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Memory Method for RC that focuses on Low --> High ResolutionThis version of the memory method has helped me to build the link between low resolution summaries and higher resolution summaries. 1. On the fi…
... the first 3.5 minute reading, I write low resolution summaries (less than five ... strong foundation of being able to summarize passages into one or two ... summaries take longer than low resolution ones, I sometimes (...often) take more than 1.5 minutes to do ... -
How much do admissions committees really consider multiple LSAT scores?Hello all! I'm signed up for the September LSAT and have been testing in the lows 160s. It terms of preparation, I have completed 70% of the 7sage cu…
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Taking LSAT in AprilHello everyone, I am scheduled to take the LSAT on April 12, 2024. However, I began studying on December 20th, 2023 and fear my timeline is too shor…
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I am scheduled to take the LSAT on April 12 ... a rule of thumb to give yourself more than 3.5 months to study for this ... exam? Should I move my test date to ... -
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…
... essentially scanning them just to get a sense of ... and whether I had to focus perhaps on a ... and 70s PTs, the RC is just destroying me. ... don't. Just wanted to get a sense of what ... RC passages. Maybe it all boils down to the RC passages becoming more and more ... -
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…
... to try to think that I needed to finish reading an RC passage in about 3 minutes ... go and give myself permission to take the time that I needed ... minutes, 4 minutes, or even more. For some of the difficult passages, I took more than 5 minutes to ... -
Just 3-5 more minutes :( and I can go -0 LGHello, I have been having this problem for some months now. I can't finish 4 games. I finish three games and won't have more than 3 minutes on my …
... games and won't have more than 3 minutes on my fourth game. I ... I don't seem to be able to break this wall. I ... usually finish two games within 12 minutes ... practise this type of questions more?
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Should I do it?Confession: I am a free user, mooching off of this discussion forum. I am going through the The LSAT Trainer and once I finish, I'll take 3 diagn…
... once I finish, I'll take 3 diagnostics. From there I ... the sections I am missing more than 3-5 in. Finally, I will ... thread 5 minutes ago. Are they for helping with time. Tell me more ... started studying reading comprehension, but no one anywhere seems to be that ... -
RC TroublesHi friends, Wondering if anyone else is having a similar problem: I was scoring -0 or -1 in RC on the older tests, but in the 60s and 70s, I'm tre…
... . But my reading is so good that I rarely need more than that ... two passages, allow yourself 5 minutes to read the passage. Then, give yourself 3.5 minutes to answer ... 'll be able to take about a minute per question to work with ... -
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…
... find was 1.5 hours away at ... he was able to take every single 7sager ... to keep your reading skills sharp, get used to reading RC passages ... farm work, rather than tractors. Over the ... okay with skipping a lot more.
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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…
... really. You want to be consistently hitting your ... target score 5-10 times minimum, ... On the RC section, instead of attempting all 4 passages, I ... . Why spend 35 minutes on the first 17 ... overboard. You should not take more than 3 PTs a week because ... -
Forgetting parts of the RC passageIf I am forgetting lines in a passage (for example that X rarely occurs or that X percentage of something does something else) that support an AC in …
... reading it like your grandma or child asked you to ... so you can retain enough to answer the questions. Mainly ... to look to find out. It's okay to go back to the reading ... 't take more than 3 minutes for a reading. Experiment with reading slower and more relaxed, ... -
Timing or Fundamental Issue?I just started PT and I'm not able to complete the LR sections. That's not surprising to me at all. I figured that my speed would pick up as I take m…
... you're taking that long to come to the correct answer, maybe ... more than 1.5 minutes. It's better to not make it back to 2-3 questions than ... it is to not ... make it to half ... -
I am going not finishing all questions in lr...I just started taking timed sections, and I am spending about 3 minutes per question in LR,( obviously too much time). Am I screwed? I feel down and …
... all of them right less than 50 seconds or so. ... better than your section score, I think you should learn to ... skip questions. You can't spend more than 1.5 minutes on ... a question. (If you spending 3 minutes per ... -
PT5.S3.Q23 - There are about 75 different brands of microwave popcorn...Ok, so I got this MBT question wrong. I initially was going to go with AC D (the right choice) but was turned off from the second part of the answer.…
... know that microwave popcorn takes 3 minutes to cook. So we can infer ... talk about products that take longer than 3 minute to cook. But that's ... take more than 3 minutes actually have less money being spent on them than products that take 3 minutes ... -
What's your RC skipping strategy?any advice for RC skipping strategies? how long people should spend per question before they skip? there's the classic 10 in 10, 25 in 25 for …
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3.5 minutes to read the passage. (14 minutes)
45 ... to remember is that RC penalizes poor timing much more severely than ... LR. It's more ... will cause far more misses than comparably bad timing ... -
Untimed Section Drills Information Bank #helpHey 7Sagers- There are a fair number of discussions about doing untimed section drills or untimed full PTs, but not one with some consolidation of p…
... you don’t devote more than a few minutes to any single question. It ... plus Br would take up too much time to do all at ... should try to push your BR score to 4-5 above your timed ... goal score before you move on to ... -
My dreams may not look like yours, but they came true!I've been on here so long that I'm not sure if any of my study buddies are still here, but I will share some things I learned, in case it's helpful. …
... decided more than 3 years ago to go to law school to pursue a ... IF you want to go to law school, but ... entire 7Sage course (more helpful than all of the books ... true that you're more than your score, and here ... let it take over your life. Take care of yourself ... -
Navigating Reading Comp PassagesI find the way 7sage goes through the reading comp passages soooo useful. Although I have one problem and do not really know how to navigate it. If I…
... 7sage goes through the reading comp passages soooo useful. Although I ... to navigate it. If I take my time when going through the RC passages ... find myself taking 30 minutes to do 2 passages...and that's ... condense your time reviewing the passages, while using JY's ... -
Problems with stamina rooted in fundamentals?So I took preptest 40, scored a horrid 156. I noticed I did alright on the first two sections, but completely bombed the last two. This was my first …
... You really need to take at least 3-5 PTs to get a feel for ... time being you need to get used to PTing and you ... nothing changes after a few more PTs, hit us up ... and give us some more detailed info on your ... and we'll be able to provide better advice about ... -
How many pts a week do you high scorers advise?i have done 10pts in total and im taking LSAT in october and december. currently plateaud at 155
As the resident super-prepper who works full time and still, like, talks to people and doesn't live in a hole, I would regard anyone claiming to work full time and take more than 3 full PT's a week with unapologetic skepticism. -
Opinions on study schedule for Dec LSATNew to 7Sage discussions, but I love how everyone seems very helpful and genuine. I am currently studying for the Dec test, and wanted some opinions …
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like 25 more modern PTs (52+range)
to get in extra practice ... poised to take the prize!!!
Don't take more than 3 PT ... 're scoring high enough to cut out drilling altogether ... can't BR no more and BR scores ... -
Subvocalization and RCA question for those who do well on RC. Do the top scorers avoid subvocalization? I've been tinkering with methods that work best for me on the RC se…
... score 0/-2 in RC as well and I definitely ... the content of each paragraph to myself before I move ... takes anywhere between 2.5 and 3.5 minutes to finish reading the passage, depending on ... not familiar enough with speed-reading. For a beginner/intermediate ... -
Will all test scores disappear after 5 yrs?Some standardized test score disappear after 5 yrs right? Is it true for LSAT? I heard we can take it 3 times within 5 yrs...is it because they rese…
@montaha.rizeq So..if you wanna take more than 3 times, maybe you should wait for 5 yrs (from the 1st take) and take it after the 1st or second score disappear right? ( long rung though -
PT 82 BR Sessions with J.Y. [Spoiler Warning]Hey 7Sagers, I'm leading BR calls for PT 82 (September 2017 LSAT). I'm holding 6 sessions total. 2 for each of LR 1, LR 2, and RC. Each session w…
... with everyone’s overall assessments. RC was killer and LG was ... finished with 5 minutes to spare! RC I wasn’t even able to get to the ... the first LR section was more difficult than average. Scored a 164 ... know they are all supposed to be relatively equal but this ... -
LR SpeedOn average, how long does a strong LR student spend reading the stimulus and question stem before looking at the answer choices? In general I spend m…
I don't know about reading the stimulus, but reading - or rather, skimming ... - the question stem normally shouldn't take more than 3 seconds ... -
In need of positive thoughtsHi all, Last June I scored a 142 on a practice test. After reading about the LSAT for a week I scored a 148. I took the CC on here and scored a 15…
... mentioned, I would take a little time to appreciate the progress ... I generally don't take more than 3-4 days off entirely without ... skills (particularly LG) begin to atrophy somewhat. Personally, I ... always try to maintain a longer term perspective ... -
Life-Changing RC Tips? Help me friends.Hello! So RC is consistently my worst section. Do y'all have any life-changing RC tips that really helped you raise your score or changed the way yo…
... ! I definitely need to be doing more RC passages and reading in general, it ... 's just hard sometimes to ... since I missed more than 3-4 on a modern RC section and ... some of the science passages require a level of ... -
Which part of LSAT should I start from?1. I'm a beginner and plan on taking the test in nov and June if things don't go well in nov. My question is which part of LSAT should I start? I've …
... the November LSAT. You can take it in January and March ... . I think most folks take more than 3 months to get to their goal. (Also, no ... -
TranscriptsHey guys! This might be a dumb question, but the transcript request stuff on the LSAC website really confuses me. Do I need to actually call my univ…
... least, when I clicked to request a transcript it sent ... on my schools page to purchase and send a ... If so they can take a while to process depending on the ... already purchased and requested to send it to the LSAC then ... it should not really take more than 3 weeks. -
Murder Mystery: my epiphany on active reading in RCHi all, I've been finding that the "anticipation" part of active reading for RC has been a challenge and doesn't come naturally for me. This act o…
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I know RC passages aren't as interesting and ... need/urgency to anticipate in suspenseful tv shows to reading RC passages. I ... way makes my reading engagement and my active reading more natural.
