The Official December 2015 Study Group Forum

pterodactyls · Post by **pterodactyls** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:26 pm

pleadthafif wrote:Does anyone use an LSAT watch? Thinking about buying one.

I just bought a watch with a rotating bezel and marked the 8:45 marks with a silver sharpie. Basically same thing as an LSAT watch but much cheaper.

Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:34 pm

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Phoenix97 · Post by **Phoenix97** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:37 pm

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Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:39 pm

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pleadthafif · Post by **pleadthafif** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:40 pm

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Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:43 pm

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gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:54 pm

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biggestlawman · Post by **biggestlawman** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:09 pm

dellara wrote:
biggestlawman wrote:Did blind review of my first PT (51.5) in a year:
Actual PT: 87/100 (166); Blind Review: 96/100 (175)

9 mistakes due to rushing or fatigue. Spent 21 mins on the first two passages!

Will take my first 8 section PT tomorrow morning.
EIGHT sections?!

Yup. I have to make taking 5 easy.

biggestlawman · Post by **biggestlawman** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:11 pm

PoopNpants wrote:
dellara wrote:
biggestlawman wrote:Did blind review of my first PT (51.5) in a year:
Actual PT: 87/100 (166); Blind Review: 96/100 (175)

9 mistakes due to rushing or fatigue. Spent 21 mins on the first two passages!

Will take my first 8 section PT tomorrow morning.
EIGHT sections?!
Do you do 4 and then 4?

I've been doing 5 and 2 but with old exams, I only got 8 fresh ones left. With those I plan on just doing the normal 3 and 2 probably

The above was my first PT in a year. I only have 4 fresh PTs. So I will be using the exams that I used more than a year ago. I don't think it makes any difference. I will do 4 and 4.

Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:29 pm

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somethingElse · Post by **somethingElse** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:44 pm

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flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:18 pm

Starting a word document for logic games. Every game that gives me trouble from both drilling and PT's will be written down on there, and slowly I'll try to master every single one. I vow to get -4 at least on test day

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:24 pm

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flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:36 pm

gamerish wrote:
flash21 wrote:Starting a word document for logic games. Every game that gives me trouble from both drilling and PT's will be written down on there, and slowly I'll try to master every single one. I vow to get -4 at least on test day
I have kept a running document of every LR question, game and RC passage I've ever done.

For LG I keep track of the type of game, which page of the cambridge packet it was, whether or not I've done it before, how many questions I missed, how long it took me and the amount of time JY said it should have taken. I bold games I need to redo.

It's an excellent way to keep track of where your troubles lie and is a good confidence boost to see your performance get better.

thats intense.

I do something llike this for LR and RC but not as specfic as yours. I make notes of trends and common mistakes, its just a running list. For example, I noticed I was missing the MP a lot on RC so I know I was not pausing and contemplating what the passage was really about. It helps a lot. I had a general list like this for LG but I think the LG list I am starting to make will look more like yours.

Hows prep going?

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:41 pm

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flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:50 pm

gamerish wrote:
flash21 wrote:thats intense.

I do something llike this for LR and RC but not as specfic as yours. I make notes of trends and common mistakes, its just a running list. For example, I noticed I was missing the MP a lot on RC so I know I was not pausing and contemplating what the passage was really about. It helps a lot. I had a general list like this for LG but I think the LG list I am starting to make will look more like yours.

Hows prep going?
Not great. I just don't have as much energy as I did prepping for October and I've not done nearly the amount of studying I need to. I'll be doing some timed sections tonight after I do a bit more PS revision. I fully expect to be disappointed by the outcome of tomorrow's PT but whatever. It's not like we have a whole lot of time for me to be pushing PTs off anymore.

Sorry to hear, but at least you already did well on a real LSAT, so that is at least some consolation.

What do you think is contributing to your lack of energy?

PatriotP74 · Post by **PatriotP74** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:19 pm

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bnssweeney · Post by **bnssweeney** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:22 pm

PatriotP74 wrote:To all the October retakers has it been near impossible to get into any kind of studying groove??? I mean seriously I was ready to be done lol

Yes, yes, and yes. Especially since this is my third take.

I think what is keeping me from feeling motivated is that I just have a lot of other school work to do. If I were just sitting around, I would want to feel productive, so I would study for my test. But since I do all my work and other stuff, I'm just like do I realllllly want to do 3 hours of studying?

But then I look at the people who have to study after/before work and then slap myself for whining and just sit down and do it.

Shasta McNasty · Post by **Shasta McNasty** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:30 pm

Has everyone here purchased CAS yet?

slizerd · Post by **slizerd** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:32 pm

Shasta McNasty wrote:Has everyone here purchased CAS yet?

Yes. It hurt, but yes.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:41 pm

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slizerd · Post by **slizerd** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:51 pm

gamerish wrote:
PatriotP74 wrote:To all the October retakers has it been near impossible to get into any kind of studying groove??? I mean seriously I was ready to be done lol
100%

I've been trying to get myself to start some timed sections for an hour.

How are you guys managing to get out of the "Ugghhhh I can't do this again" mindset and force yourself to actually study? Every time I look at my study stuff I just get a sinking feeling and then put it off

Phoenix97 · Post by **Phoenix97** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:53 pm

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slizerd · Post by **slizerd** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 10:31 pm

I just typed the word "last" into my phone and it autocorrected it to LSAT. Bad phone, bad!