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

[Doubting Law]

Starting to get super, super, super nervous about test day. About 2 weeks away.

Think I'm gonna go to my test center the week before and do a trial run in a campus starbucks or something.

Same, I am completely losing my mind. Yet I'm finding it near impossible to do any prep work outside of timed PTs... Drilling is becoming a frustrating, mind numbing chore filled with self-loathing. Can't wait till the end of October, when the scores are posted.

I'm doing LG every day, but otherwise just doing 3 full PT's before test day.

I've been doing 3 PT's a week usually, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

[Mikey]

Still shocked and pissed about that -11 LR from earlier

[20170322]

Starting to get super, super, super nervous about test day. About 2 weeks away.

Think I'm gonna go to my test center the week before and do a trial run in a campus starbucks or something.

Same, I am completely losing my mind. Yet I'm finding it near impossible to do any prep work outside of timed PTs... Drilling is becoming a frustrating, mind numbing chore filled with self-loathing. Can't wait till the end of October, when the scores are posted.

I'm doing LG every day, but otherwise just doing 3 full PT's before test day.

I've been doing 3 PT's a week usually, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Yeah, I was going HAM for a bit, but for these last few weeks I'm toning it down so I go into test day fresh.


Also, just finalized my PS, Yale 250, and Why UVA. All that's left is the LSAT...

[20170322]

Still shocked and pissed about that -11 LR from earlier

Take a break, man. Same thing happens to me when I burn out.

[34iplaw]

June 2013 new high. All fresh except one of the four RC passages (first/easy one)...

1: RC-2;
2: LR-0;
3: LG exp -0;
4: LG -0;
5; LR -2;

Raw (96/100)
177/180

I added a 6th section (LR) from Feb 96 which was -4. That had some pretty funky questions.

[20170322]

June 2013 new high. All fresh except one of the four RC passages (first/easy one)...

1: RC-2;
2: LR-0;
3: LG exp -0;
4: LG -0;
5; LR -2;

Raw (96/100)
177/180

I added a 6th section (LR) from Feb 96 which was -4. That had some pretty funky questions.

Ayyyyy!!!! Fucking get it!!!

[proteinshake]

June 2013 new high. All fresh except one of the four RC passages (first/easy one)...

1: RC-2;
2: LR-0;
3: LG exp -0;
4: LG -0;
5; LR -2;

Raw (96/100)
177/180

I added a 6th section (LR) from Feb 96 which was -4. That had some pretty funky questions.

nice work! pretty crazy how many people have broken a plateau this past week.

[appind]

recently found out the local community college is a super dope spot to study -- tons of empty classrooms. perfect timing considering I needed a change of scenery.

somehow the community college near my city locks all classrooms when not in session. Also the public library at local university has extremely limited hours not useful when you need it.

[Alexandros]

June 2013 new high. All fresh except one of the four RC passages (first/easy one)...

1: RC-2;
2: LR-0;
3: LG exp -0;
4: LG -0;
5; LR -2;

Raw (96/100)
177/180

I added a 6th section (LR) from Feb 96 which was -4. That had some pretty funky questions.

DUDE Congrats!!

[Alexandros]

Gonna have to spend the rest of the afternoon on homework. (or, as I like to call it, RC practice.)
Props to the peeps in the December group taking classes + LSAT. Not even week in and I'm already overwhelmed.

[Doubting Law]

Gonna have to spend the rest of the afternoon on homework. (or, as I like to call it, RC practice.)
Props to the peeps in the December group taking classes + LSAT. Not even week in and I'm already overwhelmed.

Same

[Mikey]

Still shocked and pissed about that -11 LR from earlier

Take a break, man. Same thing happens to me when I burn out.

Yeah.. I might take tomorrow off. I need to catch up on some school work.. I'm pretty sure I had an assignment due on Sunday but I haven't been keeping up because of carelessness lol ugh I need to get my shot together bro

[34iplaw]

I will say though that #15 on that second LR is screwing with my head.

BR +2 on RC. On the LR, I just didn't get 15 and 25 I thought I got right.

[Instrumental]

I only found out about LSAT hacks yesterday xD granted, I haven't had trouble working out the reasoning in answers for questions I missed on my own. It's still nice to have a reliable resource to fall back on.

[Shemp]

What do you do for RC? Do you just read it with no annotating? Minimal annotating?

I draw a bunch of little tornadoes.

[Shakawkaw]

What do you do for RC? Do you just read it with no annotating? Minimal annotating?

I draw a bunch of little tornadoes.

Lol'd so hard at this, Shemp.

[Alexandros]

I will say though that #15 on that second LR is screwing with my head.

BR +2 on RC. On the LR, I just didn't get 15 and 25 I thought I got right.

I dunno if you already figured it out but - Assuming you're talking about 69.4.15:

[+] Spoiler

The linguist said the two sentences are 'identical in meaning.' The philosopher says no, they're not identical, because they're physically different. But the linguist wasn't saying they were identical, just that they were identical physically. Hence D.

[Mikey]

What do you do for RC? Do you just read it with no annotating? Minimal annotating?

I draw a bunch of little tornadoes.

Lol'd so hard at this, Shemp.

[34iplaw]

I will say though that #15 on that second LR is screwing with my head.

BR +2 on RC. On the LR, I just didn't get 15 and 25 I thought I got right.

I dunno if you already figured it out but - Assuming you're talking about 69.4.15:

[+] Spoiler

The linguist said the two sentences are 'identical in meaning.' The philosopher says no, they're not identical, because they're physically different. But the linguist wasn't saying they were identical, just that they were identical physically. Hence D.

I appreciate it... I mean I kind of get it why D can be right...I spent a good minute or two on this question and came back to it and just stared at it for four minutes, I just don't understand in that case that A and C are incorrect.

[Mikey]

June 2013 new high. All fresh except one of the four RC passages (first/easy one)...

1: RC-2;
2: LR-0;
3: LG exp -0;
4: LG -0;
5; LR -2;

Raw (96/100)
177/180

I added a 6th section (LR) from Feb 96 which was -4. That had some pretty funky questions.

Good fucking shit!!

[Rupert Pupkin]

June 2013 new high. All fresh except one of the four RC passages (first/easy one)...

1: RC-2;
2: LR-0;
3: LG exp -0;
4: LG -0;
5; LR -2;

Raw (96/100)
177/180

I added a 6th section (LR) from Feb 96 which was -4. That had some pretty funky questions.

Ayyyyy!!!! Fucking get it!!!

BEAST!!!! Congrats buddy. About to Grade mine from today-- hoping for a similar result *fingers crossed*

[Rupert Pupkin]

I only found out about LSAT hacks yesterday xD granted, I haven't had trouble working out the reasoning in answers for questions I missed on my own. It's still nice to have a reliable resource to fall back on.

Oh shit-- now I just learned about this today! I typically just use 7Sage for LG and Manhattan Forums for LR...

[Instrumental]

Put my PT results from today into the charts I have built and it put my trendline for RC in a decline. Just the boost in confidence I need.

[Alexandros]

I will say though that #15 on that second LR is screwing with my head.

BR +2 on RC. On the LR, I just didn't get 15 and 25 I thought I got right.

I dunno if you already figured it out but - Assuming you're talking about 69.4.15:

[+] Spoiler

The linguist said the two sentences are 'identical in meaning.' The philosopher says no, they're not identical, because they're physically different. But the linguist wasn't saying they were identical, just that they were identical physically. Hence D.

I appreciate it... I mean I kind of get it why D can be right...I spent a good minute or two on this question and came back to it and just stared at it for four minutes, I just don't understand in that case that A and C are incorrect.

[+] Spoiler

I think (A) is incorrect because the linguist didn't say they were identical, just that they were identical in meaning.
(C) - yeah, that's tricky. I think - it is restating that they are identical in meaning, but it's not countering the philosopher's objection that they're not identical / ie they share different attributes (are physically not identical.)
I think one way to approach it is to see it as if it were an ID the flaw question. The philosopher is making a pretty major reasoning error - equating identical in meaning with identical in general. And so the best way for the linguist to respond to the philosopher's faulty argument is to point out that it's faulty and why.

I think the one I really struggled with on this one was s4 q20.

[20170322]

Just finished my LSAT gallon bag. Weird how real this is getting.