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I don't understand what I am doing wrong. Is law for me? Am I just too unintelligent?I have taken the LSAT 4 times. I have gone 158 -> 160 -> 164 -> 163, all of which were terrible disappointments for me. Especially the last one from …
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I don't know if a fifth take ... requires a core level of intuition you simply can't train. The logic ... every single time. Even when I see the correct answer ... difficult question, I fail to understand the explanation for the correct ... -
How do you review your mistakes to ensure you don't make them again?Hi everyone, I'm a retaker hoping to sit for the June test. I work full-time, but I'm usually able to devote around 2 hours of studying after wor…
... to devote around 2 hours of studying after work each ... can see that after hours of studying, I'm getting ... a better command of the material than I ... to make sure I don't get an Inference question ... and what do you do to really understand what went wrong ... -
Don't like the new way that scores are graphed in score tracker.Hi guys! Just a brief comment on the "trends" page of the score tracker. You recently changed the score tracker so that instead of showing a wi…
... artificial level of volatility in your scores. So, for example, when I ... it before. If you don't like that (which I understand, given that it ... very easy to lose perspective when you see an "abrupt decline" ... whatever, which is easy when your range is within only ... -
For those of you who are feeling depressed....WARNING LONG READ Hi yall, it has now been approximately a month since i got my LSAT score and I really wasn't sure how I was feeling and lost wi…
... a good feel of the test. In hindsight, I don't think this ... s just a pit of depression when you keep seeing you are getting the ... you don't understand the reasoning ( and I know it can be hard when you ... year.... most likely most of you won't be able to fathom ... -
RC improvement - what's worked for you?What do you guys think?
... you! For me, I had to distance myself from my RC passages ... of the argument.
For me, if I don't understand ... that this detail is something I don't understand so if ... the science passages, because I no longer get frustrated when I don't understand ... -
The Most Important LSAT Prep Decision You Will MakeToday, we have our first discussion about attitude. This is a rather sensitive topic, because nobody likes to be told that their attitude sucks, but …
... when you don’t do well on your diagnostic. It can’t just be because you don’t ... their inability to do math/science from their ‘actual’ intelligence level ... specific (and highly relevant!) context of understanding and responding to written ... -
Nicole Hopkins RC Webinar NotesShoutouts to @"Nicole Hopkins" for some incredible content here for RC. I know that I've never used an annotation system like this before and look f…
... momentum so you can handle the “harder passages”
• You don’t get ... Remember you’re not trying to read for detail or ... . When in doubt use process of elimination.
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Thank you for making LG fun!When I first started studying for the LSAT in June of this year, I went -12 on my LG diagnostic. After dredging through a BluePrint course for three …
... through all of the Lawgic materials. I took it seriously when JY ... said things like "If you don't understand this, you need to ... the explanations. After a month of review, I started doing LG ... -
Help! When Schools don't specify word count on Personal EssaysJust had a question regarding writing personal statements and other essays. Any insight from others would be appreciated! @"David.Busis" also if yo…
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@"David.Busis" also if you have any time/interest to ... m in the final stages of writing my applications for ... statements and optional essays. University of Toronto and Western for example ... are other schools though that don't offer any word length limit ... -
RC Strategy Question - Understand fully or compartmentalize and move on?#help I have a quick question that I was hoping some of the more experienced LSAT takers might be able to answer (or maybe JY himself). In one …
... couple of Reading Comp videos, JY says that if you don't understand something, you'll ... ways of determining when it's necessary to fully understand something versus when it ... 's not? If you could share some of ... -
Should you go to a law school you don't want or should you try the LSAT again?Hello sagers. I am in doubt about this. I have a terrific GPA in undergrad. 3.85. My LSAT performance is dismal. I am thinking of accepting an offer …
... dismal. I am thinking of accepting an offer from ... of choice later. is that a good strategy? I don't ... to study like many of you i must work for ... really cant gauge my level of performance.....
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When to practice ten clean copy of the game i'm not good at?JY said if you don't how to do the exact game, print ten clean copy and finish it with control and speed. The problem is, after i watched the vid…
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For RC, when you skip/circle a question, come back when finish Q's for passage or when done section?For RC, when you skip/circle a question, do you come back to that skipped/circled question once you finish all the 7 or 8 questions in that section, …
... at the very end of the section (once you've completed all ... question even more such that you don't have enough time to do ... having done 2-3 more passages, when you go back to that question ... you just did other passages.
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What!? I actually have to understand what I'm reading to do well?!?You're taking a timed test. The clock is ticking. You glance at the clock. "crap, I don't have enough time". You begin to rush reading the stimulus. …
... of them seem right. Now your anxiety levels are up and you don't ... to make things difficult to understand, using grammatical sentences that no ... are banking on you missing something, and when you don't read carefully, you are much ... -
Add a diversity statement when they don't specifically ask for one?Hi folks, I am working on the last pieces of my applications. One school specifically asks for a diversity statement (optional if relevant obviously)…
... working on the last pieces of my applications. One school specifically ... relevant obviously). The other 2 don't specially ask for it, they ... addenda; "is there anything else you would like to let us ... leave it out if they don't ask for it?
Comprehensive Strategy for RC - response to KS in 3 partsHi KS, Perhaps you are taking the Feb LSAT, but given that the Dec test is only 3 weeks away, let me share my RC strategy. Not sure if you have t…
... right-hand column, when you encounter an important relationship ... passages. Box the definitions of key terms in the science passages. With the boxes, you ... of this stuff more easily. In fact, box anything you don't really understand. If you don't understand ...Weird LR Roadblock and general adviceHello 7sagers! This is my first time posting on the forum so bear with me. I am currently working on some PTs and my max is 160, but for the past few…
... exposes exactly what you don't understand. Turn that specific problem of not being able ... that if you BR the structure of them in great detail, it will ... and don't let this effect your confidence. Come back to it when you ...ScienceRC seems easy on many passages, but when Science comes up and all these crazy words are thrown around, I get lost and frustrated. Any keys or tips to…
... okay to not understand every word that you read when you're doing timed ... with science-y passages, I would make note of the words/concepts that you don't understand ... (maybe just highlight them as you read when you ...Help breaking into 160’sHi everyone! I’ve been plateaued in the high 150’s for the past 5/6 PT’s. My goal is to get a 165 in November, but seeing myself plateau has been…
... circular reasoning, and one of the wrong ACs is ... and when are you spending this time? Have you tried confidence ... like don't stress out if you don't understand everything you're reading, don't ... the detail, consider cutting down on annotating -- maybe don't ...Please AdviseTaking suggestions on the following dilemma: I started studying in late June - I worked through 1 lesson per day of the LSAT trainer, did the pres…
... gt; Okay thanks everyone. So when you suggest using the PTs/sections ... br />
If you struggle with one particular question ... on science RC passages on any of your previous tests you can ... prep tests. If you don’t understand the concepts you return to the ...Let's talk about RC!!Hello~ RC is currently my biggest struggle and I want to incorporate possible non-LSAT related ways to improve my reading comprehension skills. May…
... or prove in using this detail. Is it an example ... confidence in understanding convoluted passages, but you'll also stay ... Remember: practice makes perfect. When I read *Pride and ... you don't understand, stop. Go back and read it again, starting from end of ...Need help on RC sectionHi all, First of all, after about a month of studying and practicing for RC, I do see a clear improvement in RC, so thanks 7sage! Here comes t…
... with hard science, but if it's more of a dense ... categories of questions can be done even if you don't understand the details - you just ... wouldn't be sunk on the majority of questions even when I ... those right on the hardest passages while cutting bait on the ...Need help on RC sectionHi all, First of all, after about a month of studying and practicing for RC, I do see a clear improvement in RC, so thanks 7sage! Here comes t…
... with hard science, but if it's more of a dense ... categories of questions can be done even if you don't understand the details - you just ... wouldn't be sunk on the majority of questions even when I ... those right on the hardest passages while cutting bait on the ...Reading Comprehension Plateau - Personal account of issues, requesting insightLots of words below outlining my issues with the section. If you're also struggling with RC and/or have come up with novel solutions, please consider…
... of it is still very important. Focusing on structure rather than detail ... because”. That way, when a question asks me ... />
Other passages have less of an argumentative structure and ... you don’t eliminate an AC just because you don’t understand it or don’t ...NA questionsNECESSARY ASSUMPTION QUESTIONS HOW TO FIND NECESSARY ASSUMPTIONS Lesson 1 of 23 “I play basketball. Therefore, I am one of the best basketball pla…
... u could hope for. (You don’t need any of them)
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First, let’s understand what a necessary assumption is ... the same thing it does when we talk about a “ ... /> • In English, this means that when we negate the necessary assumption ...Why Formal Logic?***I love to write, and I also happen to have a little knowledge about the LSAT and law school admissions generally. With JY’s blessing, I have decid…
... wholeheartedly. Unfortunately, when we’ve got ... When you learn formal logic, it’s important to understand why ... t get frustrated in that situation?
Conversely, when you understand ... wide variety of situations. If you don’t understand why things ...What's the point of the LSAT?Hey everyone, If you're anything like I was, when you're studying and you get frustrated, you might ask yourself... What's the point of this stupi…
... intense at times (especially when you don't have a good grasp on ... of RC. Like I was saying you are reading these dense complex passages ... . Why do you need LR?... because the entire point of you ... some overarching goal of the LSAT! I don't know if I ...What is considered a strong soft in law school applications if you don't have an UG GPA?I am aware that the most important factors in the law school admissions are LSAT scores and undergraduate GPA. However I don't have an undergraduate …
... and undergraduate GPA. However I don't have an undergraduate GPA since ... give a rate but doesn't calculate the GPA for international ... a plus?
Thank you~!I don't understandI apologize ahead of time if there is another post/thread that explains things, but I don't fully comprehend the blind review group system. How do I …
I apologize ahead of time if there is another ... that explains things, but I don't fully comprehend the blind review ...LSAT New Year's Resolution!?Happy New Year Everyone! Hope everyone is off to a great start in 2017. What are some of your LSAT-related or non-LSAT related resolutions? I…
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What are some of your LSAT-related or non ... stop letting myself off of the hook when I don't understand why something is ... and E correct!?!" Well, when that happens from now on ... the answer.
You won't beat me LSAT ;)
