The Official February 2015 Study Group Forum

JackelJ · Post by **JackelJ** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:28 pm

nlee10 wrote:
kang wrote:And woahh.. so many new people.
These new people are lsat veterans.

Learn from them. They are very wise.

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:28 pm

ilikebaseball wrote:What's the latest a school has called you guys thus far for a decision? And have they all called? Or have some just sent email

If you haven't already, I would post in the Law School Acceptances, Denials, and Waitlists Threads for better response. Aside from some of the veterans that popped in today, I think most of us are taking the LSAT for the first time/applying next cycle.

Good luck!

kang · Post by **kang** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:34 pm

JackelJ wrote:
nlee10 wrote:
kang wrote:And woahh.. so many new people.
These new people are lsat veterans.
Learn from them. They are very wise.

touche! teach me your ways! Any advise for the noob?

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:35 pm

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:35 pm

alrighty, well i'll pop in. Since I'm a "veteran" I guess (also retaking in Feb for more $$$). I'm usually perfect on LG, I struggle in RC (ugh), and am completely self taught. I probably spent around $150 bucks on study materials (along with some very generous gifts from fellow TLS members). If anyone has any Q's please please please ask

kang · Post by **kang** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:37 pm

Shakawkaw wrote:
kang wrote:How do you guys approach the substitute questions for LG?
Watch JY's videos - they're pretty spectacular. He has a "sneak-in" (meaning it adds a new world) vs "knock-out" (meaning it eliminates a world) method. The latter is easier to see - if the AC knocks out some world that isn't allowed with the original rule, you can eliminate that AC as a contender. For sneak-in, if you can come up with a new world that wasn't allowed previously, you can eliminate that AC as well. This is time consuming (especially to test for sneak-in ones). JY suggests skipping rule subbies and doing everything else first.

From the December thread:

Shakawkaw wrote: If you haven't already, I would watch JY's videos to see how he attacks the questions. He usually suggests skipping it and coming back to it, but I find that this approach, for me at least, either leaves me with no time left to answer it, or I forget until the very last minute and rush/guess.

You look at your original diagram and make a separate diagram eliminating the rule the question tells you to. Go through each answer choice and add it to your amended rule. If it makes connections/inferences that differ categorically from your original, it's wrong. For example:

Original: X-Y-Z
Remove: Y-Z
Amended diagram: X-Y
AC: Z is before Y.
Amended AC diagram: X + Z>Y

While this is a very simple example, it's clear that this answer choice is incorrect because it contradicts the original diagram, where X and Y are before Z.

Thanks!! going to keep this in mind. lol I'm reading this thread backwards now. I tried reading the older post first, but couldn't keep up

Smallville · Post by **Smallville** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:39 pm

Dirigo wrote:
kang wrote: touche! teach me your ways! Any advise for the noob?
Pick the right answer as many times as possible.

TCR

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:39 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:39 pm

Smallville · Post by **Smallville** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:40 pm

gamerish wrote: Just one question.
Who is Bill?

a smart man... who apparently left TLS... he was a Septemberer

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:41 pm

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:42 pm

Jgoods wrote:
gamerish wrote: Just one question.
Who is Bill?
a smart man... who apparently left TLS... he was a Septemberer

he left? I saw him in the december thread every once in a while. I miss the man. Also, I never see the colonel posting either.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:44 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:45 pm

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:47 pm

Dirigo wrote:
ilikebaseball wrote:
Jgoods wrote:
gamerish wrote: Just one question.
Who is Bill?
a smart man... who apparently left TLS... he was a Septemberer
he left? I saw him in the december thread every once in a while. I miss the man. Also, I never see the colonel posting either.
Yeah I'm good pals with colonel and he is totally done.

What? Damn, I miss the colonel

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:47 pm

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NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:48 pm

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kang · Post by **kang** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:51 pm

zacboro wrote:So between the rest of this week and next week (more so next week though) I'm going to try to improve on my endurance. I'm thinking of doing about four 6 section PT under timed conditions. But instead of just splicing PTs in for 2 extra sections, what if I made 4 sections (one to use for each PT) that consisted of 1 game, 1 passage, and 12 or so LR questions, and did one of these mixed up sections as the first section of each 6 section PT, as a warmup, and then not BR/ or grade it afterwards. For warmup now I usually just read over a few questions from the day before because I don't want to taint any new material just for a quick warmup. But I feel like this would be a good warm up strategy, and if I complete my weird mixed up section timed, and move right into the next section, I feel like it would accomplish what I want it to accomplish for my endurance. What do you all think?

ETA: I'm really looking for feedback so anything helps.

I just started doing this last Saturday. I'm pretty sure this played a factor in helping me break the high 160s plateau. I actually reviewed all the answers before taking the real PT though. I got a 100% on the warm-up and this made me confident going into the test (I think its a good idea to make this relatively easy? IMO). BUT I'm not sure about it being a 6th section... I would say adding a second RC section would be a better idea if you are looking to increase your endurance. I don't know about you, but I love LR and LG, but RC really takes a toll on me. I think its best to be prepared for the worst.

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:52 pm

Dirigo wrote:
ilikebaseball wrote: What? Damn, I miss the colonel
He got a job that he seems to enjoy and won't be pursuing the law school route. I'll let him know you say hi.

That's disappointing.

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:54 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:55 pm

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:55 pm

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:57 pm