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PT/BR StrategyI'm trying to figure out the best way to prepare for the LSAT between now and December. Now, I feel as if I'm doing BR wrong. My BR scores and my PT …
... 't do POE in LG. you might have to brute force questions ... , but I think I just need to read more carefully and calm down ... entire test though because people in other threads here mentioned doing ... time to have a firm understanding of the dynamics of the stimulus ... -
significant drop in score for recent 69+ ptsHello 7sagers, I need your advice on how to react to this drop… I’ve reached my peak score in the late 60 pts scoring 161-164 range which is my tar…
... with your initial read through stimuli. I tend to think of ... every word as you read. By putting in the time upfront ... don't need to read the stimulus and ACs several times in order to get the ... grasp you used to ... -
Thanks 7Sage -- You've taught me LRHello everyone, I'm sort of cramming law school apps, since July is when I decided that I wanted to apply. I started using 7Sage in August. I…
... So do you read all answer choices in easy questions or just ... ?
And in long stimulus do you actually read all of them ...
1) I always read the whole stimulus. I don't see ... d still need to read the stimulus.
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How often do you actually diagram per LR section? how often do you usually diagram? In which question? Sometimes I feel not diagraming is easy but other times I found diagraming is better...but not…
In regards to reading every answer choice: I would say I read every answer ... a complete mirror. If the stimulus says something like "A is ... choices in these questions are all the size of a single stimulus ... so confident you do not need to read the other choices. -
Official June LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official June LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the June 2017 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
... the girl sitting next to me kept reaching into ... She's not supposed to eat anything while taking ... . Should I have said something to the examiner?
& ... a valuable time enuff to read a whole stimulus in LR question.
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Tips?What are some helpful tips for reading carefully in the LR section while trying to finish all the questions in the allotted time. I understand you sh…
... , but I agree that you need to read for structure and identify what ... , just try to tease something out of the stimulus with each idea ... paraphrase of a single line in the stimulus or it can just ... ideas within the stimulus that are put together to give an AC ... -
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)…
... there’s no prescriptive language in the stimulus, the instant you see ... the word “should” in an AC, ... sections. The test parts you NEED to read to score 170+ are the ... you don’t need to read are the wrong ACs. In blind review, be ... -
LR Hard QuestionsI've been really depressed not getting difficult 4-5 questions on LR (many times 3 too). This hurts my overall score so much that I've been consisten…
... clarification, the hardest questions in a section can come ... question in this way. The best approach to dealing ... to develop a process for reading in the LSAT. We can't read ... to spend more time with the stimulus when I need to and returning the stimulus ... -
Mostly Strongly SupportedI am still in the process of going through these lessons so I might be ahead of myself but is there a formula for tackling most strongly support ques…
When you read the stimulus you need to read critically and internalize what the ... at the stimulus wondering what the hell you just read. You need to take ... spend now will pay off in the future - many of us ... -
Feeling DiscouragedI’m beginning to think that law school is not for me and I will never be able to reach my goal of a 170. I work full time so I cannot dedicate a …
... 's because you need to break down the stimulus, the structure, and ... is correct. I think in total it takes me ... you should do "10 in 10 minutes" does not ... whatever. Also, if you read the stimulus, eliminate 2-3 answre ... You should try to do this as "25 in 25" so ... -
Parallel FlawFor parallel flaw questions, how do we go about finding the correct answer choice? Are we looking for invalid arguments? Are we looking for answers t…
... sure to check that it's the _same flaw_ as in the stimulus ... as stimulus (bingo!)
So, you more or less need to ... any regular flaw question. You need to read each, identify the flaw (if ... the same flaw as in the stimulus, which in this case was too ... -
"Freebie" QuestionsI tend to finish my LR sections in 24-29 min. However, I average -8 on an LR section and -3 BR. I think I'm spending my leftover time wrong, but I'd …
... right. Maybe I just need to slow down in general. Even though I ... than drills. I think you need to implement a consistent timing strategy ... only returned to questions that gave me difficulty, but I read every ... on the first read, I'd go through the stimulus and AC ... -
Timing issues... so frustratedHey guys, How do you improve timing, especially with LR and LG? Is it something that just comes naturally with tons of practice? Do you just get f…
... understanding of the stimulus, then we're in for a world ... vital that we actively read each stimulus to ID the argument parts ...
Did you mean to say "stimulus" here? If so, I wholeheartedly ... zero in on the types of questions you don't need to read ... -
Started skipping strategy- massive points dropI started using the skipping strategy that the Sages talk about in the webinar on a timed drill section today and got TWICE as many wrong as I usuall…
... the stimulus looked easy but it just seems that you need to read again ... in the answer. It's not okay to move on from a stimulus ... different amount of time in order to get to the correct answer and ... , and in order to resolve the 50-50 you need to look back to a ... -
How to get better at Flaw and Weakening questions?I consistently am getting -5 wrong on LR sections. However, most of the times those wrong answers are from Flaw and Weakening questions. I am blind r…
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Pay attention to key modifiers in the Premise and Conclusion ... will expose the stimulus's vulnerabilities. Also ... in the stimulus.
Really pay attention to ... need to read the Answer choices and understand them in context of the stimulus ... -
How to get better at Flaw and Weakening questions?I consistently am getting -5 wrong on LR sections. However, most of the times those wrong answers are from Flaw and Weakening questions. I am blind r…
... gt; Pay attention to key modifiers in the Premise and Conclusion ... will expose the stimulus's vulnerabilities. Also ... in the stimulus.
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> Really pay attention to ... need to read the Answer choices and understand them in context of the stimulus ... -
Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... I'll need to poke holes in the argument
3. read stimulus
4 ... . this is the only part that matters in the ... probably have something to do with a difference in the groups' probability ... -
Difficulty Understanding Support!Based on the LR problems I'm getting wrong (Weakening/Strengthening, Necessary Assumption, MSS, etc.) I think I'm having difficulty understanding sup…
... I'll need to poke holes in the argument
> 3. read stimulus
> 4. this is the only part that matters in ... probably have something to do with a difference in the groups' probability ... -
How important is CC?Hi Everyone, I'm new here (second day studying for the LSAT) and I'm just wondering how important the CC/theory is in order to progress? I'm a com…
... almost 4 years now is to jump in and start solving problems ... type. I used to read through the stimulus and try to figure out the ... explanation. This is pretty close to "jumping in" except you will be ... you need a break you should check out the webinars in the ... -
Has anyone used The Loophole for LR?Does it work well together with the content in the CC for 7Sage? Should I do one before the other? I'm about to start the CC for LR soon with Ult…
... /> The Loopholes approaches is read the stimulus, find logical gaps (CLIR) ... drills, reading the stimulus and then covering in up and rephrasing ... , you won't need to cover up the stimulus after reading it, ... prep books I looked in to, I tend to look past the ... -
Term: “Although”When JY says that we can disregard a statement that is preceded with the word “although”, can we literally just skip right over the statement that fo…
... . In some instances you can ignore what follows, but you need to see ... it in context. So you can ... the stimulus more clearly, but just like everything else you need to read it ... -
PT19.S4.Q13 - Effective PoliticiansSomething is really bothering me about this question, but it's not integral to getting it correct. If deceit is a quality of rottenness, that means t…
An often employed trap is to hint toward conditional logic diagramming ... why its important in my opinion to read the whole stimulus and evaluate it ... />
In this question the last sentence is all you need. Someone ... -
Any Advice Is WelcomeI've been studying for a while now and while I don't necessarily score as horribly as I did before, I can't seem get past the -7/-8 stage. I've gone …
... you are reading the stimulus, try to visualize in your head what's ... from having to read it two and three times in order to get the ... faster reader without the need to make compromises in understanding.
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Words of Strategy to break from the low 160s to early 170s?Hey 7 Sage Community! The course has been very helpful and I started from a 143, on my first diagnostic to the early 160s (180-163) range. I'm sta…
... when I hit a slump in the high 160s (I broke ... , I physically wrote down abbreviated stimulus + correct answer choice + AC I ... which variable can go in x spot and to tell them all ... />
RC, I honestly just need to read and practice more.
LR Sections: Strenghten & FlawHi everyone, So I have been studying since May of 2020 (yikes), and originally I scored a 132 on my diagnostic and now scoring a 166-167, but I a…
... answers that popped out in such an obvious way. ... second nature.
In order to increase your accuracy and timing ... Take the extra time you need to read carefully, since one phrase ... only compare them to the stimulus. Very similar to reading comp: always ...PT93.S2.Q19 - No new course will be approved for next year’s scheduleWas anyone else completely stumped on how to even go about this question? I’d love to be able to discuss it._
... post in case this helps anyone else.
**Stimulus:**
E) Similar to B, we don't know ... br /> I misread the stimulus and thought the first sentence ... When coming back to skipped questions, need to read the stimulus carefully for each ...PTA.S1.Q11 - Building a space station...I was wondering if anyone could explain why the correct answer is A, considering that there is no mention of robots in the stimulus. How was that a n…
Essentially what we have to recongnize in this question is ... missions to explore to mars. Therefore, given the info in the stimulus, ... we must assume that humans are going to ... least more correct, it would need to read something like
" ...Necessary Assumption questionsI haven't completed finished all the questions in the lesson plan, but I've done enough to figure out that I'm not getting it yet. I keep picking the…
... questions in the lesson plan, but I've done enough to figure ... , should I recognize that I need to read all the answer choices on ... /> Is there a better way to read through them for time sake ... I should be looking for in the NA question?
I ...When Would I Need to Upgrade?I currently have the Starter package but at some point would like to upgrade to the Ultimate. But, to get as much time as possible, I don't want t…
... would like to upgrade to the Ultimate.
But, to get as ... don't want to do the upgrade until I need to.
to build one under the Ultimate ... play? I don't want to upgrade now if I won ...Why 'Knowledge' Is Not Enough***Some background here before we start. I love to write, and I don't get to do it enough. I also happen to have a little knowledge about the LSAT an…
... you who have the patience to read the huge post that follows ... on. And to a large extent, you need to be fluent in them (i ... aren't - but you do need to be a master at SOME ... in the shins in the meanwhile (blame it on me if you need to ...
