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Diagnostic 145, 155 plateau, BR 171 recently, want 160sTLDR: Stuck in 155 rut for months, despite 171 BR, want to break into 160s, wondering whether something fundamental is missing or its just be like th…
... useful. Worse questions usually are Flaw and RC Sci/Law passages with ambiguous author ... drills for a section's first 10 questions, and can get 80 ... accurate with the easier questions, but we'll see. Have considered more ... !
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[Recordings Available] A 2-Part Crash Course on 7Sage's New Method for RC!Hey 7Sagers, J.Y. and 7Sage's content creation team have recently developed a new way of engaging with reading comprehension passages and question…
... engaging with reading comprehension passages and questions. You may already have noticed that many RC passages ... -Analysis-style passages.
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Few to zero wrong on RC... How do they do it?Does anyone know how people can get few (like 1 or 2) to zero wrong on RC. I find it ridiculously hard sometimes to attain the necessary information …
... then attacking questions for the first 2 passages... basically ... 2 passages).
For easier RC sections ... ) Science - typical dense passages with a lot of details ... do spend 5 minutes reading...)
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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 …
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I struggled with the 4 RC passages not because I could not ... questions in a passage.
II. Rather than focusing on reading ... as this main seem, at first, I just did not make ... not seem as tempting any more.
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Tips on Reading CompWhat are your tips on how to improve on the Reading Comp section? I notice that I get a handful of questions wrong on every Reading Comp section a…
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Reading (essentially skimming) the ... opinion. Many, many questions test whether you ... passage together (either with word references or ... more slowly, analyzing more, and perhaps retaining more the first ... tip for reviewing RC passages. Everyone don' ... -
Older Tests Vs. Recent TestsI am planning on taking PT's 40-73 in sequential order before December and I am now at PT 50. I have been averaging 167-168 on the 10 I have taken s…
... try and trip you up more with subtle modifier wording. LR is ... more hard questions) and the first has less. I hate RC more now. There is more ... count per answer choice so more reading, the passages are a bit trickier ... -
Strong LR Scores, Weak RC ScoresHey guys, I was wondering if anyone else here has, either currently or in the past, found themselves scoring high on the Logical Reasoning sections b…
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After I finish reading the passage, I'll take ... with the Main Point, Author's attitude, author's opinion questions first ... lot more of).
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Reviewing RC QuestionsHi folks! We all know the importance of taking and <a href="http://7sage.com/lesson/the-blind-review-towards-a-higher-lsat-score/">reviewing</a> …
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(2) After I finish reading the passage, I'll take ... with the Main Point, Author's attitude, author's opinion questions first ... used to miss a lot more of).
Review ... focus on the content of RC passages (science, humanities, law) instead ... -
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…
... A I'm used to reading dense confusing crap for hours ... usually nail the earlier PTs RC sections.. but they've ... in the questions. They ask for deeper inferences, more abstract thinking ... of the passages and tackling the ones with the most questions first, just in ... -
Making Inferences more quicklyHello, I started/purchased the 7Sage Starter on May 31, 2015. That was actually the first day I started studying for the LSAT (I haven't used any …
... as you spend more time practicing making ... yourself if rules with common variables combine ... be fruitful on questions like "which one ... reading speed is not an unusual one. I remember the first ... RC passages since my diagnostic. So all that worrying about reading ... -
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…
... at becoming a watch-reading guru. I can ... of time on many questions, and because I ... single question on your first attempt, I can ... yourself cut-offs for RC passages. At 8 minutes, ... />
Ending up with 6 mins for the last ... stages, but probably more so as a fifth ... -
Question for Full Time Workers Also StudyingHey there fellow busy people. I have read a lot of articles talk about how people balance the two things but most focus on finding/making time. I …
... professional life. I sympathize with you. I would ... drilling is for, at first. If you try to ... time). For RC, I would just do passages (one ... in blocks of two passages (and questions) at a time, ... what cognitive toll reading passages on more than one topic ... -
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 …
... should really be done your first round in 30 minutes or ... so you cut down on reading things more than once on the ... .5 minutes with a decent enough understanding to answer questions as well ... bit of time to drill RC passages individually in order to try ... -
Speed + Panic: A Love StoryI've just had an apostrophe, and it's about time too. I think it's something a lot of people probably deal with, so I thought I'd share in the hopes …
... in RC takes away from focusing on reading for ... Then I tried a few passages with no underlining at all - ... of questions more than usual.
I especially had trouble with questions ... but, although, also, besides, first, second, additionally, others, etc. ... -
What do you keep it in your brain when reading for RCHi team, I have been studying with 7sage for a month now. Learning a lot of stuff, but just want to do a double check, what do you keep in your h…
... a step back when reading RC. Read for argument structure ... When you read the first paragraph, what is ... to write this. More often than not it ... RC? But, there is hope! My speed working through the passages and questions ... love to crucify you with the details. Your ... -
How much can RC be improved?I did som RC sections today untimed and it was like...around -10. I'm sure I will make more mistakes if it is timed... This is seriously my weakest…
... it with questions in mind rather than just reading it ... automatically. When I first attempted the above I ... reading. Through practice now I do it a bit more ... how I read for RC might not work ... my reading speed quite a bit especially with science passages with ... -
Why we should not read questions first in RC?When I studied for other tests, people suggest to read questions first. Why we should not do the same for this test? What makes this test different…
... and I would read the questions first. Same with even history classes. So ... I do read the questions first when ... . I tend to think reading it carefully once and going ... right answers is a better, more efficient way to do RC passages. -
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 …
... confidence make you more attuned to reading passages and answering respective questions.
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Would reading questions first be helpful at all to grasp what the passage would be about?Edit&additional questions: Let me change the title and ask a bit different question since it seems we can only post 2 threads per day... for RC, …
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for RC, do you think reading questions first would help me ... hard passages...
I know ppl recommend not reading questions first, ... make understanding the passage more challenging. Our short ... time to hit the questions with about :45 seconds each ... -
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…
... RC passages themselves are significantly harder, but I think the questions ... are trickier. They require even more active reading and more inferences, even for questions ... More specifically, they may even seem incorrect at first ... more with the newer RC, ... -
Big Discrepancy between Blind Review scores and Timed scoresSo I'm taking the December LSAT and I'm stressing super hard because I still can't get the timing aspect of the test down. I have the concepts down e…
... and there are 10 more questions on subject matters I ... on RC and LG as well. Set-up and reading ... it's true that passages and games necessarily get ... identify the ones with the most questions and the subject ... most comfortable and do those first.
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Reading comp AGHI'm scheduled to write the Feb exam and I've noticed that my RC is my <b>worst</b> section by far! I'm averaging - (3-5) per LR section, and -(0-2) p…
... through so much more beneficial, for ... subjects of the RC passages helpful. It's ... different type of RC questions extremely helpful. Other ... you, Read the first paragraph, flip to ... find yourself after reading a RC passage thinking, " ... It helped me with being able to ... -
Official February LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official Feb. LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the Feb. 2017 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
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MY order was ... finish LR with more than 2 minutes to spare after my first run ... you are familiar with all/most of the RC passages, this is reminiscent ... , I think 2 or 3 questions were challenging.
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Stuck in the mid 160's... again. RC help needed!So I've been studying for the LSAT for a year and some change now. Finally decided to sign-up for 7Sage in December. I was averaging around 165…
... is to generally not skip RC questions.
RC passages and watching J.Y.'s videos thereafter. More ... specifically, I naturally came up with a ... definitely improving my reading for reasoning structure, ... which is usually the first after the passage, ... -
June or September? Is one month ever sufficient close in on BR? + RC tips?Hello! I wonder whether anyone here has been able to "close the gap" between their timed practice tests and their blind reviews in a short-ish per…
... then I answer the questions more slowly and often second ... passage. For the first two passages, I think I ... slow down slightly my reading, or change what I ... better (faster) luck with the questions. I also wonder whether ... to fix up these RC issues, and whether ... -
How do I increase my speed?It's not that I don't understand the questions or that I can't get the correct answer; I can. I'm just really slow. For example, I find that for LR a…
... Long Answer : The more questions you do, the more you'll be ... first 15 questions in LR (typically the easiest questions) that leaves you with ... to RC, but you really just have to practice reading ... those dense styles of passages. Read for ... -
MOR-like Questions in RCI seem to have trouble with MOR questions in RC sections. For example: PT 73 s1 Q22 Which one of the following most accurately describes the main …
... general answer. For these comparative reading questions specifically, I like to hone ... 's pertaining to that passage first. For example, say in this ... type. With a little practice and essentially just exposure to more RC passages, you ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
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> Also with reading comprehension that is a hit ... the toughness of the passages (ones that tend ... with these problem. Once I or one of the others know more ... with 28 questions. Might as well skip LG and work on RC with ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... I realized on my first go, I did ... br /> > > Also with reading comprehension that is a hit ... the toughness of the passages (ones that tend ... with these problem. Once I or one of the others know more ... with 28 questions. Might as well skip LG and work on RC with ... -
LSAT test 2 months away-still struggling with logical reasoningHi everyone, I have already written the LSAT once, scoring a 151 in December 2016. I realized on my first go, I did not master logical reasoning a…
... I realized on my first go, I did ... > > > Also with reading comprehension that is a hit ... the toughness of the passages (ones that tend ... with these problem. Once I or one of the others know more ... with 28 questions. Might as well skip LG and work on RC with ...
