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Post Your Questions about EssaysDo you have questions about personal statements, diversity statements or other law school essays? Post them here. I'm writing an F.A.Q. for the perso…
... the prompt tells you to. You do have to read the directions. Consider ... every application and your opportunity to demonstrate what you will ... motivation is a tidy way to end your essay.
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Re-reading Game RulesI read an article on LSAT HACKS making the case to re-read the rules 4 times as per the below guidelines: 1] To understand the game. 2] To draw. …
... time to me and you should not need that many read throughs ... rare that you need to read the rules to figure out the game ... />
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Headache while taking the LSATSo I just took my first PT after 1 1/2 years of hiatus and was quickly reminded of a problem I've always had with this test... As I'm taking it, I…
... . I do need lenses and when I took the exam I ... . I do love to read but this never happens when I read a book ... 'm more relaxed and can read in different postures, hold the ... book in the air, read while in bed, etc.
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…
... people that have read even a decent ... there. The only reason to read that or Science/Nature ... /New Yorker is to familiarize yourself with ... different disciplines so that when you hit a cosmology ... topics, and passively listening to audiobooks during a commute ...Time...help...I know it takes a lot longer for LSAT than ppl think (at least a year indicated in the course) But the reality for me is I only have about 2 months b…
... , which I myslef, definitely belong to that group. And they said ... to take the LSAT in june, latest October. That's why when ... I read that and I'm like ... just quoting what I have read. What is you guys opinion ...In a slump =(I've been really delaying making this thread, partially in hopes that I would start hitting the scores I need to soon, and wouldn't need to basically…
... the members responded by bringing to his attention that although ... could be traps set to force you to make this "silly" ... more about learning to read for structure, and know when specific things ... previously mentioned materials assist you to do. Other than that, ...Logical Reasoning Philosophy classI'm wondering if anyone has taken a philosophy course in logical reasoning. If you have, how did you find it? Did you feel it gave you a stronger fou…
This Fall I actually had to take a formal reasoning ... and when I read the syllabus, "This course is an introduction to contemporary ... use truth tables and derivations to demonstrate the validity of ... . This will be perfect to kinda review basic core logic ...Using speedo to increase reading speedBefore I officially became a 7sage/trainer student, I dabbled around on a few other forums and found that many instructors suggest using a website ca…
... ." I would also encourage you to get your hands on every ... the end of each reading to test your comprehension. Reading varied ... , allowing you not to freak out when you have to read a science passage ...Reevaluating Study Strategy and GoalsSo just bombed my fourth PT and I think it's about time I reevaluate my timeline and goals in here. Mid 160's is my target but I can't seem to see th…
... is no excuse not to when you can resort to hours of brute ... the best ways to improve when the best way to improve on RC ... is to understand the macro ... worry about going crazy trying to read the Economist and all that ...Skippity Skip SkipWho here has developed a system for skipping questions? What type of criterion does it/must it fulfill for you to justify a skip? Any and all insight…
I skip parallel reasoning/flawed parallel reasoning. Just to read through the stimulus and answer choices takes me 2 min sometimes.Skippity Skip SkipWho here has developed a system for skipping questions? What type of criterion does it/must it fulfill for you to justify a skip? Any and all insight…
... to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to ... walk away
Know when to run ... 9 of hearts (some stimulus you just can't even ...
Know when to walk away? When you're at 90 ...How should I incorporate The Trainer into my studies?I bought my copy of The LSAT Trainer this weekend and am looking for the most effective way to use it along with 7Sage. For those of you who have us…
... s a beautiful thing when it comes to fruition. The problem is ... major in college required them to read grammatically dense material ad nauseum ... took over a year. And when those who don’t have ... s what inevitably leads people to dissatisfaction about their LSAT ...I need help with RC 7sage community!!Hey guys, so i started doing prep tests today and i really need help with RC. I scored a 149 but my LG and LR are doing not bad, still definite r…
... perspective on how to approach RC. I used to be pretty ... RC, scoring around -8 to -11 on the section because ... content. I recently got to the RC section in the ... . It taught me how to read for argument structure and since ... all I could think about when I start an RC ...Starting to plateau and feeling really depressedHi guys, I am very nervous and depressed after taking 5 PTs and looking for advice for my October LSAT. My diagnostic around early June was a 1…
... Why would you expect to master something after only ... and so, for example, when you see it's ... draw an "S" next to the stimulus to just reinforce it
Finally, if you really want to ... Sure I'd love to go to Stanford but it's ...Starting to plateau and feeling really depressedHi guys, I am very nervous and depressed after taking 5 PTs and looking for advice for my October LSAT. My diagnostic around early June was a 1…
... type and so, for example, when you see it's a ... draw an "S" next to the stimulus to just reinforce it
to kind of "reset" my brain ...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 …
... . Once you’ve learned how to read for reasoning structure (which you ... Trainer), you really just have to brute force your way through ... lot of RC of passages to see improvement.
when I was going through them ...DiscouragingHi, I have been studying for the Oct. 2015 LSAT since (essentially) July 1. I work a full-time job, and have recently moved to a new city, and ha…
... but two glaring things need to be addressed.
to do with how smart you ... up for constant disappointment when things don't go ... stuff and use the light to read the Trianer. You have ... more than enough time to reach your goal in ...Getting Back UpI reposted this comment of mine from @blah170blah 's great thread to those who are disappointed. I thought my story would help some of you realize y…
... time do you take to read the passage and how ... factors were that contributed to lower scores in my ... confident but maybe unsure due to prior performance,
when they take PTs as ... flyer or post offers to tutor online along with ...More reading comp practice?Hello 7Sage! I have run into a problem. Between Feb 2015 and June 2015 I did every preptest, except for 72, 73, and 74. Since June, in preparation…
... content of the passages. So when I take it a second ... feel any "mental resistance" when I read the passage. I already know ... less than normal. When I go over to a test that I ... them before, but I tend to get the same questions wrong ...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. …
... I know that I tend to go through the rules so ... each rule before I actually read them. I just spot ... on my game board annotations when I've written it ... seen suggested a lot is to read the rules once, don't ... and then do a second read-through and start notating then ...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. …
... in your attention to detail to still be able to move quickly. ...
Now the biggest problem when this happens is that people ... thing is to remember not to panic, go back to the stimulus and rules ... questions. Well then when you get to that 6th question and ...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…
... the stimuli are much easier to read on recent tests in general ... the writing is better, even when they're overly convoluted, but ... that's the biggest difference when people talk about what has ...Getting nervous!I am in need of some advice from fellow LSAT takers and law school applicants. Just a little background about myself. I graduated with a 3.8 GPA wi…
Actually, your biggest issue seems to be your fundamental understanding of ... long. But you also need to understand why each correct answer ... an answer before you move to the answer choices (because that ... you discern the main ideas when you read an RC passage?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 …
... tediuos or even redundant to keep reading the same ... 's just going to come down to drilling and for ... method for now. When I read the passage I immediately ... irrelevant stuff in relation to the question stems. It ... also helped me continue to think about the "whys ...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 …
... s a really bad idea to read the question stems before ... and then referring back to the passage when needed for detail- ...
@tanes256 Definitely going to re-read the Trainer RC chapters, since ... out, it always helps to refresh and maybe get something ...Reading compFor anyone who has ever had a huge jump in reading comp...what changed? I am struggling a lot with this section. I get like -12 in the section :((
... passage and then I panic when answering questions, then kick myself ... when I do a BR lol) ... usually take 3-4 min to read the passage and annotate it ... are important tend to be misleading when it comes to the harder passages ...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…
... t think it applies to every single question. The ... know what to do, and after a couple read throughs ... you'll know to just move ... actually taking the time to understand and analyze what ... because it's important to know when to cut your losses ...Cracking on Comparative Passages?Hey buddies! I feel much progress on RC with the Trainer’s structural method. But still I feel so hard on comparative reading. It’s so confusing to r…
One strategy I use is to read proactively. Lots of sections have ... science passage. You can start to tell that the details are ... , so you want to use your roadmap when you mark the passage ... to recall and contrast details ...Confused.I feel like I am not grasping the fundamentals properly, I am rarely able to predict what the answer choice will be until I get to the answer choices…
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Hey goalis180, when falling for trap answer choices ... comparing the the two contenders to the stimulus and seeing how they ... see how you process the stimulus and what made you choose ... will make you more prepared when in similar situations.Predicting AnswersHello 7sagers, I'm currently finished with the curriculum and have taken 15 PTs with BR and I've plateaued around 157 with my BR as high as 171. O…
... so forcing yourself to predict answers and to articulate flaws helps you ... choices also because you have to have reasons for eliminating.
when you read it. But if you ... just wary of telling people to rely on intuition because if ...
