Attorneys/Law Students-LSAT HELP!!

[DrunkMonkey 0]

Anyone have study tips?

I've been working these Analytical reasoning (logic puzzles)...ugh...Any way to make practicing click?

Reading comprehension/Logical reasoning--is it mostly a case of RTFQ? (read the fucking question)

I test in June... Looking to devote 15-25 hours a week to study. Is this realistic? I want to get around a 160-165.

HELP!

[jumpchikk 0]

I just took it in December... PM me.... we'll talk...

I highly recommend a class...

[freeflynNicki 0]

i'm sure you're already aware, but practice w/time!!

time yourself when taking your LSAT, just like the real thing...i cheated myself at first, big difference once i started timeing myself.

goOd luck!!

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[larsrulz 0]

How are you scoring on the practices such that you wish to increase to a 160-5? I don't believe the LSAT is a sort of test which you can study to increase your score very dramatically. If you spend the time, then you can certainly raise your score 5-10 points, but if you're hoping to raise it by 40 points, then I would guess you might be SOL.

Now for my advice, practice, practice, practice. Know the answer to every logic puzzle in the book you have and get another book and know those. Eventually you'll start picking up what they're getting at. That said, realize that your undergrad GPA will be equally weighted with your LSAT score, so if you're trying to get into a good school with a 165 LSAT and a 2.8 GPA, then you have a big hill to climb, because law schools are whores to the rankings, and LSAT/GPA are the number one score they care about!

I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

[larsrulz 0]

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time yourself when taking your LSAT, just like the real thing...i cheated myself at first, big difference once i started timeing myself.

Good point, I never had a time problem with the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, etc., but the timing on the LSAT blew me away!

I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

[NWFlyer 2]

Practice, practice, practice. I took the LSAT and GMAT about 10 years ago (only ended up using the GMAT score). On both tests, it was critical to understand the problem types and how to approach them so that I could be more efficient with the time I had. I got a 167 or 168, I think, so I must have done something right. Good luck!

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[kelpdiver 2]

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How are you scoring on the practices such that you wish to increase to a 160-5? I don't believe the LSAT is a sort of test which you can study to increase your score very dramatically. If you spend the time, then you can certainly raise your score 5-10 points, but if you're hoping to raise it by 40 points, then I would guess you might be SOL.

The seating arrangement type logic puzzles can definitely be learned with practice, since these tests are all about speed. Never looked at the LSAT, but on my two GRE trials in the 90s I went up over 100pts to near perfect on the Analytical Section. The gains in practice are in how you quickly can write down the provided facts in a manner that lets you quickly answer the questions.

I suspect the longer one has been away from standardized testing, the greater potential bump from the testing books and classes. It's a game, not a real test.

[larsrulz 0]

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The seating arrangement type logic puzzles can definitely be learned with practice, since these tests are all about speed. Never looked at the LSAT, but on my two GRE trials in the 90s I went up over 100pts to near perfect on the Analytical Section. The gains in practice are in how you quickly can write down the provided facts in a manner that lets you quickly answer the questions.

I suspect the longer one has been away from standardized testing, the greater potential bump from the testing books and classes. It's a game, not a real test.

My personally believe the GRE and LSAT to be two completely different beasts. The GRE is a humorous (slightly-more-difficult) version of the SAT, nothing really challenging. The LSAT, imho, was somewhat of a valid standardized test and was actually challenging. I suppose your second point could be valid, but I honestly can't see 150+ hours being useful for this sort of test. There is no pre-determined data you can study for. Once you understand the seven different types of logic reasoning questions, then I believe there is little studying that can be done to help your score much further.

I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF