February 2014 LSAT Study Group Forum

[xylocarp]

There's this truly awesome thread floating around called "Overheard at the LSAT" -- god, do I ever recommend reading all hundred pages of it.

+1. I expect good stories in that thread from everyone here.

[zhenders]

Personally I prefer to review immediately after taking a PT, because for myself, it's important for me to remember what it was I was thinking when I chose a wrong answer choice. Was it a dumb mistake? Was I really torn between 2 answer choices? Did I completely misread something, or not pay close enough attention to the question stem?

It depends on you personally, but for me, immediately reviewing is the only way.

So you review in the same day after taking a pt??

Or do you mean the next day? if you mean that you review the day of the pt, then that whole process probably takes greater than 7 hours. (2.5 hours for pt, and 4/5 hours review)

I guess it's different for everyone; review time depends upon how many you missed, and how well you understand why you missed what you missed. Perhaps if review took longer for me I would change my methods, but I usually don't need more than 20 minutes to review now :-/ when I started I needed closer to an hour. Regardless, I still think that the wisest way to review -- even if it isn't feasible schedule-wise -- is to review when the test is most fresh.


Edit: yeah, I'm thinking about this and can't figure it out :-/ how is your review taking twice as long as the PT? Are you re-checking every single question in the test twice? I'm sorry, I'm legitimately confused and very curious :-/

[zhenders]

There's this truly awesome thread floating around called "Overheard at the LSAT" -- god, do I ever recommend reading all hundred pages of it.

+1. I expect good stories in that thread from everyone here.

Oh god, I hope so too.

I mean, I'm taking this test in Little Rock, Arkansas -- so SURELY, right?

[random number]

+1 on the reviewing immediately after a PT. I find that I can better identify and recreate the thought processes that led me to the incorrect answer and figure out how the test writer wants me to approach the question.

[zhenders]

Random Number! Get yourself an Avatar so that I can start superimposing your personality upon it! You aren't a real person until you have a bizarre image of some kind to represent your Internet existence.

[10052014]

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[Nicolena.]

Personally I prefer to review immediately after taking a PT, because for myself, it's important for me to remember what it was I was thinking when I chose a wrong answer choice. Was it a dumb mistake? Was I really torn between 2 answer choices? Did I completely misread something, or not pay close enough attention to the question stem?

It depends on you personally, but for me, immediately reviewing is the only way.

So you review in the same day after taking a pt??

Or do you mean the next day? if you mean that you review the day of the pt, then that whole process probably takes greater than 7 hours. (2.5 hours for pt, and 4/5 hours review)

Honestly I think you should at least review by the next day. I think anything more than a day would be kind of useless, unless you blind review days later and then review. Idk maybe that would be useful.

How are you reviewing? Do you compare with LR/RC explanations?I don't think you should review questions you are solid on. I

[zhenders]

Random Number! Get yourself an Avatar so that I can start superimposing your personality upon it! You aren't a real person until you have a bizarre image of some kind to represent your Internet existence.

you changed your avatar, thereby confusing our initial image of you.

anyways, when I review, I go through every question I circled (even though I got it right) and I check it in the Manhattan threads for LR, or take 2/3 minutes trying to figure out the problem. If its a game, I go to 7sage, and if its a rc passage, I also go to the manhattan forums also.

This ends up taking me alot of time. Did your score increase as you took pts and reviewed?

It did, yes -- reviewing probably yielded the largest overall gains for me, even moreso than drilling (except for LG).

re: avatar change -- Yeah, I love me some Worf, but it was time to shake things up.

And RN: Wheatley from Portal. Hell yeah. I shall read all of your posts out loud in a hilariously well-timed British accent.

[10052014]

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[withoutapaddle]

Just did two LR sections

If I can stop screwing up on the last five question I'll go -1 or -2 on test day in LR

LG is perfect just need to get timing down

RC - Let's just say I'm praying there's not a section on art. For some reason I get crazy ADD when it comes to art passages

Whenever I read one that has to do with business I get them all right. maybe the LSAT is trying to tell me something

[BankruptMe]

Redbull opened 30 mins down. About an hour to go.

Only getting about 6 hours of sleep tonight. ugh

[random number]

Haha, thanks Zhender!

Redbull opened 30 mins down. About an hour to go.

Only getting about 6 hours of sleep tonight. ugh

Ouch. Are you taking a PT?

[RobertGolddust]

Took pt 57 today 165

RC: -4
LG: -5
LR: -10

Pretty happy about my score, especially RC. However score might be inflated because I knew Dino's was coming, so I glided through the other three games quickly and saved it for last. Having said that, I did not think Dino's was the nightmare everyone makes it out to be. In fact, the second game gave me more trouble . I hate underfunded, awkward linear games. Also, I'm giving up on LR. I don't think I'll ever join the godlike sub 5 club.

Just did two LR sections


RC - Let's just say I'm praying there's not a section on art. For some reason I get crazy ADD when it comes to art passages

Whenever I read one that has to do with business I get them all right. maybe the LSAT is trying to tell me something

As far as art passages go, I used to have the same problem. I drilled a few together and I found that they are usually among the more difficult type. They often require you to conceptualize concepts that are unfamiliar. There is a passage in the 50s or 60s on positive reflective sculpture that I read like three times. It's really hard, but it will make every other passage seem like reading a comic strip. Also, I found the sculpture passage really interesting when I finally understood it. So now I get excited every time I see an art passage, hoping it will live up to my expectations. It never does.

There's science passage that had the same effect on me. It's about physics and it uses the analogy of a riddled basin to explain the theory. Awesome passage! It was a turning point for my RC game.

[unodostres]

lol i so gave up my 170 today.

yo lsac, imma kill it.

signed,

123

[unodostres]

pt64

167

83
lr -8
rc -8
lg -1

gunnnnnna hit 170's i knnnooooowww itttttt. once my brain starts to click with my rc which it once did, i will be tharrrrrrrr

gunna have a beer. review later. bitch punk rc ugh wasnt even hard

But man, 167 -- tic tic tic! It just keeps bumping up I'm sure you'll hit your RC stride before test day, friend

thanks friend! still, with my gpa, i want big numbers for big $$$. never settle.

im feeling it. just reviewed. nothing crazy. gunna get that lr to -4 total. new goal. rc -5. lg -0

boom.

the inches are all around us.

[Nicolena.]

Confession: I feel like i will do a lot better if I get 3 LRs on the feb test, even though lg is my best section. Idky but I've actually really grown to like LR.

*Fingers crossed*

[unodostres]

Confession: I feel like i will do a lot better of I get 3 LRs on the feb test, even though lg is my best section. Idky but I've actually really grown to like LR.

*Fingers crossed*

if i get two lgs i will freak. they will probably experiment with a crazy ass lg to throw my game off. i just know it.

give me

lr-rc-lr-lg-rc

second rc exp.

3-lrs with two in the first and one as the last with one of the first two being the exp, im good.

another beer. anyone want one?

[Nicolena.]

I'm debating taking another pt tomorrow (tomorrow will be 3 in a row). I still have 64-71 though.

Times running out!!!

[random number]

I'm debating taking another pt tomorrow (tomorrow will be 3 in a row). I still have 64-71 though.

Times running out!!!

I feel the same way - I just finished 57 today and want to do at least a few of the 60s as well as 70 and 71 in order to approximate the current test as closely as possible.

[Nicolena.]

I'm debating taking another pt tomorrow (tomorrow will be 3 in a row). I still have 64-71 though.

Times running out!!!

I feel the same way - I just finished 57 today and want to do at least a few of the 60s as well as 70 and 71 in order to approximate the current test as closely as possible.

Do you think there are certain ones in the 60s more essential than others? I haven't seen 68 or 69 more than once and I know 66-67 have some tough lgs. Obviously I'm trying to decide if I should cut out 64-65.

[random number]

Do you think there are certain ones in the 60s more essential than others? I haven't seen 68 or 69 more than once and I know 66-67 have some tough lgs.

I haven't done any of them yet, so I am curious to know too. Perhaps someone who has taken them a few times will chime in.

If that is the case about the LG in 66/67, I'll definitely make sure to get to those.

[Nicolena.]

Do you think there are certain ones in the 60s more essential than others? I haven't seen 68 or 69 more than once and I know 66-67 have some tough lgs.

I haven't done any of them yet, so I am curious to know too. Perhaps someone who has taken them a few times will chime in.

If that is the case about the LG in 66/67, I'll definitely make sure to get to those.

It's where they switch to the two page layout. I definitely found one game on each test very challenging. I won't spoil it for you.

[random number]

It's where they switch to the two page layout. I definitely found one game on each test very challenging. I won't spoil it for you.

Thanks for the heads up! I have noticed that the newer tests (50 and up) tend to have one really hard game and three easy/moderate ones while the older ones are somewhat more uniform in difficulty. That observation could just be a result of personal game type preference though.

[Miracle]

Its 2am and Im drilling right now. Anyone drilling with me??

#dedication#LSAT#180

[Nicolena.]

Its 2am and Im drilling right now. Anyone drilling with me??

#dedication#LSAT#180

I can't sleep. I feel like that's what I should be doing.