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Is it possible?Hi! I'm just now starting studying for the LSAT and I'm taking my first test in April of 2021. My diagnostic score was a 137 ( I had to guess on a lo…
... on the real thing so don't give up! For reading comp ... , what helped me the most was reading the passage carefully and ... cut down time on the actual questions. Reading fro structure is very ... -
My Guide to Reading Comprehension Part 1 (Long-ish Post)Hi 7sagers! Given that several people expressed interest in my RC methodology, here is the basic outline of my approach for the Reading Comprehen…
... the passage will reduce the anxiety that I know I can feel when reading ... active and engaged in the reading. The correct-ness of your ... plays in the structure of the passage. Is it the main point? ... how much time you spent reading the passage, but I think that ... -
Reading RC Questions Before The Passage: A Viable Strategy for the LSAT FLEXThe purpose of this post is to share what I believe to be a helpful tip/strategy in the context of RC within the LSAT FLEX. It can be tried by those…
... sense of confidence throughout the entire RC passage and even skipped my ... subjects in each passage were important prior to reading the passage itself.) I look ... forward to putting it to the test ... -
Reading RC Questions Before The Passage: A Viable Strategy for the LSAT FLEXThe purpose of this post is to share what I believe to be a helpful tip/strategy in the context of RC within the LSAT FLEX. It can be tried by those…
... subjects in each passage were important prior to reading the passage itself.) I look ... forward to putting it to the test ... highlight some of the words they refer to in the passage (unlike in ... -
Reading Comp.Any tips on improving reading comp? Consistently missing 10-13 each time....Have went through the CC a few times. It sucks.
... over-highlight. In the end though, the way you do RC ... re-emphasize that the way you are reading the passage is important. Every ... question is going to somehow relate the ... ideas back to the author's pov ... -
Reading CompWhat has been your most useful, in summary, tactic in improving your points in RC? I seem to be doing the standard "summarize each paragraph" as I go…
... on RC was practicing active reading and relating each sentence/paragraph ... when the author interjects their opinion. Ultimately, the end goal of reading the passage is ... to understand what the author is ... -
Reading CompWhat has been your most useful, in summary, tactic in improving your points in RC? I seem to be doing the standard "summarize each paragraph" as I go…
... on RC was practicing active reading and relating each sentence/paragraph ... when the author interjects their opinion. Ultimately, the end goal of reading the passage is ... to understand what the author is ... -
Stuck in the 140'sStuck in the 140's, I've been studying non-stop and I feel like my efforts are in vain since I'm not making any progress. Mostly struggling in RC an…
... to powerscore podcasts (the loophole also has a ... started watching the 7sage videos going through the reading passages and ... just reading the passage. Also, somebody in the forum suggested skipping the main ... , I was finishing the 4th passage. My RC went ... -
RC timingIs it better to spend more time on the questions in RC or passage ? And if so what is a proper distribution of time ?(i.e 4 min on passage 5 min on q…
... answer most of the questions on the passage quickly without ... 5 minutes on reading the passage. Instead, ask yourself the following: ** ... ME to sufficiently digest the passage?** For you, that ... needed to understand the passage. Go through the questions timed. ... -
Progress or Lack there of..Hello everyone, I m at my breaking point with this and thinking about not continuing. I am not a quitter but I am just tapped out. I am seeing ste…
... reading you have to do for the LSAT is not the type of reading ... . The hardest part of RC is not actually reading the passage, but actually answering the ... questions. The answers are worded ... -
Progress or Lack there of..Hello everyone, I m at my breaking point with this and thinking about not continuing. I am not a quitter but I am just tapped out. I am seeing ste…
... reading you have to do for the LSAT is not the type of reading ... . The hardest part of RC is not actually reading the passage, but actually answering the ... questions. The answers are worded ... -
High 160's looking for advice!Hi everyone! For context: I have been prepping for about a year and am now PT averaging in the high 160's (167-168). I work full time, and variou…
... curriculum lessons (not the passage breakdowns, the intro lessons etc) ... is just kinda mindset while reading the passage to retain info.
the problem sets were great ... for really drilling the concepts/inferences/etc.
Assessing RC Passage DifficultySo I am currently in the process of fine tuning some of my strategies and doing some last minute drilling before the June exam and was wondering if t…
... not because once you start reading the passage you will FOR SURE know ... ? Is spending 4 min on the passage and making sure you have ... full understanding of the MP, Tone, and Structure of the passage? If you ...Need LR HelpReally struggling on the LR sections -- I am doing the blind reviews but my LR results are so inconsistent. I do not know what else to do to improve …
... is, what is it about the question that you may be ... maybe it's understanding what the question is asking, how you ... or even how you're reading the passage itself (are you identifying premise ... /conclusion? how the argument or facts are laid ...Words of Strategy to break from the low 160s to early 170s?Hey 7 Sage Community! The course has been very helpful and I started from a 143, on my first diagnostic to the early 160s (180-163) range. I'm sta…
... , I spent about 3 minutes reading the passage.
Also something that ... RC as similar to LG (reading the passage = diagramming master game board). In ... comprehend/set up the passage well, you end up rereading the passage over and ...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…
... more so focused on mapping the passage & getting a general ... I spend about 4 minutes reading the passage and I usually answer questions ... has served me well but the odd time my memory fails ... more comfortable going back to the passage to prove things out but ...Should I read the question stem first?Is reading the stimulus and then reading the question stem a better tactic or the other way around??
... the reasoning that you end up reading the stem twice if ... the things I need in the stimulus.
Imagine you start reading the ... stimulus: you identify the conclusion (aha, ... out how they support the conclusion, think about ...Do you guys do low-res summaries and premise/conclusion identifications during PTs/real tests?For respectively the RC sections and the LR sections. For me they take up a lot of time but do help. I was wondering if people actually strictly foll…
... the passage to answer questions. As I mentioned previously, when I am reading the passage ... , I am thinking about the author's main point, the purpose of the passage ... , and what the passage ...How would you approach if you do not see improvement in your RC?RC
... any. I just read the passage, highlights some key terms ... call-out) questions before reading the passage and then treating these questions ... then doing all of the global passage questions afterward. I find ... focuses me in on the passage, knowing that I have ...Help... October LSATHi everyone! I am taking my second LSAT here in October and have been consistently scoring around the mid to upper 150s. My goal score is a 161-163. …
... my worst section) is active reading the passage more carefully. I spend like ... 4 to 5 minutes on the passage and I get through most ... Games: if you do the work with the passage up front you can ... get through the questions faster. ...Passage Target TimeI feel like 7Sage would have the data on how long it takes perfect scorers to read the passage. I wish they would display this target time, especiall…
I'm assuming the reason they don't do ... taker (even among the highest scorers). Some read the passage twice and take as ... -4 minutes before moving through the questions, where some might just ... time it takes to absorb the passage before going into ...RC timingFolks, I'm at the point where I understand the RC...I'm not doing too bad at -4 or -5 if I have 40-44 minutes. But unfortunately we only get 35 minu…
... this site to practice speed reading for 30 minutes daily. That ... continue past a part of the passage I was 95-98% on ... %. I spend a long time reading the passage, too - about 3.5 minutes ... highlighting and notation.
The first questions are, what is ...RC timingFolks, I'm at the point where I understand the RC...I'm not doing too bad at -4 or -5 if I have 40-44 minutes. But unfortunately we only get 35 minu…
... continue past a part of the passage I was 95-98% on ... %. I spend a long time reading the passage, too - about 3.5 minutes ... , I lose focus of the point of the passage and completely miss what ... don't need to check the passage. I'll just pick one ...RC HelpI really really need help with RC. I get like -15 and i'm taking the november test. can someone help me please?
... felt like the act of reading, underlining, and physically holding the paper/pen ... to reference back to DURING the passage, it does help provide that ... cue I would get from reading the passage on pen and paper, and ... helps me commit the details to memory.Is doing a ton of RC passages the best way to improveHi everyone, Since I started studying for RC my scores have gone up a little, but not significantly because I don't put much practice time into them…
... 's argument instead of just reading the passage to read it. Also, ... answering the questions extremely fast because I have good understanding of passage ... cut my loss on that passage and hope I can get ... there is usually one passage that just gets the best of me ...LR & RC Advice/Tips/RecommendationsThe 7Sage course made me extremely proficient at LG and that was my weakest section prior to coming here. But not so much for LR or RC. Does anyone h…
I recommend reading the Loophole by Ellen Cassidy. So good and easy explanation of LR. For RC spend more time reading the passage.How do you get through all RC sections?I'm doing well enough on answering the questions, understanding the passages...but for the love of God I am struggling to get to the 4th passage and …
... personally I find that reading the passage for the joy of learning something new ... helps me retain the content better while still reading it quickly.
There is hope..Just wanted to put it out there, that it is possible to reach your goal scores!! I'm a horrible standardized test taker and struggle deeply with ADHD…
... time making sure I was reading the stimulus correct--on that note ... and analyze how I was reading the passages in a section and ... don't understand a whole passage, the questions won't be any ... slow down, take your time reading the passage and you'll get better ...Does the Memory Method work?Hey all. I am currently PTing between 169-171. Over half my wrong answers come from RC, which I have admittedly done very, very little practice with.…
... of spending time to read the passage deeply and then being ... return. We lose the nuance of the bigger picture with all ... exercise, untether yourself from all the markings. Read without a ... relax and focus on just reading the passage. Make sure you're getting ...Breaking the Low 160's PlateauI was wondering if anyone had advice on how to overcome the low 160's plateau. I have been consistently scoring 160-163 on my past tests. I am on a s…
... frustration. I am aiming for the high 150s and currently and ... -12 wrong for the reading comprehension and keep reading the passage over and not remembering ...
