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get a little sauced.
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spark up.
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apply to law school.
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polish that personal statement i've been sitting on since the 2014 cycle.
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vegas.
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Post by Barack O'Drama » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:26 pm

34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
proteinshake wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
proteinshake wrote:
TheMikey wrote:
proteinshake wrote:anyone else find Necessary Assumptions to be the hardest main LR question type? I think Flaws are the easiest.
I think N.A questions aren't too bad, I can usually always get them right. I HATE, again let me emphasize it, HATE parallel flaw/reasoning questions though. I always leave them for last in case I don't have time.
hm I do find parallel questions to be the hardest but I don't mention it since they only show up 1-2 times per test. like I don't completely bomb NA questions but if if I do miss a question in an LR section, it's probably NA, if not a parallel q!
OMG parallel flaws are the biggest time suck. I just can't figure out how to get them consistently. It is like I convince myself an AC has the same flaw and end up missing something... I'm going to drill the hell out of them until I figure it out when I get to just drilling LR.
I ALWAYS do them last in a section.

Probably is the best way. I fear running to of time on LR because I know that with enough time I can usually go -4 or so and I'm hoping after some solid drilling and prep I can get that down to only -1 or -2. My problem is when I skip questions my brain keeps thinking about it and distracting me from moving forward... I need to break that habit and just skip, circle it, and move on and come back if there is time. Good call on that Protein!
If you're cutting it close on time, you should probably eliminate ridiculous answers during the read through and maybe put a faint dot or indication of an answer choice on your scantron even if its just an arbitrary of the ones left that aren't absurd. That way in the unfortunate event you are out of time you can do much better than randomly guess.

Edit: Though, I know we all have the goal of finishing each section early with 100% confidence, so we can simply put our pencils down and gaze into the eyes of our rivals and strike fear into their hearts. Instill in them a sense of inadequacy. Their fingers will tremble as sweat drips from their furrowed brow onto their scantron smudging their answers.
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
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Post by 34iplaw » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:31 pm

Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Just thumbed through towards HW3. I think I know, in part, why Testmasters is effective. They just force you to drill. Next homework is 25 pages of RC [12 passages I assume], 26 pages of One to One Correspondence games [13 games I assume], and 29 pages of more type one questions [apparently another 100 questions].

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Re: The Official September 2016 Study Group - STEADY GRINDN' (new OT pole)

Post by Barack O'Drama » Mon Jun 27, 2016 9:40 pm

34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
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Post by Doubting Law » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:19 pm

Barack O'Drama wrote:
SweetTort wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
SweetTort wrote:These 2 a days at the gym are the perfect way to clear my head after 6 hours of LSAT. haha

Just went to the gym and I'm feeling we de-stressed! 8) Maybe I should ramp it up to 2x a day?

Only problem is my legs are super wobbly now.

Haha! I know the feeling...I hurt my knee a few weeks ago and have been going easy on my legs/running so I've been fortunate to be skipping leg days for a bit :wink:
I've been neglecting legs lately since I injured my lower back squatting. Hopefully I'll be able to get back after it soon.

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Re: The Official September 2016 Study Group - STEADY GRINDN' (new OT pole)

Post by ngogirl12 » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:25 pm

Barack O'Drama wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
Me too. Re: 8 hours studying per day.. I'm also finding studying a few hours a day is not enough..

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Re: The Official September 2016 Study Group - STEADY GRINDN' (new OT pole)

Post by proteinshake » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:31 pm

ngogirl12 wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
Me too. Re: 8 hours studying per day.. I'm also finding studying a few hours a day is not enough..
+1 I've bumped it up from 3 hours to like 4-6

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Post by PhiladelphiaCollins » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:37 pm

I'm tripping up the most on S.A. right now. I end up making some weird chain of sufficient/necessary and usually labor too long over those. Pl Flaw/Reason I'm usually OK with just by matching the strength of conclusions and then eliminating

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Post by Alexandros » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:40 pm

So cumulative results of PT 24 (definitely NOT under testing conditions - wasn't intending on doing the whole thing when I began, did only the 4 sections, marked each section individually as I went, and took plenty of jaunts through the library/ walked home in between sections)'
RC: -1
LR1: 0
LR2: 0
LG: -1 <- Very easy section but jfc that was REALLY ROCKY. Misread or miswrote a very major rule on 3 of the 4 games, caught it in time but not very quickly - got the "which of the following could be an acceptable order" for two of the games wrong initially and had to redo several questions in addition to that, causing me to go through the games way faster than comfortable. Really lucky all of the games were very standard and not at all difficult or I'd have been completely completely screwed. Had to do some serious ice water chugging after that one.

In a way I'm kind of glad that LG was the roughest. Drilling LG is honestly a lot less annoying than the other two sections, and kind of fun sometimes. And this confirms what my last PT strongly indicated.

I had been considering waking up extra early tomorrow to take a PT before work, in the hope of scoring slightly less terribly than the last PT and thus giving myself some positive reinforcement, and then staying at work extra late to make up for it, but I don't feel like I need to bother with that now. I think it would be much more valuable to focus on drilling than taking multiple PTs so close together this early on. (not to mention that it would be a hellish day...)

But hey, it was a 99/101 deal so that would technically scale to a 180. Going to let that positive energy drive me to get a score like that on an actual one, and, of course, on test day!

K I'm exhausted. Time for bed...
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Re: The Official September 2016 Study Group - STEADY GRINDN' (new OT pole)

Post by 34iplaw » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:41 pm

Barack O'Drama wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
Haha alright.

Thanks. Yeah - I think it was a good move overall. The next homework assignment appears to be a beast - 100 type 1 (MBT) LR questions; 12-13 RC passages [ didn't count but it's one per two pages and 25 or so pages]; 12-13 Logic Games [IIRC]. It's gonna be a fun Fourth of July. Granted, I probably take longer than others, as I, at the very least, skim the correct solution to every question I get right. It's helpful I think. Now, I know not only if I got a question right but if I noticed why some answer can't be right... i.e. two answer choices mean the same thing or are the contrapositive of each other or that one answer forces another to be true. I've been trying to jot down next to wrong answers when they are incorrect reversals or incorrect negatives. I still miss IDing some - not many - but I still knew something was screwy as hell with them. In the end, you can be kind of lucky on questions, so I think it's important to see why in the event you are.

For you, maybe try to break it up a bit. I'm not sure what your schedule is, but, given that eight hours a day is even an option, I assume it's pretty flexible. If so, maybe do chunks for different things. Maybe do something like two to three hours of LG in the morning, two to three hours of LR or RC in the afternoon/early evening alternating, and two hours of reading or lighter stuff at night [maybe reread a section you've done previously or read the chapter you'll study more intently the following day]. My day varies on what I've got going on / what material I'm doing for the LSAT, but, typically, I'll maybe do a few questions in the morning and I'll rewatch a Testmasters class or something that's quasi review. Basically, my first hour will usually be pretty light as will my last hour. I don't do anything that is new and I won't review when I'm tired or not 100%.

For me, I would guess that I average three to four hours a day of more intense prep/focus and another hour to two of lighter work. Days with classes are typically different, as they are at night. I don't think I could go all day without touching the material currently. Tomorrow is a class day, so I suspect I will do three or so hours of intense prep early on and sort of relax before class. Whoever picked 6pm-10pm class is an idiot. I mean - I get it, but when the hell are you supposed to have dinner.

I wouldn't really suggest for anyone to do eight hour blocks or two four hour blocks. It can work for some, but I think the people that can actually work [and like actively learn...not just go through the motions] eight hours in a day are in the slim minority... even among LSATers.

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Post by Barack O'Drama » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:46 pm

proteinshake wrote:
ngogirl12 wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
Me too. Re: 8 hours studying per day.. I'm also finding studying a few hours a day is not enough..
+1 I've bumped it up from 3 hours to like 4-6
Yeah, this is going to be the most boring summer of my life by far! I just would hate for it to be mid-August and feel like I'm fucked because I didn't put the time in when I had it. Over 3 months an extra hour or two a day can make a huge difference.

This is all going to pay off...Especially if a few points get us into our dream schools and/or get us $$$
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Post by 34iplaw » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:47 pm

proteinshake wrote:
ngogirl12 wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
Me too. Re: 8 hours studying per day.. I'm also finding studying a few hours a day is not enough..
+1 I've bumped it up from 3 hours to like 4-6
Mentioned in a quote to ODrama, but you need to be realistic with yourselves too. There's no point in studying eight hours a day if your mind can't focus those last two. You'll just spin your wheels when you could be relaxing or giving yourself time to absorb. Test is still a long ways off everyone! Extra hours can help, but they need to be productive hours.

Personally, I don't think I can do eight hours of intense new learning a day, and I don't think most really can.

If one is committed to eight, I'd probably have the two hours when you are more worn be new material that you will re-read the following day closely or reviewing something you are fairly comfortable/strong with.

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Post by Barack O'Drama » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:58 pm

34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
Barack O'Drama wrote:
Man, I love TLS and you guys! Always great community and advice, much appreciate Iplaw. I think a technique like that could only help.

Also, you are an awesome writer. I'm definitely going to need your expertise with my PS/DS.. :lol:
Haha - thanks. I am quite frequently reading and editing other peoples' statements in the PS forum while delaying working more on my own, so I'm totally down!

Just finished the 100 question Testmasters homework on type one question. Got 9/10 on the last ten... 91/100 overall I think? The *second* I saw that I got the wrong answer, I knew *immediately* that I misread the statement and missed the distinction between *flash pasteurization* and *intense pasteurization.* I think these are easier question types overall, but I think I did fairly well with the homework overall. I feel like it's good that I recognize my error before even getting into the explanations, but I rather not be making the errors period. It's early yet though.

Haha! I know I see you correcting everyone's and you always have great advice, and boy am I going to need it, so thank you immensely :D

And your progress seems nothing short of incredible. 91/100 overall is great, and what is even better is that you recognize why you missed some of them, which is arguably more important than the right answer sometimes. Seems like your course is helping a bunch. And, yes, it is still early so you have tons of time for improvement. I need to find a way to start implementing LR and RC into my LG studying. I suck so much at LG that I have been completely neglecting the other sections...I think tomorrow I am going to try to devote some time to LR...Maybe begin with a chapter out of MLSAT LR and then drill the corresponding chapter out of Cambridge. I think I'm going to need to start studying 8 hours a day because the 4-5 hours just aren't enough time to work on all the sections for me. I'm hoping this week to get a good grasp on grouping games. Just when I was starting to get some confidence after getting better at ordering, now these! :|
Haha alright.

Thanks. Yeah - I think it was a good move overall. The next homework assignment appears to be a beast - 100 type 1 (MBT) LR questions; 12-13 RC passages [ didn't count but it's one per two pages and 25 or so pages]; 12-13 Logic Games [IIRC]. It's gonna be a fun Fourth of July. Granted, I probably take longer than others, as I, at the very least, skim the correct solution to every question I get right. It's helpful I think. Now, I know not only if I got a question right but if I noticed why some answer can't be right... i.e. two answer choices mean the same thing or are the contrapositive of each other or that one answer forces another to be true. I've been trying to jot down next to wrong answers when they are incorrect reversals or incorrect negatives. I still miss IDing some - not many - but I still knew something was screwy as hell with them. In the end, you can be kind of lucky on questions, so I think it's important to see why in the event you are.

For you, maybe try to break it up a bit. I'm not sure what your schedule is, but, given that eight hours a day is even an option, I assume it's pretty flexible. If so, maybe do chunks for different things. Maybe do something like two to three hours of LG in the morning, two to three hours of LR or RC in the afternoon/early evening alternating, and two hours of reading or lighter stuff at night [maybe reread a section you've done previously or read the chapter you'll study more intently the following day]. My day varies on what I've got going on / what material I'm doing for the LSAT, but, typically, I'll maybe do a few questions in the morning and I'll rewatch a Testmasters class or something that's quasi review. Basically, my first hour will usually be pretty light as will my last hour. I don't do anything that is new and I won't review when I'm tired or not 100%.

For me, I would guess that I average three to four hours a day of more intense prep/focus and another hour to two of lighter work. Days with classes are typically different, as they are at night. I don't think I could go all day without touching the material currently. Tomorrow is a class day, so I suspect I will do three or so hours of intense prep early on and sort of relax before class. Whoever picked 6pm-10pm class is an idiot. I mean - I get it, but when the hell are you supposed to have dinner.

I wouldn't really suggest for anyone to do eight hour blocks or two four hour blocks. It can work for some, but I think the people that can actually work [and like actively learn...not just go through the motions] eight hours in a day are in the slim minority... even among LSATers.

Beddy time for me
Yeah, I'm going to try that. Do 2-3 hours of LGs in the morning. And then 2-3 of LR in the afternoon. And maybe some RC before and after dinner. Then use an hour or so at night to review my work on 7Sage. That actually does seem manageable. My days are usually pretty free aside from the other work I do, but I work from home, so I have 10am-4pm free, and then from like 6-10pm. So I can figure out a way to break it up into chunks.

I also agree with you on not doing all your study in a straight shot... I find that anymore than 2 hours without a break and I am guilty of just sort of plugging away, going through the motions, and not particularly learning anything new. I find even a 15 minute break to grab a coffee or snack can work wonders.

Your study schedule seems to be working really well! Good luck with your LSAT assignments (not that you'll need it) It seems really neat that you are recognizing all these cool tricks for answering LR. I think being able to spot those will be a great advantage for you during prep and on test day.
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Just went -0 on 5 LG's in 24 minutes! Feeling good.

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SweetTort wrote:Just went -0 on 5 LG's in 24 minutes! Feeling good.

Now to get cracking on some RC.
DAMN, that's beyond impressive. Good shit!

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Good morning all.

Today's docket for me -

a lil Manhattan LR/LG and class. need to make sure I have some brain power left to actually focus in class. maybe do some school research and compile statements needed for each of T14. I'll probably send an app to HYS. I think my GPA will preclude me from any except maybe Harvard if I destroy the LSAT, but I don't really care about the application fee all that much. I'm not going to worry about tossing out like $250 even if it's a .1% chance [I realize how ridiculous that sounds in the realm of expected values and all.]

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Post by proteinshake » Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:59 am

34iplaw wrote:Good morning all.

Today's docket for me -

a lil Manhattan LR/LG and class. need to make sure I have some brain power left to actually focus in class. maybe do some school research and compile statements needed for each of T14. I'll probably send an app to HYS. I think my GPA will preclude me from any except maybe Harvard if I destroy the LSAT, but I don't really care about the application fee all that much. I'm not going to worry about tossing out like $250 even if it's a .1% chance [I realize how ridiculous that sounds in the realm of expected values and all.]
someone with a 167 / 3.8x (non-URM) supposedly got into H this cycle, so go for it!

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Post by 20170322 » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:16 am

Just went -0 on a pack of 4 social science passages, 27 minutes!

Starting to get pumped about the possibilities of my next PT. If I can get RC down to even -2, I'm in 177+ territory.

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Post by 34iplaw » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:23 am

proteinshake wrote:
34iplaw wrote:Good morning all.

Today's docket for me -

a lil Manhattan LR/LG and class. need to make sure I have some brain power left to actually focus in class. maybe do some school research and compile statements needed for each of T14. I'll probably send an app to HYS. I think my GPA will preclude me from any except maybe Harvard if I destroy the LSAT, but I don't really care about the application fee all that much. I'm not going to worry about tossing out like $250 even if it's a .1% chance [I realize how ridiculous that sounds in the realm of expected values and all.]
someone with a 167 / 3.8x (non-URM) supposedly got into H this cycle, so go for it!
Oh that's interesting! My goal is to be applying to schools as a 17x / 3.4x. Granted whether that is a 170, 172, 174, or 176 could [will] make a difference. We shall see.
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Post by 34iplaw » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:23 am

SweetTort wrote:Just went -0 on 5 LG's in 24 minutes! Feeling good.

Now to get cracking on some RC.
Congrats dude.

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Post by Alexandros » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:25 am

SweetTort wrote:Just went -0 on 5 LG's in 24 minutes! Feeling good.

Now to get cracking on some RC.
DAMN. You go!!

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Post by Alexandros » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:29 am

Realizing that getting LG to guaranteed -0 is going to take just as much time, effort, and energy as it took to get from a -19 to a sometimes -0. Let's do this.

Question for those of you who are fairly far along on LG - roughly what percentage of games that you have access to and are not saving for a full PT have you done at least once?

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Post by proteinshake » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:32 am

told myself I'd wake up at 6 everyday and I keep waking up at 8/9/10 UGH. I'm gonna force myself to be in bed by 10:30 tonight no matter what! :x

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Post by 20170322 » Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:42 am

Alexandros wrote:Realizing that getting LG to guaranteed -0 is going to take just as much time, effort, and energy as it took to get from a -19 to a sometimes -0. Let's do this.

Question for those of you who are fairly far along on LG - roughly what percentage of games that you have access to and are not saving for a full PT have you done at least once?

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Post by Alexandros » Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:12 am

SweetTort wrote:
Alexandros wrote:Realizing that getting LG to guaranteed -0 is going to take just as much time, effort, and energy as it took to get from a -19 to a sometimes -0. Let's do this.

Question for those of you who are fairly far along on LG - roughly what percentage of games that you have access to and are not saving for a full PT have you done at least once?

100%
Ah ok, thanks! That makes me feel better.

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Post by 20170322 » Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:25 am

Alexandros wrote:
SweetTort wrote:
Alexandros wrote:Realizing that getting LG to guaranteed -0 is going to take just as much time, effort, and energy as it took to get from a -19 to a sometimes -0. Let's do this.

Question for those of you who are fairly far along on LG - roughly what percentage of games that you have access to and are not saving for a full PT have you done at least once?

100%
Ah ok, thanks! That makes me feel better.

Yeah, LG has been a long, uphill battle for me. Even after tons of drilling, I can still misread a rule and go -4, like on my last test. Gotta stay vigilant from now until September if we're serious about going -0.

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