u/FluffyAd6797

I don’t really know what’s going on. I took the September test. Before then I was going -3 to -7 on RC (the -3 was the last RC section I took before the actual LSAT). I even felt pretty great on the RC sections on the September test.

However, to say that my RC scores have drove directly off a cliff, crashed and burned; whatever metaphor you like, has been an understatement. I’ve now went -9, -10, -10, -11, -10, -12. Not only that, but my pacing feels WAY off. Before this I was comfortably pacing myself, getting to the ends of sections confidently. But through this stretch I’ve been a complete deer in headlights; barely even getting to the fourth passage (and missing the ones from passages 1-3).

After the actual exam I took a a little bit over a week off. Which then apparently the universe decided I will suck at RC going forward (jk… hopefully?)

I take this test again on Friday of this week. I’m honestly dumbfounded. Does anyone have any emergency advice? Or has anybody went through something this severe, and if so what did you do about it?

One thing I’m running into consistently on RC sections is that the 4th passage rips me to shreds. I’ll go like -8 and 5 of these will come from Passage #4. I just did the section that has the infamous “Riddled Basins of Attraction” passage at the end, and yep….

I wanna add to that it feels very intimidating KNOWING when you’re going through Passages 1, 2, and 3, that a monstrosity is waiting for you with Passage 4. Of course it’s not a monolith, but the only section I’ve ever ended up over-performing on the 4th is the one with the “War Powers Resolution Act” passage… but I’m a PoliSci major lol.

Big question then: should I try to accurately, and slowly get all of the questions correct from Passages 1-3, and then go into 4 trying my best, with whatever time left? Or should I go at a faster pace, as accurately as I can, and try to finish all the passages?

I’m actually pretty solid at the single passage style generally, which I guess is good. I am however horrendous at the comparative style. It’s like my brain stops working when I do those and am left scrambling.

How much focus should someone (particularly like me) focus on this style, considering LSAC no longer guarantees it as of this year? I also think it’s kind of frustrating how few of those are in the drill pool (or is this reflective of how much attention you should pay them?)

I’ve been playing Big Walk with a buddy for the past week/week and a half, and have fell in love with it. I think it’s such a cathartic game and a good break from other games that are constant action.

I’ve noticed something really bizarre tho. And obviously, I don’t let ANYONE else’s opinion affect my own of something; but this game is insanely polarizing. Half the people I see review the game and talk about how innovative/great it is (which I would side more with), while the other half I see take a massive shit on it. An example of the latter would be the stream from Joe Bart/Jynxzi/ImDontai/Agent 00 of the game. I mess with all of those guys, especially Joe Bart, but they were trying to get refunds of the game after finishing up the first section.

Why do yall think the reception is so wishy-washy? My guess would probably be the more obvious explanation: that the “slow burn” style is not for everyone. Would be interested to hear from others tho

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They sell a lot of designer-brand/high-end (or supposed to be) glasses and sunglasses. Not sure if they're legit, though. It seems a bit too good to be true, but their track record is making me double-take. They're based out of Brooklyn, apparently.

As diehard of an Uncharted fan I am I’m still gonna refrain from making the annoying comparisons. But anybody else flooded with nostalgia of Uncharted 3’s “Abducted” chapter (chapter 12) when playing the Bawma section and the ship graveyard?

Obviously the HUGE, bustling marketplace and trade block is nothing like the area in U3, which is basically entirely in the water and is only enemies. However, I couldn’t help to think immediately back to it when exploring the ship(s) after Ali and the auction.

Just out of a curiosity that started nagging my brain: how do you feel about the way people view your team? Have you embraced the concept of being the “villain” team like GSW, Heatles, etc? Do you not care due to the success of the team (I.e., “who cares, we’re winning” mentality). Or does the discourse around officiating, Dort/Caruso, Chet, and SGA’s play style and alleged “performative non-chalantness” irk you? Do you think it’s gotten out of hand, or do you think some criticism is valid?

I’ve felt myself make huge progress with inference questions through my learning and application of sufficiency, necessity, diagramming, and conditional relationships. However, Strengthen/weakening questions are whooping my ass, and have always whooped my ass.

The difference for me with these is I don’t understand where to go from here. Fundamental lessons on this question type tell you that you want to undermine the support b/w the premise(s) and conclusion, and make it less (or more) likely that the conclusion will be true via alternative hypotheses, reversed cause/effect, non-ideal experimentation, etc. Okay, cool…. But I’m making no progress and I have drilled and reviewed countless questions. I ID premises and conclusions immediately, but stare at answer choices trying to rationalize them for an eternity.

I wanna reiterate how “feel-able” the improvement has been for me with inference questions. It just seemed like a linear build up of knowledge and applying my man-hours to get questions right. On these though it feels like I’m chasing my tail and spinning my wheels. Been studying these for hours and hours every day and they’re just brutal for me.

If you wanna leave some advice feel free.

Making me wanna pull my hair out b/c I’m actually really good when I take the time I need to process it (which happens to be wayyy over). Extremely cynical about the process b/c of this

I do have ADHD so accoms make it more feasible, but the time I’m going over by is still comfortably over the standards. Been studying for a good while now too

Thoughts/advice? How to overcome this?

I lost about 4 lbs after having the flu. If I gain that weight back very quickly, will I have the same body composition? Or will I be fatter, slightly or more noticeably?