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What to do at last five minutes?(Esp. RC)Hello 7sages, At last 5 minutes, I tend to be nervous and thus become quite inefficient at the last five minutes for each section, especially for …
... a whole passage, and I become too nervous to read and ... miss the whole passage. I used to use last five minutes to ... /> 1. Stay calm at last 5 minutes (first five minutes are much ... situation.
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The Economist, Scientific America, Science Magazine_how to read them?Dear there, How do you read these articles? Especially the last one: Science Magazine. The article most often, if not all, are subjects that …
... /> How do you read these articles? Especially the last one: Science Magazine ... go down into the actual passage.
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Would reading questions first be helpful at all to grasp what the passage would be about?Edit&additional questions: Let me change the title and ask a bit different question since it seems we can only post 2 threads per day... for RC, …
... reading questions first would help me to understand what passage would ... comprehend the reading better, read it faster or slower?
read slow. (and sometimes it ... others read...when you do not understand something in the passage, ... -
[ENDED] Free RC Tutoring, A-B Passage; PT 65 Passage 3Hi Everyone, Last session was great. Thanks to everyone who showed up. We made RC fun!. : ) So last time we focused on low resolution-high re…
... RC fun!. : )
So last time we focused on low ... resolution summary and how to read and comprehend RC passages effectively ... own. But lets Blind Review Passage 3 together.
If you ... who couldn't make it last time?
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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…
... drill things down in the last month I have to study ... make stupid mistakes within the first 15questions which lowers my score ... many methods like reading the passage twice and not going back ... . I've been trying to read challenging articles and work on ... -
Reading ComprehensionHi everyone! How do you guys approach Reading Comprehension and what improvements have you seen on that section? Last month I did well on it, sco…
... you seen on that section? Last month I did well on ... in a timed full test. Last 2 or 3 times I ... of the reading the third passage), and I got like 3 ... was fully awake during the first passage I read, and then the third ... -
Comparative Passage StrategyI like that JY recommends - answering questions that are just about passage A before even reading passage B (to prevent mixing up info in passages). …
... I encountered a Comparative Passage on a PT where ... passage B....
In a case like that, should I read passage ... B first, answer the questions on ... B, then proceed with Passage A? ... -
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 …
... that you find the conclusion first for the LR questions. ... question, having read the question stem, and just first look for ... conclusion indicating word, read the conclusion and then read the rest. ... addition to practicing for the last days of keeping mindful ... -
Last Second Tweaks ?Hi everyone. As i got closer to test day my scores kind of dipped for various reasons. Also i had struggled with timing for most of my process especi…
... started doing the 3rd game first, then the fourth, then the ... without referring back to the passage. I realize this may seem ... enlightening. Anybody else have any last second tweaks? and Good luck ... -
Prep Test #43, S#3, Q#23 - Each of many different human hormonesMain Conclusion question. Chose A, however the OA is B. Confused. Here is my reasoning... A. Labeled this as the main conclusion. It is verb…
... the passage.
B. Labeled this as a premise. I read ... like it supported the first sentence and is ... " and is the last sentence of the passage (characteristic trap on the ... -
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…
... how to develop a right "first intuition" towards the answer and ... RC, but improve during the last few weeks by strictly following ... doing the blind review, I read it again, do the summaries ... a quick scan of the passage (re-read, but with much better ... -
7Sage Changes and UpdatesA fellow 7Sager had a great idea of making a discussion thread to let you all know about site changes and updates, so here we go! JY and I will do o…
... /personal-statement-2-draft-1-read-and-evaluate/
... now properly defaults to your last chosen speed. It was showing ... lsat_explanations/lsat-67-section-1-passage-2-passage/
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Had my first LSAT dream last night.I'm six weeks into study, preparing for October. Had my first LSAT dream last night and, strangely enough, my understanding of some tough Logic ha…
I'm six weeks into study, preparing for October.
Had my first LSAT dream last night and, strangely enough, my understanding of some tough Logic has fallen into place today.
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Where I'm at..I jokingly started saying I was going to be a lawyer about a year ago. Towards the end of February I found out that our local law school was acceptin…
... local school. So the first week of March I took ... I found 7Sage. At first I was going to ... my highest being a 165 last night. Logic games have ... passage. I recently started marking up passages as I read ... more focused in the passage although my markings hardly ... -
What to do in between Prep TestsHi!!! I have written my history before, but I'll do a general recap. Studied (mostly with Cambridge) before the December 2014 LSAT. Finally purchased…
... my first prep test (for this study cycle) last weekend. ... ?
What I did last week was....
... review where in the passage I could have found ... to BR the RC passage. I then reviewed both ...
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Journey to the Center of a 180Hi everyone, I posted a couple days ago saying I would do a write up of my study experience, and here it is. For context, I scored a 180 on the Octob…
... took the last two weeks of April and the first two of ... anymore. If you read too much you read too quickly or carelessly ... and the questions as I read. Rewriting words, paraphrasing sentences, all ... where things were in the passage. Basically I took the 7sage ... -
Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
... be considered or even possibly read by these schools. In ... coefficient between LSAT scores and first year grades is roughly 0 ... schools grades, rankings, and bar passage rates?
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PT 71 RC #13: Why is E wrong?Hey guys! So two of us were discussing this question on the BR call last night. I chose D, which is the correct answer, but I want confirmation for w…
... question on the BR call last night. I chose D, which ... ." The pertinent lines in the passage read: "By contrast, tax doctrine and ... chose D because the first sentence of Passage B explains that a ... -
Active Reading Webinar NotesHey guys I was at the Active Reading Webinar last night and I typed up a bunch of notes for people who couldn't attend. I had to leave early for wor…
... at the Active Reading Webinar last night and I typed up ... do you do Actively Read:
• READ SLOWLY & TAKE BREAKS ... how the strength of the passage/stimulus relates to the strength ... at the end of the first sentence: “Stop sign that breaks ... -
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…
... you who took the LSAT last weekend, I found the ... an entire passage because I don't read fast enough.< ... I knew once I read the first passage that LSAC had come ... answers I chose. The first passage took me a lot longer ... about their RC performance last Saturday? -
Should I take the Sept exam and cancel the score or pospone the date/get a refund?Unfortunately, I have ALREADY registered for my Sept exam but I won't be able to get the score I want by Sept. Things didn't work out according to pl…
... 20-30 PTs before my first actual exam, but as of ... before the last logic game. I'm not able to read all ... get to read, I get 1-3 wrongs per passage. RC is ... keep on studying after the first exam, and hopefully by Dec ... be able to take one last exam in Feb. I also ... -
How is my Comparative Passage strategy?I first read Passage A, and because I'm a nervous impulsive person, I go straight to the questions that refer only to passage A and do those, and the…
I first read Passage A, and because I'm ... questions that refer only to passage A and do those, and ... I'll forget what I read in A after I finish ... because of what I've read in B.)
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What's wrong with me?I'm at the point that I just don't know what's wrong with me and why I can't break into the high 160's/170's. Somebody please tell me, because I'm lo…
... am now panicking.
First, I have always been under ... sometimes have to rush my last RC passage a bit and complete ... than anyone I know or read about. I'm about ready ... -
Why we should not read questions first in RC?When I studied for other tests, people suggest to read questions first. Why we should not do the same for this test? What makes this test different…
When I studied for other tests, people suggest to read questions first.
Why we should not do the same for this test?
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How to work on my weaknesses after not doing well on Sept LSATHi, first time poster long time lurker here.. I just wrote my LSAT a few days ago after studying on and off for over a year. I'm certain I did n…
Hi, first time poster long time ... too much time overanalyzing the first two games and was only ... of the questions and the last game. I was really ... and I had to re-read things over and over ... completely guessed on the fourth passage. The timing just really screws ... -
Do you read the Stimulus or Question Stem first?Hello fellow 7sagers, There is no right or wrong answer to the question at hand. I know 7Sage's method is to read the question stem first. However, …
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Alternative LSAT Strategy? Working back from last question to firstGreetings fellow 7Sages :) Since questions in each LR/RC section get harder, and since I start to feel mentally fatigued once I reach questions 18…
Mistakes on first RC passageQuick question, I've noticed that I am more prone to missing questions on the first RC passage than I should when I do PTs. I think, I could be wrong…
... to missing questions on the first RC passage than I should when ... students miss more on the first passage....
So my ... missing more questions on the first passage? Is it like something to ... more dumb mistakes in the first couple of questions in LR ...[Ended] Free RC Tutoring - Economics Passage [6 P.M. EDT]Hey Everyone, This week again we will keep practicing the low-high resolution summary method. The point of practice is to get better at what we a…
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Just like last time all you need for ... would recommend not doing the passage before joining.
... /> Free RC Tutoring - Sami [Econ Passage]
Sun, May 28, ... 765-397-405
First GoToMeeting? Try a test session ...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…
I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem first, and I'm trying to figure out which would be better to improve my LR score
