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Typing out your thought process. When?Hi guys! Just a quick question regarding typing out your thought process for LR. I recently developed the habit of typing out my thought process a…
... the question stem and ACs and just breaking down the argument first ... out any assumptions, then reading the question stem carefully, and then going ... -
Please Share Your Cross Training SuggestionsAny non-LSAT resources you've found to be useful. I'm planning to write for the Sept '17 test so I'd like to start these habits/practices now. Here a…
Question for @jkatz1488 : What is ... do firmly believe that reading RC passages over and over again ... in the habit of reading dense material in general ... to a lot of reading now then later. But ... the purpose of improving RC scores, definitely RC passages hands down. -
Manhattan vs Blueprint RC Book?I've heard a lot of people recommend the Manhattan RC book to supplement your RC curriculum. Has anyone gone through the Blueprint RC book? I alrea…
... naturally does active reading and reading for structure in his RC videos. So ... , but missing parts of active reading/ reading for structure. For example, did ... CC and try active reading and reading for structure first
then watch ... -
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…
I just reviewed my first video recorded LR section. My ... fresh slate and re attempt reading the question, trying to deliberately think ... time.
On the first pass of each of those ... really harmful in two ways. First, like noted above, it was ... -
LSAT Trainer vs. 7SageHey guys! Hope everyone had an amazing holiday weekend! I've decided to go back over some of the very beginning core stuff to make sure I have…
... just have to know the question type so you know how ... answer choices. I think reading the question stem first helps set your mind ... in the right gear while reading ... read the stimulus before the question stem. -
any hope for RC?I am right now finishing a passage about totally half an hour, and mostly -2. Desperated! Any hope there? How you guys deal with RC. I know most of …
... reply. English is not my first language :( and I have a ... spend about 15 minutes in reading and 15 minutes in answering ... cannot feel comfortable when I reading RC, because the complex sentences and ... -
any hope for RC?I am right now finishing a passage about totally half an hour, and mostly -2. Desperated! Any hope there? How you guys deal with RC. I know most of …
... reply. English is not my first language :( and I have a ... spend about 15 minutes in reading and 15 minutes in answering ... cannot feel comfortable when I reading RC, because the complex sentences and ... be able to help you. Reading comprehension is obviously such a ... -
[User Question] Lower score with 7Sage?Hey 7Sagers, had a user email me in with a question that I thought you'd be great at answering. Here it is: --------------------------------------…
... watching him go over the question/passage and A/C and ... develop a strategy for every question type. Maybe J.Y. already ... develop a strategy for each question so when I approach it ... get all the LR and RC lessons first. I am now going ... -
Improving from 165 benchmark to 175+ in 2 months?Hi everyone, I just signed up for the 3 month package a couple days ago, and I worked through the curriculum up until the point where it recommend…
... I have.
My first diagnostic was about a 165 ... /> I would ignore the purely reading comprehension videos from the curriculum ... used to miss about 1 reading comprehension question on average and still ... -
Okay, is the issue reading faster, working more efficiently, drilling more LR or all three?LR is absolutely smacking me. I have done aprox. 30 PT with the most recent one being Being PT46. On the early PT i was scoring 165-172. But as the p…
... be comfortable with even your RC performance on that front, ... the difficulty of RC after 46 of reading). You don't ... trouble processing.
Question: At which point in the ... structure. This means not reading the question, and not looking to ... -
What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
... , I have found that reading the question stem first tends to work for ... -
What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
Question stem fo' sure! Though I suppose I can understand PS's reasoning for advocating reading the Stim first. -
What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
... /> JY said to read the question stem first. A podcast that I ... said to never read the question stem first. They said that PowerScore ... said to read the stimulus first and they said that they ... though. I find that reading the question stem is EXTREMELY useful. ... -
What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
This is the reason I dislike PS. The instructor keeps harping on reading the stimulus first and I hate it. I get questions much faster and with much more accuracy if I read the question stem first. -
What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
... accuracy if I read the question stem first.
... to never read the question stem first. They said that PowerScore ... though. I find that reading the question stem is EXTREMELY useful. ... who swear by reading the stimulus first. Powerscore and these ... -
What do you guys read first?I was wondering whether you guys read the question stimulus or question stem first? Powerscore says stimulus first, but the Trainer says the stem fir…
... to subscribe to reading the stem first on every question no matter what ... or else reading the stimulus first ... on every question no matter what ... to read the stimulus/stem first. -
167 with -8 RC, Save MeI've tried a whole range of RC strats, from intense annotating to virtually none at all. RC score just hasn't seen any consistent improvement. Score …
Have you tried reading the questions first? It is not a popular ... 'm -1 or -2 on RC. Was -7+ when I started ... -
Understanding Each Question Type on LRI have been studying for the LSAT for less than one year and would like to further improve on LR. I have read that many people have learned to identi…
I would agree with Alex. Reading the stem first gives you the direction, and having the background to know what each type of question will present is critical to speed and proper selection in my opinion. -
Someone please help!I am doing great on the other sections, but RC is killing my score. I am constantly missing 15+/- on RC. I have tried underlining, making short sum…
... am constantly missing 15+/- on RC.
> I have ... need to practice just reading the passage first, and reading for structure. Get ... also suggest doing some untimed RC work. I think something that ... helpful for me was doing RC passages untimed until I was ... -
Official September 2017 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…
... Also, does anyone remember a question about cattle in Africa and ... --LG--LR--LR--RC. The first question came from my first LR, the second ... m obsessing about the cattle question because, though I finished the ... I forgot to review that question (which I felt a bit ... -
Official September 2017 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…
... Also, does anyone remember a question about cattle in Africa and ... LG--LR--LR--RC. The first question came from my first LR, the second ... m obsessing about the cattle question because, though I finished the ... don't remember a cattle question in any of the sections ... -
Official September 2017 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…
... exact experience with the first RC. My first section was the experimental ... RC and I did awful. ... RC experimental first too! They called 5 minutes before I even began reading ... shot throughout the entire first part of that exam ... -
Official September 2017 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…
... exact experience with the first RC. My first section was the experimental ... RC and I did awful. ... RC experimental first too! They called 5 minutes before I even began reading ... shot throughout the entire first part of that exam ... -
Few questions on LR...I’ve always wondered how people approach the LR section. Do you read the question stem first or stimulus? After that, how do you approach the questio…
I find that reading the question stem first works best for me, ... Understand your task - read the question stem to trigger how to ... about the question and decide whether you're reading for an ... for most questions) - for some question types you will have a ... -
Few questions on LR...I’ve always wondered how people approach the LR section. Do you read the question stem first or stimulus? After that, how do you approach the questio…
... got a 179 reads the question first, but I think that it ... about preference. I read the question first and find it works fine ... to read the stim/stem first shows there isn't one ... the argument(s) for reading the stem first make a lot more ... -
Comparative Passage StrategyI like that JY recommends - answering questions that are just about passage A before even reading passage B (to prevent mixing up info in passages). …
... like any other passages reading the passages first and then doing the ... miss any on on the RC section of the September test ... -
RC - do you scan question stems PRIOR to reading the passages?So the title of the discussion is gigantic but it summarizes it pretty accurately. I ask because during the 40's and 50's PTs, I was essentially scan…
... confirms my bias that the RC has become probably harder and ... case and I feel that reading the question stems might actually clutter ... -
Too Many Times Coming Down To Two Answers- Can't Decide!Hey everyone! Up until this past week I have been consistently practicing between 18-20 correct on RC... this past week I did two recent tests PT74 a…
... main point actually is (after reading the question stem) so that when ... point question, paraphrase the main point of the passage before reading the ... the passage structure? Are you reading so fast that you miss ... whatever it is that the question is about first. -
It's been a lonnnnng journey...So, way back in May when I first took my diagnostic, I got a 138. I remember seeing my score and feeling my heart completely drop. What made it even …
... that my biggest mistake was reading the question stem and not knowing ... what Powerscore says about reading the stimulus first. If it helps ... you, great, but if you read the question ... So make flashcards of every question stem ever and write down ... -
Official December LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official December LSAT Discussion Thread. <b>Please keep all discussions of the December 2017 LSAT here!</b> Here's some grou…
... ? lol, I can remember the RC passages and 2 LG. No ... been so flabbergasted at simply reading a question. I'm sure when ...
