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@marshy721 if you have all the ultimate PDFs from before the changes then you're good to go. Here's what I did: Make a folder for all things LG, LR, RC, Logic, and PTs. The Logic one just has all the cheatsheets and quizzes from the Logic portions o…
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From some anecdotal evidence I've seen on TLS it seems they're more willing to throw money at super splitters than most other schools, so if I can't get in ED and secure that 50k a year I'm hoping I can still negotiate something for living expenses.
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@guitarnara I went from 158 to 171 in 3 months. And my BR went from 162 to 173 in the same time span. So it can be done, but of course the higher your score the more you run up against curvebreaker questions that hold you back from going even higher…
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I appreciate the candor @nicole.hopkins and it does sound like you've got a great plan. Northwestern is my top semi-realistic choice due to its long and storied love affair with splitters. That and they just changed their GI Bill stipulations so I c…
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@nicole.hopkins no offense but if you're PTing in the 99th percentile, may I ask why would you not aim much higher? I would assume from your intellectual tenacity that you've got a pretty decent GPA. I'm sure you have plenty of good reasons for your…
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@alejoroarios brevity FTW!
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I think you're drawing somewhat of a false analogy because the greater benefit was likely from developing a level of knowledge and expertise to be able to teach it to someone else, rather than the repetition itself. Being able to teach something eff…
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I think @"Jonathan Wang" is right and since you can read fast enough, then it's probably time to drill down on the kinds of questions you're getting wrong. If it's random then you're kind of SOL, but if you're missing a lot of a certain type of ques…
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@juan_name it looks somewhat like that, just organized slightly differently. If you want to see it just PM me your email. @habad1 I got through the first 13 PTs (52 individual games) and was feeling pretty good so I started to PT. My general approa…
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@LSATisland yes it is better not to apply to just one school. You don't need to apply to 20 to get leverage for scholarship negotiations, you just need one or a few other schools with scholarship offers and then you can tactfully use that leverage f…
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RC is only 25% of the test, but that point aside, save your money on the private tutor and invest in 7Sage as it complements the Trainer very well. Between 7Sage and the Trainer you'll be good to go and you can use those Power Score books as kindlin…
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Applying in December is still considered relatively early in the process by most accounts. There's still plenty of money on the table during the winter that you'll be fine. Most fall admits have 3.8+/170+ type numbers anyways, so even if you applied…
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@CrazyAmbitious Don't sweat it, there is nothing wrong with testing in December and plenty of people do it and still get admitted to every top school in the country. As long as you have your apps squared away before you take the LSAT, all you have t…
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In the vast majority of cases, if you're not prepared, no amount of time will improve your score. While there are a very small number of people who hit the 98th percentile or higher on their diagnostic, this is almost never the case. Furthermore, th…
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@MatthewJA First of all, I disagree with Mike Kim's insistence on taking PTs while you are still learning a curriculum the first time. It sounds like you took a diagnostic PT 3 plus weeks ago and then started the curriculum and then took a PT about…
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I broke this down as either M-J or J-N but not M-J-N, so the four possible orders are: N-M-J, M-N-J, J-N-M, or J-M-N. It can't be N-J-M because the rule states that J must be either after M, or before N, and neither is the case in the N-J-M orderin…
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While it doesn't offer personalized assistance (which can cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars) the 7Sage program is a steal since it is heavily discounted while they are retooling it. It's so cheap now that I'd grab that and see how much use…
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I think they've put a lot of time and effort into ordering the curriculum, as well as some changes based on trial and error after releasing it a few years ago. I would just go through in order because a lot of the foundational Logic will help you on…
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He also supports doing PTs while you learn logic and reasoning skills, which I disagree with, as do most of the instructors on 7Sage it would seem. Neither 7Sage or Mike Kim are infallible, and some of their beliefs are contradictory, so most of us …
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If you are keen on having explanations for everything and you have the money, then I say go for it. While people may not see as much value as when the PDFs were included, the real value here is in the expertise espoused in the curriculum and explana…
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I disagree, I think leaving questions blank is a product of timing issues from not taking PTs. It's worth it to use a couple more PTs to see if that is the case or if there are deeper logic and reasoning issues. I would assume there are, but one PT …
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While I think repeating a PT 2-3 months or more after taking it initially can possibly be helpful, especially if scarcity of PTs is an issue, to repeat the same ones over and over is what I really have a big issue with. But both of these approaches …
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Great job! There's definitely a big psychological component to breaking into the higher ranges and you've made some great strides in getting there. Just don't let that confidence turn into complacency, because you'll inevitably score lower than a 16…
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@bSM45LSAT also reminded me of another bit of advice for games that give you trouble at the outset, or ones that give you trouble in making inferences to make a better master game board. In situations like these, I take a quick peek at the questions…
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Well played Burt Macklin, well played...
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Not sure if you've read this or not, but this is the guide I wrote a couple months ago for how to approach LG and track your progress: http://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/2737/logic-games-attack-strategy It's basically a scaled down ve…
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I think you're reading a little too much into my example. It doesn't matter what the specific rules are that got you into the situation. Instead, just think of the elements in terms of concrete versus fluid. If you know that 5 of 7 items in a game a…