When to worry...

celina697celina697 Alum Member
edited November 2017 in General 123 karma

Hi everyone,

I just took a PT and feel kind of mixed about it. I have improved dramatically on LG, it used to be my worst section and now it's my best. I got kind of what I expected on LR. On RC, I missed 16! On all the tests I have taken before this, the most I ever missed was 7, but normally only miss 4 or 5. Looking at the exam, I missed 7 questions from a single passage all because I made some wrong assumptions and did not read it thoroughly enough. I guess my question is, should I treat this section as a major concern now? Is there anything any of you have done to improve your RC score? I hadn't focused on RC at all really because I always assumed I had it down and now I am kind of shaken. My school is offering a practice LSAT tomorrow morning which I will be taking, should I wait and see if I do better while paying more attention to the RC section?

Thanks for your help, I rarely write on here but seeing all of your posts and seeing how dedicated everyone on this site is really inspires me.

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  • akistotleakistotle Member ⭐ 🍌🍌
    9382 karma

    Have you done new RC lessons which were added in July? They focus on low-res/high-res summaries. If you haven't, I highly recommend watching them.

  • celina697celina697 Alum Member
    123 karma

    @akistotle said:
    Have you done new RC lessons which were added in July? They focus on low-res/high-res summaries. If you haven't, I highly recommend watching them.

    I haven't, I will watch them. Thank you.

  • AlexAlex Alum Member ⭐
    edited November 2017 23929 karma

    I think it's really common that we neglect RC. As a result, I don't think it's a coincidence that it's commonly LSATer's worst section. Consistent improvement only came once I began treating RC like I had LR and LG --- learning the strategies, drilling, and reviewing a bunch. I also began writing out detailed explanations for each passage. I believe if you practice this enough that your brain will automatically do it when you're doing a timed PT.

  • celina697celina697 Alum Member
    123 karma

    @"Alex Divine" said:
    I think it's really common that we neglect RC. As a result, I don't think it's a coincidence that it's commonly LSATer's worst section. Consistent improvement only came once I began treating RC like I had LR and LG --- learning the strategies, drilling, and reviewing a bunch. I also began writing out detailed explanations for each passage. I believe if you practice this enough that your brain will automatically do it when you're doing a timed PT.

    Thank you for the advice, I think I was so used to doing well on this section that I neglected it and subconsciously did not take it seriously on the PT. I will definitely take this advice going forward and hope to see progress!

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