The Official February 2015 Study Group Forum

[Shakawkaw]

Can't stop staring at that gif-tar, m27.

[Smallville]

Like, am I only quick because I've already done all these games so many times that I remember them all? Will my practice translate appropriately to the new games I'll be given in February? Is there some way to be sure my LG score is perfect that I'm missing?

#lifesbiggestquestions #secretsoftheworld #ancientmysteriessolved

unless there is some random game that you actually havent done.... no, dont think so... but I would just be confident that you're awesome and will kill the LG section no problem (along with all the other sections of course)

I totally disagree with Superman here. Every time you do redo a game, your skills improve. It doesn't matter if the game is fresh or not. I had almost no fresh material between September and December, and my skill level improved enormously. Just keep doing what you're doing, sfogs, and trust that you are getting better. Honestly. You are.

um excuse me but where in my post do you see me saying there's no way she can improve? She asked if theres a way to be sure her LG score is perfect since she has already done the games. So no, unless theres a fresh game to do theres not much of a way to check and be sure theyre on point and its not just having seen them already.... granted I def agree that redoing the games over and over will help improve. 2 different things there bud

[m27]

Can't stop staring at that gif-tar, m27.

It's hypnotizing, I know. It also reminds me of that LR question about dioxin and fish going downstream

[GreenTee]

I totally disagree with Superman here. Every time you do redo a game, your skills improve. It doesn't matter if the game is fresh or not. I had almost no fresh material between September and December, and my skill level improved enormously. Just keep doing what you're doing, sfogs, and trust that you are getting better. Honestly. You are.

um excuse me but where in my post do you see me saying there's no way she can improve? She asked if theres a way to be sure her LG score is perfect since she has already done the games. So no, unless theres a fresh game to do theres not much of a way to check and be sure theyre on point and its not just having seen them already.... granted I def agree that redoing the games over and over will help improve. 2 different things there bud

Sorry, Clark, I misunderstood what you were saying.

But I think if you're going -0 consistently on games sections, you can reasonably expect to go -0 on test day, even if most of those sections are retakes. That's my point.

Sfogs: Don't second guess yourself, and don't worry so much about having an accurate way to gauge your progress. Just do the work, and you'll kill it on test day.

[GreenTee]

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[ilikebaseball]

PT 40 has that weird ass LG with the nonstop airlines which I absolutely failed.

lol that game is bit of an oddball. Not exactly an ordering nor a grouping game.

Its sorta similar to the hard game in PT 72. I literally missed 3 on it, but went perfect elsewhere.

I'm also timing myself at 30 minutes, so I may have been able to take it slower with 5 extra minutes, but still.

YEP ME TOO. That was my -3 on Sunday.

I like Fogs. Stick around champ

[Smallville]

I totally disagree with Superman here. Every time you do redo a game, your skills improve. It doesn't matter if the game is fresh or not. I had almost no fresh material between September and December, and my skill level improved enormously. Just keep doing what you're doing, sfogs, and trust that you are getting better. Honestly. You are.

um excuse me but where in my post do you see me saying there's no way she can improve? She asked if theres a way to be sure her LG score is perfect since she has already done the games. So no, unless theres a fresh game to do theres not much of a way to check and be sure theyre on point and its not just having seen them already.... granted I def agree that redoing the games over and over will help improve. 2 different things there bud

Sorry, Clark, I misunderstood what you were saying.

But I think if you're going -0 consistently on games sections, you can reasonably expect to go -0 on test day, even if most of those sections are retakes. That's my point.

Sfogs: Don't second guess yourself, and don't worry so much about having an accurate way to gauge your progress. Just do the work, and you'll kill it on test day.

haha all good, I agree you can reasonably expect to go -0

Can't stop staring at that gif-tar, m27.

I, for one, can't stop staring at your self-tar.

+1 Kristin Kreuk is gorg

[khan]

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[Rigo]

[GreenTee]

Khan, you should definitely take June and apply next cycle. If you're PTing in the high 150s/low 160s range right now, you will probably not be able to score at or above mid-high 160s in February. June is a much better timeline for you to reach your highest potential.

e: scooped

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[khan]

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[Rigo]

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[m27]

Also since most schools are on a rolling admissions cycle, people who apply later in the cycle are at a significant disadvantage.

Significant disadvantage pertaining to scholarship opportunities, overall (even if one's numbers are at/above a school's median LSAT & GPA), or both?

I haven't submitted any applications yet, and I'm not sure if I should do so after I take the Feb 7th exam (and request a review hold until Feb scores are reported) or until I get that score back. I can absolutely understand how applying later will diminish potential scholarship $$ but will it truly impact my overall chances of admission regardless if I have a school's numbers or not?

[khan]

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[storpappa]

Is there a better tool to use to report your answers and track progress then using http://7sage.com/score-lsat-test/ ??

[storpappa]

Saw a question in the thread earlier about music while studying.

I am using the LSAT Proctor app

if you have any time accommodation, it lets you extend your time

The biggest benefit I find when doing a full PT is to have to listen to the instructions and the coughing and other background noises. It burns up more time then doing it condensed, but I want my time on a full PT to be real world

[Rigo]

[m27]

Is there a better tool to use to report your answers and track progress then using http://7sage.com/score-lsat-test/ ??

I use http://www.lsatqa.com/

It doesn't track blind review but I don't care about that since I store that information in an excel document

[ilikebaseball]

Is there a better tool to use to report your answers and track progress then using http://7sage.com/score-lsat-test/ ??

zen of 180 is pretty solid

[ilikebaseball]

PT40 kicked my ass, and I'm really happy about it lol. It has a REALLY tough LG (the one with airplanes) really hard RC, and not necessarily HARD but old and unusual LR. I'm happy about it because it really made me feel like that would be a worst case scenario thing for the real test. The curve was ridiculously brutal (one of the worst I've seen in comparison to the difficulty) Also, I had some nursing students about 5 feet away from me in a study group while I was on RC, so I'm sure I would've scored higher.

Got a 165

[brusselsprouts]

PT40 kicked my ass, and I'm really happy about it lol. It has a REALLY tough LG (the one with airplanes) really hard RC, and not necessarily HARD but old and unusual LR. I'm happy about it because it really made me feel like that would be a worst case scenario thing for the real test. The curve was ridiculously brutal (one of the worst I've seen in comparison to the difficulty) Also, I had some nursing students about 5 feet away from me in a study group while I was on RC, so I'm sure I would've scored higher.

Got a 165

Congrats! I've taken my PTs in relatively noisy places and hope it will work to my advantage. That airplane game has been talked about so much today but it's one of my favorite games! I think because I'm a super spatial thinker so I can visualize it so much easier than stupid in and out grouping games. Or other bad games.

So I just finished BR for my PT yesterday...my LG mistakes were the MOST ridiculous. I'm embarrassed and also amused. Mostly I should learn to read carefully. LR was tough but I definitely can improve..my BR score was 173. I'll get there in no time!

[ilikebaseball]

I don't even remember the last time I got a 165 on a pt. Hopefully that's WORST case. I'm hoping they loosen up a bit for feb due to the last 2, but Whatevs