The Official December 2014 Study Group Forum

Colonel_funkadunk · Post by **Colonel_funkadunk** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:56 pm

Dirigo wrote:
Shakawkaw wrote: I got a 161.
I respect the fact you're retaking.

is rigo actually being nice. Grndr mustve had a 500 foot away match this afternoon

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:58 pm

Colonel_funkadunk wrote:
Dirigo wrote:
Shakawkaw wrote: I got a 161.
I respect the fact you're retaking.
is rigo actually being nice. Grndr mustve had a 500 foot away match this afternoon

Did not sound nice, at all.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:58 pm

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:59 pm

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:01 pm

Dirigo wrote: ~~Because Helen Keller is more perceptive than your tard~~ass.

Sorry, that was all I got from that.

Gonna foe you, Rigo. YOU'VE BEEN FOE'd.

Colonel_funkadunk · Post by **Colonel_funkadunk** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:02 pm

Shakawkaw wrote:
Colonel_funkadunk wrote:
Dirigo wrote:
Shakawkaw wrote: I got a 161.
I respect the fact you're retaking.
is rigo actually being nice. Grndr mustve had a 500 foot away match this afternoon
Did not sound nice, at all.

ok i was about to say inb4 rigo's harsh response but there goes that.

theres a lot of people on TLS who make the irrational decision not to retake scores below median and settle for situations where they are at a school that is not great (low employment outcomes) or stuck with stifiling debt. I just think he was complimenting your foresight to try to not be stuck in that situation.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:03 pm

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:08 pm

whoa, what happened during my lunch break.

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:08 pm

Dirigo wrote:
Colonel_funkadunk wrote: is rigo actually being nice. Grndr mustve had a 500 foot away match this afternoon
There are hotter guys in the burn unit at the local hospital than on my grindr. It's really depressing.

Nice double entendre there.

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:10 pm

nlee10 wrote:whoa, what happened during my lunch break.

Was gunna say, you are having a really late lunch. But then PST.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:11 pm

Colonel_funkadunk · Post by **Colonel_funkadunk** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:14 pm

Dirigo wrote:
nlee10 wrote:whoa, what happened during my lunch break.
Nothing.

idk rigo i was pretty fucking funny, clever and astute in my lsat wisdom

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:20 pm

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:21 pm

Dirigo wrote:
Colonel_funkadunk wrote:rigo i was pretty fucking funny, clever and astute in my lsat wisdom
You're my sufficient assumption. <3

What does Colonel guarantee, exactly?

ETA: Hi guys, Game 4 of Preptest 34. This one is full of conditional logic, so if you're not familiar and comfortable with the rules, this game will be a challenge for you. That said, let's get into the rules.

alpha kenny body · Post by **alpha kenny body** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:27 pm

Knocked out PT 53. Will report back after Blind Review and grading. I'm definitely not comfortable with timing, however, I believe it will be solved by repetition.

Question: I have been taking my preptests with only 4 sections. However, in lieu of not having another section, I have been doing all four back to back w/o a break. Okay for now?

Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:28 pm

MTH2 wrote:Knocked out PT 53. Will report back after Blind Review and grading. I'm definitely not comfortable with timing, however, I believe it will be solved by repetition.

Question: I have been taking my preptests with only 4 sections. However, in lieu of not having another section, I have been doing all four back to back w/o a break. Okay for now?

Definitely would add the 5th section. Eliminating a 15 minute break is NOT the same as doing additional q's. I didn't do 5 section ones and the fatigue really got to me.

IsThisForReal · Post by **IsThisForReal** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:29 pm

MTH2 wrote:Knocked out PT 53. Will report back after Blind Review and grading. I'm definitely not comfortable with timing, however, I believe it will be solved by repetition.

Question: I have been taking my preptests with only 4 sections. However, in lieu of not having another section, I have been doing all four back to back w/o a break. Okay for now?

Depends on what kind of test taker you are. I only did 4 section PT's and it didn't bother me to have an extra on gameday. But if you get psyched out by things like that you should probably practice with 5.

alpha kenny body · Post by **alpha kenny body** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:36 pm

IsThisForReal wrote:
shakawkaw wrote:
MTH2 wrote:Knocked out PT 53. Will report back after Blind Review and grading. I'm definitely not comfortable with timing, however, I believe it will be solved by repetition.

Question: I have been taking my preptests with only 4 sections. However, in lieu of not having another section, I have been doing all four back to back w/o a break. Okay for now?
Definitely would add the 5th section. Eliminating a 15 minute break is NOT the same as doing additional q's. I didn't do 5 section ones and the fatigue really got to me.
Depends on what kind of test taker you are. I only did 4 section PT's and it didn't bother me to have an extra on gameday. But if you get psyched out by things like that you should probably practice with 5.

I agree, however, I was just cooking with what was available at the moment. I do think getting used to doing four back to back is making a break during the real deal that more welcomed.

I wasn't very fatigued during my first administration and I am not very fatigued now, hereafter completing all four. I would like to simulate the test as close as possible though. I have the thought that I should gradually build my way up to full simulation.

GreenTee · Post by **GreenTee** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 4:46 pm

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:41 pm

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Shakawkaw · Post by **Shakawkaw** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:47 pm

schmelling wrote:I don't get why anyone would be doing 6 section tests or 33 minute tests or anything like that. I also don't understand taking "untimed tests" (AKA: drilling) or even taking 4 sections tests. The exam is five 35-minute sections, 4 of which are graded. PTs should therefore be five 35-minute sections 4 of which are graded. The point of PTs is to gauge your progress and make the test format feel natural, messing with the format of the test accomplishes neither.

someone who takes a ton of 33 minute exams will not be using their time optimally on test day, someone who does 6-section exams is not getting an accurate read of their abilities, nor will someone taking 4-section tests, which have the added detriment of not preparing you for the longer exam on test day.

If you want to work on fatigue do an individual ungraded section immediately after all 5 sections of a PT have been completed.

EDIT: Also, make sure to take the break. For some people it disrupts momentum, and you should be prepared to be removed from the test for 15 minutes, stewing over whatever mistakes you think you may have made in the first 3 sections, and have to get back in the zone for the last 2.

What did you get, Schmelling?

ETA: JY needs to know.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:48 pm

schmelling · Post by **schmelling** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:49 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:50 pm