It reminds me of Akeelah and the Bee. Her spelling coach, Dr. Larrabee showed her long advanced words, and taught her to analyze each part of the word. For example, "Soliterraneous" when split up uses the words "sol" meaning sun, and "terrain" meaning of the earth.
He asked Akeelah, "What are big words made up of?" She answered "Little words!" and he said "Right!"
I absolutely love this concept and I think is a great tool for understanding complex information, but I also see how it could create assumptions for me that would skew my test taking. How do we use this technique without it in turn hindering us?
that is why SevenSage is the greatest platform to study for the LSAT, as they take boring massive and complex topics and turn them into simple and fun analogies, as unicorns and Pandas.
This tip is amazing! I started to rack my brain to come up with endemic species. Once I read unicorn, it clicked! My example can be whatever I need it to be to understand a statement.
This was a helpful tip, because I often find myself rereading a sentence over and over when it's complex trying to understand what it's saying. going to practice visually thinking of the information in the sentence and drawing it out to help parse out the information
When the curriculum provides an in-depth grammar unit, it would be nice if the rules of grammar were actually practiced. The following sentence from this lesson is atrocious: "But, the set space of knowledge is simply too vast and so, inevitably, you'll encounter something unfamiliar and abstract." #feedback
Maybe my brain is foggy today, but I didn't enjoy this breakdown. It was extremely challenging to grasp as the sentences consisted of topics I know absolutely nothing about. So, if that's what I'm in for on the LSAT I need more practice with these kind of questions. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
What I like about this lesson is use of the word "I" in its decription. The writer, a human like me, is teaching me one of his/her personal tricks to make vague concepts tangible. There, I don't feel so all alone on this LSAT endeavor.
PS: I draw pictures.
PS: PS: Can you make unlimited copy paper available to all test takers? Presently it is 6 sheets, 12 sides and this is no where near enough for a visual learner. : ]
PS:PS:PS: Can you do this by this Friday when I take this test? : D
Wow! I love the inclusion of the video with Feynman. This section has completely changed the way I will be reading and taking the LSAT. This will assist me in reducing my time on each question I hope! When I took my diagnostic LSAT, abstractness was one of the qualities of the exam that stumped me because my stubborness in wanting to fully understand what each question was about led to burning time. As one may guess, I ended up running out of time on all my sections because some questions were on an abstract level beyond me that I couldn't fully comprehend. I have been reading books on a weekly basis and this has encouraged me to go outside my comfort once more to continue learning by applying this technique consistenly when applicable.
Loved this example of how to make the LSAT more digestible. I find myself really getting bogged down by some of the more scientific and economic passages. This is a great tip.
If you are looking to read the Economist for some practice, check your local library! Mine has it online for free, and I just print out articles that I think will help broaden my knowledge!
I found that by subscribing to "economist.com" and reading science or law based articles and breaking it down to the authors and articles purpose has helped me these last couple of weeks. Breaking down the articles has got me not only to understand better but it has also increased my speed in reading which is huge. I read so slow its ridiculous!
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It reminds me of Akeelah and the Bee. Her spelling coach, Dr. Larrabee showed her long advanced words, and taught her to analyze each part of the word. For example, "Soliterraneous" when split up uses the words "sol" meaning sun, and "terrain" meaning of the earth.
He asked Akeelah, "What are big words made up of?" She answered "Little words!" and he said "Right!"
That is the approach I take with long passages.
Everyone needs to be reading more!!
love this page!!
Does anyone have specific readings they like to teach themselves about other topics that make them uncomfy (like sci-fi/ science) ?
I was naturally doing this so its nice to see that its a useful skill.
brah
My first thought was the parrots of telegraph hill 🤦
Simplified complexities. Oh, the malarkey. This really made me think indeed.
Embarrassed to admit that i literally just googled "are unicorns real in scotland"
I absolutely love this concept and I think is a great tool for understanding complex information, but I also see how it could create assumptions for me that would skew my test taking. How do we use this technique without it in turn hindering us?
that is why SevenSage is the greatest platform to study for the LSAT, as they take boring massive and complex topics and turn them into simple and fun analogies, as unicorns and Pandas.
This tip is amazing! I started to rack my brain to come up with endemic species. Once I read unicorn, it clicked! My example can be whatever I need it to be to understand a statement.
This was a helpful tip, because I often find myself rereading a sentence over and over when it's complex trying to understand what it's saying. going to practice visually thinking of the information in the sentence and drawing it out to help parse out the information
When the curriculum provides an in-depth grammar unit, it would be nice if the rules of grammar were actually practiced. The following sentence from this lesson is atrocious: "But, the set space of knowledge is simply too vast and so, inevitably, you'll encounter something unfamiliar and abstract." #feedback
Maybe my brain is foggy today, but I didn't enjoy this breakdown. It was extremely challenging to grasp as the sentences consisted of topics I know absolutely nothing about. So, if that's what I'm in for on the LSAT I need more practice with these kind of questions. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.
I do this naturally to grasp abstract topics. I go a step further by making an explicit connection to familiar concepts.
Excellent breakdown. Feynman is a treasure.
I am an extremely visual/spatial person. Applying this skillset to the test was an oversight on my part.
This is something I do to make it personal and relatable without taking it seriously; I place myself in the scenario.
ex: A magician does tricks that cannot be explained.
my mind: I do tricks that cannot be explained.
I'm not a magician, but I pretend to be, so it feels understandable.
What I like about this lesson is use of the word "I" in its decription. The writer, a human like me, is teaching me one of his/her personal tricks to make vague concepts tangible. There, I don't feel so all alone on this LSAT endeavor.
PS: I draw pictures.
PS: PS: Can you make unlimited copy paper available to all test takers? Presently it is 6 sheets, 12 sides and this is no where near enough for a visual learner. : ]
PS:PS:PS: Can you do this by this Friday when I take this test? : D
(Sycamore, IL on April 11, 2025 )
Wow! I love the inclusion of the video with Feynman. This section has completely changed the way I will be reading and taking the LSAT. This will assist me in reducing my time on each question I hope! When I took my diagnostic LSAT, abstractness was one of the qualities of the exam that stumped me because my stubborness in wanting to fully understand what each question was about led to burning time. As one may guess, I ended up running out of time on all my sections because some questions were on an abstract level beyond me that I couldn't fully comprehend. I have been reading books on a weekly basis and this has encouraged me to go outside my comfort once more to continue learning by applying this technique consistenly when applicable.
Loved this example of how to make the LSAT more digestible. I find myself really getting bogged down by some of the more scientific and economic passages. This is a great tip.
Loved this one. Was great to see the various methods and examples, and compare them to how I typically translate.
Thank you for this TED talk🫡
If you are looking to read the Economist for some practice, check your local library! Mine has it online for free, and I just print out articles that I think will help broaden my knowledge!
I found that by subscribing to "economist.com" and reading science or law based articles and breaking it down to the authors and articles purpose has helped me these last couple of weeks. Breaking down the articles has got me not only to understand better but it has also increased my speed in reading which is huge. I read so slow its ridiculous!