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@uhinberg yes that makes sense. Being able to brute force fast is a great skill. But J.Y is definitely on another level @TheMikey yeah I think some of this is just about practice over and over again and getting my nerves under control. I'm definit…
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@AllezAllez21 you totally hit the issue on the nail for me. I feel the thing I struggle with is "seeing" the game in a deeper way ahead of time. It's definitely coming over time with doing so many fricking games, but it isn't intuitive to me at a de…
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I recommend reading a lot outside of the LSAT. I tend to think that a lot about doing well in RC is being well-read and being comfortable reading dense material. This is something that is harder to improve overnight, which is probably why it is the …
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They are applicable, but just be aware that some schools in Canada have different criteria than schools in the U.S. I'm Canadian as well and applying to Ontario and Alberta schools and both handle things like Resume material quite differently. UofCa…
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great tips @"Alex Divine" and @"Paul Caint" The contrapositive rule is a good one to remember. That if one works, the other also works, so if they are both in the answer choice they can't be the MBT. And yeah making hypothetical boards is what I…
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@"Alex Divine" yeah for sure, and part of it was just the shock. I felt like I was reading gibberish, and then panicked. If I'd calmed down I would have been fine. Good reminder to not panic!
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@"Alex Divine" I have to say that makes me feel so much better. I was like literally almost crying. LOL, very unlike me. It took me completely off guard
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It sounds like the material you have pretty much down, and it is just a matter of getting used to doing full PTs and getting over the nerves. For what it is worth, I found meditation practice really helpful for this. I really think 50% of this test …
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also, just occurred to me that maybe I shouldn't share my experience just in case it throws others that haven't taken the test yet. My bad! Also, it really just could have been me. I nearly had a full on meltdown in RC cause it is usually my strong…
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Was PT 81 like one of the hardest RC sections you've ever seen? I don't know if I was just having a meltdown but man that threw me, and I'm someone that has RC as their strongest section every time. I barely finished the fourth passage in time. I th…
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@TheMikey Yes, I've been aiming to try to eliminate the first question when I write down my rules and I think it helps too, not only for speed but also to reinforce the rules in my mind. One question, when you read through the games ahead of time…
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@TheMikey Yes, I just switched over to doing the "if" questions first and it does seem to help a lot. Also, when I see that most of the questions aren't "if" questions, I usually try to work out some kind of game board ahead of time. I think par…
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@TheMikey Basically for months and months I've been able to get pretty much all questions on LG right when untimed. So it seems it isn't a problem with understanding the material. But I continue to struggle with getting them done in time. Regardi…
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@TheMikey Exactly!
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@"Alex Divine" Yeah I get that, but I think it can sometimes have the effect of being a self-defeating mindset. It was a valuable re-frame for me.
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@LSATcantwin no problem! Also, I heard this advice among some other great tips before test day on this podcast. You might want to check it out. http://www.thinkinglsat.com/blog/ep-97-last-minute-advice-for-the-june-2017-lsat/ And I have 5 frie…
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@"Cant Get Right" that's interesting. LG is still my hardest section. The only one I still struggle to get all the questions done in time (in comparison I usually have 10 minutes left over in both LR and RC). Been trying everything to perfect my …
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LSAC has so many weird rules
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@TheMikey Darn, was hoping to check out the test room beforehand. Oh well
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Very excited to join. Thanks for doing this. Seems PT 81 isn't up yet still so will keep checking back. Hope to have enough time to do it and BR it before the call.
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@TheMikey yes fair point
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@AllezAllez21 yeah I've already done all the games from 60-79, as I've done all those tests. I"m taking the exam in Sept
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@"Alex Divine"and @Euthyphro yeah I agree about the issue of burning through new PTs. I think for me, learning the fundamentals through the earlier tests really helped. I just think the focus on foolproofing games that aren't really representative…
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you can always take both, no?
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I highly recommend listening to this recent webinar for strategies to improve you score at different levels of prep. https://classic.7sage.com/webinar/post-core-curriculum-study-strategies/
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Great question. I'm in Canada so it is slightly different here. We don't have as many scholarships, but also school is generally way less here. Our top school, UofToronto, is 32K a year. Still way too expensive, but not the 50 or 60K a year at Harva…
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It's pure exposure. It seems daunting at first, but the more of them you see, the more you see what they are doing with the questions. Good luck!
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@"Alex Divine" yeah I can't stress enough the importance of food. It's literally your body's fuel. I think you can get away with it when you are young (oh the stuff I put my body through in my early 20s ), but it catches up with you eventually
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@"Seeking Perfection" said: As far as food, I'm awfully inconsistent. Some days I don't eat until 6:30pm and have two practice tests and do some tutoring before then. Others I wake up and eat a small breakfast. Obviously, it would be ideal t…