PrepTest 70 Logic Games Solution

I just made a video explanation for the third LSAT Logic Game from LSAT PrepTest 70 (October 2013 LSAT). It's the game with movie showings at a repertory theater. The movies are each one of 5 genres: horror, mystery, romance, sci-fi, and western.

I explained all questions in one video that's just over 11 minutes. (Get more free LSAT videos.)

Enjoy!

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October 2013 LSAT Logic Game Explanation

I just made a video explanation for the second LSAT Logic Game from LSAT PrepTest 70 (October 2013 LSAT). It's the game where employees are selected for a research team. The employees are Myers, Ortega, Paine, Schmidt, Thomson, Wong, Yoder, and Zayre.

I explained all questions in one video that's just 11 1/2 minutes. (Get more free LSAT videos.)

Enjoy!

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October 2013 LSAT Logic Game Solution

I just made a video explanation for the first LSAT Logic Game from LSAT PrepTest 70 (October 2013 LSAT). It's the game where a concert promoter assigns 6 bands to fill slots for a benefit concert. The bands are Uneasy, Vegemite, Wellspring, Xpert, Yardsign, and Zircon.

I explained all questions in one video that's just under 13 minutes. (Get more free LSAT videos.)

Enjoy!

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10 Real Law School Personal Statements

If you’re reading this, you’re probably applying to law school. I know this process isn’t easy, and it can be incredibly frustrating at times. However, each year, many people overcome the hurdles and get into the law schools of their dreams. You ask yourself, how’d they do it?

When I first started LSAT Blog, there wasn’t any organized place where law school applicants could benefit from the experience of previous applicants. It seemed to me that future applicants should be able to benefit from the lessons others learned along the way. My first attempt to solve the problem was by collecting their LSAT Diaries.

The project was almost too successful. There are now over 100 LSAT Diaries - more than most people will read. Once I organized them, I started thinking about how to make them more accessible. I published short compilations of tips, but you wanted more. So, I published a compilation of the best tips from LSAT Diaries.

This book is the next phase of that project. In it, I’ve compiled 10 actual law school personal statements written by LSAT Blog readers. They generously agreed to share their work to help you get your creative juices flowing.

To that end, I've put together a new book, "10 Real Law School Personal Statements."

Get your copy on Google Drive for free.

Step 1. Click this link. 

Step 2. Click File --> Download As PDF

I hope this book inspires you to write a successful law school personal statement.

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Note: Some of these are longer than I'd recommend. Your law school personal statement should be about 2 pages, double-spaced, unless stated otherwise.

For more free advice on the law school personal statement, check out these articles.

LSAT Diary: Studying While Living in Europe (Part 1)

This installment of LSAT Diaries comes from RC, who took the October 2013 LSAT after completing 59 LSAT practice tests!

Update from RC: 

"I ended up getting a 180 on the LSAT--needless to say, I am thrilled. (Maybe I should try and get sick before the bar, too…)…Thanks again for all your help in preparing for this!"

If you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)

Thanks to RC for sharing her experience and advice!

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LSAT Diaries: Test Day Tips (Part 2)

This installment of LSAT Diaries comes from RC, who took the October 2013 LSAT after completing 59 LSAT practice tests!  (Read part 1 of her LSAT diary.)

If you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)

Thanks to RC for sharing her experience and advice!

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October 2013 LSAT Discussion

Congratulations, you're now done with the October 2013 LSAT!
This is an open post where you can leave comments and answer each others' questions about the test, now that the hard part is over.

Check out past October LSAT score release dates, and see my prediction about when October 2013 LSAT scores will be released.

If you think the test went well, congrats! Read about admissions.

If you're not so sure it went well, decide whether to cancel your LSAT score.

Please feel free to vent and discuss your general thoughts on the exam in the comments below, but no specifics about particular questions themselves, please. (LSAC doesn't permit such discussion.)

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How'd the big day go for you?

Also see "How to Wait a Long Time for Your LSAT Score".

October 2013 LSAT Score Release Dates

Good luck to everyone taking the October 2013 LSAT!

The October 2013 LSAT scores / results are scheduled to be released via email by Wednesday, October 30, 2013, so you'll have to wait for your LSAT score.

However, the scores usually come out a bit earlier than scheduled.

Let's look at the trend over the past several years (click to enlarge):

Last year, for the first time ever (that I know of, anyway), LSAC released scores after the scheduled release date for a test administration. Why? It may have something to do with the fact that this was in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy (LSAC's office was closed).

Let's assume this won't happen again.

I've also never heard of them coming back on the scheduled release date itself. So, assuming a hurricane doesn't delay score release like it did last year, I'm going for Monday, October 28th, or Tuesday, October 29th as the most likely score release dates based on the above.


"But at what time specifically do scores come on score release days? I need to know when to constantly refresh my email / LSAC account!"

In batches over the course of several hours. Likely starting late in the day (Eastern Time).

No one knows how the batches are organized, if at all.

The batches do not seem to be organized in any of these ways:

alphabetical/regional/high-to-low scores/low-to-high scores/test center #, etc.

Wish everyone all the best!

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See other LSAT score release dates posts and read about admissions.

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Please feel free to vent and discuss your general thoughts on the exam in the comments, but no specifics about particular questions themselves, please. (LSAC doesn't permit such discussion.)

Why I'm Not Wishing You Good Luck on the October 2013 LSAT

I don't like wishing people good luck. Why think of ourselves as slaves to chance? Instead, we should trust in our abilities.

"In bocca al lupo" is an old Italian proverb that literally translates to "in the mouth of the wolf." The customary response is "crepi (il lupo)," which literally translates to "kill (the wolf)."

The idea is that when faced with adversity, you should have the mindset that you will overcome it. Luck is not a factor. You will destroy whatever obstacles get in the way of achieving your goals.

So, rather than wishing you all good luck, I'm going to remind you that when you encounter the LSAT on Saturday, kill it.

LSAT Diary: Taking the LSAT on Saturday (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of Travis' LSAT Diary. In it, he shares his LSAT preparation methods leading up to the October LSAT on Saturday.

(Here's Part 2.)

If you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)

Leave Travis some encouragement, and share your thoughts as the October LSAT approaches below in the comments!

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LSAT Diary: Last-Minute LSAT Tips (Part 2)

This LSAT Diary is from Travis, who shares some last-minute LSAT tips before he takes the October LSAT on Saturday. (Read part 1 of his LSAT diary.)

If you want to be in LSAT Diaries, please email me at LSATUnplugged@gmail.com. (You can be in LSAT Diaries whether you've taken the exam already or not.)

Leave Travis some encouragement, and share your thoughts as the October LSAT approaches below in the comments!

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