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spark up.
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Post by appind » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:23 am

34iplaw wrote:
appind wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
appind wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
appind wrote: thanks for writing this down, this is very helpful.

i had improved my LR to -3 total on the new tests over the summer, but I took a fresh pt-78 and went total -5, -2 mainly due to not having enough time for 26q section. i think rn the only way i can finish the section well is by not going through all choices for at least the main conclusion, NA, SA, and MBT/MSS questions.
I wouldn't worry all that much. I, personally, felt LR78 had some somewhat bad questions - i.e. TBH, I felt LR3 #7 was a bad question.
LR3 is the one with 26q or 25q? if you're referring to the airport safety question, yeah that took me a bit of time as the flaw was stated very differently than prephrase.
26 - I'm referring to the native islanders and the coffee ... the correct a/c is basically having you commit a correl = causation flaw.

The airport one was a POE one for me.
i think the use of "tends to" makes it a correlation
Is that the case? The wording of that a/c sounds explicitly like causation but potentially a weak one.
i think "tends to" at least prevents it being from a full throttle causation. It just means that for some of the people drinking it prevents hbp.

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Post by 34iplaw » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:29 am

appind wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
appind wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
appind wrote:
34iplaw wrote:
appind wrote: thanks for writing this down, this is very helpful.

i had improved my LR to -3 total on the new tests over the summer, but I took a fresh pt-78 and went total -5, -2 mainly due to not having enough time for 26q section. i think rn the only way i can finish the section well is by not going through all choices for at least the main conclusion, NA, SA, and MBT/MSS questions.
I wouldn't worry all that much. I, personally, felt LR78 had some somewhat bad questions - i.e. TBH, I felt LR3 #7 was a bad question.
LR3 is the one with 26q or 25q? if you're referring to the airport safety question, yeah that took me a bit of time as the flaw was stated very differently than prephrase.
26 - I'm referring to the native islanders and the coffee ... the correct a/c is basically having you commit a correl = causation flaw.

The airport one was a POE one for me.
i think the use of "tends to" makes it a correlation
Is that the case? The wording of that a/c sounds explicitly like causation but potentially a weak one.
i think "tends to" at least prevents it being from a full throttle causation. It just means that for some of the people drinking it prevents hbp.
Yeah... still seems to be sort of a bad inference IMO... it seems quite reasonable and likely that island life would be less stressful than city life, but c'est la vie.

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Post by Mikey » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:33 am

so anyone submit their transcripts electronically through credential solutions?

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Post by Instrumental » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:48 am

lmao, I took an hour and 40 minute nap yesterday afternoon and that translated to me being wide awake until 2 am. Managed to finally fall asleep at around 3, only getting four hours of sleep. Still taking pt 78 today tho. lmbo. BRING IT!

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Post by appind » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:00 pm

Instrumental wrote:lmao, I took an hour and 40 minute nap yesterday afternoon and that translated to me being wide awake until 2 am. Managed to finally fall asleep at around 3, only getting four hours of sleep. Still taking pt 78 today tho. lmbo. BRING IT!
gluck. share your experience post-pt.

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Post by proteinshake » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:03 pm

TheMikey wrote:so anyone submit their transcripts electronically through credential solutions?
yes.

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Post by Rupert Pupkin » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:05 pm

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jagerbom79 wrote:Anyone doing any practice Essays? ( I know its not a big deal, but Im very A-Type sometimes and want to make sure im prepared) -- I haven't done or looked at one yet though.
I did practice essays at the very beginning of my studies. I had a Barron preptest book that outlined a formulaic approach and after doing it a few times I was writing out essays in like 15 minutes. lmfao. I'd say it's a good idea to at least give it a look over just so you know what you're getting into, but it's seriously nothing to stress over. Think of it as a victory lap.
Okay awesome, yeah thats what it was for the GMAT. Ill look over some tips tomorrow and maybe do one to have fun lol
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jagerbom79 wrote:Anyone doing any practice Essays? ( I know its not a big deal, but Im very A-Type sometimes and want to make sure im prepared) -- I haven't done or looked at one yet though.
If you want, literally just look at one like on Friday just for a few mins. It's really not worth looking at for long.
Okay, good to hear!
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jagerbom79 wrote:Anyone doing any practice Essays? ( I know its not a big deal, but Im very A-Type sometimes and want to make sure im prepared) -- I haven't done or looked at one yet though.
I did one last night. They seem all super formulaic, and, apparently, you actually get really limited space. I think it's just one page back and front. You can bang it out in like 15 minutes or 20 minutes pretty easily. I think you just spend 5 minutes picking your side and roughly what you want to say, like a brief outline.

Then spend 15 or 20 minutes banging it out and snooze for the last ten.

I'm just doing (probably)

Intro - pick side and state two metrics/goals

weighing in on goal/metric one (one that seems less critical if there is one or the one that doesn't allow for as emphatic of a case)

weighing in on goal two (the one that is more critical if there is one or the one that allows for the more emphatic case)

conclusion / intro the deux

Oh, just don't blindly write. If you aren't sure about spelling, just use a synonym. I don't think there's any advantage to dropping your favorite four syllable word that you can't spell correctly.
Haha Okay! Thanks for the insight- I will do something similar to this. I tend to write well in pressure situations so Im not entirely worried.
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Re: The Official September 2016 Study Group - WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS

Post by Rupert Pupkin » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:06 pm

Instrumental wrote:lmao, I took an hour and 40 minute nap yesterday afternoon and that translated to me being wide awake until 2 am. Managed to finally fall asleep at around 3, only getting four hours of sleep. Still taking pt 78 today tho. lmbo. BRING IT!
Thats the worst! I have been on/off that schedule this past week. I tend to get a second wind in the later evenings. Last night I was able to knockout at 10:45 but I slept in this morning... at least I will be rested. This week was brutal in school

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Post by Rupert Pupkin » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:10 pm

Idk why it took me so long to realize this, but our test is PT 79 and 79 is one of my lucky numbers. Used to race MX with it back in the day! LETS GET IT!!!!

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Post by theorangewon » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:12 pm

I've consistently scored at or above what I want and I'm not trying to make any major changes in these couple days leading up to the test. Any final prep that might be helpful? Any thought on prepping for the writing sample, worth it or not?

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Post by 20170322 » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:15 pm

Any tips on rebuilding your shattered confidence? Haha

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Post by Dodocogon » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:17 pm

theorangewon wrote:I've consistently scored at or above what I want and I'm not trying to make any major changes in these couple days leading up to the test. Any final prep that might be helpful? Any thought on prepping for the writing sample, worth it or not?
Don't devote any meaningful time to it - I mean know what the prompt is like but that's all you really need. After all your prep I think you know how to make a well-structured argument! I found I structured mine like an LSAT argument in the June administration, as I had just spent the last ~3 hours evaluating those arguments.

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Post by Mikey » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:21 pm

SweetTort wrote:Any tips on rebuilding your shattered confidence? Haha
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Post by Pozzo » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:22 pm

SweetTort wrote:Any tips on rebuilding your shattered confidence? Haha
Untimed, unscored practice. I shat the bed on PT75 earlier this week (-5 RC, I think you can relate, yeah???), and have since just done untimed sections, some without even scoring. You know you have the fundamentals down, just stay loose. It's all a head game now.

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Post by Mikey » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:27 pm

Pozzo wrote:
SweetTort wrote:Any tips on rebuilding your shattered confidence? Haha
Untimed, unscored practice. I shat the bed on PT75 earlier this week (-5 RC, I think you can relate, yeah???), and have since just done untimed sections, some without even scoring. You know you have the fundamentals down, just stay loose. It's all a head game now.
i hope my score is the same as you post count

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Post by nerdylsat » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:33 pm

Is anyone taking the LSAT in Puerto Rico?

We've had a power outage for the last couple of days and the State just declared a state of emergency.

I have no idea if we will have power by Saturday, so I'm not sure if our tests will be postponed.

Does anyone have an idea?

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Post by Alexandros » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:38 pm

... Do we need to enter our entire SIN into the bubble sheet or just the last 4 digits?
Got two bubble sheets in front of me. One asks for the entire, one for just the last 4 digits. (I'm asking because my entire SIN is not memorized atm.)

Also, there's no guarantee that that you'll be able to use the restroom on break, right? So, if there's a 10 person line up at the end of the 15 min break, you're outta luck?

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Post by 34iplaw » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:40 pm

Alexandros wrote:... Do we need to enter our entire SIN into the bubble sheet or just the last 4 digits?
Got two bubble sheets in front of me. One asks for the entire, one for just the last 4 digits. (I'm asking because my entire SIN is not memorized atm.)

Also, there's no guarantee that that you'll be able to use the restroom on break, right? So, if there's a 10 person line up at the end of the 15 min break, you're outta luck?
Just go between someone's legs.

[youtube]X45VhfA656A[/youtube]

I dunno, I can't really see that being a huge issue at most test centers or larger ones at the very least. In worst case, try to figure out where the 2nd closest bathroom is and just beeline for there.

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Post by ashrice13 » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:44 pm

appind wrote:
ashrice13 wrote:
TheMikey wrote:I was fine, calm and confident the past 2 days about this weekend. But now I'm starting to freak out and worry

Oh my god
Have you been meditating? I know you talked about it before...if not, that might help. I think that a little bit of nerves is healthy and actually constructive for test day. You just want to get rid of the "freak out" feeling. the way I do that best is simply by distracting myself when I start feeling it. Meditation is a really healthy way to do that if it works for you
what exactly do you do to meditate? reading stuff out there to meditate only confuses because of the different ways everyone talks about it.
I typically just do breathing meditation. Just close your eyes and try to focus only on your breathing...in and out. the second your mind goes to anything other than your breath, just rein it back in and focus on breathing again. This is the most simple method which is why I like it...it can be done anywhere.

Info is tough to find because there are so many different styles and methods. I never got into meditation enough to explore them...I only ever really did it because I took a philosophy class about mindfulness

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Post by ashrice13 » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:49 pm

Alexandros wrote:... Do we need to enter our entire SIN into the bubble sheet or just the last 4 digits?
Got two bubble sheets in front of me. One asks for the entire, one for just the last 4 digits. (I'm asking because my entire SIN is not memorized atm.)

Also, there's no guarantee that that you'll be able to use the restroom on break, right? So, if there's a 10 person line up at the end of the 15 min break, you're outta luck?
Having a giant long line at break and not getting to go to the bathroom is seriously one of my biggest fears for test day haha. My ticket has a building name on it so I was gonna scope it out tomorrow and try to find all the bathrooms

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Post by Shemp » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:50 pm

I scouted out a secondary bathroom last year and did a big lap through the building to get to it. It was nice to have some privacy and the walk helped me get my head together, but then afterwards I realized that I probably committed a violation by leaving the vicinity. Nobody said anything though.

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Post by ashrice13 » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:51 pm

I was going to truly relax today. I took the day off of work and made it to noon without getting dressed. Apparently we're out of coffee and my caffeine headache forced me out of the house. So close!

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Post by Mikey » Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:01 pm

ok so i spoke with LSAC about this whole "attachment for the recipient" thing when submitting my transcript electronically and was told to just ignore it and uncheck the box. but now when i uncheck the box, it says that i am not allowed to uncheck it because they require the form. damnit man, why is this so stupid

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Post by Rupert Pupkin » Thu Sep 22, 2016 1:04 pm

34iplaw wrote:
Alexandros wrote:... Do we need to enter our entire SIN into the bubble sheet or just the last 4 digits?
Got two bubble sheets in front of me. One asks for the entire, one for just the last 4 digits. (I'm asking because my entire SIN is not memorized atm.)

Also, there's no guarantee that that you'll be able to use the restroom on break, right? So, if there's a 10 person line up at the end of the 15 min break, you're outta luck?
Just go between someone's legs.

[youtube]X45VhfA656A[/youtube]

I dunno, I can't really see that being a huge issue at most test centers or larger ones at the very least. In worst case, try to figure out where the 2nd closest bathroom is and just beeline for there.
haha Thats where scoping the TC pre-test day helps out

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