Hey all,
My internet cut out the last 30 seconds of our LR section review. Apologies for the confusion it caused anyone. In any case, thanks for all in attendance and see you guys next week!
P.S. I'm still looking for cat name suggestions.
Julia
Hey there,
These are definitely confusing questions. Whenever I see an "except" I decide to categorize each answer choice by what it does to the stimulus. I write down A-E on my paper and quickly write W, S, or N next to the answers for weaken, strengthen, and no effect. If I tried to remember the "except" part of the question I always got confused and mixed things up.
The purpose of this is to avoid keeping track of the objective. It's very confusing to remind yourself "am I looking for a strenghen? am I looking for a weaken?" This method takes that step out of the equation. By objectivity identifying what every answer does, you can find the odd man out and confirm at the end that the AC aligns with the "except" of the question stem.
Hope this helps!
Hey there,
Excellent question! Main point questions are ones I struggled with even toward the event of my LSAT journey. One tip I give my students is to experiment with the order you're approaching RC questions. If you save the main point question for last, that often does a great job of providing you with more time to read the passage before interpreting these difficult questions.
Hope this helps!
Hey there,
Great question! The best way to improve at any portion of conditional reasoning is to begin exercises that integrate practice into your daily life. I have many of my students run through these exercises daily:
Identify 3 sufficient-necessary relationships in your life
Identify what is not required for the 3 sufficient conditions
Identify what you could do to make the sufficient condition necessary (flipping the term we used for the sufficient conditions from the left to the right of the arrow).
This practice is great because it takes very little time and has real world application. Try these and your own sufficient-necessary exercises! Once you force yourself to see these relationships in your life their application on the LSAT seems much easier.
Hey there,
These questions are tricky because the answer choices can do a great job of giving us 5 not so terrible options. My biggest piece of advice for students with this question type is to lean into your prediction. What you identify at the exact method of reasoning will be loosely changed in the wrong answer choices. If you have a solid prediction before looking at the answer choices, you can more easily see how the answer choices deviate from what the stimulus is actually doing.
You are right in saying there are methods of reasoning we could likely compile a list for. To get used to the options and common tricks of these questions, drill this question type. By starting with easy level questions and only increasing when you reach about 80% efficiency, you know enough about that level of reasoning to increase the difficulty to the next level.
Hope this helps!
Hey there,
Like many areas of the LSAT, performance for returning test takers depends on the skills of the individual student. While I would not anticipate a score jump in two months time with no studying, I do see students either stay right where they were or decrease a few points. I would not think the result would be too shocking in either direction. But - you never know until you try! The sooner you jump back into studying, the sooner you can be done with the LSAT completely.
Hey everyone,
Due to illness, we will have to cancel today's Sufficient Assumption Analysis with Henry. Join the class again on Tuesday to continue the discussion on assumption and principle questions!
Hey there,
First remember the question type we're dealing with - most strongly supported. That means we should be able to pick an answer and then find pretty darn good evidence for it in the stimulus. Answer choice B introduces information we cannot support based on the stimulus.
Answer choice B takes very strong position by telling us what happens in the case of an effectively functioning society. Our stimulus gives us no information on what is required of a society that is functioning this way. The stimulus tells us about when it is difficult to come together for a common issue, but does not connect us far enough to answer choice B.
You are correct in answer choice D saying expanding "as far as possible" puts it over the ideal amount. We do need an assumption to get to answer choice D, but we need far more assumptions to get to the other answer choices.
Hope this helps!
Additional note: Chris's No Student Questions class has been rescheduled from Saturday, December 10th to Tuesday, December 13th due to zoom tech issues. Apologies for any inconvenience!
New Addition - beginning next week, 7Sage tutor Henry will be exploring assumptions! Join Henry on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:00-1:30pm through the month of December.
Hi everyone! Live class instructor Julia here. I have a few adjustments to share with you guys when it comes to the live class schedule through December.
First, we will be launching a series of 4-week classes through December! For a limited time, join these 7Sage instructors in hyper analysis into the following topics:
Miscellaneous Magic (LG) with Bailey, on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:45pm EST.
Building Bridges (LR) with Bailey, on Mondays and Thursdays from 4:45-5:45pm EST.
Exploring Assumptions with Alex, on select Wednesdays from 4:15-5:15 EST.
A new permanent class is Chris's Office Hour on Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00pm and Henry's Logical Reasoning Analysis from 12:00-1:30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
There are also a few schedule adjustments (for the coming week only):
Aastha's Reading Mastery and LR Hacks class will occur on Friday, December 9th between 6:00 and 8:15pm EST.
Chris's No Stupid Questions class will occur on Monday, December 5th from 3:30-4:30pm.
Phew! That's a whole slew of changes. As I mentioned in my classes this week, we are always looking to add classes based on what you guys want to see. If you have any suggestions for an LSAT topic you'd like to see go ahead and comment below!
See the event page here: https://classic.7sage.com/events/
Hey there,
Timing is definitely a big challenge on the LSAT. In the beginning it is certainly a good idea to focus mostly on mastering the core curriculum and building a foundation of reasoning skill.
But, you still want to include some percentage of timed work into your practice so you can slowly adapt to the speeded nature of this test.
Try beginning with a small percent — say, 10% of each study day — and incrementally increase each week. This will give your brain the chance to digest the material you’re learning while also adapting to that necessary level of speed.
Hope this helps!
Hey there,
I think this depends on your personal strengths! Some students move fastest writing down diagrams (like myself) while others prefer to analyze the information intuitively. I highly recommend experimenting to see which style is most comfortable for you.
In any case, make sure you are still writing out diagrams in your review and any untimed practice. We want to use intuitive reasoning when we have already mastered the written form!
Hey everyone,
Join 180 scorer Raphael for an additional Sunday office hour! Join Raphael on Sundays from 9-10am EST to answer any and all of your burning questions about the LSAT.
It's happening right now! Click below to join. Email julia.greve@7sage.com for any immediate issues with accessing the live class courses!
Hey there,
When in a time crunch, it is a great idea to reach out to a tutor! Having a very structured study schedule that targets your problem areas can be the difference between meeting your goal or not. Tutoring provides that schedule and takes the stress you would spend deciding what areas to target.
Checkout the links below! The first is to the 7Sage tutoring pricing page. The second is a link to schedule a free tutoring consultation with yours truly. If you want to hear more about options offered by 7Sage feel free to schedule a spot on my calendar.
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Hey there! Next week, J.Y. will be covering select Logical Reasoning questions. Check out the specific calendar events for more. Yes, the class will go into detail on the content of PT93 so if you plan to attend you would take PT93 prior to the class.
Hey everyone!
We are excited to announce a first at 7Sage. Curriculum creator and 7Sage founder J.Y. Ping will be hosting his very own Live Class! On select dates throughout November, J.Y. will host live classes from 12:00-1:30pm EST. His course will walk through every game, passage, and question in the newly released PT93.
You know the voice of J.Y. from our core curriculum. Now, learn from J.Y. in a way never before! See the methods of an LSAT master live with the ability to ask him questions along the way.
To access these classes you must be subscribed to to 7Sage Monthly + Live. Subscribing to our live courses will give you access to J.Y. along with a plethora of other weekly classes.
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I hope to see you there!
Hi everyone!
On Tuesday, November 1st, at 9:00 PM ET, we'll be hosting a webinar about the best way to use “The Wrong Answer Journal." For this webinar, we'll be going over the purpose of the wrong answer journal and the proper steps necessary to analyze mistakes in previous questions. We'll go over different ways to format your wrong answer journal to meet your needs, and what you can do to make sure your wrong answer analysis translates to meaningful progress.
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Hey there,
Thank you for taking the time to provide some feedback to our team! I want to explain the rationale behind the explanation for that game in PT92.
You are absolutely correct this is not the "normal" explanation others may have for this game. But it is not necessarily the case that the "normal" method is always the best one to pursue. This shape setup is valuable because it allows us to immediately and directly visualize the rule it pertains to. When you get used to the use of shapes in these types of games, the process becomes much quicker.
There are many effective ways to teach all the games. So many that it is likely to the point where providing a video for all valid methods would be difficult to compile. I highly recommend asking other 7Sage users for their particular methods to find methods of experimentation for games of this type!
Hey there,
Great question! "Few" is definitely a tricky word to define when it comes to quantity. The dictionary definition of few is “not many but more than one.” Meaning the only quantity we know for certain is that there are at least two. We don't necessarily know "few" stops at any particular number.
Hope that helps!
Hey there,
If you're looking for a buddy group, consider coming to the 7Sage Study Group Breakout! Our next session will be held on Monday, October 10th from 9:00-10:30pm ET.
During the session, you will be sorted into a group of students in a similar score range based on your analytics. You and your group will debate the answers to the first LR section of PT51 without having looked at the answers. These breakout meetings are an excellent way to put together a virtual study group.
You can register for the event at the link below!
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOuqpj4jH9yM7wzclb8gA3-3uxLtqt-P
Hey there,
If you're looking for a buddy group, consider coming to the 7Sage Study Group Breakout! Our next session will be held on Monday, October 10th from 9:00-10:30pm ET.
During the session, you will be sorted into a group of students in a similar score range based on your analytics. You and your group will debate the answers to the first LR section of PT51 without having looked at the answers. These breakout meetings are an excellent way to put together a virtual study group.
You can register for the event at the link below!
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOuqpj4jH9yM7wzclb8gA3-3uxLtqt-P
Hey there,
If you're looking for a buddy group, consider coming to the 7Sage Study Group Breakout! Our next session will be held on Monday, October 10th from 9:00-10:30pm ET.
During the session, you will be sorted into a group of students in a similar score range based on your analytics. You and your group will debate the answers to the first LR section of PT51 without having looked at the answers. These breakout meetings are an excellent way to put together a virtual study group.
You can register for the event at the link below!
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOuqpj4jH9yM7wzclb8gA3-3uxLtqt-P
Hey there,
If you're looking for a buddy group, consider coming to the 7Sage Study Group Breakout! Our next session will be held on Monday, October 10th from 9:00-10:30pm ET.
During the session, you will be sorted into a group of students in a similar score range based on your analytics. You and your group will debate the answers to the first LR section of PT51 without having looked at the answers. These breakout meetings are an excellent way to put together a virtual study group.
You can register for the event at the link below!
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudOuqpj4jH9yM7wzclb8gA3-3uxLtqt-P
Glad you like the live class experience, Rae!
All us instructors love having such a dedicated and engaged student in our classes.