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How to get faster at RCs?Hi, A newbie here. I am really, really slow at reading RCs and LRs and I can never finish them timed and have a good deal of questions unanswered …
... s an instinctual urge to really rush through the passage to get to the ... found it's useful to approach the RC like the games in that ... understanding" is going to leave you wondering how 35 minutes went by ... to go through the sections. No worries, get a good read ... -
Retake question for October LSATSo I just signed up for the Premium package, and I'm confused as to what my plan of attack should be. I took the June LSAT and scored a 164. I missed…
... I think it would be an awesome pickup as you dredge ... really helped my RC immensely without having to practice RC on its own ... on reasoning and argument structure.
Also, how many PTs have ... your blind review scores looking like? That will give you a ... -
Grow-Again ConfusionCan anybody help me understand question 15 from PT9, S4 included in the Strengthening Questions Problem Set 8? I felt completely blindsided by how an…
... bit of confusion was over how the author jumped from ... is completely unsupported! You, like me, probably read the part about rebates ... via rebate will not lead to an increase in sales, which ... a potential weakness of the argument.
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Reading compFor anyone who has ever had a huge jump in reading comp...what changed? I am struggling a lot with this section. I get like -12 in the section :((
... RC as my best section. I usually take 3-4 min to read ... to me, but as @Pacifico said, it could literally be anything like ... , it just depends on how convoluted they want to make the writing ... so that mindset is an easier way to approach those, and Law ... -
Best Strategy to Improving Time Overall?Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone has some suggestions on the best way to drill/study/practice in order to improve speed. I finally feel really solid i…
... the end of an LR section, and my last RC passage is ... 20, your job is to box it like crazy, dog ear the ... can give you advice on how to "wind" and synchronize your ... 1:20 feels like, you'll be able to move on ... cut-offs (and a passage read should not take you more ... -
Mind Map & My prep updateOn some of the videos you use the mind map note strategy, I was wondering if you have that available for purchase? I took the Kaplan program in J…
... helped me with LR and RC. I tell everyone that I ... . If you're having an issue with how you should be strategically ... also make great improvement in RC. To be fair, I never really ... you to read for structure. I went from some horrible score of like ... -
Mind Map & My prep updateOn some of the videos you use the mind map note strategy, I was wondering if you have that available for purchase? I took the Kaplan program in J…
... . It's kinda hard to tell you how to incorporate the two. I ... ," type stuff because it seems like there are lots of bad ... . I read the entire RC section 3x before I was able to bring ... in the RC section according to the stimulus, such as selecting an answer ... -
Should I change how I study?I started studying last Oct with the trainer, and took the LSAT in Feb. I got a 153. I took a break and started studying in June and went through all…
... efficient is to know your fundamentals cold (fundamentals like anticipating an answer or ... at least a gap in the argument before ... -read what blind review is:http://7sage.com/the-blind-review-how-to ... -
More than 10 point difference BR vs timed PT!Hello folks, Here it is me whining again. When I BR, I score in the 160s but when I do timed PT, I can't pass the 146-147. I did most of 7Sage's vid…
... how to play slow
Word! This is an amazing lesson to ... . Try not to rush but move quickly. Read Jonathan Wang's ... a problem. I have felt like an idiot countless times but just ... back to the basics and really hit those grammar and argument ... -
Suggestions PleaseI need a word of encouragement and/or advice. This is embarrassing to me. I passed reading comprehension in elementary school and I took a course i…
... resources and I want to add that
... first realized how bad I was bombing RC. Like many of ... reading comp that things like English classes and the ... more so on the argument and reasoning structure. Thats ... is usually an adjustment in approach that has to be ... -
PT Concern: Thinking you're doing much worse than you really areThings are moving so quickly for me during the exam that I really have no idea how I'm doing while taking the exam. Many times I think I'm doing a lo…
... moment, be it an LR question, LG or RC passage. Everything else ... and confidence.
Regarding how many questions you circle, I ... loose standard for circling questions like I do. For example, I ... in ACs) if I have to read a stimulus more than once ... -
To those who took their third retake and hit the 170s this December...Lend me your advice! I'm planning on taking the June test after having taken the June 2014 test (basically a 6 month hiatus away from the LSAT minus …
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38 karma ... 20 dense books to read in my free ... LG and RC, try to develop a ... -
Any RC Advice for ESL test takersEnglish is not my first language and I cannot finish all four passages in time; I barely manage to finish 3 passages. Any advice would be great
... of admissions mentioning an ESL applicant and how impressed she was ... to prepare for the LSAT also matter in how you approach RC ... topics (I think I read about various incarnations of the ... very few notes, others like to have everything underlined and circled ... -
Note TakingThis may seem like a silly question, but how do you all prefer to take notes? Do you go old school with pen and paper or type up notes? Is one way mo…
... still trying to be able to figure out exactly how to make ... be it annotation systems for RC, certain processes for LR, ... the context of the argument, break down the premises ... those I'll do like a mad dash of ... and posting notes or an analysis to questions that I ... -
Reading Comp PassagesI am struggling very bad with time issues regarding RC. When it takes me around 12/15 minutes per passage, I get all of them correct or miss only …
... not reading actively. Here’s an exercise.
Go ... outside the available RC material and get some scholarship to read. The introductions ... for this, but someone like Faulkner or Joyce sure would ... , subtract a paragraph. See how far you can take it ... -
Speed + Panic: A Love StoryI've just had an apostrophe, and it's about time too. I think it's something a lot of people probably deal with, so I thought I'd share in the hopes …
... RC you've got to be able to process that information as you read ... it really is an enormous task. It's hard to improve upon ... yourself what interested reading feels like. Then try and get back ... . I spent four years learning how to do it and at the ... -
RC PassagesTypically, it takes me 5/6 minutes to read an entire passage without ignoring anything. How in the world can one read some of these lengthy and b…
... that feels like. That’s very close to ideal for how intently you ... want to be reading the RC passages. RC is more of an ... you’ve got to read. If you want to be a real dork ... really make those trigger words, like “however” jump out.
Advice/Tips for people with ADHDi was hoping if there are any 7sagers with ADHD (or ADD) or even without that could maybe give some tips or pointers for writing the actual lsat/stud…
... have any suggestions about how to focus during BR?
how frustrating it is to feel like you're ... the ceiling through the entire RC section.
an intuition as to what is going to work ... s Burgers and chill. Read the discussion forums. ...Improving score RCAny advice on how to improve score on RC questions?
RC is tough to improve. It's one of ... -readers in RC. So be a reader.
Like in LG ... like you have to rush the passage under time pressure. I can read an ... . If you have no idea how to answer a question then you ...Next Steps?I took the June LSAT and scored a 162, which is significantly worse than I performed on most of my PTs, and certainly not the score I need for my app…
... section - so much to be learned about how much time you spend ... -1/2 RC.
2) The June test felt like an outlier because ... a serious focus to get those extra points.
RC - was ... to identify weaknesses that may not be question type specific but argument ...What do you keep it in your brain when reading for RCHi team, I have been studying with 7sage for a month now. Learning a lot of stuff, but just want to do a double check, what do you keep in your h…
... the passage is an argument)
Hate to say it but ... a step back when reading RC. Read for argument structure and notate details ... understand how the 2nd paragraph plays into a part of the argument ... 's!
Let me know how it goes:) TDiscouraged ;/Hello, I am hoping someone could give me some guidance .. I have been studying the fundamentals of the LSAT sans tutor/books/etc for the past yea…
... and found myself being able to read an LR question and know what ... how to set up a game board, and for RC I finally saw how ... to purchase 7Sage. I have been working thoroughly through each lesson, like ... hope I can see an improvement like you have in the near ...LR - Getting Bogged Down by Irrelevant AnswersHello, After about 10 PTs and many painful self-reflections, I came to the conclusion that the reason why I am having a major problem with improv…
... dealing with a flawed argument, read the stimulus with the ... an argument with someone you REALLY don't like and you want to ... compare apples to oranges".
We often read things with ... a "benefit of the doubt" mindset, looking to see how ...PT score range & consistencyHi all, first time poster here! I've done quite a few practice tests and while there is (happily) a general upward trend between all of them, my l…
... on a PT and an outlier score? (An outlier score being ... usually +/- 5 EXCEPT for RC which is either real good ... the small easy things. Things like argument structure, conditional logic, valid and ... challenging. By learning when and how to skip questions, I gave ...My situationI take the LSAT in 10 days and haven't had any serious study. Any advice?
... , and there was an argument to make that a trial ... how an admissions committee will read that addendum, especially at a top school like ... memorizing the valid/invalid argument forms and recognizing a ... questions share the same argument structure that undergird ...Need Advice, a Miracle or maybe JesusHello All, I am one those people that when in a group chat, I just let everyone talk and occasionally respond with a "yes" or "no." Similarly, I h…
... in June (Go back and read my posts when I was ... they just don't have an intuitive approach. The double not ... ... Do you understand things like argument structure? How to properly find the conclusion/main ...Learning to trust your gut.as ive been studying and reviewing questions ive been getting better at selecting answer choices and being confident in my choices (thinking "yup, i …
... test, especially more time to read the stimulus where I think ... head about how a correct answer choice will act like.
... question, come back and re-read your argument (in stimulus) carefully, ... time to re-read the whole stimulus, at least pick an answer ...PT72.S2.Q12 - humans' emotional tendenciesOk so I'm doing my blind review, and when I initially did the test I chose the correct answer even though I wasn't happy with it because it seemed mo…
... to go ahead and outline how I interpreted this question:
Read ... actually does more to possibly strengthen our argument
B: ... good to me, bridges the gap, does look like an SA ... answer choice but when negated it ruins our argument ...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…
... does seem to happen more often. But to an even greater ... Why we are ready to re-read RC passages and LR stimuli, ... phrasing or potential like-terms compared to one stimulus, ascribe ... is using the support the argument. Research? Personal opinion? Anecdote ...Official December LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official December LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the December 2016 LSAT here! Here's some ground rule…
Great to read these comments, as they echo ... . The oil/watercolor game seemed like it would have been "the ... difficult" game in an earlier version of the test ... IDEA how to go about setting that thing up.
The RC ...
