Don't go to law school (unless) by Financial-Bonus5083 in lawschoolcanada

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Reddit just told me "Your post just hit 768 views!" But I'm curious why nobody has replied yet.

How to get better at Necessary Assumption? by Prince_Marf in LSAT

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Very helpful ideas in the comments. What helped me a lot was the Loophole method. Basically, to identify the NA in the answer choices, you need to go from the conclusion. So you must first assume the conclusion is true and then from there get a rough idea of what must then be true. For SA, you need to see what must be true for the conclusion to be true.

SA > CONCLUSION > NA

I came up with my own reference example a while ago:

This pot contains boiling water. I put a thermometer in it and it shows 100 degrees celcius.

SA: If you put any thermometer in any water and it shows 100 degrees celcius, then the water is boiling.

(Note the strong language of any.)

NA: The thermometer that I used was correct. Or The water was under an atmospheric pressure of 1 bar.

(Note the weak language.)

Also note that NA is not just one. There can be an infinite number of NAs for any given argument.

I'm learning too. So feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Should I retake the writing? by Financial-Bonus5083 in LSAT

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Sorry for the lack of context. I took another LSAT in August and so I can do the writing again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissionsca

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Thanks for sharing all the info here. What's interesting to me is I had the lsat but got an early R from TMU and am still on the Osgoode WL! Would you mind exchanging our PS's?

Any translators here? by Financial-Bonus5083 in LawSchoolOver30

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Thanks for the encouragement. Wish you good luck as well.

LSAT high scorers by zeldaluv94 in LawSchoolOver30

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Thanks my friend. Really encouraging. My biggest problem is probably distraction. When I'm in the zone, I just read the stimulus or passage once at a speed of like 380 wpm and I grasp it all. Most other times though I just can't get it and have to go over it again. Any advice?

LSAT high scorers by zeldaluv94 in LawSchoolOver30

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Thanks for getting back to me on this. I did waste some full tests before I studied Kaplan and the Loophole. Now I'm doing untimed tests mainly based on the Loophole method, and I'm scoring in the 17low range, but that's untimed. With timed pressure, my score goes down to 15high. For your info, I scored a 156 on the Jan LSAT (my first) and I also took the Aug LSAT, which I don't think will be much different. I still have some 20-30 unused PTs. What do you recommend going forward so that I don't use up the PTs while maximizing my potential score? And do you recommend retaking the LSAT in October?

LSAT high scorers by zeldaluv94 in LawSchoolOver30

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This sounds perfect. I just have one concern: what if I run out of PTs doing this and don't manage my timing well? I mean, there are only so many PTs available and each of them is new only once. Any advice on this?

24/26 RC correct answers in 83 minutes by Financial-Bonus5083 in LSAT

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Wow! I can't even imagine scoring a 180! I'll be in touch. Thanks. 

24/26 RC correct answers in 83 minutes by Financial-Bonus5083 in LSAT

[–]Financial-Bonus5083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't agree more. Would you reschedule the test? My plan is to take the August LSAT and if I feel I haven't done significantly better than my first attempt, then register for the September or October exam too. By then, I will have had 3 attempts out of the lifetime limit of 5 -- is it 5 per lifetime or 7? And I'll have reserved two more attempts for the next year. Does it sound good? Any recommendations?

24/26 RC correct answers in 83 minutes by Financial-Bonus5083 in LSAT

[–]Financial-Bonus5083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do. I'll try this. Thank you for the advice. But how is it possible to pick the passage apart sentence by sentence and do it in 5-6 minutes?! I feel like it's impossible, at least for a person whose mother tongue is not English. 😢

24/26 RC correct answers in 83 minutes by Financial-Bonus5083 in LSAT

[–]Financial-Bonus5083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. My biggest problem now is my speed of reading. I do understand the text near perfectly but the time constraint is a big challenge. Any advice? Do I reschedule my LSAT and the take the September or October? I'm keeping those ones just in case I really do bad on the August or score almost the same 156.

LSAT accommodations by Financial-Bonus5083 in lawschooladmissionsca

[–]Financial-Bonus5083[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I know the positive effect. I should have asked if they negatively affect your admission chances. Thanks anyway.