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Brad McIlquham is Knewton’s Director of Academics. He is really into surveys, but then again, who isn’t? – The February 2010 LSAT was this past weekend (at least for those who managed to avoid the massive snow cancellations ). Just like we did in September and December , we polled our hearty Knewton students to get their feedback on the exam. Most students who responded were from our full-length LSAT prep course, but a handful were from the first run of our 2-week Total Access program — their study program was abbreviated and largely self-directed, so we were interested to hear their feedback as well. All told, the majority of respondents (70%) found the Logic Games section to be the most challenging. This majority wasn’t as overwhelming as it was in December — when over 80% agreed that AR was the toughest — but it still dwarfed the next runner-up. Only about 30% found Logical Reasoning to be the most difficult, while close to no respondents thought RC was the hardest. Full results after the jump: Overview 77% of students felt most prepared for the Logical Reasoning section. Only 12% felt best prepared for RC, and 11% for Games. Timing The majority of students finished each section completely or only had a few questions remaining (80% in RC, 90% in LR, and 50% in Games). Again, the Games section created the biggest time crunch; about 50% of students said that timing was a major issue. About 20% of students reported that timing was not a problem at all in the RC and LR sections. The Sections From the responses we received, it sounds like the Games section was especially challenging; 25% of students said it was as difficult as they anticipated, but over 50% said it was even harder than they thought it would be. For 63%, though, the Knewton strategies made things easier on this section; 25% reported that the strategies they had learned were essential. LR was a different story; nearly 40% of respondents said the section was more manageable than they expected, and 50% said it met their expectations. For many (37%), the Parallel Reasoning questions were the most difficult. Over 70% of students said the Knewton strategies were essential here. Almost 100% of respondents said the RC section was as difficult as they expected. No surprises there. Conclusions The Games section was the major hurdle of the day, but students felt confident overall; over 85% reported that they were better off after preparing with the Knewton course, and the rest said they felt generally ready for what they saw on the exam. To all you February 2010 LSAT test-takers: congratulations! We’ll keep our fingers crossed for you over the next three weeks…
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If your LSAT administration was canceled this weekend, you should be getting another email from the LSAC in the next few days; when weather gets in the way of an exam, they try to schedule a make-up test within two to three weeks. Here are some things you should do if your LSAT was canceled: Hang on to your admission ticket; this will get you into the make-up test when it’s scheduled. If schools are waiting on your LSAT score, give them a call to explain that your test was delayed. Keep practicing! A postponement is disappointing, but it’s a great chance to take a few more practice tests. For students whose Knewton LSAT prep memberships were set to end last weekend, we’re extending your courses until the make-up exams are finished. Next weekend is a holiday, so chances are most re-tests will be the weekend of February 19th or 26th. In the meantime, keep up the hard work!
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February LSAT cancellations: what to do if your test center closed
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A storm’s a-brewin’, and the LSAC has already canceled a number of tomorrow’s LSAT administrations. Before you head out tomorrow, check to make sure your test center is open! The LSAC is keeping of running list of centers that are already closed, and that list is sure to grow today and tomorrow. Here are the closings so far, state by state: Delaware Center 1330 – University of Delaware, Newark, DE Maryland Center 1364 – Towson University, Towson, MD Center 1381 – Towson University, Towson, MD (overflow) Center 1382 – Towson University, Towson, MD (overflow) Center 1369 – University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD Center 1371 – University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, MD Center 1372 – University of Maryland (Overflow)-College Park, College Park, MD Center 1386 – Montgomery College, Rockville, MD Center 1393 – Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD Ohio Center 4528 – Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH Pennsylvania Center 2012 – Villanova University, Villanova, PA Center 2019 – Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA Center 2025 – Millersville University, Millersville, PA Virginia Center 1582 – Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA Center 1594 – Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden Sydney, VA Center 1597 – University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA Center 1598 – Northern Virginia Community College, Springfield, VA Center 1609 – Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA Washington, DC Center 1556 – Howard University, Washington, DC Center 1569 – Catholic University of America, Washington, DC It can be a drag if you’re LSAT administration is canceled, but don’t fret. The LSAC will usually contact you with rescheduling information within a week. Silver lining: more time for LSAT prep . Keep checking in for updates! [LSAC] News and Announcements: Inclement Weather Closings
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The February LSAT is tomorrow, and it always helps to get a little last-minute advice. Kristen taught a great exam-day seminar back in December, so all you February test-takers should check it out! The link is below, as are some tips to remember once you’re in the exam . One last thing: It looks like weather may affect a number of test centers tomorrow, and the LSAC has already issued some cancellation notices . Check their site regularly to make sure your test center will still be open. – For all of you taking the LSAT tomorrow, good luck! By now you’ve done your practice tests, run through your drills, and gotten yourselves in optimal LSAT-taking shape. How should you spend your last precious hours before the test? Here are some tips. I’m posting a link to a workshop we ran for our Knewton LSAT prep students. Anyone can view it, so check it out! We’ll break down how to approach the writing sample, how to prepare for test day itself, and what you should do for last-minute prep. To watch the archive video, click here . A minor note on test-taking strategy. One of the best tricks (and the simplest) is to make sure you have your answer-bubbling strategy in place. There are strategies! You can bubble in answers a question at a time or wait until you finish a page, RC passage, or logic game. All methods work, just choose the one you like best beforehand so you’re consistent. There’s no penalty for guessing on the LSAT, so also make sure you fill in every answer choice before time runs out. If you have a few minutes at the end of the section, use it to review questions you were unsure about and double-check that you’ve taken a stab at every answer. Remember that the goal for tomorrow is accumulating points, not achieving perfection. These small tips can lead to big gains over the course of the test. Good luck everyone! Kristen
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The February LSAT is a bit of a mystery to many law school applicants. A lot of folks think that it’s harder or easier than other tests during the year (it’s not), that February scores come in too late to be sent to schools for the fall (not necessarily), or that if they haven’t started prepping by January they should just take it cold (not true!). If you’re taking the February 2010 LSAT, here are a few answers to some common questions. I’ve heard that schools frown upon February LSAT scores. Is it easier, or what? No, it’s not an easier test. The LSAC works hard to keep difficulty consistent from test to test (and as we wrote earlier, they have ways to even out scores when there’s variation). The only drawback to taking the February LSAT is that it’s late in the admissions cycle for most schools — if a school has rolling admissions, you’ll be at the tail-end of the applicant pool for fall 2010. So if I’m applying in the fall, is the February 2010 LSAT a no-go? Not necessarily. The December LSAT is the latest test that many schools will accept (Harvard, Stanford, UT Austin), but others will let you send in your February scores as part of your application (Yale, UPenn, Washington University). Of course, the deadlines for a lot of these schools will fall before your scores come back — make sure you complete your application on time even if you’re sending scores later. If you’re wondering if your schools will take a February score, ask them! The folks at Most Strongly Supported also have a handy list of schools that will say yes to the February LSAT, schools that will say no, and schools that will say “Yes, but…” Are there any other differences between the February LSAT and other tests? One difference won’t affect you on test day, but it’s pretty annoying: The February LSAT is the only regular administration that’s non-disclosed , meaning when you get your official score you won’t be able to see exactly what you missed. This isn’t ideal, because going over your strengths and weaknesses will help you improve if you decide to retake the test. If you rock the test the first time, though, no big deal. OK, it’s now the end of January. Is it too late to get myself in shape for test day? It’s not too late! Ideally, you’d give yourself over a month to prepare for the test; our LSAT prep course runs about 6 weeks, so students have plenty of time to master the concepts section by section. But — you can do a lot to get yourself ready in two weeks. The main thing you have to do is get used to taking the test. Timing is a huge part of the LSAT, you need to know the pace and structure of each section. Run through as many practice tests as you can, then go over your answers and see what you need to work on. For the next two weeks, we’re offering a last-minute deal for students cramming for February. It’s a 2-week prep program — you can brush up on concepts with archived lessons, dive into practice tests, and check out as many questions as you want with full explanations. You’re still two weeks out, so there’s definitely room to improve by February 6th. Good luck!
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Cruise through Reading Comp as quickly as this guy (photo by km6xo). Kalyan is one of Knewton’s expert TAs, so he’s full of ideas that can supercharge your LSAT prep and GMAT prep . – Success at Reading Comprehension depends on two limiting factors: (1) The rate at which the information you’re reading enters your brain and (2) what your brain is able to do with it. The latter, being able to act on information, is a composite skill that is acquired through years of learning. Fortunately for test-takers, the first factor — your speed of reading — can be seriously increased with a few simple adjustments in technique. You can learn how to read faster as long as you’re willing to put in the practice. Here’s how to do it. Many slow readers rely on ineffective reading processes such as subvocalization (reading softly/“in your mind”) and fixation (repetitive reading). Subvocalization is a very common problem that severely restricts reading speed: it takes much longer to actually say a word than it does to simply “recognize” it and move on. The difficult bit, if you’re a subvocalizer, is forcing yourself to actually adopt an alternate method of reading. Fixation is equally tricky. While repetition in reading may sometimes be merited or even necessary, in most cases it’s just an idle bad habit. Estimates in the speed-reading industry suggest that 33% of people habitually reread text. I, for one, find myself returning to parts of passages for all sorts of ridiculous reasons—including liking a particular word or turn of phrase. Savoring language is essential to enjoying the aesthetics of what you read, but it isn’t particularly well-suited to a standardized testing environment like the LSAT or GMAT. If any of the above problems sound familiar (or if you’re just curious), try some of these DIY approaches to improve your reading speed. With practice, you can develop a reading method that isn’t as time-consuming as your current one. Even modest improvements can have a large cumulative effect on your RC performance. Simple speed reading exercises While the following exercises utilize different methods, the underlying goal of each is the same: to increase your “eye span,” i.e. to force you to read more words at once than you normally would. The best readers are able to read entire sentences simultaneously and, more importantly, can process the information contained within them. All of these exercises focus on raw speed, but don’t forget the all-important “comprehension” part of RC. The trick is to read as quickly as you can while still retaining the information in a passage. 1) The Hand Trick Place your palm flat against the reading surface with the first line of text to be read above the side of your hand. Now move your palm down the page at a regular speed and read the text that is exposed while keeping pace with the movement of your palm. 2) The Finger Trick Place your index finger (or mouse pointer) on the first group of words to be read. Now move your index finger horizontally in a discontinuous manner, “jumping” from point to point in a sentence. This forces you to read words in groups instead of individually. 3) The “Card” Trick This one works best with a 4
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