@45823 said:

I've read all of these comments and concerns. Is there someone who can speak to how to use this the right way (essentially if they are looking to go in order) and not have an overlap in what they drill vs what they test? And the exact steps on how to create the drills not using any material from the new tests? It's still unclear to me #Admin

drilling feature only uses PTs 1-35.

Thanks for the help and tips! I really appreciate it and found it useful!

To others... @siaeesh74399-1-1 was super helpful.

Good luck. I'm in the same boat as you, my gap was even worse and I'm still working on it.

check out this thread on time management

https://classic.7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/27356/finishing-a-section-right-on-time-v-early-and-doing-a-2nd-round

Awesome

Thank you

The approach is 90% the same. But I take a slightly different emphasis depending on the passage.

For science passages that focus on a phenomena which are conceptually complex, I'll emphasize trying to visualize the phenomena to wrap my head around it. Happens a lot with physics and things like biology / genetics. Law related passages can present similar conceptual challenges, where you have to take a step back from pushing through the passage and make the connections.

The other type of complexity RC trades on is the organization of elements and points of view. Happens a lot in humanities passages where there is a category X and it can be hard to track whether elements A, B and C belong in category X. This often coincides with there being multiple points of view belonging to the author and different "experts". For passages like this, I'll focus more on highlighting individual elements and points of view, and keep tracking of what belongs where.

Science passages can be organizationally complex, but rarely is a passage both conceptually complex and organizationally complex. You can tell what type of complexity you'll be facing by a quick visual scan through the paragraph. If there are a lot of air quotes, italics, repeated proper nouns, you know its organizationally complex. That will dictate how I approach the passage.

Was super valuable! Looking forward to the next one.

No, your statement wouldn’t weaken the conclusion. Whether short people are good at basketball is irrelevant to whether tall people are good at basketball ie both tall and short people can be good at it.

A weakener might be, some tall people have never played basketball.

Following.

Very excited for this.

Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax (Learning about Language)

Noel Burton-Roberts

most of the book won't be relevant to the LSAT but there were some super eye opening bits. the concept of tree diagramming is a really useful framework for understanding the components of a sentence and untangling the really convoluted constructions the LSAT writers sometimes use. I also liked the chapter on clauses for the same reason. you could also search on YouTube for some tree diagramming videos which might be more efficient.

also did a refresher on basic grammar using the below book, but any elements of style type book would suffice.

Grammar Smart, 4th Edition: The Savvy Student's Guide to Perfect Usage (Smart Guides)

Unfortunately, you can't assume all living things think because you're told that only humans think. Instead of relying on your intuitive understanding of what "think" means, try considering it in more abstract, lawgic like terms..

"think" = element T

"volition" = element V

all non human animals are unable to perform T.

some non human animals are able to perform V.

Therefore some non human animals are able to perform V but not T.

V can exist without T, hence T is not required to V.

I’m pretty sure it’s based off of 7sage users.

if you're already struggling with anxiety on test day I wouldn't use noise cancelling headphones for practice tests. not having something you're accustomed to may make you even more nervous on test day and you won't be able to use the headphones on the actual test. foam ear plugs are allowed.

my gf works from home and sometimes I'm distracted by her zoom calls so I always keep a pair of ear plugs on my desk just in case. interestingly, even just having them on my desk makes it easier for me to ignore noise because I know I can always choose to use them.

for anxiety in general I would try meditation. the head space beginner series is really helpful for reducing anxiety and helping you focus. if meditation is too much, simple breath work is also good. there's an app called ibreathe in the apple store. I picked up meditation and breath work when I was learning to free dive and it helps so much with managing fear and anxiety.

B would be correct if the stimulus somehow confused lowering interest rates confused with economic growth, which it doesn't

That's a really good question. It depends on whether the argument itself depends on conditional logic or causal reasoning.

You can tell if the argument depends on causal reasoning because there will be explanations and reasons given, and you'll be much more likely to see causal indicators like "since" and "because".

If the argument depends on conditional logic, it will be much more abstract and there will be less qualitative explaining going on and you'll see that it depends conditional rules getting triggered.

I think as written you can safely assume that waiting room refers to waiting room of the athletic office. Think of it as a referential term.

Your reasoning isn't totally accurate because the stimulus doesn't say something happened. It's describing a causal relationship. I would focus more on the fact that it just isn't an example of X, rather than getting caught up in whether it happened it or not.

What you guys are missing is that the seeds need to be redeposited under the surface for them to germinate. During the process of plowing the seeds are temporarily above the surface before being returned below ground where there is no sunlight and where they can germinate.

If this process happens at night, the seeds don't receive exposure to sun during the process. They also don't receive exposure to sun the next day because they are below the surface.

If you're missing important details, try slowing down on your first pass and really understanding the stimulus before you go to the ACs. When you miss details and go straight into the ACs it actually slows you down because the answer choices are harder to eliminate and you have to go back and hunt for details.

In terms of reading skills I think an understanding of grammar and sentence structure can help a lot with comprehension. You can pick up clues that can guide your understanding.

You have to distinguish between money budgets for maintenance and money for reconstruction, which is what the $400M is needed for.

Yes its common for context to be mixed in.

See lesson below on identifying context indicators.

https://classic.7sage.com/lesson/advanced-context-v-argument-indicators/

Here's a general approach.

Start with your target score and figure out what percentage of questions you can get wrong in an LR section and still get your target score (you'll have to plug in some assumptions about LG and RC).

Drill NA until you can achieve this percentage consistently. Maybe even set a slightly higher target to adjust for the fact that you're drilling untimed.

Try asking yourself the below:

What are the independent causal factors behind the Plant Manager's argument?

1. New processes cost more to run (operational cost)

2. New equipment is expensive (fixed cost or capital expenditure)

3. Some vaguely suggested reason related to molten vs solid, but you aren't given enough detail.

Even if the operating costs of the new smelter is lower than the old smelter, it could still "cost more" because the fixed costs are so great it more than cancels out the effect of lower operating expenses.

For answer E, I refer back to factor 3.

You could come up with reasonable arguments why moving it in solid form could be cheaper or more expensive. Maybe in solid form its cheaper to move because its safe and moving molten metal is dangerous. Maybe its more expensive because you have to reheat it. You'd have to have expertise in copper smelting to know the answer to that, so I think this information in the stimulus is just a distractor there to trick you.