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Cant Get Right
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They see all your scores from the last 5 years. The reason the top score carries such overwhelming weight is because that's all they report to USN&WR for their ranking. So a 151/162/170 applicant is the same as a 169/170 applicant as far as the …
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I think a good mix is healthy. Don't do them all though. It will bog you down and burn material that will be more beneficial later. Work the easy sets until you're comfortable, then try out a few harder ones before moving on if you'd like. The sets …
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@nmk_1995 said: What were your scores leading up to the 170? And over how long of a period of time did you get those 3 scores? Also, did you attach an addendum to your application to explain the multiple takes/score difference? Sorry for …
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@Kewlaidd said: Don't overcompensate on test day. The more you try and Over exert yourself the more it takes away from your attention to detail and other capabilities. Yeah, there is a lot of temptation to alter your testing strategies ou…
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Yeah, 30 minutes to an hour typically, although there are horror stories of much more. The best thing is to be the first one to the testing center and the last one into the testing room. Once you're admitted into the room, you won't be allowed to le…
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Yeah, only take what you're allowed. If it's not allowed in your ziplock bag, just don't bring it on test day.
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I definitely subscribe to taking it easy for the next few days. Making any improvement of any significance is an enormous long shot. Underperforming and undermining your confidence is way more likely.
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It took me three takes to get to 170 and I was admitted into my top choice, T10 law school. It'll be interesting to see how the lifting on take restrictions changes things though. That combined with increased number of administrations, schools will …
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@jknauf said: It is always going to depend on how confident you are with the given answer choice. If you are only 50% sure, read on. If you are 90% sure, circle that bad boy and move on. Yep!
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@AllezAllez21 haha, I knew that'd ruffle some feathers! https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-10/28/11/campaign_images/webdr10/the-sad-pluto-meme-is-making-the-internet-weep-2-17072-1446047759-0_dblbig.jpg
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I had some anxiety on test day. Quite a bit actually. Because it was the "real thing," I had a crisis of confidence and wasn't allowing myself to be comfortable with anything less than 100% confidence on a question. If any of you know me and my stra…
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I always wore blue jeans, comfortable shoes with good socks, light weight long sleeve shirt, and a zip up sweater. Definitely layer to be adaptable to whatever conditions the test room may throw at you. I typically find that this time of year is par…
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Glad you brought up Blind Review @imharris . That's a huge part of how I broke the 160's plateau. Typically, when I work with people who have plateaued, what that means is that their study strategies have taken them as far as they could. The solutio…
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@therealnas said: @"Cant Get Right" there's a reason you score 170 and you are a sage. That was a great explanation, and possibly better than JY's... i feel terrible saying this But thank you! I learned from the best!
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That's a very big, general question. Sometimes it's more obvious than others. The authors sometimes really insert themselves with commentary words like "unfortunately," "hopefully," "regrettably," etc. When you see these, flag them because they are …
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@practicethepause said: Thank you all so much!! I can't believe how willing y'all are to help others out Welcome to 7Sage:)
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I agree that taking in June is not a good idea. You're not ready, and your timeline has forced you to cut too many corners already. Slow down and do it right. I promise you it will be much faster in the end.
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@imharris said: i'm going with a can of sardines... I think I actually really like this. Lots of good fats and protein. None of the guilt.
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I'm all about breaks. Think of taking a day off like skipping an LR question. It's better to just move on rather than flounder when you're not making good progress anyway. Whatever you study won't be at a high level if you're not all there mentally.…
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Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Look forward to getting back to it this coming week!
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Yeah, I definitely read this as "Writing can succeed only if it meets the expectations." Language is messy and it helps to be flexible rather approach it with strict rules. The fact that you guys recognized the issue here is really great. It tells m…
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@jkatz1488 , that's exactly right about the contrapositive. @AllezAllez21 , also good on negating most statements. "Not most" is zero to half, including half. I call "most" half plus one rather than 51 to account for something like 50.5. 50.5% of t…
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Hey everyone, I'm really sorry but I'm not going to make it tonight. My dog, Mandy, died this afternoon and I need to take some time. She lived a very long, very healthy, and very happy life; even under the best of circumstances though, it's never e…
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The danger in feeling behind is when you start sacrificing quality studying for quantity. I think it's definitely fine to only drill until you feel comfortable--I'd even recommend it in order to save drills for later--just make sure you're not movin…
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Yeah, it really depends on your goals. A +9 increase on your BR is great, and there's still plenty of room to push that higher. Depending on your goal score, you may need to focus on that exclusively. If you want to score a 165, then a 160 with unli…
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For me, the most important thing was to learn to differentiate between subtleties in the ACs, a task that did not come easily for me. They're really sneaky with this in RC. When you do your BR, make sure you're writing out detailed explanations for…
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One thing that happens at a certain level of prep is that question-type stops being the thing that really identifies what has gone wrong on a question. If you keep reviewing question type and feel like you really do understand, then you probably do.…
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Great advice on these all around. I concur that pre phrasing--which I think is not a great practice generally--is particularly bad on Strengthen/Weaken questions. I go into the answers as a skeptical advocate. I try to make each answer work, really …
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Don't do anything that's going to potentially throw you off from your norm. I think a more conspicuous but parallel example would be something like drinking coffee. If you don't drink coffee, the morning of the test is a really bad time to start, lo…
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It really just kind of depends on where you are. Untimed drills are great early on in your prep. While you are working on the fundamentals still learning the basics, I don't think there's much benefit in adding on time pressure. Once you feel like y…