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Thelaw23 wrote:
I left 70+ tests for these final two weeks before the real thing. Are the most recent tests really out of the ballpark in their LR difficulty that it could ruin my confidence before the test, you think? LR is sort of my forte.

If yeah I think I should take 76/75 now and build up my confidence before the test...

slizerd wrote:I got a huge package in the mail from Yale today. Not applying, but keeping the info packet forever. They thought of me/wanted my application money <3

kylemolodets wrote:

khe wrote:Newcomer.

What exactly is a blind review?

After taking your test, you review and answer questions that you were iffy about but this time with no time constraint. It lets you know if timing is an issue or understanding is an issue.

dellara wrote:the guilt that is felt after doing nothing lsat related in a given amount of time is SO REAL

Didn't do ANYTHING for the last two days, I feel ya

khe wrote:I've been a lurker for some time now . For those of you who've seen jumps in your scores since your first PT, aside from drilling problems, what other study methods have you seen succes with? What materials do you use to study (Powerscore, Manhattan, Cambridge etc)? I completed the TestMasters course and jumped 11 points but I'm looking to do even better. Drilling hasn't been beneficial to me lately, and I feel as if I need a better understanding of the concepts before I can be successful at drilling, so I want to get a fresh take by studying some new material. Any helpful tips are welcome!

gamerish wrote:

roshan07 wrote:

slizerd wrote:I got a huge package in the mail from Yale today. Not applying, but keeping the info packet forever. They thought of me/wanted my application money <3

that's awesome. what was in it?!

A letter saying how they're not out to get your application money (I'm not kidding), a viewbook, and some financial information.

I don't know if slizerd is URM or LGBTQ but there's info about those as well (in mine at least).

WorthlessDegree wrote:

khe wrote:I've been a lurker for some time now . For those of you who've seen jumps in your scores since your first PT, aside from drilling problems, what other study methods have you seen succes with? What materials do you use to study (Powerscore, Manhattan, Cambridge etc)? I completed the TestMasters course and jumped 11 points but I'm looking to do even better. Drilling hasn't been beneficial to me lately, and I feel as if I need a better understanding of the concepts before I can be successful at drilling, so I want to get a fresh take by studying some new material. Any helpful tips are welcome!

What helped me was using the Cambridge bundles and drilling by type. So, I'd do 1 or 2 logic games, then see the correct answers, and then figure out WHY I got them wrong. Like, you should be able to explain to someone else why you were wrong and how to get it right.

khe wrote:

WorthlessDegree wrote:

khe wrote:I've been a lurker for some time now . For those of you who've seen jumps in your scores since your first PT, aside from drilling problems, what other study methods have you seen succes with? What materials do you use to study (Powerscore, Manhattan, Cambridge etc)? I completed the TestMasters course and jumped 11 points but I'm looking to do even better. Drilling hasn't been beneficial to me lately, and I feel as if I need a better understanding of the concepts before I can be successful at drilling, so I want to get a fresh take by studying some new material. Any helpful tips are welcome!

What helped me was using the Cambridge bundles and drilling by type. So, I'd do 1 or 2 logic games, then see the correct answers, and then figure out WHY I got them wrong. Like, you should be able to explain to someone else why you were wrong and how to get it right.

Thanks for the tip! I'm not familiar with Cambridge study materials. Can you tell me a little more about them? Do the Cambridge bundles separate them by type?

Mint-Berry_Crunch wrote:

forum_user wrote:Took PT 70 last night

LR1: -3
RC: -3
LG: -1
LR2: -5
170

I've come to the conclusion that this is what I can realistically hope for on test day--LR on the newer tests just eludes me, especially when it comes as the final section. Tried the working backwards method once again and it didn't seem to offer much improvement--perhaps I was just seeing a slight bump from doing something new.
I'm trying to put this in perspective (still above the 90th percentile overall, and above/at 75th percentile for several T14), but I can't help being a little disappointed when I was hitting 174+ on some old PTs a couple weeks ago.
Here's hoping for a generous curve?

For the newer LR, ive found that its really important to make sure you really get whats going on in the argument before hitting the questions. Not so much a straight anticipation, but a good overall grasp of the question. for the older LR, i''ve notices that ill scan for keywords in the AC and pick based off that and itll work out fine, for the newer LR this doesn't work as well. I also think theres a little more nuance and subtly, so its a little more important to realize why things are wrong and to make sure that you scan the remaining answer choices. just a couple things ive noticed with the newer questions. its not necessarily that theyre harder, theyre just a little different.

Mint-Berry_Crunch wrote:

forum_user wrote:Took PT 70 last night

LR1: -3
RC: -3
LG: -1
LR2: -5
170

I've come to the conclusion that this is what I can realistically hope for on test day--LR on the newer tests just eludes me, especially when it comes as the final section. Tried the working backwards method once again and it didn't seem to offer much improvement--perhaps I was just seeing a slight bump from doing something new.
I'm trying to put this in perspective (still above the 90th percentile overall, and above/at 75th percentile for several T14), but I can't help being a little disappointed when I was hitting 174+ on some old PTs a couple weeks ago.
Here's hoping for a generous curve?

For the newer LR, ive found that its really important to make sure you really get whats going on in the argument before hitting the questions. Not so much a straight anticipation, but a good overall grasp of the question. for the older LR, i''ve notices that ill scan for keywords in the AC and pick based off that and itll work out fine, for the newer LR this doesn't work as well. I also think theres a little more nuance and subtly, so its a little more important to realize why things are wrong and to make sure that you scan the remaining answer choices. just a couple things ive noticed with the newer questions. its not necessarily that theyre harder, theyre just a little different.