What is the best way to prepare for the LSAT?

Kaplan I have three friends from school who all became lawyers and they swore by the Kaplan courses for the LSAT. It's because of them that I went to Kaplan for the GRE and probably boosted my score about 100 points. The downside is that Kaplan is expensive, but I really think it pays off.

Of course, if it all possible you should start preparing early. Buy a couple of the better study guides out there and work on it a little at a time for a year or so before the exam if you can. I know most people don't have time to do that, but if you can it will benefit you.

But I'd still take the Kaplan course. The best thing is that if you don't do well, they let you retake the course for free (at least they used to), so you get another shot at improving your score. Good luck!

Sources: My experience .

Hmmmm. I used to teach LSAT preparation. I never took one of those prep classes myself (I was too late to register) but I did listen to taped lectures.

I did fine, but that was 15 years ago, and the LSAT has become harder since then. I would say the best way is to take one of those classes, (Kaplan, Princeton Test Prep, what have you), with the best teacher you can find, and then pay the guy or gal to sit with you a few hours extra every week. You can learn the test-taking strategies well with a book.

But it is very hard to teach yourself to be disciplined with your words and thoughts without a teacher. And for that, a classroom is not the best. Somebody sitting with you and picking apart every sentence you say is the best.It will, and should be, a harrowing experience, but you will get worse in law school, and even worse before a judge.

But most people don't have the discipline to practice and work hard at the subject (which is difficult. ) A course will help you stay focused and moving ahead.So I suggest a combination of tutoring and a class. As for finding a good teacher, you can try asking any law students you know.

You can always ask the test prep companies what the LSAT scores of the teachers were, but of course, good scores don't necessarily mean good teaching.In my experience, people tend to improve a lot with the logic games, even without individual tutoring. A lot of it is simply becoming familiar with the style of questions. Logical reasoning questions improve somewhat less, and reading comprehension is the hardest to improve.

That is where tutoring is most useful. You will say, "The passage is basically about such-and-such. " Your tutor should say, "No, not quite."

Then you say, "Okay, it is more precisely about such-and such. " Your tutor should say, "Not, that is still not quite right. " Etc.

Sad to say, it is very rare that an undergraduate education teaches any kind of rigorous thinking. Facts, fine. Ideas, doctrine, of course.

Creativity and personal expression, sure. But rigor? No.

Math does teach a kind of rigor, but it doesn't involve words. In a way, rigor is built into the practice of math, so you only have to follow the rules. It doesn't require you to impose rigor on fuzzy concepts and definitions.So learning to be rigorous will feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

My friend who teaches legal writing constantly talks about how outraged her students are when told they don't know how to write clearly and succinctly. "But I made straight A's!" they say. "I went to Vanderbilt!

" they say."My daddy is Howell Heflin! " they say. And those are actual law students, who actually got in!

Good luck! .

Practice, practice, and more practice Go to your bookstore or local library, and pick up a copy of a recent LSAT study guide. It will be huge, but don't let that bother you. Take a practice test first, just to get a feel for how well you do unprepared.

Then use the results to pinpoint what you need to study. Then study diligently. Then take another practice test to see how you're coming along.It is very important to take the tests under real test conditions.

Time yourself and put up the do not disturb sign. This is going to take a month or so, probably.So block out some time to systematically study the areas you are weak in. And also review the areas you are good at, so that you can maximize points there.

Take as many practice tests as you can find the time for. Then when you go take the actual test, it will be so familiar that you won't be very nervous. Be VERY careful that you answer the correct question in the correct spot!

Good luck! Sources: Opinion and experience (many years ago) .

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