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How do I increase my speed?It's not that I don't understand the questions or that I can't get the correct answer; I can. I'm just really slow. For example, I find that for LR a…
... RC sections I have to read the stimulus twice before I can ... and have 10 min to spend on extremely hard ... any way for me to improve my reading comp ... faster. Typically, you want to spend 3-4 min reading ... that passage depending on how many questions they are and ... -
CC - to complete? & how long did it take?I am cosidering purchasing a package to complete the CC. For a bit of background: I previously self studied from January until June, with the intenti…
... but then I read too many forum threads to count and watched ... a few webinars about how to ... I revisited the CC numerous times to sharpen up different skills. ... And then I progressed to studying more specific grammar ... -
What is your method of mastering LR?LR is by far and away the section I struggle with the most. Some question types I have no issue with but there are others (NA, Flaw mainly) that just…
... discipline and marked up my stimulus and focused on the core ... strategy. I have hurt myself many times because I couldn't quickly ... it would really force me to understand what I am doing ... -
What is your method of mastering LR?LR is by far and away the section I struggle with the most. Some question types I have no issue with but there are others (NA, Flaw mainly) that just…
... and marked up my stimulus and focused on the ... . I have hurt myself many times because I couldn't quickly ... would really force me to understand what I am ... that I need to always incorporate time to keep me on ... always feels as close to test day conditions as ... -
Is it useful?Hey guys! I hope everyone is well and enjoying their summer. I just wanted to throw this out there and see what you guys think... I’m finding d…
... - it’s easier for me to read the stimulus slowly, label the conclusion ... definitely think you need to know how to properly diagram. You certainly ... important on so many different questions. Knowing how to take the negation ... -
Blind Review LRHi guys! I know this has probably been asked many times before but I just want to know how you **exactly** go about BR for LR? I just took a practice…
... been asked many times before but I just want to know ... down each question's stimulus by making sure I ... substantiate any claims the stimulus makes. I then proceed ... br /> I then usually try to write up a brief summary ... trouble with. I seek to understand why I had ... -
Special tips for RCHey everyone, So, I feel I'm at the stage right now at which so many top scorers find themselves at some point in their prep. In fact, maybe 2.5 m…
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Living in RC hellHi all, I've posted about my RC struggles a few times now so I'm few several of you are familiar with my predicament. I have very strong scores in…
... method. I've tried so many of these methods that my ... this point...even when I read the passage and feel really ... that wrong about 9/10 times.
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When will the "old" tests not be *AS* worth doing?I've often contemplated and discussed this with many on this forum and others like it. We now are going to have over 85 PTs available to prep fro…
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When will the "old" tests not be *AS* worth doing?I've often contemplated and discussed this with many on this forum and others like it. We now are going to have over 85 PTs available to prep fro…
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LR, how best to formulate what an answer may look like before going to the answers, anyone?Good morning. This is a recurring thought that I've had and trying to find a framework/rule of thumb that I can use, although it may not work for ev…
... caught up in conditional logic. To prephrase an answer, what ... and grapes. Bob is allergic to both apples and grapes. ... reflects this?
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How to know when to postpone?I might be losing it. I'm plateauing in the low to mid 160's (162-166) and I'm aiming for a 172+. With only weeks left to go to the September exam, s…
... With only weeks left to go to the September exam, ... don't want to take it three times, so I would ... /> > To give some more background, I have read through all ... LR, I make so many stupid mistakes it's sad ... much time you have to dedicate to studying, but I ...What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
STEM! But many of the videos I have seem of JY taking PT's he seems to read the stem after the stimulus. I've always found it puts me in the right frame of mind for the question ahead.Can you power through burnout?I've gotten to the point where I'm just drilling and taking PrepTests now. Ambitiously I've tried to do 1 per day, but I've quickly realized this has…
... taking PrepTests, my scores begin to drop significantly (like a ... too - I may have to read a stimulus multiple times and it often feels ... scenario you're just going to keep hitting diminishing returns. ... 'll need weeks off just to recover.
As ...Month left and me and Flaw questions still don't get along...So about a month out from the September test and I'm feeling....okay. There is one kind of questions that really bothers me though. Flaw. People alwa…
... to me. Sometimes it clicks, and it clicks fast. I read the stimulus ... times it's a slog. I have to constantly refer back to the stimulus ... , try to understand what the AC means, go back to the stimulus ...Losing Motivation :'( And need some general advice please :)Hello! Thanks in advance for reading :) I'm taking the December 2017 LSAT. I've been enrolled in an LSAT course with Blueprint since mid June and …
... too many or you'll forget) and read some ... as I methodically read through stimulus and mechanically associated ... to read to understand, and to read passionately as to be engaged in the stimulus ... ! I'm going to ...Losing Motivation :'( And need some general advice please :)Hello! Thanks in advance for reading :) I'm taking the December 2017 LSAT. I've been enrolled in an LSAT course with Blueprint since mid June and …
... too many or you'll forget) and read some ... as I methodically read through stimulus and mechanically associated ... to read to understand, and to read passionately as to be engaged in the stimulus ... ! I'm going to ...Strategies for a Slow ReaderTo any other slow readers out there--what strategies have you used to understand LR and RC stimuli and passages well? I find myself needing to go th…
... can't hurt you is to read more. Not just the LSAT ... matter what you do, just read. Many times speed just evolves from practice ... . The more you read, the more use to it you get, the ... faster you read.
Learn to unthink!Interesting article especially for those who want to score 170+. I find it very helpful and in some way validates the advice about trusting your gut …
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I definitely run into times on the LSAT where over ... with a seemingly over-complex stimulus. Naturally, I take a few ... it, before then going on to read through 4 completely ridiculous answer ...165 to 170 by December LSATHi all, I hope all of your studies are going well! I'm writing to ask about any tips for the final climb (presumably the hardest one) from a 165 …
... stopped reading for details; I read for structure almost entirely. Quickly ... attitude in the passage. So many times answer choices are not commensurate ... flows. If you know where to find things quickly, you ... details. Again, know where to find them, don't try ...eliminating answer choices - good/bad reasoningHi, In the Logical Reasoning section, how do you **know** when you’ve eliminated a wrong answer choice for the wrong reason (because of faulty reason…
... in the argument expecting you to expose that flaw and unwarranted ... ) Then we really need to have a sense of what ... approach it to make sure I understand the argument/stimulus first ... before going into ACs. Even tho there are many times ...Any tips on RC...
... be to read for structure (rather than focusing on too many ... I write down my times for each passage/set ... cringeworthy -- I made so many bad decisions timing-wise. ... though I haven't read as many of the articles there ... foreign (how many bets that's going to be a ...Any tips on RC...
... reading and understanding what I read when I was growing up ... overall structure. At times I think they try to fool the test ... , you may be tempted to circle too many words which may basically ... worried about how slow I read. It was simply a matter ...Whispering aloud while working through problems...I have a really bad habit of whispering the passages aloud to myself and talking to myself while I work through the problems :( Maybe I have ADD or s…
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I try to read out loud in my head ... that makes sense. I use to whisper out loud because I ... the material. Basically, you need to find something that will help ... find myself reading the same stimulus like 5 times to really understand it.How to get better at predictingThis is for assumption family questions (flaw, na, sa, psa) I see the conclusion. I see the support. But even for the easiest questions (as in one…
... is to just read and understand the stimulus and use that understanding to read each ... of people keep re-reading stimulus 5 times and don't actually ... have a grasp of what the stimulus ...What the Flaw is wrong?In all seriousness, I have managed to get good at every LR question except for this one. I am hovering at 70%. I believe my problem is that I have m…
... me to almost process it backwards. I'll usually read the stimulus and ... a problem in the stimulus. A lot of times ACs are just ... sort of miscellaneous things that when applied to ... test, applying the AC to the stimulus to see if it corrects an ...So everyone talks about BR, but what do you do after BR is of little to no help anymore?I've hit a plateau in the high 160s where it seems I keep falling for dumb answer choices and when I review I don't have a hard time noticing what I …
... the questions you got wrong. Many times when someone says they've ... the question to get you to misunderstand. You need to work on ... you need to discipline yourself to slow down and read correctly as ... makes you double check things to avoid such errors.
...PT73.4.19 and PT34.2.2 (please help)Hi guys, I am having trouble understanding JY's reasoning behind choosing correct answers in the above problems. PT73.4.19 is a necessary assump…
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+ Enabling people to believe that better futures are ... assumption question. Many times these are filled to the brim with ...PT76.S2.Q21 - although the first humans cameHello, As we all know, matching the formal elements in answer choices to the stimulus is a good way to find the correct answer on Parallel type qu…
... ninety-nine percent of the times that works. But sometimes, ... the argument structure you need to parallel. In both cases, ... is to use those formal elements to see which answer choices to read first ... try to find an answer choice based on words from stimulus like ...
