Has anyone had any success with any of the reading comprehension guides? In particular manhattans, blueprint, or the trainer? I’m pretty confident in my Lr and lg abilities, the only thing holding me back right now is RC. I’ve practiced a ton with thorough blind review but my scores are wildly inconsistent. I just wanted to see what the general opinion was on here about any of those. Thanks!

Hello All,

Has anyone struggled in RC especially when answering questions correctly and accurately. Any tips for overcoming this or strategies? Would appreciate any help, I'm starting timing but noticing around 2-3 wrong per passage. I'm taking the August-Flex Test.

Answer choice C: "it is compatible either with accepting the conclusion or denying it"

I have seen this answer choice in other AP questions and want to make sure I understand what it means. From my understanding, this answer choice is an indirect way of stating that the part of the argument that we find in the question stem is the conclusion. Is this correct?

Also, I had a really hard time trying to determine whether or not the first sentence in the stimulus was the main conclusion. Is the last sentence in the stimulus a sub-conclusion? For me, that last sentence is more of a summary of the first sentence. Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!

Not sure if this was a coincidence but I feel that the change was too drastic not to be... I've been averaging around -7 the past few weeks in RC and have had little success improving this until a PT today when I got -1 for the first time ever (have been studying for ~8 months).

Literally the only thing that I have changed in my study routine is reading a novel for fun the past few days in my "downtime." Not sure if anyone else has had a similar jump after adding some extra reading material to their daily regimen but here's to hoping that this tip can help others!

Hi everyone. I know this is quite a basic question but its somewhat essential for me. I have been seeing improvement everywhere except LG. I am constantly getting 10 plus wrong mostly because of timing and accuracy issues. How do I improve? I know I need drill and fool proof but I am not really seeing massive improvements with such methods and I can really only get through 1-2 sections a day with these methods. What specifically do I drill and how do I effectively drill? If I master this section I will see great improvement but can't manage to substantially increase. Thanks!

How do we represent "Many," when we come across it in a passage or AC that uses other quantifiers like Most and Some. Do we write it out like Some? I just came across Many in PT A; Q. 14, AC D and I didn't know if I should represent Many as Some in this instance or not. It kind of threw me off. I know Many implies Some but Some doesn't imply Many. I didn't see that there is an explanation video for this specific question, so I'm asking/discussing here. Thanks in advance!

#Help

Logic games will be the death of me. I go between -8 and -10 on every practice test, even worse on my lowest tests. Yet, even if i do the game section directly after i'm done the practice test without watching explanations or looking at the answers I can typically get them all right even under timed conditions. I have been drilling constantly and this is always the case, once I see the game I'm fine but new ones often send me for a loop. What do i do!! #Help

I know the stimulus/passage gives you everything you need to know, but I have a lot of trouble understanding and answering science passages in LR and RC. Does anyone have any tips on how to get better at science passages when you have very little experience/knowledge about science?

Does anyone know if it’s true that reading comp is weighted more heavily on the LSAT flex? I’m taking the test in October and I’m not sure if it will be flex but I’m worried if it will be if reading comp is worth more. Also does anyone have any tips on how to improve in reading comp/how to stay focused?

Have 2 weeks until Aug. LSAT Flex. RC & LR consistently around - 4-5. LG consistently -11+. Need serious help guys. Should I be foolproofing games?

I'm getting confused on how to write contrapositives with conditional sequencing rules on a one dimensional game board.

ex) if H before M then L before p

would the contrapositive of this be

If Not( L before P) then Not (H before M) which on a one dimensional game board would turn into

If P before L then M before H

or would it just be if the sufficient isn't satisfied the rule goes away and there is no contrapositive

Hey Guys! Im averaging a -6 on LR. My BR scores are close to -2or -3. What can I do to close in on this gap?

I have only taken 4 PTs so far so is this something that bridges itself as I have more tests under my belt? or do I have to implement new strategies ?

I went from a 138 on my first LSAT the 9th percentile, to a 166 the 92nd percentile.

There is no easy path/shortcut/trick that is going to make it happen.

STUDY. PRACTICE. QUALITY.

DO NOT GIVE UP.

To those who score well in RC:

What does timing look like for you in a section? Not in terms of breakdown per passage, but how much time you have left over and how many questions you left yourself go back to?

My BR for RC is consistently -1 or -0, but under timed conditions it ranges (from -2 to -8). I'm trying to close this gap, since I think my BR indicates that it's a timing issue and not an understanding issue?

Thank you :)

I'm incredibly grateful for the great resources on 7Sage and the supportive community here!

My diagnostic was 161 last July. I've been studying on the off since then while going to school. I finished all the PTs from 35 above and did most LGs from PT1-35 as well.

Good luck to everyone taking the test in the future!

Hi,

I would like to start foolproofing to increase my score on games can someone explain to me how it works?

Hi,

I have trouble seeing why answer choice E here is wrong-- wouldn't the third sentence here be considered a "generalization", since a generalization is practically the same thing as a general principle, and the idea that "parallel lines often appear to converge" seems to be a general principle-- something that could be applied to multiple instances? In addition, if my aforementioned reasoning is correct, isn't this generalization being "used" to argue against people ridding themselves of tendencies by being used as context for the analogy that the stimulus brings up in the last sentence?

Any #help would be very much appreciated!

Best regards

I consistently get 10-12 wrong on every LR section. I have tried improving for a month and it has stayed relatively the same. I'm doing the August LSAT so I don't have much time to do a full on core curriculum redo, now I'm focusing on just damage control. Any advice? Thanks!

I know that

A --m--> B

A --m---> C

leads to an inference of B (--s--) C

So what inference does

A ----> B

A -----> C

lead to? Does it also lead to B (--s--) C?

If someone could help me with this question and show why every AC is wrong and why the right one is right it would be very helpful.

PT 2 S2 Question 11

"If the forest continues to disappear at its present pace, the koala will approach extinction," said the biologist.

"So all that is needed to save the koala is to stop deforestation," said the politician."

Which of the following statements is consistent with the biologist's claim but not with the politician's claim ?

A. Deforestation continues and the koala becomes extinct

B. Deforestation is stopped and the Koala goes Extinct

C. Reforestation begins and the koala survives

D. Deforestation is slowed and the Koala Survives

E. Deforestation is slowed and the koala approaches extinction

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for the advice :)

Brief background:

-Diagnostic (April) - 159; -14 LG

-PT 2 weeks ago - 163; -8 LG

-PT yesterday - 168; -8 LG

I have done the Powerscore Bibles and 7sage core curriculum and foolproofed about 80 of games PT1-35 so far. I spend 80% of my time on LG, as it is clearly my weakness. I usually miss a couple due to accuracy and then run out of time on the rest.

I'm planning to continue foolproofing 1-35 and take PTs 49-89 (every other) before the October exam. It also seems like a good idea to start taking full, timed LG sections, so I'll do that with 36-49 starting soon.

Other than continuing the foolproofing and taking LG sections, does anyone have advice on how to improve my LG score before the exam? Do I need to change my approach? I am thrilled at my improvement between the last two PTs, but I'm a little disappointed that I didn't improve in LG, since that is what I was actually studying 80% of the time; it was even as easier LG section.

Thanks to those who read this and good luck on your studies!

Hey there! If you're from Ontario and want to BR LR Sections from PT's 59+ comment below. I'm planning on drilling 2 sections each on Saturday and Sunday from this pool throughout August in preparation for the October LSAT, and would love to have a few study partners.

Update: Hi all, I unfortunately will not be able to meet for this group anymore, but feel free to contact any of those who commented and arrange meetings.

I'm 3 weeks from taking the July Flex and am struggling terribly with RC. On a good day I will get a -4 and on a bad day I will get a -12. It's terrible. Does anyone have suggestions for how to best to study these next three weeks? I have gone through the 7Sage reading problems once, and was going to go through them again, but my issue is that once I hear the explanations, I remember the answers.

Thank you JY and the entire 7Sage team. I never had the patience to do a full BR, but everything went right for me on test day and I am thrilled to not be taking the August exam. My biggest takeaway is that, above all, the LSAT is a test of effort and focus. Every tool for success on this test is in the CC. Be persistent. Work on your internal dialogue (this is a big one). And remember you have the ability to beat your PT average on any given day. Also, try not to stress after the test. If you're like me, the last five minutes of any given section might be a blur even right after the fact. Rest knowing that, at least in my case, it can be a happy blur.

So, I have recently started fool proofing PTs 1-35, and it has been about 3-4 weeks now. I am definitely seeing small improvements, but for some reason I had my hopes up to finish the fool proofing process before summer ends, leaving me to start doing PT throughout the school year. Oddly enough, I've figured out that doing 4 games a day and fool proofing them all takes an insanely long amount of time. I am curious on if I didn't fool proof every single game, just the majority of them. My target score is 160 and I'm wondering if I can afford to skip some games during the fool proofing process. As of right now, I am not even close to halfway done with all of the games, and considering doing most but not all of the games in order to get into full PTs.

So along with that, I was wondering how many games a day you all recommend in order to complete fool proofing in a reasonable amount of time. I have been trying to consistently hit 4 games a day, but of course there are days where I do less. It just concerns me with taking so long, because I don't want to forget all of the information I learned in the CC on LR. Any advice is appreciated!