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Struggling with Reading CompI'm struggling with Reading Comp.. pretty badly. I miss like a total of 10 questions on my Reading Comp sections... that is not good. Has anybody…
... anybody here ever struggled with Reading Comp but found a ... you perform really well on Reading Comp now?
... connected/related after I finish reading a passage. However, I still keep ... minutes left to do my last passage, I start panicking.
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RC: The Power of Just ReadingHey all, I thought I'd share this discovery. 7Sage advocates doing what works best for you, but to be honest my "works best for me" patterns …
... heavily influenced by the first prep-materials I used: ... method of approaching RC: **just reading.**
That ... 's right. Just reading.
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Just took first timed PT after completing CC. Any advice on where to go from here?So my cold-diagnostic was a 151. Just finished the CC and took my first timed PT after completing it and I scored a 156. I know I messed up in RC by …
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Bridging Timed and BR Score for RCHey all, So I've been drilling RC for a few weeks. I've done all RC sections from PT's 19-47. During my drills from PT 19-40, I was averaging …
... a -0 blind review (my first one ever!!!!! the closest I ... the last passage. I try to average about 3:30 for reading passages ... -
Reading Comprehension Improvement Strategies and PatternsI was wondering what have people done to improve their scores on the reading comprehension section. Ive heard the more sections you go through the mo…
... improve their scores on the reading comprehension section. Ive heard the ... once i get to the last passage i feel like i am ... -
Down in the dumpsHi all, I got my September mark back and am just so mad at myself. I completely choked after seeing the first RC passage. I stubbornly went throug…
... completely choked after seeing the first RC passage. I stubbornly went through ... even get to read the last passage (this has NEVER happened on ... that I choked on the first section and did not get ... share?
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Question from 7Sager on how to study for RC and section difficultyHey 7Sagers, We're posting on behalf of a 7Sager. They would like to get advice from you! ************** For some reason on my first PT I got 20…
... on my first PT I got 20/27 on reading comprehension. Now ... read and answer the last questions for the last passage - any tips on ... -
2-3 week before lsat score jumps/increases!! Plus few tips:P Hey guys, Wanted to start a thread regarding lsat score increase in the last 2-3 weeks before exam. Saw a few posters that had pretty decent…
... score increase in the last 2-3 weeks before ... to the questions. At first I thought this would waste ... get around to the last passage and if I do ... on not reading the passage fast but reading the passage in a ... the majority of the passage speaks about, usually a ... -
PT 86 RC Passage 4Hey everyone, First time poster - doing some last minute studying. I'm reviewing November's test but I don't see JY's explanations for the last pa…
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First time poster - doing some last minute studying. I ... JY's explanations for the last passage. Do you know if this ... -
needing study advice - reading comp focusHi everyone. I am needing some advice on how to improve reading comp. To give you an idea of where I am in my prep, here is the breakdown of my la…
... advice on how to improve reading comp. To give you an ... is the breakdown of my last PT:
LR: -4 ... , and the LSAT trainer's "reading for reasoning structure" method. Additionally ... am rushing to finish the last passage. No strategy or drilling has ... -
Thank you, 7Sage + All my AdviceMy LSAT journey has been more or less a year and a half long, and I just wanted to write a very long post that will hopefully be useful to this commu…
... quite click for you the first time around. Or, you need ... be worth the time. At first, adjusting to a new timing ... /B013KNZ6FM/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=lsat+reading+comprehension&qid=1566494648& ... at the end, but the last passage might be super easy.
Need help on RC sectionHi all, First of all, after about a month of studying and practicing for RC, I do see a clear improvement in RC, so thanks 7sage! Here comes t…
... to -2 on this particular passage no matter what the difficulty ... example, I understood the first passage and the last passage of PT 73, but ... just not sure what the passage is talking about?
reading ability, but as a non ...Help with Main Point QuestionsOf all the questions in RC, I ironically have the most difficulty with the first one - the main point/author's purpose question. I almost always can …
... the most difficulty with the first one - the main point/author ... the information presented in the last paragraph countered a claim made ... of the main point when reading a passage? I find JY's ... This especially occurs when the last paragraph introduces a new idea ...I raised my score by 22 points in 2 months (151-173) Study TipsBefore I begin, I think it would help if I stated my strong and weak points so that if they differ greatly from yours, you don't have to waste your t…
... explaining the problem as the last resort. Even if I ... 't recommend it. Reading the question first really helped me, ... decide while you're reading the passage if you should take ... make you understand the passage.
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...Comparison Passage StrategyDoes anyone find any substantial benefit of reading just passage A first and immediately going into the questions before reading passage B? I have ad…
... any substantial benefit of reading just passage A first and immediately going into ... the questions before reading passage B? I ...Reading Comp Timing Strategies?Hi all - I'm in about month 8 of studying with various breaks and hiatuses along the way. My last section to master is Reading Comp. I can go anywher…
... the way. My last section to master is Reading Comp. I can ... all mastered timing for the reading comp section and balanced that ... minutes to get through the passage. It would be great if ... out of time on the last passage. Any tips would be helpful ...Passage first or Question Stem first?Hello 7Sagers, I have always read the question stem first. But, both the LSAT Demon and the Loophole have the opinion of never reading the questio…
... always read the question stem first. But, both the LSAT Demon ... the opinion of never reading the question stem first. What are your ...Starting with last questions first during LR sectionsAnyone have thoughts on if it would be more beneficial to start with the last questions of LR and then go the first when taking practice tests since …
Anyone have thoughts on if it would be more beneficial to start with the last questions of LR and then go the first when taking practice tests since the last ones are harder than the first?My Unorthodox RC Timing Method That Just Might Work For YouI HATE this section with a passion. I was never good at it, I never was able to finish on time, I tried every skill out there for studying and practi…
... I start the passage, I read the first sentence slow and ... each paragraph: first sentence focus, main body skimming, last sentence focus. ( ... finishing the section for the first time, and I even ... this method, I went from reading the passage in 4 minutes to ...Need Help - From 158 to 165 in 3 Weeks??Hi. I took April LSAT then scored 158 from the test (I am planning to cancel this score since I purchased the LSAT score preview). It is not a horrib…
... a horrible result as a first-time test taker, but disappointing ... especially struggling with a comparative passage because I am really, REALLY ... a point of the Passage A while reading the Passage B. Thus, if ... take 3 PTs in a last week or two), depending on ...Reading Comprehension Passage A and BHello, I had a question regarding the best approach to RC passages that have two different subpassages for one set of questions. In the practice t…
... by reading passage A and then going through the questions, then reading passage B ... guys find the strategy of reading one and doing the questions ... then reading the other and repeating the ...Reading Comp efficiencyHi, I've recently improved quite a bit in reading comp in my past practice tests, scoring in the -0 to -4 range in timed and/or BR typically. However…
... improved quite a bit in reading comp in my past practice ... minutes when I start the last passage in a set, sometimes not ... understanding the passages I'm reading, breezing through questions quicker than ... a proper attempt at every passage and question in a set ...Reading Comprehension: What’s your average time spent on each passage?I’m trying to gauge whether or not my experience is normal. How much time does everyone spend on reading the passage? JUST reading it, not answeri…
... does everyone spend on reading the passage? JUST reading it, not answering the ... spending about 2-minutes per passage while also telling me that ...how to attack questions on rc under timed condit?can someone remind me of the strategy for attacking Rc questions under timed conditions. When we see an answer we think is right are we supposed …
... un-timed conditions at first until you feel comfortable ... :( ). Rather, take the first one and compare it against ... confirm it by re-reading it again.
B ... questions on the next passage. Remember, this is ... the questions on the last passage. So I still need ...Starting form the last passageHas anyone tried this before? I plan on doing it on the PT I take tomorrow and I feel like it could be a legitimate strategy. My RC is consistently m…
... first passage because you need to spend so much more time on reading ... by improving your reading speed for the first three passages ... and gaining some time to answer the last passage ... regardless of difficulty of passage or its placement. What ...RC ApproachI noticed on PT 74 and in previous PTs that passages can vary in terms of difficulty and at least # of questions. I was pretty married to the idea…
... the passage. As a Philosophy M.A I'm used to reading ... usually make it to the last passage and have a few minutes ... ones with the most questions first, just in caseTo annotate or not ? Annotation or just read through?So far, I've tried circling all transition words (ex: but, however, therefore) and important words that specify the author's viewpoint, but I've foun…
... do. This is the first thing that's stuck ... more than 3 minutes reading a passage; I DO get ... anything referring to "the passage"), you're going to ...
One last thing ... DO compare contenders (non ... ) with the text/passage/your digestion of reasoning ...Best Strategy to Improving Time Overall?Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone has some suggestions on the best way to drill/study/practice in order to improve speed. I finally feel really solid i…
... single question on your first attempt at it. At ... yourself at becoming a watch-reading guru. I can give ... single question on your first attempt, I can confidently ... never do it on your first go through. Box. Dog ... 6 mins for the last passage is nerve wracking and ...Pt-72 more difficult?i did pt-72 recently and got one of my worst RC scores in recent pts at -9. Did anyone who usually does 170+ in modern PTs find that they slipped …
... about 30 seconds max after reading all the answer choices. What ... or less to read the last passage and answer its questions early ... to 6) to read the passage and do all the questions ... minutes reading. Usually this would be the first and sometimes second passage. I ...A passage with 9 questions?Hey all, I'm currently averaging a 20 on RC (23 BR) and usually do better when I go for less passages with more time on each (3 and a half). I'm …
... put more questions in the last passage.
That could suck ... if I saved it for last, and I was running out ... , by the time I finished reading the last passage, I may not have ... the one with more questions first. Each question made counts equally ...
