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RC and LR: Read all answer choices?Is this helpful for scoring into the high 160s, and high 170s?
... This goes back to what @"Cant Get Right" ... where your level of knowledge is and what you're capable of scoring. ... this is a great point. I sacrifice one of these ... clue that something is amiss is so low I ... something like knowledge ("It is Monday" changes to " ... -
How to get above the mid 160s/ I need help with Reading Comp. Thanks! :)
... scores in Reading Comprehension is significantly much better with ... especially the science passages. What are some helpful tips you ... read faster with the same level of comprehension, or better.**
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eliminating answer choices - good/bad reasoningHi, In the Logical Reasoning section, how do you **know** when you’ve eliminated a wrong answer choice for the wrong reason (because of faulty reason…
... to reach this level of confidence is to write question analyses ... your hands on. There is no shortcut to this ... Now I just eliminate what I can and leave ... br /> So basically, if this is something you want to improve ... it lots and lots of times. Post your question ... -
URM AdmissionsSo, as a URM myself it's pretty awesome to hear that your chances of admission to harder schools with lower than the median scores at those schools i…
... some kind of amorphous, phantasmal cloud of oppression is to blame ... The bell curve of scores of URMs with x level of preparation, all ... of race.
Putting it all together, what trips people up is ... aren't given to 'level the playing field,' they' ... -
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…
... realized. Especially if the curve is what everyone predicts, between those ... !?
Haha...this IS the LSAC we are talking ... next I get destroyed, regardless of difficulty....PT81 I went -2 ... 9 on RC....What is life?
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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…
... realized. Especially if the curve is what everyone predicts, between those ... >
> Haha...this IS the LSAC we are talking ... next I get destroyed, regardless of difficulty....PT81 I went -2 on ... I went -9 on RC....What is life?
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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…
... realized. Especially if the curve is what everyone predicts, between those two ...
> > Haha...this IS the LSAC we are talking ... next I get destroyed, regardless of difficulty....PT81 I went -2 on ... I went -9 on RC....What is life?
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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…
... realized. Especially if the curve is what everyone predicts, between those two ... next I get destroyed, regardless of difficulty....PT81 I went -2 on ... I went -9 on RC....What is life?
> > & ... it was written (there is a lot of 'in' alliteration going ... -
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…
... realized. Especially if the curve is what everyone predicts, between those two ... next I get destroyed, regardless of difficulty....PT81 I went -2 on ... I went -9 on RC....What is life?
> > & ... it was written (there is a lot of 'in' alliteration going ... -
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…
... realized. Especially if the curve is what everyone predicts, between those two ... next I get destroyed, regardless of difficulty....PT81 I went -2 on ... I went -9 on RC....What is life?
> > & ... it was written (there is a lot of 'in' alliteration going ... -
PT11.S2.Q06 - cigarette advertisementsI think this question really gets at the subtly of the "support" role we have to play to make the relationship P -> C more relevant. I oscillated…
... an aside, there is a **_massive_** lacuna between what one should not ... but even then, their comparative level of support doesn't seem to ... and tried to find what the missing assumption is and how (E ...
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Personal statement - advice on pushing your accomplishments vs. writing creatively about a passionDo you guys think that your resume speaks for itself or should your personal statement push some of the highlights of your resume? I know that we…
... and passions, between a time of difficulty and what it taught you, etc ... !
My personal statement is resume-esque (with a narrative ... and _how you write_ than what you've done. Maybe tackle ... -
What am I doing wrong? (LR Questions - Strengthening)Hi everyone, I'm on the LR part of the curriculum, specifically just finishing up strengthening questions. I'm super confident with the first 4…
... entire LR section. The "normal" difficulty Strength/Weak questions are a ... it takes a lot of practice to identify what is actually going on ... -
WUSTL GRE scores!Wash U in St. Louis accepts GRE! https://abovethelaw.com/2017/10/move-over-lsat-another-law-school-accepts-the-gre/
... I at least understand what the LSAT is trying to test ... their writing section being graded is an upgrade, but just ... LSAT for ranking considerations is hurting them and their ... fix is to add another even ... peers way above my level of intelligence. -
WUSTL GRE scores!Wash U in St. Louis accepts GRE! https://abovethelaw.com/2017/10/move-over-lsat-another-law-school-accepts-the-gre/
... I at least understand what the LSAT is trying to test even ... with peers way above my level of intelligence.
Well, ... that far. The GRE is still indicative of intelligence, just done ... learning/applying those skills is a matter of debate, but it ... -
PT10.S1.Q18 - people cannot be morally responsibleHi! I am going through MBT and MSS questions because they seem to be my biggest weakness. I came across this question while drilling and I conten…
... because it's unclear what action (B) is talking about. You ... assume that the said function is "commonly performed". Nowhere in ... the stimulus is it sufficiently evident that these ... in such questions is low. There is a level of generalization that must ... -
PT11.S2. Q12 - in the centerville botanical gardensHi! I've spent about 30 minutes trying to figure out this question but it seems I've hit a wall. I was able to eliminate (A) and (D) quickly but h…
... "to the right of" is older. Every tulip is older than every maple ... , this question contains another layer of difficulty: that of set and superset. If ... specific domain: that of Centerville Gardens. All of what is true here MBT when ... -
Columbia Law accepting GRE scores in Fall 2018Well, add another school to the list. http://www.law.columbia.edu/news/2017/10/2018-pilot-accept-GRE-score?utm_content=buffer3a14f&utm_medium=soci…
... next few years...second what a lot of others said in ... info released on behalf of their admissions committees about ... ...I feel like this is some sort of scheme....
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Confidence drills?Hi everyone, So like some have mentioned, I also underperformed on the Sept LSAT. Attempting to re-study again, I'm really trying not to be stubb…
... But how do you judge what level of confidence you're at? I ... circling the answer you think is correct without really eliminating or ... , I guess my standard of confidence is rendered binary; if I ... my standard of confidence is certainly lower than it is on a ... -
T14 or Bust?Is going to a t100 law school like Syracuse or Buffalo for example worth it? I've been told that if you don't kill the LSAT and get into a top ranked…
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level for any kind of success."
> ... my emphasis is on the beginning of the quotes, which is "if ... but it is also obvious and from what I know of competition in ... -
Predicting answers - Flaw Questions and NA questionsSo with the December test coming up, I am freaking out a little bit now. I have been scoring -13/-10 on timed LR sections. I need to get to at lea…
... questions at all levels of difficulty? A smattering of wrong answers across difficulties ... /> I actually think predicting answers is overrated once you are scoring ... burn you on difficult questions. What makes you think your improvement ... -
Predicting answers - Flaw Questions and NA questionsSo with the December test coming up, I am freaking out a little bit now. I have been scoring -13/-10 on timed LR sections. I need to get to at lea…
... at all levels of difficulty? A smattering of wrong answers across ... actually think predicting answers is overrated once you are scoring ... you on difficult questions. What makes you think your improvement ... they are near the beginning of the section. Would I ... -
Skipping Q’sHi everyone, I am wondering what type of skipping strategies you all use. Also, what are some common question types that you skip when pressed for…
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I have 3 degrees of "difficulty" that I mark.
< ... with extra time. This is something new I've ...
+ "Oh this is a parallel flaw questions so ... because it is long."
What if it is a ... you have NO idea what it said then it ... -
Skipping Q’sHi everyone, I am wondering what type of skipping strategies you all use. Also, what are some common question types that you skip when pressed for…
... > I have 3 degrees of "difficulty" that I mark.
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> What if it is a stupid easy parallel ...
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Feeling discouraged...Recommendations?Over my last 5 tests I have averaged a 156.6. With my high being a 160. My goal is a 167. I took the LSAT in September with a 155 and I've signed up …
... already learned the basics. What you have been doing ... /> > > > > What section(s) are you having ... I have had is a lack of discipline in doing ... of the PTests I've done. I'm not sure what is ... skill level. Yeah PTs are great for figuring out what to ... -
-5 or -6 on LR: advice pushing to the next levelI have been doing confidence drills lately and I've been doing worse than I normally do. I usually miss between 5-6 per section, but on the last two …
... 9. Not quite sure what to make of it. I have been ... . I feel like this is considerably more difficult for me ... I felt like 5 minutes is not quite enough time to ... where I'm not sure what to do to improve. ... at that level that I had a good grasp of the propositional ... -
-2 on each section - what now?I'm taking the December exam. My last PT was a 172 with -2 on every section (PT 78). This is pretty representative of what I do on individual pract…
... 's advice about avoiding burnout is important. If you want to ... while under a high degree of difficulty and since we have a ... more and see what your response on the clock is like. Then ... -
PT3.S2.Q12 - photovoltaic power plantsI'm still trying to wrap my head around this question. I originally chose (C) thinking that it would close the gap between premises and conclusion, b…
... the cost of PP is 1/10th of what it was ... /> Okay this sounds good. What do we absolutely have to ... the argument goes to the level of a valid.
what the price of each is in comparison ... br />
1/10th of $99 is $9.99.
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PT3.S2.Q12 - photovoltaic power plantsI'm still trying to wrap my head around this question. I originally chose (C) thinking that it would close the gap between premises and conclusion, b…
... say is early high school level of abstraction.
So here is what ... we are told by this argument in the form of ... numbers. Here is what the argument must ... />
So what (D) is doing here is telling us that our ... -
Should I postpone? Advice please.Hi all. I'm registered for the December test -- but don't feel like I've maximized my potential. I am getting in the 171 - 175 range, but consistentl…
... man -- that I think is what is really pushing me to postpone ... give everyone a read of how much I'm ... LG -- my last couple of prep tests in the 70s ... br /> > On almost all of these tests, I would be ... think 4/6 of those tests have "Medium" difficulty for LG. ...
