Thanks 7Sage! Non-Native Speaker (Chinese) Success - 162 (July) -> 176 (November)

martinxi679

I started LSAT preparation with 7Sage back in May, and I started with around -10 to -16 on RC. Having Chinese as my native language, I really coudn't see a way of improving RC since I had serious trouble just to understand the passage itself. 7Sage's low-res and main point method was incredibly helpful for me, and JY gave detailed explanations for each LSAT, which was even more helpful for me since my problem was not being able to comprehend the passages. After bombing my July test, I came back with a 11-point increase to a 173 on August-flex, and eventually ended up with this 176 on November-flex.

I would like to thank 7Sage and JY particularly for making this improvement possible. Lastly, here's a note for all fellow non-native speakers: trust yourself and really try hard for it, we as non-native speakers can achieve a 175+!

canihazJD

Awesome score, congratulations!

Juliet - Student Service

Congratulations!

J.Y. Ping

愿原力与你同在

cristobal.leal

congrats man!!

LOWERCASE EVERYTHING

yeahhhh! congrats!!!

Da_Wun

LOVE this, congratulations, really happy for you!

Hopeful9812

Congratulations!!

martinxi679

@"J.Y. Ping" said:
愿原力与你同在

Wow, it's such a surprise to get my first ever reply from JY. BTW, that's an awesome Chinese phrase.

dutchiebrown

Amazing work!!

Alice003

Congratulations!! Thanks for your encouragement!

Thank you JY

Grats! Thank you for the inspo!

kingJZ180

that's incredible! I am also a Chinese and non-English native speaker. I am struggling on RC so much. Could you share how you improved RC briefly? Thank you!

martinxi679

@kingJZ180 said:
that's incredible! I am also a Chinese and non-English native speaker. I am struggling on RC so much. Could you share how you improved RC briefly? Thank you!

Sure! You can message me or add me on wechat (martinxi679) to talk about it a little more.

GTFOHLSAT

Congratulations man! I'm currently working on speed on my LG (consistently -0 in BR) and LR (-3 in BR). But I can't seem to wrap my head around RC. Even with unlimited time in BR, my best was still -9. Do you have any recs for how to improve on RC? Like did you read any nytimes or wapo articles or whatever to improve your comprehension skills? (Native Vietnamese speaker here; moved to US at age 16, now 26 yo.) Thanks a lot in advance!

learn2skipQs

killer. Congrats & well deserved

martinxi679

@GTFOHLSAT said:
Congratulations man! I'm currently working on speed on my LG (consistently -0 in BR) and LR (-3 in BR). But I can't seem to wrap my head around RC. Even with unlimited time in BR, my best was still -9. Do you have any recs for how to improve on RC? Like did you read any nytimes or wapo articles or whatever to improve your comprehension skills? (Native Vietnamese speaker here; moved to US at age 16, now 26 yo.) Thanks a lot in advance!

I read economist during LSAT preparation and I basically dig deep into the passages in BR and even after BR (knowing which questions I got wrong) before listening to JY's explanation videos. I personally believe that although trying to figure out what passages mean and why answers are wrong can be tedious and time-consuming, but the processing of figuring out yourself gives you much more improvement than simply getting the explanation from JY. I think deeper understanding and getting used to some LSAT tricks are important.

This_is_Hard

If he can do it, we can do it! No excuses for English speakers.

chippy_vangogh

Amazing. Congrats!!!

fe314107468

真的强

VerdantZephyr

Congrats! It is definitely possible for non-natives to get those top scores. A non-native friend of mine recently got a 180. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't possible.

GTFOHLSAT

@martinxi679 said:

@GTFOHLSAT said:
Congratulations man! I'm currently working on speed on my LG (consistently -0 in BR) and LR (-3 in BR). But I can't seem to wrap my head around RC. Even with unlimited time in BR, my best was still -9. Do you have any recs for how to improve on RC? Like did you read any nytimes or wapo articles or whatever to improve your comprehension skills? (Native Vietnamese speaker here; moved to US at age 16, now 26 yo.) Thanks a lot in advance!

I read economist during LSAT preparation and I basically dig deep into the passages in BR and even after BR (knowing which questions I got wrong) before listening to JY's explanation videos. I personally believe that although trying to figure out what passages mean and why answers are wrong can be tedious and time-consuming, but the processing of figuring out yourself gives you much more improvement than simply getting the explanation from JY. I think deeper understanding and getting used to some LSAT tricks are important.

Thank you for this! Heard people read economist to improve probably 10 times at this point. Will subscribe to it!

CRISPR24

@martinxi679 so thrilled to read your post and big congrats!
Your journey reminds us all that LSAT is not simply a language test, instead it tests more on critical thinking and analytical skills. I know how much hurdles will there be for non-native speakers as I am one of them and still working on it. However you story proves again that regardless of our background and education, with great effort and diligence, we can conquer this test!

lsatjourney

Could you share us about how your day to day looked liked, your study schedule and how worked through it?

martinxi679

@lsatjourney said:
Could you share us about how your day to day looked liked, your study schedule and how worked through it?

Since I worked full time, I really didn't follow a set schedule or something. I basically studied in most of my spare time while making sure I don't experience burnout. There were weeks I focused solely on drilling or speeding without any timed section, and there were weeks I took 3 PTs. I don't think a strict study routine is necessary as long as you keep yourself motivated.