The Official June 2016 Study Group Forum

Binghamton1018 · Post by **Binghamton1018** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:48 am

magooshtravis wrote:Hi Folks,

First of all, sorry to those of you who saw this same post in the Feb Study Group thread. Not trying to spam everyone, but do want to introduce myself to as many of you as possible as a resource. So without further ado...

My name is Travis and I've been tutoring the LSAT for about 10 years. This is NOT a sales pitch. I'm just introducing myself and letting you all know that I check this forum almost every weekday and would be happy to answer anyone's questions about specific problems, pacing, test day concerns, etc...

I got my JD from NYU in 2009 and have been living in Northern California for the past 6 years. Currently, I work for a company called Magoosh, writing an online prep course for the LSAT.

Again, if you have any questions about the exam, law school, debt, jobs, etc... feel free to message me. I also have a blog you can check out at https://magoosh.com/lsat. It's in its infancy, so there's not a ton to look at right now, but I'll be updating it regularly with helpful info. If you have any burning questions that you'd like to see addressed in the blog, give me a heads up.

Best of luck to all of you taking the Feb exam. I look forward to getting to know some of you better

Take care,
Travis

Hey everyone! so I have gotten 61-4-19 wrong an (astonishing) total of four times over the course of my prep. Anyone able to take a second to look at this an explain it? It simply doesn't click...

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:02 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 12:55 pm

First day of winter. Going to be warm all week in Northeast, so it doesn't really feel like Xmas. I'll take it though. Snow is overrated.

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 1:40 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:17 pm

24 weeks. Creepin up.

Binghamton1018 · Post by **Binghamton1018** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:38 pm

chicharon wrote:
Binghamton1018 wrote: Hey everyone! so I have gotten 61-4-19 wrong an (astonishing) total of four times over the course of my prep. Anyone able to take a second to look at this an explain it? It simply doesn't click...
I gave it a shot, hope it makes sense:

[+] Spoiler
1. The principle gives us rules for who to hire. Case A: IF there is a fully qualified candidate AND he/she is currently working at the company, then we should hire them. Case B: IF there is no such person available, THEN we throw that prior rule out the window and just hire the most productive candidate.

2. The application says (i) do not hire K, because (ii) D is a fully qualified candidate. But we don’t have enough information to figure out if D is fully qualified AND currently working there (case A), or if K is not an employee and D is actually the most productive, non-employee candidate, who also just happens to be fully qualified (case B).

3. Time to look at ACs:

a. No fully qualified candidates who currently work there? Then this points to Case B. But the info it provides is not enough. We know Case B requires that the winning candidate be the most productive one, but we don’t know if D is the most productive candidate.
b. D is the most productive, sure, but this AC says there are candidates being considered who already work for the company. If just one of those employee candidates is qualified then D is S.O.L. (sh*t outta luck).
c. K works for the company, but we can’t figure out what to do because we don’t know if he’s fully qualified or not. So we can’t justify the decision not to hire K. D is the most productive, but we don’t know if there is any fully qualified employee candidate available, which we require for Case B to apply.
d. We don’t know if any of those current employees are fully qualified or not!
e. This tells us that there are no current employee candidates, so great, we’re in Case B. Then it tells us that D is the most productive candidate. Oh yay that’s exactly what Case B says—to hire the most productive non-employee candidate!

Thank you big time! I hope I can be of some help in the future.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 9:40 pm

Anyone have grandiose New Years or 5 month mark prep resolutions?

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:06 pm

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chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:08 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:09 pm

I've been eating a little too much solid food since Thanksgiving. Gotta get into a fitness routine.

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:12 pm

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Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:20 pm

Just gotta get a good routine going in all aspects of my life. Gonna go back to being a morning person. I've been sleeping in late since being home.

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:21 pm

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ngogirl12 · Post by **ngogirl12** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:58 am

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:00 am

I move out in 2 weeks. I actually think I'll get more studying done the busier I am with other commitments. I need structure.

ngogirl12 · Post by **ngogirl12** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:02 am

ColonizeMars · Post by **ColonizeMars** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:15 am

ngogirl12 wrote: For me law school was a way for me to save the world..

Lol, you think this principality will hold true after graduating Law School with debt hanging on your shoulder?

ColonizeMars · Post by **ColonizeMars** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:34 am

ngogirl12 wrote: I went to Norway for a weekend, have a friend in Oslo but I didn't get to see much outside of that. I have heard the countryside is gorgeous. Did you get to see the Northern Lights while you were there? My friend and I went to Iceland December 2014 (my fave Scandinavian country, so quaint, delicate, and cute!) and when we were coming out of the airport the Northern Lights hit us, we thought it was a normal occurrence but it was cool!

Oh yeah! I saw the Northern Lights, the first time I saw, I had no idea what it was lol. The whole Scandinavian region is beautiful, and would love to retire there sometime. Oslo is pretty too, a very efficient city imo. If you go there again, try their version of meatballs; it is delicious! And, Check out their cold war museum by the bay, some neat historical artifacts there.

ngogirl12 wrote: I do! His name is Micah Zenko, and I just looked in my notebook the concept is actually called "red teaming" it's really interesting! I bet if you google him, his book title will come up. It's actually not that expensive $30, I didn't buy a copy bc I'm more interested in analyzing behavior and potential solutions and I'm poor haha.

Oh yeah, red-teaming makes more sense Lol. Thanks for the info. I don't see a point in buying these books in cybersecutiry actually, the industry evolves on a geometric scale, and the materials get outdated very soon. It'll probably be available for free online sometime soon anyways.

ColonizeMars · Post by **ColonizeMars** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:39 am

chicharon wrote:
ColonizeMars wrote: There is plenty of time to get your discipline set up. ~Six months is a long way lol
Philippines! I almost did a stint in the Mindanao region over the summer; didn't get the funds approved :/ Will probably visit the country after the exam though!
Ahhh Mindanao is dangerous, depending on where you go I'm from the north--Luzon--where the national capital is. What do you plan to do there?

Yeah, the area is infested with terrorists. I'll most likely just visit as a tourist, and catch one of Manny Pacquiao's fight; he is my icon!

AfrocentricAsian · Post by **AfrocentricAsian** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:41 am

With LSAC closed for the holidays, will I still be able to upload my personal statement myself to various school applications?

ColonizeMars · Post by **ColonizeMars** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:42 am

chicharon wrote:I heard training for a marathon while prepping for the LSAT actually works out pretty nicely

I'd highly recommend doing something physically active like this. It helps focus better, imo.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:31 pm

AfrocentricAsian wrote:With LSAC closed for the holidays, will I still be able to upload my personal statement myself to various school applications?

Yeah.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:22 pm

Making copies is such an undertaking. I will have to buy my own printer/high volume copy machine for my new apartment when I can't rely on my dad's office anymore.

chicharon · Post by **chicharon** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:22 pm

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