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Road to 170+: "Down to 2, What do I do?" (Long Read: Strategy on how to choose between two LR AC's)Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar. You are humming along in a Logical Reasoning question. You think AC D might be the right answer choice and …
... are completing one or two questions less per section. If ... you are DT2WYD? The first is you’ve not fully ... question (which if you read my last post in this ... go ahead and re-read the stimulus to see ... last because not everyone has read Ellen Cassidy’s Loophole. ... -
Road to 170+: Quit Playing (Logic) Games with My Heart (How to improve LG performance)I'm going to spill some tea for folks, and you may not like it. If you want to get over 170 on the LSAT you have to be prepared to get 23/23 on th…
... their appearance. Contrast that with RC which varies in difficulty not ... few tips of my own. Read on for those!
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-0 LG, -2 LR, -13 RC. Help please!Hello! Title pretty much says it all. I have been able to fine tune LG and LR to the point where I am only missing 5 star questions or in the event I…
... 5 star questions or in the event I just read something wrong ... . But for the life of me I cannot read ... the RC passages fast enough or ... enough to get a decent RC score. The low res method ... -
Getting Worse...desperate for adviceJust finished the starter pack. Diagnostic 157, first few PTs after the CC I was scoring in the high 160s but the last 5 have gotten progressively wo…
... the starter pack. Diagnostic 157, first few PTs after the CC ... , and make problem sets of questions in priority areas I've ... one game). The issue for RC seems to be timing; it ... who took the time to read this, thank you so much ... -
How to Read More EfficientlyI'm a slow reader by nature, and years of school have pretty much taught me to skim everything I read for the main points to combat that. But studyin…
... to skim everything I read for the main points ... 's so important to read every single word to ... . I end up missing questions that I easily could have ... disparity is even greater in RC where I usually end ... similar struggles while learning to read for the LSAT? Are ... -
Getting worse at RC-how to fix with limited time?Having taken about a dozen PTs so far, I've noticed that I seem to be shifting from a general range of -1 to -3 on RCs to -3 to -7s. I'm currently on…
... RC, thinking 'how the hell am I supposed to read ... all this AND answer all these questions in ... a lot of LR questions where there is by ... of a need with difficult RC questions to 'weigh' the ... studying, or doing more RC problem sets by themselves, ... -
A motivational story: 138-161 and finally going to law school, Thank you 7sageI was sitting down at a hotel lobby getting ready to take my first LSAT ever. I remember reading huge words and arguments and thought to myself: "**O…
... , and only about 5 questions right on Logic games. ... up. I mastered games first through full-proofing and then ... , and then on to RC. My highest PT was ... didn't know how to read properly and put in ... . Please reach out with any questions!
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Advice on last month of studyHi all! I took the lsat a year ago and scored 162. I retook May LSAT Flex this year and ended up cancelling the score. In my mocks, I've been scoring…
... 've just been using the questions. I would love to hear ... within the first 15questions which lowers my score.
RC: Honestly, I ... during questions, making markings, etc. I've been trying to read challenging ... -
HELP! Low Timed Score but High BR Score: How Should I Continue To Study?Hello all! I’m having trouble bringing my timed score up to my BR score. Based on my scores and studying history, how do you guys think I should cont…
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Today, I took my first PT since the diagnostic and ... about 4 minutes to read a passage in RC.
The reason ... have 85% accuracy on the questions that I do answer and ... to 178.
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Specific Reference RC questionsAny tips on Specific Reference RC questions? These are consistently the only questions I miss when doing RC passages and if I can improve my efficien…
... Specific Reference RC questions? These are consistently the only questions I miss ... when doing RC passages and ... really solid improvement on my RC section scores. I've ... seeing that Specific Reference questions will be different in ... -
Closing gap between actual and BR score?Hi all! I just hit the 160s for the first time (yay!) it was a BR score so I'm not sure how consistent it will be going forward... but exciting no…
... not answer nearly all the questions, as I was trying ... maintaining accuracy (thanks to my first ever 163, as well ... I often have to re-read the argument in order ... make it to the last RC passage timed, I assume ... /> LR2 - 17/26
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Help with Main Point QuestionsOf all the questions in RC, I ironically have the most difficulty with the first one - the main point/author's purpose question. I almost always can …
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173, Thank You 7Sage!I cannot thank you all enough for creating such a great platform and fostering an equally amazing online community. I don't have any extraordinary st…
... read one comparative passage first then eliminate. I was always good at RC ... then going back to flagged questions effective for me. For ... found being aggressive on tough questions by crossing out as many ... more time mastering PARA/PF questions using lawgic. I got ... -
I raised my score by 22 points in 2 months (151-173) Study TipsBefore I begin, I think it would help if I stated my strong and weak points so that if they differ greatly from yours, you don't have to waste your t…
... need to master this section first, before you do anything ... 50% focused on LR and RC. It felt good to ... catch on to the "read the question first" strategy for the ... it. Reading the question first really helped me, I ... test I did 8 LR questions and one LG to ... -
156 (Diagnostic) --> 178 (July Flex)I got a 178 on the July Flex thanks to 7Sage, a consistent study partner, a good study environment and luck! My study methodology: I took my dia…
... -May: I took my first practice test 5/23, ... smaller problem sets (~10 questions) of each problem type ... problem and predict answers. RC was the section where I ... the test where I just read a novel all day, ... free to PM me with questions - this community really ... -
RC Inference style questionsRC is by far my worst section-- and the most inconsistent which worries me. I can go from -3 to -8 between preptests. I find that on preptests I ge…
RC is by far my worst ... get a lot of inference questions wrong. I'm usually able ... has similar problems with inference questions! -
RC MSS Inference QuestionsI keep on seeing a trend for myself that I keep on getting inference questions specifically the MSS ones wrong. I think my first issue is that while …
... inference questions specifically the MSS ones wrong. I think my first issue ... towards more of a MBT questions. Anyone have any advice on ... to identify and approach these questions? Thanks! -
Everything I know...As I begin law school at Cornell next week, I have felt increasingly compelled to reflect on my LSAT journey. I spent 2 years tirelessly grinding, pu…
... this test, but you first must make sure it ... does visual explanations regarding questions on philosophy and science. ... as inspiration to write LR questions.
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RC Line Number Questions on Test DayHello everyone, While the printable preptests and 7Sage's digital tester use line numbers when referencing sentences in RC questions, I noticed th…
... numbers when referencing sentences in RC questions, I noticed the digital preptests ... ". Can anyone confirm what those questions are like when taking the ... the box to condense the RC passage on test day as ... -
RC- How to handle relationships in passages, and how to anticipate up-front?I usually got -4 to -6 on RC, and -4 on the rest of other sections on PTs. I have significant improvement on the other two sections following blind r…
... got -4 to -6 on RC, and -4 on the rest ... it insufficient to answer inference questions.
There are usually ... to the consequences. When I read, I understood that there was ... to trouble when doing inference questions.
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Correcting RC Questions! #help!#help I have been trying to come up with the best way to approach these RC questions, especially the ones I get wrong. I have reverted back to Phase …
... best way to approach these RC questions, especially the ones I get ... a few of the RC passages. For the questions you get wrong ... then watch his analysis and questions after I do it on ... my way of thinking for RC questions than for the other two ... -
Need Help RCmy worst section is RC.. I read the power scores and they say read the entire passage and "summarize" as youre reading.. others say skim thru and hig…
my worst section is RC.. I read the power scores and they ... say read the entire passage and "summarize ... attack from the questions.. Who is very strong in RC and can ... 139 BECAUSE of LR and RC -
Missing 12-15 on RC.. any advice?At this point I might as well just guess all the answers ha ha! To be fair, I've only taken 2 RC sections so far (have been studying LR and LG for…
... I've only taken 2 RC sections so far (have ... front and get through the questions quickly, I even thought ... .
I do read The Economist but I saw ... been exposed to Every Single RC passages in the PTs ( ... where I am after BR. RC, being weighed more in ... -
RC is really dragging me back. Need advice!My LR and LG are improving but NOT RC. I get under 5 LR questions wrong and under 3 LG questions wrong each section. But RC is averaging 15+ wrong qu…
... under 3 LG questions wrong each section. But RC is averaging ... 15+ wrong questions, which is very ... is the vocabularies in RC. When I read a word that I ... very similar, especially on inference questions.
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Help Improving LR and RC ScoreI wanted to know if anyone had any tips for improving LR and RC scores? I am currently getting -9 to -11 for LR, and around the same for RC. I also…
... tips for improving LR and RC scores? I am currently getting ... , and around the same for RC. I also am finding that ... missed it in the first place. And for RC, I feel like ... get tripped up during the questions. #help -
Completely bombed October FlexHey everyone I just wrote the October Flex, and I completely bombed it beyond all imagination. I was PT at around 172 (using PT 70s and 80s), and …
... about left 5 to 8 questions blank per section. I just ... on the questions. Now about specific sections.
RC: I read the ... it said. And for some questions, I had no idea ... straight for the questions. LR: went through the first 15 questions pretty fast ... -
Post-October 2020 LSAT Emotions-Hello fellow 7Sagers! Long time reader, first-time commenter, here. I just completed my second LSAT exam. I canceled my first score, which was pr…
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Long time reader, first-time commenter, here. I just ... LSAT exam. I canceled my first score, which was probably for ... attention to stimuli on easier questions.
During the actual ... how my LR and RC went. I have read a few posts ... -
Plateauing? Consider a break, seriously.Hey everyone, Just wanted to share my experience in case it's helpful to some of you. I took the October LSAT-Flex and am also registered for Nov…
... to help much on LR/RC and I would often second ... wrong. I just took my first PT since the October test ... and LR/RC felt great - I could move through questions quickly, trust ... my intuition, and not read too far ... -
Improvement Tips from my 7 Month LSAT JourneyHi everyone! I recently got back a 174 on the October LSAT and some people reached out with questions about study tips, so I thought I would type up …
... Answer Journal religiously). I also read Loophole, which really helped ... set. Then, on the first section (RC), I just completely blanked - ... available for the open-ended questions without new rules.
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Sunk cost fallacy and skipping LSAT questionsWe've all been there. You've invested 60 seconds reading a dense stimulus and probably another 10 seconds scanning the ridiculous answer choices. …
... just move onto the easy questions.
**BUT, NO!**
read it ALL AGAIN because it ... didn't make sense the first time and now you're ... of no return on these questions?
