The Official September 2016 Study Group - WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS Forum

[Barack O'Drama]

That's a verb I can get behind. Yachted.

I yachted. He/she yachted.

A verb exclusive to the one percent.

Hahahaha! I didn't even see that... I meant watched** That said, yachted is awesome and I am going to use it more. If only I could afford to!

[Barack O'Drama]

Definitely BR-ing every LR section here on out. The points will come, eventually... We will get there.
Tomorrow - hopefully can make time for both LG and RC before work. Going to quickly photocopy all the games I've done in the 50s. Keep drilling, drilling, drilling. And another chapter or two of MLSAT LR.

Hoping my books will manage to arrive tomorrow or the day after

That's the attitude I need to adopt. Working while studying for the LSAT sucks. The only upside is that when I do study I find myself at near-100% efficiency. I literally use a timer to keep track of every minute I study. I try to get in 2.5 hours before work. And 2.5 hours after work. Lately I've been working from home, so I have had the freedom to kind of structure my work around my studying.

But there aren't enough hours in the day sometimes!

What books did you order??

Yeah, it is struggle. haha yeah definitely no time to screw around too much, or the day is finished before you know it.
That's impressive! I keep telling myself I'll get some serious time in before work but I keep oversleeping. A timer's a great idea! Might try it. I find I spend far too much time staring at the ceiling/being unproductive between sections.

I ordered the first 10 Actual Official (7-18) (lol finally) and Manhattan's 10 Real LSATs Grouped by Question Type. The latter says out for delivery - yay! Can start doing some serious, much needed, by type LR drilling (+ more LG and RC!) If search inside is telling the truth, this thing is over 800 pages. Dope.

Nice! Sounds like a great study tool. And it does suck working and studying, but I think it is totally doable. It honestly took me the better part of 3 weeks to break into being consistent with my studying, but once you get used to it, it isn't that bad. And once you start to see some good progress you are way more inclined to follow through with it.

[34iplaw]

Well today has been productive for me. Finally realized the 7sage logo is a gavel, not a bird.

*leans in to whisper* "it's both"

At least I recognize the gavel part now... I really thought it was just a bird and was so confused on why a LSAT prep site would have a bird logo

Hahaha. Seriously. I still have no clue why the gavel has wings. I like to think of it as the LSAT snitch.

My guess is that wings are a fairly common representation of / symbol for justice, freedom, etc., but I do like your explanation better.

[PhiladelphiaCollins]

Anyone have any tips for speed on LG? I'm sitting at about -3 and -5 right now, and that's with about 3 questions left at the end of most sections. Is it simply a case of "read faster"

[PhiladelphiaCollins]

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[34iplaw]

That's a verb I can get behind. Yachted.

I yachted. He/she yachted.

A verb exclusive to the one percent.

Hahahaha! I didn't even see that... I meant watched** That said, yachted is awesome and I am going to use it more. If only I could afford to!

I figured, but I couldn't resist.

That's a verb I can get behind. Yachted.

I yachted. He/she yachted.

A verb exclusive to the one percent.

You can buy yachts for less than a lot less than a house [actually pretty cheap]. You just have to find somewhere with cheap docking and mooring fees! The upkeep would probably be a pain. They're kind of like expensive cars, but they actually calculate mileage in gallons per mile ... well, gallons per hour per some percentage of the throttle or something but whatever.

http://www.boats.com/power-boats/1929-p ... 31lOPkrJD8

Oh my god - why aren't mobile food boats a thing (Frying Pan doesn't count!? It's like a food truck, but a lot bigger, more expensive to operate, and less accessible! Genius! Canceling LSAT and buying a boat. Best decision I've ever made.

Went through the Manhattan LSAT "Hard LG" section. It was pretty rough...

Got 7/7 on the first one (voicemails, taped/live, seattle, vancouver, k something from I/M - H - F/G) in 8:00

Got 6/7 on the second one (KLMNOP around a conference table...kind of made a dumb mistake with #6 as I had the right diagram) in 10:00 + #7 [~2:00]

Got 7/7 on the third one (FGHLPT message with conditional rules) while skipping #10 and coming back to it in 7:00 + #10 [~1:00]

The third game, I felt rushed [which I shouldn't have... I mean I was rushed... but 8 minutes is still * a lot * of time in these sections]. I misread a rule that made the game all fall into place a lot easier.

I'm going to get into the grouping a little, so I can keep on the Testmasters. I'll do these again later or tomorrow to see how fast I can do them without the 35 minute constraint which is a bit much for those four games I imagine [they did state that from the onset].

[34iplaw]

Anyone have any tips for speed on LG? I'm sitting at about -3 and -5 right now, and that's with about 3 questions left at the end of most sections. Is it just a "read faster" sort of deal

I'm not quite at the point to be advising on LG, but my suggestion would be to see if you are missing questions on a particular game type and if you, typically, are performing slower on one game type than you should.

[Deardevil]

Anyone have any tips for speed on LG? I'm sitting at about -3 and -5 right now, and that's with about 3 questions left at the end of most sections. Is it just a "read faster" sort of deal

Perfect diagram and repetition.

Read the scenario and construct the best setup that you can muster.
If you don't have to constantly go back and make adjustments,
it probably means you're getting through questions accurately and rapidly.

Keep doing games and using a stopwatch to see your progress per game.
The last I did this, a hard game had me at seven and a half while an easy one took about two to three.
It's okay to go past eight to the ten or twelve range, but those extra minutes should only be reserved for difficult, time-consuming games.

[Pozzo]

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[Mikey]

Spoke to a colleague today about the NYU averaging LSAT scores controversy. She had 2 LSAT scores and she doesn't think that they average scores because if they did, she said they wouldn't have given her money, nonetheless admitted her.

[proteinshake]

Spoke to a colleague today about the NYU averaging LSAT scores controversy. She had 2 LSAT scores and she doesn't think that they average scores because if they did, she said they wouldn't have given her money, nonetheless admitted her.

I was below their LSAT median and slightly above their GPA median and got waitlisted with two LSAT scores. if they averaged I should have gotten rejected!

[proteinshake]

just finished up PT 50. gonna eat a quesadilla and BR

[20170322]

Just got back from family weekend. Exhausted. Going to get back on the workout and LSAT routine tomorrow.

[Dodocogon]

just finished up PT 50. gonna eat a quesadilla and BR

That's the best way I've heard to BR - quesadillas are bomb

[Mikey]

Spoke to a colleague today about the NYU averaging LSAT scores controversy. She had 2 LSAT scores and she doesn't think that they average scores because if they did, she said they wouldn't have given her money, nonetheless admitted her.

I was below their LSAT median and slightly above their GPA median and got waitlisted with two LSAT scores. if they averaged I should have gotten rejected!

Interesting, good to know. What school is your top choice? out of curiosity.

[tofuspeedstar]

Finished up the Reading Comp Problem sets 1/2/3 in 7 sage.

6 passages, 42 minutes 1 second.

Pre Blind Review: 32/36 correct
Post Blind Review: 34/36 correct.

RC is by far my worst section, so this was a nice confidence booster closer to the exam!

[etramak]

Started drilling again. LC and RC, specifically, I'll try my first LR since June LSAT tomorrow and retake PT 70 on Saturday morning. I really really really hate drilling RC.

[proteinshake]

Spoke to a colleague today about the NYU averaging LSAT scores controversy. She had 2 LSAT scores and she doesn't think that they average scores because if they did, she said they wouldn't have given her money, nonetheless admitted her.

I was below their LSAT median and slightly above their GPA median and got waitlisted with two LSAT scores. if they averaged I should have gotten rejected!

Interesting, good to know. What school is your top choice? out of curiosity.

H, now that I know I can get the score. yours is NYU right? I can see that since you're probably really close.

[Dodocogon]

Just got my first -0 on a LG section - PT 9; not timed unfortunately as I was in the office, but it was from 4 around 4 to 4:3 with breaks for work/conversations, so I assume I was alright on time. Either way, happy with the result!

[34iplaw]

Logic chain, in theory, seems kind of dope. Grouping games are really throwing me off, but I think I will notice more patterns as I go. I find that I'm not as comfortable with grey areas of truth with these as I am with ordering games.

[Mikey]

Spoke to a colleague today about the NYU averaging LSAT scores controversy. She had 2 LSAT scores and she doesn't think that they average scores because if they did, she said they wouldn't have given her money, nonetheless admitted her.

I was below their LSAT median and slightly above their GPA median and got waitlisted with two LSAT scores. if they averaged I should have gotten rejected!

Interesting, good to know. What school is your top choice? out of curiosity.

H, now that I know I can get the score. yours is NYU right? I can see that since you're probably really close.

Harvard, oooooh Hope you get it man! Yeah I like NYU a lot, the school attracts me more than any of the others. Obviously if I got a significant amount of money elsewhere then I'd have to consider that, of course.

[Mikey]

Logic chain, in theory, seems kind of dope. Grouping games are really throwing me off, but I think I will notice more patterns as I go. I find that I'm not as comfortable with grey areas of truth with these as I am with ordering games.

In and out games are the best. I think they're so freaking easy, I love them. Regular 3+ groups grouping games are alright, some can be a pain but you just gotta keep at it!

[Mikey]

Just a thought: one of my friend's got a high 140's LSAT score and she is waiting to get off of NYLS's wait list. How the HELL can I go about convincing her that it's a terrible idea? I've offered to help her with the LSAT as much as I can, but she said "I will retake if I don't get into New York Law". Like bruh, that's sticker at a bleh school.

[proteinshake]

Spoke to a colleague today about the NYU averaging LSAT scores controversy. She had 2 LSAT scores and she doesn't think that they average scores because if they did, she said they wouldn't have given her money, nonetheless admitted her.

I was below their LSAT median and slightly above their GPA median and got waitlisted with two LSAT scores. if they averaged I should have gotten rejected!

Interesting, good to know. What school is your top choice? out of curiosity.

H, now that I know I can get the score. yours is NYU right? I can see that since you're probably really close.

Harvard, oooooh Hope you get it man! Yeah I like NYU a lot, the school attracts me more than any of the others. Obviously if I got a significant amount of money elsewhere then I'd have to consider that, of course.

if I got into NYU with decent money (which wouldn't have happened) I probably wouldn't be here right now.

[proteinshake]

Just a thought: one of my friend's got a high 140's LSAT score and she is waiting to get off of NYLS's wait list. How the HELL can I go about convincing her that it's a terrible idea? I've offered to help her with the LSAT as much as I can, but she said "I will retake if I don't get into New York Law". Like bruh, that's sticker at a bleh school.

did you show her the LST report? I convinced a friend to retake after she got a half-tuition scholly from BU. I consider it one of my greatest achievements