Re: December 2011 LSAT Study Group
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:01 pm
Oh cool. Lots of old faces in here today.
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Some of the top law schools do average or "consider" multiple scores, but most don't.Eichörnchen wrote:Ah, I don't think we need to fear the beast as much nowadays. I think that USNWR changed the rankings so that schools only need to report your highest score. Besides with your #s even if they did average...still. URM with a 174 - you're good. Accept your fate.mickeyD wrote:Haha I fear the beast that is "averaging." And I would be glad to stick around and cheer you all on! To be honest I miss studyingEichörnchen wrote:Mickey, a 174 URM? Unless your GPA is 2.0 I think you'll be ok. Not that I wouldn't like you to stick around and facilitate my becoming an LG wizard like you did.mickeyD wrote:debating...
to retake or not to retake?
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sup GG, you retaking too?GoldenGloves wrote:Oh cool. Lots of old faces in here today.
Yea, I wasn't too involved in the waiting thread cause I already knew I had more studying to do, so I'm not sure how things turned out for everyone.moopness wrote:sup GG, you retaking too?GoldenGloves wrote:Oh cool. Lots of old faces in here today.
Sadly the ones that average or "consider" are the ones I'm looking at.LSAT Blog wrote:
Some of the top law schools do average or "consider" multiple scores, but most don't.
Scroll down in this link for school-specific policies, and check the schools' websites for the latest info:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/retaking-the-lsat.html
Hi Eich! I know, i've been bad...log onto G+ more often than onto here (that's says smth!). I have not touched the LSAT since August, if that makes you feel better. Not sure when to start studying for June - Feb or now or Mar? kinda apathetically lost here.Eichörnchen wrote:Hi 99! You should hang around here sometimes. Now comes the challenge for me - getting motivated to start studying again. After withdrawing Oct, I stopped studying. I am the worst with breaks. It takes me forever to get the fire back. Bleh. I need grand inspiration.99.9luft wrote:Eich, Gev, Mickey, Tmon...this feels like home. Miss this.
If any one of you postpones until June, PM me. For some reason, I have a feeling this will be a long winter.
How do you like his course so far? All of his free advice on here has been really helpful. I was considering maybe doing just LR or just RC...GoldenGloves wrote:Yea, I wasn't too involved in the waiting thread cause I already knew I had more studying to do, so I'm not sure how things turned out for everyone.moopness wrote:sup GG, you retaking too?GoldenGloves wrote:Oh cool. Lots of old faces in here today.
By the way, anyone in here taking Dave Hall's course? I am.
Thanks MickeyD. I'm thinking my approach will be all drilling for a while. For LG, I'm still a little hazy about how to best prepare. I don't know if I should be going through games super slowly and picking them apart as I go, followed by reviewing the game or if I should be trying to do them faster and then reviewing what I screw up. I'm trying to remember your sage advice that I need to review LG after I do them like I do for LR, yet for some reason I find LG harder to review. Maybe it's because it's much easier for me to articulate LR explanations, ie - "the AC makes a subtle shift with the word 'most' to create a new unsupported statement"... vs. "One of Q, R or S must always be in so T or W is always in...ZZZzzzzzz"mickeyD wrote:
Sadly the ones that average or "consider" are the ones I'm looking at.
Don't want to derail the thread though. Good luck to everyone studying! Eich, let me know if you wanna talk LSAT any time soon. I found that I made my biggest jump by starting from scratch- refreshing the fundamentals and leaving no stone unturned.
It's 40 degrees and raining so I am freezing, but I plan on making all sorts of pumpkin spice treats, so it evens out Forget about the LSAT until March and enjoy real life!99.9luft wrote:Hi Eich! I know, i've been bad...log onto G+ more often than onto here (that's says smth!). I have not touched the LSAT since August, if that makes you feel better. Not sure when to start studying for June - Feb or now or Mar? kinda apathetically lost here.Eichörnchen wrote: Hi 99! You should hang around here sometimes. Now comes the challenge for me - getting motivated to start studying again. After withdrawing Oct, I stopped studying. I am the worst with breaks. It takes me forever to get the fire back. Bleh. I need grand inspiration.
Hope you're not freezing yet and have time to bake.
Best,
99
Completely off-topic and not even remotely LSAT/law school related, but pumpkin spice treats sounds absolutely delicious. Especially since where I am, it is also 40 degrees and raining. If it wouldn't be creepy, I'd ask you for a recipe and then proceed to eat my feelings.Eichörnchen wrote:t's 40 degrees and raining so I am freezing, but I plan on making all sorts of pumpkin spice treats, so it evens out Forget about the LSAT until March and enjoy real life!
Haha I've had multiple people ask me for recipes on TLS and I've always obligedlhess218 wrote:Completely off-topic and not even remotely LSAT/law school related, but pumpkin spice treats sounds absolutely delicious. Especially since where I am, it is also 40 degrees and raining. If it wouldn't be creepy, I'd ask you for a recipe and then proceed to eat my feelings.Eichörnchen wrote:t's 40 degrees and raining so I am freezing, but I plan on making all sorts of pumpkin spice treats, so it evens out Forget about the LSAT until March and enjoy real life!
Many schools claim to average or consider multiple scores, but I'm skeptical.mickeyD wrote:Sadly the ones that average or "consider" are the ones I'm looking at.
I recommended it before but I would also advise caution, or at least maybe get two or bring a backup. I think those watches are GREAT helps during the test because it's so easy to reset after each section. But there is a risk they will break down. My first watch was defective and she sent me a free one to replace it. So I would perhaps buy two, or bring your real watch as a backup (which is what I did).tmon wrote:I'll offer some caution on the lsat watch. I ordered it and after using it for definitely less than 10 sittings it broke. The pin you pull out came all the way out and it wouldn't work any more. I will say that the maker of these is very kind and I think she was going to offer me discount on a second or something, but I ended up with a much nicer watch for free by chance. However, I'll honestly say that I wouldn't get another for fear of it breaking on test day after what happened with it. That would do too much to screw with my head.jrthor10 wrote:Yes. Good buy.
Then I would like some pumpkin spice recipes please!Eichörnchen wrote: Haha I've had multiple people ask me for recipes on TLS and I've always obliged
Except my red velvet cupcakes. That stays close to my chest.
RC hasn't been helpful for me. This may be due largely to me already using a similar strategy to Dave's, but his RC book is pretty much just a few pages with an introduction, then tons of passages that he talks about in his videos. LR seems great though; I'm about 4 chapters into it.SA1928 wrote:How do you like his course so far? All of his free advice on here has been really helpful. I was considering maybe doing just LR or just RC...GoldenGloves wrote:Yea, I wasn't too involved in the waiting thread cause I already knew I had more studying to do, so I'm not sure how things turned out for everyone.moopness wrote:sup GG, you retaking too?GoldenGloves wrote:Oh cool. Lots of old faces in here today.
By the way, anyone in here taking Dave Hall's course? I am.
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Marshmallow Topping and Tasty Tasty Crustlhess218 wrote:Then I would like some pumpkin spice recipes please!Eichörnchen wrote: Haha I've had multiple people ask me for recipes on TLS and I've always obliged
Except my red velvet cupcakes. That stays close to my chest.
Another easy pumpkin spice idea - Cut a few slices of sugar pumpkin and put it in a jar with two cinnamon sticks, a vanilla bean, a nutmeg, a couple cardamom seeds and a star of anise and then fill the jar with vodka. Let it sit for a few days until it is to the strength you want, and viola - pumpkin spice vodka!Crust:
* Nonstick spray
* 2 cups gingersnap crumbs
* 1 cup pecans
* 1/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
* 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
For filling:
* 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
* 2 cups sugar
* 1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin ( or 15 oz fresh pureed pumpkin if you wanna do it up right)
* 5 eggs
* 3 tablespoons AP flour
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
For topping:
* 2 cups mini marshmallows (or cut-up large marshmallows)
* 1/4 cup milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup sour cream
Crust:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Grind cookie crumbs, pecans, brown sugar, and ginger in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add butter; using on/off turns, process to blend. Transfer mixture to prepared pan; press onto bottom and 2 inches up sides of pan. Bake crust until set and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool.
Filling:
Preheat to 350°. Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in pumpkin. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating on low speed. Add flour, spices, and salt; beat just to blend. Add in vanilla. Transfer filling to cooled crust. Bake until filling is just set in center and edges begin to crack (filling will move slightly when pan is gently shaken), about 1 hour 20 minutes. Cool 1 hour. Run knife around sides of pan to release crust. Chill cheesecake uncovered in pan overnight.
Topping:
Stir marshmallows and milk in medium saucepan over low heat until marshmallows are melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and salt. Cool marshmallow mixture to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
Add sour cream to marshmallow mixture; fold just to blend. Pour topping over cheesecake and spread evenly, leaving 1/2 inch uncovered around edges. Chill to set topping, (~1 hour).
pumpkin spice treats sound delish and a good way to cozy up inside/combat the freezing. yeah you're right about march...but watch, i bet i will start PTing for fun next month...this is a serious withdrawal, i'm afraid.Eichörnchen wrote: It's 40 degrees and raining so I am freezing, but I plan on making all sorts of pumpkin spice treats, so it evens out Forget about the LSAT until March and enjoy real life!
So I've started doing 30 min sections and my accuracy is hurt--I'm missing about 3 more on LR than I used to. I'm not timing myself on games bc I have a strange love/hate relationship w games. Either I get them or I don't, and I don't see a pattern. It happens even on regular linear games. I guess that means I should drill games more? I don't really know, and the inconsistency scares me a little.tmon wrote:Good on you, Gev. I'm pretty sure that's what I'm going to do too. Some people suggested this when I was studying for October but I never really went through with it for fear that it would just make me rush and kill my accuracy. Hopefully I can adapt, and you too!geverett wrote:I am only giving myself 30 minutes on each section I do. Taking the training wheels off and hope the handicap allows me to out perform my PT's on game day.