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Tangerine Gleam wrote:Hey LSAT-preppin' TLS users,

So much great information is shared in this forum on a daily basis, but many are unaware of the fantastic LSAT articles which are up on the static side of Top-Law-Schools.com. The LSAT section is currently under construction, but here are some highlights amongst the recently-published LSAT articles by high-scoring (175+) TLS users:

A Lesson in Conditional Reasoning
A 180-scoring TLS user (on his way to Yale Law School in the fall) explores conditional reasoning and its importance in LSAT success.

How I Scored a 180 - Article #1
How I Scored a 180 - Article #2
How I Scored a 180 - Article #3
These three articles document the methods and study habits of three different TLS users who aced the LSAT.

Objection's LSAT Tips - "Main Point" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "Role" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "In/Out" Games
Objection's LSAT Tips - Multiple Group Games
"Objection", a TLS Forum user, wrote these articles describing his successful approaches to various Logical Reasoning and Logic Games question types.

Princeton Review LSAT Promo Codes -- $250 discount
And finally, those of you interested in enrolling in the Princeton Review LSAT course can utilize these promo codes to receive a significant ($250) discount.

Good luck on the LSAT, everyone!

Justiceinbrothel wrote:

Tangerine Gleam wrote:Hey LSAT-preppin' TLS users,

So much great information is shared in this forum on a daily basis, but many are unaware of the fantastic LSAT articles which are up on the static side of Top-Law-Schools.com. The LSAT section is currently under construction, but here are some highlights amongst the recently-published LSAT articles by high-scoring (175+) TLS users:

A Lesson in Conditional Reasoning
A 180-scoring TLS user (on his way to Yale Law School in the fall) explores conditional reasoning and its importance in LSAT success.

How I Scored a 180 - Article #1
How I Scored a 180 - Article #2
How I Scored a 180 - Article #3
These three articles document the methods and study habits of three different TLS users who aced the LSAT.

Objection's LSAT Tips - "Main Point" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "Role" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "In/Out" Games
Objection's LSAT Tips - Multiple Group Games
"Objection", a TLS Forum user, wrote these articles describing his successful approaches to various Logical Reasoning and Logic Games question types.

Princeton Review LSAT Promo Codes -- $250 discount
And finally, those of you interested in enrolling in the Princeton Review LSAT course can utilize these promo codes to receive a significant ($250) discount.

Good luck on the LSAT, everyone!

Those all articles are bullshit. You should trust yourself and look for realistic scores. Never google those stupid questions like "How to score 180 in LSAT" or something like that.

darkatillam2 wrote:I'm pretty sure the article on the tips for Main Point questions is problematic.

The 3rd example problem is really fishy. His claim that answer choice A is incorrect because the stimulus makes no mentions of "dirt" is bogus.

It clearly states (twice in fact), that air purifiers trap allergens AND dirt. Anyone else notice this or am I crazy?

Here is the copy and paste part of the stimulus: "demonstrate that air purifiers remove some allergens and dirt from the air".


Whilst his reasoning for A being incorrect: "A – Incorrect. This is a trap answer. The test done shows that air purifiers eliminated allergens. It makes no mention of dirt. Regardless, this is not the point this argument is trying to show.

Desert Fox wrote:Taking tips from 180 scorers is a bad idea. I got a 176, and I couldn't teach anyone how to do it.

Justiceinbrothel wrote:

Tangerine Gleam wrote:Hey LSAT-preppin' TLS users,

So much great information is shared in this forum on a daily basis, but many are unaware of the fantastic LSAT articles which are up on the static side of Top-Law-Schools.com. The LSAT section is currently under construction, but here are some highlights amongst the recently-published LSAT articles by high-scoring (175+) TLS users:

A Lesson in Conditional Reasoning
A 180-scoring TLS user (on his way to Yale Law School in the fall) explores conditional reasoning and its importance in LSAT success.

How I Scored a 180 - Article #1
How I Scored a 180 - Article #2
How I Scored a 180 - Article #3
These three articles document the methods and study habits of three different TLS users who aced the LSAT.

Objection's LSAT Tips - "Main Point" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "Role" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "In/Out" Games
Objection's LSAT Tips - Multiple Group Games
"Objection", a TLS Forum user, wrote these articles describing his successful approaches to various Logical Reasoning and Logic Games question types.

Princeton Review LSAT Promo Codes -- $250 discount
And finally, those of you interested in enrolling in the Princeton Review LSAT course can utilize these promo codes to receive a significant ($250) discount.

Good luck on the LSAT, everyone!

Those all articles are bullshit. You should trust yourself and look for realistic scores. Never google those stupid questions like "How to score 180 in LSAT" or something like that.

Da1andOnlyPharo wrote:

Justiceinbrothel wrote:

Tangerine Gleam wrote:Hey LSAT-preppin' TLS users,

So much great information is shared in this forum on a daily basis, but many are unaware of the fantastic LSAT articles which are up on the static side of Top-Law-Schools.com. The LSAT section is currently under construction, but here are some highlights amongst the recently-published LSAT articles by high-scoring (175+) TLS users:

A Lesson in Conditional Reasoning
A 180-scoring TLS user (on his way to Yale Law School in the fall) explores conditional reasoning and its importance in LSAT success.

How I Scored a 180 - Article #1
How I Scored a 180 - Article #2
How I Scored a 180 - Article #3
These three articles document the methods and study habits of three different TLS users who aced the LSAT.

Objection's LSAT Tips - "Main Point" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "Role" Questions (LR)
Objection's LSAT Tips - "In/Out" Games
Objection's LSAT Tips - Multiple Group Games
"Objection", a TLS Forum user, wrote these articles describing his successful approaches to various Logical Reasoning and Logic Games question types.

Princeton Review LSAT Promo Codes -- $250 discount
And finally, those of you interested in enrolling in the Princeton Review LSAT course can utilize these promo codes to receive a significant ($250) discount.

Good luck on the LSAT, everyone!

Those all articles are bullshit. You should trust yourself and look for realistic scores. Never google those stupid questions like "How to score 180 in LSAT" or something like that.

The critics reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

A. takes for granted that because there is no proven causal relationship between one phenomenon and another, that the relationship doesn't exist.
B. relies on a lofty presumption in order to draw its conclusion.
C. ignores a premise in the arguments it attacks but then uses that premises to draw it's own conclusion.
D. presumes, without warrant, that because relying on articles to get a 180 will not help everyone, it will help no one.
E. does answer choices A-D.

PreLawMentor.com wrote:Desert Fox raises a good point that many top scorers cannot teach others how to repeat their success; nonetheless, some 99th percentile scorers can. Downing and rbhesser's posts do provide important limits to following others' advice: you have to figure out what works for you specifically.

I have taught the LSATs for over half a decade at multiple companies which taught me that the fundamentals of solving LSAT problems are the same for everyone (e.g. the basic picture you draw for a logic game, the sequence in Logical Reasoning of reading the question before the stimulus, and the idea that you should take notes while you digest a Reading Comprehension passage). But the best ways to teach these fundamentals and the best ways for students to practice the same, varies with each student. In my book, SPAM REMOVED BY MODS I describe all the options for LSAT courses available today and explain what makes each LSAT company unique. Everyone is different and so your choice of LSAT company should factor in your study habits and challenges.

If you insist on studying on your own, I'll repeat what another poster said: analyzing your mistakes is the most important part. Students often make the mistake of taking practice tests one after the other, assuming more tests means higher scores. There are two huge problems with this: you tend to get sloppy if you do too many full tests in a row (and those sloppy habits stick around) and you don't give yourself enough time to review every mistake. The LSAT is the most predictable standardized test. I can tell you where the hardest questions will be placed, and the relative number of Strengthen the Argument questions versus Parallel Reasoning questions on any test. Thus, mistakes on practice tests are virtually guaranteed to be repeated on test day if you do not correct the problem. You should definitely learn strategies before barreling through questions, but beyond that I believe analyzing your mistakes is the most important part of LSAT prep (again, because the test is so predictable). Closer to test day, this is even more important because mistakes at the end of your study period are not the result of confusion of basic strategy. Presumably, you've learned that over your weeks or months of studying.

TIP: Teachers will tell you to analyze every single question and its explanation. The advice goes: you should understand why you got something right so you can repeat it, in addition to studying why you got others wrong. But all students are busy so most just analyze questions they got wrong. This strategy will miss huge opportunities to improve your score. Instead, try this: analyze all questions you get wrong thoroughly. In addition, create a symbol you'll write next to a question to signal that you were not 100% sure. Even better, use a "?" if you had no idea and just guessed and use a "*" to say you think you got right answer but weren't 100%. This way, you can analyze questions you got wrong PLUS all questions where you weren't sure. If you only review questions you got wrong, you're forgetting that you basically guessed on some; remember, the LSAT is repetitive so you'll probably have to guess on test day.

Follow this advice because it's much better than only reviewing wrong answers and it's faster than trying to review every single question. My partner (who was Yale's Law Career Counselor for two years) and I co-authored SPAM REMOVED BY MODS.

Good Luck!

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calvinlovehobbes wrote:

PreLawMentor.com wrote:Desert Fox raises a good point that many top scorers cannot teach others how to repeat their success; nonetheless, some 99th percentile scorers can. Downing and rbhesser's posts do provide important limits to following others' advice: you have to figure out what works for you specifically.

I have taught the LSATs for over half a decade at multiple companies which taught me that the fundamentals of solving LSAT problems are the same for everyone (e.g. the basic picture you draw for a logic game, the sequence in Logical Reasoning of reading the question before the stimulus, and the idea that you should take notes while you digest a Reading Comprehension passage). But the best ways to teach these fundamentals and the best ways for students to practice the same, varies with each student. In my book, SPAM REMOVED BY MODS I describe all the options for LSAT courses available today and explain what makes each LSAT company unique. Everyone is different and so your choice of LSAT company should factor in your study habits and challenges.

If you insist on studying on your own, I'll repeat what another poster said: analyzing your mistakes is the most important part. Students often make the mistake of taking practice tests one after the other, assuming more tests means higher scores. There are two huge problems with this: you tend to get sloppy if you do too many full tests in a row (and those sloppy habits stick around) and you don't give yourself enough time to review every mistake. The LSAT is the most predictable standardized test. I can tell you where the hardest questions will be placed, and the relative number of Strengthen the Argument questions versus Parallel Reasoning questions on any test. Thus, mistakes on practice tests are virtually guaranteed to be repeated on test day if you do not correct the problem. You should definitely learn strategies before barreling through questions, but beyond that I believe analyzing your mistakes is the most important part of LSAT prep (again, because the test is so predictable). Closer to test day, this is even more important because mistakes at the end of your study period are not the result of confusion of basic strategy. Presumably, you've learned that over your weeks or months of studying.

TIP: Teachers will tell you to analyze every single question and its explanation. The advice goes: you should understand why you got something right so you can repeat it, in addition to studying why you got others wrong. But all students are busy so most just analyze questions they got wrong. This strategy will miss huge opportunities to improve your score. Instead, try this: analyze all questions you get wrong thoroughly. In addition, create a symbol you'll write next to a question to signal that you were not 100% sure. Even better, use a "?" if you had no idea and just guessed and use a "*" to say you think you got right answer but weren't 100%. This way, you can analyze questions you got wrong PLUS all questions where you weren't sure. If you only review questions you got wrong, you're forgetting that you basically guessed on some; remember, the LSAT is repetitive so you'll probably have to guess on test day.

Follow this advice because it's much better than only reviewing wrong answers and it's faster than trying to review every single question. My partner (who was Yale's Law Career Counselor for two years) and I co-authored SPAM REMOVED BY MODS.

Good Luck!

SPAM REMOVED BY MODS

what happens during review/analysis when you can't figure out why you did something wrong or why the correct answer is...correct?

rbhesser wrote:I disagree. I don't think the point of the articles at all is to guarantee 180s. Instead, they are lessons and advice for studying. A lot of people don't know how to study and reading articles like these help figure out what's best for them. Not everything is going to work for everybody, but knowing what is out there can help you make an educated decision. Just because it doesn't help you, doesn't mean it won't help someone else. Thanks for the articles TLS.