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

[ashrice13]

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.

Freakin crushed it! Despite the fact that my brain felt like it was swimming in clam chowder, I got my fourth score in the 170s and my best RC score in a month.

PT78
LR: -6
AR: -2
RC: -2
Raw/Score: 91/170

Last PT on a high note! Bring this shit LSAC. I'm ready.

that's solid, instrumental, esp the RC part. i guess i am the only one who got screwed on 78 RC.

you had posted earlier that difficulty with RC. anything specific you did that helped?

Awesome score!! You're gonna kill this test!!

Appind- you're totally not the only one who bombed RC in 78. Trust me on that. Just did a few RC passages today and was back to my average so I definitely think that particular section was just especially hard

[appind]

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that's solid, instrumental, esp the RC part. i guess i am the only one who got screwed on 78 RC.

you had posted earlier that difficulty with RC. anything specific you did that helped?

Studying powerscore's RC Bible helped refine my focus. Tracking viewpoints and never moving on in a passage without understanding what you just read and how it relates to the whole helps me most.

Whenever I can, I try to pre-phrase the answer quickly before I read the answer choices, and I read through all the answer choices before double checking the text if I double check it at all. And I make sure not to rush. The last rc where I was haemorrhaging points was in part because I tried to rush reading the last section so that I could get all the questions in on time. Doesn't work! Always better to get a solid understanding of the text and that will let you pick up the pace for the questions.

i have kinda understood that not rushing when reading the passage is the key. but that for me means about 5-6 mins reading the passage and so i run out of time. how much time you're spending, on average, now on reading the passage, and then to do its questions, respectively?

e: did pt-13 RC today for a -2 (1 of it's misbubble), but newer rc time's always an issue somehow

[littlewing67]

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[Rupert Pupkin]

Interesting...Just checked my admissions ticket and it says "Show up no later than 8:30." Does that mean test starts then at 8:30 and not 8?

[DoYouEvenTLS]

Interesting...Just checked my admissions ticket and it says "Show up no later than 8:30." Does that mean test starts then at 8:30 and not 8?

I think 8:30 is the latest you can check in.....I THINK

[proteinshake]

Interesting...Just checked my admissions ticket and it says "Show up no later than 8:30." Does that mean test starts then at 8:30 and not 8?

everyone's ticket says 8:30 and it has always been at 8:30. the test itself probably won't start till 9-9:30ish.

[DoYouEvenTLS]

Am I allowed to bring my case for my glasses (and the accompanying lens cloth)? I don't see it stated in the ticket for the permitted items.

[34iplaw]

Just submitted last two untimed PTs I did for scores...

178 June 16
176 Dec 15

We got this all... I love you all...

[youtube]0KPjoikPq8s[/youtube]

[proteinshake]

Am I allowed to bring my case for my glasses (and the accompanying lens cloth)? I don't see it stated in the ticket for the permitted items.

probably not

[Alexandros]

Anyone else watching How to Get Away With Murder tonight???? I've been chilling these past couple days to get the juices flowing

Damn, did not realize season 3 was coming out today. I'll have that to look forward to when the LSAT's done with. (I'm keeping my shows really really low-key til then...)

[Alexandros]

Game plan for tomorrow:
- a new section of each and maybe some of the hardest games
- PRINTING OUT MY TICKET
- putting ticket in gallon bag. putting pencil sharpeners and ANALOG WATCH in gallon bag. getting everything else ready.
- look at the writing section lol
- chilling and getting lots of sleep.

G'night 'all. We've got this. <3

[Mikey]

- look at the writing section lol

[Rupert Pupkin]

Interesting...Just checked my admissions ticket and it says "Show up no later than 8:30." Does that mean test starts then at 8:30 and not 8?

everyone's ticket says 8:30 and it has always been at 8:30. the test itself probably won't start till 9-9:30ish.

Oh okay, sweet. Idk why I had in mind that the test STARTS "Game on" not jsut checkin at 8. Lol thats good. I feel like 9-930 is a really good time for me.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Just submitted last two untimed PTs I did for scores...

178 June 16
176 Dec 15

We got this all... I love you all...

[youtube]0KPjoikPq8s[/youtube]

Fuck yeah dude!! Im grading PT76 right now and so far RC -1, LR-2 .....

Always be crushing

[34iplaw]

Just submitted last two untimed PTs I did for scores...

178 June 16
176 Dec 15

We got this all... I love you all...

[youtube]0KPjoikPq8s[/youtube]

Fuck yeah dude!! Im grading PT76 right now and so far RC -1, LR-2 .....

Always be crushing

[youtube]TBWCuHWHMrQ[/youtube]

♫Who's down to crush a lot?♫

[Instrumental]

i have kinda understood that not rushing when reading the passage is the key. but that for me means about 5-6 mins reading the passage and so i run out of time. how much time you're spending, on average, now on reading the passage, and then to do its questions, respectively?

e: did pt-13 RC today for a -2 (1 of it's misbubble), but newer rc time's always an issue somehow

I read the passage in about 3 minutes give or take. On 5 question passages, I take about 6.5 minutes. For 6 and 7 question passages, about 7 minutes or so, and 8 questions take about 8. I'm pretty good about staying under the 8:45 time limit though so sometimes I'll intentionally slow down more for those 8 question passages. Some passages I don't take to as well and I've spent nearly four minutes reading it, but I don't think I've gone beyond that.

[pretzeltime]

Hey guys, I'm going off the grid for a few days. Sooooo I just wanted to wish you the best of luck on Saturday! You've obviously been working your cabooses off for this. You're ready to kill it!!!!!



Please do something delightfully indulgent for yourself tomorrow and force yourself to eat enough on Saturday even if you're not hungry.

See you on the other side <3 <3 <3

PREZTEL!!!! Thank you!

You best roll into that test room all slow-mo like you're Thomas fockin Shelby! Good luck bom!

[Rupert Pupkin]

Hey guys, I'm going off the grid for a few days. Sooooo I just wanted to wish you the best of luck on Saturday! You've obviously been working your cabooses off for this. You're ready to kill it!!!!!



Please do something delightfully indulgent for yourself tomorrow and force yourself to eat enough on Saturday even if you're not hungry.

See you on the other side <3 <3 <3

PREZTEL!!!! Thank you!

You best roll into that test room all slow-mo like you're Thomas fockin Shelby! Good luck bom!

You already know love!! "This ESTABLISHMENT IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!" Lol thank you!

[Rupert Pupkin]

Just submitted last two untimed PTs I did for scores...

178 June 16
176 Dec 15

We got this all... I love you all...

[youtube]0KPjoikPq8s[/youtube]

Fuck yeah dude!! Im grading PT76 right now and so far RC -1, LR-2 .....

Always be crushing

[youtube]TBWCuHWHMrQ[/youtube]

♫Who's down to crush a lot?♫

I think that may be my new theme song ! ! The beginning at least where he says 'crush'

[Rupert Pupkin]

Super fucking pumped after grading my last PT before Sat:

PT76 : 176 $$$$ (Some nice correlation 76 --> 76..Maybe 79 -->79 this sat ;P)

RC: -1
LR: -2
LG: -0 (FUCK YA)
LR: -3


*Prayer Hands* So thankful!!!! Ready to crush saturday $$$$$$$$$$$$

[studyingeveryday]

Finally done studying. I can't believe it. Chilling tomorrow, so this is it.

[galeatus]

Super fucking pumped after grading my last PT before Sat:

PT76 : 176 $$$$ (Some nice correlation 76 --> 76..Maybe 79 -->79 this sat ;P)

RC: -1
LR: -2
LG: -0 (FUCK YA)
LR: -3


*Prayer Hands* So thankful!!!! Ready to crush saturday $$$$$$$$$$$$

That is a dope score, congrats!!

[galeatus]

Jumping on the PT78 train:

LR: -1
LG: -2
LR2: -2
RC: -4
92/171

Yeah that token passage was ridiculous, thank god P4 was easy and I was able to finish it in 4 mins by just skimming through the passage.

Can't complain much with a 171, but with the 174-172-171-172-171 train that I had I just kinda have to accept that I won't be able to hit that 175+ target this time round, oh well.

[tskela]

Jumping on the PT78 train:

LR: -1
LG: -2
LR2: -2
RC: -4
92/171

Yeah that token passage was ridiculous, thank god P4 was easy and I was able to finish it in 4 mins by just skimming through the passage.

Can't complain much with a 171, but with the 174-172-171-172-171 train that I had I just kinda have to accept that I won't be able to hit that 175+ target this time round, oh well.

Hey, ya never know! This is why I rarely do full PTs, to avoid a limiting mindset and feeling like I can't get beyond a certain range. I scored 4 points higher my first take than my highest PT at that point. With a 171 you know all you need to know; just gotta focus and let the magic happen on test day! And hope for a little luck! I think we underestimate how much luck is involved at the high scoring levels. There could be a game that resonates with you, where all the rules just click and you instantly memorize them. There could be a fun RC passage! Don't rule out that 175+

[34iplaw]

Jumping on the PT78 train:

LR: -1
LG: -2
LR2: -2
RC: -4
92/171

Yeah that token passage was ridiculous, thank god P4 was easy and I was able to finish it in 4 mins by just skimming through the passage.

Can't complain much with a 171, but with the 174-172-171-172-171 train that I had I just kinda have to accept that I won't be able to hit that 175+ target this time round, oh well.

It could happen. I had a friend that went from 173~174 range to 179 on test day.