Hi! What specifically do you struggle with timing or concepts or both? I would say for timing what helped me a lot was taking some time away from full timed sections and worked on taking individual timed passages. I focused on getting really comfortable reading for a super clear understanding (reading for structure and paying attention to author's perspective) and then answering questions super quickly (about 30 - 40 seconds or less). As I got more comfortable and accurate with this time frame, I was able to complete timed sections under time after about a week of this. I would also do super meticulous blind review of every question to make sure that I was understanding the concepts behind the questions.

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I hardly ever skip though maybe I should. But usually if I understood the passage well most questions will naturally take 20 - 30 seconds. Some might take around 40 seconds because they just have more words and that's fine too. But the main thing is getting used to answering questions fast, eliminating wrong ones fast and not dwelling between answer choices. If I follow that process and understood the passage well I tend to spend around 30 seconds per question which helps me have a lot of time to read the passage.

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Thanks so much for your advice. I was just wondering if you do the process in the loophole completely like reading the stimulus before the question stem. And how long did you do translation and CLIR drills before it felt really comfortable?

Hi! I'm a very similar same position as you. My average is a 162 and I want a 167. I also had a lot of trouble with RC specifically with time as well. What I've done that's helped me a lot is I took some time away (like two weeks) from taking full RC timed sections and drilled easy and medium passages individually to get comfortable with the allotted time per passage. Depending on how many questions per passage I need about 4.5 minutes per passage and 3.5 - 4.5 minutes for the questions). This distribution of timing is different for everyone but figure out a comfortable reading time, while still keeping in mind passage structure and author's perspective. Picturing the author as someone that's actually talking to you helped me to really figure out their position. And work on meticulously and quickly answering questions. I try to never spend more than 30 seconds on a question. It can feel super uncomfortable but has started to feel better. And I make sure to diligently blind review after taking each section. I know am able to finish all passage with at least 8 minutes per passage which is so helpful. I used to get -10 or -11 in RC and recently got -4 on a section!

I'd also recommend perfecting games. Practicing and foolproofing a section almost everyday. This is a great place to perfect so you don't sacrifice points.

Good luck! It's definitely achievable to get better at timing at RC. I used to not think it was possible. I'm currently struggling the most with LR so any advice on managing time there would be so appreciated!

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I would recommend the Loophole by Ellen Cassidy also! It's really good for LR.

Hi! I wish I would've proactively sought effective study strategies at the beginning so you're off to a great start! I think I would also say save PT's until you're done with the core curriculum and feel really confident with the material. I also would recommend reading the Loophole by Ellen Cassidy when you're done with the curriculum. It was super helpful to me and help bring up my score like 5 points. I would probably do timed drills for each of the sections so that I got familiar with the timing per question with a super diligent blind review process per question (for LR: writing down the argument structure in each stimulus and the reason why each AC is wrong and why the right one is right and for RC same thing) and then compare it to J.Y.'s reasoning in the videos. I would spend some time fool proofing games to make sure I was super comfortable with my process for approaching them. Then I would move into PT's with diligent blind review, carefully looking for patterns in what I missed and then reviewing and mastering what I missed/didn't understand before going onto the next one. Hope this helps!

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Hi! My diagnostic was in the low 140s, and I eventually made it up 23 points in the June Flex and have recently increased my score 5 more points since my last PT! I've spent almost 8 months of studying full time. But I did make some studying mistakes so I think its possible to improve your score faster.

I did about 2 months of studying devoted to the core curriculum before I moved straight into PTs. If I had to do it over I would probably have devoted more time to drilling question types, fool proofing logic games, and practicing RC passages individually in the time I'm allowed before moving straight into PTs. Making sure to diligently blind review all the questions and then compare my reasoning to J.Y.'s. I also didn't read the Loophole until about 2 months ago which helped me improve my score a lot. Powerful/Provable was game changing. I wish I would've read it sooner and devoted more time to translation and CLIR drills, since misreads get me a lot of the time.

I also devote some of my biggest score gains to super diligent blind review. I review every question on the test and write out why the wrong answers are wrong and why the right answer is right. I think through the stimulus as a cookie cutter logic format and try to find patterns in them.

One important thing I learned though is don't rush through the process. It's probably going to take you longer than you expect to get to where you want like it did for me. I would also say quality over quantity matters a lot when studying for this. Make sure you're giving it your all in each hour you study and if you're not you might have just spent too much time studying. The time you spend resting is just as important as the time you spend studying. Try not to take the test until you're ready. It's definitely possible to improve! Good luck and feel free to message me if you have any questions!

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Hi! I was in a similar position. If timing is a big issue for you like it was for me. I would suggest doing individual timed passages at a time so I got really comfortable with the time given. I figured out roughly the amount of time I need per passage (4.5 minutes) and for the questions (about 4 minutes roughly 30 seconds per question). This helped me to know when I needed to speed up or when I could slow down. Doing a passage every day for about two weeks or so really helped me so by the time I got to timed sections I pretty much always was reading at the natural pace I'm allowed (8-9 minutes per passage).

I would also really recommend a super diligent and intense blind review. That's helped me to see the patterns that exist in RC.

Also a useful tip is powerful vs. provable answer choices. Usually when there's like a suggest-type question where it might not be explicitly stated in the passage you want to look for weak/provable language and can eliminate AC's that are too strong. The Loophole by Ellen Cassidy talks this over in more detail and it works really well in LR!

Something that helped me also was being SUPER atune to opinion-reflective language in the passages. Words like unfortunately, however etc. actually hold a lot of opinion and are a guide to the author's perspective. Even just imagining the author saying this to me in person helps me to figure out the super important question in RC: "Why are you telling me this?" @ really helped me understand this. I would consider working with him!

It's doable to improve in RC even though sometimes it might not seem like it! Good Luck!

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I would say it's good to take timed sections of the games how they normally come after doing the problem sets in the core curriculum. Then making sure to do over any games that you didn't master, do in the target time or didn't make all the inferences that J.Y. did in his videos. This helps a lot with memorization so that making inferences will start to become natural. Doing the foolproof method is super helpful. I foolproofed games 1-40! But games is the most learnable part of the test so you can totally get those points up!

Hi! I haven't found any specific way in the 7sage system. But what I'll usually do is take three sections of one PT and then take the left over LR section the next day. You can convert your four-section score to the Flex score through 7sage's flex calculator. But if you specifically want to practice a 3 section test, powerscore is selling the most recent (80+) PT's on their website in a flex format.

I'm taking full-length ones just in case! I figure it can't hurt to get extra LR practice. I'm also taking "experimental" sections as RC sections from other PT's to get more RC practice. And if it happens not to be flex, then my endurance won't suffer. As soon as the announcement comes out, I'll switch over to practicing the flex format.

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I would probably recommend just practicing a lot of questions: whether that's through timed drills or timed sections and doing really really detailed blind review (going over every question and thinking through why every answer choice is right and wrong). And then I would compare your reasoning to J.Y.'s. The LSAT goes through a lot of patterns so this reasoning will eventually start digging into your head and you can use it timed.

Thanks so much for the advice!

Hi! Something that has helped me with time for RC is doing individual passage drills where I practiced over and over reading the passage and answering the questions in the allotted time. I usually spend about 4 - 4.5 minutes reading the passage and then depending on the amount of questions about 3.5 - 4 minutes on questions. I would say just get really used to answering RC questions quickly (around 30 seconds per question) and eventually you'll feel more comfortable with it. Pick you right answer and move on. Don't spend a lot of time doubting your gut instinct, and then do a really rigorous and diligent blind review. Eventually your accuracy will catch up with the time! This has helped me in RC a lot. Where I used to guess on an entire passage, I now can answer all of them right on time. Good luck!

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I'm in a very similar position too! I would say wait until you feel as comfortable as possible to take it. It's better to apply later with a really high LSAT score than early without meeting your potential. For some schools getting in the 170s is a huge plus no matter the time frame. And given that your diagnostic is really high you probably have a good shot of getting in the 170s in that time frame.