The Official February 2015 Study Group Forum

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:32 am

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leslieknope · Post by **leslieknope** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:43 am

gamerish wrote:Seriously this not reading stuff right in front of my face is a problem. All of the questions I miss and all the time I waste is from not following through on inferences I've already made and written down.

That's where 7sage's foolproof method really comes in handy. If you do it the right way over and over again on the same game, when a similar inference inevitably comes up, you recognize it and automatically know what to do to take it to the next level.

ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:03 am

Doing a hybrid of tough sections tomorrow, regardless of PT. Going for no more than 5 in RC, 10 in LR, and 1 in games.

Pt 57 games and PT 71 RC (mirrors passage), and im whatever on LR. Most of them are around the same in difficulty.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:45 am

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ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:48 am

gamerish wrote:At what point in your studying did you guys notice you could consistently finish LGs in time?

i focused on 7sage and Lg for about 2 weeks straight and I went from 8-10 and barely finishing to 0-1 and doing each game in 7 minutes. They're learnable, I assure you. Push yourself to the limit on time.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 1:59 am

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ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:01 am

gamerish wrote:You did it in 2 weeks?

you can too. Do whole sections from PT 51 to present. Print 2 copies of each. Do the sections once, watch 7sages videos, then time yourself for 30 minutes and do the sections again. I'd also recommend getting a "Most Difficult Games" from Cambridge (I think they're cheap) and drilling those.

People sometimes make LGs harder than they really are. If you think about it, 3 of the games are gonna be one of 3 diagrams. Ordering, in/out, grouping. You just have to determine which it is. Then, one of the games is gonna be a hybrid of 2. I mean, there are literally 3 diagrams you have to know how to make, its just the rules and the game pieces are different. The structure is the exact same.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:10 am

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ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:14 am

gamerish wrote:Well I haven't even drilled all the LG types yet so I don't think moving onto PTs is a very good idea...

Did you mean 2 weeks after you "finished" drilling or 2 weeks from the start of your prep?

2 weeks after my diagnostic

Dude you need to get on that lol. Unless you arent taking in Feb, then you have time

leslieknope · Post by **leslieknope** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:14 am

Let me beat the dead horse a bit more but seriously, try 7sage's method. And make sure you're redrilling every game where you either got a question wrong OR missed an inference/didn't make your diagram as efficient as it could be. LG is so much more about memorization than people make it out to be. If you memorize the inferences within a game type by redrilling, you'll see your LG game get much faster/more accurate

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:15 am

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:22 am

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ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:26 am

I was wayyy into sudoku in high school, and i really do feel like that helped me. But, once I took my diagnostic, I first made an account on TLS and asked myself "what is the first step now? What should I do?" Common consensus was to solidify LG because it was the easiest section to learn. So, I literally bought all the PT's, bought the "Most Difficult Games" packet and went to work. I printed out two copies of literally every game, and for the next 14 days straight, I spent 4-5 hours a day on them. I probably got it down to 35 minutes 7-10 days in, and I probably started hitting 0 on a regular basis 12-14 days in.

Now that I've been doing it so much and recognizing that logic games are literally recycled from earlier games using different names, I do them realllly quick. I time myself for 30 minutes and usually complete them no problem.

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:28 am

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ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:31 am

gamerish wrote:...

Congratulations...

did you not ask how we did it?

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:58 am

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ilikebaseball · Post by **ilikebaseball** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:59 am

Sounded like a "good for you" thing when I'm literally just trying to help you

Smallville · Post by **Smallville** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:37 am

for some reason today I am much tired and couldn't really get up when I have been and I went to sleep around the same time as I have been.... O.o maybe I overslept? either way not cool... I want to be wide awake :/ (despite it being only 7:30

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NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:21 am

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:26 am

zacboro wrote:Ughhhh, woke up an hour ago but my library doesn't open till 9 AM. Can't start prep until then cause I'm doing a full PT. Should be interesting. Should I supp the exp at sec 2 or 3, someone randomly answer me.

Section 3

NL2424 · Post by **NL2424** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:35 am

m27 · Post by **m27** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:55 am

Woke up 10 mins ago

So much for waking up at 7. My bed was way too comfortable

Dr. Nefario · Post by **Dr. Nefario** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:07 am

I'm so ready for this test to be over. I haven't PTed in about a week now because I've been focusing on drilling. I'm probably gonna go a few more days without it just because I want to make sure I get the drilling down and done right. I almost just wish I was crazy and willing to take on tons of loans so I could just go to my top school carefree and in stupidity after only my second take. But I'm better off like this, so back to reading and drilling we go.

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:08 am

Gonna PT in like an hour 20 mins so that will be around 8:30am. The need for caffeine is real.

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:08 am

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