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How to approach RC (from a retaker's perspective)
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:29 am
by arcticsun
Did my June test in Asia was devastated to get a 165 (basically worse than my worst pt performance and I originally targeted a shot at T14).
I am not so sure how to approach RC for a retake especially I have used up most recent prep tests during my prep and I think the consensus is that RC gets harder in recent LSATs.
So what should I do? I will definitely do more drilling. But is it necessary to do those recent tests again?
Many thanks.
Re: How to approach RC (from a retaker's perspective)
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:59 am
by ihenry
Same here in Asia. I bombed that third passage and run out of time for my fourth. I bet I lost at least 5 points on RC alone. I even can't recall the last time I failed to identify the author's stand (never occurred in PT). Really sucks.
I will also follow this post and see what others have to say about the skills, especially speed. Also I think for RC it is extremely crucial to be in the right psychological condition. Stamina, concentration (to follow author's narration and reasoning) and confidence (to trust yourself and not resort to passage frequently for answers) are really important.
Re: How to approach RC (from a retaker's perspective)
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:15 am
by kelalala
Same here, also just got the result for Asia June Lsat and It was disappointing
I'm also looking for ways to improve RC but do you guys know where to get the detailed score breakdown?? Thx!!
Re: How to approach RC (from a retaker's perspective)
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:48 am
by arcticsun
kelalala wrote:Same here, also just got the result for Asia June Lsat and It was disappointing
I'm also looking for ways to improve RC but do you guys know where to get the detailed score breakdown?? Thx!!
Tests in Asia are undisclosed tests with no score breakdown.
Re: How to approach RC (from a retaker's perspective)
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:30 pm
by cub1014
I'm also interested in an answer to this. Literally the same thing happened to me, lower score (166) than any of my preptests in preparation for the June take. My trouble seems to be the time pressure (on both LR and RC) which leads to inaccuracies for me.
Re: How to approach RC (from a retaker's perspective)
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:01 pm
by ptittle
If you've used up the prep tests, you could start reading high-level magazines/journals - The Economist, New York Times Book Review, and others. And ask yourself the standard LSAT questions re main point, author's stance, role of individual bits, and so on.
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:36 pm
by somethingElse
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