Any idea for INTERNATIONAL student?

bela6402

Hi Everyone. I am a PhD student in biomedical and I will defend my PhD in 3-4 months. I took the September exam and ended up with 137. I had some practice but not much. Since then I had no more attempt and completely gave up. I do better at Games and worse at RC. The problem is, I have to translate it in my mind and the time is not sufficient for that.
Do you think I can get 160+ for next June if I keep practicing and what is your main advice to me?

Thanks

Dannonchik175

Hey there, well you'll definitely get better. English is not my native, it's actually my 3rd language and i have to do same translations back and forth just like you:). RC was a struggle, but I now manage to finish all the 3 passages and Qs in 30 mins and mostly guess on the 4th, so far -2, the most -5 in RC section, that's good enough for me.
And you have advantage over me: 1) you are still in school and i've been out of it for the past 10 years 2) I don't speak or read English stuff on daily basis, except lsat related things.
Think of it as an advantage, 'coz i really think it's. when you're doing all those translations you understand details better and memorize them better.

Alex

@belahian said:
Hi Everyone. I am a PhD student in biomedical and I will defend my PhD in 3-4 months. I took the September exam and ended up with 140. I had some practice but not much. Since then I had no more attempt and completely gave up. I do better at Games and worse at RC. The problem is, I have to translate it in my mind and the time is not sufficient for that.
Do you think I can get 160+ for next June if I keep practicing and what is your main advice to me?

Thanks

Yes, I think you can get a 160. RC is tough, even for native speakers. But the good news is with tons of practice, you'll see improvement.

I would recommend a course like 7Sage so you can learn all of the strategy behind the LSAT.

bela6402

Thanks for suggestions. Anyway I have to stop translating in mind. Like when I talk. I never think when I talk. But I have to reread when I read a passage several times to understand. Interestingly, I do better with those science passages because I used to read those a lot. I know I need much more practice. But do you think 2h a day is enough?