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PTs vs. CambridgeHello, I have what I feel is a silly question. I'm about a month into my 7Sage course; I'm on the Logic curriculum and I finished MSS questions las…
... sections will help me read the question stem more effectively and help ... able to see more clearly why answer choices are wrong. ... worried about glazing over the question stem. And yes I know ... having particular trouble with a question type after going through ... -
LR Study Guide*I was sent this LR study guide a couple of months ago from a fellow 7Sager and it has been very helpful. It's not as detailed as some of the others…
... /> Argument Part Questions
- The question stem will directly quote a section ... stimulus is flawed and then read the answer choices to ... show or provide a reason why they facts are not ... is an alternative explanation for why the contradiction is simply ... -
Strong LR Scores, Weak RC ScoresHey guys, I was wondering if anyone else here has, either currently or in the past, found themselves scoring high on the Logical Reasoning sections b…
... a great resource for this question type, I picked up a ... RC passage. I've previously read the LSAT Trainer's LR ... , the first thing that we read in Logical Reasoning problems is the question stem ... can feel somewhat aimless to read through a RC passage without ... -
Coming to a realization.... need validation.Hi All: I've come to a realization that I am just simply not ready for the June LSAT. I'm still going to try my best, walk in there, and see what …
... cents here, with some caveats: first, I have not taken the ... PTs too soon. I've read (and agree) that you shouldn ... to the prompt and the question stem. It's slow and you ... -
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)…
... question stem and stimulus, quickly jot down how long that took. Then read ... 1 hard questions in the first 10 LR questions so you ... 10 minutes. I find this first 10 minutes to be among ... be to skim each question stem to find easier question types based on ... -
Ye ole "Bible"So, despite my confident suspicion that 7sage pwns PowerScore, I still bought the LR Bible cuz it was "only" $40 bucks. But, after having read the fi…
... going to go back to stem first. Like the Trainer says, I ... at minimum 5 seconds per question analyzing an argument I don ... I failed to read in the way the stem wanted. There;s ... -
Wrong LR QuestionsI notice that I tend to get a bunch of easier LR questions wrong, which is incredibly frustrating. A lot of the time, the question type/category vari…
... don't need to read the stem again. Then read the stimulus. If ... your understanding whatsoever since each question is its own little world ... for 5-10 questions at first and when you go back ... whatever approach you took the first time was most likely wrong ... -
Plateauing at low 160sHi all, I've been taking a mixture of recent tests (60s-70s) and with some exceptions of outliers on lower 60s tests (165~167), I've been consist…
... 're through the first 15 in 15 minutes. Read the question stem before the ... stimulus fully on your first read, circle the question and come back. The ... idea is to see every question, pinpoint the easier ones, and ... -
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…
... was really concentrating on every question stem the first time through reading it ... not fully comprehending as you read... but you might have a ... yourself for speed where you read the words and feel like ... a generic sense of the question stem. The LSAT will always ... -
PT/BR StrategyI'm trying to figure out the best way to prepare for the LSAT between now and December. Now, I feel as if I'm doing BR wrong. My BR scores and my PT …
... think I just need to read more carefully and calm down ... the stimulus and question stem and then can articulate why four ACs are ... -
Do you read the question stem before the argument?I've heard arguments for both. I'm naturally inclined to read the argument before the question stem but I wrote the 12/5 LSAT today and probably got …
I've always read the stem - but to be fair, that' ... like focus as I read the stimulus. I read MBT questions slightly ... /> I've read most high scorers read the stimulus first but I do ... much better with the question stem ... -
PT.76.S4.Q25 - bird and reptile species hissingThis question went completely over my head and I still don't understand why the correct answer is (C) for all the tea in China. If someone could plea…
... of "why/how...... even though....?" For example, this question would read: "how ... is why there is an "if true" in the question stem).
question. What is important is ... be an answer to initial question; this answer indicates that ... -
Mastering logic gamesI'm currently working on the logic games bundle. While I've been getting -1 or -2 per game untimed I continue to test every answer choice even after …
I'm genuinely curious why "read every choice" in LR/RC ... />
If you understand a question so well (in any context ... ?
Just as relevantly, why does any of that change ... looking at all 5 choices first. -
What to do with an LR question stem that has a lot of contextual information?JY is recommending reading the LR question stem first and figure out what question type it is before moving on the the stimulus, which I fully agree …
... as I could, then read the stem thoroughly at the end. < ... , F, etc" and proceed to read the argument accordingly. Just make ... swear that reading the stem first for ANY question throws their focus and ... better if they always read the stimulus first - we are not ... -
Advice/Tips for people with ADHDi was hoping if there are any 7sagers with ADHD (or ADD) or even without that could maybe give some tips or pointers for writing the actual lsat/stud…
... almost immediately and for the first time, I was able to ... :
1. If a question is really just giving my ... . *VERY IMPORTANT* YOU MUST READ THE QUESTION STEM BEFORE THE STIMULUS! If you ... remind myself what kind of question it is.
4. I ... -
Official June LSAT Discussion ThreadHey guys! Here's the official June LSAT Discussion Thread. Please keep all discussions of the June 2016 LSAT here! Here's some ground rules, taken…
... What I did was first read the question stem to determine it is a ... parallel reasoning type question. Then I read ... a very long parallel reasoning question in the test in ... waste my time with that question like they wanted, gave ... -
What makes a hard logical reasoning question hard? Hey, guys! So, I'm working through finishing the 7sage course to prepare for the September LSAT. One thing I've found myself wondering in preparin…
... understand. The wording in the question stem are pretty much alike and ... that sometimes needs to be read twice
- 2 or 3 ... br /> - That type of LR question that are difficult to others ... you =)
Which is why I believe, people have different ... -
Why we should not read questions first in RC?When I studied for other tests, people suggest to read questions first. Why we should not do the same for this test? What makes this test different…
... as you read the passage. I guess my question is, why do you ... need to read the questions first to ... -
Would reading questions first be helpful at all to grasp what the passage would be about?Edit&additional questions: Let me change the title and ask a bit different question since it seems we can only post 2 threads per day... for RC, …
... doing this for two reasons: First, humans cannot multitask well. There ... lot easier to re-read a sentence long question as opposed to ... have to re-read a ... effective, and accurate! This is why doing timed RC passages and ... -
Speed or accuracy?So I have been doing a lot of timed problem sets and I noticed that I do better if I take longer than 1 min 20 seconds per question. At the same time…
... suggest to work on accuracy first (still read as quickly as possible ... minute or less per question. If a question takes longer than a ... just by glancing at the question stem what you'll be looking ... -
Struggling with Flaws--How Do I get BetterThis is my weakest Question Type, and although I have practiced memorizing all 20 flaws I have trouble recognizing them on the LSAT because I am ofte…
... identify a flaw when you first read the stimulus but went to ... flaw is, skip this question the first time without going through the ... you missed something the first time you read it.
Or you ... blind review, try to see why your pre-phrase (the answer ... -
RC DilemmaHey All, So I know I am probably about the 9,000th LSATer to say this but....RC is by far my worst section. I have come to a point in my studies w…
... br /> 1. Read the passage.
2. Identify the question stem. I used ...
3. Write out why you think each AC is ... the write up for that question from step 3.
question - even if it' ... s easy. Each question explores a passage from ... -
Any suggestions from any sages (or anybody) would be much appreciated!I already sent out an email to Daniel (one of the sages) about my planned schedule and wanted to receive feedback from other sages if they had the ti…
... covering up the question stem and answer choices at first and just looking ... on to the question stem and understand what the question stem is asking. And ... trying to explain to myself why this would be or would ... -
PT11.S4.Q18 - teacher: journalists who conceal the identity<font color=red>Admin edit: Please review the <a href="https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/15/forum-rules">forum rules</a>. Posting full questi…
... argument. The conclusion is the first sentence, which makes it ... />
So the question stem asks us to identify the ... sources are accepted for publication. Why?
(A) ... gives us that "why."
I ... -
PTB.S2.G2 - an apartment building has five floorsIn the third rule, it says that if y is not in the park if either L or O is in the park, but then on the explanation, the sub game boards, he says th…
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In our first series of possible events coming ... look at question #10 for an example of why I ... rules, it pays dividends. First, lets lay out our ... away from where the question stem left us. If Y ... and got a 5 star question correct.
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Would reading questions first be helpful at all to grasp what the passage would be about?Edit&additional questions: Let me change the title and ask a bit different question since it seems we can only post 2 threads per day... for RC, …
... definitely say read the passage first and not the question(s). First, your main ... ; its redundant to me to read a questions 2 separate times ... up skipping. Why waste precious seconds on a question that you may ... -
Law school...or nah?Hey guys! I was hoping to get some opinions on this..... I put up a post a while back about HOW I should undertake studying for the LSAT. I purc…
... and not unreasonable.
First, like you mentioned, the pay ... a PhD in a non-STEM subject. It beats my current ... />
To answer your specific question about 'passion'... I hope this ... when faced with that inevitable 'why law?' question. -
What kind of drilling do you do to close the BR gap?Hey 7sagers! My BR scores are in the mid-high 170s (woohoo!), but my actual scores have been stuck in the mid-160s for a while now. I know the BR…
... text and figure out EXACTLY why you answered incorrectly. For ... myself? Did I identify the question stem incorrectly?" There are so ... br /> 2. Familiarity with question types of all three section ... how small, and constantly challenges (read: dares) us to remain ... -
PTA.S1.Q25 - in one-round sealed-bid auctionsCould someone help me shed some light on why the correct answer is correct? The passage refers to "such protection", as protection for the sellers (t…
... noticed about this question is the convoluted question stem. My first thoughts were ... of the Resolve/Reconcile/Explain question type, meaning that there ... mower for under $15. Why does the seller have this ...
That is odd. So why is it that the item ... -
PT35.S1.Q15 - statistician: a financial magazine claimed that its survey of itsI chose C because it is weakening the argument which is saying that people are more concerned about their finances than politics and C says that they…
... candidate for a strengthen EXCEPT question. If you follow JY's ... choice E let's first look at the Question stem that reads "Each ... from the stimulus. As for why E is correct, it does ...
