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Who else finds the difficulty of the RC passages to be pretty subjective?So for whatever reason I found that I struggled WAY more with the easy to moderately easy passages involving law/economics stuff than I did with the …
... are often 7 to 8 questions. For 5-star passages ... is when I do the more difficult passages that I finally understood ... I still love tackling the difficult passages, and this is a starkly ... I know that these difficult passages are essential to my success ... -
RC Passage Speed ImprovementHi 7sagers, I needed some advice on reading speed for RC. From my understanding, RC and LG are similar in the manner that if you spend the tim…
... to go through the passages, not having enough time ... min (even if there are questions I didn't ... that I skip the comparative passages and save that for ... questions, determine if there are some that pertain just ... and is sometimes on a difficult topic.
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Taking old practice testsIs there any downside to primarily taking practice tests prior to 2007? Would practice tests from 1999 or 2002, for example, adequately reflect what …
... significant difference - the comparative reading questions didn't ... like there are some noticeable differences. They are more subtle, but ... recent tests have had more difficult miscellaneous game types. So ... tests from 70 on are more reflective of the material ... -
My decent strategy for RCI always see posts about timing for RC for people who have completed the CC and have decent fundamentals, but are having trouble going faster. Althou…
For comparative passages, has anyone adopted the method ... or B ) is being asked more frequently on, read that passage ... questions that compare the two passages?
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My decent strategy for RCI always see posts about timing for RC for people who have completed the CC and have decent fundamentals, but are having trouble going faster. Althou…
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My decent strategy for RCI always see posts about timing for RC for people who have completed the CC and have decent fundamentals, but are having trouble going faster. Althou…
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My decent strategy for RCI always see posts about timing for RC for people who have completed the CC and have decent fundamentals, but are having trouble going faster. Althou…
... /> > > > For comparative passages, has anyone adopted the method ... how you guys are devising your strategies for comp passages.
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LSAC Announces Digital LSAT Launch Schedule"LSAT will be fully digital in North America starting September 2019" Full press release here: https://www.lsac.org/about/news/lsac-announces-dig…
... this section can weigh in more once digitalized because the ... a difficult time with more difficult LR questions as well as Games, games are ... minutes on the first two passages cause I was playing ... think going digital gives you more time, overall.
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Taking the Jan LSAT...Timing is still an issueHi fam! So, I'm currently in the struggle to get your actual score to match your BR score phase. The problem is, I'm actually pretty accurate when t…
... . If I can’t eliminate more than 1 answer choice for ... first two passages in 15 minutes, then I skip the comparative passage ... and do it last. Comparative passages are the biggest time sink for ... -
Taking the Jan LSAT...Timing is still an issueHi fam! So, I'm currently in the struggle to get your actual score to match your BR score phase. The problem is, I'm actually pretty accurate when t…
... . If I can’t eliminate more than 1 answer choice for ... first two passages in 15 minutes, then I skip the comparative passage ... and do it last. Comparative passages are the biggest time sink for ... -
Are the 2008 tests representative of 2018 test difficulty?Are the 2018 tests harder than 2008 tests? Most of my most recent preptests were from 2008. Is the difficulty difference negligible? Thanks!
... are slightly harder than a decade ago. Specifically RC, the actual passages ... don’t seem more difficult to read but there are more questions that ... type questions. There
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BR score drop after 70sMy average BR score up until 68 was 175+, and as soon as I hit 70, it dropped to 170, and today I got 168 for BR. I’m getting a lot more RC question…
... 60s and lower RC passages and 70+ passages? I usually get ... ’t thinks drilling older passages would be helpful in ... RCs have absolutely started asking more difficult questions. No noticeable difference ... think the most recent tests are flat out harder except ... -
High 160s to consistent 170sI got a 167 on March 2019 test, and i got a 168 on pt 85, 169 on PT 82. I have gotten lucky a couple times and got a 171(PT 83) but thats rare. Anyo…
... that you’re rushing the more difficult LR sections (15-~25) and ... question on 1-15. Odds are you’re first choice for ... /> > Reading is the most difficult section to improve. I would ... by just blasting through RC passages? I am in pretty much ... -
First thing to study in the morning?I usually wake up early around 5:30am to study LSAT before work. I am wondering if there's anyone also like to study in the morning? What do you star…
... as I find it is more formulaic and I can do ... books are quite dense and difficult to read sometimes, similar to RC passages ... -
⚖ Official July 2019 LSAT Discussion Thread ⚖Hey 7Sagers, Here's the official July 2019 LSAT Discussion Thread. <center><font color="red">**Please keep all discussions of the July 2019 LS…
... the comparative passage. Though not sure if it was the passages themselves ... the small surface was almost more difficult than any part of the ... (relatively simple) LG for a more complex type - and wasted a ... -first into a tragedy much more personally damaging.) -
What type of readings are the best for long-term RC training?Hello everyone, I just finsihed my first LSAT today, and the RC gave me a really hard time as usual. I officially started my course with 7sage on May…
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... the attitude that they are RC passages, thinking about MP and ... . It’s not always difficult and dry! Hope that ... -
What type of readings are the best for long-term RC training?Hello everyone, I just finsihed my first LSAT today, and the RC gave me a really hard time as usual. I officially started my course with 7sage on May…
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... the attitude that they are RC passages, thinking about MP and ... . It’s not always difficult and dry! Hope that ... -
Need help on reading compHey everyone, So, I'm consistently scoring in the mid 160's, which is a big improvement for me (started off at 155). I usually get no more than 3 wr…
... I went that made more sense to me, ... one another (especially on comparative passages -- how were they ... and that mutants are better than humans anyway ... more time during the reading, but if half of the questions are ... this has been my more recent approach, and it ... -
Using PT 36-58 OnlyHi, I was wondering if I'm missing out on a lot by using these (relatively) older PTs as full length tests? I heard that the test has changed over…
... and rule equivalence questions are introduced somewhere in the ... LSATs, the "miscellaneous games" are increasingly common. These games ... reading comp sections have become more difficult in recent years. I ... is split into two passages by different authors. All ... -
Using PT 36-58 OnlyHi, I was wondering if I'm missing out on a lot by using these (relatively) older PTs as full length tests? I heard that the test has changed over…
... and rule equivalence questions are introduced somewhere in the ... LSATs, the "miscellaneous games" are increasingly common. These games ... reading comp sections have become more difficult in recent years. I ... is split into two passages by different authors. All ... -
For any of you that saw improvement on RC, please share with me!hey all! I am at an average of 160 on my PTs with the following breakdown: -0 Games -6 Per LR, sometimes less, sometimes more. **-13 on RC** …
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For comparative passages, I'll focus on figuring ... the entire passage (though more so for the science passage ... />
For really difficult science passages, I try to visually picture ... , I would recommend reading more. I read A LOT ... -
Reading Comprehension reading practiceI see a lot of people suggesting various magazines and pieces of fiction to read that contain the dense and complicated language similar to that of R…
... helpful too. But unless you are scoring fairly well to begin ... is more difficult than what's in RC so that the passages in ... RC seem easier. And then there are benefits ... easier, "fun" books that you are sincerely interested in as this ... -
Older RC passagesI've been doing a lot of RC sections lately as it's one area I'm trying to improve at. My scores have definitely gone from an average of -10 to -8, t…
There's probably more variance in difficulty between individual passages on a given ... the comparative passages, for one thing.
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142 - 169 Thank you 7Sage!Cold diagnostic in April 2019 was 142, after over a year of studying solely with 7Sage (on and off due to working full time) I snagged a 169 with the…
... specific question types. There are patterns not only in the ... . Makes it so much more visual and easier to understand ... Try to identify which games are challenging for you, what about ... and misc sections. For the comparative passages (passage A & passage ... -
Most questions that I get wrong are after Q16... need adviceI found a pattern that I get most Q1 to Q 15 on LR right, but after Q15-16, I start to get more wrong question. Anyone has similar situation like me?…
I think my problems are a little of both the ... to start from last questions? More difficult to easy? Anyone tried to ... difficulty (harder logic games and passages tend to be one of ... tests and just do 5 more problems at random. It's ... -
Are Older RC passages useful? Are older RC less "tight" than newer? Diff btw older and newer RC?Hey all, So I was wondering what you guys felt about drilling older RC passages? (PT's 1-40)? What are some of the biggest differences you fee…
... RC sections are more difficult overall, so better practice. While the passages may be ... easier, I find that there are more tempting wrong answer choices in ... -
In the low 160s...how can I get to the mid-high 160s by the Nov test?Hey 7Sage community, I need some help. I really want to apply to law school this cycle and am going to take the November LSAT. For the past three …
... up there? Are particular passages, e.g. science, topics more difficult for you? Or ... -
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... more difficult than average, passages were unusually dense and/or long and the comparative ... bit tougher but not wildly more difficult than most PTs I've ... -
⚖ Official November 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread ⚖Hey 7Sagers, Here's the official November 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread. <center><font color="red">**Please keep all discussions of the Nove…
... RC - African Culture/European Forests/Comparative Passages on Legal Theory/Fish Cell ... say... it is substantially more difficult to predict outcomes in RC ... felt like LR wasn't more difficult, necessarily, but i did ... feel like there were more attractive trap AC's ... -
Beginner Help with LSAT Flex Reading ComprehensionI'm new to 7sage and I have been going through the curriculum. I like the idea of low resolution summary but I'm curious as to how you'll are doing t…
... desire to write out more than I have time ... engages me a lot more with the passage than ... a give-and-take (more time on the passage/summary ... I'm trying to drill more right now 'upfront,' so ... 'summary' the passages that are either the most difficult or have the ...
