HitBox
| Word | Docs | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| can | 60K | 92.5K |
| only | 26K | 33.3K |
| get | 49.2K | 71.2K |
| to | 152.8K | 563.1K |
| two | 16K | 20.4K |
| reading | 10.5K | 15.3K |
| passages | 4.5K | 6.9K |
-
RC comparative passages: read one passage then answer Q's on that passage first?Hey all, so i hear of ppl who for RC comparative passage, they first scan the answers and see if there are specific questions that relate only to …
... there are any questions that only address one passage (sometimes i ... J.Y.'s method to tackle comparative reading passages. For me, one ... is that it helps to separate the two arguments more clearly in ... are any particular to the passage), I get a better sense ... -
Getting really discouraged with the LG games setup, any advice?So I'm new to LG -- I've already done the first section regarding sequencing games, and I've foolproofed all 10 problem sets from that first section.…
... the game just yet, you can do plenty of that when ... (with tons of brute-forcing), only to see that the target-times ... slow. I still could barely get through two and a half, three ... -- I just reacted to what I was reading in the stimulus. With ... -
Help Me Calm Down!!!Hi all! This is my first time posting in a Discussion Forum, and I could really use some words of encouragement. I currently work full time as a p…
... really tough with all the reading and drafting, and then we ... 8 hours of work to read RC passages that drain our will ... realistic expectations. For the next two weeks, study efficiently. If there ... gonna focus on RC to see if I can get a couple extra ... -
Missing PT's Where are the preptests?Hello 7sagers, I am trying to develop a collection of as many early preptests as I can so that I can practice understanding question types. I unde…
... in two series. There's a 1-20 reading comprehension ... 's a 21-40 reading comprehension by passage, 21 ... 21-40 books, but only did the flaw in the ... and eventually you should get to a point where your ...
You can probably find them on amazon ... -
Khan Academy LSAT Videos - what do you think?EDIT: Hmm can't figure out how to just paste the link - it goes to a video link that doesn't work. Google Khan Academy LSAT youtube and you will s…
... I've used KA to get a fundamental understanding in ... didn't want to do the two RC passages since that ... 't see the RC passages. (I also wonder ... , to me, makes them especially engaging. This test can get a ... t really happen when reading/watching the explanations on ... -
Any tips to read quicker?One of my biggest problems is that I do not read fast enough and sometimes I tend to skip over words that make or break answer choices. Partially I b…
... PT yesterday and didn’t get to 35 questions! 6 questions per ... RC sections I only finished 2 of the passages. I’m requesting ... what I’m reading. The only way I can get myself to focus is by ... relaxing and trying to engage ... -
"Remedial" courses before school starts?Hello everyone! I've heard some schools that do "remedial" courses/a crash course for students who got in with lower LSATs/GPAs that goes over ho…
... worth it.
The only course I have heard anything ... if you want an overview, reading used copies of the Examples ... LEEWS. I am planning to read two E and Es(Torts and ... 'm trying to get to a typing speed where how fast I can think ... -
Any tips to read quicker?One of my biggest problems is that I do not read fast enough and sometimes I tend to skip over words that make or break answer choices. Partially I b…
... RC sections I only finished 2 of the passages. I’m requesting ... what I’m reading. The only way I can get myself to focus is by ... will take you longer to get through the passages, but you will be ... prepared to answer the questions ... -
Any tips to read quicker?One of my biggest problems is that I do not read fast enough and sometimes I tend to skip over words that make or break answer choices. Partially I b…
... RC sections I only finished 2 of the passages. I’m requesting ... what I’m reading. The only way I can get myself to focus is by ... will take you longer to get through the passages, but you will be ... if I can shorten my time reading the passages and learn how to read ... -
just took my first post-CC PT...and I bombed it. I'm not shocked because I knew when I finished LR and LG that I wasn't solid in my understanding of the methods, rules, etc. so,…
... if you only do 15 problems in 35 minutes, but get all ... before you get to the questions. Focus on doing 3 perfect passages. RC ... reading the newspaper, it's going to be similar to what you have to ... you can get okay with the questions, you'll be able to get to a ... -
Hail Mary RC strategiesThe July LSAT is upon us.... and despite my satisfactory gains in LG and LR (thanks 7sage), my reading comprehension is still dismal. So I'm askin…
... I only focused on the three passages. Maybe I'll return to that ... with this method I would get -6/-7 but lately, now ... one or two wrong on EACH of the first three passages.
to do all 4 http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/p/lsat-reading ... -
Hail Mary RC strategiesThe July LSAT is upon us.... and despite my satisfactory gains in LG and LR (thanks 7sage), my reading comprehension is still dismal. So I'm askin…
... LR (thanks 7sage), my reading comprehension is still dismal.
passages. Outside knowledge can help you understand passages either, but ... art. They only care about your ability to read the ... timed conditions it can be easy to get trapped into the ... -
Confidence Drills for RChey all, so I've heard from @"Cant Get Right" and others the importance of doing confidence drills for LR. I was wondering if you guys did conf…
... me, I need to plan for 16 minutes reading passages. That leaves me ... comfortable. But I don’t get to feel comfortable in RC. It ... the best strategy can only set you up to maximize the returns on ... -
Study schedule leading up to test dayHi everyone, So I've finished the CC, took a PT to see where I'm at and, like lots of others, was disappointed in my score. My BR score is about 6…
... use a skipping strategy to attempt three passages and guess on the ... those passages. And you guess on the last 6 questions, and only get ... that section. You can get 8 questions wrong between two sections.
< ... 't the best way to try and get a 160.
- ... -
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…
... just after reading passage A, and you can usually narrow down to two or ... minutes total, I get about -2 on the hardest passages. I guess ... when I get to the question. Since I'm already reading those sentences ... -
Looking for encouragement from longer term studiersHi 7sagers, my name is Eliza and I am struggling with my morale and confidence with the LSATS. I need your **advice/encouragement** from all you **lo…
... rate of accuracy - as compparing to two of my recent untimed PTs ... plan right now is just to get more PTs done, reviewing my ... next couple of days (I only occasionally do this since constantly ... than actively reading with technique just so I can try to reach more ... -
120 to 170While I'm a bit disappointed in my score as it's lower than my recent PT average, I'm grateful for all the support communities like 7sage, TLS, and R…
... a conclusion. Flaw/Descriptive weakening only to two criteria - 1. descriptively accurate and ... answers to get to the right or I could anticipate the answer after reading ... were usually the more difficult passages. Passages tended to be dense and convoluted ... -
Transitioning from 1 PT to 2 PT's a week but having difficulty - please helphey all, so for a few weeks now, i've been doing 1 PT a week. This is my schedule (i'm also studying full time): Monday: PT in the morning, …
... two part-time jobs because I figured spending more time to get ... e. 3 consecutive LR passages with a break in ... would spend the day reading the Trainer book and ... a neuroscientist and I can guarantee this!). What ... really hope we can all get through this with ... -
"Freebie" QuestionsI tend to finish my LR sections in 24-29 min. However, I average -8 on an LR section and -3 BR. I think I'm spending my leftover time wrong, but I'd …
... . Like I'll get the questions right that only 35% of people ... number of questions you can return to is proportional to the amount of ... questions on that, along with reading pace in general, is where ... in the first 3 passages could lead to 3-4 unnecessary misses ... -
Can someone explain JY's strategy for comparative RC passages?hey all, so i see JY implement a strategy for comparative RC. I think I get the gist of it, but just wanted to confirm, and would love for any co…
... brain of having to remember and differentiate between the two passages. You read ... ones you couldn't eliminate only after reading A; sometimes, while you ... most explicitly stated) you can immediately go to the correct AC and ... -
Reading Comprehension Improvement Strategies and PatternsI was wondering what have people done to improve their scores on the reading comprehension section. Ive heard the more sections you go through the mo…
... don't understand, just keep reading. Usually it'll either be ... the other questions for those passages and get to the last one. Assuming ... 'll probably get one right (especially if you can make educated ... if you have one or two standout problem types. If so ... -
PT73.S2.Q20 - The advent ofchemical fertilizers ledI know it's a bad idea to argue with LSAT answers, but I find it's the best way to improve - I want to really understand exactly why my thinking is w…
... order to get good soil back.
>
Before reading the ... do not want, we can infer that to get the opposite effect we ... . As such we need to link these two.
For ... the soil degradation. The stimulus only says that its the result ... -
How to get out of the 160ish Range - Advice Pls :)Hi everyone! I am looking for some advice in regards to my exams! So I just made a huge decision to postpone law school for another year, so I de…
... I don't get to the last question or two. So I'm ... me to get a bit faster. I think if I can manage to get to the ... 'm going to try to work on by drilling specific passages with the ... the webinars for techniques in Reading Comp and LR question types ... -
Started skipping strategy- massive points dropI started using the skipping strategy that the Sages talk about in the webinar on a timed drill section today and got TWICE as many wrong as I usuall…
... else.
If its only 5-6 questions you are ... resolving the problem requires to slow down your reading by a lot ... , It's okay to be 50-50 between two questions and if ... on and you think you can get to the correct answer in a ... -
Life-Changing RC Tips? Help me friends.Hello! So RC is consistently my worst section. Do y'all have any life-changing RC tips that really helped you raise your score or changed the way yo…
... a greater payoff when you get to the questions. RC is the ... JY tip: for comparative passages, immediately after reading the first passage, skim ... ACs that can’t be right based on author 1 (only). Because ... of both passages, or, a shared purpose, and an AC can’t ... -
November exam overall difficultySo I have been reading the discussion on the exam and now I'm getting nervous about my score. The LGs were unfortunate due to the the mining question…
... PT. Second section was Reading Comp and this was ... been happy to see reading comp. The questions and passages felt more ... the previous section I can't say if I ... It took me hours to get past the nerves after ... best section. The first two games I flew through, ... -
11 Minutes Per PassageHey guys :) I was just wondering if anyone has advice regarding RC. I've tried drilling the memory method again and again but it just doesn't see…
... take a 35 minute timed reading comprehension section. Afterwards, on ... and once I get to 38 I plan to start at 42 ... initial gut reaction choice, only to find out that my gut ... my prep. And you can bet your money that ... all of them or passages that gave me trouble ... -
11 Minutes Per PassageHey guys :) I was just wondering if anyone has advice regarding RC. I've tried drilling the memory method again and again but it just doesn't see…
... and once I get to 38 I plan to start at 42 ... initial gut reaction choice, only to find out that my ... my prep. And you can bet your money that ... all of them or passages that gave me trouble ... around them.
Reading your reply was definitely refreshing ... -
11 Minutes Per PassageHey guys :) I was just wondering if anyone has advice regarding RC. I've tried drilling the memory method again and again but it just doesn't see…
... take a 35 minute timed reading comprehension section. Afterwards, on ... and once I get to 38 I plan to start at 42 ... initial gut reaction choice, only to find out that my gut ... my prep. And you can bet your money that ... all of them or passages that gave me trouble ... -
Approach for January?I'm starting my retake prep now for January 26th. I got a [removed] on the November 17th LSAT and am hoping to get that up to 165-169 on the January …
... as it is the only thing that can truly replicate the future ... that I can give you here is only going to be general ... advice, which I think can often ... . Once you get to the point where you can finish reading the passages in around ...
