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Quick PSA from the other side...Like many if not most (all?) of you, I heard many times about how the LSAT isn't really useful in law school, just a rough predictor of 1L grades, yo…
@"Cant Get Right" I'm finishing Getting to Maybe just in time as week 1 assignments are up and apparently I'll never have recreational reading time again. -
Quick PSA from the other side...Like many if not most (all?) of you, I heard many times about how the LSAT isn't really useful in law school, just a rough predictor of 1L grades, yo…
... Right" I'm finishing Getting to Maybe just in time as week 1 ... . I read a few books in 1L and f’ing Lord ... of the Rings in just the second semester of ... out what activities really matter to you though. You will have ... -
LR: tips to hit -0Hey Everyone, I just scored a 16-high on the November LSAT (with a small proctoring issue), and am signed up for the January exam, hoping that ano…
... what’s keeping you from getting to -0, now you just need ... the test was trying to force you to make. Figure out the ... then. The effort spent getting to that -0 in LR might be better ... spent getting more consistent on the ... -
How to get those last few points in RC?I've been able to consistently get -0 or -1 in LG, and I got my first perfect LR (both sections) yesterday. Best RC score I've gotten was -1, but I'v…
... ve been able to consistently get -0 or -1 in LG, and ... (both sections) yesterday. Best RC score I've gotten was ... I've been scoring -3 to -4 pretty consistently. I ... trouble nailing down those last few points while I' ... Any tips on improving RC? Thanks in advance! -
Skipping strategy for RC similar to 10 in 10 and 15 in 15?Hi guys, For RC, I'm just wondering whether any 170+ scorers employ a skipping strategy commonly seen in LR, where you do 10 questions in 10 minut…
... 10 questions in 10 minutes and15 questions in 15 minutes to have 10 ... it may also benefit me in RC. I realize that because of ... for each passage on RC, that this technique may have to be a ... notice that when I get to the last passage with ~ 10 minutes left ... -
Need Help - From 158 to 165 in 3 Weeks??Hi. I took April LSAT then scored 158 from the test (I am planning to cancel this score since I purchased the LSAT score preview). It is not a horrib…
... a section drill in every day or two then getting more comfortable ... solving a comparative passage's questions, I am happy to hear that ... week (may take 3 PTs in a last week or two), depending ... on question solving (especially on RC and LR), it would be ... -
Comprehensive Strategy for RC - response to KS in 3 partsHi KS, Perhaps you are taking the Feb LSAT, but given that the Dec test is only 3 weeks away, let me share my RC strategy. Not sure if you have t…
... supported or countered later in the passage. Typically, 2-4 ... throughout the passage, in a linear fashion. In the left ... passage to passage or just use one abbreviation for all of RC. Typically, each passage ... Answer they refer to in the passage itself. With a ... -
Coming to a realization.... need validation.Hi All: I've come to a realization that I am just simply not ready for the June LSAT. I'm still going to try my best, walk in there, and see what …
... I'm considering this the last push of all; after ... B. RC- i've tried everything; from tagging the passage according to Blueprint ... question, but obviously not getting to all of them) because ... broken and disappointed in myself due to the inadequate progress ... -
For those within the range of 0-2 missed in RC...I'm doing pretty well overall with RC, but I can't breach past the 2-5 missed average. On harder passages, I'm almost always getting 1-2 incorrect. A…
... passages, I'm almost always getting 1-2 incorrect. At this ... , I am able to comprehend just about every passage thrown my way ... really no strong consensus on RC tactics, but for those within ... the questions.
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Journey to the Center of a 180Hi everyone, I posted a couple days ago saying I would do a write up of my study experience, and here it is. For context, I scored a 180 on the Octob…
... without a hitch, then turned to the last section, another LG. I ... then blindly circled in E, by some miracle getting my guess right ... and sailed through.
RC is also where you really ... in the passage. Basically I took the 7sage method and tweaked it to ... -
RC Annotation Method and BR (GNP vs. Human Indicators passage)Hey guys after watching Nicole Hopkins' webinar on RC Methods and Jimmy Quicksilver's webinar on RC Question Types and Tips I thought it would be hel…
... Nicole Hopkins' webinar on RC Methods and Jimmy Quicksilver ... RC a slightly similar way to Pacifico’s Fool Proof method in ... human indicators in the answer choice, however in RC rarely do ... to the views expressed in the last paragraph of the passage?< ... -
Time v/s Accuracy on RCHi guys, I've reached a precarious situation in which my performance on the RC has become a trade-off between time and accuracy. If I try to run t…
... situation in which my performance on the RC has ... quickly, I tend to get many answers incorrect ... getting those questions right but I find it difficult to finish the last passage ... (not necessarily the 4th one). Does this happen to ... -
Down the rabbit hole: My existential battle with RCThis is long, rambly story of going from about a -14 on RC to -4 on RC because I stopped being stubborn. So a couple of days ago I had a substanti…
... about a -14 on RC to -4 on RC because I stopped being ... completed on RC (Averaging about 12-15 minutes per passage – no ... sneaky line reference question completed in the last passage. I heralded as a ... , okay. This means I’m getting faster at reading.
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Clarification on the Nicole Hopkins approach to RC from people who actually use itSo I just finished the Nicole Hopkins webinar on RC and felt like a lot of it made sense. But as I try to work through an RC passage on my own using …
... as I try to work through an RC passage on my ... . Finally the last thing I annotate in paragraph one is ... the "borders" found on the last ... But". That is the last annotation I give for ... receives a Q in the margin to indicate the question ... -
My RC strategy that got me to -0Hi everyone, I'd like to share a RC strategy that's been working for me. **PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH OTHER SITES/ COMMUNITIES**…
... needed to focus on RC much, due to my arrogance.I majored in ... an example (PT 32 Passage 4 opening paragraph) to explain.
... in sentence 4, the last sentence?
The scientists (who? go back to ... strategy, I read the passage in about 4:15 min and ... -
[ENDED] Free RC Tutoring, A-B Passage; PT 65 Passage 3Hi Everyone, Last session was great. Thanks to everyone who showed up. We made RC fun!. : ) So last time we focused on low resolution-high re…
... how to read and comprehend RC passages effectively. This time, in addition to practicing ... . We will go over the passage together.
Let me ... couldn't make it last time?
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Advice on RC accuracy and timeSo I am in reading comp right now, it is literally the last thing I am doing in my prep before going back to PTs. But I am still having the same prob…
... problems that I was having last year when I was studying ... am getting really frustrated because I have had great growth in all ... one in RC. I dont test until September so I have time to ... not marking and marking the passage. I feel like I have ... -
RC StaminaHey everybody, So i'm encountering a strange phenomenon in RC. First off, I've officially succeeded in getting a -0 in an RC passage. If anyone r…
... phenomenon in RC. First off, I've officially succeeded in getting a -0 in an RC passage ... 've started trying to do multiple passages in a row to improve stamina ... . My first passage is a -0 and by the last one i ... 'm right back at a bad RC person ... -
from 158 to 174 in 4 months: sharing my 2 cents and some methods that worked for meSince my last post, I got quite a few messages regarding specific questions, thought it'd be nice to just share it here with anyone who's interested,…
... getting myself familiar with the types of questions that appears often in RC ... .
For LR, something I find extremely useful is to ... moving into the last month, I decided to make sure I ... was having -4 to -8 in those sections.
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About to spend a lot of time (months) on RCSo I'm about to embark on the journey of improving RC. Just for some background, I started studying in June of 2017. The bulk of my studies has gone …
... in RC (yes, that is improvement). I'm only able to ... video explanations for the passage and the questions. ... have to be processing the information from the passage ... be getting the most out of each passage and ... my performance on each passage and its questions.
Consistent Score in 3 weeks?!I am fluctuating in the range 165-172. My median score is a 168 and I'm aiming for a 170 on test day. I know I am capable of it - my BR score fluctua…
... love any advice on how to consistently produce my top scores ... . Some details/stats:
- RC (Avg. -6) feels like my ... and have a hard time getting in the author's head (so ... am usually skimming the last passage (or the passage with the fewest # of ...Question from 7Sager on how to study for RC and section difficultyHey 7Sagers, We're posting on behalf of a 7Sager. They would like to get advice from you! ************** For some reason on my first PT I got 20…
... take a PT I'm getting between 12-16.
... enough time to read and answer the last questions for the last passage - any ... difficult in certain sections on certain tests? I have been consistently getting ... 152, and I'm hoping to get a ...Help! Raising Scores, Trouble with LG and RCHi 7Sagers, So far I have taken two PTs and they both have me around a similar range. I got a 157 on the one I just took (PT52) and a 156 on the pr…
... the easiest to improve on and I'm still stuck getting around ... 16-17 right. I'll go back to the ... some inferences better (especially relating to in and out games), I'm ... time in RC and LG because I can't finish the last passage and ...Getting worse at RC-how to fix with limited time?Having taken about a dozen PTs so far, I've noticed that I seem to be shifting from a general range of -1 to -3 on RCs to -3 to -7s. I'm currently on…
... I've done are applicable to RC.
It could ... am just hitting harder RC sections(the blackmail passage on PT65 was ... was before in RC, thinking 'how the hell am I supposed to read ... more RC problem sets by themselves, even before I get to RC in the ...I raised my score by 22 points in 2 months (151-173) Study TipsBefore I begin, I think it would help if I stated my strong and weak points so that if they differ greatly from yours, you don't have to waste your t…
... day. (HOWEVER, since I was getting only 10-15 wrong each ... and RC. It felt good to only be in week 4 but to ... used in only the last week of studying, is to feel free to either ... make you understand the passage.
**Last week preparations:**
...RC- How to handle relationships in passages, and how to anticipate up-front?I usually got -4 to -6 on RC, and -4 on the rest of other sections on PTs. I have significant improvement on the other two sections following blind r…
... usually got -4 to -6 on RC, and -4 on ... in a passage. The relationships among them are extremely difficult to ... themselves are difficult to understand, not to mention handling ... their relationships with each other. For example, in a passage ...My Guide to Reading Comprehension Part 1 (Long-ish Post)Hi 7sagers! Given that several people expressed interest in my RC methodology, here is the basic outline of my approach for the Reading Comprehen…
... could figure out before ever getting to the questions. Of course, splitting ... I needed to finish reading an RC passage in about 3 minutes in order to have ... /-4 in RC.
Now, at least in my case, the last points ...How to Study RC? My Wrongs Are So Random!Hi all. Nearly all of my last bit of prep has been focusing on getting my RC better/more reliable. Sometimes, I can get -0 on a timed section I've ne…
... last bit of prep has been focusing on getting my RC ... timed sections. There seems to be very little rhyme ... not even want to study for RC because I feel ... should have been able to get those four questions ... found a way to get their variability in RC down? Thanks.Reading RC Questions Before The Passage: A Viable Strategy for the LSAT FLEXThe purpose of this post is to share what I believe to be a helpful tip/strategy in the context of RC within the LSAT FLEX. It can be tried by those…
... reading RC questions before getting into the passage as a new strategy to see ... scores in RC. Afterwards I searched online for general advice and to my ... use "Ctrl+F" to find these terms in the passage, you could highlight ...Assessing RC Passage DifficultySo I am currently in the process of fine tuning some of my strategies and doing some last minute drilling before the June exam and was wondering if t…
So I am currently in the process of fine tuning ... my strategies and doing some last minute drilling before the June ... is a reliable way to determine passage difficulty for RC. I feel like ... a method to assess the passage difficulty, I could improve my RC score ...
