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You are right about your reasons to be suspicious of B. The author doesn't take for granted that people "even remotely associated" with a drug company are going to be biased. The doctor in question is EMPLOYED by the company, not merely "remotely…
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@danielznelson I'm all for waiting until you're 100% ready, but I think the reverse of that coin is that unless you're consistently scoring 180 you can make yourself think you're not ready yet for way longer than it would be useful. At some point y…
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The LSAC doesn't calculate a numerical GPA for internationally educated applicants (undergrad outside of US and Canada). They use a credential evaluation outfit called AACRAO to look at your transcript and evaluate your GPA as Superior, Above Averag…
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I think it would be very difficult for us to help you with this specific question, because the majority of people on this site have a different goal in mind and the rankings are also catering to this same goal -- to get a JD and practice law in the …
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Yeah, this would be a lot easier to explain with a whiteboard.... Generally, we notate left to right (with the exception of say, problems with "floors" or "shelves" where it might be more intuitive to notate bottom to top. Because of the way we'd …
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@"Cant Get Right" makes an excellent point - it all depends on how far you are from your target score. If you're already there or slightly above, keep PT'ing 2 a week and you won't run out of material. It's important to get into those 70's sooner …
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In your example Q--R--P--L l G---F I'm gathering that the "character" between Q and G is meant to represent some kind of connection between Q and G? But unless the game allows for equality (Q at the same time as G), I'm not sure what kind of conn…
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I think the confusion might come from not quite understanding what the stem is asking you to do. Basically, it's saying: Which of the following statements (answer choices) would make the stated conclusion be true, given the two premises (garnished …
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So, this is a very long winded stimulus and "which principle would most justify" questions are not the most common, but at the end of the day it's a Pseudo Sufficient Assumption question, so we have to treat it the same way we'd deal with an SA, exc…
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@montaha.rizeq said: But...you're a sage lol. Why are you retaking if you don't mind my asking? I don't mind at all - sometimes I ask myself that. I'm aiming for HLS and I have an international GPA, so I'd like to be at least at their…
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I'm implementing this as we speak. I also found that the pressure on test day makes 35 minutes seem shorter - I never struggled with timing during PT's, but I did during June's administration. Because you know the stakes are high during the real t…
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I can't imagine anybody feeling offended by being asked to write a letter while the memory of the student is still fresh in their mind, even if the letter only gets used a year later. Start as soon as you can, that will give you the best chance to f…
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@TheCubicleEscapee, congratulations on following your passion. You are an inspiration to all of us sitting here waiting for our big brass balls to grow already!
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I do an abbreviated version of the Memory Method for RC - that is I stop for a few seconds to summarize the paragraph before moving on to the next one (in my head, not on paper). I don't think it uses up too much time. I wouldn't do a "full" memor…
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Hi @dennisgerrard - the advice above is all solid, and I fully agree with all of it, especially no more PT's until after the curriculum, no mixing learning sources for the time being, taking your time with the lessons, doing it in order and paying a…
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@jjwang120 said: A further question: do you recommend I do drills (i.e. q-type drills) alongside the core curriculum? The curriculum already includes some drills at the end of each chapter, under the heading of "problem sets" I think the problem…
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Yeah, a new "old" PT would work as well - something that's not too dissimilar with the ones you've taken so you can compare your feel about the test on an apples-to-apples basis. If you've only done 60's and 70's before then a 30 might feel either …
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The starter package contains exactly the same curriculum as all the other packages, so you should be well covered with learning the fundamentals. I would say that it's VERY valuable for both LG and LR, with a solid "build from the ground up" approa…
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Hi @nader.parham - welcome back! I think you can start "easy" by re-doing one of the PT's you've done before to assess how much, if any, the break has impacted your standing. Pick one you've done a long time ago and you won't remember the answers, …
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For comparative passages, and ONLY for those, I actually quickly skim over the questions first and pick out the ones that mention a single passage. I write a big A or B next to the question to know which passage it belongs to. I also make a note of…
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Congratulations! Take a moment to savor your achievement before diving right back into it!
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I typically score 0/-2 in RC as well and I definitely read the words "out loud" in my head. I also summarize the content of each paragraph to myself before I move on. My lips probably move when I read (I hope I don't actually whisper, just for the …
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Congratulations, that's an unbelievable achievement, especially for someone who lives abroad and doesn't use English on a daily basis!
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It's not a lot of information to go on, but I'd say that if the BR scores are improving, you are doing something right. Other things you could do to give yourself the best chance at improving (you might already be doing some or all of them): - alwa…
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MBT questions are going to rely very heavily on formal logic and valid arguments. I think of them as cousins of SA questions - these are the two kinds of questions where the correct choice needs to be 100% airtight. For MBT, if you take the statemen…
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@jessicalj I think it very much depends on your target schools. For most of the schools numbers are going to be more important than pretty much anything else (of course truly exceptional applicants will sometimes outperform their numbers, but for t…
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@Moon10YG said: At this point, I feel like meeting my LR goal is out of reach... Don't throw in the towel - giving up will just guarantee you won't reach your goal. You are actively trying to understand what's holding you back and loo…
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I don't think being white and middle class necessarily disqualifies you from a diversity statement, and I don't think overcoming hardship is really necessary either. @Pacifico's example is excellent - without having to be non-white or economically …
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@stepharizona knows I'm a big fan of the shortened time on the retakes (although I don't know if I have the stomach to go all the way down to 25 minutes/section - that's advanced stuff). That will take care of the fact that you're answering the eas…