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What do you do when you don't understand a passage?Do you guys have a strategy for what to do during a PT or a test when you just don't understand a passage after repeatedly reading it and are startin…
Great question! I usually only read a passage once to begin with, ... to make inferences/gain insight into the passage. If there is a main point question ... I try to gleam some info ... of words in the question and the answer choices. ... -
I need at least a 160 or moreHello, I do not know of anyone else taking the lsat so i am just posting my concerns here ;) I took my 1st lsat on Feb of last year got a 141. (h…
... reading mindset to EVERY question, thoroughly reviewing all misses to the point of overkill ... every question super critically. It's easy to read a main point or main conclusion question and ... -
Need advice.Hey guys! A 7Sager had a question I thought you could help out with. Here it is: <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZTb2blbsnm4/Vm9mkNw8yjI/AAAAAAA…
... uninteresting subject matter is hard to follow, but remember that ... the goal isn't to UNDERSTAND. As you continue ... a main point question). You are reading purely for matching purposes. There's going to ... be the odd question that requires more ... -
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. …
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referring to a technique where you use "known ... you have a high degree of confidence) to help answer ... For example, if you miss a main point question or an X agrees with ... questions it can predispose you to pick wrong "puzzle matching" ... -
Arguement Part QuestionsI'm having trouble with them. Any advice?
... work. I approach them much like I would a main point question and instead of ... looking for just the main conclusion ... many of the other LR question types before moving on the ... -
PT40.S4.Q13 - according to the theory of gravitationChose the credited answer, because nothing else came close, but I'm quite bothered with it. Where does the passage say, or even suggest, that the fin…
... within a Main Point question. The fact that the passage reads "may add to our ... "**could someday** be extended to a complete solution to the dark matter problem ... " is a reasonable inference without POEing ... -
Blind Review of Sept 2017 LSAT...I took the September 2017 LSAT and didn’t do as well as I wanted. I just did a blind review and did slightly better, but I tracked my incorrect answe…
... include, but are not limited to Main Point and MSS. The key is ... is most important/vital to the argument. A main point question will have several answers ... of talk to a study buddy, it's crucial to leave the question with ... -
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)…
... RC, it also depends. For a main point question, I’ll read at least ... , in general, there’s a huge benefit to not reading all the ... does add up to extra time... In a 25 question LR section, there ... . The test parts you NEED to read to score 170+ are the ... -
Main Point - Necessary to scan through all answer choices?Hi, I was wondering whether it is advisable/necessary to scan through all of the answer choices in a Main Point question, instead of just looking for…
... to scan through all of the answer choices in a Main Point question, ... instead of just looking for the answer (which will be a ... paraphrase of the main conclusion that you ... the few seconds just to make sure are worth ... -
Staying focusedHow do you tackle logical reasoning statements without having to read it three to four times just to comprehend what the statement is saying? Should …
Reading the question stem first is advantageous because it gives you a strategy ... that it's a main point question, you don't have to waste your time ... /> In terms of needing to read a question over and over again, this ... -
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... office, or how to approach a professor in writing me a letter of recommendation ... write it as a story, which to me means it ... writing is short and to the point. Don't get me ... wrong, I love to write! ... help me better write to meet the demands of ... -
PT11.S4.Q24 - Mainstream economic theory holds that manufacturersHow did you guys determine which sentence was the main conclusion? The sentence beginning with "However" seems to support the last sentence. **…
... or main conclusion. I think this is a good example of a main point question where ... you have to push all ... the statements together to understand ... -
To CC or not to CCI switched over to 7Sage after completing Testmasters about a week ago and so far the only big difference I've seen has been to read the question ste…
... learn to see these patterns and know how to approach each type of question by ... ’s a matter of just getting a few more questions right to hit ... .
I started with a diagnostic of 155 and ended ... ’ve got a ways to go and really still need to work on ... -
3-month Timeline: What's good studying and what's a waste of time?Hey guys, I'm very new to 7Sage, but have found the discussion and resources to be a invaluable supplement to my LSAT studies. I apologize if somethi…
... can't seem to figure out a way to systematically avoid this ... my path forward is developing question specific strategies and figuring out ... now I'm just trying to get experience with as ... at a loss for how to approach a game, it's just a matter of how exhaustive ... -
3-month Timeline: What's good studying and what's a waste of time?Hey guys, I'm very new to 7Sage, but have found the discussion and resources to be a invaluable supplement to my LSAT studies. I apologize if somethi…
... my path forward is developing question specific strategies and figuring ... at a loss for how to approach a game, it's just a matter of how ... that’s a solid approach and maybe keep track of how many ... crushing LG until I learned how to balance the set up ... -
PT2.S2.Q10 - Advertisers are often criticizedCan someone please explain WHY the answer to this question is "C" instead of "A"? <strong>Admin note: edited title; please use the format of "PT#.…
... think my mindset regarding how to approach a strengthening question is what got me ... into trouble for this question. I have it engraved ... was the case with this question. Would you mind clarifying ... attacking the support and how to identify that when looking ... -
Cycle Recap: Yale-Bound!I’m incredibly grateful to the 7Sage community for helping me get to his point—I’m absolutely thrilled to be attending my dream school. This is a tru…
... both the thought process of how to approach a question type, and whatever relevant information ... 't emphasize how important it is to look at how long a question type typically ... takes you. It's such a ... -
RC - LSAT Flex in a weekI am taking the flex exam on the 8th and RC is currently my worst section, probably because I've spent 99% of my time working on LR and LG. I have tr…
... that sometimes, the correct answer to a "main point" question will help you eliminate incorrect ... course, that main point questions are a strength and not a weakness of yours ... ). For instance, the correct answer to a main point question may be "x can be ... -
PT24.S2.Q12 - I need help with thisI need help with this. First of all, the conclusion. There are no conclusion indicators and I was confused between 2 statements to select for the…
... a great question, by the way. You are right, this is a tricky main point question ... because to me, there are no ... : when you are confused on a main point question, look for the author's ... -
PTJ07.S2.Q10 - Double-blind techniquesAlthough I am getting better at locating the conclusion in the stimulus, the answer choices are throwing curve balls and hard punches below the belt.…
... a main point question. We just want to find the conclusion, which you point ... out is the first sentence. Then you want to ... preference, which is akin to using them whenever possible. ... are often effective ways to ensure objectivity. This seems ... -
LR HelpHey all, So, I got my August results and hit about my average of 155. I am not too disappointed in this mark as I was hovering around this for a …
... what the argument is trying to prove, then you can ... an answer thats relevant to the content of the ... to the conclusion. Go through a LR section or two treating each question ... as a "main point" question. Determine the conclusion, ... -
At a brain stop in LRI originally started out LR by just drilling here and there and not paying too much attention to it until recently. I have been reading books, watchi…
... programs have different approaches to getting the same answers ... . Take a step back and take it back to basics. ... on how to approach those questions. Every question type requires a different approach and a ... can be used to attack every single question. Also, take ... -
Am I the only one alarmed by the significantly less content for Aug 2024 Syllabus?Hello All! I am hoping to take the test in August 2024 & October 2024 before submitting my apps in November, and I just switched my syllabus to t…
... just got a bit overwhelmed on how to approach this. Focusing on question types instead ... I needed! Yeah I am a fan of the LSAT trainer ... tips on some too. Going to look into the others you ... -
Quick Summary before test - community contribution.If anyone would like to contribute last minute summaries and strategies for RC, LR, LG please feel free to post! Example: How to find the main …
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How to find the main point/main conclusion of the argument ... I'm wrong feel free to correct me and I will ... -
Personal statements for people without legal experience?Hi everyone! I am hoping someone can give me some advice on how to approach a personal statement when I don’t have any legal experiences. Since gradu…
... give me some advice on how to approach a personal statement when I don ... (2 years in October) at a credit union consulting firm, working ... passion and why I want to go to law school (specifically American ... -
Harder LR QuestionsHi! I've consistently been noticing that when I get near the end of an LR section I miss the last 5-6 questions. I'm not sure how to improve from he…
... questions. I'm not sure how to improve from here. Is anyone ... have any advice on how to approach the last few question in an LR ... -
MSS QuestionsAlthough already noted that MSS Qs are similar or can even be mistaken as Main Point Qs, I am not fully understanding on my own (without J.Y. pointin…
... is in the stimulus. For a main point question, the conclusion is stated in ... . For MSS, you are given a series of premises in the ... but you are not given a final conclusion. The answer choices ... -
Breaking The LSATHello to all 7Sager's...I am going to start studying for the November 2019 LSAT and just got the book "Breaking The LSAT" by Nathan Fox (which includ…
... ** practice test_, not a book that tells you how to approach (a section of) the ... LSAT. If you are comparing that book to ... it would give you a comprehensive approach without "burning" a recent PT.
Warm-up routine?I find that I am a slow starter during PTs, particularly during LR. My current warm-up is an easy 1-layer sequencing followed by 5-8 LR questions fro…
... be especially important for your to have extra time at the ... end of your sections to go over the first few ... the test. I used to flag every main point question and come back in ... and coming back in addition to your warm ups.Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: Help with Main Point Questions**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]** Could you please help me with …
... behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your ... Main Point questions. What I am most confused by is the "how ... for a potential conclusion statement I answer the question wrong because ... I am really not understanding this approach ...
