@angelarossi5 said:
Yes they did it to me
I sent you a message
Did anyone have issues with the proctor controlling their mouse during the timed test? I was unable to select answer choices, underline at many times, I would be using my mouse and it would just fly to the other part of the screen. I filed a complaint, im hoping they let me retest because it really effected my performance.
How would you say the retake went? Was it easier, harder, the same? Do you think you did better than your score on the first test? Not sure if powerscore includes these tests that are given in their crystal ball prediction or not.
@kledesma354 said:
thats how the new tests are. They will highlight the sentence they want you to go back to instead of giving you line numbers.
That is wack. Makes it really hard to BR lol
possibly 91 as well
why doesn’t pt92 have line numbers for RC?
This one took a long time for me to figure out even after watching the videos, reading the comments etc. So I'm gonna post what best helped me understand why E is right.
E: In most cities the majority of car thefts are committed by very few experienced car thieves.
Yes, because this answer choice is suggesting that the majority of the car theft is being done by few experienced thieves, according to the stimulus (the anti-theft device makes it possible to catch and apprehend even the most experienced thieves)
taken as true, we would assume based on this answer choice (if assumed true) that if all (experienced) thieves are being apprehended, then obviously yes the number of car thefts, in general, would drop because they are in jail and unable to steal future vehicles.
are these even available on 7sage? I can’t find them
Hey I have the book and I'm currently studying with it, im gonna send you a message with questions I have if that is ok!
I have heard many people say that their scores in RC improved when they started reading outside of practicing for the LSAT. I was wondering if you have had success with this, can you please post things you started reading that helped with your comprehension? I really suck at reading - my RC section drags down my score. No matter what I do or how many passages I do it isnt improving - so I want to try this. Please help if you can!
you are so awesome for this girl!
Can you share any advice you have for RC? what was your method?
Congratulations! I am really happy to see this post and your kind words to others. You are a rockstar!!
I am pretty good at LG but can you suggest any insanely hard games for me to try? Maybe ones that are similar to the test you took or ones you think would be helpful to master?
Long story short I have been with a tutor since MAY trying to learn a method where you hardly read the passage (only first sentence of each and last sentence of passage) then for every question it’s basically a word search
I’m finding this method just doesn’t work. I’ve been questioning for months whether im an idiot or not but after practice testing with this method and getting 4 correct because her instructions lead me to the wrong answers I think I should change. The worst I did with powerscore method of ViewSTAMP was -9 so missing this many with this new method i’ve been paying for months is really upsetting. Sometimes her method works, for example certain passage sets I will only miss a couple but I really can’t afford to take this gamble anymore. Her method is not consistent with all passages I am finding.
Anyways, i’m testing in October and I NEED advice on how to improve by then in that section even if that means dropping this method and doing something else. What did you do for RC? It’s my worst section and I kind of suck at reading. Whatis easiest for you to understand the passage and helps the most when answering questions. Any advice you can give or tips for me to try is much appreciated
Thank you
@autumnames23285 said:
@akim114539 said:
@theodorebakas15869 said:
When will I be able to see my score via early score preview?
Unfortunately, from what I understand the score preview does not allow you to see the score earlier than anyone else. It just gives you the option of cancelling the score, if you want to.
Here is a direct quote from the LSAC website:
"First-time test takers who sign up for score preview will receive their scores at the same time other test takers receive theirs (assuming they have completed their LSAT Writing and have no holds on their accounts), and will have six (6) calendar days to decide if they want to cancel or keep their score."
Wrong info. You do see your score.
Dates are on the website, google is your friend.
You should hop on the internet and research this since it’s so friendly. That’s the right info.
How long would you say it took you to make this improvement ?
@paigecmiller6801 said:
Hey!! I also struggled a ton with LR and used Loophole. Keep doing the Translation Drills, they reeeeeally helped me. Retaining and understanding the stimulus quickly enough was the hardest part for me. I know the book really emphasizes finding the Loophole in every question, but I find thinking of a fully fleshed out loophole in my head too time consuming. Instead, I think generally about the gap in the argument/why it doesn't work exactly, and I don't worry about the exact way to fill it yet. I just notice it. Sometimes I can't even put into words exactly what the gap is, I just have a feeling that something is missing between a premise and the conclusion, or feel like there's a flaw with conditional reasoning or sampling strategy, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Then I go into the answer choices, and use the Bad Answer Choice strategies she talks about in the last chapter of the book to eliminate ACs quickly. My biggest timesink before was giving wrong ACs the time of day and thinking that they could possibly be right if I stretched my mind to accomodate them. But there's no time for that. Instead, if I'm spending more than 10 seconds considering an answer choice, I just move onto the next one and usually a later one fits so perfectly into that gap in the argument that I can clearly eliminate the crazy one that was giving me trouble. I've noticed that wrong ACs are mostly just "Crazy Nonsense" there to take up your time.
This is my general approach to LR and it has really helped me. Also, just taking PTs over and over has helped me get familiar with the patterns, so most of the time now for SA or Inference questions I can already anticipate the right answer choices because they very often formulaically connect a premise to a dangling variable in the conclusion. I started at -11 and I'm at -4 and below consistently for the last several PTs I've taken. My biggest piece of advice still is to keep working on translation because that's what helped me the most to have enough time to approach each question without panicking. Then I worked on my approach to each individual question type. Good luck!!!
You should check LSAC website for specific dates. I know this cycle they changed the allotted time to change dates at no fee and with a small fee. You won’t get your money completely refunded at all, but you could get a partial refund. It says the direct information on the website.
@jenleeva648 said:
recognizing syllogism patterns in LR. I highly recommend getting a logic book (something a college class in logic would use, not something trivial without substance), you'll have lots of lightbulb moments
LR will suddenly jump out as more cookie cutter in its forms
can you suggest any good books?
thank you for your responses! Do canceled scores factor into this at all...or is it only 3+ scores posted is frowned upon?
@sarahknoll38542 said:
@hannahbalas18847 said:
thanks for your answers! I just wanted to clarify I am aware of the amount of times you can test etc... what I am asking is how many times should you test. From what I have heard it either doesnt matter because admissions only looks at the highest score (not all of them therefore they would have no idea how many times you tested to get to that score) OR admissions does look at how many times you test and it does matter how many times you test (even if you do end up with a higher score at the end)
Ultimately, the goal is to test as little times as possible. Thus, obviously the goal should be once but this is often not the case. I'd try to max out at three (it seems a ton of people take it 2 times). You won't be penalized as long as you follow the literal rules, but I think that admissions is looking for people to not have to keep taking the test over and over. Hope this helps!
thank you so much! :)
thanks for your answers! I just wanted to clarify I am aware of the amount of times you can test etc... what I am asking is how many times should you test. From what I have heard it either doesnt matter because admissions only looks at the highest score (not all of them therefore they would have no idea how many times you tested to get to that score) OR admissions does look at how many times you test and it does matter how many times you test (even if you do end up with a higher score at the end)
I have always heard that admissions only looks at your highest score…how true is this? If not, how many times is ideal max to test?
@mattwhitworth56724 said:
Time solts are live on Proctor U for retake on the 23rd! They will up very very quickly!
Most people have to wait for lsac to send their ticket over so they even see time slots