December 2013 LSAT Study Group Forum

[Hotguy]

Done for the night. Basically did 7sage all day long aside from one lsat trainer chapter (34) and one mlsat lg chapter. Ate twice today and didn't go to the gym. So I'm going at tomorrow at 7am.
Mental focus was pretty good today, even though it probably isn't recommended to study this much on a given day. Other than that everything felt fine. Feeling hungry for my next pt(most likely Wednesday).

Need to drill RC tomorrow, hopefully at least 4 sections.

I hope you guys also had a good day! Good night!

[Dremasta]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to check in to the study group for December. I was originally planing on taking October but have postponed to December since I wasn't consistently hitting my target score. I took the Blueprint online course and am currently focusing on strict practice testing and drilling for the next two months. I was wondering if anyone here has taken the Blueprint course and also read the Manhattan Guide for LR? Was the Manhattan guide helpful as an additional source? I am currently feeling comfortable with LG but can use a little bit more help with LR so I wanted to see if it would be worth picking up the guide for a review. Thanks!

[chaoticx5]

Checking in with 2 months and 13 days left until the big day!

[rushmore]

Checking in also! Moved my test date from October to December. Let's do this.

[Erickt26]

7sage is amazing! working hard and investing time. It well pay off soon. Ill Keep you guys updated.

[HeavenBeyond]

Hello Everybody,

I was planning on writing in October, but I'm not quite at the level I need to be.

Looking forward to working with some of you over the next couple weeks!

[Hotguy]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

[ManoftheHour]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

Almost done with my LR Cambridge drills. Going to start PTing the start of October.

Still on the fence about 7Sage for LGs. I'm getting better at them, but I'm not confident in a -0 yet.

[Hotguy]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

Almost done with my LR Cambridge drills. Going to start PTing the start of October.

Still on the fence about 7Sage for LGs. I'm getting better at them, but I'm not confident in a -0 yet.

Are you doing only 7sage for lg or did you go through mlsat as well? And I will start pting next month too, let me know if you want to do a group review.

[HeavenBeyond]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

Almost done with my LR Cambridge drills. Going to start PTing the start of October.

Still on the fence about 7Sage for LGs. I'm getting better at them, but I'm not confident in a -0 yet.

I think LR is probably my weakest area at the moment. How do you like the Cambridge drills? Have you seen improvement?

[Hotguy]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

Almost done with my LR Cambridge drills. Going to start PTing the start of October.

Still on the fence about 7Sage for LGs. I'm getting better at them, but I'm not confident in a -0 yet.

I think LR is probably my weakest area at the moment. How do you like the Cambridge drills? Have you seen improvement?

Cambridge is just older lsat questions separated by type.
I think it's a great resource, especially if there is a specific question type that gives you trouble.

[HeavenBeyond]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

Almost done with my LR Cambridge drills. Going to start PTing the start of October.

Still on the fence about 7Sage for LGs. I'm getting better at them, but I'm not confident in a -0 yet.

I think LR is probably my weakest area at the moment. How do you like the Cambridge drills? Have you seen improvement?

Cambridge is just older lsat questions separated by type.
I think it's a great resource, especially if there is a specific question type that gives you trouble.

Oh okay, I misunderstood! Yes, I've been practicing the LR and LG sections from Cambridge. It's a great resource.

[rushmore]

Wondering if anyone can give input to a studying-related problem of mine.

I get tired really easy. Mild headache and just general physical discomfort after studying for about an hour. I graduated from University having not studied very much (Engl major, mostly reading, class, and papers). Not sure what I can do to improve my mental stamina?

Did 1 hour of LR today and then felt exhausted, haha. Could it be that I'm just accustomed to thinking in a LSAT way?

I sleep enough, exercise regularly, and eat pretty healthy too. I guess nothing to do but keep at it?

[10052014]

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[dasani13]

I had the same problem in the beginning. I couldn't go more than an hour without feeling mentally exhausted. I fixed it by gradually incrementing the amount of time I'd study without taking a break. I remember not knowing where I was during Section 3 of my diagnostic-- I was so tired after the first 2 sections lol. But then the next time I studied I only did 1 hour and I was fine. Then 1 hour and 30 minutes the next time (maybe 2-3 other times for the same amount), then 2 hours, etc. Eventually you'll get used to it, you'll see. But I can't go too long without studying for 4 hours at a time though because I'll lose my stamina. (That's why I'm always scared of taking days off.)

[Dr. Dre]

bros, nofapping increases your energy

htfh

[Hotguy]

Here's what I did to deal with mental fatigue and it worked for me. Now I can go about 6 hours nonstop, but I'm trying to get that to 8 hours. Note:not everybody can follow this method due to time constraints.

Study two hours, then two hours break, meaning nap or eyes closed. Do that for four times during a day(8 hours total, broken up in 4 sessions)
Increase half an hour on study after every week.
So for example:
Week 1- 2s-2b-2s-2b-2s-2b-2s-2b
Week 2- 2:30s-2b..
Week 3 - 3s-2b...

Edit:also, a bit cheesy but meditation does wonders for me.

[vicpin5190]

coffee, lots of coffee. thats my go too...

[michellemoon0708]

Hi,

I am preparing a December 2013 test and looking for people to motivate each other and study together. I figured I am more focused and efficient when I study with group of people. It would be helpful to time each other and share the thoughts/logics on each question. I live near Downtown LA. Anyone who is near Los Angeles is welcome to join me. Please message me at following [DELETED] Looking forward to hearing from you

Michelle

(edited to remove personal info; anyone who wants to contact OP should PM her)

[dasani13]

Finally got home from a 5-hour study session. I did 4 timed sections of RC in a row. Saw a little improvement in timing but accuracy is the same. I think the only thing worse than doing RC sections is reviewing them. PT 51 tomorrow.

[dasani13]

What are you guys plan for the next two months? Good to see some new people to get this study group going.

Almost done with my LR Cambridge drills. Going to start PTing the start of October.

Still on the fence about 7Sage for LGs. I'm getting better at them, but I'm not confident in a -0 yet.

I think LR is probably my weakest area at the moment. How do you like the Cambridge drills? Have you seen improvement?

Cambridge is just older lsat questions separated by type.
I think it's a great resource, especially if there is a specific question type that gives you trouble.

Thanks for the motivation yesterday

[tanes25]

7sage is amazing! working hard and investing time. It well pay off soon. Ill Keep you guys updated.

+1

[tanes25]

Wondering if anyone can give input to a studying-related problem of mine.

I get tired really easy. Mild headache and just general physical discomfort after studying for about an hour. I graduated from University having not studied very much (Engl major, mostly reading, class, and papers). Not sure what I can do to improve my mental stamina?

Did 1 hour of LR today and then felt exhausted, haha. Could it be that I'm just accustomed to thinking in a LSAT way?

I sleep enough, exercise regularly, and eat pretty healthy too. I guess nothing to do but keep at it?

Is there a section that you like more than others? When I get fed up I start doing LG. I like the games so while I'm still studying I'm not frustrated or bored out of my mind. Exhaustion kind of goes out the window for me with LG just because you have to be so in tuned to what you're doing. If that wont work for you just take a 30-45 min break and get back on it. You'll have to push through that or you'll never be ready to go beyond an hour. Good luck!

[Hotguy]

Reached 25% 7sage yesterday. Mostly review stuff as far as content goes, but JY is such a good instructor.
Also did one trainer chapter and drilled rc.

[tanes25]

Reached 25% 7sage yesterday. Mostly review stuff as far as content goes, but JY is such a good instructor.
Also did one trainer chapter and drilled rc.

I'm about 45% through now. I bought the basic course. I'm just now starting on the reading comp section. I skipped ahead a while back and started on the first lessons for the LG. Are you sticking strictly to the syllabus? I dont think I'll do the additional lessons on the same LR question types. I'll do the ones that say they're harder though. I just feel like I'll get enough practice drilling. I tend to drill whatever I reviewed the night before the next day. The last five weeks of the syllabus are PT. One a week. That's not enough. How many do you take a week? I'm skipping all of the additional lessons to start the PT earlier. I haven't taken a PT since the initial diagnostic because I was pretty much a beginner when I started the course and I dont think I'll see much improvement on a PT halfway through the course. Once I'm done with all of the lessons I'm gonna take the initial PT over again to see if there's any improvement there.

Oh, JY is the man! lol