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What!? I actually have to understand what I'm reading to do well?!?You're taking a timed test. The clock is ticking. You glance at the clock. "crap, I don't have enough time". You begin to rush reading the stimulus. …
... have enough time". You begin to rush reading the stimulus. You don ... . You see a word or two that look the same in ... for you to get questions wrong. When you rush through reading, you're ... fast and too quickly, you can get surrounded by the enemy and ... -
Need help on RC sectionHi all, First of all, after about a month of studying and practicing for RC, I do see a clear improvement in RC, so thanks 7sage! Here comes t…
... a minimum level), I can manage to get -0 to -2 on this ... no clue what the middle two passages were saying, in which ... the only way to resolve this is to improve my ability to comprehend these passages ... my best to practice with RC and enhance my reading ability, ... -
Cycle Recap: Yale-Bound!I’m incredibly grateful to the 7Sage community for helping me get to his point—I’m absolutely thrilled to be attending my dream school. This is a tru…
... 7Sage community for helping me get to his point—I’m absolutely ... half-assed my way through two more takes in the ... There are only so many forms of questions they can ask, and ... if LSAC took passages from ScienceNews. Get comfortable with reading subjects you don ... -
Free Tutoring Session: Reading Comprehension this Saturday 10/24 at 7pm EDTHi 7sagers! Due to popular demand, I'm hosting another free tutoring session! This time on Reading Comprehension. It will be this Saturday 10/24 a…
... tutoring session! This time on Reading Comprehension. It will be ... are struggling with understanding the passages. We will have another session ... things I want to mention so we can all get the most out ... ) The session will last around two hours.
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Reading comp advice quickest to master by OctoberLong story short I have been with a tutor since MAY trying to learn a method where you hardly read the passage (only first sentence of each and last …
... will only miss a couple but I really can’t afford to take ... is not consistent with all passages I am finding.
reading. Whatis easiest for you to understand the passage ... advice you can give or tips for me to try is much ... -
Another Unorthodox RC method that some might reject but it could save you from your RC nightmaresOK, HEAR ME OUT. Something that helped me go from -7/9 to -4 on RC is, and some might be against this but we get desperate sometimes, actually skippi…
... back to in-depth reading and answering for the rest of the passages ... reading the whole passage. These will be questions like ones that only ... help you get one or two more right. Now, the key to this ... yourself on how much you can understand and answer when you ... -
Reading Comp. TimingHey I just had a quick question and wondered if anyone had some advice on how to get through all 4 passages on the reading comp section. Accuracy isn…
... advice on how to get through all 4 passages on the reading comp section ... can only complete 2 passages. Any advice? How fast are some of you reading ... -
Webinar: Strategies to Master RC**Thank you all for attending! Here is a recording of the webinar in case you missed it! https://drive.google.com/file/d/113xTZoCvF-0SIl_xHJ6GPkzuDWE…
... over the best way to tackle reading through RC passages (especially the more ... how to strategically eliminate answer choices so that you can leave each ... back to the passage for multiple questions, or get trapped between two answers ... -
Don't know if I should continue studyingI'm writing this post to 1.) cool down and 2.) get some good advice and hopefully have my questions answered Background: When I first started stud…
... a day or two off a week to rest my ... to read 3 passages for RC and even then I only ... somewhat understand what I'm reading. I would ... just get overwhelmingly pissed off that I can't get those ... 'm planning on applying to only low ranked schools and ... -
October LSAT, 176 PTJust want to hop on here and discuss some methods to get me to a 176 PT. You've got to have a concrete approach to the questions. Here's how I br…
... here and discuss some methods to get me to a 176 PT.
only 5 answers, the first one ... , and I know that I can predict the obvious answer, in ... .5 minutes reading, if it's a comparative section with two passages, I ... -
From 140's to 169 (Nov)Hey guys I told myself that if I ever got a score I wanted I would write one of these because I benefitted so much from reading other people's journe…
... knew I wanted to kill this test to not only give myself a ... bored reader
- Read "Speed Reading with the Right Brain" for ... are in lost in the passages and in flow and rarely ... your skills and eventually you can get to around to something like 0-2 ... -
155 -> 171 thanks to 7Sage, strategies/adviceI know there’s a lot of similar posts on here, but I was able to increase my score from a 155 on my initial diagnostic to a 171 on my first LSAT with…
... really just comes down to reps. You can’t shortcut that. The ... work. This process allowed me to get to the point where I was ... I was reading. Shifting from finishing the passages in 1:30 to finishing ... . So I tried to focus on just reading, the only other thing I ... -
how to attack questions on rc under timed condit?can someone remind me of the strategy for attacking Rc questions under timed conditions. When we see an answer we think is right are we supposed …
... when you need to get back to look for a ... go to the questions. Come back to the text only ... .
Two more things that may be ... You can quickly confirm it by re-reading it again ... can offer this. I started by barely being able to read 2 passages to ... -
RC- Author's attitudeI just wanted to ask what steps most of you take when you are answering questions on RC passages? Can someone give me a list of techniques/method…
... to me there are two main parts.
1. You need to ... know how to read the passages ... reading background/contextual information that you do not need to ... another can ... to understand how to attack the different question types (there are only ... starts to get ... -
Strong LR Scores, Weak RC ScoresHey guys, I was wondering if anyone else here has, either currently or in the past, found themselves scoring high on the Logical Reasoning sections b…
... I'm going to drill RC passages right now with ... reading the passage, I'll take 30 seconds to ... highlight -- I make sure to only highlight AO/MP)
... I'll always write two words: the second word ... m trying to get to a point where I can immediately identify ... -
What is an appropriate reading time for a RC passage( for non-native speakers)?I have problems with finishing RC on time. My problem is mainly on "detail except" and inference questions. I feel like when i try to read slowly (4 …
... need to do is accomplish only a ... , you can allow yourself to actually essentially ... the time you get to the pertinent question ... I have tutored two people who spoke ... pattern recognition" approaches to reading. I thought it ... things from RC passages for these ... -
Reviewing RC QuestionsHi folks! We all know the importance of taking and <a href="http://7sage.com/lesson/the-blind-review-towards-a-higher-lsat-score/">reviewing</a> …
... (2) After I finish reading the passage, I'll take ... highlight -- I make sure to only highlight AO/MP)
... I'll always write two words: the second ... the content of RC passages (science, humanities, law ... trying to get to a point where I can immediately identify ... -
Question for Full Time Workers Also StudyingHey there fellow busy people. I have read a lot of articles talk about how people balance the two things but most focus on finding/making time. I …
... first. If you try to get the accuracy and the ... two passages (and questions) at a time, so you get ... a sense of what cognitive toll reading passages on ... still helpful if you can only do 3 games ... to get coffee and drill (or even take a whole section or two ... -
What to do at last five minutes?(Esp. RC)Hello 7sages, At last 5 minutes, I tend to be nervous and thus become quite inefficient at the last five minutes for each section, especially for …
... your first three passages, so you're close to done reading the last ... where I'm down to two answers and can't for the life ... where you can easily waste 4 minutes and still get it wrong ... are to always keep in mind what JY says: there's only ... -
Anyone studying for a year or more?I've been studying LSAT for a year..FULL TIME (60-70 hours per week). Yep. A YEAR. I've rigorously studied every PT from 1-59 and done more than ha…
... phrase "makes two inferences..." but changing it to "makes two [substantiated] ... reading of ACs. Why we are ready to re-read RC passages ... incompatible" when the passage only compares two things and views one ... if you can't get past it, only going back to it when ... -
Reading Comp - timingHey everyone, just wanted some insight. So I have just started to tackle reading comp passages. I am curios to know for those that have increased…
... is the only section I can actually finish ... . Kim advises two strategies: to either spend more ... I stop to think when reading only when absolutely necessary ... , but too fast to get bogged down by details ... more time for comparative reading passages.
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Any advice on completing the last passage?I will be taking the June LSAT and I find that I sometimes struggle to finish the entire RC section. I am consistently in the middle of the fourth pa…
... of accuracy, try to take less time on these passages. Then, instead ... a minute or so of reading left before you approach the ... only have 4 minutes to answer questions, at least you can be sure to ... 't get to the last two questions or so, at least you can be ... -
Advice for Second Take.
... > I do plan to write two PT - idiosyncratic and Saturday ... decided to dedicate months to getting games down to only missing ... boring passages they can in an attempt to get you to become ... get to that, I'd have a few, additional recommendations for the reading ... -
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 …
... know i can go back with 15 mins to do ... are still lost after reading stim/stem/ac/ that ... only did it just to get a feel and it was the last two ... , I never skip RC passages by certain words or anything ... it may be wise to consider skipping passages like this, if ... -
skim reading during RC?I know this is usually said to be a huge no-no, but in my studies (poli sci and sociology student) i skim read all the time and find it super helpful…
... your options would be to practice reading the passage in less ... two sweeps, eliminating 2-3 possible answers, and then only return to ... . Pre-Phrase answer where you can obviously...
FWIW ... passages with a a stop watch counting up and tried to get ... -
Hit my ceiling?Hey all - last four prep tests (67-69,76) I've sat on a 168. It's always been different range, LR -3 to -7 total, games -1 to -3, and RC -4 to -8 (de…
... to your ceiling. You just started in June? And you're only ... certain you can get way better ... fully committed you could get to 175+.
... into passages where ... to subconsciously train my brain to focus on the right things while reading ... to 3 skipped and one or two ... -
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…
... often need 5+ minutes to get through RC passages (let alone decode the ... only thing you can really do to improve is practice getting better at reading ... not very good at keeping two separate ideas in out head ... -
Official September 2017 LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official Feb. LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the Feb. 2017 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
... somehow only missed two in inferences). You never KNOW until you get the ... gt; > > > They can't possibly give us another ... to focus for some reason and I realize pretty quickly after reading ... actually interested in the last passages topic of grand theory, ... -
Official September 2017 LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official Feb. LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the Feb. 2017 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
... somehow only missed two in inferences). You never KNOW until you get the ... gt; > > > They can't possibly give us another ... to focus for some reason and I realize pretty quickly after reading ... actually interested in the last passages topic of grand theory, ... -
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... passages since it's the only passage I returned to in order to ...
iv. General reading does help, although it can hurt as well ...
The “heightened” denotes your reading at a speed which is ... 4 questions you can get wrong spread between the two LRs (a ...
