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danielznelson
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Occasionally, for parallel method of reasoning questions, I denote variables with respective letters (e.g. A and B --> C). You still need to be careful that you don't mix these up, but I helps connect reasoning between different arguments.
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I would say translating is generally most important for NA, SA, and parallel questions (including flaw ones). Not sure how long you've been studying, but translating is quite difficult in the early stages and this difficulty can persist for a while.…
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I normally skip questions without answering, though, on test day, I'm probably going to at least bubble in my guess before moving on. This really only because the proctor may short takers on time, something I know even some people on 7Sage have expe…
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Thanks. Support for "D" came to me as I was writing my question, and I feel 100% solid about it. Your explanation for "C" has two reasons that I didn't even consider - the fact that research didn't omit and that, similarly, the note about potential …
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@westcoastbestcoast Is it cool if I PM you?
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Yeah, I expect speed will be faster for me as well, especially for the tougher translations.
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Whatever the case, a quick rehash of the basics is very much needed. Refocusing on Strengthening questions has helped tremendously and reworking the translations will help ensure that I don't MIS-translate again. Up until my last test, I had no prob…
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That's interesting. I actually just started doing it for some questions and partly for that purpose. I know a lot of people don't recommend this, but for maybe one or two of the earlier questions that have lengthier and wordier passages, I quickly s…
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@"Cant Get Right" I'm curious to see how it will fare in the long run. I'm on my second sharpener, and the blade that allows for a sharp, fine point dulls quickly. I think they give you a replacement blade though, but I accidentally threw mine away …
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Great advice. Thanks to you both. I think retakes will be especially helpful should I take a break. I wouldn't want to waste fresh PTs on getting back into a rhythm.
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No! That's a great idea. I'll do that. I've always tried to more intuitively understand translation, at the avoidable cost of recognizing fast rules (negate sufficient for "unless," for example), but this has left making some mistakes apparently. …
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@runiggyrun It seems to be a mixture of many of the possibilities you mentioned. I just scored my last test and missed several in a LG, because I totally forgot about a rule, missed two questions (one in LG, one in LR) because I mistranslated "unles…
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Man, reading your comment through again has me stoked. Thanks for the review! I realize they may throw me in a different room, but I plan to sign up for that location.
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Nice! And congrats! The attorney general of Columbus, Indiana recommended that to me over Bloomington, primarily for the contacts you're more likely to build there.
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With all due respect, none of this is in any sense meant to brag. I take no pride in my scores, aside from the fact that I've spent a very long time working to achieve them. But with less than three months away from the June LSAT, as well as several…
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Thanks for the reminder. I am unquestionably over-confident (or more accurately, careless) over some questions I originally believe to not be of issue.
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I've been keeping mental tabs of frequency as well, though I really just need to make it concrete already. For example, I noticed that with several Strengthening questions, I would "strengthen" the WRONG argument, because I rushed through the actual…
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Yeah. Looking back at the BR process laid out in the curriculum, I'm definitely under-circling. And in terms of avoiding careless mistakes, it comes with time. I myself tended to make at least a few per test, and while I still fall to this trap ever…
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That's amazing! I have been doing complete, question-by-question BR's, because I do tend to under circle, though perhaps I should just re-prioritize what I'm circling.
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Wow! Did you BR only questions circled or go through every question?
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Do you have the Cambridge PDFs? I used those to drill by question type/difficulty after finishing the "curriculum" (came to 7Sage a bit later into my process and didn't follow 7Sage's curriculum to the tee) and it seemed to help.
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@kotokochan May I ask where you are in your studying process? I especially noticed issues similar to yours when I was earlier in my process of studying.
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Thank you, everyone, for the very helpful input. I think I will take a break after this week. I don't feel burnt out per say, but my mind is clearly polluted with a seemingly infinite number of LSAT thoughts bouncing erratically off one another. @al…
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Do you know if after this break people dive right into a PT? And if so, with positive results?
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Hmm. Maybe a good idea, especially since I've been missing so many questions from misreads and nonsensical errors, even under drills. Perhaps a break could synthesize my LSAT knowledge in a noticeably positive way.
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Cool. Thanks a lot. I definitely want to stray from having to do that but at least now know that it's allowed.
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Thanks. And just to be clear, you were able to put in on your lap even if t was under your desk.
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Wow. I'm glad I read this. My plan was to take the test in Bloomington. How did you adjust to not being able to fit both the test and scantron on the dest at the same time? Are you allowed to place either on your lap?
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Just found it. Thanks!
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What does this mean for the latest tests? Are they just unable to be purchased for the time being?