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People that take breaks from studying....How? I have been going non-stop since May. I keep reading different suggestions about taking breaks and it helping your score but I just can not l…
I also need to do that 1 to 17-20 then 26 back down to the middle in all my LR sections from now on. Also need to skip around in RC passages more. -
Crisis of confidenceHey friends, So I've been suffering from a crisis of confidence for about the last week because of my RC score. It's atrocious, disgusting, and in…
... missing so many on RC. Usually timing is an ... paying attention to the passages. LR are very fast ... than a minute. With RC if you have issues ... by basically doing all the reading comp passages, organized by subject ... manhattan prep book for RC. The process took about ... -
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 read to improve Reading Comp?I'd like to really hammer down and improve my RC score. What are the best things to read to improve RC score? My problem is reading speed/comprehensi…
As someone who use to actively read The Economist from front to cover, I don't know why it is suggested for RC.
I don't think you should be looking to alternative passages until you've completed all the RC passages. -
What to read to improve Reading Comp?I'd like to really hammer down and improve my RC score. What are the best things to read to improve RC score? My problem is reading speed/comprehensi…
... looking to alternative passages until you've completed all the RC passages.
... using older RC passages. There's tons of RC passages that I ... isn't an official RC passage. Now reading The ... to improve on RC specifically is to use real RC passages.
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Can I do better by September?Hi everyone, So i've been posting here semi-often these last two weeks as I work through the CC. I'm just over the 30% mark in material and I dec…
... RC and LR. Funny thing about the LSAT is that we all ... in RC (except when I confront exceptionally hard science passages). I ... the RC passages that can help you bypass an understanding of all the ... with more (like difficult science passages). In that case, you ... -
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…
... goal is to be at -5 on RC. My best ever is ... 66 have i not gotten all of them right (that damn ... -
Having troubleI just completed PT60. I finished with a 160 and 165 on the BR. Reading comp is by far my biggest weakness. I usually average 7-11 wrong on RC. I've …
... seem to improve at all on RC. Any advise on ... of just doing many RC passages with a strategy that ... take to read the passages and answer the questions ... 4 minutes reading the passages and 4 minutes answering ... when I read the passages more deliberately, knowing what ... -
Higher score: good BR/Lower score: poor BRHey all! I've started PTesting for about a month and a half now after going through the core curriculum. My average PT score is a 169 with lows at…
... I started consistently blind reviewing all questions I think are most ... and inference questions in the RC passages which are always a struggle ... during my low PTs. In RC, it's the same: when ... think the issue lies in RC and LR for sure because ... -
Advice for breaking the final plateau (...and stretch)...I haven't asked for advice on here yet (but always derive some good suggestions from others' questions), but I was wondering if anyone had any stu…
... fully understand the argument and all its pieces. Also I was ... have a tendency to read all 5 answer choices to "confirm" the ... more time.
RC - I hate RC. But something that helped ... and you are sweating bullets all throughout the exam?
Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
... recently been able to finish all 4 passages, when in the past ... once through, focusing on understanding all the main concepts and not ... to be at to finish all 4 passages!
Another ... it outlines that alot of RC passages use an technique of writing ...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 ...Which Prep Tests have five sections?Hi, can someone please tell me which PTs have five sections? I checked that PT 72 doesn't. I have only been doing PTs with four sections so far.
... dreading the possibility of two RC sections. I'd be shocked ... tests where there are two RC passages within the first three sections ... an experimental section of all LR, LG and RC each test administration ...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…
... > Hey all! I find that whenever I do RC (and sometimes ... I can read the passages fine and get the ... many timed PTs or timed RC passages? If not, you probably ... If you can get all the questions right during BR ... how to approach the passages, but more so in ...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 ...Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
... recently been able to finish all 4 passages, when in the past ... once through, focusing on understanding all the main concepts and not ... to be at to finish all 4 passages!
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& ... it outlines that alot of RC passages use an technique of writing ...Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
... you truly cannot finish all 4 passages even with a huge ... your time with 3 passages but you MUST aim ... to do 3 of 4 RC passages:
1. You ... perfect on the first three passages if you take ~11- ... to get the first three passages down solidly. Then you ...Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
... going to continue doing all 4 of the passages rather than switching ... I will get better at RC the more I practice!
Someone please help!I am doing great on the other sections, but RC is killing my score. I am constantly missing 15+/- on RC. I have tried underlining, making short sum…
... from memory?
Essentially RC boils down to two things ... consistently get almost all wrong on ART passages but Science or Law ...Someone please help!I am doing great on the other sections, but RC is killing my score. I am constantly missing 15+/- on RC. I have tried underlining, making short sum…
... the other sections, but RC is killing my score. ... am constantly missing 15+/- on RC.
> I ... talks about and how it all fits together. Focus on ... also suggest doing some untimed RC work. I think something ... for me was doing RC passages untimed until I was ...RC and LR: Read all answer choices?Is this helpful for scoring into the high 160s, and high 170s?
... your advice also applies to RC? I had several tutoring sessions ... said she always read all 5 chocices in RC. I guess aggressive pacing ... in RC depends on question types (infer ...RC and LR: Read all answer choices?Is this helpful for scoring into the high 160s, and high 170s?
... and I said: it all depends on where your ... you really do remember all the answers. How did ... she always read all 5 chocices in RC. I guess aggressive ... br /> Great questions! For RC, I do apply this strategy ... confidence threshold without reading all the ACs. When I ...Mods could you please delete this? Thank you!.....
... are likely to use up all the tests before you get ... points scaled.
For RC, I think fool proofing is ... way to go. Read old RC passages and explicitly write out paragraph ...Advice - Scores dropping like flies... Major anxiety before Sept.Hi everyone, Goodluck to those who are taking in Sept! And to the rest of you studying! I need some advice. This whole week I was down with t…
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Thanks for all your responses, it's a ... here. I know we can all get through this together!!! I ... , -4 for LG, and -5 for RC)! Highest I've ever scored ... me and as well as all of you too.
all of you!!! :)Any tips for RC?I am about to start on my PTs but I'm a little hesitant because I am doing so poorly on RC.
... it okay to re-do RC passages? (like we do with LG ... />
Absolutely. I love redoing passages a few months after seeing ... subtleties in the answer choices. RC is all about subtleties, and this ... To me, the foundation of RC strategy is time distribution. If ...142 to a 157Hey guys, so I have finally finished the CC. YAYYY me. I just completed my first PT after completing the CC and let's just say I was quite anxious…
... the sections. Besides, they're all related anyways...
Now ... within the recommended time, make all the same inferences as J ... try and work at them all at once to maintain your ... doing a couple of timed RC passages (once you're comfortable with ...142 to a 157Hey guys, so I have finally finished the CC. YAYYY me. I just completed my first PT after completing the CC and let's just say I was quite anxious…
... the sections. Besides, they're all related anyways...
> ... the recommended time, make all the same inferences as ... and work at them all at once to maintain ... a couple of timed RC passages (once you're comfortable ... down and then lose all the hard work since ...How to find out how hard an LR section is?Im trying to find out how hard Section 1 of PT 58 was. For me it wasn't really hard, but I missed a couple more than I would like.
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There you will see all the sections you have taken ... difficulty on a 1-5 scale. Please note that ... section was only a 2-star section, but analytics has ... it as a 4-star section. That being said ... review. I retook 4-5 star sections to prepare for September ...
