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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…
... the stimulus and remind yourself of the question stem. If there are subtle or ... , modifiers, etc.) where the stimulus either has or lacks those subtleties/small ... stimulus will be the right choice (unless it's an except question ... -
PT28.S3.Q12 - letter to the editor: your article on effective cockroach controlhttp://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-3-question-12/ I really do not understand why the answer is C, and the question stem also seems t…
The question stem says "each of the following ... no bearing on the facts or will be aligned with the ... ) this conflicts with the stimulus because the stimulus states that vexon has ... ) this conflicts with the stimulus because the stimulus states that Roach Ender ... -
Studying for the LSATHi, What is the best way to study for the October LSAT and how many hours a day? I purchased all 3 bibles from Powerscore and all the exams. …
... more than anything when I first started studying. If I remember ... they advocate reading the stimulus first instead of the question stem, which is such ... -
How to improve reading speed on RC?Hi everyone! So RC is my strength and I usually only miss 8-9 questions on the whole section and that is mostly because I run out of time! If I h…
... not because you can't read the passage fast enough. ... don't read well - be it the passage, the question stem, or the answers ...
Advice on how to read faster targets casual reading. If ... very interesting and difficult to read articles:
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scenarios vs brute force approach to questionsdoes anyone have any guidance for determining when to draw out scenarios vs brute force the answer choices? sometimes it's pretty clear that a new lo…
... you can make few or no inferences (question driven games) and ... partially filled or filled game ... happens up front). The first kind rely on your ability ... . In general, if the question stem asks about a certain situation ... -
Manhattan Prep and RC strugglesWhile I've seen my LG and LR improve a lot over time, I'm afraid I've plateaued a bit in RC. On average I make -4. I've already done the whole 7sage …
... I stated before, I've read the RC section of The ... new. It may seem tediuos or even redundant to keep reading ... missed stuff during the first few reads or what, but I do ... method of looking at the question stems first. I think it definitely ... -
Reading QuestionsHey guys I just started started studying for the LSAT and I've watched some 7Sage videos for LR and I've noticed that J.Y usually reads the question …
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Reading QuestionsHey guys I just started started studying for the LSAT and I've watched some 7Sage videos for LR and I've noticed that J.Y usually reads the question …
... would also recommend that you read the stem first. It's a good ... amount of time on the stimulus analyzing and diagnosing it, because ... -
Reading QuestionsHey guys I just started started studying for the LSAT and I've watched some 7Sage videos for LR and I've noticed that J.Y usually reads the question …
Yep. Always read the stem first and mentally note what you're going to have to do as you move forward to the stimulus. -
Do you read the question stem before the argument?I've heard arguments for both. I'm naturally inclined to read the argument before the question stem but I wrote the 12/5 LSAT today and probably got …
... exactly why I read the stimulus first. If I read the stem first, I get tunnel ... vision when I read the stimulus ... -
PT.76.S4.Q25 - bird and reptile species hissingThis question went completely over my head and I still don't understand why the correct answer is (C) for all the tea in China. If someone could plea…
... though....?" For example, this question would read: "how is it that ... an "if true" in the question stem).
You may ... that scared predators away. Or maybe the hissing was accompanied ... be an answer to initial question; this answer indicates that ... -
To those who took their third retake and hit the 170s this December...Lend me your advice! I'm planning on taking the June test after having taken the June 2014 test (basically a 6 month hiatus away from the LSAT minus …
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Drilling: First, I'd print out all ... it's in the stimulus or one of the answer ... single thing in the question that confused you, stop ... in how I approached the question, but in my understanding ... high 160s on the first few, then jumped to ... -
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 …
... done your first round in 30 minutes or less to ... amount of time to read, give or take maybe 15 seconds ... consistency there. An 8 question passage might take 10 ... minutes while a 6 question passage takes 8, which ... once on the initial read through before going into ... -
LG: Get your house in order?I'm wondering how folks actually organize the physical workspace for LG? How and where do you actually write on the paper? I'm kind of old and have d…
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The games are on ... , I do it on the first page. All "upfront" inferences are ... way, if I skip a question, or I come back to review ... a floater due to the question stem, I cover up the parts ... -
Do Contrapositives Require Assumptions???I'm having trouble applying contrapositives because in many instances they seem like bunk. Specifically, it seems like they require unsupported assum…
... question stem will almost always ask you to assume that either the stimulus or ... -
What to do with an LR question stem that has a lot of contextual information?JY is recommending reading the LR question stem first and figure out what question type it is before moving on the the stimulus, which I fully agree …
... the opponents’ counter argument” or something like that. So I ... question stem complicates this anymore than a more generic stem. If anything, the stimulus ... long passages from the stimulus, and in those cases ... of the stimulus. So if this question were to ... -
Tips on better sleepHi guys, I have been studying the LSAT for over a year (will be 2 years in June), and I have been taking prep-tests very often ( nearly one a day)…
... /> Most of us are, more or less, invested in using our ... logic of each and every stimulus, question stem, and answer choice where you ... -
What to do with an LR question stem that has a lot of contextual information?JY is recommending reading the LR question stem first and figure out what question type it is before moving on the the stimulus, which I fully agree …
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I recently encountered this question stem when doing the quiz for ... quickly identify the question stem as a MBT Question and just glance ... re-read the whole thing after I go through the stimulus. ... etc when reading the stimulus will be helpful and save ... -
LR in the 70s- Are they different?So I was averaging -5 total in LR on the 50s and 60s but when I started taking some of the 70s (70,71,72) it went up to -9 total. And usually one of …
I circle the question numbers, but differently to ... didn't understand the stimulus or just choked or eliminated every answer choice ... parallel flaw question that I've gotten everything else first. If ... I can be confident I've gotten every other question ... -
I believe one of the flaw drills is mis-categorized. Pls correct me if I'm wrong.I feel that this question categorizes more as a MoR, or MISC, than a Flaw/Descriptive. https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-35-section-4-quest…
... that is "descriptive" of the stimulus - an a.c. that rephrases ... one on us with the question stem" because it was asking for ... .
I guess my question is: is this type of ... differentiate whether the question is asking for the flaw, or its part ... -
Improving score RCAny advice on how to improve score on RC questions?
... lot of reading in general. Read GoT or something fun. It helps ... time pressure. I can read an average passage in two ... about what you've just read. Project forwards and think ... idea how to answer a question then you've got to ... didn't grasp it the first time around. -
Baseline Exam (June2007) to first pre-test (PT36) improvementHi 7Sagers. Wanted to post my improvement stats and also see how others faired on their first LSAT after completing the course. For reference, I pu…
... , mind racing, can't think, read something and don't understanding ... instead of flying through the question stem. As for the low hanging ... done. I just skip a question when I'm stumped, NOT ... longer to translate the answers or something. I also scored 170 ... -
Next Steps?I took the June LSAT and scored a 162, which is significantly worse than I performed on most of my PTs, and certainly not the score I need for my app…
... it really because you read the question wrong or do you always think ... that you read a particular type ... . Maybe it's reading the stimulus or answer choices too fast and ... -
[Ended] BR Group | PT 65 | Saturday @8<img src="https://media.giphy.com/media/LwAjTGdSWNRYc/giphy.gif" /> <h1>Saturday, July 9th at 8PM ET: PT 65</h1> Click here to join this conversa…
... logic and mechanics behind each stimulus, question stem, and answer choice. If ... go through this process individually first. On test day, you ... to BR on my own first. Ultimately though, as long ... when you "see" each question you were unsure about under ... -
Strengthen EXCEPT questions - eliminating answers (PT37.S2.Q20 in particular)For "strengthen EXCEPT" questions, should I be eliminating anything that could possibly strengthen, despite having to make large assumptions to do so…
... that strengthen in some form, or way. Think of them as ... was more irrelevant to the stimulus.
D actually ... aquatic animals. Remember that the question stem says SOME support. This answer ... support answer choice than B or even A.
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Discouraged ;/Hello, I am hoping someone could give me some guidance .. I have been studying the fundamentals of the LSAT sans tutor/books/etc for the past yea…
... myself being able to read an LR question and know what the ... question asked of me, I could ... ready. So, I took my first PT about a month before ... on an explanation of a question or reading through the comments to ... -
PT Review MethodSo as some of you may know from my previous post, I've started taking full-timed PT's. Typically, when I drilled sections of the LSAT, I'd use th…
... resort I can question whether I read all the quantifiers ... whether I got a particular question right or wrong.
... difference between getting a question wrong because you were ... understand the logic behind the stimulus or the answer choices. By ... -
Science Stims in LRHey everyone, Like many others, I do not come from a science background and therefore I find that I really struggle with Science passages/question…
... if you read the question itself first before diving into the stimulus, but doing ... be looking for. If the question is an SA one, for ... 's going on in the stimulus.
I am embarrassingly ... to look for in each question. In this way, you care ... -
What exactly is blind reviewing?What exactly is this phenomenon everyone keeps talking about? Is it just taking a test that isn't under test conditions?
... identify the question stem, write out a breakdown of the stimulus, write out ... why each is either right or wrong. -
PT28.S2.G2 (Q09) - to prepare for fieldwork(Link to explanation for ease of access: https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-28-section-2-game-2/ ) "Each of the following could be a complet…
Note that the question stem doesn't say only both ... three S. Not into historians or linguists,both of those groups ... />
Play around with this question. It hinges on several layers ... at first blush don't look to be either complete or accurate ...
