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My Argument Against Notating On RCWhen I first started out studying last year, I wasn't notating at all and I was only missing -2, -3 on a section. I was reading a lot of books before…
... helpful for certain types of passages - comparative, for instance, ... think that in very abstract passages (e.g., about ... i.e., no 3-5 word summaries on the side ... As the LSAT trainer says, RC passages make us look at the ... the forest part in RC passages and I do it ... -
Preptests most similar to recent LSATsHey guys, I'm in the middle of studying for the June LSAT and am currently taking the preptests...which PTs do you think are most similar to the L…
... ) introduced comparative passages in the RC section. Every current RC section has a ... set of comparative passages. You definitely ... doing comparative passages. You should attend his free 5/26 RC BR session ... -
Finished 2 Curriculums, Still Low PT. Now What?I finished all the Powerscore Bibles and went through the whole 7Sage core curriculum. I have PT'd from 36-44 and my timed scores are only averag…
... able to finish a whole RC passage and also likely not ... the games, I usually have 5-8 minutes left for the ... drilled questions types, games, and RC passages before you started PT'ing? -
Finished 2 Curriculums, Still Low PT. Now What?I finished all the Powerscore Bibles and went through the whole 7Sage core curriculum. I have PT'd from 36-44 and my timed scores are only averag…
... able to finish a whole RC passage and also likely not ... the games, I usually have 5-8 minutes left for the ... drilled questions types, games, and RC passages before you started PT'ing ... -
Finished 2 Curriculums, Still Low PT. Now What?I finished all the Powerscore Bibles and went through the whole 7Sage core curriculum. I have PT'd from 36-44 and my timed scores are only averag…
... able to finish a whole RC passage and also likely not ... the games, I usually have 5-8 minutes left for the ... drilled questions types, games, and RC passages before you started PT'ing ... -
Finished 2 Curriculums, Still Low PT. Now What?I finished all the Powerscore Bibles and went through the whole 7Sage core curriculum. I have PT'd from 36-44 and my timed scores are only averag…
... able to finish a whole RC passage and also likely not ... the games, I usually have 5-8 minutes left for the ... drilled questions types, games, and RC passages before you started PT'ing ... -
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Yeah, insight into RC skipping strategies would be awesome. ... the most important skills on RC. This is especially true now ... writers are commonly placing a 5-star difficulty question in the first ... -
Official June LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official June LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the June 2017 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
... , if not overtly soft test? RC was moderately difficult, for sure ... />
I thought the same, RC was tough, but the LR ... manageable, seemed like fewer 4/5 star difficulty Qs. And I thought ... -
suggestions for difficult science passages?So one of my biggest areas of weakness is hard science passages in RC. I've been trying to read Scientific America a bit more, and I realize some o…
... , even with most science passages I can get most questions ... these types of passages and I can sink 5 or 6 ... of practice with the harder passages is probably the key< ... was to google things after RC passages. It just helps to know ... can help with future passages! -
A Good WarmupHey All- I'm looking for a good warmup to start using before PTs that can hopefully serve as a warmup through test day. Does anyone out there hav…
... around 5 easy LR questions, one of the old RC passages and a ... -
A couple questions (RC/Watch questions)Should the RC passages all take the same time, or should you expect some to take longer than others as in LG? Can you wear your watch during the …
RC passages are a lot like LG ... can take only 5 minutes and some 12 minutes, RC passages don't ... -
What to do if you do not understand stimulus?What should I do if I read the stimulus but don't understand it? Some on 7sage have suggested skipping the question. However, obviously if I skip it …
... you guys skip questions? 4-5 times a PT 6-7 ... me... I skip maybe 4-5 questions per LR section. I ... />
No, I never skip RC passages by certain words or anything ... be wise to consider skipping passages like this, if you absolutely ... suck at X Type of passages. -
Does this happen to you?Reading comprehension is my worst section. Relatively speaking. But on the situations where my timing is a little off and i don't have much time on t…
... the questions. Drilled 4 entire RC sections yesterday and today i ... never had a series of 5 RC passages where the most i missed ... -
Does this happen to you?Reading comprehension is my worst section. Relatively speaking. But on the situations where my timing is a little off and i don't have much time on t…
... the questions. Drilled 4 entire RC sections yesterday and today i ... never had a series of 5 RC passages where the most i missed ... ...
Missing -2 on RC consistently, especially on newer test ... -
Strategies for a Slow ReaderTo any other slow readers out there--what strategies have you used to understand LR and RC stimuli and passages well? I find myself needing to go th…
... to understand LR and RC stimuli and passages well? I find myself ... I often need 5+ minutes to get through RC passages (let alone decode ... correctly answering.
For RC, I'll be honest, the ... time. Similarly, on the RC section, unless you read and ... -
Is this indicative?So i sparingly take PTs, i see a huge benefit in taking timed sections bc of the ability to BR directly after and to work on skipping, implementing s…
... take a PT every 1.5 to 2 weeks.
> ... to properly average. Iv taken 5 PTs in the past 2 ... still need work with RC, then doing timed RC passages seems like a ... -
Panicky reading in RCHey all! I find that whenever I do RC (and sometimes even during LR) I feel panicky and rushed which causes me to not absorb what I'm reading properl…
... reading and then around 5 minutes answering the questions, ... br />
No problem! RC is my favorite section :)
5 words. Nothing too detailed ... paragraph down to 3-5 words, it is way ... practiced on tons of RC passages from the first 35 ... -
Recording Yourself - What do you look for?LSAT warriors, What do you look for when you watch yourself taking a full PT? I recently began recording myself doing full 6-section practice …
... example, if its a 1 star difficulty level I want to ... a minute and a 4-5 star question under a minute and ... neat? etc
For RC, apart from breaking the timing ... -
Recording Yourself - What do you look for?LSAT warriors, What do you look for when you watch yourself taking a full PT? I recently began recording myself doing full 6-section practice …
... example, if its a 1 star difficulty level I want to ... a minute and a 4-5 star question under a minute and ...
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> For RC, apart from breaking the timing ... to answer that question (1 star - under 30-40 seconds) is ... -
My December LSAT Study PlanHey guys, So I wanted some feedback on my study plan leading up to the December test. I have finished the CC and am working to fool proof the LG g…
... , when I PT I do 5 sections and I don't ... untimed LR sections, doing timed RC passages, and experimenting with different timing ... and review errors
day 5: review/drill/practice sections (I ... -
My December LSAT Study PlanHey guys, So I wanted some feedback on my study plan leading up to the December test. I have finished the CC and am working to fool proof the LG g…
... , when I PT I do 5 sections and I don't ... untimed LR sections, doing timed RC passages, and experimenting with different timing ... review errors
> day 5: review/drill/practice sections (I ... of the CC.
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... more like -6 or -5, mostly (unless I didn ... to 5 PTs where you just do the passages individually ... for 4days just to do RC passages at this stage. Actually ... here.
(5) Once you're pretty decent ... improve your time. Print 5-10 individual sections, and ... -
Timed vs untimed practice testsI seem to be paralyzed when it comes to timed tests and am wondering if changing my approach might help. I have now taken 4 practice tests and scored…
... to be with LR and RC. It takes me a moment ... expensive. Can you get this 5 star SA question correct? Sure. Will ... drilling small sets of problems (5-10 questions) timed. But BR ... -
Reading for StructureAfter receiving a shocking RC score on the September LSAT, I'm working on improving it for December. I've found that "read for structure" is a commo…
... LSAT. I got -3 on RC. Seems OK, I'm naturally ... the PS class. I tanked RC. I have no idea what ... going through a ton of RC passages. I don't know if ... time I'm hovering around -5/-7. What do? Thank you ... -
RC: The Power of Just ReadingHey all, I thought I'd share this discovery. 7Sage advocates doing what works best for you, but to be honest my "works best for me" patterns …
... do you guys time your RC passages? I have found that just ... time, I bomb all the passages by trying to read quickly ... been getting -4 or -5 on the RC sections on BR, but ... -
RC - do you scan question stems PRIOR to reading the passages?So the title of the discussion is gigantic but it summarizes it pretty accurately. I ask because during the 40's and 50's PTs, I was essentially scan…
... are super successful with the RC passages. Maybe it all boils down ... to the RC passages becoming more and more ... /> I miss between 0-5 on RC. It's by far ... where I can randomly miss 5 out of no where) < ... . I used to read passages in 2 minutes or so ... -
Any idea for INTERNATIONAL student?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 pra…
... and forth just like you:). RC was a struggle, but I ... to finish all the 3 passages and Qs in 30 mins ... far -2, the most -5 in RC section, that's good enough ... -
It's the final countdown! What's your study plan this week?Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and that you are getting pumped for this LSAT. My last LSAT did not go to plan....Stupid Hurricane Irma! …
... questions and then re-read RC passages from the most recent 3 ... been at it for 2.5 months, this last week is ... -
LSAT Trainer Worthwhile?I took the December test, and prepped with the Powerscore Bibles. I'm retaking the test in Feb and am using 7 Sage now (and rereading Powerscore Bib…
So my average pt was -5 RC, -6 (total for 2 sections) ... Dec test, I did -9 RC, -11 LR, and -8 ... . I rushed RC passages and finished them in 1.5 mins in Dec ... (usually took 2.5 mins in PT's), then ... (normally would take about 2.5 mins), instead of mining it ... -
LSAT Trainer Worthwhile?I took the December test, and prepped with the Powerscore Bibles. I'm retaking the test in Feb and am using 7 Sage now (and rereading Powerscore Bib…
... ; So my average pt was -5 RC, -6 (total for 2 sections ... Dec test, I did -9 RC, -11 LR, and -8 ... . I rushed RC passages and finished them in 1.5 mins in Dec ... (usually took 2.5 mins in PT's), then ... (normally would take about 2.5 mins), instead of mining it ...
