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September or December?** Edit: This test was not blind reviewed before I graded. Ok guys, so today was the big day. I took my first timed PT as vowed to do to dete…
... score is what matters for getting us into our goal ... can always count on you to respond to my post.
... certain I can get to -1 in a few days. I ... Let me look at the last game - well that looks ... is it possible to improve my RC to crack 160 in 3ish weeks? -
Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
... passage at the 35 min mark. I started off with getting ... -12 on RC, now I get ... long it takes you to read a passage. Ideally, you ... should finish reading a passage once through with understanding ... helps! It is possible to improve in RC! -
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…
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Practice not getting caught up in unimportant verbiage. Get super ... can really do to improve is practice getting better at reading ... every question on an RC passage with just a summary ... questions are going to generally require you to look back anyway ... -
So much prep, so little time. Retraining for the LSATDear 7Sage fam, I am going to register for the December LSAT and will begin prepping mid September. This leaves me a solid 10 weeks of studying ti…
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in the 160s to begin with, indicating they ... it to yourself to completely forget about dates and focus on getting your ... you is to consider where you started off last time, and ... -
Outlier score and help with LR/RC!Hello all, After finishing the CC and attempting about 5-6 PTs , I noticed I was still hovering around 158-160 so I revisited the CC and that sam…
... stopped really caring about details in RC. I make one word notations ... where to find them. If it is a date heavy passage (like ... problems", I would say to myself that in no world am I ... answers right. Believe in yourself, know that getting better is a process ... -
Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
... passage at the 35 min mark. I started off with getting ... -12 on RC, now I get ... it takes you to read a passage. Ideally, you ... finish reading a passage once through with understanding ... helps! It is possible to improve in RC!
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Only doing 3 of the 4 RC passages??Hello all! Unfortunately I am really struggling with RC and I am wondering if anyone who also struggles (or did) has seen improvements in their RC…
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RC weakening and analogy Q typesI have a fantastically hard time with these question types. I attribute it to a lack of complete understanding of the passage content. But even durin…
I don't think that getting these questions wrong is necessarily ... understanding the passage content. These questions, more than all others in RC, ask ... a test taker to use abstract reasoning ... -
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…
... the ones you are not getting to in time---you can do this ... taken away and employed subconsciously to RC sections in the future. For instance ... which are somewhat connected to the material in the passage (in this case choose ... -
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…
... the ones you are not getting to in time---you can do this ... taken away and employed subconsciously to RC sections in the future. For instance ... which are somewhat connected to the material in the passage (in this case choose ... -
Advantages/Disadvantages to CancellingHey all, This morning was rough..like really rough..as some of you may know I've been shooting for a mid-170s score and my PTs were on par with th…
... ; There are virtually no advantages to cancelling.
> ... forward to your explanation of the judges passage when ... RC section which was last. I clearly did not prepare well enough in RC ... . I also thought about canceling but my thoughts are similar to ... -
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…
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> Section ... exact experience with the first RC. My first section was the ... to the last passage and I was like..."What? That hasn't happened in ... -
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…
... experience with the first RC. My first section was ... the experimental RC and I did awful. ... to the last passage and I was like..."What? That hasn't happened in ... I feel. I had RC experimental first too! ... After they called the RC experimental so early I ... -
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…
... experience with the first RC. My first section was ... the experimental RC and I did awful. ... to the last passage and I was like..."What? That hasn't happened in ... I feel. I had RC experimental first too! ... After they called the RC experimental so early I ... -
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…
... exact experience with the first RC. My first section was the ... experimental RC and I did awful. They ... to the last passage and I was like..."What? That hasn't happened in ... remember things as broad as RC passage topics until I see them ... -
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…
... LR-RC. This sticks because I guessed on 1 question in the ... LR section and mistake per RC passage, I'll definitely be under ... another easy LG/hard RC test again in December right!?
& ... me to shut it down!
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Reading Comp after CC is doneI was wondering what the best way to approach RC is following completion of CC. I usually miss between 8 and 4 consistently, but that's too wide a ra…
... would definitely aim to maybe do at least a passage or two ... . When I do RC, it isn't uncommon to take an 45 ... are still having issues with RC. Review is much more important ... therapy and work on getting your body back in shape, you'll ... -
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... issue that you have with RC (e.g., timing)? If so ... difficult passage in the beginning I have this mentality of wanting to get ... with 5 minutes for the last passage which is obviously awful timing ... -
Devastated by my Sept score... advice for Dec retake?I prepared for the September test for 6 months and averaged about a 157 on the prep tests I took. I want a 160 at least, but I fell short of that eve…
... . Don't worry about RC until the last 3 weeks, since you ... up a lot of points in those sections. I would say ... halving your LR scores and getting to ~-4 on your LGs.
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... ones you are not getting to in time---you can do ... away and employed subconsciously to RC sections in the future. For instance ... are somewhat connected to the material in the passage (in this case choose ... greatly improve your abilities in RC in as little as 3 ... -
Timed vs untimed practice testsI seem to be paralyzed when it comes to timed tests and am wondering if changing my approach might help. I have now taken 4 practice tests and scored…
... bigger issues seem to be with LR and RC. It takes me ... a moment to organize my ... thoughts after reading the stimulus or passage before ... wrong? Or gaps in fundamentals where you are getting questions wrong even ... -
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... where you feel you need to improve in RC, but since my issue ... reading for structure and not getting hung up on tiny ... the globe, a (hypothetical) passage on the impact two neutron ... going to be a future RC passage?).
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Timed Preptest 148 BR 167-170, how do I proceed now?Hey guys, I recently finished the core curriculum and began doing preptests. On my last two (PT 39 and PT 42) I got a 148, but in the BR i got a 1…
... would aim to do about the easier LR questions in under a ... doing timed sections as opposed to full prep tests because that ... 10 questions in under 10 minutes.
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170+ scorers - do you eliminate all 4 AC's/timing issuesHey I have a question for those consistently scoring 170 or above. During a timed test, do you actually read and eliminate all 4 answer choices (AC)…
... that I am not advocating getting tunnel vision and having an ... was reading them. This applied to both RC and LR. A danger ... it up quickly, back to yourself, in your own words. Paraphrasing is ... it easier to form a mental map of the passage. Basically, anything ... -
How to truly 'take in' what you've read on the first try?Hi all, Hope everyone is doing well :3 I seem to have developed this habit while I was in university where I don't really 'take in' what I read…
... I was trying to get through the passage to move onto the ... anticipate where the passage is going. Think to yourself, why is ... to answer your last question, how do you mentally prepare to take words in ... just practicing lots of timed RC passages helped. I was ... -
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... me make incredible strides in RC... Thanks to both @danielznelson & ... never seen a new RC passage; they are formulaic just ... shift in my RC notation strategy to not clutter the passage with ... - Last tip: Reread the 1st sentence of the passage after mentally ... -
PT 82 BR Sessions with J.Y. [Spoiler Warning]Hey 7Sagers, I'm leading BR calls for PT 82 (September 2017 LSAT). I'm holding 6 sessions total. 2 for each of LR 1, LR 2, and RC. Each session w…
... only ever finished a LG in time once before (usually run ... minutes to spare! RC I wasn’t even able to get to the last passage. I ... dense, of course the judges in particular. I also thought the ... /> Man, hats off to everyone who took it in Sept. I know ... -
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…
... like I do during games. Getting anxious can tank your comprehension ... can be helpful practice for RC in general (there were some great ... I have enough time to refer back to the passage for the questions ... I find myself referring to the passage a lot for the newer ... -
Should I postpone? Advice please.Hi all. I'm registered for the December test -- but don't feel like I've maximized my potential. I am getting in the 171 - 175 range, but consistentl…
... normally be really inclined to tell you to take the test ... luck to be taken in to account for score variability, particularly in the RC ...
> If you were getting these scores with perfect/near ... m losing to LG -- my last couple of prep tests in the ... -
Should I postpone? Advice please.Hi all. I'm registered for the December test -- but don't feel like I've maximized my potential. I am getting in the 171 - 175 range, but consistentl…
... normally be really inclined to tell you to take the test ... luck to be taken in to account for score variability, particularly in the RC ... > > If you were getting these scores with perfect/near ... m losing to LG -- my last couple of prep tests in the ...
