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For those getting 173/175 +... what's your breakdown per section?For those getting 173/175 +... what's your breakdown per section?
... start doing things like reading without really reading. I underline with my ... with RC you/I just need to take a deep breath before ... makes an easy passage vs. a hard one - sometimes the questions just strike ... -
Best way to drill for LG and RC at this point…..Guys! How can I best drill to increase my sections in these last days? I unfortunately signed up already and am thinking of taking the LSAT for the e…
... , make sure you are reading for structure. That means ... . When you review inference RC questions, make sure you can ... ) in the passage support the right answer. When it comes to RC, what ... before the actual exam.
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I take 4 minutes on each of the reading passagesSo I have no problem with speed....Trust me, I can read the passages in 2 minutes or less....but in one sense I do have a problem with speed, because…
... for a main point of the passage.
... my reading time, but greatly enhances my understanding of the passage - ... reference back to the passage for questions that give me ... RC sections within the 35 minutes while missing 3 - 5 questions. Before, ... -
I take 4 minutes on each of the reading passagesSo I have no problem with speed....Trust me, I can read the passages in 2 minutes or less....but in one sense I do have a problem with speed, because…
... thread, specifically the LG comparison. I have heard the comparison before, but ... I face the same issue. If you are reading to FAST ... wasting EVEN MORE time on the questions, because you flew through ... doing RC in real time. While you can't see the the passage, ... -
Does RC come down to strategy?I would consider myself a very good reader, and I have an expansive vocabulary. Yet RC on the LSAT is a different beast all together. I took a Bluepr…
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Every RC method is, at its core ... before it just becomes reliant on your ability to actually understand the ... type of critical reading as you think ... with the overall structure of the passage? How could the LSAC ... a ton of questions and really try ... -
RC technique that worked real good for meHey guys! http://lsatprep180.com/the-lsat-and-reading-speed-change-headline/#more-1638 If anything aint clear or you want to see if his stuff…
... advocator for this. In the past, RC was my weakest section and ... much time reading the passages. It helped me understand crux of the passage faster ... the questions. Overall, I went from averaging 5-6 minutes reading the passages before hitting the questions ... -
Retake disaster/need help from a mod..So I have now taken the LSAT 3 times, and I'm beyond frustrated. I took the LSAT for the first time OCT, 2013 after 6 months of study self-study and …
... for the structure of the passages and types of questions... for one... an RC passage ... you CAN definitely prime your reading skills so that you look ... passages from the economist. I was struggling with RC too before I changed ... -
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…
... to handle the RC.... I wouldn't read the question stems before because the questions themselves ... where to go in the passage. That's what the LSAT Trainer teaches ... the time, or, as you're reading, you can locate and star the ... -
RC- Author's attitudeI just wanted to ask what steps most of you take when you are answering questions on RC passages? Can someone give me a list of techniques/method…
... for the structure of the passages and types of questions... for one... an RC passage ... you CAN definitely prime your reading skills so that you look ... passages from the economist. I was struggling with RC too before I changed ... -
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…
... wouldn't recommend reading every question before you start the passage; however, I do ... of the RC explanations that it might be helpful to glance over the questions ... .'s method for RC and for good reason: pre-reading the questions is a ... -
Huge Drop in ScoreI have been trending well in testing. However, I recently scored a 166 on a practice lsat and followed it up with a 151 on my next practice. Has anyb…
... significantly different from any other RC passage. Sure they are certainly a ... usually one Passage A and Passage B distinction but for the most part ... the questions in the same manner as before. It may require a more active reading ... -
Really frustrated with Reading Comp. some help please.I am struggling with reading comp. It is not the sort of struggle with not understanding the material either, rather I am having to read the passage …
... RC. Here's what helped me:
-- Read the explanations for all the questions ... to skim the passage quickly after reading it once or during the questions. It's ... card about RC that I kept with me right before I checked ... -
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)…
... of ridiculous ACs. So before you do anything else ... soon as you finish reading the question stem and stimulus, ... amount of lines during RC. I know I ... 30 lines (usually about half the passage).
... 1 hard questions in the first 10 LR questions so you ... -
How to get faster at RCs?Hi, A newbie here. I am really, really slow at reading RCs and LRs and I can never finish them timed and have a good deal of questions unanswered …
... to really rush through the passage to get to the questions. I've found ... before moving on, which will not only help you better understand the passage ... the end, the questions are a much bigger time-suck than the actual reading of the ... -
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…
... head read (i.e. vocalize) RC passages about fancy pictures, dead ... wade through the questions after having spent 4.75 mins reading the passage making the total ... I was retaking the section/passage having seen it before
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 …
... because you end up reading the questions before and after reading the passage(s). Instead, he recommends ... Definitely going to re-read the Trainer RC chapters, since as you ...Recommendations for mental warm-up on test day?hey everyone, I'm curious about what a good mental warm-up would consist of on test day? Obviously, it's critical to conserve one's mental energy…
... the test. Ready, as in switching your brain on to critical reading ... section, a favorite RC passage, and the first 10 questions of an LR section ... spent the rest of the morning before the test getting my head in the game ...Plateauing at low 160sHi all, I've been taking a mixture of recent tests (60s-70s) and with some exceptions of outliers on lower 60s tests (165~167), I've been consist…
... 15 minutes. Read the question stem before the stimulus, and if ... when you're reading the passage. Understand how the arguments and paragraphs ... because once you hit the questions, you can't afford ... the passage. As a general rule in RC, you have 8:45 per passage ...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 …
... seconds) for a question before you decide to just move ... in rc there is little time to revisit the questions at the end ... 3 minutes reading each passage, and the rest of the time on the questions. I ... almost always worked until the last minute on RC.
RC remind me again...I'm having trouble with RC. It used to be my strongest area, but I think I'm psyching myself out. During the Oct 3 there was one passage that I just …
... insisted I really should read the questions before reading the passage, to increase understanding and to ... advice that is relevant to the LSAT.Scored 10 points lower than PT average on June test. How do I fix this?TL;DR : Looking for some insights with issues I apparently have with test day performance - PT'ing much higher than my score. First, a little bac…
... ended up doing the RC and LG in the middle of the night and ... and was well into the teens timewise before I skipped to game ... guess on 8-10 questions or so. RC I knew I bombed ... minutes I spend reading the passage. I then missed 10 questions, two thirds of ...Trying out something new... thoughts?Hello All: Quick preface: 1. I am taking the Dec. 2015 LSAT. 2. I started at 132 3. average PT score is 152/154 4. Target Score: ANYTHING over…
... on every section. His RC lessons have been super helpful ... reading and internalizing the MP's of each paragraph of the passage, ... and less time on the questions because you ... wrong answers before you look for the right answer? The LSAT ...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 …
... reading things more than once on the initial read through before going into the questions ... and effectively refer back to the passage as needed. I would take ... bit of time to drill RC passages individually in order to ...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 …
... re close to done reading the last one before the 5-minute warning. ... you hit "lap" after the passage and after each question should ... the trickier recent RC ones). I find that those are the questions ... I've given the easy questions a chance in the mean time. ...Question about score improvement potentialI got a question regarding my LSAT score improvement potential and would be grateful if you guys could tell me your opinion. My current score is …
... finish only 3 passages on RC (that continued for like ... better. I have been reading from the Economist and Scientific American ... read the 4th passage and answer a few if not all questions. ... 23 questions and try to get the maximum easy ones right before the time ...New study schedule after terrible 1st LSAT try/open for suggestionsHi 7Sagers, I'm looking to get some input from you all. The community here is amazing, so I'm looking forward to some great suggestions. To give …
... supplement with the Trainer. Make sure your fundamentals are solid before touching ... .
As far as RC, you CAN improve. I promise ... , structure of passage, etc). Constantly ask questions while you're reading to keep ...Reading Comp best practices for improvementHi all, I'm really interested in crowd sourcing some best practices for improving reading comp, especially from those of you who have seen significa…
... between our natural style and the RC requirements can vary greatly, ... been covered by multiple people before, but it bears repeating, ... scan the questions and mark those that reference a single passage. I ... I got. I love reading what other people have to ...Improving score RCAny advice on how to improve score on RC questions?
... generally outperform non-readers in RC. So be a reader.< ... through the questions. Don't feel like you have to rush the passage ... it before moving on to the questions. So relax and pause at the ... your reading and try not to spend time returning to the passage ...Really struggling with RCI have posted about this before, but my struggle is only getting worse. I just hit an all time low on the RC section. -5 below my diagnostic. I am no…
... 7sage, but the memory method for reading comp hasn't ... one of @"Nicole Hopkins" RC methods to be particularly ... as drawing the outline of a picture before you color ... the passage for the structure and miss the information necessary to solve the global questions ...How to increase speed of RC? Annotation methods?Hi I just started drills on RC and the speed is a huge problem for me. My average time to finish 1 passage is 10 mins! That means I can only finish 3…
... the passage type in question, the reading will go faster. Also understanding the system of the RC ... passage I do a mental note in my head before going into the questions ... structure questions). I'm not saying I'm perfect at RC because ...
