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Strategies for 20 points Improvement from 150s to 170s?Hi. Is there anyone who made such a drastic improvement? Would really appreciate if they can share their experience and strategies. Thanks a lot.
... a question. Analyze the types of questions that appear, which in reading comprehension ... what you need to be reading for. Knowing what the questions ... your attention when you're reading the passage. This will also ... -
Pattern RecognitionI’ve heard so many times that the LSAT is a test of pattern recognition. Some people define pattern recognition as anticipating or pre-phrasing answe…
... , inference (MBT and MSS) and reading comprehension answer choices often use small ... answer choice for an inference question could be a
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I still cannot improve on Reading Comprehension.I have read the Reading Comprehension bible, LSAT Trainer, and Voyager's guide on TLS.com. I still can't improve on reading comprehension. I keep mis…
... it is around 5-6. Reading comprehension is what I was hoping ... drill RC with a single strategy and just try and get ... -
Feeling hopeless about logic gamesHello All, I just wanted to know if there is anyone else out there who is really struggling with even the simplest of logic games? I just started…
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Improving score on timed PTs?<i>Hey 7Sagers, got a question I thought you could help me answer! Here it is:</i> Would you please give me some suggestions on how to improve my …
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How to stay motivated prepping for RC?Clearly reading comprehension is my weakest section. But after close to 6 months of intensive prep, I've gotten to a point where I feel unmotivated i…
... s not directly related to reading comprehension, I recommend watching or ... and Rhodopsin" Most Strongly Supported question. When I first did ... that pretest, that question gave me a hard time ... is very helpful. For reading comp, maybe rather than ... -
Reading the question stem first-LRAll, i have seen differing opinions on this, and i did try to search for previous discussion threads.... What is, in your opinion, the best way: …
I find that reading the question stem first works ... of time. My general strategy that I've found ... task - read the question stem to trigger how to ... about the question and decide whether you're reading for ... questions) - for some question types you will have a ... -
LSAT Trainer: Compatible with 7sage?Hi all, I just joined 7sage, with the intention of taking the June 2015 LSAT. I've done a bit of prep with the Powerscore bibles over the last cou…
... LR is the organization of question types. The Trainer organizes ... into the large number of question types presented by 7sage. ... over 7sage is the Reading Comprehension section as they cover ... It gives strategies for different question types - which they split ... -
Supplemental MaterialsHey everyone! I noticed that a lot of folks are using the Manhattan LR book as an additional study guide. I am wondering if the Manhattan RC and …
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Conditional StatementsHello! I really want to improve on my conditionality. Especially when it comes to looking at the stimulus and, although it's not worded in tradition…
... it for anything aside from reading comprehension and it really helped me ... it down into what the question is specifically asking so you ... -
PT Score is decreasing. Advice would be greatly appreciated!I have been studying for three months now, and I have seen a 19 point increase insofar (147-166); however I scored a 157 on a PT today, with a BR of …
... process I reread all the reading comprehension and do all the games ... circled, but I circle each question that gives me the slightest ... the instructional videos about those question types. On the next day ... -
June 2015 Retakers ThreadI'd thought it would be great if we got a retakers thread started for this upcoming June Test. What are some things you are planning to do differentl…
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RC Plan of AttackSorry about the title, but I'm a soldier... I took the overseas June 2012 LSAT and scored in the 160s. I was usually -0 to -6 total for LR and LG…
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2. If the question involves a specific detail (e ... detail, attempt to answer the question.
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Advice sought! What exactly to study?I am a mother of two, and it's just us three; I work forty hours a week, and about 1.5 yr away from completing my undergrad. I'm taking the LSAT thi…
... ? My strongest section is the reading comprehension section. So maybe I should ... focus and concentrate on the question and getting an accurate answer ... -
Manhattan Prep RC Strategy GuideI was wondering if anyone was willing to share their experience with Manhattan Prep's materials, specifically their Reading Comprehension Strategy Gu…
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LR reading strategyHas anyone heard of/use a reading strategy where you don't read the question stems in LR and simply figure out the question type via stimulus? If so,…
... a strategy in which you read the stimulus first before reading the question ... stem, but never one of ascertaining the question stem by reading ... reading the stimulus to determine the question stem is a viable LR strategy ... -
Stuck in the 170-172 range!HALPP!!!! For all you 175+ scorers, how did you get from the low 170s to the mid to high 170s? My BR scores are 177-180 but can't seem to get those f…
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Read Question First/ ConsistencyI am wildly inconsistent in reading comp. Some days I am -2 and others -10. I am thinking about reading the questions before I start reading the pass…
... definitely wouldn't recommend reading every question before you start the passage ... instance you glance over the question stem and it says ' ... for good reason: pre-reading the questions is a time ... your passage memory and comprehension. You'll get there! -
How to incorporate supplemental material?Hello everyone! this is my first post, as I am about to start studying for the October LSAT. A lot of you mentioned that the Trainer and Cambridge Dr…
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What I ... are conveniently organized by question type from PT 1- ... proficient at tackling a specific question type.
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Why no erasing?YJ keeps saying not to erate, but rather to copy the entire game board over. That just seems super slow to me, especially when space is limited. Take…
... . I'll work the question and when done, erase ... the question specific markings. Its quick.
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June 2015 WaitersAlright, the waiting game starts. I don't think I saw another waiters discussion on here. Let me know if there is and I missed it. Would anyone like …
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No progress? Help!!I started the 7sage core curriculum in March, and finished it last week. My diagnostic was 153. Today, I took my first PT (after my diagnostic test)…
... and figure out your best strategy if you have say, 5 ... an LR question. As soon as you finish reading the question stem and ... business. One strategy could be to skim each question stem to find ... easier question types based on ... -
LR questionFor LR questions in which there are two authors with opposite views and the question stem only refers to one, do you recommend immediately reading th…
... I read the question stem. I felt like reading the question stem first ... so.
Using that strategy I went -1 on all ... -
LR questionFor LR questions in which there are two authors with opposite views and the question stem only refers to one, do you recommend immediately reading th…
... read the question stem. I felt like reading the question stem first ... .
Interesting strategy, I think despite that fact ... of his emphasis on reading for argument/reasoning structure ... is so crucial to every question even though you can ... -
Ye ole "Bible"So, despite my confident suspicion that 7sage pwns PowerScore, I still bought the LR Bible cuz it was "only" $40 bucks. But, after having read the fi…
I'm actually thinking about testing out the read the stimulus first strategy to parse out the argument/reasoning (if any) in order to develop a deeper understanding rather than reading the question stem first to color my perspective. -
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…
... a secret trick behind the reading comprehension section, and that is: ... elegant. And what does comprehension mean for us? Well ... is getting at what comprehension means for the LSAT. ... and finding a reading strategy/mindset/notation strategy that is repeatable ... -
170!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHH!!!!!!!! This is the first time EVER so far that I have gotten a 170. I did LSAT #56 and I honestly thought I had BOMBED it. Reading Comprehe…
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Using speedo to increase reading speedBefore I officially became a 7sage/trainer student, I dabbled around on a few other forums and found that many instructors suggest using a website ca…
... re already accustomed to dense reading, make sure to focus ... self-evident since the first question usually asks you of this ... re not accustomed to dense reading, there are plenty of ... But really? Doing tons of reading comprehension passages is pretty much a ... -
Help for Law PassagesAnnoyingly (worryingly???) I have the most trouble on the law passages in RC. I'm not great with the law vocab and pretty terrible with the history …
... answer the question "why law school?" law school case reading is WAY ... harder than any of the reading comprehension passages. go to the legal ... at cornell and then start reading material there - or SCOTUS blog ... -
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 …
... 'sure fire' way of doing Reading Comprehension. For me, I just had ... 't come up on a question (which was my problem). But ...
