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Help! Raising Scores, Trouble with LG and RCHi 7Sagers, So far I have taken two PTs and they both have me around a similar range. I got a 157 on the one I just took (PT52) and a 156 on the pr…
... situation questions (usually the first question for each game) as ... mentioned how the question stems of each RC question is unique. ... , if the question stem reads “according to the passage...”, then you ... been explicitly stated in the passage.
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What to do after Blind Review?Hello, I've been studying the LSAT since December 2018. I've gone through the PowerScore and Manhattan books with a diagnostic of around 158 with …
Drill first. Before you score ... write out explanations for LR/RC answers.
question write down why you ... a misunderstanding of the question stem or you incorrectly identified ... on an individual game/passage, and for LR practice ... -
Best way to review/blind review RCHey fellow 7Sagers, I was wondering if you guys had strategies you could share about how to best review/blind review an RC section? Cheers,
I believe RC is very personal ... /> But for me, I first BR using only the brief ... reading a passage. Then I reread the passage and ... to concrete proof in the passage.
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142 - 169 Thank you 7Sage!Cold diagnostic in April 2019 was 142, after over a year of studying solely with 7Sage (on and off due to working full time) I snagged a 169 with the…
... 152-157. After those first three PTs (152-157 ... understand after reading the question stem. What I noticed ... question made sense. Saved me a lot of time rereading the first ... came to RC, I figured out which passage types ... to go through those first, because I knew ... -
feeling beaten down - RCI started with a 152 diagnostic, and after four months, my score has fluxed between 157-162, mostly at 158-160. I **need** a 165 on the August LSAT, …
... of odd to me at first, this is a section ... BR'd with rigor. RC is also my biggest area ... the purpose- of a passage broadly and each paragraph or ... questions, looking only at the question stem, not any of the ... would be. Yes, even RC can benefit from pre-phrasing ... -
Plateaued in the low 170s - advice appreciated!Hi all! I'm taking the August LSAT and likely registering for October too. I'm stuck in the low 170s and really want to get my PT score up into at le…
... with Blind Review and final question review with no other study ... ) For RC, I found that I was in "LR Question Stem" reading mode ... something very similar to the passage before and was just skimming ... to comprehend more on the first pass through, I've really ... -
How many passages should I drill in a single study session?RC is my weakest section. I plan on drilling RC passages every day until I get a better grasp. Right now, I usually miss 1 or 2 questions per passage…
... . When I drill RC, I do the passage under timed conditions and ... 've missed reading it the first time through and what I ... also includes taking apart the question stem and all the answer choices ... figure out what made a question difficult or easy. When reviewing ... -
How to approach harder RCI've been PTing tests in the 20's and 30's because I've done PT's in the 50's and 60's already. However after getting back to practicing in the 50's …
... I would read the question stem to make sure I ... are asking of me RC this is super important ... the question stem wants. For example 'according to the passage it ... being mentioned in the first paragraph along with the ... you have been doing RC for a while you ... -
135 to 162!Hey Team, I just wanted to share that after receiving and opening the February LSAT Score today morning, the relief and joy of seeing the hard wo…
... with RC was really diving deep into what the Question stem is ... jump back into the passage to find something ES ... the connection between the two question types (SI and MSS). ... on that AC at first which resulted in me ... of questions on a passage are more so based ... -
Blind Review feels like an inefficient way to study (50% extra time, scoring ~170 right now)I'm 6 months into studying full-time, and I've been using 7Sage. My first LSAT sitting will be in September. My goal score is 175+. I've hit 170 a…
... advice for RC, a few things come to mind. First, actually ... verbose, unfamiliar, and overwhelming. The first person who comes to mind ... is way harder than any passage we could be given. Ok ... attention to the question stem in RC. Skim reading a stem, which you can ... -
Reading Comprehension Plateau - Personal account of issues, requesting insightLots of words below outlining my issues with the section. If you're also struggling with RC and/or have come up with novel solutions, please consider…
... look at and approach the RC section. Here are my ... a hypothetical situation in the question stem, I decide if the hypothetical ... of the passage.
Your Concerns:
- First, it is ... . Knowing exactly what the RC section is testing and how ... -
Advice Please - 155 to 160I started my journey about a year ago, with about a 140 diagnostic. Went to 148, then 150, now 155 on the last April test. My average for the last 10…
... 7Sage tutor chiming in here! First off, I would echo the ... answer to question 3 (for example). For LR and RC, your ... on understanding for each stimulus, question stem, and AC.
... move on from a question/game/passage when wrong answer journaling ... -
THANK YOU! 150 --> 171A big fat sincere Thank You to everybody who makes discussion posts and comments on JY's lessons. I swear I've read hundreds of them that made me lau…
... - Misread LG rule and/or Question Stem (this was the only reason ...
I drilled by question type first and then when I was ... re struggling with RC, try reading the questions first. This gives ... , for RC questions, always find evidence in the passage. When I ... -
How did you break into the 170's from high 160's?Looking to hear from individuals who were able to break into the 170's or atleast a 170. I've been PTing in the mid 160's and BR'ing in the high 160s…
... me, what worked for RC was doing untimed sections and ... way I looked at RC and drastically improved my ... I personally read the stem first so I know exactly what ... 'm looking for in the passage.
Making ... I come across a question in a game where I ... -
Tips on Study Strategies (~170)Hi everyone, I'm currently scoring around the 170 area in PTs, and I'm trying to come up with ways to improve. I think the biggest issue is a mix…
... on long walks, did 5 question LR drills whenever I was ... every single RC passage is super interesting. Pause after the first paragraph for ... without going back into the passage which sped up easy ... And sometimes I read the question stem more times than the actual ... -
RC question, reading questions/answer choices before the passage.I was wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this method? So far I've just been doing VIEWSTAMP and following the 7Sage advice, but I can't h…
... bit by absorbing the questions first, but I am worried that ... -
Starting form the last passageHas anyone tried this before? I plan on doing it on the PT I take tomorrow and I feel like it could be a legitimate strategy. My RC is consistently m…
... be a legitimate strategy. My RC is consistently my most weakest ... i begin the last passage and the last passage is just about ... I've noticed that the first passage is consistently the easiest, in ... end with (hopefully) an easier passage in front of me carrying ... -
Saving time-searching for conclusion firstHi, just joined 7Sage and had a quick question that I thought I would try to clear up before the LSAT on Saturday! (:/ pretty nervous). I've been …
... 7Sage and had a quick question that I thought I would ... that you find the conclusion first for the LR questions. Now ... if you hand me a question I can point out the ... go into the question, having read the question stem, and just first look for ... -
Blind Review score higher than actual scoreHi Everyone In the beginning of doing prep test, my highest actual score is 152 with highest blind review score 162 after 7 prep tests. I figured so…
... and focused on drilling cambridge RC, LR section. I just restarted ... I get stuck even before question 10, this should be easy ... happened to me in the RC as well since I want ... of questions right in the first passage which is supposed to be ... -
Do I hit a wall? Any advice would be appreciated, Thank you!!Hi Everyone, In the beginning of June this summer, I was in the middle 150. In the last 4 prep test, I got 154 in prep test 63(BR 169), 160 in prep …
... test 51(BR 174). RC is my worst section and ... I consider doing easiest question in each passage first and then going ... 21(BR 22), first LR19 (BR 24), RC 17 (BR 21 ... Prep test 68, RC 13 (BR 24), first LR 21 (BR ...
Still, when I do RC and LR, I was always ... -
Got too many wrongs in LR, feeling hopeless.For some reasons, I spent most of my time on practicing LR and it is so far my worst section. Just took Pt47 today and got 22 wrong in LR. The breakd…
... LR. The breakdown is -5 RC -3LG -8LR and -14 ... is reading the stimulus, question stem and pick the correct answer ... was a hard question. I tried reading stem first but i got ... so bad on LR and RC for the previous test ... up canceling it. Now my RC seems ok, but LR ... -
PT25.S2.Q19 - in all mammalian specieshttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-25-section-2-question-19/ This is the first one I have missed on the 7 practice sets I have done so far for …
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This is the first one ... was a really weird question stem that I had to ... the question. Since I did not really understand the stem, ... about non-mammals. The passage is just about mammals. ... trying to redo this question. This is supported. ... -
Inferences questions POVFor MSS/must be true questions on RC that don't have a point of view in the question stem, can we assume that they are looking for what the author t…
For MSS/must be true questions on RC that don't have a point of view in the question stem, can we assume that they are looking for what the author thinks? Ex:what is most strongly supported? What can be inferred from the passage? -
Question About a LSAT ProblemI am looking at the LSAT Prep book distributed by Kaplan and I am already confused about the material. (I have not purchased a 7Sage course yet as I'…
... am already asking questions). The first chapter is about LSAT Reasoning ... the other? For example, one "question stem" they gave was "Which of ... is when they ask the question, "Which of the following could ... -
Feb. LSAT RC WoesLike a lot of you who took the LSAT last weekend, I found the RC section to be incredibly difficult. I'm not good at RC to begin with and typically h…
... RC to begin with and typically have to skip an entire passage ... first passage that LSAC had come out swinging with a really tough RC ... the answers I chose. The first passage took me a lot longer ... that skipping the employee rights passage (opposed to skipping the ... -
7Sagers, is there a single LR question that taught you the most? Come in and post!7Sagers, is there an example of a LR question that you have deconstructed front to back that really paid dividends for you? I’m not talking about m…
... -Except question. The first layer of difficulty on this question for ... the “except” element of the question stem. For some reason, I ... br />
The first lesson this question provided me was not ... smooth. The first time I got this question wrong I simply ... -
[Study Guide]: Principle Question SubtypesFor those of you on the PT 55 BR call -- sorry it took me so long to get this up, but below are my notes on Principle questions and subtypes. Please …
... appealing answer choice.
Question stem: “The reasoning above most closely ... /> Abstract —-> Specific
Question stem: “Of the following, which one ... to the principle that the passage illustrates?”
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Small things to improve your score?What are some simple/fundamental stuff that someone can work on to improve their chances of getting a good score (or a better one than usual)? I've b…
... figured out that the first question after an RC passage asks for the main ... conclusion of a passage... for some ... whole passage. Is this new understanding of the main point RC question a ... -
PT23.S4.Q14 - the debate over the environmental crisisHi guys! I wanted to get some feedback on this RC question. The prompt asks for the main idea and the right answer is that 'the views of ecologist…
... get some feedback on this RC question.
The ... It implies that the passage is primarily dedicated towards explaining ... br />
Back to the first paragraph, the final sentence talks ... /lsat-23-section-4-passage-3-passage/
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RC StaminaHey everybody, So i'm encountering a strange phenomenon in RC. First off, I've officially succeeded in getting a -0 in an RC passage. If anyone r…
... encountering a strange phenomenon in RC. First off, I've officially succeeded ... -0 in an RC passage. If anyone remembers my RC scores from before ... and worst and worst. My first passage is a -0 and by ... right back at a bad RC person. Has anyone else had ...
