Re: December 2011 LSAT Study Group
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:07 pm
Only a few of us in they study room right now -- anyone else coming?
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exactly what I was thinking yesterday!!noleknight16 wrote:Took PT55 tonight. WTF was up with that reading comprehension section???
I'll be there!SA1928 wrote:Hey everybody! There is a PT 53 review on Thursday night at 8pm for anyone who is interested! Last time we each just brought the questions we wanted to go over/struggled with and went through each of those, so if you want we can do it like that or another way...hope to see you all on Thursday night!
+1Olive wrote:I'll be there!SA1928 wrote:Hey everybody! There is a PT 53 review on Thursday night at 8pm for anyone who is interested! Last time we each just brought the questions we wanted to go over/struggled with and went through each of those, so if you want we can do it like that or another way...hope to see you all on Thursday night!
(miscount, only missed 6 RC)barneytrouble wrote:lol so I decided to start PT 58 while my gf was catching up on glee to practice for any possible test day distractions and it has not gone well so far! -4 on LR1, -7 on RC. Haven't even missed 11 TOTAL on a PT in like 2 months. Praying for no distracting incidents December 3rd.
Ah I was stuck there for a while too prior to the October test. I don't think I hit 170 (which was the highest I ever got on a PT) until... 2 weeks before the test, I think (and I got a 171). I'd suggest focusing on your worst section (mine was LR) the most, and then spend a lot of time on whatever your best section is (mine was LG) and aim to -0 it. It's what helped me gain those few extra points in the last 2-3 weeks, anyway.noleknight16 wrote:Can't get out of the 164-167 range. My range is fine if I actually score that for most of the schools I want to go to, but I'm afraid I'll underperform on the real thing. I wish I could hit the 170s.
Ugh, the first two sections of 55 crushed my confidence today I have been trying to alternate tests with drilling because I am still struggling with finishing LR/RC on time. Anyone else find a way to overcome timing issues? I am working at just getting better at each question type, so hopefully that will translate to speed...one day.tonton wrote:exactly what I was thinking yesterday!!noleknight16 wrote:Took PT55 tonight. WTF was up with that reading comprehension section???
I was thinking the same thing. I've marked up LRs of each question type that were good examples of easy 'traps' and am going to make a section of them and do them at home the day off, in addition to a game and a passage.barneytrouble wrote: This also made me start thinking about what I am going to do pre-test on Dec 3rd... Like constructing an "LSAT warmup" type thing... I'm thinking 1 of each LR question type, 1 medium difficulty game, and 1 easy passage? Anyone have anything yet?
I wouldn't get too worked up over PT55. It was a tougher test with an unforgiving curve. I missed 18, which I was somewhat happy with, until I saw that was a 163. :OSA1928 wrote:Ugh, the first two sections of 55 crushed my confidence today I have been trying to alternate tests with drilling because I am still struggling with finishing LR/RC on time. Anyone else find a way to overcome timing issues? I am working at just getting better at each question type, so hopefully that will translate to speed...one day.tonton wrote:exactly what I was thinking yesterday!!noleknight16 wrote:Took PT55 tonight. WTF was up with that reading comprehension section???
Keep your head SA1928, there's still sometime to get better. I found that I easily spend at most 40seconds on Assumption questions by looking at the conclusion of the argument, finding the phrase that is required to make an assumption in the conclusion, connecting it to the premise that wasn't really qualified in the argument and then looking for those two together in the answer choices, its not a sure thing, but it has worked for me 98% of the time. Most important to consider is that last week I posted a rant on one of the threads on TLS begging for help on assumption questions. Now I have an average of 1:42 mins at the end of each LR section.SA1928 wrote:tonton wrote:Ugh, the first two sections of 55 crushed my confidence today I have been trying to alternate tests with drilling because I am still struggling with finishing LR/RC on time. Anyone else find a way to overcome timing issues? I am working at just getting better at each question type, so hopefully that will translate to speed...one day.noleknight16 wrote:!
calidancer2 wrote:taking Oct 11 tomorrow morning (aiming to start it at 9:30 since that seems like a fairly "real" start time. hoping to do better than I did on it now that I don't feel burnout like I did for the Oct Test and feel like a lot of things really "clicked" for me. Fingers crossed! Still trying to keep nerves down, but I think retaking will already help me a lot since I know what to expect- dark room, teeny tiny desks, and not a lot of down time between sections (5-10 seconds).
Yes. If you aren't PTing with little to no time between sections you should now. That's one of the toughest parts, IMO because you'll probably have little or no time to mentally refresh yourself. Reset your watch, take a deep breath, then start the next section for the rest of your PTs and you'll be fine.the_pakalypse wrote:calidancer2 wrote:taking Oct 11 tomorrow morning (aiming to start it at 9:30 since that seems like a fairly "real" start time. hoping to do better than I did on it now that I don't feel burnout like I did for the Oct Test and feel like a lot of things really "clicked" for me. Fingers crossed! Still trying to keep nerves down, but I think retaking will already help me a lot since I know what to expect- dark room, teeny tiny desks, and not a lot of down time between sections (5-10 seconds).
Really? Just 5-10 seconds??
Yep. My proctor for the Oct LSAT was killer. It was grueling and one of the reasons why I'm retaking. Also, just to complain a little more, the light over my seat was the ONLY one out in the entire testing room. Now I practice in semi-dark just to be ready for anything. Like tmon said- move your watch hand back, get ready, go!tmon wrote:Yes. If you aren't PTing with little to no time between sections you should now. That's one of the toughest parts, IMO because you'll probably have little or no time to mentally refresh yourself. Reset your watch, take a deep breath, then start the next section for the rest of your PTs and you'll be fine.the_pakalypse wrote:calidancer2 wrote:taking Oct 11 tomorrow morning (aiming to start it at 9:30 since that seems like a fairly "real" start time. hoping to do better than I did on it now that I don't feel burnout like I did for the Oct Test and feel like a lot of things really "clicked" for me. Fingers crossed! Still trying to keep nerves down, but I think retaking will already help me a lot since I know what to expect- dark room, teeny tiny desks, and not a lot of down time between sections (5-10 seconds).
Really? Just 5-10 seconds??
Every morning in Africa a deer wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest deer or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter if you are a lion or a deer. When the Sun comes up, you'd better be running.
the_pakalypse wrote:About 2 weeks left.
Every morning in Africa a deer wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest deer or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter if you are a lion or a deer. When the Sun comes up, you'd better be running.
+1Olive wrote:the_pakalypse wrote:About 2 weeks left.
Every morning in Africa a deer wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest deer or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter if you are a lion or a deer. When the Sun comes up, you'd better be running.
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