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Recognition - What is statedI find it so strange that this should be the question type I struggle with in RC. After all, isn't this what RC boils down to? "What did that passage…
... point of RC is to give us more information than ... use annotation to deal with detail, which allows me ... strategy, I think the first thing you need to ... really fly through the questions. Reading so thoroughly allows me ... able to work with the questions and passage in ... -
skim reading during RC?I know this is usually said to be a huge no-no, but in my studies (poli sci and sociology student) i skim read all the time and find it super helpful…
... things is fine, but the RC section is so short as ... practice reading the passage in less time or answer the questions more efficiently ... . I did many of the passages with a a stop watch counting ... -
RC - StrategiesHey guys! So, I've spent the majority of my study time focusing on LR and LG. I know I need to dive into RC but I'm not really sure how to go abou…
... I need to dive into RC but I'm not really ... , did you focus on the questions first?
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> Not ... most productive with my time when it comes to RC.
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Outlier score and help with LR/RC!Hello all, After finishing the CC and attempting about 5-6 PTs , I noticed I was still hovering around 158-160 so I revisited the CC and that sam…
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1) I started sleeping more;
2) I stopped ... really caring about details in RC. I make one word ... heavy passage (like the literature passages) I write the number ... flaw questions first and know that your success rate with parallel flaw questions ... -
StressedI postponed the September exam and I am planning on taking the December test. I'm averaging 157 on timed and 170 in BR. Each day I am working my ass …
... my strongest, and practiced RC. So go ahead and ... first, working strictly with hard questions, but typically they require a bit more ... me realizing that I was reading stimulus' too fast, and ... little tricks with practice from drilling hard questions and seeing ... -
Reading Comp after CC is doneI was wondering what the best way to approach RC is following completion of CC. I usually miss between 8 and 4 consistently, but that's too wide a ra…
... the time I spent reading passages vs. answering questions and whether or not ... bunch of the RC passages from 1-35 along with the drills in ... the passages in-depth was really what led me to becoming more ... judging yourself is much more obvious. On RC, it can be hard ... -
Recommendations for good Publications/Magazines to read for RC practiceReading Comprehension is my lowest scoring section. Does anyone have any good tips for improving this area? I know a few people who find RC the eas…
... as effective as practicing with real LSAT RC passages. It sort of like ... you're reading.
Furthermore, practicing answering the questions and finding ... reading itself. Not to mention there are more than enough RC passages to practice with ... -
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... reading comp passages are just brutal like that- I feel like with ... eventually become really familiar with the traps and ... everything clicks. RC can be way more fickle because ... placement of certain RC passages (and particularly hard questions) can absolutely ... -
Retaking Dec - with new Diag ScoreSo I took the LSAT in Sept (posted a similar discussion before) got a 157 and this past weekend I took a new diag without studying for 3 weeks and go…
... That would be the first thing I recommend. Otherwise, ... /> As for timing issues with LG, I truly have full ... drill those questions by type.
RC I also ... they do a bit more poorly on the section ... doing tons of untimed RC passages. Get really good at ... -
Any tips on RC...
... a very slow reader for RC as well. Never finished ... just simply know structure, and with that in mind, I ... would say I went from reading a passage in 4 ... now being able to read passages in about 2:40 ... allows me to get to more questions and actually finish on time ... -
Hard RC Passages/Time ManagementI'm in the midst of my first really intensive bout of studying on RC, and I'm a little hung up on strategy. Out of the last 5 or 6 sections I've done…
... minutes reading these passages.
The way I attacked RC at ... spinning my wheels on harder questions. First, don't compare answers ... to, but for most questions spending more time will not help ... another to see which is "more" correct. One is totally ... -
Hard RC Passages/Time ManagementI'm in the midst of my first really intensive bout of studying on RC, and I'm a little hung up on strategy. Out of the last 5 or 6 sections I've done…
... as 4.5-5 minutes reading these passages.
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... > The way I attacked RC at ... spinning my wheels on harder questions. First, don't compare answers to ... to, but for most questions spending more time will not help ... -
Nothing is helping..On the first LR section or first section in general, I always seem to score lower than the rest of the sections. I have tried doing some questions…
... , you need about 8-10 more questions to get a 160, right ... will get a 160 even with your RC being -11 (16/27 ... reading/representing the rules.
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Nothing is helping..On the first LR section or first section in general, I always seem to score lower than the rest of the sections. I have tried doing some questions…
... , you need about 8-10 more questions to get a 160, right ... /> > 2) Do questions with additional premises/rules first (questions that start with "If").
reading once, you should skip.
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How to truly 'take in' what you've read on the first try?Hi all, Hope everyone is doing well :3 I seem to have developed this habit while I was in university where I don't really 'take in' what I read…
... I was also re-reading the same sentence 3 ... to move onto the questions. I tried just slowing ... take words in on first try,I also ... practicing lots of timed RC passages helped. I was scared ... time to drill through passages with topics that especially intimidate. ... -
Need advice on improving RC d
... focus on while reading a passage really changes with each passage. It ... s helped me is after reading the passage, to quickly re ... mind that harder LSAT questions are not worth more points -- you don ... big help is "fool proofing" RC passages, or doing them until I ... -
Still stuck at a 145 trying to get at least a 150 in two weeksSo I have done just a few PT's now and I keep getting 145s. I miss early questions in LR that I am trying to fine tune and I miss about 8 to 10 quest…
... down, that's only two more correct per section!
First, RC looks ripe for improvement. ... all the questions right on two passages, say 13 questions, that will ... questions per exam. Assuming you're answering these question types with ... -
Still stuck at a 145 trying to get at least a 150 in two weeksSo I have done just a few PT's now and I keep getting 145s. I miss early questions in LR that I am trying to fine tune and I miss about 8 to 10 quest…
... down, that's only two more correct per section!
First, RC looks ripe for improvement. ... all the questions right on two passages, say 13 questions, that ... RC as well!! Thank you again! I have some trouble with assumption questions ... -
Advice for the final push?Joining in the chorus of people who are gearing up for December 2nd! Here's where I'm at right now: PT scores 165-167 BR scores 177-180 Averag…
... . reading questions? Personally, I had found that my errors clustered around single passages ... . It's definitely more bang for your buck with two weeks left ... recommend that you drill individual RC sections (newer ones, at least ... -
Advice for the final push?Joining in the chorus of people who are gearing up for December 2nd! Here's where I'm at right now: PT scores 165-167 BR scores 177-180 Averag…
... . reading questions? Personally, I had found that my errors clustered around single passages ... . It's definitely more bang for your buck with two weeks left ... at least for a couple RC passages to see if it is ... -
Advice for recent RC?I'm getting between -4 and -7 on the more recent RC, and I'm wondering how I should review these sections, and what I should be doing differently. I …
... the exact same place with RC as you were a ... I then answered the questions just from my notes ... a better sense of reading for structure and the ... found that I got more questions correct and that I ... passages and could predict a good number of the questions ... -
Advice for recent RC?I'm getting between -4 and -7 on the more recent RC, and I'm wondering how I should review these sections, and what I should be doing differently. I …
... in the exact same place with RC as you were a few ... , I found that I got more questions correct and that I had ... of passages and could predict a good number of the questions ahead ... . I'll do some reading like this with a couple recent tests ... -
Advice for recent RC?I'm getting between -4 and -7 on the more recent RC, and I'm wondering how I should review these sections, and what I should be doing differently. I …
... the exact same place with RC as you were a ... I then answered the questions just from my notes ... a better sense of reading for structure and the ... found that I got more questions correct and that I ... passages and could predict a good number of the questions ... -
Mastered LG, struggling with LR & RCOKAY, I have been almost mastered my LG skills and have been getting the 100% with untimed pts (under 1 hour ). And most of the time, the wrong answe…
... to learn. This actually made RC much more enjoyable to him. At ... .
For RC start with untimed passages. After reading each paragraph write down ... of the argument, what the questions is asking you to do ... -
Mastered LG, struggling with LR & RCOKAY, I have been almost mastered my LG skills and have been getting the 100% with untimed pts (under 1 hour ). And most of the time, the wrong answe…
... to learn. This actually made RC much more enjoyable to him. At ... ;
> For RC start with untimed passages. After reading each paragraph write down ... of the argument, what the questions is asking you to do ... -
Hoping for some advice...Hello everyone! I was hoping that someone could give me some advice on how to tackle the LSAT if you are a slow reader. A little background: I w…
... read faster and do more questions it usually drops to ... shoes.
First, you can schedule your LSAT ... RC, part of that being your reading speed. This could take many more ... even the hardest, more technical passages have easy questions that could net ... -
Not struggling with time on RC but rather accuracyHi guys, RC is by far my worst section. Though I have improved by a point or two, I haven't seen any drastic improvements and I have been studying…
... slump in RC and brought my average RC score up ... the newer RC sections are giving me more trouble for ... do struggle a bit more with the comparative passages @pioneer321, hence I ... reading the passage and on answering questions? I spend about 4 minutes reading ... -
reading comp help!I really struggle with reading comprehension, and have been thinking of ways to improve. I have a few months before I write the LSAT and was wonderin…
... . I agree with above in that reading economist certainly could ... through questions. While this technique works for some passages I ... br />
By solving more and more questions youll start to see the ... naturally improved my RC.
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20 Point Gap. Advice?So I took a PT last Monday, after over a month of resumed studying. Actual score: 139 (highest PT was 138) BR: 159 (Highest BR was 154). Any su…
... to feel a bit more ambitious despite not needing ... currently targeting.
First, you should definitely fool-proof ... you can miss around 45 questions. Even with RC -19, you can ... solve difficult questions. If it doesn't click after reading the ... -
20 Point Gap. Advice?So I took a PT last Monday, after over a month of resumed studying. Actual score: 139 (highest PT was 138) BR: 159 (Highest BR was 154). Any su…
... beginning to feel a bit more ambitious despite not needing ... .
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> First, you should definitely fool-proof ... you can miss around 45 questions. Even with RC -19, you can miss ... solve difficult questions. If it doesn't click after reading the ...
