The Official February 2015 Study Group Forum

JackelJ · Post by **JackelJ** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:40 pm

kang wrote:
Jackelj- 34 more days!!

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:41 pm

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:43 pm

kang · Post by **kang** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:01 pm

zacboro - wow you have a lot of PTs left! I wish I had that...

The feb test is like all or nothing for me. I registered for December, but ended up cancelling because I was not confident in my RC section. However, I haven't seen any substantial increase in my RC score since then

sigh...

I'm somewhat ambivalent about the fact that it is undisclosed...In my opinion, this is the test for those who've cancelled/retakers as well as the overachievers. I wish I knew what the % of the high scorers was for the feb test. It might help confirm which group of people I'm really up against. Considering that overall the February test typically has a smaller pool of test takers, does this mean we can expect a more generous curve or...? Any thoughts?

My guess is that this year there will be (high) 18,xxx test takers this February - just basing this on the trend published by LSAC http://lsac.org/lsacresources/data/lsats-administered

JackelJ · Post by **JackelJ** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:03 pm

kang wrote: I know what you mean... I used to be the one that wanted to get through as many questions as possible. My line of thought was "try every question before writing the test!" This is actually not the smartest idea... I pressured myself to do at least 4/5 sections a day, but I ended up overexerting myself. I would either not review thoroughly or I would find myself behind and feeling really bad about it. In hindsight, I think I wasted precious material doing this.

You can redo questions you have already done. Just because you rushed through them once doesn't mean that you can't learn anything from them. I actually ended up redoing a couple thousand questions so far from drilling and redoing PTs and it was great because it allowed me to re-enforce good habits.

stray · Post by **stray** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:06 pm

zacboro wrote:~~15 days or so left to cancel registration.~~

NO, ZAC, NO. Fuck that noise. I am done with this test after Feb. I want my life back. Please, god, let this be over. Please dont make me deal with this test for another several months.

On another note, did a shit ton of games and an RC section. Just ran on the ole treadmill and feeling god awful. Rather take a bat to the nuts than have to do another RC passage tonight, but im gonna go for it.

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:12 pm

Big Red · Post by **Big Red** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:18 pm

If you're worried about Feb scores go back and look at the Feb waiters thread from last year - plenty of happy people

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:25 pm

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:46 pm

Just got home....time to RC....

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:52 pm

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:54 pm

zacboro wrote:Nlee what time zone are you in?

West coast, but spent most of the morning and afternoon at church/lunch with friends.

JackelJ · Post by **JackelJ** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:57 pm

kang wrote:
I'm somewhat ambivalent about the fact that it is undisclosed...In my opinion, this is the test for those who've cancelled/retakers as well as the overachievers. I wish I knew what the % of the high scorers was for the feb test. It might help confirm which group of people I'm really up against. Considering that overall the February test typically has a smaller pool of test takers, does this mean we can expect a more generous curve or...? Any thoughts?

I'm pretty sure I heard that the curve is determined when the test is made, and not when the tests are scored. I think they base the curve off of how easy/hard each of the individual sections were as experimental from previously administered tests. So, it doesn't really matter what kind of people we are up against. Again, I am not certain of all of this but I wouldn't be relying on a getting a more generous curve based off the fact that many people may be retakers.

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:59 pm

JackelJ wrote:
kang wrote:
I'm somewhat ambivalent about the fact that it is undisclosed...In my opinion, this is the test for those who've cancelled/retakers as well as the overachievers. I wish I knew what the % of the high scorers was for the feb test. It might help confirm which group of people I'm really up against. Considering that overall the February test typically has a smaller pool of test takers, does this mean we can expect a more generous curve or...? Any thoughts?
I'm pretty sure I heard that the curve is determined when the test is made, and not when the tests are scored. I think they base the curve off of how easy/hard each of the individual sections were as experimental from previously administered tests. So, it doesn't really matter what kind of people we are up against. Again, I am not certain of all of this but I wouldn't be relying on a getting a more generous curve based off the fact that many people may be retakers.

Correct. The curve is predetermined and does not matter whether peer Feb takers are gunners or retakers.

Big Red · Post by **Big Red** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:00 pm

JackelJ wrote:
kang wrote:
I'm somewhat ambivalent about the fact that it is undisclosed...In my opinion, this is the test for those who've cancelled/retakers as well as the overachievers. I wish I knew what the % of the high scorers was for the feb test. It might help confirm which group of people I'm really up against. Considering that overall the February test typically has a smaller pool of test takers, does this mean we can expect a more generous curve or...? Any thoughts?
I'm pretty sure I heard that the curve is determined when the test is made, and not when the tests are scored. I think they base the curve off of how easy/hard each of the individual sections were as experimental from previously administered tests. So, it doesn't really matter what kind of people we are up against. Again, I am not certain of all of this but I wouldn't be relying on a getting a more generous curve based off the fact that many people may be retakers.

No this is true, they use results from experimentals and some form of alchemy but curves are determined BEFORE the test is issued, so doesn't matter who takes it

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:01 pm

JackelJ · Post by **JackelJ** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:02 pm

zacboro wrote:It doesn't matter because we are all gonna do amazing and score 99th and apply early next cycle and all go HYS or at least T14 if that's all your GPA allows.

Yup
eta: If Elle Woods can do it, I can too

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:21 pm

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kang · Post by **kang** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:24 pm

Wait, so if you believe more than half the test takers are overachievers and waiting for the next admission cycle, the curve would be ye same as if half the test takers were just retakers?

stray · Post by **stray** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:25 pm

gamerish wrote:Doing RC now. I love RC.

i hate you.

JackelJ · Post by **JackelJ** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:26 pm

kang wrote:Wait, so if you believe more than half the test takers are overachievers and waiting for the next admission cycle, the curve would be ye same as if half the test takers were just retakers?

It doesn't matter at all. The curve is made before the test is administered.

stray · Post by **stray** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:27 pm

kang wrote:Wait, so if you believe more than half the test takers are overachievers and waiting for the next admission cycle, the curve would be ye same as if half the test takers were just retakers?

apparently. Kind of reassuring in a sense.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:33 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:38 pm

kang · Post by **kang** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:40 pm

Ok. Ok. I'm just overthinking things, it doesn't matter

we got this!!