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For those who score within -5 in RC...+RC general questionHow do you read passages? Do you just scan the structure and not remember the details? And go back to the passage for each question? (or just questi…
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The Illiad. If you can get through stuff ... like that you can follow anything from the LSAT with general ease ... would be good to try to read at least one challenging passage ... -
Second guessingHow do you guys handle second guessing? I'm beyond pissed because I just missed 5pts on a RC section due to second guessing! Obviously, I don't reall…
... to be less effective than other sections because on RC the incorrect ... keys words and phrases from the passage that make even the most wrong answer ... at the passage for textual support. If I can't answer it straight from ... -
Would reading questions first be helpful at all to grasp what the passage would be about?Edit&additional questions: Let me change the title and ask a bit different question since it seems we can only post 2 threads per day... for RC, …
... when you read the questions first you'll be multitasking by trying ... to juggle the ideas of the questions ... , you can spare a little extra attention away from the passage and see the underlying ... -
PT07.S3.Q18 - crop rotation increase yieldsHey All, You can never have too much practice with RC, right? Which is why you should definitely go check out this passage and then help a girl ou…
... still an increase from the otherwise decreased yields from not rotating crops ... period of time might be unwarranted? The period of time ... say that crop rotations can cure the problem and explains how ... I don't believe stalling can be inferred. I understood it as ... -
PT07.S3.Q18 - crop rotation increase yieldsHey All, You can never have too much practice with RC, right? Which is why you should definitely go check out this passage and then help a girl ou…
... the passage says about crop rotation is that the problem of increasing pathogens can be ... a suitable host, so they can't attack these plants. In ... statements from the passage. Treat them like a MBT or most likely to be ... -
RC: How do you make your memory better for those fine detail question?OK, so my battle with RC and been brutal, long, and very emotionally draining. I originally was going like -16, now I'm going -5ish. In RC I have s…
... an inference can be explicitly sated or strongly implied. Knowing the common tricks ... idea of how the LSAT would rephrase something from the passage. For further illustration ... -
RC Improvement! Finally!Hey guys! I'm super stoked. I finally hit -3 on RC! I have been stuck at -4 for over a year! Now I know I should be striving for -0 but let me have t…
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So by extrapolating how they used the information from the passage ... completely different subject matters within the passage actually can affect each other in ... 's there, they can't hide answers from us there as effectively ... -
PT37.S2.Q12 - one cannot prepare a good meal from bad foodI don't get the explanation for why A is right. All we know is that do produce a good meal you can't have bad food. That would seem to imply that you…
This is the conditional chain presented in the stimulus:
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So A can be inferred; good meals depends on both ...
Good meals cannot be produced from "not good" food, you ... sense if you accept the conditional chain above right? ... -
Advice on going over RC sectionsI got -9 on one section and I was wondering what advice or steps anyone has to reduce that number? I am keeping the main point in mind in each passag…
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Yes, timing can be rough during RC, lol.
the passage and memorizing where certain ideas from the passage were located ... for structure . You can always look back for ... can't remember. However, if you know the relationship between the ... -
Help with Weakening Questions!I'm in the middle of going through the CC and I'm on weakening questions at this point. I'm working on my problem sets, but the last five sets I've …
... of it from the passage, use the theory you learned from causation, or from what ... lessons, etc. Do the best you can in explaining them. Then ... Also, don't be down about it either. The higher numbered problem ... two problem sets with the BR method I mentioned ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... be my best section and slowly became my worse. I went from ... like -2 on the older tests to -6 ... spending too little time on the passage.
What also helped ... getting bored. Yes, it can be that simple. The difference between when I ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... be my best section and slowly became my worse. I went from ... like -2 on the older tests to -6 ... getting bored. Yes, it can be that simple. The difference between when I ... just uninterested or apathetic about the passage. As soon as I realized ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... worse. I went from like -2 on the older tests to ... bored. Yes, it can be that simple. The difference between when I ... just uninterested or apathetic about the passage. As soon as I ...
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Advice for Second Take.
... blind review RC? I can go back to the passage, find what I ... down from line 1 to the last line. You will generally be doing ... ostensibly supposed to be linked up with in the passage. Or provide synonymous ... -
LSAT Round 2Hey guys, When I took the LSAT December 2016 I thought it would be my only attempt. Although I did well, to get into the school of my dreams, I ne…
... which is aided by the passage of time from Dec. to Sept., ... PT's that you can still use them. I ... have said. The LSAT materials can be somewhat repetitive, the biggest skews being ... in the games ( ... -
PT24.S2.Q21 - newspaper editor: law enforcement expertshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-24-section-2-question-21/ Obvi not C, D, E. Need help on making A and B distinct. Need a strategy on how …
... the contrapositive.
Not Enforceable ----> - Effective
We can ... feed this into our conditional statement in the passage. When - Effective ... know from the passage if a law is not effective it should not be ... -
Making stupid mistakes.. Any Ideas?I took the DEC lsat and scored 146 (Used Blueprint LSAT course), Now I'm scoring around 155-160 on the practice exams. The questions I'm missing are …
... of the following is the main conclusion that can be logically inferred from the statements ... the conclusion.
2 major take aways from ... this.
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PLEASEEEE Help with RCSo I feel like when I read the passage I have a good idea about what is going on and how it pertains to the structure but I am consistently missing t…
... obvious; yes our brains can't just be switched on and off ... may be specific questions or likely how you're reading the passage. Reading ... opinion on something it usually can be cited from one or two sentences ... -
PLEASEEEE Help with RCSo I feel like when I read the passage I have a good idea about what is going on and how it pertains to the structure but I am consistently missing t…
... opinion on something it usually can be cited from one or two sentences ... yourself pay attention and be interested in the passage. Yes, the passage is on mandala ... 's actually not so different from the memory method and would consider ... -
Thoughts on how to tackle PTs...Hi everyone, I'm not sure if anyone has encountered the situation I am in but I'm sure you all will have some helpful input regardless! My cold d…
... be because I can recognize the familiarity of the questions (I haven't done the ... and that should be the goal anyway. The only score that ... to be wasting valuable time looking back at the passage to ... is using exact language from the passage but including a single ... -
Anybody have any good tips for hard RC?I can score anywhere from -1 to -7 (yiiiikes) on RC... sometimes it really just feels like a crapshoot. I usually do really well with reading comp o…
... employ verbatim language from the passage into the wrong answers or ... can on RC. You don't want to be looking back at the passage ... where you don't absolutely need to. You need to be ... working on your reading speed can be quite helpful.
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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 …
... the biggest breakthrough was realizing the common ways the LSAC can ... make RC -- which should be ... like using the same language from the passage in the wrong answers ... .
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RC troublesHi all. So I took PT 70 today and got -15 on the RC. I am normally pretty bad at RC but recently I've done better once I realized exactly how I sh…
... that can trip you up. The correct AC may be the crappiest ... AC EXCEPT for the fact ... remaining ACs by returning to the passage if needed.
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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.
... . Since all the QS can be answered from within the passage, some decide ... to get a brief overview of what the passage ... like reading the passage as a whole but the skimming ... t see the Passage as a whole and can miss key ... -
How to Improve on TimingI am currently finishing the section in about 36.45 minutes. I have just started drilling RC today after realising my issue with the timing. When I…
... time you need to be comfortable with the passage and the question types, without ... I spent on RC came from reading the q-stems and also ... can be taken away and employed subconsciously to RC sections in the ... on the 4th passage. I hated it. But now I can finish ... -
How to Improve on TimingI am currently finishing the section in about 36.45 minutes. I have just started drilling RC today after realising my issue with the timing. When I…
... time you need to be comfortable with the passage and the question types, without ... I spent on RC came from reading the q-stems and also ... can be taken away and employed subconsciously to RC sections in the ... on the 4th passage. I hated it. But now I can finish ... -
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... to be comfortable with the passage and the question types--not to mention the memory ... , some other publication like the National Review can be helpful. Also, popular scientific ... to benefit from the ability to apply before the December ppl can apply.
Why does RC suck so bad!I swear no matter how fast I go I cannot finish an entire RC section. I have no problem finishing LR and LG. But for some reason I can’t get through …
... personalize the passage as much as I possibly can while reading. If the passage is ... making a theoretical claim about why recycling can be bad ... , it helps to think of concrete examples from your ...RC strugglesWith only days before the December test... I am struggling to improve RC. I have tried every possible strategy to improve my timing on this sectio…
... York Times articles I can find, perhaps from the science section or foreign ... might be taking a lot of my time and takes away from ... truly understanding the passage's main point.
RC strugglesWith only days before the December test... I am struggling to improve RC. I have tried every possible strategy to improve my timing on this sectio…
... a bonus, revisiting old passages can be helpful practice for RC in ... I can from other sections. Has anyone tried to just read over the passage ... much better. Could it be because the newer PT's have ... I know I would be rushing through the passage but I usually lose ...
