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Big ups!!!
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Hey, I just want to thank all of you for responding! @"Cant Get Right" > I'll only scold you on that in passing, lol. The only thing I can think that might could help you at this level on that timeline is maybe develop better pacing if you aren'…
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Ah, just sip all the confusion and mark "Black/African-American"...;)
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I'm sorry to hear of your troubles. Where are you at in your studies? Of course, you will get faster at both as a matter of course as your practice. I would also stay that there are strategies for saving time on sections (e.g., skipping certain que…
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Did you find it easier than normal or is a 177 right in your normal range? No, I wish! My range right now is 172-173. I actually was surprised by the score at the time, since I felt alright (especially considering that I had just returned from …
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Congrats on killing it, but I will say that I scored a 177 on this PT a month ago (still, my highest score) after coming back from a 3 week vacation overseas where I did zero LSAT studying. That's not to say that you haven't improved that much (or …
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Perhaps, do a test where each section is 40 min instead of 35, to get your mind back focused on answering the questions and not so worried about the time?
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I did this test a bit ago. I thought it was pretty difficult comparatively, although I didn't take it under the best of conditions. Still, it was like a 5 point drop down to 166 for me. However, I would say that you shouldn't let it bother you too m…
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Big things.High 160s in sight!
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While I think that the above advice is sound, I wonder what "bump" you do actually receive by applying in the fall vs. not applying until Jan. I'm sure that this topic has come up before, but I haven't run across it. Does anyone have a feel for this…
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@"Alex Divine" --I was actually asking @LSATcantwin because he is not yet a skipping convert. I think your way is the usual way to skip, but not the way I like to employ. Cross off answers that I feel are definitely wrong, pick on me of the remainin…
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Curious to know what skipping strategies you've tried. Is it just to skip any question for which you are unsure of the answer or something more principled?
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@LSATcantwin : perhaps we misunderstand each other. Just because you always finish on time doesn't mean that time is not an issue. For instance, if you tend to finish with two minutes left, then I can see how that 5 min announcements an issue. It's…
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Which section are you having a timing issue on?-- I would offer different advice for different section types. (1) If LR, if you employ the right strategy, you should already be into answering skipped questions or reviewing by that time. If you aren…
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Ambien @10pm.
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I think that RC section is pretty difficult in general--especially under timed conditions with the last passage about farming studies. I wouldn't worry too much about it other than to say that improving speed with certain passage times while keeping…
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Clock-related anxiety? Buckets of tears? This tread is pretty long and so I haven't read many of the comments, but I'll just say two things. (1) You shouldn't be crying buckets of tears over this test on PTs. Mistakes on Pts are opportunities to s…
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Big things!--Take a day to bask in it, then more coffee, sleep, and (most importantly) water.--A.c.S
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Ditto to what @LSATcantwin said. Although, I will also add that if a particular question type is a problem, I'll do sets of five of that question type in a row (while timing myself--but not worrying about getting a specific mark, just tracking). I a…
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No problem.--I also looked back at this and saw that you are at about -10 on RC. For my money, that will improve just through trial and error drilling reading comp sections (because you get faster at going through passages and answering particular s…
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At this point, it would be really beneficial to try and shave at least 4 marks off of your LRs. One way is to always make sure you understand argument structure of the stimulus and also how the question stem relates to the stimulus. In your drilling…
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More information is needed here. But I would say that speed IS pretty important--and that you shouldn't necessarily be comfortable with even your RC performance on that front, even though your PTs are good (there is also a good variety in the diffic…
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Ah, alas. I am working on LSAT stuff w/o jet-lag, but didn't get around to doing PT 65 (in fact, there are like three PTs that I'm behind on taking). I'll definitely be around in all of the following weeks, though. Good luck and cheers everyone!
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Getting back from Europe on Sat. so I don't know if I'll be there, but jet lag permitting (I'm there).
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On board with the query for elaboration on the confusion as well as Alex's explanation. I would only add that the validity relation between a set of sentences (i.e., premises) and a sentence (i.e., conclusion) is something that holds as a matter of …
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I have some thoughts about this, but I'm curious if there's some typical question types that you're finding that you're performing especially poorly at?...Might there be?
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Thanks for last session again as well. Unfortunately, I'm going to be in Glasgow next week and then in Italy the week after that so I don't think I'll be able to make it either of the weeks. So, I have Kamaryn's question as well (with regard to the…
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All of these sorts of advice are good--I'll just add another which seems to be what helps me answer MP questions effectively on RC. You can usually decipher the main point by looking at the first/last sentences of each paragraph with special attent…
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I had 3LRs, one of which had a passage about fig fossils in the Jordan valley, another of which had a question about Bears & some kind of rodent and hibernation. I remember a question about corporate and government subsidizing of non-chemical ag…