RC Help!

akriegler

So I'm signing up for 7sage today. It seems like this program is great for LR and LG, but I am really struggling with RC for some reason. I took the Sept. 2017 test and really seemed to have a tough time (to be fair, that judges passage was impossible!).

I self studied with a book (cant remember what brand) that covered all three sections- it was one of the highest rated on Amazon (definitely not a Kaplan one), and then I also purchased the Powerscore LR and LG bibles. I also purchased the newest collection of LSAT exams. I took my first PT shortly after I began studying, and did pretty well on the RC section (I think it was -5). Unfortunately, my RC score has continued to decrease each time I take a PT.

I know that the RC sections have become increasingly difficult over the past few years, but I can't justify that to be the sole factor for my decrease. (My last PT before the LSAT was around -13, but I was exhausted and burnt out so that definitely did not help.) I noticed that I did not make any marks/notes in my first RC PT, and now I cannot stop myself from taking notes in the RC section...

Anyway to stop a long post from getting even longer, I was wondering if anyone could tell me about 7Sage's approach to RC. I feel pretty comfortable with LG and know I am decent at LR (but there's definitely room to improve). I have never had issues with RC in school, so I am feeling pretty discouraged. I scored a 157 on my first PT, and went down to a 151 right before the LSAT last week (I took 7 PTs in total). My LG has increased substantially, and my LR has slightly increased, so this huge decrease has come solely from RC.

I am hoping to score in the 160s in December. I would be thrilled with anything160 or above. Thank you in advanced for your responses!

akistotle

7Sage's approach is Memory Method + Low-res/High-res summaries.

This is a post on Memory Method:
https://7sage.com/lsat-reading-comprehension-the-memory-method/

J.Y. (the instructor) posted new lessons on Low-res/High-res summaries in July, which are fantastic. I think 7Sage is a great course for RC as well.

That being said, I think you first should work on maximizing your LG & LR scores. I understand that RC is your weakness, but if you want to score a 160, you can miss around 25 questions. So even if you miss -13 on RC, if you go -0 on LG (this is totally possible with 7Sage's foolproofing) and -6 on each LR section, you can score above 160. In my opinion, making improvements in RC is the hardest, so I think you first should focus on LG & LR first.

TinaTheLlama

@akriegler
I've been facing the same pattern. In my early practice tests RC was my best section. I was finishing all the passages and getting section scores 18-23. That's steadily gone down. I also have been trying to notate more than I did in the beginning. I took a PT this morning and only scored 14 in my RC section (seriously feeling dumb - like maybe I should study another a year), but just two days ago I did an untimed RC section and scored 25/28 in 39 minutes. I have two months until the Dec. LSAT. I'm thinking to take a couple weeks break from PTs, drill LG and LR and read journal articles and see if the break does any good. Not sure though. I have about 20 PTs left and only 8 weeks to Dec.