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Gap Closure - Raw Score: 150 ; BR Score: 171Hi Y'all ! So as you can see I have a pretty big gap between my raw scores (Pt 40 - 147) and (Pt 41 - 150) and my latest BR score of 171. What are…
... faulty reasoning presented in each stimulus. You mentioned slow reading as ... (by rearranging info in the stimulus to verify if necessary)--has ... 't read every word of the stimulus first. I look at the question briefly ... -
To those who haven't taken June test yet...Hi all, I know many of us are in the same boat in that we may not be writing until Tuesday (and in some cases Thursday I think?). Anyways, I just …
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First, we all need to know ... used to be unable to read comments or really anything regarding the ... while I have not read every comment or every post there ... also read about how horribly a section went and then double question ... -
LSAT basics - when to skip and when to guess.There seems to be mention of skipping questions in some of the tutorials. I know some standardized tests penalize more for a wrong answer than a skip…
... you haven’t really read the question enough to have an ... answer
so you read the stimulus and you’re 45 seconds ... answer choice, so you naturally read the 3 remaining options again ... and nothing to second guess or question your decision so you can ... -
Tips for mastering LR conditional language?Hoping to crowd-source resources. I'm fairly comfortable if I can diagram a sentence but am trying to slowly wean myself off this time-consuming meth…
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Urgent: Need studying advice! Not sure what to focus on to increase LSAT Score.I've been studying for 2 months now, but I'm not sure if that studying is helping at all because of my PTs! My raw score seems to be decreasing...wit…
... spoken about as I read (1). I don' ... particular phrasing. What assumptions or ideas are they pushing ... trying to confuse us or distract us from ... relation to the stimulus and the question asked, and finally ... determine whether it's correct or not
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PT92.S3.Q7 - Crop GeneticistsI feel like there are a lot more recent-test RC questions that have me scratching my head. I understand the LSAT writers are extremely skilled and ma…
... of this if this question were #27 as opposed ... if I could approach this question differently, I would've ... be addressed. If you read the first and last sentences of ... to trip people up or disrupt old dogma for ... other author's view question that I answered) can ... -
Help approaching Main Purpose for RCBased on some recent RC translation drills, I've been struggling with "main purpose" questions. It seems I don't have a super crisp understanding of …
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how to get speed?Feel like my accuracy is improving on weaken questions but how do I improve speed? Any suggestions?
... strengthen questions, do some untimed or timed, to which you ... only focus on question stems, trying to understand stimulus, what the ... very best to understand the stimulus FIRST, then moving to ACs ONLY ... after you have understood the stimulus. If you don't ... -
Advice for Jan LSATHi everyone, I need some advice on the upcoming Jan LSAT. I constantly read stories on here of people scoring 170+ and I feel like such a failure …
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-Focus on the stimulus first, the answer choices are 80 ... on pretty much any LR question but especially the ones around ... question 18-16 because they're ... for a low hanging fruit question or something that you can quickly ... -
How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
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How do you typically approach an LR question?I'm really curious to know some of y'all's process. Mike Kim talks about prioritizing the right information, not necessarily ALL of the information i…
... I used to read the question stem first as I learned ... to read the stimulus first. I found that by reading the question stem first, ... I was focusing less on the stimulus ... I switched to reading the stimulus first since October and I ... -
Stimulus or Question Type First?hi all! Happy Friday!! Ellen Cassidy (EC) from Loophole is a strong proponent of the former but some disagree. I have been studying for about …
... me that most top scorers read the stimulus first, idk what credibility that ... I did better when reading stimulus first. At the end of the ... evaluating the stimulus the same way regardless of what question type it ... -
Stimulus or Question Type First?hi all! Happy Friday!! Ellen Cassidy (EC) from Loophole is a strong proponent of the former but some disagree. I have been studying for about …
... decided to try reading STEM first approach for the next couple ... the slate (transitioning into new question) and time management. And I ... to read stimulus any different than I would if I read STIM first.
Stimulus or Question Type First?hi all! Happy Friday!! Ellen Cassidy (EC) from Loophole is a strong proponent of the former but some disagree. I have been studying for about …
... read the stimulus first, but am trying to make it a habit to read ... the stem first because I've ... stimulus only to realize that it was a "find the conclusion" question ... and that I just wasted time rereading the stimulus and ...Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: Reading the stimulus first or the question stem in LR sections?**[I am posting on behalf of a 7Sage user. Please feel free to leave your comments below. Thank you for your help!]** Hi guys - would you recommen…
... bit in the ways they read and process information, I think ... this is to take four (or more) LR sections and alternate ... between reading the stem and stimulus first. Then, if you're performing ... with one of the methods or if one method just "works ...At a brain stop in LRI originally started out LR by just drilling here and there and not paying too much attention to it until recently. I have been reading books, watchi…
Knowing what the question wants can distract you from the argument. Try reading the stimulus first. Identify its conclusion, support, and what if anything is wrong with the argument. Then read the question stem and prephrase an AC before reading the ACs.Necessary AssumptionsHi guys, I went through the curriculum for necessary assumption questions and I am still not showing improvement in any of the PTs I am taking. I was…
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Read stimulus and identify premises and conclusion ... with NA questions or any other LR question type or aspect of the ...Question on Main Point - Metaphors Question StemHello! I got the answer right for this LR question, but was having a hard time unpacking the last sentence of the prompt. I know starting with "for u…
... time on test day or during timed PTs are ... of a word or phrase in the stimulus that had me ... metaphor applies a phrase or meaning to something of ... applicable. Thus, _how I read the first sentence is that a ... are applying an idea (or meaning) to something that ...154-176I just wanted to share my LSAT story as it comes to a close. I took a diagnostic in December and got a 154, and then studied all spring semester with…
... to stuff, I would always read the stimulus first, and see what sticks ... , and then I would read the question and see what it wants ...Harder LR QuestionsHi! I've consistently been noticing that when I get near the end of an LR section I miss the last 5-6 questions. I'm not sure how to improve from he…
... First, I force myself to have a strong grasp on the question ... 's stimulus before looking at the ... re-reading the entire stimulus once or twice before going into ... I misunderstood something in the stimulus or didn't consider some ...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…
... question wrong.
- Misread stimulus
- Misread AC
- Misidentified conclusion or ... br /> I drilled by question type first and then when I was ... plan of attack. The first two tests I took ... , try reading the questions first. This gives you the ...LR Questions Approach/StrategyIs it safe to say that on the LSAT we always have to accept the premises as true? When I do an LR section, I don't usually take the time to "attack" …
... only think of maybe two or three instances where I've ... 's (and to even NOT read the question stem beforehand). When I ... 'm reading an argument in the stimulus ... , I do question the strength of the ...Please help me with the reading compHello friends, I have been studying over the last 4 months and have seen a SIGNIFICANT improvement on my LR, currently averaging about 1-4 incorrect …
... when you kinda get it, or when you are lost. I ... Profile, Clash of viewpoints Problem, or are they just telling you ... read it correctly. So what do they do? The very first question ... always, without hesitation, skip the first question. Instead, I immediately jump ...PT11.S2.Q18 - television slogans catch phrases* Premise: - TV news watchers have NO expectations of careful discussion of public issues. - newspaper readers have the expectation of…
... people watch the news AND read newspapers, the action of watching ... impact. Whether they do read the newspapers or not, anybody who watches ... .com/lsat_explanations/lsat11-section-2-question-18/Timing/PacingI am still trying to get the timing right. Recognize that there will be questions that I will have to skip and come back to if I have time at the end…
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LR- First 10 in 10 min or less ... (and if possible first 15 in 15 ... min (someone wrote doing the first two games within 15 min ... 9 (aim to finish the first two passages within 15 min)PT.56.S2.Q25 - counterproductive for farmers to use insecticidesPrest Test 56 - section 2 - Q25. <font color=red>Question removed. Please see video for question:</font> http://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-…
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read my thought process so you ... Explanation in the answer choices or question stems, does it mean ...Reevaluating Study Strategy and GoalsSo just bombed my fourth PT and I think it's about time I reevaluate my timeline and goals in here. Mid 160's is my target but I can't seem to see th…
... really brought down by my first test where I pretty much ... on timing and understanding the stimulus quickly, or if I should come ... more exams. Even since my first PT I've noticed a ...Study PlanI'm trying to figure out the best way to make use of the 7Sage Core curriculum, the LSAT Trainer, and a bunch of grouped LR questions based on questi…
... grouped LR questions based on question-type (going up to PT ... the course and then read the Trainer or vice-versa? Would you ... make use of the grouped question ... lecture on that specific type or use them later for review ...Does "Pre-phrase" = Prediction? And is it actually wise to do so?Hi, all. I was on a wonderful webinar the other night led by the friendly and knowledgeable sage, @c.janson35. He mentioned that he often formulate…
... a key guiding question, based on the test section or question type).
read the fantastic, "Thinking, Fast and ...Nicole Hopkins RC Webinar NotesShoutouts to @"Nicole Hopkins" for some incredible content here for RC. I know that I've never used an annotation system like this before and look f…
... re not trying to read for detail or to analyze, we ... JY’s Memory Method:
• Read the passage
• Make main ... or something is presented use a star
• Any time a question ... eliminating answer choices
Read it, notate it, and attack ...
