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AllanahGoncalves
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2027
Sorry to hear that.
Just some general tips that may help. With LR, I often have to review and re-review concepts. Developing that intuitive understanding takes time, so definitely try to compile notes in one place and go back to the drawing board. Flashcards have helped me in this respect. I also strongly recommend The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning as a resource for LR. 7sage was great, but also using this book really is helping me solidify my understanding of LR on a more intuitive level. So much of the LSAT is engaging not only with the questions in the correct way, but the stimulus. The stimulus is SO incredibly important. Keep using your strategy of predicting answers from the stimulus.
For RC, I have really tried to hone in on the "low res" strategy. I've been doing untimed drills (around two passages consecutively) where I really try to engage with the passage. From there, I pause the passage and populate a table from memory where I predict the style, main point, summarize the passage in full (by paragraph), try to identify the author's opinion, and the possible opposing viewpoint. I then unpause and do questions (without referring to the table). I've been seeing more improvement in this regard, especially with how I'm actively reading and retaining info now. I just really had to change how I engage with the passage.
Actively reading and being skeptical for LR and curious for RC has been a game changer for me in this process. If you don't correctly engage with the stimulus, you will struggle with the questions. Same goes for RC. So really hone in on the process of translating the stimuli and passages from memory. With time, it should naturally become intuitive. It seems to me you're focusing a lot on question strategies, which is definitely important. But strategies are ineffective if you don't understand what passages/stimuli say and what reasoning they are using.