Inference questions are usually harder and rely a lot more on your understanding of the passage. For this question type it's important to reflect on the word choice of the author to key you in on their stance. There is usually a general stance that …
80's were hard for me as well. If you would be absolutely devastated by a 165-ish score, I would hold off and try to familiarize yourself with the shift in wording. However, maybe try taking May 2020 before deciding for sure. Good luck!
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I definitely recommend the Loophole book. It's not a challenging read but the practice and further improvement may take time. I don't think it would hurt to get it. If need be you can take the August exam as registration is free to transfe…
Agreed. I also recommend keeping in mind their relationship for ex. passage A suggests a method and passage B agrees/disagrees. Also, keep in mind who the author might be for each passage for example if the author in passage A gives evidence that th…
Hey @andrew.rsn that makes sense. I have read Loophole but I haven't applied it so much to RC. I'll definitely re-read that part of Loophole. I sometimes catch my mistake on BR but then again I've confidently changed a right ans to a wrong ans. So t…
Diligently blind reviewing is HUGE. LR is an interesting section because the stimulus/ans types repeat a lot so I recommend looking for patterns in the stimulus and answer choices. Another important resource for me was Ellen Cassidy's book called "L…
Hi @kkole444 Thank you so much for your descriptive and detailed explanation! Sorry I took a while to reply. I disconnected for a minute and am back to studying. To answer your question, I don't write anything down anymore because I'm trying to get …
A lot of us here have been through that and this is my perspective on the matter, to be taken with a grain of salt. Short answer is that there is no easy way to improve timing. You have to drill and diligently blind review to get a score increase. E…
@let1295 Hey there, I'm literally on the same boat as you with matching numbers and goals. I noticed what helped me even get into the mid 150's was breaking sections down and asking myself, where can I speed up? This usually led me to identifying re…
^^ Agreed. Loophole by Ellen Cassidy is a game changer for many. It's a little long but easy to get through. I'd say you should have a strong understanding of the basics (conditional rsn, questions types, etc) before reading the Loophole because she…
Hi there, I'd love to join the study group. I think talking through problems will be super helpful. Please let me know how to access the next study session. Looking forward to it!