The Official September 2016 Study Group - WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS Forum

[tofuspeedstar]

Finished up BR on 71.

LR1: -8 (a lot of them were misreads )
LG: -0
LR2: -13 (I found this section unusually hard)
RC: -8 (2nd in a row below -10!)

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161

BR:
LR1: -3
LG:-0
LR2:-6
RC: -5
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170


That -14 curve doe.

[ponderingmeerkat]

Ok, this is a super weird question but I gotta ask this: what are you guys doing to make sure you won't have to take a crap during the test? Was taking a section this morn and literally had to stop because I needed to take one so badly. If this happened on test day I would've gotten a 120. Yes, I'll obviously try to take one before the test but sometimes I just don't have to go until later.

As I see it, you have three options:

1) Count on adrenaline to provide you with "stage health" and assume it'll be the last thing on your mind come test day. (Most people, me included, have done this on previous test administrations and things turned out just fine.)
2) A slightly more conservative approach: avoid any new/interesting foods for 24 hours before and then take an Immodium the morning of. That'll stop you up pretty good for about 24 hours.
3) Wear a diaper (for those with no self-respect at all, but it's been discussed in here before)

In your case, sounds like you're the nervous type, I'd recommend you take an Immodium and call it a day.

[ponderingmeerkat]

Finished up BR on 71.

LR1: -8 (a lot of them were misreads )
LG: -0
LR2: -13 (I found this section unusually hard)
RC: -8 (2nd in a row below -10!)

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161

BR:
LR1: -3
LG:-0
LR2:-6
RC: -5
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170


That -14 curve doe.

Congrats on the improvements dude. Feels good huh?

[Mikey]

started this bullshit paper, she just wants the first part and it took me like 3 hours to do because i barely focused on it. #netflix

also studying for I/O psych. i love how as a freshman i would start studying for exams like a week before, and now i start studying like a day or 2 before lmfao

[20170322]

So, my study plan is to PT Wednesday and Saturday, then do LG every morning until the LSAT. Thoughts?

[tofuspeedstar]

Finished up BR on 71.

LR1: -8 (a lot of them were misreads )
LG: -0
LR2: -13 (I found this section unusually hard)
RC: -8 (2nd in a row below -10!)

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161

BR:
LR1: -3
LG:-0
LR2:-6
RC: -5
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170


That -14 curve doe.

Congrats on the improvements dude. Feels good huh?

Very much so, especially now that we're less than 2 weeks out. Gonna pt today, Wednesday this week and just drill Monday, Tuesday Thursday Friday, Saturday.

75/76 this week

77/78 next week

[Alexandros]

Not feeling great so taking today off to catch up on school work and stuff. Maybe/hopefully drill some this evening.

[Alexandros]

Ordered another watch. One day shipping so it should arrive tuesday. It's not the same model as last time but hopefully it works. If not, to the watch store for me I guess.

[Mikey]

Ordered another watch. One day shipping so it should arrive tuesday. It's not the same model as last time but hopefully it works. If not, to the watch store for me I guess.

a normal watch or an lsat watch?

[Shemp]

I use this watch.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JVP0FU

It's a piece of crap, but it's cheap. You just rotate the bezel until it points at the minute hand at the start of the section. The only thing I wish it had is individual tick marks for more than just the first 15 minutes. Also, the battery only lasted maybe six months from when I first got it and I had to order some more, but five batteries was $2.50 or something. I might put a fresh one in sometime next week. Oh, and also you can fold the strap back on itself and it will stand up on your desk on its own.

[Alexandros]

Ordered another watch. One day shipping so it should arrive tuesday. It's not the same model as last time but hopefully it works. If not, to the watch store for me I guess.

a normal watch or an lsat watch?

Normal watch.

[proteinshake]

I use this watch.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JVP0FU

It's a piece of crap, but it's cheap. You just rotate the bezel until it points at the minute hand at the start of the section. The only thing I wish it had is individual tick marks for more than just the first 15 minutes. Also, the battery only lasted maybe six months from when I first got it and I had to order some more, but five batteries was $2.50 or something. I might put a fresh one in sometime next week. Oh, and also you can fold the strap back on itself and it will stand up on your desk on its own.

lol I used the same one in December and it stopped working in May. I used white out to make marks every 8 minutes and 45 seconds.

[proteinshake]

did PT 60 LR2 (fresh, 3/5 difficulty) and went -0. feelsgoodman. was actually super pressed for time at the end but went into clutch mode. for some reason I was breezing by the harder ones but taking an unusually long time on the earlier questions.

[Mikey]

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[Alexandros]

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[Mikey]

did PT 60 LR2 (fresh, 3/5 difficulty) and went -0. feelsgoodman. was actually super pressed for time at the end but went into clutch mode. for some reason I was breezing by the harder ones but taking an unusually long time on the earlier questions.

that happens to me sometimes, it's weird lol. -0 though, that's great man, congrats! the best i've gotten on a single LR was -2 (i think??) or -3, i don't remember lmao.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Ok, this is a super weird question but I gotta ask this: what are you guys doing to make sure you won't have to take a crap during the test? Was taking a section this morn and literally had to stop because I needed to take one so badly. If this happened on test day I would've gotten a 120. Yes, I'll obviously try to take one before the test but sometimes I just don't have to go until later.

As I see it, you have three options:

1) Count on adrenaline to provide you with "stage health" and assume it'll be the last thing on your mind come test day. (Most people, me included, have done this on previous test administrations and things turned out just fine.)
2) A slightly more conservative approach: avoid any new/interesting foods for 24 hours before and then take an Immodium the morning of. That'll stop you up pretty good for about 24 hours.
3) Wear a diaper (for those with no self-respect at all, but it's been discussed in here before)

In your case, sounds like you're the nervous type, I'd recommend you take an Immodium and call it a day.

Lol Great advice. Make sure you don't have Coffee + Banana right before the test lol (disaster asking to happen). I drink a good amount of coffee daily so I may try another source of energy like a monster or Red bull because Coffee almost guarantees an issue to come up during the test. I didn't know Immodium clogs you up-- good to know.. I was actually thinking about this scenario because Im very hydrated as well, but i guess I just gotta make sure I chill out the night before/morning of so I don't have to be that "legendary" LSAT guy who pissed his pants during the test

[proteinshake]

did PT 60 LR2 (fresh, 3/5 difficulty) and went -0. feelsgoodman. was actually super pressed for time at the end but went into clutch mode. for some reason I was breezing by the harder ones but taking an unusually long time on the earlier questions.

that happens to me sometimes, it's weird lol. -0 though, that's great man, congrats! the best i've gotten on a single LR was -2 (i think??) or -3, i don't remember lmao.

yeah I thought -0 was a possibility but wasn't super confident about it. I was choosing answers that I though were the best but I couldn't fully justify. a lot of POE.

[Shemp]

I have something extremely similar. Ordered https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MQ24-7B2-A ... 000GB0G7A/ Used to have https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000JNKABW/ I definitely like the numbering on my old one better but I guess they're fairly similar. (However, if any of y'all happen to find one of those in a subway station in a major city in eastern Canada please do let me know.) Agreed - Crap, but cheap and did the job.

Do you reset it to noon between sections?

[proteinshake]

Ok, this is a super weird question but I gotta ask this: what are you guys doing to make sure you won't have to take a crap during the test? Was taking a section this morn and literally had to stop because I needed to take one so badly. If this happened on test day I would've gotten a 120. Yes, I'll obviously try to take one before the test but sometimes I just don't have to go until later.

As I see it, you have three options:

1) Count on adrenaline to provide you with "stage health" and assume it'll be the last thing on your mind come test day. (Most people, me included, have done this on previous test administrations and things turned out just fine.)
2) A slightly more conservative approach: avoid any new/interesting foods for 24 hours before and then take an Immodium the morning of. That'll stop you up pretty good for about 24 hours.
3) Wear a diaper (for those with no self-respect at all, but it's been discussed in here before)

In your case, sounds like you're the nervous type, I'd recommend you take an Immodium and call it a day.

Lol Great advice. Make sure you don't have Coffee + Banana right before the test lol (disaster asking to happen). I drink a good amount of coffee daily so I may try another source of energy like a monster or Red bull because Coffee almost guarantees an issue to come up during the test. I didn't know Immodium clogs you up-- good to know.. I was actually thinking about this scenario because Im very hydrated as well, but i guess I just gotta make sure I chill out the night before/morning of so I don't have to be that "legendary" LSAT guy who pissed his pants during the test

if you have a pretty scheduled life and eat/drink the same times/things everyday, your bathroom schedule shouldn't really change either. I have to go as soon as I wake up everyday UNLESS I wake up earlier than I normally do, in which case it might be a few hours until I have to go, and that's when it might interfere with the LSAT. but I've been waking up around 6:30 everyday so it shouldn't be a problem.

also, I use the bathroom A LOT, because I eat a ton, and I had no problems during the December administration (if that makes you feel any better).

[Alexandros]

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[34iplaw]

I have something extremely similar. Ordered https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MQ24-7B2-A ... 000GB0G7A/ Used to have https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000JNKABW/ I definitely like the numbering on my old one better but I guess they're fairly similar. (However, if any of y'all happen to find one of those in a subway station in a major city in eastern Canada please do let me know.) Agreed - Crap, but cheap and did the job.

Do you reset it to noon between sections?

Yep.

I think the main reason I'll keep using the mastermind watch is that, for whatever reason, I find it virtually impossible to know for certain whether I am setting something to the exactly correct minute. I'm worried that if it's in the middle of a line it'll jump two minutes if that makes sense.

[Mikey]

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[Rupert Pupkin]

Ok, this is a super weird question but I gotta ask this: what are you guys doing to make sure you won't have to take a crap during the test? Was taking a section this morn and literally had to stop because I needed to take one so badly. If this happened on test day I would've gotten a 120. Yes, I'll obviously try to take one before the test but sometimes I just don't have to go until later.

As I see it, you have three options:

1) Count on adrenaline to provide you with "stage health" and assume it'll be the last thing on your mind come test day. (Most people, me included, have done this on previous test administrations and things turned out just fine.)
2) A slightly more conservative approach: avoid any new/interesting foods for 24 hours before and then take an Immodium the morning of. That'll stop you up pretty good for about 24 hours.
3) Wear a diaper (for those with no self-respect at all, but it's been discussed in here before)

In your case, sounds like you're the nervous type, I'd recommend you take an Immodium and call it a day.

Lol Great advice. Make sure you don't have Coffee + Banana right before the test lol (disaster asking to happen). I drink a good amount of coffee daily so I may try another source of energy like a monster or Red bull because Coffee almost guarantees an issue to come up during the test. I didn't know Immodium clogs you up-- good to know.. I was actually thinking about this scenario because Im very hydrated as well, but i guess I just gotta make sure I chill out the night before/morning of so I don't have to be that "legendary" LSAT guy who pissed his pants during the test

if you have a pretty scheduled life and eat/drink the same times/things everyday, your bathroom schedule shouldn't really change either. I have to go as soon as I wake up everyday UNLESS I wake up earlier than I normally do, in which case it might be a few hours until I have to go, and that's when it might interfere with the LSAT. but I've been waking up around 6:30 everyday so it shouldn't be a problem.

also, I use the bathroom A LOT, because I eat a ton, and I had no problems during the December administration (if that makes you feel any better).

Alright, cool. Yeah sounds like im very similar to you in the diet sense. Eat often and same with hydration. I do typically have to go within the hour upon waking so Im not too worried, but never can be too prepared I guess lol

[Rupert Pupkin]

I have something extremely similar. Ordered https://www.amazon.com/Casio-MQ24-7B2-A ... 000GB0G7A/ Used to have https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000JNKABW/ I definitely like the numbering on my old one better but I guess they're fairly similar. (However, if any of y'all happen to find one of those in a subway station in a major city in eastern Canada please do let me know.) Agreed - Crap, but cheap and did the job.

Do you reset it to noon between sections?

Yep.

I think the main reason I'll keep using the mastermind watch is that, for whatever reason, I find it virtually impossible to know for certain whether I am setting something to the exactly correct minute. I'm worried that if it's in the middle of a line it'll jump two minutes if that makes sense.

To me, the mastermind watch was totally worth the $55...It is way easier to tell time and like you said super reliable with setting and resetting.