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Glutton for the LSAT
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It's not impossible to get into a T14 school with an LSAT score well below their medians, but I will say that it's probably very rare. Like others have mentioned, LSAC does not consider graduate school degree GPAs. Your LSAT score and undergraduate …
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Hey Ben! I was/am in school and working so I sometimes took a week or two off. I think my longest period away was a month lol. Even during that month, though, I was reading some LSAT guides by Manhattan Prep and The LSAT trainer, so I guess I wasn't…
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I would prioritize accuracy over speed!
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Hi Garrett, I wouldn't worry too much about this score since this is just your first PT after the CC. Usually, taking 5 or 10 LSATs doesn't result in much noticeable progress, and there might be times that your score still drops after doing 10+ LSAT…
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Saved. Thanks!
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Hi Eric, this is totally normal. LSAT progress is not usually linear. Don't let a bad PT get you down because what you're learning is a cumulative process.
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Q1) All look good to me. Valid. Q2) Yes, it's false. Q3) See Q2. Great
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Saving this!
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This is one of the most raw and funny posts on here! Thank you for sharing your journey. A jump from the 130s to the 160s is a great leap. I like how you mentioned that even some of the most "naturally" high scoring LSAT test takers have studied an…
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Hi @OneMoreTime! Cool to hear you're coming back to law school and the LSAT. You should check out LSAC's law school admission requirements page, but the last time I heard, there was no age restriction for the LSAT if that's what you're thinking abo…
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Thanks for this!
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I would read the relevant paragraph involved and see what the main point of the paragraph is. Already having a summary of each paragraph's main point for the passage really helps with this. I'd also locate any indications of author tone, or argumen…
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Hi! I would start doing them in conjunction with the core curriculum as you've stated. Afterall, you need to give yourself time to practice the concepts you're learning.
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I reread the stimulus and try to see which answer choice is the most descriptive relevant (i.e., can I find direct textual evidence in the stimulus to support this answer choice?). This has been a tremendous amount of help!
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Hey! Sometimes one type of explanation doesn't clarify things for me so I agree that some other forums like powerscore help.
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I wanted to specify my answer choice a bit more: Save the most recent tests for the weeks leading up to your official test date.
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I waited until the end of the prep course. I should qualify that I didn't do each and every problem set, but I did watch most of the core curriculum videos on how to approach certain question types and sections. I personally wanted a strong grasp of…
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@Ashley2018 said: @Ashley2018 said: @"Glutton for the LSAT" said: Hi @Ashley2018 Good questions. Typically, when the LSAT doesn't use explicit quantitative terms like "all" or "every" then you should …
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Hi @"Jahn.Snow": Here's my rundown of things: MBT: 100% true. This can be inferred from the logic in the stimulus. In general, the answer is explicitly stated in the stimulus, but you might have to do some logic to tease it out. MSS: Most likely …
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Hi @Ashley2018: Good questions. Typically, when the LSAT doesn't use explicit quantitative terms like "all" or "every" then you should assume that it is a "some" statement. That is, in the sentence "robots will not eliminate demeaning work" this sh…
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Hi @oychoi79 For me, it's helpful to stick to the basics. I try to follow the general checklist as follows: (1) Identify the question type. (2) Read the stimulus and answer choices carefully. Do not skim or rush on the first pass. (3) Identify …
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Awesome tips!
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Hi @nbt19a Typically, in flaw questions, the flaw is in the reasoning (i.e., the premises) of the argument and how it relates back to the conclusion. In this case, one premise is that older people have fewer reasons to save relative to younger peop…
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My succinct advice is that you should make an assumption only when all the other choices are wholly wrong. By wholly wrong, I mean that you cannot think of at least one possible world in which that answer choice is correct for the stimulus. PT28S3Q2…
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Very inspiring. Thank you @canihazJD for your honesty and encouragement during this podcast! Best of luck at Cornell.
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Everyone has a different timeline and 2-3 weeks is definitely a short period of time. Some people's LSAT progress is also nonlinear, so keep in mind that an increase in one week might mean stagnation in other weeks for some people. Personally, it to…
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Hi @letsgo1st! I haven't used Khan, although I've heard really great things about it from some other people. I would recommend getting through as much of the core curriculum as possible, and then heading over to taking practice tests. There are 90…
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Yes, there should be a PDF or at least a section with "Group 1/Group 2/Group 3/Group 4" indicator words in the core curriculum. You can find them under the "Introduction to Logic" tab. Here's one stance for group 4: https://classic.7sage.com/less…
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Understanding what the exact question types are asking, as well as reading very, very carefully. For instance, I struggled with necessary assumptions and what they even meant—but I learned strategies to tackle this question type like the "negation t…
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Hi @agc438: I'm sure the tip of "reading more" helps only if you also try to "read smarter." The quick and dirty trick that I use to get around -3 or less on RC passages—of category, i.e., law, art or sci—is to ask myself after each paragraph: What…