Need help with LR section

rashi.prasad

Hi,

I have been taking practice tests since end of June till now, and I keep on getting -11 to -15 on LR sections. My LSAT is in October and I am quite nervous about whether I will be able to improve on the LR sections in the next 2 months, especially since I am going into my fourth year of my undergrad in the fall.

Does anyone have any general tips for me on how to improve on LR sections??

Thank you! #help

lsat_sus

AYE - I’m doing free tutoring leading up to my Oct/Nov exams. PM me and let’s study together

RA-1

I would purchase the loophole if you haven't already and try to get through that before classes begin in the fall. the loophole really helped break down LR for me and i went from -11 to -5. Also drill drill drill. drilling questions is a good way to become more familiar with the questions as well as the thought processes that go into each question type

all gain no brain

i went through the core lr curriculum once and felt like I didn't improve at all. So i decided to go through it a second time. I only did quizzes when I felt like I could actually devote my 100 percent to them and also i looked at the questions after finishing the quiz with the idea to understand everything about them. This took me from a -7 in a test which i was familiar with some of the questions to a -4 in a completely new test for me. I recently bought the loophole and it seems to emphasize a lot the idea of trying to rephrase the stimulus after reading it.

whatsmyname

Maybe not the ideal advice, but this is what I did to improve. Sometimes I go -2 on LR sections.

Every question I got wrong, I wrote out in full in my own words. Conclusion and support. I examined the relationship then wrote out the gap.
Then I wrote out why each answer choice supports or doesn't.
I imagine this is what a tutor forces you to do.

Then, during testing, I find the conclusion, the support, I try to para-phrase in my own head. If I get the pre-phrase, I look for the answer. If its a more difficult question, I scratch off the wrong answers, and deliberate between the ones I think are correct.

Seems to work. Only a couple of sections are botched Lsat 83-85, they seemed really tough.

Also, how rested I am significantly affects my performance.

rashi.prasad

@whatsmyname said:
Maybe not the ideal advice, but this is what I did to improve. Sometimes I go -2 on LR sections.

Every question I got wrong, I wrote out in full in my own words. Conclusion and support. I examined the relationship then wrote out the gap.
Then I wrote out why each answer choice supports or doesn't.
I imagine this is what a tutor forces you to do.

Then, during testing, I find the conclusion, the support, I try to para-phrase in my own head. If I get the pre-phrase, I look for the answer. If its a more difficult question, I scratch off the wrong answers, and deliberate between the ones I think are correct.

Seems to work. Only a couple of sections are botched Lsat 83-85, they seemed really tough.

Also, how rested I am significantly affects my performance.

Hey! Thank you so much for your reply. I recently got some advice from a friend as well who is scoring very well and she said the same thing. I think especially, prephrasing is very important because then you know what to look for in the answer choices. I will definitely try this method. Thank you once again!

rashi.prasad

@"all gain no brain" said:
i went through the core lr curriculum once and felt like I didn't improve at all. So i decided to go through it a second time. I only did quizzes when I felt like I could actually devote my 100 percent to them and also i looked at the questions after finishing the quiz with the idea to understand everything about them. This took me from a -7 in a test which i was familiar with some of the questions to a -4 in a completely new test for me. I recently bought the loophole and it seems to emphasize a lot the idea of trying to rephrase the stimulus after reading it.

Thank you for your reply! I actually studied through the Powerscore books and got 7sage after I was done with all those books to do practice tests on here so I haven't really gone through the core curriculum on here. I am scared that I may waste time if I go through it because it may tell me stuff I already know? But I also might need to to really understand the fundamentals. How helpful would you say the loophole was for you? I am kind of on budget so I am not sure I want to purchase it unless it really does help with LR; I am worried that I will waste money on it if I can get that same information from 7sage/my Powerscore books.

rashi.prasad

@"RA-1" said:
I would purchase the loophole if you haven't already and try to get through that before classes begin in the fall. the loophole really helped break down LR for me and i went from -11 to -5. Also drill drill drill. drilling questions is a good way to become more familiar with the questions as well as the thought processes that go into each question type

Thanks for your reply! I am definitely looking into the loophole currently, however, I wanted to ask, how did the loophole differ from the 7 sage CC? I am just not sure if I want to spend more money on LSAT resources if I can get that same information from 7 Sage? Thanks!

rashi.prasad

@lsat_sus said:
AYE - I’m doing free tutoring leading up to my Oct/Nov exams. PM me and let’s study together

Hey! Thank you so much! I will definitely PM you.