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Allison M
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As others have said, there isn't enough time to map out all of the conditional logic in LR, but it's also essential to have a strong grasp of lawgic for those questions that require it. My solution: diagram every question that includes conditional l…
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I find that immediately rephrasing everything into "If...then" format really helps. So if a question said: "Unless it's snowing, I'll ride my bike to work," I would rephrase as: "If it's not snowing, then I'll ride my bike to work." To me, rephrasin…
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@blah170blah hit the nail on the head: "They are getting the same amount of time that we, the "normal" test taker gets, but it's been adjusted to their needs not our own."
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As has been said elsewhere, getting a 180 is as much a matter of luck as anything else. I don't think that there's a way to guarantee that it'll happen for you. That said, a few suggestions: - Consider switching up the environment that you're writi…
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I disclosed a mental health condition on my applications. The circumstances were similar: I had been diagnosed and received treatment part way through my degree, and my academic performance turned around immediately thereafter. On the strength of th…
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@SoltanShah, you're definitely going about this the right way! The better you know your fundamentals, the better you'll be able to handle the curve breakers.
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@emli1000 Lol!
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I only used 7Sage (along with all 73 PTs available to me). That said, there's no harm in exploring other resources if you find that you're not making gains using 7Sage's methods. ETA: @emli1000 is incorrect re: all 165+ scorers. Some certainly do …
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I second what others have said: drill, baby, drill. As you gain familiarity with the test, your intuition about the test will improve. You'll start to prephrase more quickly, spot flaws automatically, and above all else, know when to move on. If y…
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My advice, in no particular order: - Register for the 7Sage course, if you haven't already. My score jumped massively after working my way through the curriculum. A 10-15 point jump is certainly possible. - As others have said, work out a study sch…
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Great advice, @tsamvelyan!
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Yes, I'm with you. I'm embarrassed to admit that I've done a few games post-LSAT...
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@blah170blah, I spent about 3 months studying. I found that the 7Sage curriculum got me to the mid-170s pretty quickly. I was okay at LR and RC to begin with, so I spent most of my time studying LG (I fool proofed every game several times, especiall…
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1) 156 2) 177 3) I did one last PT and drilled a few sections. I took the Thursday and Friday off of work and spent them relaxing. @royaimani: I ate cereal and fruit for breakfast, and brought cashews and a banana to eat during the break. I also at…
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I also had the battery of my watches changed right before the test. You could say that I was a bit paranoid...
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I found that taking PTs with a study group was super, super helpful. We did them in a university library, which was quiet but not totally silent. Initially, I was distracted by my fellow test takers flipping through their test books -- I had to trai…
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I went up by 20 points from my diagnostic to my actual test day result (154 to 174). I scored 175 on the first PT that I did after I completed the 7Sage curriculum, and hovered around that mark throughout my studies. I took the diagnostic + started …
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I had two watches with me, though I only used one (the other was a backup in case of battery failure). I used one with a rotating bezel which made timing incredibly easy. Rotating the bezel is 100 times easier than resetting the hands. I really reco…
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I only do it when it seems necessary -- maybe 3 times per section.
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You can't have scrap paper, but you can write in the test book. There is plenty of room for notes in the book -- the layout is exactly the same as it is on the PTs. Note that the layout of the logic games has changed in recent years; each game is no…
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Have you been foolproofing games? Repeating games really helped me. I would also encourage you to try your hand at the early games (PTs 1-35) if you haven't already. They're generally tougher than the games we see today, so if you can foolproof thos…
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Assuming that you've finished the 7Sage curriculum, take one a week for now and, if you have the time, up that to two or three as test day approaches. If you haven't finished the curriculum, don't take any until you do -- just work your way through …
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The only downside is that you'd be blowing one of your three takes. Many people retake once or twice, so you might end up regretting that blown test. I found that taking practice tests with a study group really helped prepare me for test day. You m…
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In case it helps, folks on lawstudents.ca believe that these are the admissions formulas used at UBC and UVic: UVic: (GPA*125) + (5*LSAT percentile). 930 = automatic admission UBC: (0.2678*GPA in percentage) + (0.1986*scaled LSAT score) + 36.5952…
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That's what mine looks like too. What gave you trouble about your diagram?
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@migaluna, I was -3 off my PT average. I went -3 in RC, which is on the low end of normal for me. LG was totally standard IMO, but I lost a couple more points than usual in the second LR. All in all, I thought it was a pretty average test. I'm attr…
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All of my sections are wrong -- mine are from PT 73. I'm sure they'll correct this in the coming days.
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From what I understand, addenda are meant to explain away poor performance; for instance, if you'd had poor grades during one semester due to an illness or death in the family, you might argue that the admissions committee should overlook these. I…
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There were a lot of things that I liked about studying for the LSAT, including: - Getting noticeably better at undermining flawed reasoning (and at avoiding such flaws in my own reasoning). - Learning about random and awesome things in reading comp.…
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Yeah, I think this comes down to how confident you are about a particular answer choice. For instance, the correct answer for main point questions is usually obvious, so I might move on once I've found it. Sometimes I'll also do this for time suck q…