LeStat...or the LSAT
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vicarzSounds like a Bullwinkle title...well not really but I tried.
SO I took the LSAT. Notes:
1. I'm feeling damn good. The thing is behind me and I did at least ok in my opinion.
2. Lots of gay guys there (no dykes) Either that or wearing a sweater over your shoulders is big with the new wave of stylish skinny frat boys. Yeah.
3. They need to terminate the people giving the fucking exam - one of whom I'm going to write a complaint letter about. a) Christian idiot woman: fat black woman in building #1 is wearing a jesus shirt that reads "One man, 3 nails" I don't like preaching in general, definitely not before I take this friggin life-altering exam. b) Exam woman: clearly this woman gave out exams of many types, but my god shut up about it. Her numerous observations about the differences between LSAT takers (who apparently don't smile as much as MCAT takers) and what it's like to give the various exams were not amusing in any way. How lonely is she, or how much does she over-estimate her role in this process? Shut up and hand out the booklets you gray-haired twit. People did laugh towards the end - when I started muttering "Shut up" and "No one cares" even louder.
5. Oh, why do I refer to building #1? Because the LSAT admission ticket only listed the location as GMU. I inquired with the LSAC service to find out what building and room # I should report to. Those goobers wrote be back to say "Thompson Hall, room TBA." When I showed up, I was told which room to go to by a list on the wall sorting us alphabetically by last name. I wasn't listed on the list in the Jesus-run room I was 'supposed' to report to. There was another girl there with the same situation. A test-administrator ran by saying this was the case all over - and that we may be in the other series across campus in the "Lecture Hall" named "Lecture Hall." Brilliant. Thank cheese I went early as all hell.
THE EXAM ITSELF made me almost shout with joy, then I was almost crushed.
Quick LSAT note: the LSAT is made up of 5 sections and a writing sample. There is one section of logic games, 2 sections of logic reasoning questions, and one section of reading comprehension. You are also given another section as a test section, though you aren't told which is real and which is 'testing purposes only.' They don't score the tested section, but it will add to your fatigue none-the-less.
The section I HATE is the logic games section. I have scored as low as 5 correct on that section, and my highest was only about 15 (out of 25ish). I have found the average game takes me about 15-20 minutes to do, which is a minor issue since the whole section is 35 minutes long! I suck!
The first section was logic games - hoo rah! That gave me the best chance on my weakest section - I would be at my strongest as I started! I was overjoyed, more so when I dove into the problems. I've given up tackling more than 2 games since my time is SO POOR. Well, I was able to tackle an ordering game and a grouping game - both of which had 7 questions! This set me up, with my guessing, for possibly the highest score ever on that section - on the first test that would actually be scored! I was so happy I could barely contain myself. I didn't let myself get too happy because...well I've learned not to let crushing defeat affect my mood when I still need to perform, so I reasoned that joy could be just as distracting.
The 2nd section was logical reasoning - I finished early enough to rest a minute.
Then I hit section 3 and nearly cried...logic games. I have taken sample tests, read books, talked to other test-takers...and NEVER have I heard of the test section being logic games. Oh the fucking horror. Now, did I just do great (for my stupid self) on the real logic game section, or is this schlupp going to be where my score dips to a paltry 142? I didn't have time to mope so I dove into it. Question 1 was grouping, and damnit I had a handle on it - wow! I wouldn't bomb horribly I could tell, and my mood improved even without effort. The next question was a hybrid game based principally on ordering - whew that's 2 I did ok on. I was pushed for time, with a matching/hybrid/game-o-doom and another grouping game to choose from. I chose the grouping game, and basically had enough time to eliminate the blatantly wrong answers - giving me the possibility of narrowing down the guessing to 1/2 or 1/3. Compared to some adminstrations I've given myself, this was cake. I couldn't have asked for a better set of games, either time really!
Toward the end I was showing fatigue. None of the questions or problems really seemed difficult, but I was starting to have mind-wandering issues and running short on time. I had to make some eh guesses on the last 2 problems on the exam, having 30 seconds per question left - but overall I feel I did reasonably well.
I can't tell you how I did, but there is no way it's less than 155. I may have gone as high as 165, but that's of course the super-rosy scenario. If I got say...142 then at least I don't have to go to law school!
It's over. It's finally over.
Now for the other 40 things I've been putting off...
SO I took the LSAT. Notes:
1. I'm feeling damn good. The thing is behind me and I did at least ok in my opinion.
2. Lots of gay guys there (no dykes) Either that or wearing a sweater over your shoulders is big with the new wave of stylish skinny frat boys. Yeah.
3. They need to terminate the people giving the fucking exam - one of whom I'm going to write a complaint letter about. a) Christian idiot woman: fat black woman in building #1 is wearing a jesus shirt that reads "One man, 3 nails" I don't like preaching in general, definitely not before I take this friggin life-altering exam. b) Exam woman: clearly this woman gave out exams of many types, but my god shut up about it. Her numerous observations about the differences between LSAT takers (who apparently don't smile as much as MCAT takers) and what it's like to give the various exams were not amusing in any way. How lonely is she, or how much does she over-estimate her role in this process? Shut up and hand out the booklets you gray-haired twit. People did laugh towards the end - when I started muttering "Shut up" and "No one cares" even louder.
5. Oh, why do I refer to building #1? Because the LSAT admission ticket only listed the location as GMU. I inquired with the LSAC service to find out what building and room # I should report to. Those goobers wrote be back to say "Thompson Hall, room TBA." When I showed up, I was told which room to go to by a list on the wall sorting us alphabetically by last name. I wasn't listed on the list in the Jesus-run room I was 'supposed' to report to. There was another girl there with the same situation. A test-administrator ran by saying this was the case all over - and that we may be in the other series across campus in the "Lecture Hall" named "Lecture Hall." Brilliant. Thank cheese I went early as all hell.
THE EXAM ITSELF made me almost shout with joy, then I was almost crushed.
Quick LSAT note: the LSAT is made up of 5 sections and a writing sample. There is one section of logic games, 2 sections of logic reasoning questions, and one section of reading comprehension. You are also given another section as a test section, though you aren't told which is real and which is 'testing purposes only.' They don't score the tested section, but it will add to your fatigue none-the-less.
The section I HATE is the logic games section. I have scored as low as 5 correct on that section, and my highest was only about 15 (out of 25ish). I have found the average game takes me about 15-20 minutes to do, which is a minor issue since the whole section is 35 minutes long! I suck!
The first section was logic games - hoo rah! That gave me the best chance on my weakest section - I would be at my strongest as I started! I was overjoyed, more so when I dove into the problems. I've given up tackling more than 2 games since my time is SO POOR. Well, I was able to tackle an ordering game and a grouping game - both of which had 7 questions! This set me up, with my guessing, for possibly the highest score ever on that section - on the first test that would actually be scored! I was so happy I could barely contain myself. I didn't let myself get too happy because...well I've learned not to let crushing defeat affect my mood when I still need to perform, so I reasoned that joy could be just as distracting.
The 2nd section was logical reasoning - I finished early enough to rest a minute.
Then I hit section 3 and nearly cried...logic games. I have taken sample tests, read books, talked to other test-takers...and NEVER have I heard of the test section being logic games. Oh the fucking horror. Now, did I just do great (for my stupid self) on the real logic game section, or is this schlupp going to be where my score dips to a paltry 142? I didn't have time to mope so I dove into it. Question 1 was grouping, and damnit I had a handle on it - wow! I wouldn't bomb horribly I could tell, and my mood improved even without effort. The next question was a hybrid game based principally on ordering - whew that's 2 I did ok on. I was pushed for time, with a matching/hybrid/game-o-doom and another grouping game to choose from. I chose the grouping game, and basically had enough time to eliminate the blatantly wrong answers - giving me the possibility of narrowing down the guessing to 1/2 or 1/3. Compared to some adminstrations I've given myself, this was cake. I couldn't have asked for a better set of games, either time really!
Toward the end I was showing fatigue. None of the questions or problems really seemed difficult, but I was starting to have mind-wandering issues and running short on time. I had to make some eh guesses on the last 2 problems on the exam, having 30 seconds per question left - but overall I feel I did reasonably well.
I can't tell you how I did, but there is no way it's less than 155. I may have gone as high as 165, but that's of course the super-rosy scenario. If I got say...142 then at least I don't have to go to law school!
It's over. It's finally over.
Now for the other 40 things I've been putting off...
