 0 to 35 …
... having to wind the crown to reset, which would mean this is ... if this is the case, a normal watch does the same thing while ... add they also confirmed that the Perfect Score watch is also ... even asked LSAC what if the proctors don't accept the email. They ... -
LSAC Chronograph Ban- UPDATEJust as an FYI for people, I have been in touch with the LSAC official and they have permitted me to use the LSATMax watch, which goes from 0 to 35 …
... having to wind the crown to reset, which would mean this is ... if this is the case, a normal watch does the same thing while ... add they also confirmed that the Perfect Score watch is also ... even asked LSAC what if the proctors don't accept the email. They ... -
Unique LG GamesWith the recent uptick of unconventional LG games on PTs, I was wondering if anyone has a unique approach to minimizing the chances of striking out o…
... the section, preferably getting all of the questions in the section not counting the ... what I mean by this is that if a unique game does ... should take comfort in the fact that the **_majority_** of ... what does this all add up to? Put simply, a strategy like the ... -
PT23.S3.Q14 - if the proposed tax reductionHi guys. I am having trouble with an LR question. PT 23 S3 Q14 Premises: If tax adopted -> Discontinue story hours -> parents inconvenienced …
... see what is going on.
So the stimulus ... indicator)
Conclusion - The tax reduction package will not ... missing something here. From what we are given so far ... So what does that mean?
Well it means that the tax ... -
PT65.S1.Q19 - last winter was mild enough to allow birdshttps://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-65-section-1-question-19/ Help. That's all I can say. I do not see how answer choice C does anything to the…
... The vagueness of (A) with “unusual weather pattern” could mean frost ... in May. Granting the idea that the mild winter ... above in the stimulus is in fact “unusual,” what does (A) ... great care (A) does strengthen the argument, but not anywhere ... -
PTB.S2.G2 - a park contains at most five of sevenI need some clarification on this because I'm applying demorgan's law and it's not making sense to me how this works. So, the final rule in the ga…
... trigger the necessary condition of
“contains firs and spruces.” What does this mean ... , unpack that, what does “in the absence of A in 4th” mean? It means ... . But what does failing the sufficient condition in this particular rule actually mean? In ... -
Advice for breaking the final plateau (...and stretch)...I haven't asked for advice on here yet (but always derive some good suggestions from others' questions), but I was wondering if anyone had any stu…
... (ex: PrepTest 63), depending on the curve.
This bit ... viewpoints - who said what and how does that conflict or comport ... with what other people said? ... conditions. What if when you sit in September the guy next ... -
Official September 2017 LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official Feb. LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the Feb. 2017 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
... section, and that's really what I want deciding my score ... probably underperformed, but that may mean -3 or something. A high ... I don't know what to think. With the experimental, it feels ... only to find out that the curve brought my score below average ... -
Irrational FearHey so I have this irrational fear of being overlooked in the admission process because I am a Chinese-American who's family is solid middle class (s…
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> Does that mean if you're a splitter ... this is completely dependent on what school you want to ... .
What's the takeaway from this? The admissions game is ... found on the LSAC website. The LSAC has compiled the formulas and ... -
Sept Accommodations- Same test?Did anyone who took the Sept 2017 LSAT with accommodations take the same test as the normal one, even after the normal test date?
@santon22 Based on what I have read, ... without accommodations. The later you take it, the less likely ... it will be the same test. The reason for this ... important to remember that the LSAC does a good job ... score. This is done with the curve. Thus, even if someone ... -
What am I doing wrong?!?So, I've been studying for the LSAT on and off since January. Two months ago my best friend and I linked up to study and it has been incredibly benef…
... like the mentality you suggested. Maybe I should view a curve-breaker ... over then it is worth the risk. Does this sound about right ... , I usually try and answer the curve-breaker when I get to ... skim through the answer choices; (3) If I cannot understand what is ... -
Conditional Reasoning; Relation to Premises and Conclusions?Hello Folks, I posted this in the powerscore forum as well, but it looks a little dead over there. I was hoping I might be able to pick someone's …
... don't really get what you mean by this. Could you ... the stimulus.
>Additionally, answer choice E does ... not have any conditional indicators, making it difficult to decide what ... don't know what you mean by "what is the necessary and ... -
Bringing a parent to law school open houseHey guys, One of the schools that I am applying for is having an open house this weekend. This sounds like a silly question but would it look bad t…
... to be involved in the admissions process - so what they think of ... for a parent to know what she/he is paying for ... ; it does happen. So it's not like the adcom - the only people ... reality plays out the way it does, doesn't mean you should inhibit ... -
Is today Grey day?? [YES!]Anyone’s marker turn grey yet?
... at 3 pm EST while the following December's scores might ... , which adds either to the fun or the frustration, depending on your ... ://blog.powerscore.com/lsat/what-does-it-mean-to-go-grey-on-score ... -
PT20.S1.Q24 - each december 31 in country qWriting down my reasoning to understand better where I'm going wrong. Available coal supplies = Total coal mined- Total coal consumed in a year …
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Nowhere in the question does the author/narrator mention the amount of coal ... is lesser than the amount in 1990. What does this mean? Certainly, whilst inheriting ... the coal from 1990, coal ... -
PT70.S4.Q10 - refusing to think about your problems causes gum disease(P1) A recent study shows that there is a correlation between refusing to think about your problems and getting gum disease. (P2) Stress causes s…
... bath are correlated doesn't mean they are causally related. ... want to ask yourself what's wrong with authors reasoning ... br />
But the author does. The author is saying suppression of ... definitely necessary for the argument. But the correct answer choice ... -
PT62.S3.G2 - an artisan has been hiredthe game doesn’t say the same color cannot appear twice (or more) in one stained glass window. so it could be like “g p r r” color combined in one wi…
When you say "appear twice," what does it mean? Are there certain pieces in glass windows? Are we counting the number pieces of green glass? No, we are only counting **colors** contained in glass. "Glass" here is uncountable. -
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I understand what you mean I tend to do the same, do you stay ... actively engaged with the text, asking yourself why does the author mention this ... detail, where does it fit into the bigger ... -
WTF is up with PT 73's difficulty??Just took this PT and got wrecked... like... 13 points lower than how I did on PT 72. My last 4 or 5 PTs have all fallen within a 5 point spread, bu…
... question that the answer equated "fulfilling what was important ... genre." As in, the right answer essentially used ... the case. Just because you meet a requirement does not necessarily mean ... you will be successful. Yet Question 6 of the ... -
For the people getting -0 in LGFor those getting -0 in LG, would you have any advice for strategies during timed conditions? How did you finally make it to -0 in the whole section?…
> @greybrownblue said:
> What does -0 mean?
The number of questions that you get wrong. -0 = you answered all the questions and had 100% accuracy. -
Valid vs. Invalid ArgumentsSo I think i'm confused at how these are different. I completely understand the definitions of valid and invalid arguments. I'm just confused at how …
... here is colloquial definition of what a valid argument actually ... to draw a conclusion is what makes the argument **_valid_**. I think ... is a foundation that does not support the conclusion provided, or potentially ... > that doesn't't mean we have an A.
Official December LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official December LSAT Discussion Thread. <b>Please keep all discussions of the December 2017 LSAT here!</b> Here's some grou…
> @"Paul Caint" said:
> @cal270 Honestly I think a -12 curve would be reasonable.
What does -12 mean? If you get 12 wrong you get a certain score?Official December LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official December LSAT Discussion Thread. <b>Please keep all discussions of the December 2017 LSAT here!</b> Here's some grou…
> @agparkinson said:
> What does a -12/-11 etc. curve mean exactly?
It means how many questions you can miss and get a 170+Kaplan vs 7sage logical indicators approachI started this LSAT journey with a quick pass through of the Kaplan logical reasoning approach and, honestly, there were still some pretty gaping hol…
... don't really understand what those words mean, and I don' ... - the kid who memorized the grid or the kid who learned the theory ... vice versa? Does 1 prioritize over 2 in the same way? ... literally do not understand what the words on the page mean.
...So I'm not a philosophy major...Anyone else get an undergrad degree in something other than philosophy? I know this test doesn't require outside knowledge, but I'm sure knowing some…
... philosophy majors applied with a mean LSAT around 158, which ... school, but their mean LSAT score was higher--so what?
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Classics majors had a mean LSAT ... majors except Mathematics. What does this say about the rigor of a ...PT50.S2.Q12 - one can never tell whetherHi guys, Can someone break this question down for me? It’s a PSA question, and I’ve watched every explanation I could on it and it’s still not cl…
... help most is to understand what the right answer says, and ... /> What does that mean? Well, it just says that we have to know the ... />
What answer choice A does is it fills in ... 't matter as long as the action does what the book says.
< ...The Big, Bad Feb LSATI'm taking the Feb 2018 LSAT. Why is the Feb test so dreaded? Just because they report the score? Is that paranoia or is there some evidence that …
does it mater who takes the lsats with you? and what does it mean the publish the scores? I was thinking of taking it Fed. too.
