Just to be sure. Do we need to do BR during the CC? I am doing all my drills untimed and each question takes me anywehre from 2-15 minutes so it is almsot like a BR from the first take and I have been getting it all right pretty much because it is untimed. So is it ok that I am skipping BR and checking my score?
i wish there was a video of a lsat taker at different levels (i.e 150s, 160s, 170s) going through there timed section speaking about their thought process during the timed portion then going through the BR section. as if we are just sitting behind them watching what they are doing and how they correctly review
Just a quick note: Try and review your answers that you got right for questions you didn't flag. You want to make sure you're getting questions right for the right reason.
Perhaps your reasoning was flawed and you got lucky, perhaps the wrong answers were even more wrong than you suspected (understanding these additional errors will allow you to eliminate answer choices even faster in the future!), or maybe reviewing what you did right will reinforce good reasoning.
I know it takes a lot longer! I get it, I'm feeling the time pressure too. Despite that, we should take every opportunity to double check ourselves; always critique yourself in order to spot weaknesses. Keep at it and don't give up!!! I believe in you :D
Is there a live class for foundations and beginning tips and tricks to cover up to this point so far? Sometimes reading the lessons vs. video explanations poses more questions...just wondering if there is a class where questions can be answered live. Or to see some walk-throughs.
So if I am taking timed PT's do I not try to finish all the questions (even guessing on ones I don't have time for) to see if I can BR them later. I know on the actual test it's better to answer everything even if it's a random guess. Is this not the case on the PT
@Mina.G If you do drills on paper, then the best thing to do is just flag questions that you're not 100% on. Before reviewing what's correct and what's wrong, take a look at the ones you're not 100% on and think through the question again. See whether you'd change your answer and record what your new answer would be if so. Then you can check the answers.
I am going through my study plan and reviewing, but I feel like I'm not fully understanding the question as Im reading it but when I watch the explanation Its all clear. Anyone have any tips because I keep getting questions wrong even after reviewing
@LayalBazzi4 I sometimes fall into that issue too, usually when I end up in that same predicament I tell myself to rephrase the explanation in the video. If I can't rephrase the explanation in my own words then I haven't fully understood it.
@sabrinaabou98939 You can BR! It's just that the "You Try" in the curriculum don't prompt you to BR. But other drills, sectins, and PTs will prompt you to BR.
Am I supposed to flag the questions at the end of each section that I don't get to if I run out of time? Or are those unattempted questions automatically included in BR?
Thank you 7sage gods!!! Although I honestly wish this section came way up at the beginning of beginning this course. I've been doing tons of practice questions and a few practice tests concurrently with learning. Never knew my process was so wrong and unhelpful! Good to know now.
Question for blind review: these little sparks of intuitions that are mentioned how do i know I will remember them? Is it that consistency of the BR review will naturally help me get better or do i need to write my takeaways down and study them?
Completely agree. I'm almost through Foundations, have taken a few PT, and skipped Blind Review every time because I had no clue what it was. People don't often complete the whole course before they start attempting PTs, and if we're also supposed to be doing BR for drills, then this really should be one of the first things taught. Just my opinion.
#feedback #help so when should we start doing this? should we finish the entire core curriculum before beginning to take practice tests and doing blind reviews? would really appreciate more guidance here.
It depends on when you want to take the test. But as a general matter I think after you get through "Foundations", it makes sense to take a timed LR section as you work through the LR unit, maybe 2 or 3 LR sections spaced out over the LR lessons.Then when you go through the RC unit, 1 or 2 RC sections would make sense. Then turn to full PTs after the CC.
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what about peeking at the score?? should i be doing that or skipping it too
Just to be sure. Do we need to do BR during the CC? I am doing all my drills untimed and each question takes me anywehre from 2-15 minutes so it is almsot like a BR from the first take and I have been getting it all right pretty much because it is untimed. So is it ok that I am skipping BR and checking my score?
i wish there was a video of a lsat taker at different levels (i.e 150s, 160s, 170s) going through there timed section speaking about their thought process during the timed portion then going through the BR section. as if we are just sitting behind them watching what they are doing and how they correctly review
Just a quick note: Try and review your answers that you got right for questions you didn't flag. You want to make sure you're getting questions right for the right reason.
Perhaps your reasoning was flawed and you got lucky, perhaps the wrong answers were even more wrong than you suspected (understanding these additional errors will allow you to eliminate answer choices even faster in the future!), or maybe reviewing what you did right will reinforce good reasoning.
I know it takes a lot longer! I get it, I'm feeling the time pressure too. Despite that, we should take every opportunity to double check ourselves; always critique yourself in order to spot weaknesses. Keep at it and don't give up!!! I believe in you :D
So you're supposed to blind review every single question? That seems rather inefficient.
@maxwellmoose45 I think they mean blind review questions that you flagged or got wrong!
Is there a live class for foundations and beginning tips and tricks to cover up to this point so far? Sometimes reading the lessons vs. video explanations poses more questions...just wondering if there is a class where questions can be answered live. Or to see some walk-throughs.
@16dnholli I think the office hours videos are kind of designed for that, but i could be wrong!
@jaidaanderson Thank you!
So if I am taking timed PT's do I not try to finish all the questions (even guessing on ones I don't have time for) to see if I can BR them later. I know on the actual test it's better to answer everything even if it's a random guess. Is this not the case on the PT
How would this be applied to paper drills vs online drills?
@Mina.G If you do drills on paper, then the best thing to do is just flag questions that you're not 100% on. Before reviewing what's correct and what's wrong, take a look at the ones you're not 100% on and think through the question again. See whether you'd change your answer and record what your new answer would be if so. Then you can check the answers.
@Mina.G make 2 copies and save one for the "blind" :D
this wouldve been nice 3 weeks ago...
when doing full PT BR, is it recommended i do 7sage's "recommended for BR" questions in addition to the ones i flag?
well this would have been helpful to know before all the drills we've taken up to this point
Blind review is great for timed drills or sections but how do i review my untimed sections?
I am going through my study plan and reviewing, but I feel like I'm not fully understanding the question as Im reading it but when I watch the explanation Its all clear. Anyone have any tips because I keep getting questions wrong even after reviewing
@LayalBazzi4 I sometimes fall into that issue too, usually when I end up in that same predicament I tell myself to rephrase the explanation in the video. If I can't rephrase the explanation in my own words then I haven't fully understood it.
This is one of the best features of 7Sage IMO
love this, going to review it frequently to ground myself
Am I the only one who kind of doesn't like BR? It makes me second guess myself when I should've gone with my gut half the time.
@lilacsunrise0526 did you read this article?
@danseppi lol roasted
When should I try for the timed PT? I am doing untimed PT right now since my cold score was 140.
@giraffe0619 You might try another timed PT at the end of the LR unit. Then another at the end of the RC unit.
the new site does not have the option to BR... it was super helpful and I hope they add it to the new platform.
@sabrinaabou98939 You can BR! It's just that the "You Try" in the curriculum don't prompt you to BR. But other drills, sectins, and PTs will prompt you to BR.
Am I supposed to flag the questions at the end of each section that I don't get to if I run out of time? Or are those unattempted questions automatically included in BR?
Thank you 7sage gods!!! Although I honestly wish this section came way up at the beginning of beginning this course. I've been doing tons of practice questions and a few practice tests concurrently with learning. Never knew my process was so wrong and unhelpful! Good to know now.
I agree! I wish I had read this BEFORE taking the diagnostic test, lol!
Is there a way to flag questions using the 7Sage interface? I haven't noticed it. Or do we just mark in on a piece of paper or something?
Question for blind review: these little sparks of intuitions that are mentioned how do i know I will remember them? Is it that consistency of the BR review will naturally help me get better or do i need to write my takeaways down and study them?
I wish this was in a video. #feedback
#feedback - I think this should be in the first lessons, before the foundations set - so we can be doing this from the very beginning.
heavy on this !!
Completely agree. I'm almost through Foundations, have taken a few PT, and skipped Blind Review every time because I had no clue what it was. People don't often complete the whole course before they start attempting PTs, and if we're also supposed to be doing BR for drills, then this really should be one of the first things taught. Just my opinion.
#feedback #help so when should we start doing this? should we finish the entire core curriculum before beginning to take practice tests and doing blind reviews? would really appreciate more guidance here.
It depends on when you want to take the test. But as a general matter I think after you get through "Foundations", it makes sense to take a timed LR section as you work through the LR unit, maybe 2 or 3 LR sections spaced out over the LR lessons.Then when you go through the RC unit, 1 or 2 RC sections would make sense. Then turn to full PTs after the CC.