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Guy I was barely acquainted with in high school was there, I got there almost an hour early from stress, he was already there, comes up to me and says "we went to high school together!" As if I did not already know this and willfully chose not to interact. I politely curtailed discussion into very brief pleasantries but something he said really stuck in my craw
"Graduated this year but I'm just looking for something to do, now. Wish they released more than that 2007 test though."
Heavily implied in that is the idea he had nothing better to do than this, and that he had done ZERO due diligence. It was both infuriating and pitiful and I believe it helped me score better on my Lsat out of understanding that although my interaction was with too small a sample to generalize; there are some people who just don't get it.
"Graduated this year but I'm just looking for something to do, now. Wish they released more than that 2007 test though."
Heavily implied in that is the idea he had nothing better to do than this, and that he had done ZERO due diligence. It was both infuriating and pitiful and I believe it helped me score better on my Lsat out of understanding that although my interaction was with too small a sample to generalize; there are some people who just don't get it.
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My life got significantly worse when I realized this applies to nearly every aspect of life.lillelord wrote: there are some people who just don't get it.
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Well in this case it's actually to your benefit if there are large numbers of people who don't get it!Platopus wrote:My life got significantly worse when I realized this applies to nearly every aspect of life.lillelord wrote: there are some people who just don't get it.
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At my location there were only one bathroom for over 150 women. For reasons I don't understand, there's no one waiting outside the man's bathroom.
So here goes the conversation:
G1: My God, I wish we can use man's bathroom.
G2: That's a good idea.
G1: Are you really going there?
G2: Yeah... Why not, toilets are behind locked doors. You can't see your neighbors in there.
G1: But I think they pee into something outside the toilets closets, you know...
G2 (shouting into man's bathroom): Is there anybody outside of the toilet closets...Please keep your doors locked..I'm coming to toilets. Make sure your pants are on out there.
I'm coming in 5, 4, 3.....
So here goes the conversation:
G1: My God, I wish we can use man's bathroom.
G2: That's a good idea.
G1: Are you really going there?
G2: Yeah... Why not, toilets are behind locked doors. You can't see your neighbors in there.
G1: But I think they pee into something outside the toilets closets, you know...
G2 (shouting into man's bathroom): Is there anybody outside of the toilet closets...Please keep your doors locked..I'm coming to toilets. Make sure your pants are on out there.
I'm coming in 5, 4, 3.....
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lillelord wrote:Guy I was barely acquainted with in high school was there, I got there almost an hour early from stress, he was already there, comes up to me and says "we went to high school together!" As if I did not already know this and willfully chose not to interact. I politely curtailed discussion into very brief pleasantries but something he said really stuck in my craw
"Graduated this year but I'm just looking for something to do, now. Wish they released more than that 2007 test though."
Heavily implied in that is the idea he had nothing better to do than this, and that he had done ZERO due diligence. It was both infuriating and pitiful and I believe it helped me score better on my Lsat out of understanding that although my interaction was with too small a sample to generalize; there are some people who just don't get it.
When you get your score, why don't you rip off that band-aid, contact that person, ask what they got.
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- DriveLikeNashvillian
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Last year when I took the LSAT, a few girls who seemed like they knew each other were talking about practice tests and trying to reassure one of the girls who had scored a 150 on her last practice test that it was a fine score. I thought "girly, you are about to have a rude awakening."
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Ole Miss frat guy I sat next to told me he took his first prep test the day before. Seemed like a good dude, hope it worked out for him.
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Yup, my best friend was the smoking hot person at her test (I know, I'm subjective) who had a guy hitting on her before the exam. He started quoting the Bible to her and depending on God to do well. He asked for her number so he could find her after the exam. She walked away.Slippin' Jimmy wrote: And of course there's always that one guy awkwardly flirting with someone wayyy out of his league (she was smoking hot, him not so much).
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that seems a little more like proselytizing than trying to get a date tbhclueless801 wrote:Yup, my best friend was the smoking hot person at her test (I know, I'm subjective) who had a guy hitting on her before the exam. He started quoting the Bible to her and depending on God to do well. He asked for her number so he could find her after the exam. She walked away.Slippin' Jimmy wrote: And of course there's always that one guy awkwardly flirting with someone wayyy out of his league (she was smoking hot, him not so much).
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Rekt. I would have applauded.clueless801 wrote:Yup, my best friend was the smoking hot person at her test (I know, I'm subjective) who had a guy hitting on her before the exam. He started quoting the Bible to her and depending on God to do well. He asked for her number so he could find her after the exam. She walked away.Slippin' Jimmy wrote: And of course there's always that one guy awkwardly flirting with someone wayyy out of his league (she was smoking hot, him not so much).
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I need these boards to be able to support more Emoji... CLAP between every word for "she walked away" and a lot of fire..Walliums wrote:Rekt. I would have applauded.clueless801 wrote:Yup, my best friend was the smoking hot person at her test (I know, I'm subjective) who had a guy hitting on her before the exam. He started quoting the Bible to her and depending on God to do well. He asked for her number so he could find her after the exam. She walked away.Slippin' Jimmy wrote: And of course there's always that one guy awkwardly flirting with someone wayyy out of his league (she was smoking hot, him not so much).
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I'm not commenting on whether or not this is a good idea or what not, but I had a friend who literally did the same thing and ended up scoring a 169? He eventually pursued a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and but he was naturally really good at the test I think.addie1412 wrote:I didn't do a single full PT throughout my prep. I did regularly do like 8 timed RC sections in a row, though (with one break in the middle). Or 4 LR sections and 4 LG sections. But I never sat down like "I'm gonna take PT 72 today" and then score it to try to gauge where I was. I think it helped my confidence not knowing exactly where I stood beyond my performance on individual timed sections. I feel like I probably overperformed as a result of not being psychologically burdened or limited by low PTs. I went into it like: if I've gotten -0 on each of the sections before, I'm capable of a 180 vs: I've never PTed above 16x or 17x, therefore I won't be able to score any higher.brinicolec wrote:Full PTs help with stamina.dontsaywhatyoumean wrote:We're assuming the people that are saying they didn't do PT's, or only did a very small number, didn't do many timed sections, correct?
I don't think more than a couple of PT's is necessarily required if a lot of timed sections were done.
Doing a lot of timed sections doesn't prep you for doing five timed sections with a small break in the middle.
Sorry to derail the thread; I'm just passionate about the no-PT route.
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I got some harsh stares. I have a tattoo that covers my entire chest that was visible and I could overhear people talking about it before the test began. I guess a tattoo and a lawyer represent a seemingly contradictory image ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Meh, that can be covered by your suit. Not like it should matter but I would say the attorney profession as a whole is still conservative on visible tattoos that are not covered up by your suit.LesPaul1995 wrote:I got some harsh stares. I have a tattoo that covers my entire chest that was visible and I could overhear people talking about it before the test began. I guess a tattoo and a lawyer represent a seemingly contradictory image ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Anecdotal, but I'm an electrical engineer and scored 164 on Sept 16 without ever having seen anything LSAT related. I'm of the opinion our academic background prepares us pretty well for most of the critical thinking skills required by the LSATBarack O'Drama wrote:I'm not commenting on whether or not this is a good idea or what not, but I had a friend who literally did the same thing and ended up scoring a 169? He eventually pursued a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and but he was naturally really good at the test I think.addie1412 wrote:I didn't do a single full PT throughout my prep. I did regularly do like 8 timed RC sections in a row, though (with one break in the middle). Or 4 LR sections and 4 LG sections. But I never sat down like "I'm gonna take PT 72 today" and then score it to try to gauge where I was. I think it helped my confidence not knowing exactly where I stood beyond my performance on individual timed sections. I feel like I probably overperformed as a result of not being psychologically burdened or limited by low PTs. I went into it like: if I've gotten -0 on each of the sections before, I'm capable of a 180 vs: I've never PTed above 16x or 17x, therefore I won't be able to score any higher.brinicolec wrote:Full PTs help with stamina.dontsaywhatyoumean wrote:We're assuming the people that are saying they didn't do PT's, or only did a very small number, didn't do many timed sections, correct?
I don't think more than a couple of PT's is necessarily required if a lot of timed sections were done.
Doing a lot of timed sections doesn't prep you for doing five timed sections with a small break in the middle.
Sorry to derail the thread; I'm just passionate about the no-PT route.
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I don't know how anyone can do very well at Logic Games without seeing it before.Future Ex-Engineer wrote:Anecdotal, but I'm an electrical engineer and scored 164 on Sept 16 without ever having seen anything LSAT related. I'm of the opinion our academic background prepares us pretty well for most of the critical thinking skills required by the LSATBarack O'Drama wrote:I'm not commenting on whether or not this is a good idea or what not, but I had a friend who literally did the same thing and ended up scoring a 169? He eventually pursued a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and but he was naturally really good at the test I think.addie1412 wrote:I didn't do a single full PT throughout my prep. I did regularly do like 8 timed RC sections in a row, though (with one break in the middle). Or 4 LR sections and 4 LG sections. But I never sat down like "I'm gonna take PT 72 today" and then score it to try to gauge where I was. I think it helped my confidence not knowing exactly where I stood beyond my performance on individual timed sections. I feel like I probably overperformed as a result of not being psychologically burdened or limited by low PTs. I went into it like: if I've gotten -0 on each of the sections before, I'm capable of a 180 vs: I've never PTed above 16x or 17x, therefore I won't be able to score any higher.brinicolec wrote:Full PTs help with stamina.dontsaywhatyoumean wrote:We're assuming the people that are saying they didn't do PT's, or only did a very small number, didn't do many timed sections, correct?
I don't think more than a couple of PT's is necessarily required if a lot of timed sections were done.
Doing a lot of timed sections doesn't prep you for doing five timed sections with a small break in the middle.
Sorry to derail the thread; I'm just passionate about the no-PT route.
I understand that knowing formal logic is very helpful--but when you're really familiar the sort of questions LSAC asks, it's often easy to predict the answers to the questions before reading the choices, and I think it'd be hard to come in under time without that prep.
It's also my weak section, though.
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Yeah, I completely agree with the preparation aspect. That's really amazing! I wish I had a brain like that.Future Ex-Engineer wrote:Anecdotal, but I'm an electrical engineer and scored 164 on Sept 16 without ever having seen anything LSAT related. I'm of the opinion our academic background prepares us pretty well for most of the critical thinking skills required by the LSATBarack O'Drama wrote:I'm not commenting on whether or not this is a good idea or what not, but I had a friend who literally did the same thing and ended up scoring a 169? He eventually pursued a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and but he was naturally really good at the test I think.addie1412 wrote:I didn't do a single full PT throughout my prep. I did regularly do like 8 timed RC sections in a row, though (with one break in the middle). Or 4 LR sections and 4 LG sections. But I never sat down like "I'm gonna take PT 72 today" and then score it to try to gauge where I was. I think it helped my confidence not knowing exactly where I stood beyond my performance on individual timed sections. I feel like I probably overperformed as a result of not being psychologically burdened or limited by low PTs. I went into it like: if I've gotten -0 on each of the sections before, I'm capable of a 180 vs: I've never PTed above 16x or 17x, therefore I won't be able to score any higher.brinicolec wrote:Full PTs help with stamina.dontsaywhatyoumean wrote:We're assuming the people that are saying they didn't do PT's, or only did a very small number, didn't do many timed sections, correct?
I don't think more than a couple of PT's is necessarily required if a lot of timed sections were done.
Doing a lot of timed sections doesn't prep you for doing five timed sections with a small break in the middle.
Sorry to derail the thread; I'm just passionate about the no-PT route.
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I used to wonder the same thing until my buddy Pete, the electrical engineer I mentioned before. He wasn't all that fluent in formal logic, but I remember him diagramming games pretty intuitively. One thing I remember is his diagrams being way less "formulaic" than say a Powerscore or 7Sage would teach. It was actually because of him that I thought games would be easy and I'd need a few scribbles to answer questions. But alas I suck at LG!ggmu1992 wrote:I don't know how anyone can do very well at Logic Games without seeing it before.Future Ex-Engineer wrote:Anecdotal, but I'm an electrical engineer and scored 164 on Sept 16 without ever having seen anything LSAT related. I'm of the opinion our academic background prepares us pretty well for most of the critical thinking skills required by the LSATBarack O'Drama wrote:I'm not commenting on whether or not this is a good idea or what not, but I had a friend who literally did the same thing and ended up scoring a 169? He eventually pursued a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and but he was naturally really good at the test I think.addie1412 wrote:I didn't do a single full PT throughout my prep. I did regularly do like 8 timed RC sections in a row, though (with one break in the middle). Or 4 LR sections and 4 LG sections. But I never sat down like "I'm gonna take PT 72 today" and then score it to try to gauge where I was. I think it helped my confidence not knowing exactly where I stood beyond my performance on individual timed sections. I feel like I probably overperformed as a result of not being psychologically burdened or limited by low PTs. I went into it like: if I've gotten -0 on each of the sections before, I'm capable of a 180 vs: I've never PTed above 16x or 17x, therefore I won't be able to score any higher.brinicolec wrote:Full PTs help with stamina.dontsaywhatyoumean wrote:We're assuming the people that are saying they didn't do PT's, or only did a very small number, didn't do many timed sections, correct?
I don't think more than a couple of PT's is necessarily required if a lot of timed sections were done.
Doing a lot of timed sections doesn't prep you for doing five timed sections with a small break in the middle.
Sorry to derail the thread; I'm just passionate about the no-PT route.
I understand that knowing formal logic is very helpful--but when you're really familiar the sort of questions LSAC asks, it's often easy to predict the answers to the questions before reading the choices, and I think it'd be hard to come in under time without that prep.
It's also my weak section, though.
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Hah yeah, that's precisely it. I scored -4 on the first games section I ever saw under test conditions (again Sept 16, with the virus game). Honestly LG is pretty much exactly what we learn in engineering school, albeit the games are much simpler in content. In its essence, LG is just a word problem (the same kind you do in elementary school mathematics).Barack O'Drama wrote:I used to wonder the same thing until my buddy Pete, the electrical engineer I mentioned before. He wasn't all that fluent in formal logic, but I remember him diagramming games pretty intuitively. One thing I remember is his diagrams being way less "formulaic" than say a Powerscore or 7Sage would teach. It was actually because of him that I thought games would be easy and I'd need a few scribbles to answer questions. But alas I suck at LG!ggmu1992 wrote:
I don't know how anyone can do very well at Logic Games without seeing it before.
I understand that knowing formal logic is very helpful--but when you're really familiar the sort of questions LSAC asks, it's often easy to predict the answers to the questions before reading the choices, and I think it'd be hard to come in under time without that prep.
It's also my weak section, though.
For us, we learn proofs/formulas/etc and apply those systematically to seemingly complex problems to break them down into simple, easy to digest parts.
LG is almost identical. 3-6 rules and a scenario, then use the rules to make the scenario simpler/more constrained. From there solutions just fall out.
I also find the diagramming methods/rigor that most people use for LG to be super foreign. I literally start a game, write the rules and draw the number of spaces for a sequencing or grouping game to give me a visual baseline and start attacking questions. No boards, no elaborate designs. I get really confused reading people talk about LG strategies for certain games. But, it definitely works for some people, and I'm glad they found a method that works for people not accustomed to the games
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It is insane how much that sounds like my buddy! Thanks for putting into context!Future Ex-Engineer wrote:Hah yeah, that's precisely it. I scored -4 on the first games section I ever saw under test conditions (again Sept 16, with the virus game). Honestly LG is pretty much exactly what we learn in engineering school, albeit the games are much simpler in content. In its essence, LG is just a word problem (the same kind you do in elementary school mathematics).Barack O'Drama wrote:I used to wonder the same thing until my buddy Pete, the electrical engineer I mentioned before. He wasn't all that fluent in formal logic, but I remember him diagramming games pretty intuitively. One thing I remember is his diagrams being way less "formulaic" than say a Powerscore or 7Sage would teach. It was actually because of him that I thought games would be easy and I'd need a few scribbles to answer questions. But alas I suck at LG!ggmu1992 wrote:
I don't know how anyone can do very well at Logic Games without seeing it before.
I understand that knowing formal logic is very helpful--but when you're really familiar the sort of questions LSAC asks, it's often easy to predict the answers to the questions before reading the choices, and I think it'd be hard to come in under time without that prep.
It's also my weak section, though.
For us, we learn proofs/formulas/etc and apply those systematically to seemingly complex problems to break them down into simple, easy to digest parts.
LG is almost identical. 3-6 rules and a scenario, then use the rules to make the scenario simpler/more constrained. From there solutions just fall out.
I also find the diagramming methods/rigor that most people use for LG to be super foreign. I literally start a game, write the rules and draw the number of spaces for a sequencing or grouping game to give me a visual baseline and start attacking questions. No boards, no elaborate designs. I get really confused reading people talk about LG strategies for certain games. But, it definitely works for some people, and I'm glad they found a method that works for people not accustomed to the games
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Long time lurker first time poster....
At a testing center in NYC.
I got there an hour and half early and was looking for a place to do my warm up. There was a Starbucks that was jammed pack and greasy spoon diner. So I go into the diner and have breakfast while I do my warmup. A man comes in and explains to the staff that he is taking a test across the way and would like it if they could store his bag. This was in the middle of downtown NYC. LOL, as you could imagine they said no. There must have been 10-15 people with bags, phones, and other prohibited items, fortunate for them the proctors, and staff at the school, allowed them to leave it in the lobby. Although, warned that they would not be watching the items.
I almost thought I was going to get turned away on the check-in line. The picture on my ID is significantly old and I have gained quite a bit of weight. She did a double take and handed it back to me, phew. The girl in front of me came in with a fresh pack of pencils. The proctor told her she was only allowed four and needed to dispose of the rest. Meanwhile, when I get into the room the guy across the way has over 20 pencils out on the desk. I was amazed by that, I would have liked to have more than four, but I don't know what I'd do with 20.
After the break the proctor made an announcement for whomever was cracking their knuckles to please stop and that it was bothering another tester. Funny, I didn't notice this guy cracking his knuckles until after that announcement, when said guy did it probably three or four more times. This was a full on knuckle crack too, like both hands.
At a testing center in NYC.
I got there an hour and half early and was looking for a place to do my warm up. There was a Starbucks that was jammed pack and greasy spoon diner. So I go into the diner and have breakfast while I do my warmup. A man comes in and explains to the staff that he is taking a test across the way and would like it if they could store his bag. This was in the middle of downtown NYC. LOL, as you could imagine they said no. There must have been 10-15 people with bags, phones, and other prohibited items, fortunate for them the proctors, and staff at the school, allowed them to leave it in the lobby. Although, warned that they would not be watching the items.
I almost thought I was going to get turned away on the check-in line. The picture on my ID is significantly old and I have gained quite a bit of weight. She did a double take and handed it back to me, phew. The girl in front of me came in with a fresh pack of pencils. The proctor told her she was only allowed four and needed to dispose of the rest. Meanwhile, when I get into the room the guy across the way has over 20 pencils out on the desk. I was amazed by that, I would have liked to have more than four, but I don't know what I'd do with 20.
After the break the proctor made an announcement for whomever was cracking their knuckles to please stop and that it was bothering another tester. Funny, I didn't notice this guy cracking his knuckles until after that announcement, when said guy did it probably three or four more times. This was a full on knuckle crack too, like both hands.
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Both hands huh?Johnsgoat wrote:This was a full on knuckle crack too, like both hands.
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humple wrote:Both hands huh?Johnsgoat wrote:This was a full on knuckle crack too, like both hands.
Yeah, it was pretty loud, the proctor never addressed it again after the break. I had not even noticed it until the proctor made the announcement.
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That's so crazy dude.Johnsgoat wrote:humple wrote:Both hands huh?Johnsgoat wrote:This was a full on knuckle crack too, like both hands.
Yeah, it was pretty loud, the proctor never addressed it again after the break. I had not even noticed it until the proctor made the announcement.
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I brought in a full 12 pack of pencils, would have been PISSED if I could only have 4. That sounds like some bullshit the proctor made up.Johnsgoat wrote:
The girl in front of me came in with a fresh pack of pencils. The proctor told her she was only allowed four and needed to dispose of the rest. Meanwhile, when I get into the room the guy across the way has over 20 pencils out on the desk. I was amazed by that, I would have liked to have more than four, but I don't know what I'd do with 20.
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