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LR/RC Study Partner for February LSATI'd like to find someone to meet with once or twice a week online to discuss LR and RC sections/questions. Ideally this would consist of completing s…
... online to discuss LR and RC sections/questions. Ideally this would ... then meeting to discuss difficult questions and passages.
I am ... -0/-2, LR -2/-3, RC -2/-4. I am also ... a work in progress. For RC passages, I typically take a bit ... -
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…
... very beneficial to do several RC passages/sections untimed (these can ... all (or at least most) of this information floating around ... hardest and most detail oriented questions on the RC section. If ... more. For some of the difficult passages, I took more than ... -
Ordering RC PassagesDoes anyone do reading comprehension passages in a specific order? If so, how do you order them? I've had success ordering the games I do in LG. I di…
Does anyone do reading comprehension passages in a specific order? If so, how do you order them? I've had success ordering the games I do in LG. I didn't know if you could do the same thing in the RC section. -
"Continue the passage" RC Question Types**Admins:** Is there a way we can search for certain subsets of RC Question Types? For example, if I'm searching for a particular kind of "Inference"…
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**All:** There's an RC question stem that reads along ... "Which of the following would most logically begin a paragraph immediately ... _passage_" Q-types in other RC passages as well, like multiple ... Can anyone think of other passages w/ this kind of Q ... -
RC & LR Difficulty | Tutor RecommendationsHi everyone, I am planning to take the August LSAT and I am having a hard time improving my LR and RC sections. On my past two practice tests I'v…
... time improving my LR and RC sections. On my past two ... not skipping questions I find difficult right away. So, I plan ... that.
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RC Technique Strangely Working So Far... Is this sustainable?Let me start off by saying that, in every other area, whether in LR or LG, JY's suggested techniques have worked brilliantly for me. As long as the h…
... methods are widely applicable for most, if not all, people. JY ... is the man. In RC, however, it has often felt ... , I just randomly started reading passages all the way through without ... gone -0 on nearly all RC passages since. I have a better ... -
2 part RC passagesI seem to remember JY saying in one of his videos that passages with 2 parts in RC (usually labeled part A and B ) are no longer common on the LSAT. …
I seem to remember JY saying in one of his videos that passages with 2 parts in RC (usually labeled part A and B ) are no longer common on the LSAT. Am I remembering this correctly? -
The most important LSAT advice I wish I could give to my younger self...This is something I wish I could tell my younger self when I first started off studying. When I first started, I had this mindset of "If I study 5 ho…
... is a skill and the most critical skill on the section ... , the same games, the same RC passages come up over and over ... -
Looking to locate a specific RC passage?NVM I FOUND IT, for anyone looking for a difficult RC passage it was PT 67 S1 P2. Hey guys! I'm looking to locate a specific RC passage and really…
... , for anyone looking for a difficult RC passage it was PT 67 ... looking to locate a specific RC passage and really don't ... and wants to share any passages that it might be, do ... -
Retake and difficulty of Computer/Flex test and recent RC for someone with low 17x from 5 years agoI have 171 from lsat 5 years ago when it was disclosed and all-paper. New RC was always difficult for me, and at the time I took it, the LSAT was u…
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New RC was always difficult for me, and at ... newer/more-difficult RC. I got -5 on rc but couldn ... and I just guessed on most of it, hence -5 ... for RC/marking difficult and doing LG much more difficult for ... make sense? How difficult is computer-based test ... -
Comparative Passages after PT88I noticed that the comparative passages started at PT 52 and go only up to PT 88. Have they changed the later/most recent RC sections to not have a c…
I noticed that the comparative passages started at PT 52 and go only up to PT 88. Have they changed the later/most recent RC sections to not have a comparative passage? Will there be a comparative passage on future tests? -
Do scores on RC passages from PTs 40-50 reflect real "potential"?Hi everyone! I am registered for the January test. I made a mistake in my scheduling and did most of the newest RC sections in the first leg of my pr…
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How to approach short RC?Hello everyone. Basically, I’m looking to see how to approach short RC passages as in passages that have around 5 or maybe 6 questions at most. In my…
... how to approach short RC passages as in passages that have around 5 ... 6 questions at most. In my experience, these passages are usually the ... at most. However, as someone who struggles reading all 4 passages and ... -
Struggling to Improve RC ScoreFor the past 10 months I've been studying part time for the LSAT. Out of all the sections, RC has consistently given me the most trouble and has been…
... , RC has consistently given me the most trouble and has been the most difficult ... a strategy when going into RC and immediately feeling intimated/nervous ... -
RC Note Taking and TimingHi everyone, I'm currently struggling with RC (mainly timing issues). I'm working with standard time and it's just not enough for me. When I'm practi…
... , I'm currently struggling with RC (mainly timing issues). I'm ... or 2 at the most on the passages. When timing constraints are ... -
Why is economist cited as best RC prep?Perhaps the magazine has worked for you, but I find the economist to be very soft reading material and unsatisfactory for RC improvement. For a food …
... reading material and unsatisfactory for RC improvement. For a food ... chewing Gerber baby food, when RC passages are like tough sinewy steak ... . (I know he's most famous as a new atheist ... his philosophical insights are his most impressive contributions to thought ... -
Tips on 5-star difficulty RC questions?For those who have consistently achieved anything from -0 to -3 on RC, do you have any tips on approaching the most difficult questions of a section/…
... on RC, do you have any tips on approaching the most difficult questions ... passage that helps with the most difficult questions? Do you look back ... questions will likely be more difficult?
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Reflection on December14 LSATHi all lovely 7 sagers, just want to write down some reflections I feel for this just finished LSAT and see if anyone, particularly if the 7 Sage ins…
... which ones look the most difficult. Then I get through ... time for the more difficult ones. Easier ones include ... RC, I always look to see which passages are the longest/most difficult ... and have the most questions, ... -
Do You 170+ scorers notice a difference in your time?I just started scoring in the low 170s and noticed that I'm averaging a bit over 5:00 minutes left per section after having gone through all of the q…
... constant, timed drilling from the most difficult passages and logic games. I did ... 4 or 5 on the RC section. Still, I felt confident ... -
How long do you usually spend on reading a RC passage?I am curious how you guys approach RC passages. For RC, some of my friends told me that they spend about 2 ~ 2.5 minutes skimming a passage and h…
For the most part yes, if it's ... really crazy dense or otherwise difficult passage I may thread certain ... videos of the sages doing RC passages to see how fast they ... -
More reading comp practice?Hello 7Sage! I have run into a problem. Between Feb 2015 and June 2015 I did every preptest, except for 72, 73, and 74. Since June, in preparation…
... find it very difficult to repeat RC passages. The older RC is also much ... easier than the recent RC ... />
Also, the hardest passages, which I feel are the ... think that LR is the most repeatable. I have a terrible ... -
Reading on your free time.Hey Everyone! I'm just curious, what are you guys and gals reading on your free time? I'm looking to boost my reading speed, which I believe can b…
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Improvement on RC comes from:
1) doing ... more RC
2) with better ... not as fresh as most of yours) and I ... improve on RC, then read a bunch of RC passages. Trust me ... a ton of super difficult stuff by the time ... -
Reading Comp best practices for improvementHi all, I'm really interested in crowd sourcing some best practices for improving reading comp, especially from those of you who have seen significa…
... we do something, and RC is the most difficult section to "explain". ... ocean floor, the planet orbit passages, the wave theory, and ...
For comparative passages, I very quickly scan the ... especially helpful for the newer passages, where they ask you ... -
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…
... gratification. It is often extremely difficult for us to continue on ... it can be super helpful most of the time, but if ... to write anything on the RC passages. Lemme tell you one thing ... the ceiling through the entire RC section.
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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. …
... RC as the most abstract of the LSAT sections and therefore the most difficult ... big part of RC conversation is centered around the passages, as it ... /> - For primary function/primary purpose passages, scrutinize attractive answer choices that ... -
How to increase speed of RC? Annotation methods?Hi I just started drills on RC and the speed is a huge problem for me. My average time to finish 1 passage is 10 mins! That means I can only finish 3…
... have the same problem with RC, and I'm trying to ... going back to JY's RC lecture and re-doing ... NY Times and choose the most difficult articles and try to read ... read up on those the most. Fake an interest in ... to get through all 4 passages.
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PTs for DecemberWhich PTs should I use to study for December? I've only done 12, and December is a rewrite for me, so I've pretty much finished studying, and I want …
... RC as the most abstract of the LSAT sections and therefore the most difficult ... big part of RC conversation is centered around the passages, as it ... /> - For primary function/primary purpose passages, scrutinize attractive answer choices that ... -
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…
... I think that the newer RC passages are doing:
... I don't think the RC passages themselves are significantly harder, but ... ? Anecdote? Also, try skipping a difficult MC if you can't ... if not most are struggling more with the newer RC, even those ... -
Anxiety and MotivationGood evening fellow 7Sagers, I am someone who suffers from anxiety and depression on a daily basis. For anyone that can relate, how would you go a…
... is taking me longer than most, and it is not something ... couldn't finish all four passages and I would rush through ... the fourth which is the most difficult one, meaning that it wasn ... would do four more passages. And then make RC my experimental. And ... -
Thanks 7 Sage! Did my best in my worst section RC lolDecember was my first LSAT attempt and although I did not meet my target score I'm pretty pumped about the fact that I have scored 0 wrong in the RC …
... like RC is the section that you can improve most on ... While reviewing almost all the RC passages in these latest PT's ... to be more difficult than the first two passages. Also, I ... that tend to appear most in RC and tried my best ... tell you in the RC passages.
