The Official December 2014 Study Group Forum

WorldsCollide · Post by **WorldsCollide** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:20 pm

ErgoSum wrote:
Jgoods wrote:
still not bad man, what schools were you shooting for?
I really want to be even looked at by HYS, and they won't give me much of a glance with what I have now. I just want in at T10 tbh, but I know I can do better than 168. I guess my ego is too big T.T

Get off your high horse. If you don't retake in December and at least try to get the score you know you can get, you're going to regret it for the rest of your life. Fact. (No flaws in my argument).

Jgoods wrote:My wall

looking at it here the don't think too much one looks silly lol

I love it! <3 . I shall post my "Ten Commandments of Law School" tomorrow so everyone can be impressed at the life mottos my Freshman self came up with

JGoods... you overestimated me

MEAhrnsbrak · Post by **MEAhrnsbrak** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:41 pm

Left my house at 6am this morning and just got home for the first time all day. All of this studying better pay off because I am exhausted! In good news, we did flaw questions in class tonight and I only missed one (which I accredit to it being 9:50 and me wanting to be done for the night!)

msmizz85 · Post by **msmizz85** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:09 am

checking in. long time lurker. was really hoping I wouldn't have to retake but so it is.

looking forward to actually posting though.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:12 am

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kwabbs · Post by **kwabbs** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:42 am

officially checking after my crap crap crap 157.. shooting for a 169 for december.. Trying to stay in So Cal area so would love for UCLA.. Where's everyone at with the PT Schedule? Can it be posted again please? Or archived to the OP?

superpatton · Post by **superpatton** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:04 am

Retake time. Lets do this guys.

Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:05 am

superpatton wrote:Retake time. Lets do this guys.

That's the spirit! Tomorrow, I'm going to re-read the entire PS LG book and drill it from cover to cover.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:07 am

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Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:09 am

theugg wrote:Duuude. Slow your roll.

But I already know it all from the before time, in the long long ago.

superpatton · Post by **superpatton** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:18 am

Rhymes With Wolf wrote:
theugg wrote:Duuude. Slow your roll.
But I already know it all from the before time, in the long long ago.

Haha I'm the same way man, like I just want to rip through this stuff, like I feel like the break was a good thing for my LSAT motivations.

Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:21 am

superpatton wrote:Haha I'm the same way man, like I just want to rip through this stuff, like I feel like the break was a good thing for my LSAT motivations.

What I really should be doing is studying RC, since that's why I didn't take last year, but that's also why I'm rushing through my strengths.

Have you heard of or used LsatQA? Last I studied, it was a great way to input tests, track progress, and the questions are all coded by type so you can track which types are most problematic for you.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:24 am

superpatton · Post by **superpatton** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:25 am

Rhymes With Wolf wrote:
superpatton wrote:Haha I'm the same way man, like I just want to rip through this stuff, like I feel like the break was a good thing for my LSAT motivations.
What I really should be doing is studying RC, since that's why I didn't take last year, but that's also why I'm rushing through my strengths.

Have you heard of or used LsatQA? Last I studied, it was a great way to input tests, track progress, and the questions are all coded by type so you can track which types are most problematic for you.

I didn't use them last time. I will definitely have to check that out, I really need as many new resources as I can get to try and get me over this hump.
What books were you using for September besides Powerschool?

superpatton · Post by **superpatton** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:26 am

Dirigo wrote:
Rhymes With Wolf wrote: Have you heard of or used LsatQA?
I use it and like it. Helps especially for diagnosing weak LR areas.

That would be super helpful.

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:26 am

Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:32 am

superpatton wrote:What books were you using for September besides Powerschool?

Oh, I didn't study for September. The last time I studied was in preparation for LAST December

. I used Powerscore LG and LR, and the Trainer. Aside from books, I used LsatQA to score, 7sage for game review, Manhattan forums for LR review, but only after blind reviewing and reviewing myself.

I was already doing fairly well when I picked up the Trainer, but I don't regret going through it. It advocates a much more "organic" (best word I can think of) approach, and helped make my LR more consistently -0-2. I was pretty paranoid about learning different approaches, but really, they all build on the same underlying skill, and any exposure is good exposure in the end.

Never did settle on a good RC methodology though. Probably because I always just avoided it and rested on the other sections to carry me.

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:43 am

Rhymes With Wolf wrote:
superpatton wrote:Haha I'm the same way man, like I just want to rip through this stuff, like I feel like the break was a good thing for my LSAT motivations.
What I really should be doing is studying RC, since that's why I didn't take last year, but that's also why I'm rushing through my strengths.

Have you heard of or used LsatQA? Last I studied, it was a great way to input tests, track progress, and the questions are all coded by type so you can track which types are most problematic for you.

I'm the type to track analytics. I love it so much. Especially when my diagnostic was a 136 during the summer...LsatQA shows a very beautiful line reaching 159.

Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:46 am

nlee10 wrote:I'm the type to track analytics. I love it so much. Especially when my diagnostic was a 136 during the summer...LsatQA shows a very beautiful line reaching 159.

It certainly helps with identifying the most glaring weaknesses, and drilling them until they're strengths. That's the name of the game, after all.

The line DIPS were the most frustrating. X, X, X-8...WTF?, X

Rigo · Post by **Rigo** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:51 am

Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:57 am

Dirigo wrote:Did you actually sit for the test last year, Wolf, or did you just study and never sit?

Studied, but never sat.

In retrospect I should have just taken it, my average was solid and it would have been nice to have one take under my belt.

superpatton · Post by **superpatton** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:00 am

Rhymes With Wolf wrote:
Dirigo wrote:Did you actually sit for the test last year, Wolf, or did you just study and never sit?
Studied, but never sat. In retrospect I should have just taken it, my average was solid and it would have been nice to have one take under my belt.

Well I'm sure you're going to kill it this time around man. It sounds like you've got a ton of study experience.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:01 am

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Rhymes With Wolf · Post by **Rhymes With Wolf** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:02 am

theugg wrote:OMG can we add each other and stuff?!?

There's a feature for that?

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:02 am

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superpatton · Post by **superpatton** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 2:03 am

Rhymes With Wolf wrote:
theugg wrote:OMG can we add each other and stuff?!?
There's a feature for that?

I am definitely in for something like that! Keep me motivated.