preparing for LSAT

[imprezawrxwagon]

Hello,

Is taking courses really necessary to prepare for LSAT? If preparing by oneself, just using books/CD-ROM materials - what are the best one to study? What other resources are out there?

Thanks

 

[notfred]

What's the LSAT, anyway?

 

[imprezawrxwagon]

Law School Admissions Test

 

[digitalsm]

Law School Admissions Test

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: notfred
What's the LSAT, anyway?

law school admissions test

whether or not you learn from books or course depends on how much self discipline you have. if you really study hard on your own i think you can do just as well as if you took a course.

 

[Pex]

i think its the legal school animal testical

 

[z0mb13]

sooo u wanna be a lawyer???

 

[shopbruin]

lots of new wannabe lawyers on this board...

ok so to be helpful, it depends on your discipline. if you need to be in a classroom environment, then take the courses (BUT DON'T TAKE KRAPLAN.)

otherwise, you can study on your own but you need to study well. take practice lsat's and go through the exercises you need to go through. i'd start two months before the test so you know your material. it's not a test to screw around with - highly advisable NOT to take it twice, as most schools average your score.

 

[aphex]

It all depends on how much self-discipline you have.

I took Princeton Review last spring because i had a very hectic semester and having a set time and place made my life much easier.

Granted, it all depends on the person. In my case, Princeton Review was definately worth it as much scored improved greatly from my first practice exam.

That being said, T-Minus two weeks until i start law school

 

[axelfox]

DON'T TAKE KAPLAN

didn't help my score.

 

[imprezawrxwagon]

Originally posted by: aphex
It all depends on how much self-discipline you have.

I took Princeton Review last spring because i had a very hectic semester and having a set time and place made my life much easier.

Granted, it all depends on the person. In my case, Princeton Review was definately worth it as much scored improved greatly from my first practice exam.

That being said, T-Minus two weeks until i start law school

I think I can manage self study. any reccomendations as far as text books?

Thanks

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I don't think I ever even bought an LSAT-specific book - I just used the logic tests I hadn't yet completed from my GRE study guide. I had some adverse testing conditions (broke up with GF the night before, and my roommate's cat sprayed in my room that night, so I woke up with a throbbing headache), but I got a 168.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
I don't think I ever even bought an LSAT-specific book - I just used the logic tests I hadn't yet completed from my GRE study guide. I had some adverse testing conditions (broke up with GF the night before, and my roommate's cat sprayed in my room that night, so I woke up with a throbbing headache), but I got a 168.

sprayed?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: gopunk

sprayed?

I gather you have never experienced that - may you never! It's not for the faint of heart. Male cats who are not neutered can and do mark their territory by spraying a combination of urine and hormones, which creates an unbelievably noxious stench. I believe it is second only to skunk spray in its pungence (that is, how little of it in parts per million can be perceived by humans), among natural smells.

The cat was actually really sweet and I liked him, but I threatened to take him to the pound the next day to get my lazy roommate to get him fixed. The headache I had during the first couple of hours of the LSAT was like nothing I have ever experienced.

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito

Originally posted by: gopunk

sprayed?

I gather you have never experienced that - may you never! It's not for the faint of heart. Male cats who are not neutered can and do mark their territory by spraying a combination of urine and hormones, which creates an unbelievably noxious stench. I believe it is second only to skunk spray in its pungence (that is, how little of it in parts per million can be perceived by humans), among natural smells.

The cat was actually really sweet and I liked him, but I threatened to take him to the pound the next day to get my lazy roommate to get him fixed. The headache I had during the first couple of hours of the LSAT was like nothing I have ever experienced.

omg that's horrible :thumbsdown:


<--- glad he has dogs

 

[imprezawrxwagon]

so, good textbooks?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: imprezawrxwagon
so, good textbooks?

I like the Barron's test prep series. I imagine all the major books are of a similar caliber, so I would take a look at them and see which one has a layout and format you're comfortable with.

 

[ElFenix]

i read the kaplan book, did the practice exams, got a 170 :beer: