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Maddie D.
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Obviously this is all personal preference, but I took my last PT last week. Until test day, I'm basically taking it easy and drilling a bit here and there to keep things fresh in my mind. Personally, I don't think any breakthroughs are happening in …
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Hey editors! Welcome
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@"vanessa fisher" Tooootally feel you. Compartmentalization has basically always been my enemy haha The hardest thing for me was getting past the hurdle of playing mind games with myself like, "Oh shit, if I don't get X questions right in the next …
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Something that's really hard for me personally is compartmentalizing my thinking, but it's what I had to learn to do in this situation. When I have a tough section, I take 10 seconds at the beginning of the following section to take a big, diaphragm…
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Hey there! So for one, you're definitely not alone. I, for example, had a week where for some reason, reading comp (which is typically on par with LR as my strongest suit) was just not clicking. It's totally maddening to see something you view as a …
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I totally hear you on the "family getting exhausted with the LSAT" situation excellent work! You're killing it!
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Amazing! That's the best feeling. Congrats on kicking ass
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Yesssss amen! Let's do this, everyone. Be sure to get out of the house, hang with friends, and have a drink or two if that's something you're into as we approach. It's dangerous to fall into that "IF I DON'T GET [SCORE] I WILL DIE" mindset. It's a t…
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@"Alex Divine" said: @Aidoe said: Bruce is the Procter we need but don't deserve. Bruce is TCR. However, when I use JY I feel more calm like he is there like Obi Wan guiding Luke. This is exactly how I feel I think we …
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@TheMikey said: Newer LR is def a bit different than older LR. I think the thing to keep in mind most is that whatever you pre-phrase with new LR, just keep an open mind in the answer choices. You may have the perfect pre-phrase, but the corre…
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@StellaBlue said: @"Cant Get Right" @"Maddie Distasio" Thank you both so much! I'll try both of your ways, and nailing down a go-to strategy really does seem like the way to go. BTW, 7sage comment boards = Of course! And agreed. I've…
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Like Alex, I'm personally better served by spending less time in the passage and more time in the questions on newer sections. Obviously if you do this, you still want to read very carefully and very actively to ensure that you're engaged with all p…
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I find it easier to weaken an argument, even though you're really using the same mechanism as far as pinpointing assumptions for both types. Not sure why I have an easier time with one. It's a pretty marginal difference in difficulty, but just enou…
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@Freddy_D said: Looks like I'm the odd man out with my RC love Haha I'm here with you! Team LR from day one. And RC. My english degree and lifelong bookworm status probably have something to do with this, but I now get about -3 on LR total …
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Hi there. What I did was ask my study abroad institution directly to mail my transcripts to LSAC (mistakenly believing that I had to). Today LSAC got back to me and noted that they'd received the transcripts from my foreign institution and that a le…
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First of all, HOW are we already five weeks out? I'll be doing a mix of problem sets that deal with any remaining weak spots on weekends and doing one or two PTs a week with BR right up until test day. Your plan sounds great to me! Good luck everyo…
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@akistotle said: @Freddy_D said: I'm married to the LSAT, but the GRE does seem like a worthy mistress. Let's hope that LSAT gods decide to give us all 180s to prevent us from being unfaithful. https://media.tenor.com/im…
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Really needed this. Thank you and best wishes!
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Hey there. First and foremost, I'd say plan your practice tests around your reviewing rather than planning your reviewing around practice tests. I was recently hell bent on doing two PTs a week at all costs, and the cost ended up being pretty steep …
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Along with the techniques and practices mentioned, I'd maybe just back off and do some sections for a little while. Especially in light of my recent thread where we chatted about scoring, I agree with @"vanessa fisher" in that so many of us (myself …
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@LSATcantwin Awesome job! Always good to kick your confidence back up and it's reassuring to remind yourself that you're fundamentally sound. It really is crazy how one little thing can totally throw you. I'm taking the weekend off to reset but will…
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For games, I redo the entire game in BR so I make sure I have a really thorough understanding of inferences and setup to see what I'm missing. For RC, I reread the passage and any notations I made against the second read-through to make sure I was s…
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@acsimon This is all so helpful. Thank you for such a thoughtful response! (And the buckets of tears comment was pretty tongue-in-cheek, don't worry. Just trying to make fun of myself and my drama a bit. ) You're totally right. I also am going to u…
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@"Alex Divine" That's music to my ears so I'll definitely try it, excessiveness be damned. I feel like a life of LSAT excess is sort of our brand here at 7Sage anyway lol
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@"Alex Divine" said: Take a break if you need it, but I don't think you're burned out as much as you are psyching yourself out. You've scored a 171! No one hits that by mistake. You know, I think you're right. I never shy away from a heavy…
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@LSATcantwin said: I'm actually in panic mode right now. I feel like the world dropped out from under me. If you don't mind me asking, which PT was this? And I hear you. If I said I didn't sit there and have an absolute meltdown after seeing…
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@LSATcantwin said: Interesting I just did the same thing. Normally hitting the 167ish mark but today scored a 162. The worst on LG and LR I have done in awhile. No clue why and feel absolutely destroyed by it... Same on LR here! I normally o…
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@BinghamtonDave said: Ideally, come test day, if you want a high score, there cannot be a single question type you hope the test designers leave off the exam or not give that many of: for me, I used to hope I wouldn't see that many sufficient…
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@Harrison_Pav said: My suggestion is to take this weekend off starting Friday at 5pm until Monday at 9am, and go outside (nature has healing properties); read a book by a large tree, watch some squirrels play, go swimming, have an evening fir…
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When I first broke 170 on a PT I about cried from happiness so I know the feeling lmao Congrats! On average I'm still creepin' over here in high-160s land but knowing that the ability to break through the plateau period is there is so encouraging. …