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Need advice on improving RC d
... part to read/place less focus on and what to ... is after reading the passage, to quickly re-skim ... get anything more from spending 2:30 on a hard question and ... questions and taking away time on the ones they have ... RC passages, or doing them until I can go -0 on ... -
LSAT Trainer Worthwhile?I took the December test, and prepped with the Powerscore Bibles. I'm retaking the test in Feb and am using 7 Sage now (and rereading Powerscore Bib…
... RC, -11 LR, and -8 LG. I never got less ... be much appreciated Alex, or any one else. Technique ... that learning means spending as much time as you ... a difference between working hard and working smart.
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Diagnostic score- SOSHello All, I'm planning on taking the june 2018 lsat and applying to a few Canadian law schools ( I'm not looking for the highest ranking one, any …
... of concepts tested on the LSAT and ... spending your time foolproofing LG. Once you get that score to -5 or less ... should transfer over to RC. Gotta do your ... will probably result in more wrong answer choices. ... working very very very hard to understand the underlying ... -
Reading Comprehension Plateau - Personal account of issues, requesting insightLots of words below outlining my issues with the section. If you're also struggling with RC and/or have come up with novel solutions, please consider…
... started by spending quality time reviewing my ... or their own opinions).
Other passages have less ... more actively and staying in engaged with the passage ... contenders, depending on how hard that passage/question is ... what the RC section is testing ... -
Avoiding Eliminating Correct Answer Choices (LR and RC)I just posted something very similar in the course so I apologize if this is considered spammy, but I hoped it might be more visible here. Somethi…
... is crucial to cutting down on time. I'm not talking about ... -of-left-field or an obvious conditional reversal, but more when the ... have seen this on main point questions in RC, which is where ... know this will occur much less frequently than it won't ... -
Skimming all RC passages before you start for a pacing strategy?During a PT, does anyone skim the RC passages before you start? If so, do you find it helpful as far finding a pacing strategy through the RC sectio…
... PT, does anyone skim the RC passages before you start? If ... RC section.
I noticed when I skimmed the upcoming passage ... Qs, I was more confident about spending time on the hard passage 3 that I was ... -
RC drillsI have the 4 packets on Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Law available on Cambridge and I was wanting some input on whether or not I…
... answer each passage. Of course, it's a lot of time but ... RC mainly because the passages lose my interest and it's hard ... getting the hang of why I'm actually reading a passage ... lot. I usually miss 4 or less on every packet after BR. After ... -
A few small tips for your final LSAT prep.Hi everyone -- I know that many of you are getting ready to take the exam, and so with J.Y.’s blessing I thought it might be helpful for me to pos…
... more automatic you feel about your notations/diagramming strategies, the less ... up reading the passage very differently from ... or how to balance your time between two RC ... you, and, depending on the day, your mindset ... or wrong, and finally perhaps 10 are so hard ... -
Is skipping around in order of reading questions or question options a good/non harmful strategy?As I've been doing more and more practice sets and going through problems showcased in the tutorial videos, I've started to not just read things like…
... I've been doing more and more practice sets and going ... instance, when doing some practice RC questions this morning, I ... answer options at the beginning or right before the actual ... end, causing you to waste time on less questions).
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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…
... I'm running out of time, or just generally rushing through ... my last RC passage is usually started with only 6 minutes on the ... is time and that this will be fixed with more and more practice ... give myself less than 35 minutes when drilling sections or taking PTs ... -
Less than a month out and still experiencing some unnerving inconsistenciesSo throughout my (definitely rocky) studying process I've made lots of gains in the various sections of the test while also hitting various hiccups (…
... a while, having really hard times on LR particularly (which had ... my good section), missing way more questions than usual (peaking ... gains on LG (missing between 0 or 1 per test) and RC (which ... able to improve in time. Around this time I was fluctuating pretty ... -
More PTs vs. Review PTs vs. Review Curriculum/Drill [pls help]Hello Everyone, I wanted to ask advice of any of the 7sagers here--I'd really, really appreciate it. I've been kind of lost amongst the different…
... friends and other members here on the 3rd.
< ... 9, LG -13, and RC -6. I find timing ... --should I spend more time drilling conditionals and ... curriculum, for example, or spend more time reviewing the questions ... where I should be spending more time. If I'm ... -
Journey to the Center of a 180Hi everyone, I posted a couple days ago saying I would do a write up of my study experience, and here it is. For context, I scored a 180 on the Octob…
... bathroom and I had less time for nerves to ... , or any mentally demanding activity. This was hard for ... scenario or inference based, I would spend more time on that ... br />
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RC was my least improved ... things were in the passage. Basically I took ... -
Using Study Time Efficiently -- Do All Videos for RC Practice Sets?If we do the RC practice passages and get all the questions right, is it worth spending our time going through the videos as well? I'm not sure I'm r…
If we do the RC practice passages and get all ... right, is it worth spending our time going through the videos as ... at this point (I'm on practice set two, and I ... he often has more efficient/different approaches, but for RC passages, there ... -
Feb. LSAT RC WoesLike a lot of you who took the LSAT last weekend, I found the RC section to be incredibly difficult. I'm not good at RC to begin with and typically h…
... weekend, I found the RC section to be incredibly difficult ... even more time struggling with the passage. I find that the second passage is ... might have missed out on an easy passage and/or easy questions.
less than ideal score.
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How to Focus on LR + RC?I've reached the point where I consistently score -0/-1 (-1 is usually due to carelessness, if anything) on LG. How do people suggest I shift my atte…
... shift my attention more to LR and RC without faltering on LG? (FYI ... . When do they get more 'mainstream', i.e. less experimental?)
RC as my fifth and/or sixth sections? Should ... for me to do 4 or 5 of the same sections ... -
My, somewhat lengthy,19pt increase storyHello 7sage, it's been a while, good to see the forum is still bustling with activity and people putting in hard work in pursuit of their LSAT dreams…
... my cousins are extremely hard working, excelling academically ... time, so I was often travelling to or hosting my partner on ... complete a review, sometimes less.
... to allot to each RC passage, I think it ... way more work into RC, and worked on trusting ... -
5mins left on RC and 1 passage left -- Tips?I was just doing an RC section (Particularly PT 68) and got to the last passage with a little more than 5minutes left on the clock. At this moment I …
... an RC section (Particularly PT 68) and got to the last passage ... with a little more than 5minutes left on the clock ... what you can with whatever time is left after the reading ... ?
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A plug for using a highlighter on RC!My apologies if this has been discussed better here before and I'm just missing it! Everything I've been able to find specifically on the 7Sage Discu…
... systems, margin-writing, etc.) in RC is typically pretty idiosyncratic and ... you get a little bit more certainty and confidence.
on average (and in time, even with spending about 4 minutes upfront on the passage ... -
Time v/s Accuracy on RCHi guys, I've reached a precarious situation in which my performance on the RC has become a trade-off between time and accuracy. If I try to run t…
... my performance on the RC has become a trade-off between time and ... . If I try to spend more time on each question, I generally increase ... difficult to finish the last passage (not necessarily the 4th one ... -
Thoughts/Advice on Studying Full-Time, Working Full-Time, or Working/Studying Part-TimeI've been studying off-and-on for the last 9 months with the 7Sage Ultimate + package (finished the CC), but now I'm ready to hunker down and put in …
... 've been studying off-and-on for the last 9 months ... week; however, I work full-time and I have no idea ... huge amount of additional study time. Before I apply for this ... -time or part-time and how this has affected their test score? (Obviously more time ... -
Studying - Finish the Core Curriculum First, or Focus on Analytic Priorities?Hello everyone; I'm back! Short version - I work full time, and then have other things in my life which can't be compromised or ignored. I spend …
... that extra four hours is hard enough when the 10 hours ... and then do the PTs, or focus on the Analytics. There are ... may result in me wasting time on areas I'm already good ... taking more PTs and focusing on my weaker areas. The focus on Analytics ... -
Clarification on the Nicole Hopkins approach to RC from people who actually use itSo I just finished the Nicole Hopkins webinar on RC and felt like a lot of it made sense. But as I try to work through an RC passage on my own using …
... to work through an RC passage on my own using her ... seems to leave me with more questions than answers. If ... will only be wasting time that I could otherwise ... bracket to indicate where or does this receive a ... there a resource, link, or place where I can view ... -
LSAT New Year's Resolution!?Happy New Year Everyone! Hope everyone is off to a great start in 2017. What are some of your LSAT-related or non-LSAT related resolutions? I…
... of your LSAT-related or non-LSAT related resolutions? ... something is wrong on the RC section. RC has always been ... on I am not going to stop re-reading the passage ... 's hard to explain, but for a long time I' ... more happy with what I already have. Happy with less. ... -
My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
... complete an RC passage or two, or peruse the 7sage discussion forums. On slow days ... study time on weekends from 8am to 1pm, and much more. I ... if the question is really hard, type a full explanation. ... answer choices fifth (E) on hard questions so that you go ... -
@"J.Y.Ping" or anyone that can clearly explain two LR q's, with ways to avoid these traps.@"J.Y.Ping" or anyone who really understands this and can explain: PT20 S1 Q6 and PT23 S3 Q6 I have listened to the explanation and on the Q6 from…
... to the explanation and on the Q6 from PT ... not just "likely" brought, or even "most likely" bothered ... very crowded" I clearly have less "space" than I do ... the stim spends more of the time actually leading to the ... that its supposed to be hard, but this seems not ... -
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…
... give myself ample preparatory time. However, my schedule will ... break into that mid or high-170s realm in ... all in LR and RC. RC varies wildly, from - ... a week, a two or three-hour blind review ... have tips for time management on the Reading Comprehension section ... -
My Argument Against Notating On RCWhen I first started out studying last year, I wasn't notating at all and I was only missing -2, -3 on a section. I was reading a lot of books before…
... got a -9 on a timed RC and -3 on BR. Right after ... fluidly read a passage and ascertain the content or the main purpose ... or structure.
... return to the passage a bit more, but the time saved during the ... -
RC meaning/synonym and author's attitude question strategyHey all, I've been gradually improving on RC over the last 10 PTs (-6 to -8) to (-3 to -5) by spending more time upfront understanding the passage…
... I've been gradually improving on RC over the last 10 ... by spending more time upfront understanding the passage content/structure/emphasis and less time wastefully ... much time I spend on each question based on the ... and rack up points on easier questions, but I ... -
Better to spend more time on later tests?Hey all, So I'm starting to feel convinced that at a certain point in prep, it's better to focus on later tests. That is, if you aren't going to pre…
... test out there (who has time for that, not me), ... chose your best use of time. I've raised the ... to see how much more "difficult" or "different" the test ... logic games that are more common on the later tests.
time I have left on tests that aren ...
