I am planning to take the LSATs in December. Can anyone tell me what they did to prep for the LSATS? Are there any books you particularly liked? I have about two to four hours a day to study. I have hired a private tutor for help with the logic games. I am hoping to take this test once, I do not know if I could go through the stress again. Does having a high GPA have anything to do with how well I can expect to do on the LSAT?
book recommendation and LSAT review courses comparison:
I found Powerscore Logic Reasoning Bible very helful
Princeton Review 2007 big LSAT workbook: It was pretty standard. The Princeton book seemed pretty good on the Short Text Analysis portions and the Longer Reading Comprehension portions.
Getting tutor is not a bad idea if your time is not flexible. However, Princeton Review and Kaplan both provide a good study schedule and the after class help are usually free.
For other books, look up LSAT on Amazon and you will find a slew of books. Most have extensive reviews from people who have used them - it's worthwhile to read through the reviews and find those that people who have taken the LSAT recommend. Many have like over 500 reviews from readers.
If you are really good with logic and got a high score on SAT, then I don't think you need a class or mentor - I think it's a waste of time and money. If you do your research, most studies show that these expensive classes don't improve your score enough to make them worth the money. Many don't improve your score at all. There seems to be very credible evidence for this. Just my two cents. I'm sure you could "Studyfor" your question about the LSAT and GPA correlation.
Source: studyfor.com
practice practice practice! I raised mine from 149 to 164 by:
1) read all the test taking techniques from Princeton then
2) practiced 2 hours a day for 1 year before I took the exam
3) I stopped improving after 7 months, so give yourself enough time to take a break before you start studying again
Source:experience
A good post from prelawadvisor.com
Study for it accordingly.
The LSAT is your adversary. Deal with it accordingly. This test disappoints, in varying degrees, 95% of LSAT test-takers, because everyone wants a score in the top five percent. Law schools, in effect, use the LSAT like a form of IQ test. The major law schools compete against each other in the reported results of the median LSAT score for their entering classes. A high LSAT score does not guarantee your admission, but a low score can make it difficult to be admitted.
The most important rules to remember in dealing with the LSAT are as follows:
• Don't take the official LSAT test until you are consistently scoring in practice the score you need for the school you want.
• Students who practice the test frequently generally get a much better official test result.
• Plan to take the official test only one time. You want to show only one official, and high, result.
If you wisely choose to work before going to law school, you don't need to do anything with the LSAT while you are in college. LSAT preparation should become one of your most important post-college tasks. Start this process by taking the free diagnostic LSAT test offered by both the Kaplan and Princeton Review organizations. (There are other, less well-known LSAT tutoring organizations as well.) Pick the program most appealing to you and work hard in it. Then when you finish, purchase a series of old, official LSAT tests and answers. Take many practice tests. Learn from every mistake. When you are consistently achieving the score you need for the school you want, then take the June or October test one year before the year you will start law school.
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