Law School - Page 19

tld221 · #1 08-20-2009, 12:52 AM

i decided to look at some sample LSAT questions and realize, hey, im not half bad at these questions, in particular the logical reasoning ones. i'm a little stumped by this question. the site i got it from says the answer is C. I had already narrowed it down to choices B and C, but i feel like theyre saying the same thing. is there some slight semantics going on that im missing?

i feel like its something about the bolded part (my emphasis). i know you learn these tips and tricks if you take a test prep course, just my curiousity asking.

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There has been a sharp increase in the subscription prices of many professional and scholarly journals in the past seven years. Many publishers ascribe the necessity for these increases to the easy availability of photocopying facilities, which enable people simply to copy the articles they want rather than buying the journal.

Which of the following, if it is true, would make this explanation more plausible?

A. The great majority of professional and scholarly journals have a massive backlog of papers awaiting publication.
B. Over the past five years there has been a substantial decline in the number of individual subscriptions to professional and scholarly journals, while library subscriptions have remained fairly stable.
C. In the five years immediately preceding the price surge, there was a substantial decline in the number of individual subscriptions to professional and scholarly journals, while library subscriptions remained fairly stable.
D. Many libraries have recently begun cutting back on subscriptions to professional and scholarly journals.
E. In almost every field, several new professional and scholarly journals have begun publication in the past few years.

Ans : C

KSigkid · #2 09-09-2009, 01:35 PM

Not sure if anyone on here took the August MPRE, but I got a notification with my score yesterday afternoon. So, be on the lookout if you haven't gotten them already.

I scored high enough for all jurisdictions, so I'm happy. Next up...prep for the February bar (probably in two states).

Kevin · #3 09-09-2009, 02:03 PM

The Oklahoma Bar Exam -- I passed it.

MysticCat · #4 09-09-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

The Oklahoma Bar Exam -- I passed it.

Congratulations, Kev!!! Welcome to the bar!

KSigkid · #5 09-09-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

The Oklahoma Bar Exam -- I passed it.

Congratulations! That's awesome news!

damasa · #6 09-10-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

The Oklahoma Bar Exam -- I passed it.

Congrats!

Kevin · #7 09-09-2009, 04:46 PM

That is awesome.

skylark · #8 09-16-2009, 09:00 AM

More humorous stuff for lawyers: "Living the Dream"

It is a set of webisodes about working for a huge, prestigious firm in NYC. It is one of the funniest things I've seen on the net.

http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.ph...s/?id=1&sess=1

MysticCat · #9 09-16-2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by skylark

More humorous stuff for lawyers: "Living the Dream"

It is a set of webisodes about working for a huge, prestigious firm in NYC. It is one of the funniest things I've seen on the net.

http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.ph...s/?id=1&sess=1

That. Is. Hysterical.

skylark · #10 09-16-2009, 11:55 PM

I know, right? Several of them made me choke laughing. But waiting for season 2 is soooo exhausting...

KSigkid · #11 10-16-2009, 08:59 AM

I found out a couple of days ago that I got an A on my upperclass major research and writing project. I've been working on it for 6 months, I'm glad it came out well.

Now I'm two final papers and an exam away from being a law school graduate.

Kevin · #12 10-16-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

I found out a couple of days ago that I got an A on my upperclass major research and writing project. I've been working on it for 6 months, I'm glad it came out well.

Now I'm two final papers and an exam away from being a law school graduate.

Enjoy the lazy days of your last semester.

Also, if y'all are getting sold on doubling up on PMBR and BARBRI, I'd recommend just going with BARBRI for Bar Review. I did both and found BARBRI to be a lot better. The MBE review software they have is excellent.

KSigkid · #13 10-16-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Enjoy the lazy days of your last semester.

Also, if y'all are getting sold on doubling up on PMBR and BARBRI, I'd recommend just going with BARBRI for Bar Review. I did both and found BARBRI to be a lot better. The MBE review software they have is excellent.

I'd LOVE for them to be lazy days...but work has started giving me more of my own files, so less school work equals more 7 pm nights in the office (with homework afterwards). I'll just be glad when school is off my plate.

It's funny you mention the Barbri/PMBR thing - I just polled a bunch of my law school friends a couple of days ago, and 99% of them said the same thing. I'm taking the bar for two states, and people were almost universal in saying that Barbri was the best option. I'm not going to bother signing up for PMBR at this point (especially since I'm paying out of pocket, my employer isn't reimbursing me).

KSUViolet06 · #14 10-16-2009, 10:54 AM

Random non-law student question:

I know that every state has its own Bar Exam.

Are they stanardized in any way? Are there any states considered to be more difficult than others? Is there a hierarchy of bar difficulty by state?

I'd imagine that just as state law varies, the bar exams are diffierent.

Stef the Pef · #15 06-14-2006, 01:01 AM

Congrats, Wine&SilverBlue!

Thanks for the advice, everyone--I've got to start looking into law school more seriously next year.