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How Should I Prepare For My RetakeSo I took the October 2015 LSAT and scored a 155. I've been within this range for the last 4 months now so I wasn't surprised when I got my score bac…
... not only address deficiencies with LR but will aid you in ... the overall average score of all test takers (or maybe a ... . "Knowing what the trap answer choices are" will be taken care ... LR. An increase in LR will translate nicely to RC... esp after reading ... -
Logical Reasoning Breaking 20QHelp!! Can't do more than 16 LR Q with 80% accuracy. Tips?? I want to touch 20
... can't go quickly on LR. I think that people give ... October test I got 3 LR sections. I finished the three ... mercilessly. I semi-frequently eliminate all 5 choices (maybe 5 times/test ... so I don't bother reading it. I eliminate answer choice ... -
looking for advice (top scorers please help!)- stuck in score range for 6 months.Hi all, I'm desperate for frank advice from someone who knows this test and has been through the grind. I've been studying full-time for the LS…
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For LR timing, it's not necessarily " ... before moving into the answer choices. If you have a murky ... that endless cycle of reading and re-reading. Major time sink, that ... make sure you're getting all of the questions right that ... -
Polishing up my skills in order to succeed come June 6thHello again So, still stuck in the 165-169 window after 6 full PTs with an extra section added into the first 3. My highest LR priorities give…
... thing" fast enough or at all. (Hey I was there for ... and appropriate way. In LR your reading skills will make you or ... through questions and eliminating answer choices SOLELY biased on stimulus wording ... you in the habit of reading for structure and thus ... -
Questions for those scoring in the 169+ range<b>For those who once were scoring well below the 169+ mark</b>, what were some of the larger breakthroughs in your prep that allowed you to finally …
... what's been working for all 3 sections is the following ... :
1) LR: doing sections timed loosely (meaning ... answer choice, and carefully reading the answer choices. I tend to ... answer choices are wrong, typically using the Manhattan LR forums ... -
Looking for advice for retake! (scored 169, target 171+)Hi everyone, Sorry to create another retake advice thread. I scored a 169 on the June test and plan on retaking in September. I would really appre…
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Not boastful at all, I appreciate you sharing. That ... quicker at eliminating wrong answer choices by understanding the patterns of ... .
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Help with Test Prep? Blind Review RollercoasterSo I'm wondering if anyone has any advice as to what the hell I should be doing. Background: I've been studying for about a year now. I'm aiming for …
... learned how to do all this stuff, but I ... in the tiny nail all the way with the ... answer after reading through the other answer choices? Not very ... back and eliminate all those unread answer choices at the ... />
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My score went down?Hello 7sagers ! I have been watching the discussions closely, and I first want to say congrats on all of your progress !! Many of you are doing ex…
... br /> For now I am reading the powerscore books, using practice ... techniques that have helped you all? Im familiar with LSAT now ... For assumption family questions in LR you need to be able ... test, especially when eliminating answer choices. Usually there are 1 or ... -
significant drop in score for recent 69+ ptsHello 7sagers, I need your advice on how to react to this drop… I’ve reached my peak score in the late 60 pts scoring 161-164 range which is my tar…
... felt the same way on LR when I transitioned to ... the key to overcoming these LR differences is doing a ... /> These same reading strategies help with trickier answer choices. With this difference ... understand/catch all of the nuances in the newer LR. The ... -
PTs for DecemberWhich PTs should I use to study for December? I've only done 12, and December is a rewrite for me, so I've pretty much finished studying, and I want …
... you more attuned to reading passages and answering respective ... of the questions look like LR questions (Most Strongly Supported ... eliminating incorrect yet attractive answer choices.
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Differences between LSAT PTs 60s v. 70s v 30-59?I have read in quite a number of forums that the 70's PTs are tougher than the 60's PTs, or at least that peoples scores go down when they break into…
... know, I think the LR sections have questions that are ... bit longer, and the answer choices can seem a bit more ... more challenging. Obviously the comparative reading passage was introduced with PT ... but perhaps just differently. After all, it is a standardized test ... -
BR Confidence QuestionLooking for some input. I have found that overwhelmingly the questions I mark for BR are questions that I am getting right while the questions I am m…
... but I BR my full LR sections with special attention to ... of sloppy reading, and then get caught by trap answer choices.
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Anyone studying for a year or more?I've been studying LSAT for a year..FULL TIME (60-70 hours per week). Yep. A YEAR. I've rigorously studied every PT from 1-59 and done more than ha…
... They require even more active reading and more inferences, even ... t supported AT ALL. I, along with all of those I ... as you would in LR, by finding what it ... re-read RC passages and LR stimuli, yet not the ... two slide in the answer choices. Maybe one attractive AC ... -
RC: Infer questionHi, I found I miss points especially on this question. Sometimes we have to find info from sentences located in different place in passages...and…
... logic. Likewise, good MP answer choices in RC seem to encapsulate ... structural. Main point questions in LR, maybe those disagreement questions too ... is you gotta get that reading comp locked up. My advice ... rising tide that will lift all boats (save LG) - or you ... -
Advice Request - Feb 2017Hi all, I am seeking some advice as I have been studying on/off for a little over a year now and am only scoring in the 159-164 range, BR in the 165…
... then going through the questions. Reading for structure, author's ... understanding is all you need.
As for LR what do ... the question/answer choices, down to 2 answer choices and then ... 're missing as well? All of these questions will dictate ... -
177, thank you 7sage!This was my first LSAT, my goal was 175, I ended up getting 177, and I am beyond happy! I couldn't have done it without 7sage's LG guides. For peo…
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For LR, definitely do blind review, and ... good at knowing when answer choices are irrelevant; it will save ... most of what you're reading. I always underlined and circled ... , words like "none" or "all", definitive language like "will" or ... -
Overcoming the difficulty of employing a skipping strategyIt's a tough thing to do. All of the voices in my head (and there are lots!) tell me "just stick with it a few more seconds" or "if you're going to a…
... reviewed my first video recorded LR section. My biggest takeaway, ... fresh slate and re attempt reading the question, trying to deliberately ... between two narrowed down answer choices for each of those 3 ... Thanks/sorry if you read all of that. Just working through ... -
LR Crash Course NotesI really enjoyed these sessions. Essentially, we answered questions live and rotated BRing them 1-on-1 with JY. We learned a whole lot about ways to …
... difficulty of questions in an LR section is similar to a ... in the middle of the LR section where these questions are ... by not wasting time reading the wrong answer choices, and I have ... much easier. For example, we all know what a triangle looks ... -
Finished 2 Curriculums, Still Low PT. Now What?I finished all the Powerscore Bibles and went through the whole 7Sage core curriculum. I have PT'd from 36-44 and my timed scores are only averag…
... can reliably get through all of the games in ... gameboard, tackling certain answer choices first, and knowing how ... by spending ~3 mins reading each passage (I used ... under 35 minutes, getting all or all but one correct. < ... you think drilling for LR is also a good ... -
How to read LR stimulusThrough the BR process, I've noticed that I can attribute 1-2 missed questions per LR section to "misreading" the stimulus. It seems that I am prone …
... 1-2 missed questions per LR section to "misreading" the ... anyone have a method of reading (specifically in terms of ... you get to the answer choices and you have read ... made a mistake in reading an LR stimulus. Skip it fast ... far as I can tell all of the 170 plus ... -
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... if not all of the stimulus you encounter in LR are ... doing in my upcoming Free LR tutoring. My hope is ... cutter patterns that occur in LR stimulus. So stay tuned ... sec. Maybe I read all and then I am like ... move on without reading the rest of answer choices once you ... -
-5 to -0 almost overnightHey all, I had scored a -5 on every single LR section for about 15 sections while I reviewed each section the following day. Then, about a week…
... In fact, the incorrect answer choices now seem almost incoherent since ... but the hardest ones of all time can leave me stumped ... LR. I think it was similar to yours in I began reading ... differently and actively eliminating choices rather than ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in ... question with 4 answer choices that are all eerily similar in 40 ... (beyond tons of practice) was reading more carefully and trusting myself ... spending between 3-4 minutes reading the passage. 2 minutes means ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in ... with 4 answer choices that are all eerily similar in ... tons of practice) was reading more carefully and trusting myself ... between 3-4 minutes reading the passage. 2 minutes ... the same way with LR 9/10...but with ... -
RC - only downfall / fills me with rageHey all, So I just took PT 53 and scored a 169. Hoooray, right? Not quite. I scored a -1 in LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in RC. Yes, a…
... LG, -2 between both LR sections and a -9 in ... with 4 answer choices that are all eerily similar in ... tons of practice) was reading more carefully and trusting myself ... between 3-4 minutes reading the passage. 2 minutes ... the same way with LR 9/10...but with ... -
Special tips for RCHey everyone, So, I feel I'm at the stage right now at which so many top scorers find themselves at some point in their prep. In fact, maybe 2.5 m…
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Plateauing- Tips for Consistently Scoring in 170s?Hey All, 72 days left for all of my fellow September LSAT takers! Definitely beginning to feel that tinge of pressure. The end is in sight :) …
... course I don't catch all of them, but I ... proud of right now for LR is that I haven' ... familiar with their generic answer choices, you can really speed ... speed up a ton on LR.
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Retake 161Hi all! I want to start by saying thank you for welcoming me into this great 7Sage community. I just took the June LSAT, and after consistently PTi…
... to all of the passages (about 3-3.5 mins for reading ... super torn between two answer choices. They are almost always details ... .
Unfortunately with LR, I'm a bit all over the place ... , I can score well on LR, but when I'm more ... -
Retake 161Hi all! I want to start by saying thank you for welcoming me into this great 7Sage community. I just took the June LSAT, and after consistently PTi…
... to all of the passages (about 3-3.5 mins for reading ... super torn between two answer choices. They are almost always details ... /> > Unfortunately with LR, I'm a bit all over the place ... , I can score well on LR, but when I'm more ...
