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LR BreakdownHow do you breakdown your time during a LR section? Sometimes I feel like I'm spending too much time on a particular question and am wondering when …
... is never enough time on this exam so micromanaging time creates nonconstructive pressure ... keeping track of minutes spent on each question but rather having an ... you have spent too much time on a given question and move ... -
Speed!Does anyone have any general tips for improving speed? Aside from just taking a bunch of timed PTs, do you use any other methods?
... IMO) is to get a stronger grasp on the notations and sufficient ... when they don't saves time. Also, practice, practice and ... than 2 minutes (subjective) on a question, better just skip it because ... the core argument for each question: Premise, conclusion and how ... -
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…
... . If you take much less time on questions because you took your ... on questions. We think that time spent on questions is good and time spent on ... . Instead of spending 1:30 on a question because you rushed through, you ... -
at 7 weeks away mark for Dec takers!Now that we are (December test takers) getting closer to the test day, I'm wondering where one should be today in terms of understanding the material…
... week. I work full time so my schedule during the ... week is mostly drills on LG with the occasional ... in if I'm struggling on a question type. Friday mornings I ... the energy. BR takes a lot out of me so ... you can get your hands on. The more practice you ... -
Drill RC passages or sections?Hello all, yes this is another RC discussion topic. I was wondering if I should drill RC sections or just the passages. I have been doing both and fe…
... 's more than just doing a passage. It's the timing ... to give up on a question when it's sucking time, and how to ... -
Reading Comprehension Process of Elimination??The problem I have with Reading Comprehension is that for some questions an answer choice is considered to be correct even though its not necessary v…
... an answer... and it depends on what question it is... if it ... a pro)
if you have 7sage I recommend spending some time ... you have) and read up on a question type and then drill some ... of that type of question until you really understand how ... -
Hope for all you low initial diagnostic takers!Hey guys so I just wanted to share some great news. Today was the first time I got a 162 on a PT and 168 on Blind Review. My initial diagnostic was a…
Nice job! My first untimed diagnostic test was a 152 and I took plenty of time on each question. I'm not sure if I want to know how I would do on a timed diagnostic. I still have a long road ahead of me and I hope I can follow in your footsteps! -
Low PT scores...High blind review?So I took PT38 and 39 a week apart from each other to give me time to blind review. I ended up scoring 154/171BR on 38 and 150/167BR on 39? I feel li…
... else, know when to move on.
... time as you go along. Are you spending too long on a question ... ? If so, cut your losses and move on. ... 100% well under the time limit. Redoing old games ... do it under the time constraint. The good news ... -
Parallel FlawOkay, So I have watched all of JY Videos on Parallel Flaw but keep missing the correct answer. I feel like my challenge has been correct diagraming ?…
... parallel reasoning questions. A lot of the time these go faster ... simple as the contrapositive of A-->B.
... of using shortcuts on a more challenging parallel flaw question. DO NOT CONTINUE ... you only need to spend time on A and E which are both ... -
Improving reading speed while maintaining accuracy on LSAT.Hey Fellow 7-Sagers, I'm a slow reader. I'm struggling with time-management on LR quiz practice questions. I'm unable to complete the quizzes within…
... about reading inactively as being a huge time-sucker. One of the ... that the more you dwell on a question, the more likely you are ... -
I'm at that point...I'm at that point where I'm consistently scoring in the 168-172 range in Blind Review, but still trying to get the hang of completing sections in the…
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This leaves me ample time to finish the last 5 ... then I am rushed for time.
The great thing ... -oh did you get stuck on a question? etc. I double circle the ... get right away for extra time during BR to help figure ... -
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…
... some might say this is time consuming and unnecessary given the ... harder, when I get stuck on a question, I'm much more methodical ... move on to the next question. Sometimes, all you need to get a question ... right is a fresh pair of your ... -
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…
... I start my LR sections on question number 11/12 and finish ... some might say this is time consuming and unnecessary given the ... the hardest questions appear earlier on in this section. However, ... harder, when I get stuck on a question, I'm much more methodical ... -
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)…
... PTs at the same time, since i only have ... especially if @DumbHollywoodActor is on there). And the social ... the 1.5- 2min mark on a question!
Yes ... our desires for perfection on this test by indulging ... spend too long on any one question. -
did you do this?I am interested in knowing what people, who had/have the 7sage curriculum, did during the curriculum. I am particularly interested in if those indivi…
... my personal characteristics is being a perfectionist. This personality kicks ... and end up spending time on each question literally nit picking why ... question anyways lol. I feel as if I have a grasp on ... studying 15-30hrs a week depending on my work schedule, ... -
did you do this?I am interested in knowing what people, who had/have the 7sage curriculum, did during the curriculum. I am particularly interested in if those indivi…
... and end up spending time on each question literally nit picking why I ... can see where this is a problem.
... throw my shoe on the BBQ and take a bite on camera), you ... not perfection. Perfection is not a necessary condition for anything, nor ... -
BR'ing at 180. Testing at 163. How can I get faster? How much faster?Hi, For the second time in a row now I've BR'd 180 (missed one, still 180...) and have timed scores of 165 and 163. In other words, I can figure o…
... to finishing on time and eventually finishing with extra time is throwing ... waste 4-5 minutes on the first time through a question in the teens ... only to miss out on even ... ones you invested too much time in up front at ... -
Silly mistakesHey all, I've been doing pretty well on my PTs, but I'm finding that on the logic games, I'm consistently making 1-2 silly mistakes on the section. …
... have time to fix it.
That begets the question: how ... think the answer to that question is the best way to ... stupid mistakes 100% of the time on a long enough timeline, then you ... you make a bad inference and get to a MBT question, for example ... -
Getting better until I get worse?Okay so I'm pretty much at my wit's end here with the last 2 or 3 tests I've taken. As background, I used to be incredibly consistent on the Logic…
... more time on every question because ~15 questions should take under a minute ... get caught in a 5 minute time sink on a tough question. Also if you ... that every single time. Even consistent 180 scorers on the timed ... ) don't get a 180 every single time, so don't ... -
RC Timing ProblemSo Ive been using the BR method strictly on reading comp for the last couple of days and my accuracy has improved tremendously but EVERY time Im inco…
... 5 answer choices, move on. It’s not the ... circle the question and hope you have time at the ... end to go back. Usually, some time ... away from the question will allow you ... ’re not spending valuable time on a problem you’re probably ... -
Completion in 35 minutesWhat does it mean if I'm consistently only getting to around Q # 20 within 35 minutes? I am consistently getting 18/20 right, with 5 omitted. But whe…
... you spending too much time on certain question types? My timing was ... maybe spending too much time on them. Do you notice ... you're spending more time on some questions and not ... question. I'm not sure of the details but after a ... at least you had a shot at the last ... -
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 …
... of time (a minute or two) thinking. Spending that much time on one question caused ... time on the third and fourth passages. Occasionally I had time to revisit a ... tough question. -
Pacing Issues with LR. How do you find your groove?For the past couple weeks now I have been doing timed LR sections and I noticed that I have been going too fast, completing all 25 questions within t…
... family question and you can’t find the flaw, move on.
question in case you have time to go back ... (also for Blind Review). Many times, having a ... second set of eyes on a question will help you ... -
Advice for Dec 2015Hi everyone-I consistently practice tested from 158-161 right before the Oct LSAT and somehow drastically bombed to a 152. I am quite upset. However,…
... mostly be finding out what question types usually stump you and ... an answer choice is wrong on a question can help you avoid similar ... flaws. It cuts down a lot of time on the flawed reasoning question types. -
StrategyI am beginning to PT since i last took a Kaplan course. They suggested that at 12 or 15 you skip to 26 and work backward basically skipping the 2nd t…
... are before you read each question. Just go in order, ... overly reliant on a per question basis for this as it is a time sink ... ), and learn when to bail on a question and move ... tougher questions. Don't waste time spinning your wheels the first ... -
Logical Reasoning Breaking 20QHelp!! Can't do more than 16 LR Q with 80% accuracy. Tips?? I want to touch 20
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On a question that asks what "decent idea ... five times. I remember thinking on one question "it just doesn't ... board would be tested on this question, but the rules allow ... RC is hard. Took me a very long time to improve. -
Could really use some guidance.I am getting really flustered to be completely honest. I am not getting much better at this test due to the fact that I just tend to overthink every …
... confirmed the correct one. Work on developing that mental clock of ... forward. By spending so much time on multiple questions, you are undoubtedly ... ve spend 1:20 on a question, and then moving on when you hit ... Hope this helps at lease a little bit. Feel free to ... -
Sticker @ U of ChicagoIs a top notch education worth 220k before interest even accrues?
... - I have never seen a student pass on a question on socratic at Chicago - whereas ... Hyde Park which is a bit of a secluded neighborhood - the ... that order) Chicago has a 10 % lead on NW (the best ... change by much in such a short time barring some drastic event ... -
Pattern of missing LR questionsHey everyone, I've noticed a strange pattern of the answers I tend to miss on LR and wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and if you …
... you aren't missing a specific type of question. I also was ... to only allow like a minute and a half on the first few ... clusters because you run into a difficult question which causes you to ... thus spend too much time on that question/rush on the next few to ... -
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... spend less time doing practice tests and more times on problem sets ... ) you're getting 9/10 on the practice tests, 2) you ... could mean spending 1 hour on a question in order to really understand ...
