LSAT and logic

Login to find out (May 17, 2005 at 1:34pm)

So you guys recommend the prep courses? I was just wondering how helpful they really are?!

Login to find out (May 13, 2005 at 1:57pm)

momokam, "at the diff schools and ask them for assistance through the admissions proces" how can they help with the admissions process? what strings can be pulled?

Login to find out (May 13, 2005 at 1:56pm)

im taking the kaplan course, its pretty good.

Login to find out (May 13, 2005 at 12:11am)

Uppercut: Funny you mentioned the prep course. My Islamic Law professor was telling me the same thing the other day (he's a lawyer ofcourse). He recommended Princeton Review instead of kaplan, and I'm not sure how different the programs can really be. MOMO: Thanks for the tips! I am so ready to nail this test. It's just too far away for me to get all pumped up yet :)

Login to find out (May 9, 2005 at 10:28pm)

(1) what logic classes teach is not at all directly relevant to what's on the lsat. trust me on that. (2) as Taugi said, aim for the 180, and run an adrenaline rush through the exam. just get ready to break its neck and kick it's booty up and down the hall that morning. adrenaline helps!!! (3) if you haven't taken a prep course already, do as Uppercut says. (4) the few days before the exam, imagine yourself taking the actual exam ... imagne all the steps. this is something i've done for a very long time in anything important. it helps you get used to it in your mind, helps you internalize the actions. (5) something i didn't do, but which i KNOW now to help: pull strings!!! contact people (eg, through muslim law students assoc) at the diff schools and ask them for assistance through the admissions process. even the highest of the highest scores don't get into harvard sometimes (yale is great, but i'd pick harvard over yale anytime ... for numerous reasons). connections help ... a LOT. visits with the admissions counselors help ... a LOT. (6) .... hmmmm ... too much more for me to say ... but this is already long.

Login to find out (May 9, 2005 at 10:59am)

major!

Login to find out (May 2, 2005 at 11:17pm)

iA. beat down the doors of yale.

Login to find out (May 2, 2005 at 12:45pm)

If my score's smack in the middle, that would give me a 169. Makes me feel a whoooole lot better. Not like I'm gonna get into Yale anyway ;-)

Login to find out (May 2, 2005 at 8:45am)

--ya. and dunno about going up or down during exam day..i took the lsat twice..the first time, i just felt kinda out of pace, and exhuasted by the end of it--which wasn't usually how i would feel at the end..so i cancelled..and the second time around was alot better--though i had problems warming up, once i got into it, everything was fine..and my score ended up being about smack in the middle of my lowest and highest score within the past month of practicing..

Login to find out (May 2, 2005 at 8:43am)

work on the questions that mess u up..figure out what's tripping you up..and find as many of the types of questions you mess up on to get a handle of a technique that'll work for u...

Login to find out (May 1, 2005 at 9:31pm)

Actually, I've had the same philosophy. If I do enough tests then eventually I'll exhaust all the possible different formats. But it's still the LSAT :( Although, I'm looking forward to the new writing sample section!

Login to find out (May 1, 2005 at 9:27pm)

but keep taking those tests--really it helps. over and over again. after a certain number, you will have exhausted all of the 'possibilities' and you can extrapolate at that point as you will have already seen them all.

Login to find out (May 1, 2005 at 9:23pm)

exactly. but you put 167 so i didnt know where you wanted to be ;-) i did not take any special class outside of the standard 'prep' course which didnt give any extra insight into what you are looking for. maybe others can give suggestions thou.

Login to find out (May 1, 2005 at 9:14pm)

I simulated actual test conditions for all six; timed and proctored. I took many more of the older tests in order to get familiar with the material and practice. A friend of mine took a logic course that helped him 'draw diagrams' more efficiently. I don't have a problem doing it for any other types (esp. not for logic games), but those inference questions get me every time. Hence, I was wondering if anyone else has done the same. Plus, I'm aiming for a 180. The higher I aim, the better my chances of getting into the 170s.

Login to find out (May 1, 2005 at 8:21pm)

consistently scoring that range given what factors? are they actual testing environments? some time breaks? were they 6 separate and different tests? i would shoot for a higher score just so you can fall back on an 'ok' score just in case. meaning, aim for 171-177 so that during test time, you can risk going down a bit and still be in the median range. good luck! also, regarding the questions that you are fouling up on, i suggest that you keep taking exams; you can do it without any extra course. you simply need to understand HOW the lsat is testing you, not how to infer matters.

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