The Official June 2015 Study Group Forum

Tycho · Post by **Tycho** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:25 pm

Saving everything after June 2007 for timed PTs starting in late March or so. Right now, I'm continuing to move through the LGB. To drill-in the fundamentals, I'm using the games at the end of each chapter; I complete them untimed first, then watch the 7Sage explanation (whether I -0 or not, which I usually do), then complete them systematically while roughly keeping track of time. I figure it gets me in the habit of making inferences, knowing when to split the board, using conditional logic to my advantage, etc. I'm becoming more efficient and should be ready for timed drills in the not-so-distant future, once I'm comfortable with each type's concepts.

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:
jetsfan1 wrote:
The Abyss wrote:Drilling flaw and parallel flaw questions today along with in/out games. Tomorrow I PT!
Question though... Consistently like half of my errors are on Qs I didn't circle to go back and BR. They are easy Qs that I just misread/misinterpret. Any strategy to deal with this besides just being more careful/drilling more and taking more PTs?
I BR every single question. It is painfully long but prevents missing obviously simple mistakes the second time through.

That's what I did on my initial diagnostic, bringing my score into the 160s since I had made a handful of newbie errors on LR (i.e. moving too hastily).

prestont123 · Post by **prestont123** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:29 pm

so i am wrapping up week 1 of my schedule and do not understand the reasoning behind questions 4 and 6 of PT 55, section 4:game 1

is the reasoning for 6- L and V have no restrictions and are the most absolute choices?
and for 4 I just do not understand.
any help would be greatly appreciated!

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:32 pm

prestont123 wrote:so i am wrapping up week 1 of my schedule and do not understand the reasoning behind questions 4 and 6 of PT 55, section 4:game 1

is the reasoning for 6- L and V have no restrictions and are the most absolute choices?
and for 4 I just do not understand.
any help would be greatly appreciated!

Did you watch the 7Sage video for it?

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:33 pm

prestont123 wrote:so i am wrapping up week 1 of my schedule and do not understand the reasoning behind questions 4 and 6 of PT 55, section 4:game 1

is the reasoning for 6- L and V have no restrictions and are the most absolute choices?
and for 4 I just do not understand.
any help would be greatly appreciated!

http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat ... -4-game-1/

prestont123 · Post by **prestont123** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:40 pm

I did not know they did explanations, thank you guys

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:49 pm

prestont123 wrote:I did not know they did explanations, thank you guys

Definitely a fantastic resource for LG! Good luck!

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 9:09 pm

I honestly haven't really done much this week, but I'll try to get back into prep tomorrow.

NonTradLawHopeful · Post by **NonTradLawHopeful** » Sat Feb 14, 2015 10:17 pm

prestont123 wrote:I did not know they did explanations, thank you guys

Videos for every single game. An invaluable resource.

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:50 pm

It's been quiet here lately. Are you guys diligently studying with no time left for TLS, or just procrastinating like me?

NonTradLawHopeful · Post by **NonTradLawHopeful** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:53 pm

RZ5646 wrote:It's been quiet here lately. Are you guys diligently studying with no time left for TLS, or just procrastinating like me?

Finishing the last master's class I'm taking before dedicating all of my free time to the June LSAT.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:06 pm

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NonTradLawHopeful · Post by **NonTradLawHopeful** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:19 pm

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:It's been quiet here lately. Are you guys diligently studying with no time left for TLS, or just procrastinating like me?
Finishing the last master's class I'm taking before dedicating all of my free time to the June LSAT.

*and anxiously waiting to vote on a new poll!

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:21 pm

NonTradLawHopeful wrote:
*and anxiously waiting to vote on a new poll!

Lol any suggestions? Maybe "describe your undergrad"? Or "years out of college" might be a good one.

NonTradLawHopeful · Post by **NonTradLawHopeful** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:29 pm

RZ5646 wrote:
Lol any suggestions? Maybe "describe your undergrad"? Or "years out of college" might be a good one.

Type of undergrad, years out of school, best soft, lowest score you won't retake, region taking LSAT, career goals, prep materials used, age, number of times previously taken LSAT...almost anything talked about on here can be turned into a poll!

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:47 pm

Okay I added a new poll. Make sure you also mark public or private at the bottom.

I couldn't fit in university vs. liberal arts college, so that might be a future poll.

Here are the results of the last one (also in the OP):

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:49 pm

People who know their undergrad's ranking are weird. Furthermore, touting it reeks of insecurity. Basically all that matters is Ivy versus not-Ivy. The whole "public ivy" thing is bullshit.

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:52 pm

Dirigo wrote:People who know their undergrad's ranking are fvckin weird strivers with insecurities.

So most of TLS.

I think most of us have a general idea of where our school is ranked. Though I'll admit it's probably more indicative of socioeconomic background than anything else.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:53 pm

Nah you're just a weird striver, RZ. It's worked thus far so keep it up I guess.

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:55 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:57 pm

schmelling wrote:The polls ITT seem pretty judgmental to me. I get the feeling OP is a straight-A student from an elite undergrad stroking his own ego.

inb4 he humblebrags that his undergrad isn't that elite.

leslieknope · Post by **leslieknope** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 7:58 pm

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:00 pm

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msp8 · Post by **msp8** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:03 pm

As an outsider, I find the whole American college system pretty interesting. There's such a massive cultural difference between US & Canadian (and any other country's, really) college system. I used to think it all balanced out in the end, the various benefits and drawbacks of each system, but I'm beginning to think Canadians take education for granted far too much.

leslieknope · Post by **leslieknope** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:05 pm

schmelling wrote: Most people working towards bachelors degrees would be better off going to trade schools these days.

This is 100% credited. BAs have basically been devalued to the point where STEM majors aside, they have the same value in the marketplace as HS diplomas had 40 years ago. The push to get everyone into BA programs where in many cases they'd be better off getting technical degrees is definitely responsible in part.

/not at all bitter that I was too afraid of math to try for a STEM degree

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:05 pm

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