The Official February 2015 Study Group Forum

[ilikebaseball]

Fuck. My body is so sensitive to how much sleep I do or don't get. Usually do 8 hours, and when I do life is good and I can actually focus. But last night I got like 6.5 hours and I can definitely tell. Sleep is gonna be one of the most important factors in my gameday scores I just know it.

Let me tell you. The entire month before the test I was so incredibly careful with how much sleep I got before practice tests. I made sure I got at least eight hours of sleep beforehand. I wanted it to be perfect.

The night before the test. I remember looking at the clock at 3:00 AM. I ended up getting roughly four hours of sleep. I was absolutely devastated going in. All that time I spent trying to make sure I would sleep well, and then I had one of my worst nights of sleep in a long time.

Well, now I'm writing this to you from the Columbia Law library. I scored on the actual test as well as my best practice tests, those I did after eight or more hours of sleep. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't stress it. If you don't get sleep, you don't get sleep. You still know the material. It's not like you only get access to that material upon reaching a certain required number of sleep hours. Drink some tea the night before, go to bed, and just keep reminding yourself - the sleep doesn't matter. What matters is you know the material. Which you do.

Damn this is actually a 180 post that is probably unappreciated

[m27]

Just finished up my PT. I don't think it went too well, mainly due to the awful testing conditions I subjected myself to. Aka, a group of people "working" on a project decided to sit next to me half way through section 1, playing music and not shutting the fvck up. I relocated during my break but I think the damage was already done

I'm going to BR then do another PT in a more comfortable environment to rejuvenate the confidence that will probably be destroyed after I score this test

[ilikebaseball]

Just finished up my PT. I don't think it went too well, mainly due to the awful testing conditions I subjected myself to. Aka, a group of people "working" on a project decided to sit next to me half way through section 1, playing music and not shutting the fvck up. I relocated during my break but I think the damage was already done

I'm going to BR then do another PT in a more comfortable environment to rejuvenate the confidence that will probably be destroyed after I score this test

I just did a PT (hybrid PT... I just pulled the hardest sections from various PTs) and I think I did awful in fantastic, silent conditions... if that makes you feel better

[NL2424]

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[The Abyss]

I would be absolutely stunned if my school's average LSAT was over 150.

Big state schools are generally around there because that is the median for everybody.

The kid who sits next to me in one of my classes asked me what the first amendment was last week. It's a 4900-level political theory class (the highest you can go at my school before hitting graduate courses).

Another one asked how to use a scantron during a final for one of my classes last semester.

They'll both be taking the LSAT.

[Dr. Nefario]

Best gif response of all time

[Dr. Nefario]

-4/-3 on two LR practice sections so far today. I'd be happy with this on the actual test.

[Smallville]

on break from 71... really not sure how its going, back and forth... my 2nd LR section at the end realllllly got me -_- not best testing conditions with family being annoying and loud but we'll see... not looking forward to RC

RC didn't actually go too bad, tho had to guess on 1 answer... hopefully did as well as it felt

[nlee10]

WTF. I found the last 2 games of PT 68 hard...or at least time consuming. Did the first two in like 10 min tops and then Game 3 with the Service target response times literally took up like 20 mins....barely had like 5 mins for the last one and had to guess on a few. -_-

[kang]

WTF. I found the last 2 games of PT 68 hard...or at least time consuming. Did the first two in like 10 min tops and then Game 3 with the Service target response times literally took up like 20 mins....barely had like 5 mins for the last one and had to guess on a few. -_-

yeah that third game was pretty hard. The way it was worded made me try out at least two game boards before getting the correct game board :/

[nlee10]

WTF. I found the last 2 games of PT 68 hard...or at least time consuming. Did the first two in like 10 min tops and then Game 3 with the Service target response times literally took up like 20 mins....barely had like 5 mins for the last one and had to guess on a few. -_-

yeah that third game was pretty hard. The way it was worded made me try out at least two game boards before getting the correct game board :/

yeah. Actually started my review with LG first since it was pissing me off lol.
I made a new board maybe 5mins in because I realized it wasn't making much sense to me lol. That last game was the true beast though.

Overall I went -3....all from the last game due to time.
Hopefully I do better on the other sections.

[NL2424]

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[Sherlock1122]

I MIGHT GO CRAZY.

4 straight 169s on PTs 70-73.

Today I took PT 73 SEP 2014 and scored:
RC: -6
LR1: -2
LR 2: -2
LG: -4

2 weeks until the test, what should I do? Drill RC and LG and just do enough to maintain on LR? Anyone have tips for working towards -0 on games? Or even just -2/-3 on RC? Usually I'm -1/-2 but the more recent LG sections have kicked my ass a bit. As always best of luck to everyone else studying.

[NL2424]

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[Sherlock1122]

Sherlock, what's your overall goal?

I'd like to go Top 5. I graduated w/ a 4.0 UGPA. To be the most competitive I'd like 173+ but at this point I'd really like to hit a 171/172 in feb and cross that bridge of a potential retake later on when I get to it.

I know this is going to sound ridiculous but I feel like the 169's all have been bad performance. Silly mistakes, stamina issues, etc. Like this past test I missed 5/6 RC questions on one passage.

Curious to hear any tips you may have.

[Dr. Nefario]

I MIGHT GO CRAZY.

4 straight 169s on PTs 70-73.

Today I took PT 73 SEP 2014 and scored:
RC: -6
LR1: -2
LR 2: -2
LG: -4

2 weeks until the test, what should I do? Drill RC and LG and just do enough to maintain on LR? Anyone have tips for working towards -0 on games? Or even just -2/-3 on RC? Usually I'm -1/-2 but the more recent LG sections have kicked my ass a bit. As always best of luck to everyone else studying.

Best suggestion for -0 on games is just to keep drilling games. I don't have much advice on RC as everyone is different, but if just keep drilling LG games in a row, you'll get to -0 consistently.

[Sherlock1122]

I MIGHT GO CRAZY.

4 straight 169s on PTs 70-73.

Today I took PT 73 SEP 2014 and scored:
RC: -6
LR1: -2
LR 2: -2
LG: -4

2 weeks until the test, what should I do? Drill RC and LG and just do enough to maintain on LR? Anyone have tips for working towards -0 on games? Or even just -2/-3 on RC? Usually I'm -1/-2 but the more recent LG sections have kicked my ass a bit. As always best of luck to everyone else studying.

Best suggestion for -0 on games is just to keep drilling games. I don't have much advice on RC as everyone is different, but if just keep drilling LG games in a row, you'll get to -0 consistently.

Thanks for the response.

Do you go through and re-do games you have already done? And do you drill all of them timed? Also I have been reviewing each game w/ the 7sage videos, I'm not sure how you feel about that resource.

[kang]

WTF. I found the last 2 games of PT 68 hard...or at least time consuming. Did the first two in like 10 min tops and then Game 3 with the Service target response times literally took up like 20 mins....barely had like 5 mins for the last one and had to guess on a few. -_-

yeah that third game was pretty hard. The way it was worded made me try out at least two game boards before getting the correct game board :/

yeah. Actually started my review with LG first since it was pissing me off lol.
I made a new board maybe 5mins in because I realized it wasn't making much sense to me lol. That last game was the true beast though.

Overall I went -3....all from the last game due to time.
Hopefully I do better on the other sections.

lol. not bad! The curve is -12 so with your LR average I'm pretty sure you'll do fine!!

But seriously, that last game was so hard! Even though its a simple sequencing game...

I MIGHT GO CRAZY.

4 straight 169s on PTs 70-73.

Today I took PT 73 SEP 2014 and scored:
RC: -6
LR1: -2
LR 2: -2
LG: -4

2 weeks until the test, what should I do? Drill RC and LG and just do enough to maintain on LR? Anyone have tips for working towards -0 on games? Or even just -2/-3 on RC? Usually I'm -1/-2 but the more recent LG sections have kicked my ass a bit. As always best of luck to everyone else studying.

I totally feel you! I was at that plateau for THE LONGEST TIME. But your LR scores is amazing!! My only advice is keep drilling. You still have time!

[Dr. Nefario]

I MIGHT GO CRAZY.

4 straight 169s on PTs 70-73.

Today I took PT 73 SEP 2014 and scored:
RC: -6
LR1: -2
LR 2: -2
LG: -4

2 weeks until the test, what should I do? Drill RC and LG and just do enough to maintain on LR? Anyone have tips for working towards -0 on games? Or even just -2/-3 on RC? Usually I'm -1/-2 but the more recent LG sections have kicked my ass a bit. As always best of luck to everyone else studying.

Best suggestion for -0 on games is just to keep drilling games. I don't have much advice on RC as everyone is different, but if just keep drilling LG games in a row, you'll get to -0 consistently.

Thanks for the response.

Do you go through and re-do games you have already done? And do you drill all of them timed? Also I have been reviewing each game w/ the 7sage videos, I'm not sure how you feel about that resource.

I actually didn't know about 7sage until after my second take, I saw the best increase by taking games untimed 10 or more in a row then doing a section of times games I hadn't seen before. I know it sounds like a lot and it is very draining, but it worked for me.

[NL2424]

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[Dr. Nefario]

Agree with Zac in that no matter what, don't lose LR. I would kill for those LR scores and gladly miss two on LG

[m27]

Finished up my second PT of the day. I did two 4 section tests back to back. I'm going to have my first meal of the day (lol) then BR both. Second one wasn't as miserable as the first because I took it in a relatively quiet place, that's definitely going to reflect in my score

[Rigo]

[Dr. Nefario]

Sherlock, what's your overall goal?

I'd like to go Top 5.

NYU trolling.

I'm just trying to get drafted. Everyone in the first round gets a signing bonus.

[gamerish]

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