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A few small tips for your final LSAT prep.Hi everyone -- I know that many of you are getting ready to take the exam, and so with J.Y.’s blessing I thought it might be helpful for me to pos…
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I know that many of you are getting ready ... diagramming strategies before taking PT’s, then, in your review, ... feel a “set rhythm” for how you read LSAT RC passages ... and effective method specifically tailed for reading LSAT RC passages, one which ... -
Study PlanComing up with a rough outline of my work for the next 3 months. I have literally every PT including the old rare ones, and TBH I've blown thru most …
... is blow thru as many logic games as possible ... treat it like JY's method for games.. doing the ... of every section with minutes to spare (besides "that ... making notes on my reading comp. From my experience on ... br />
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December LSAT---Is it too late to apply for upcoming cycle?I've never taken the LSAT yet and I don't believe I'll be hitting my target score come October. I want a 169+ and it's really aggravating since LG is…
... complete sections with a few minutes to spare. If I postpone ... after having initially signed up for the June administration, and now ... postpone to December. And it's not due to laziness, ... /> And lastly, does anyone know how many practice exams one should take ... -
Losing Reading Comprehension Ability2 post in one day, I know, I'm sorry. SO after PTing consistently in the mid 160s, I've started to crumble. My last PT's have been 159, 162 and 16…
... say. Not necessarily. For LR I'm doing better ... for LG I'm doing the same, but I'm bombing Reading ... the hell out of RC for a week, using 'newer ... been trying to drill reading comp again, and have been ... to 'forget' how to do reading comprehension. It's almost like ... -
How much more can I improve my score?I started with a very low initial LSAT score 4 years ago (131). I studied it on and off for a few years but never took it seriously, it was just a s…
... studied it on and off for a few years but ... I found the LG and reading comp way harder on 63. That ... just found it very weird how it seems everyone else is ... trying to study logic or reading those weird non-fiction " ... Women's books" to try to ... -
How Do I Look Up Particular LR or Reading Comp Questions?Hey, I'm looking for an alternative to The Trainer's explanation of 29:4:20. Id like to see what Jy has to say about this question because im still h…
Hey, I'm looking for an alternative to The Trainer's explanation of 29:4:20. Id like to see what Jy has to say about this question because im still having trouble eliminating e. How do I look up particular questions from a prep test? -
Nicole Hopkins RC Webinar NotesShoutouts to @"Nicole Hopkins" for some incredible content here for RC. I know that I've never used an annotation system like this before and look f…
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• 3-4 minutes to read the passage (3 ... passage we’re reading for structure very similar to how we’d look ... with ascertaining what the author’s purpose for writing this passage is ... you are in your prep, how many are you missing, why are ... -
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 …
... last five minutes for each section, especially for RC section
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For RC, when there's 5 minutes left ... hardly finish reading new passages in 3.5 minutes (or including ... guess: I have no idea how to do it; sometimes ... -
[Test Center Review] University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaProctors: Four proctors, two women and two men. The woman actually reading the exam instructions was a terrible reader - she was tripping over every …
... . The woman actually reading the exam instructions was ... rooms)
How many in the room: ~75-100 ...
Parking: ~$5 for the full testing time, or ... arrival to test: 45 minutes, proctors were slow ...
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Reading errors to avoidThis week I had an unpleasant "first" in eternal battle against the LSAT LG ogre. I missed an ORIENTATION question on the second game of PT 69. A g…
... to the importance of always reading the question and the answers ... in group/position A, then for how many OTHER elements is the order ... (A_B and X_Y respectively; it's tempting to assume two slots ... evidence to strengthen the scientist's argument" and so on.
How Should I Prioritize Prep for Sept Test?Hey 7sagers :) We're now under four weeks before the September test and the anxiety is creeping in. While I've seen a drastic improvement from sta…
... " and others by using @Pacifico 's method. I've gone from ... %: 19 correct of 25
Reading Comp. 74%: 20 correct of 27 ... trying to account for time -- i.e., not reading all of the ... ACTUAL goal of 168. My reading comp score is weak and it ...[Test Center Review] Northern Virginia CC, Annandale, VA, USA<b>Proctors: </b> We had three, older, women proctors. We started out with two, and there must have been an extra proctor floating around the buildi…
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At ... proctor was in charge of reading the directions while the ... quietly. This went on for several minutes at multiple times throughout the ... .
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Sept 24., 2016[Test Center Review] Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY<b>Proctors: </b> Awful. I had 4 proctors (although I think one was a son of another proctor and not a proctor himself). We sat around for at least…
... the timekeeper as she was reading the last timing instructions (you ... and they ignored me for several minutes after which point I ... /> How many in the room: I'd say around 40. Way too many for ... Absolutely not.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: September 2016Down 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…
... sometimes spending up to ten minutes just reading the darn thing.
reading well. Focus on reading for structure. Advice on how to ... move across the page, how many words your eyes can snap ... If you read in three minutes, that’s 146 words per minute ...My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
... ’s videos for them, read a book or two to keep your reading ... December test, I would count how many of each I got wrong ... not reading the answer choices carefully enough? Did I not understanding how ... two AC’s, insert synonyms for key terms and see how that sounds ...[Test Centre Review] University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC**Proctors:** There were about 3-4 proctors circulating the room, with 1 main proctor reading off the instructions and calling time. When monitoring …
... , with 1 main proctor reading off the instructions and calling ... stalls available (at least for the women's side). They were ... the classroom.
**How many in the room:** I believe ... some commotion (approximately 1-2 minutes) between one student and ...Anyone know when the big, call-in Study Group will start for December 2017's LSAT?I apologize if a few of you fine mentors have already told me when this group will start to gear up, and I know its really early days yet. But, I wa…
... numbered PT within the group's schedule, but I wanted ... place to find out how I can consistently join ... and should not consider sitting for Dec '17 as a ... , specifically**: there are so many PTs, does the Study Group ... in the 50s (that's a totally random guess), ...Why I am now a fan of the Digital LSATLet me be honest, hearing the word digital next to the word LSAT is daunting. So I took on the brave journey, drove 4 hours and took the 5 hours Digi…
... br /> FONT: hate how in reading section (paper version) ... minutes. That equals to almost 3 minutes additional for ... prefer the digital version for the reading section.
... all situations (for GOD's sake, we ... ***There are so many benefits for the digital LSAT. ...[OVER] Personal Statement Workshop Webinar | Wed 8/23, 9 p.m. ET7Sagers, On **Wednesday, August 23, at 9 p.m. ET,** we’ll host a special personal statement workshop featuring 7Sage editors Amy Bonnaffons and Ch…
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Many people view Costco as a ... representative, coordinator for the volunteer reading program, and ... left me wondering how I could help ... with the man for several minutes, telling him ... extreme passion for improving people’s lives. Becoming ...Bizarre Flip in Section ScoresFor months now I have been scoring virtually perfectly on logical reasoning, missing 1 to 3 questions on reading and endeavoring to avoid all out dis…
... score that I am hoping for.
The ... was perfect on Games and Reading. All my mistakes came ... ever logic games and reading comp combination on a test ... to cram in as many PT's as I can through ... sections are their strengths? How did you settle it if ...Retaking LSAT test after September score, how to improve LR/RCHi All, So I have a bit of a problem. I have some natural ability, but I have a tendency to cram. I did all of the 7sage curriculum in a month and…
... and if you do, how the many lessons stick in your head ... 't help and reading those notes again was like reading something out ... I understood JY's explanations and how to solve for a certain problem ...What is your favorite P.O.E./answering strategy for LR? Let's get a taxonomy going!Goal: To further refine my process of elimination (P.O.E.) and answering skills for LR by building a crowd-sourced taxonomy of techniques. How you…
... other 7Sages): Contribute your favorite(s) below. Be sure to ... question type it works for.
2. How the technique works.< ... ("or") words in while reading the stimulus (honestly, you ... Beware the contrapositive and DeMorgan's Law (i.e. sometimes ...What PT's are used for LR Drilling?Hey 7sagers, I have started to focus on doing individual untimed/timed sections and question type drilling to tackle Logical Reasoning. I've save…
... PT 50~80+ for full time PT's and dedicated PT ... 1~49 for drilling (QT ... designated PT 1~20 for question type drilling and ... PT 21~49 for section drills.
... at which point (after how many section drills/QT drills) ...Advice for isolating RCLike many, I hate RC. It's my worst section. I was wondering if any of you have any advice on how to isolate and focus on RC studying between weekly …
Like many, I hate RC. It's my worst section. I ... studying between weekly preptests? For LG, I fool proof ... past games and for LR, I just review ... , I have no idea how to begin isolating RC practice ... it's not enough for me to really speed up my reading ...153 and 174 BR averageMy diagnostic was 143. Out of 4 tests in the past 4 weeks, my actual scores range from 149 to 159. I finished the CC several months ago. Ever sin…
... test, and my many hours of reading and research are ... of understanding. So, how do I achieve that ... stress the 35 minutes instead? It's weird because if ... really trying to dissect how the games work. Beyond ... .
Thank you for your time.
...My (long) LSAT Journey...Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I have been meaning to write this for a while now; however, I got very busy with exams. Now that …
... , when I asked for help regarding improvements in ... down the conclusion, premise(s), wrong answer choice ... section before the 35 minutes and I felt great. ... worried that regardless of how strong my LSAT ... made many, many mistakes and I hope whoever is reading this ...RC Review | PTs 58 - 65 | All RC Sections | May 3rd - June 2nd | 9pm - midnight EDTHey 7Sagers, For a whole month, I'll be leading Reading Comp review sessions every other day. These sessions are open to all 7Sagers who have an …
... br /> For a whole month, I'll be leading Reading Comp review sessions ... on the west coast, that's 6pm - 9pm, Pacific Time ... introduction-to-the-reading-comprehension/).
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First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check ...Bridging Timed and BR Score for RCHey all, So I've been drilling RC for a few weeks. I've done all RC sections from PT's 19-47. During my drills from PT 19-40, I was averaging …
... all RC sections from PT's 19-47.
< ... 2). My timed score for that section though was ... for RC?
2. Advice on how to improve timing for ... about 3:30 for reading passages and about 5 minutes for questions.
for advice tailored to RC ...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…
... understand it well, used JY's memorization technique, passage annotations, ... benchmark for reading/breaking down the passage should be 4 minutes and ... LOL - any recommendations on how I can improve to ... towards 4 minutes by decreasing my time by 15 sec intervals. ...How do I overcome Logical Reasoning Plateau?Hello, I've been scoring anywhere between -3 and -6 in each LR section for the past 7 months. On some lucky days, I have -3 section, but I more f…
... these traps gracefully under 35 minutes?" Too much information to juggle ... you had control over it? How many questions were you uncertain of ... is incredibly hard for me, and it's really hard to ... the poll below (vulernable to many flaws, probably :'(). I'd ...
