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Workshop Update for Saturday!UPDATE: There is a schedule change. Saturday’s Flaw/Assumption workshop (12/12) will be repscheduled. We have something in the works. When we have mo…
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Question about score improvement potentialI got a question regarding my LSAT score improvement potential and would be grateful if you guys could tell me your opinion. My current score is …
... And I feel like LR should be the next big ... just with hard work, in LR you can benefit tremendously by ... apart the reasoning and finding the holes in it (most questions ... to drill with full LR sections to develop a ... you need ~5-6 LR questions/section, maybe less ... -
not seeing much improvement in PTsSo I started doing my PTs after finishing the core curriculum and while I initially saw some improvement (started with my diagnostic at 152, then sta…
... year??). The thing I'm finding so tough about prepping for ... your comments helps keep things in perspective. I will check out ... on a specific question type in LR? I find that I'm ... far my lowest accuracy question in the LR sections. Suggestions for how ... -
Mastering logic gamesI'm currently working on the logic games bundle. While I've been getting -1 or -2 per game untimed I continue to test every answer choice even after …
... why "read every choice" in LR/RC is a largely-uncontested ... you like" is the standard in LG.
... a question so well (in any context) that you ... arguments against reading everything in LR/RC? It's not ... a skills deficit by finding ways to avoid doing ... -
How to Tackle RCI've been stuck in the 166-171 range for 8 months or so now, and do retakes in the 174-176 range. I typically miss 2-4 in LR, and 0-3 in games. …
... Reasoning, et cetera, in LR or with Logic Games in general. With these ... author's general attitude in the passage. Finding an AC that ... you a better chance of finding the correct AC. Though ... I would be especially interested in hearing others' perspective on this ... -
To work through the whole curriculum, or pick and choose?I'm just wondering where people have seen the most success. I'm at about a 168 and looking to score 170+. I've been trying to get through the whole c…
... forward". There are hidden gems in there that can help you ... your remaining weak spots are in LR (I understand that's your ... was more a matter of finding a pace and notation system ... -
Improved on LR and LG, but not on RCI have definitely improved on LR and LG, but not really on RC. any tips for further improvement on RC. I dont really see what new techniques I can ap…
... RC passages as an extended LR? While it's obviously a ... develop in LR (ex: ability to pinpoint what's supported vs assumptions you ... 're making) are helpful and applicable in RC -
Logical ReasoningI used to be great at LR getting anywhere from 3-4 questions wrong per section. Now I have actually been getting worse at it and improved drastically…
... Don't lose your focus in LR. LR is full with tricky answer ... .
Be confident in your answer choices. If you ... questions are definitely up there in the "hard" category for ... about these. You're basically finding a missing premise that supports ... -
No motivation?Hey guys! I'm new to this so bear with me please. I'm taking the September LSAT and I have no motivation to study. I know how serious it is and how …
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@Kateryna I started studying in June. I wasted the first ... seen some really great improvement in LR. It is hard to quantify ... way I could be scoring in the 170s confidently by September ... LSAT this cycle, I was finding myself having to skip lessons ... -
How to Study for RC?I'm just wondering how I should study for RC? Obviously Blind Review, but how much time should I spend going back and trying to figure out why my …
I'm also finding that process of elimination is ... to use for RC. Even in questions that don't ask ... .
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Inconsistent PT'sSo I am scheduled for September, but lately I have been having such inconsistent PT's. From 147-163 within the past three weeks. BR's only seem to ma…
I see. Well LR is half of the ... exam so honing down your LR skills is imperative for ... scratch and you should be in better condition. First thing' ... cutting it. I was in your shoes not too long ... after 7sage however I'm finding myself in better shape within one ... -
Modern PTs got me downMy PT average has dropped from roughly the high 160s/low 170s on the older PTs to reliably the lower 160s on the PTs in the 70's. I'm planning on tak…
... build on @danielznelson's post, in LR it's way more important ... on eliminating wrong answers than finding the right one. If you ... knocking out the first game in a solid 5 mins. When ... -
Finding The AssumptionI have been doing the CC and have stumbled a bit on the strengthen portion of things. Once I hit the 3 star questions, I was getting about 60 percent…
... having trouble with strengthening questions in LR?
It's somewhat ... You have to find possible assumptions, yes, but you also ... have to ensure those assumptions cannot be made by ...
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Official September LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official September LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the September 2016 LSAT here! Here's some ground ru…
Had 3 LR sections, to me they were ... rekt me; I'm finding solace in reading everyone else's rage ... -
PTs for DecemberWhich PTs should I use to study for December? I've only done 12, and December is a rewrite for me, so I've pretty much finished studying, and I want …
... Reasoning, et cetera, in LR or with Logic Games in general. With these ... author's general attitude in the passage. Finding an AC that ... you a better chance of finding the correct AC. Though ... I would be especially interested in hearing others' perspective on this ... -
Is PT 40s and 50s harder?I got PT 60s raw score around 165, but when I review PT 40s and 50s, I still got 159 and around. Really upset about that it. What will happen on PT 7…
... the 40s and 50s PTs. In LR the 70s tests specifically start ... what kinds of inferences and assumptions the LSAT wants you to ... because they prey on the assumptions you are more likely to ... />
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Differences between LSAT PTs 60s v. 70s v 30-59?I have read in quite a number of forums that the 70's PTs are tougher than the 60's PTs, or at least that peoples scores go down when they break into…
... They are deceptively easy though. In LR the 70s tests specifically start ... what kinds of inferences and assumptions the LSAT wants you ... because they prey on the assumptions you are more likely ...
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Identifying AssumptionsMost LR questions have a missing assumption and I think that is where I am having trouble. Sometimes the assumptions are very fuzzy to me...it's like…
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For assumption family questions in LR you need to be able ... weed through the excess verbiage in the stimulus and identify the ... first. Really get good at finding the conclusion and the premises ... -
Why do you think so many people scored below their average on the September LSAT?I have made a few posts of encouragement for those who took the exam and did much worse than their PT average. However, I feel like this has been so …
... -- have told me that the assumptions are getting more subtle, that ... harder questions appear earlier on in LR to mess up your pacing ... games and change up things in LR and RC! -
Thanks 7Sage -- You've taught me LRHello everyone, I'm sort of cramming law school apps, since July is when I decided that I wanted to apply. I started using 7Sage in August. I…
... 2 chances at every question: finding the right answer and eliminating ... could have spillover effects into LR.
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How often do you actually diagram per LR section? how often do you usually diagram? In which question? Sometimes I feel not diagraming is easy but other times I found diagraming is better...but not…
I very rarely diagram in LR; the only question types I really use it on are MBT and parallel reasoning, but for PR it is only if I have trouble immediately finding the correct answer. -
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…
... phrasing as you would in LR, by finding what it could be ... referring to in the passage.
... passage information, trust you did in whatever particular instance, and ... aren't going to make finding correct ACs and eliminating ... -
How have "content" of RC passages changed over time?In terms of difficulty and subject matter, how has it changed over time? Does modern RC have more difficult passages and more noticeable characteris…
... comparable to Sub/Equivalence Questions in LG) but the answer choices ... over what's very correct in that incorrect AC, while ... referential phrasing as you would in LR, by finding what it could be ... referring to in the passage.
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Will doing more RC passages help to increase scores?Hi, So I was drilling RC passages, but I do not see much improvement which is really frustrating... I thought I want to try different methods and…
... do not make further mistakes in future tests you take. It ... well. Based on my classes in school and such, I try ... trouble with specific question types in LR (certain assumptions, strengthen and weaken) so ... and am trying to drill in those specific areas more. I ... -
might be a dumb question...Which type of questions in the logical reasoning section require the use of Suf/Nec and their negation? I have a good idea of how this works, I under…
... br /> > Question types in LR which commonly use formal logic ... flaw.
In my experience, I've found ... parse through sometimes. Necessary assumptions are more subtle, and ... are referred to in conditional statements elsewhere in the stimulus, and ... -
LSAT getting "looser"?Maybe it's just me, but as I've been going through the PTs, I've noticed that recent LSATs increasingly contain answers that are hard to like. By tha…
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Correct AC in RC are clouded with more ... the correct AC.
In LR, many Principle and RRE Questions ... new tests like to throw in an extra word/phrase that ... to appeal to common sense assumptions (e.g. one thing being ... -
LSAT getting "looser"?Maybe it's just me, but as I've been going through the PTs, I've noticed that recent LSATs increasingly contain answers that are hard to like. By tha…
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> In LR, many Principle and RRE Questions ... to appeal to common sense assumptions (e.g. one thing being ... require us to sometimes make assumptions you would otherwise feel would ... -
Help with Necessary assumptionsI took the test in Sept. and I have been able to narrow down the parts of the test that I struggled on. I struggled on the necessary assumptions and …
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What about sufficient assumptions? This is any statement whose ... always assumed to be true in LR).
Example 1: ... The point is that sufficent assumptions needn't be true for ... -
So I'm not a philosophy major...Anyone else get an undergrad degree in something other than philosophy? I know this test doesn't require outside knowledge, but I'm sure knowing some…
... that you cant bring outside assumptions. I am still somewhat struggling ... it comes to science stimulus in LR. An example of this is ... talking about a control group . In my science mind, it would ... 7Sage course. I am viewing LR as the main foundation that ... -
First 10 questions of LR (speed q)Hi everyone (sorry for the second post in one day), Just starting my PT grind, and I've noticed I usually fail to get to the last 2-3 questions in…
... the last 2-3 questions in LR. I also feel myself spending ... the first ~10 questions on LR, which is concerning because everyone ... adhere to the strategy of finding opportunity to "bank time" ... encounter a particularly easy question in number 18, instead of second ...
