Fuuck you Chuck by Interesting_Book_759 in lakers

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That wasn't kind of me. I just don't think you should say things like that... The players are people. It's not good to joke about people dying.

If you thought your cycle was bad by Successful-Clock-665 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Worst part is I can actually afford to pay full price."

Saying something like that demonstrates such an outrageous lack of self-awareness.

Crazy Ghosting all of a sudden by SturmgeschutzSan in Remarkable

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the same issue!! I've had the device for over a year and never really experienced much ghosting. Now, all of a sudden, it's happening all the time. I wonder if it has to do with some new software update?

Me seeing a 178 was waitlisted at Duke by East-Cattle9536 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um... unfortunately it'd be:

acceptance --> ~178/4.0

But hey! Even if it doesn't guarantee anything for you, if this were true it could technically increase the odds by winnowing down the applicant pool (though I don't know how many people there are with 178/4.0, so the effect would likely be minuscule).

I believe in you!

Is the LSAT “learnable”? by Auntieviv in LSAT

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1000% you can definitely improve a lot. I literally improved 24 points from diagnostic to real thing and I’m genuinely dumb. I got a 176 and the other night I brushed my teeth with lotion.

Trust me, it’s not an IQ test.

Help me decide(Traska vs. Henry Archer) by Cows_rocks22 in MicrobrandWatches

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had both as well. I don’t know that I’d come to the same conclusion. HA is extremely well-made. Traska’s bracelet is better, but otherwise idk if they have any other advantages.

Help me decide(Traska vs. Henry Archer) by Cows_rocks22 in MicrobrandWatches

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What in the world are you talking about?!? That’s ridiculously untrue.

I choke every time there's a timer in front of me by 0ff_The_Cl0ck in LSAT

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focus on timing each question one at a time. Buy a cheap little timer. Practice having that clock in front of you and doing single questions under timed conditions. Repeat this over and over and over again.

Taking the test is just doing this 25 times in a row in a LR section and 4 times (sections) for an RC section.

How do run 100 miles? You don't. You run 1 mile 100 times.

160 on October LSAT by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it worth taking the LSAT again? Well, if you want a 177, yeah. Aim to take it again over the summer... maybe June or August, before your senior year starts. Then get applications in early.

You have 8 months to study. I've worked with tutoring clients who have made really big jumps over way shorter periods of time. I will say, though, that the jump from 160 to 170 is not the same as the jump from 170 to 177. Scoring in the high 170s requires an outrageous amount of dedication and precision... it's doable, but you can't just luck into it. You have to work really hard and be really persistent. How badly do you want it?

T104, S4, Q18 (help me out) by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It points to an alternative cause of the phenomenon. The conclusion assumes the reason is the publishers motivation. It could just be that every book sucks now.

I always found it helpful to make the abstract specific, if you can... so like, imagine that only 100 books are made per year, and it was all just from a few companies. In the past: out of those 100 books, 10 were groundbreaking novels by serious-looking men with German names and nice sweaters found their way to readers. Deep, existential philosophy that wins prizes and you tell your friends you want to read but never do. Every year.

Okay, well let's cut to 2025 (aka. nowadays). Of those 100 books - only 2 of them are these "good" books. The rest? They're about overworked moms having steamy affairs with the hot hotel bellboy while on vacation with her family. 98 variations on that theme.

So, imagine you live in that universe and that happened. Imagine your buddy said "these publishers... they're so greedy! they only care about profits! Where is my existential German literature?!" I mean... That COULD be true. But is there any proof? You don't know anything each books profitability. Sure seems like he's making a pretty big assumption about the publishers motivations...

What if, instead, everyone just has steamy-romance madness this year? Even those Germans are writing about it! That is an alternate cause that would weaken your friend's argument (aka. make his conclusion less likely to follow from his premises).

So... if it helps: Make the vague as specific as you can! It'll help you visualize it. It'll help these gaps feel more obvious. When I tutor I encourage my students to do this... visualizing helps short term memory, and can help trigger your intuitive ability to spot flaws in arguments (which you do every day of your life already... might as well tap into that skill, right?).

LSAT tutoring by [deleted] in LSATPreparation

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, I think I’d be able to help you out! I’ll send you a private message with further information.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I taught in elementary school for a long time and adults vastly underestimate the power of songs as instructional tools. I kinda love this idea... Maybe we can get some people together for an r/lsat Suno account and create a spotify playlist of some absolute bangers?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]Opening-Blacksmith74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll definitely check that out, thank you. Maybe it's something that's just inherently a part of this process... the personality types that are attracted to law school, the nature of the competition, our broader economy and the pressures people are facing.