(Part 2) Best products from r/LSAT

Powerscore games bible!!! I heard ps has a good RC but I didn't go over that. Their LR Is good as well.
http://www.powerscore.com/lsat/

Manhattan LR and RC. Their games is good but for myself personally I feel as if ps is stronger.
http://www.manhattanlsat.com/

7sage has great vids uploaded for the game sections! JY I personally think he's a little funny but I think he does a good job explaining the games. I've never taken their classes but heard they are good (hence the users above, lol).
http://7sage.com/

Sidebar has a good amount of resources posted! --->

Graeme (mod) also teaches LSAT ... Not sure if it is full time, but if you're not in the area I think I remember him saying he's done it via Skype. Also he has really good explanation books out for the pt's! Check out amazon. Which is awesome bc a lot of the LSAT and doing well is knowing why you got the answer BOTH right and wrong. :D -wow I sound like an advertisement lol.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0988127946/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=1370920344&sr=8-8&pi=SL75 (this just being one.. There are volumes too I believe)

I personally didn't time myself in the beginning. Then once I'm comfortable with the sections ... I started timing myself. At first individual sections then full pt. I worked on a timed test maybe once a week and then more frequently towards the test date... Working on from older pt to the newer ones.

If you're looking for a certain schedule to set for yourself ... I hear lsatblog does a good job of this. http://www.google.com/search?q=lsatblog&btnG=&biw=320&bih=263&sa=2

I use this app that is out for both iOS and android called LSAT proctor by Kaplan. I absolutely love it.

Hmmm lol this is long enough I bet. Sorry for that. Anyhow ...

Just wanted to note that I'm using my phone to post so there may be tons (or little -hopefully) of grammatical errors and I'm hoping the links above works. Apologies of they don't.

Blackistheonlycolor, I largely agree with this post but I would like to share a few thoughts.

Self Study is THE way to prepare for the LSAT. I think an LSAT course is only a good option if you need more help grasping the basics than self study is providing.

The books that PhiPsiSciFi provided are certainly good, but I think there are a few changes which could maximize your prep. My book recommendation list would be:

• The Logic Games Bible $45
  
• Manhattan 3-book set $82
  
• Cambridge LR 1-20 $47
  
• Cambridge LR 21-40 $60
  
• Cambridge RC 1-20 $32
  
• Cambridge RC 21-40 $40
  
• Cambridge Complete LG Set PDF $90
  
• PTs 52-61 $20
  
• PTs 62-71 $22
  
• LSAT SuperPrep $17
  
• [LSAT PT 72] (http://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-72-PrepTests-ebook/dp/B00MXDVYS4/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412298868&sr=1-2&keywords=LSAT+72) $6
  
  Total is $461. Now I realize that is significantly more money that the list given above, but if you can swing it, you will get a lot more bang for your buck. The Manhattan LSAT books tend to be a little bit better than the Powerscore ones. The Powerscore Logic Games Bible is certainly a great asset to have, which is why I included it here, but the LR Bible doesn't flow as well as Manhattan's and the RC Bible is nowhere near as good. The next big difference is that my list includes PTs 1-40 only as drills instead of complete tests. The earlier tests are quite a bit different than the modern LSAT, so while you won't get an extremely representative score by taking the full PTs, you can get improve by having the questions broken down into drills. That said, if there was anything you wanted to take off this list, The Cambridge LR 1-20 and RC 1-20 aren't 100% necessary. They are certainly nice to have, but you can only realistically do so many drills and it will be better to do the more modern ones found in PTs 21-40. But if you are planning to study for 6+ months, get 1-20 as well as 21-40. You will want to get all of the Logic Games though. Personally, I think PDF works better because you will want to re-print several of them to complete multiple times. You will also want to re-do every logic game section from tests 40+, which isn't really necessary for the LR and RC sections.
  The rest of my list is pretty much the same. I added PT 72 and you will want to get 73 when that comes out too. Overall, you will get 24 PTs from my suggestions (20 from the two books, 3 from SuperPrep, and PT 72. Obviously you hit 25 if you get PT 73 as well) which should be plenty. If you needed anymore buy the individual PTs from 41 up. I know this is a good bit of money, but it is soooo much cheaper than any reputable LSAT Course and it is more effective too.

When I said "51 onward" I was referring to PrepTest 51 and onward. PrepTest, commonly abbreviated as PT are previously administered LSATs. Every LSAT is released as such, except for those pertaining to the February administration. The most recent PrepTest is number 77, which corresponds to the LSAT that was administered in December of 2015. Each PrepTest contains the four officially scored sections of the LSAT plus the writing sample question, it however does not include the experimental section as this would compromise future LSATs. When you purchase the LSAT PrepTest volumes, you do not receive explanations, only an answer key and percentile conversion chart to each exam. However, the LSAC has released a book called SuperPrep II which includes 3 PrepTests, of which is there not only an answer key, but official explanations to each and every question, explaining why the right answer to each is the, well right answer. Although the LSAC does not have an explanation for all of their PrepTests published, there are many forums, websites and even published books which will do so for you. For example, The Princeton Review will be shortly releasing "LSAT Decoded" which will explain all of the answers in corresponding LSATs(PrepTests) I listed the following books that I purchased and recommend. Go to your local bookstore and read a couple pages of the Prep Company's book and see if their method of teaching works for you, if not, find another. Lastly, I would like to say that it is of absolutely no trouble for myself, I am more than happy to help, and thus I wish you the best of luck in your endeavour! :D

I posted the links to the books I bought and have been enjoying, please take caution before purchasing it from these links, as I posted the Amazon Canadian links as I live in Canada. Anyway, I believe either the Kaplan Premier 2016-2017 or LSAT trainer are an absolute must, although you could get away with not getting a prep company strategy set, I strongly encourage getting at the very least a comprehensive all in one. Any more questions or concerns about anything related to the LSAT please feel free to send me a message/reply.

http://www.amazon.ca/10-Actual-Official-LSAT-PrepTests/dp/0986045519/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253768&sr=8-2&keywords=LSAT

http://www.amazon.ca/Official-LSAT-SuperPrep-II-Champion/dp/0990718689/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253768&sr=8-10&keywords=LSAT

http://www.amazon.ca/Actual-Official-PrepTests-Comparative-Reading/dp/0984636005/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253768&sr=8-9&keywords=LSAT

http://www.amazon.ca/LSAT-Trainer-remarkable-self-study-self-driven/dp/0989081508/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457253799&sr=8-3&keywords=LSAT

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1937707784?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1937707776?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0990718697?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0986045543?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0986086231?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

oh ya sure! This book will do 10x better than what I can do.

The general idea is to create these vivid imageries of things that you would like to remember, and let those images interact with a location that you're very familiar with.

For example, I have this memory palace to motivate myself when I feel tired.

I wanted to remember these few concepts at all times:

1. difficult times are good, because they're chances for you to get better at something
   
2. always be grateful for being born in a good family, and have loving friends.
   
3. change your physiology to change your mentality. Take coldshower, do jumping jacks, or run to release endorphine.
   
4. always be patient with people, it's one of my weaknesses.
   
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   The way I rememebr it, is by imaginig the entrance to my house. Immediately on the stairs, Jocko Wilink(this navy seal commander) is sitting there repeatedly scratching and wispering the word "good" onto the wall, filling up the entire leftside of my wall. Then next to him, by my laundry machine, is a huge pile of human bloody hearts. There's blood everywhere! and I relate this to being grateful. Next to the laundry machine, is a little room to keep books. The entire room is raining, and all the books are getting wet. And this will remind me of changing my physiology during depressing times. And to the right of that room, is my friend John with his big stack of cameras. This is more of a personal story of how I was very rude to him when we went to a neibouring province together, so I never want to do that again.
   
   So, if I imagine my basement, I can "see" all of those elements that I listed above, and in turn remind myself of what I want to remember. There's no way I can forget it, because everything is soooo vivid.
   
   I don't think my app can replace memory palace techniques like one above, but it can be useful for memorizing higher level things like: which book did I read, what chapters are in the book, approximately how many notes do I have, etc etc.
   
   This turned out to be much longer than I had imagined, but I hope it helps you understand better. If you're interested, I really recommend the book above. I try to make myself read an hour per day, and that book was one of the easiest for me. It's about how the author became the US memorization champion after merely 1 year of training!

You're at a 152, and you want to jump 13 points. You have a little over five months, and two breaks (Thanksgiving and winter/holiday break).

I know literally nothing about you except for what is included in that post, but I'd say you can improve 13 points (from a 152; would be a different story if you were at a 165 trying to improve 13 points to a 178) in five months.

I've gone through most of the legitimate books. From your post, I'm assuming you've only read/are reading the Powerscore books.

I'd recommend:

The LSAT Trainer,
Manhattan LSAT Logical Reasoning, and
The Blueprint for LSAT Logic Games

You said you're looking for vast LR improvement; if you can do that with the Logical Reasoning bible, great! That means you're smarter than I am, because I couldn't do it. MLSAT LR and The LSAT Trainer are significantly better at helping with LR. It's really not even comparable. As regards LG, PS LG is still very solid, relative ordering notwithstanding (I think PS calls it sequencing? the whole tree, with A > G/D etc.). I personally like Blueprint LG a little better, but with hard work, PS LG can definitely get you there.

There is a noticeable difference between MLSAT LR/LSAT Trainer and Powerscore LR.

After reading the books, you need to practice, and get familiar with individual question types/game types. How you want to do that is up to you, but I used the Cambridge LSAT bundle. It divides PTs 1-38 into question types for LR, game types for LG, and passage types for RC, so that you can focus on problem areas and work on proper habits/seeing patterns. It also has PTs 39-68 untouched, so you can just use them as regular tests. If you don't want to buy the whole shebang, I'd recommend you at least get the LR and LG bundles.

tl;dr: 152 to 165 in five months is definitely doable. Get The LSAT Trainer, Manhattan LSAT Logical Reasoning, the Blueprint for Logic Games (optional), and the Cambridge sets.

Here are the links to what I referenced in this post:
http://www.amazon.com/The-LSAT-Trainer-remarkable-self-driven/dp/0989081508/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377229180&sr=8-1&keywords=THE+LSAT+trainer

http://www.amazon.com/The-Blueprint-LSAT-Logic-Games/dp/0984219900/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377229201&sr=8-1&keywords=Blueprint+for+LSAT

http://www.amazon.com/Manhattan-Logical-Reasoning-Strategy-Edition/dp/193570785X/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377229214&sr=8-2&keywords=Manhattan+LR

http://www.cambridgelsat.com/bundles/ultimate-prep-package/

HTH

Much of the logic required for the test is shared among sections, so studying for one helps the others. Also, each section tends to require a slow progression because you are basically changing how you think, so a lot of people recommend intertwining the three to some extent.

Logic games are usually the quickest to improve on, so a lot of people start with more of a focus there. This allows you to shape your mind to LSAT faster and can help with the other sections. It also gives you a sense of progress and accomplishment.

Reading comprehension and logical reasoning are basically how well you pay attention to what you read and how you logically connect the provided information, so how fast and to what extent you pick those sections up depends on how well you build those skills. Sometimes that takes days to see drastic improvement (I had a student go from the mid-teens to the mid-twenties on RC in a day because he changed to a more effective approach), but often it takes months (usually because one is just practicing instead of changing what he or she is doing wrong).

First, I recommend that you take a practice test. You can access June 2007 for free. This will help you to determine what needs the most work. You will eventually want to buy at least some of the official preptests (all are good, but newer is more relevant and therefore more important):

• PrepTest 77
  
• PrepTest 76
  
• PrepTest 75
  
• PrepTest 74
  
• PrepTest 73
  
• PrepTest 72
  
• PrepTests 62-71
  
• PrepTests 52-61
  
• PrepTests 29-38
  
• PrepTests 19-28
  
• PrepTests 7, 9-16, 18
  
• 10 Real LSATs Grouped by Question Type: Manhattan LSAT Practice Book
  
  Then, I suggest working with a set of prep books or online lessons. A lot of people like 7Sage, the LSAT Trainer, and PowerScore, but there are other options as well.
  
  Three pieces of advice:
  
  1.) Don't blow through all of your practice tests - even though there are 77 of them - a lot of people who start early tend to run out. That leads to:
  
  2.) Don't take a lot of practice tests early. Your job is not to practice your current (bad) habits; instead, it is to identify what aspects of your approach you are doing wrong and make a conscious effort to fix them. You will get much more out of slow, untimed, exhaustive, reflective study than out of plowing through lots of practice tests expecting something to change. If you are not improving yourself, do not just continue to take practice tests - instead:
  
  3.) Don't be afraid to look into a tutor. An experienced one can usually diagnose issues and sometimes that is more efficient and effective than working through it on your own, especially when you are stuck and struggling to improve. That can be expensive sometimes, but it can also be the reason why you get into your target school and/or the reason why you get a scholarship (my prep, many years ago, paid for itself many times over).
  
  Good luck!

Hey u/wowmuchinfo, don't worry too much about previous knowledge of the law! The LSAT is a test of analytical, reading, and logic skills. There's tons of helpful information in this sub's sidebar, including this Intro to the LSAT,

What system of studying makes most sense will depend on what your style of learning is. Given that the test is now administered on a digital tablet, I would recommend some kind of online study course (I used 7sage and personally loved it, but other programs out there include the LSAT demon, and some others discussed on this past post). There are also free prep tests and resources from LSAC and Khan Academy. And I've seen great things about tutors posted in the sub, there's this (fairly old) directory, plus some searches could probably steer you towards someone.

I didn't buy any books, so truly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, but I've seen people here rave about loophole, the powerscore logic games bible, and the LSAT trainer. Lots of posts here recommend buying physical books of prep tests (see below) but I would not do that, as with the switch to the digital format, practicing the test on paper won't set you up as well for the real deal.

Studying for the test is generally broken down into three activities: curriculum (reviewing the test structure and questions), drilling or sections (doing sections of the test, timed or untimed), and prep tests (taking practice tests under timed conditions, followed by review.) Generally, the first thing you'll want to take a diagnostic test to see where you are now. Usually, people use the test from June 2007 as their diagnostic. Here's the PDF, but if you buy any of the programs, a digital tester should be included, and you might want to wait and do that. What you do from there will depend on what program you're focused on. Once you've taken your diagnostic, you might want to visit 7sage's predictor to see what your target score is based on your top school. My last tip: save as many of the most recent tests (i.e. those numbered in the 70s and 80s) for later in your studying. They are likely more similar to what your test will be like.

The LSAT is a sticky wicket, but with time and practice, it's conquerable. Good luck!

I would definitely recommend practicing with real LR questions. Consider purchasing Fox’s Logical Reasoning Encyclopedia. It’s a huge collection of questions organized by type and from easiest to hardest so that you can work your way up.

That being said, if you are looking to read something that will make LR easier, consider a book like this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0872209547/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0K40QP66SXTM0BKQAHBS&dpPl=1&dpID=61X5ctUve8L

I literally just typed “fallacies” into amazon, but a book like this will basically cover every wrong argument you could see on the LSAT. I took a class on Critical Reasoning my freshman year and I know it gave me a head start on LR.

For reading comp, I’m a philosophy major so I have the opposite problem you do. Scientific articles throw me off a hair. If you want some interesting reads, check out the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy online. It’s free, the language is very formal and sophisticated, and you can read about basically anything and everything you’d want. The LSAT seems to like bringing up utilitarianism relatively often, so maybe check out their page on that. Also the LSAT mentions Kant pretty frequently, so you can also check out the page on him.

Of course this isn’t necessary to get a perfect LSAT score; the test, as you know, does not presuppose any prior knowledge about these topics. However, I’m sure you have found, as I did, that it’s easier to read about things you know something about. Read some philosophy, but drill drill drill those RC passages!

As for getting a 170, I can’t say. My diagnostic was 155, and I got a 164 in February. My last two PTs were over 170, but obviously the only one that counts is the official.

You’ve got this!!!

I think this is definitely a common feeling. I have not sure how long you have been studying, but it can definitely take time to improve. A good article on how to study for the logic games can be found here: https://magoosh.com/lsat/2016/study-lsat-logic-games/

Learning the setups is key. I personally recommend the Logic Games Bible workbook (and the Logic Game bible itself). They were the two books that helped me the most in my studies because they really focused on game setup. Once I could master the game setups, I found that I could really master any game I was faced with. https://www.amazon.com/PowerScore-Logic-Games-Bible-Workbook/dp/0991299213/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1485200437&sr=8-3&keywords=logic+games+bible

Good luck!

It's never too late to start, regardless I'm rooting for you! I would start looking at schools that you're interested in and view their requirements and deadlines and plan from there. From when and how long you'll be studying to seeing how you'll finance everything. Planning and understanding the process is critical.

Here's an inexpensive book I have that really does a good job about going into detail about every step of the process. Hope this helps and good luck!

https://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Admission-Game-Expert/dp/0983845387/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1Q1SCV11SYXS6GTMJV7N

LSAC stopped releasing pdf preptests a couple years ago. http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/lsac-bans-lsat-preptest-pdf-sales.html

You can still get ebook versions and PT 82 should be out soon. https://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/preparing-for-the-lsat/ebooks

However, at least the kindle version is not printable and pretty worthless. I assume the nook and itunes versions are the same and I've never heard of kobo, but I wouldn't hold out too much hope for an ebook that's useful for anything other than reading a few LR questions on the train.

Probably your best bet is to buy the paper copy. https://smile.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-Preptest-82-Sept/dp/0998339741

Here's what the LSAC says about this in their Guide to Reading Comprehension Questions in The Official LSAT SuperPrep II.

QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PASSAGE SAYS OR IMPLIES

For each Reading Comprehension passage, you will be asked questions about the various ideas conveyed by the passage. These questions can range from very basic and straightforward questions (what does the passage say, literally?) to more sophisticated questions (what does the author imply without saying it explicitly?) to quite complex and advanced questions (what can be inferred from evidence presented in the passage, independently of whether or not the author intended the implication?). We will discuss all of these types of questions, starting with those at the basic end of the spectrum.

Try the third party sellers. They usually work well, especially the ones "fulfilled by amazon".

Here are the links!

1. https://www.amazon.com/Cengage-Advantage-Books-Understanding-Introduction/dp/1285197364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497492050&sr=8-1&keywords=Understanding+Logic
   
   
2. https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Logic-Harry-J-Gensler/dp/1138910597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497492131&sr=8-1&keywords=introduction+to+logic
   
   
3. https://www.amazon.com/Rulebook-Arguments-Hackett-Student-Handbooks/dp/0872209547/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497492196&sr=8-1&keywords=rule+for+arguments
   
   Hope it helps!

https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-87-June/dp/0999658069/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=LSAT+87&qid=1562180772&s=books&sr=1-1

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Ya, having bad caffeine pills can be a huge difference. I have tried lots of different brands from in stores, and eventually did some research and ordered them from Amazon since there's a broader selection. I have bought them from Walgreens, food city, and Walmart and was not happy with them, the ones I am using now are from "Prolab" and I have been extremely pleased with them. I get energy from every pill, and I don't get any weird side effects, and unless I take like a ridiculous amount of them, I don't crash or anything. Heres the link:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011865IQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If I'm not mistaken, only five of the exams that will be in it have been published so far, and they don't release all that many of them yearly (although the number has increased quite a bit recently). I don't think it will be published this year.

However, you can buy the five most recently released tests individually. Start here: https://www.amazon.com/Official-LSAT-PrepTest-82-Sept/dp/0998339741/

I could only find it available for purchase on the American amazon website. https://www.amazon.com/Loophole-LSAT-Logical-Reasoning/dp/1732749000/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=loophole+lsat&qid=1567657711&s=gateway&sprefix=loophole+&sr=8-1

Powerscore does have a type training book which is filled with all of the logic games for pt 1-20 that can be a good for drilling. They also make a workbook which has less games, but they are more recent and provides very in depth explanations to each game.

Not sure if that answers you questions but this is what came to mind.

I think what's best is probably to start out doing them by game type until you can go about -1 average on each game in about the target time.

Look into getting something like this: (it not only has them by type but it's hard to fidn those PTs anyways, so might as well use them for drilling)
https://www.amazon.com/Real-LSATs-Grouped-Question-Type/dp/1937707369/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466898472&sr=8-2&keywords=manhattan+lsat+by+question+type

It's 10 tests worth of PTs but split up by type for LG and LR (R is just broken into individual sections, not even individual passages). For instance it's broken into like basic ordering practice set 1, which is like 4 games, say game 2 of PT 43, game 1 of PT 48, etc, and basic ordering practice set 2, which is like 4 other games.

Here's what I'd recommend:
First, photo copy at least 5 copies of each game so you can redo it multiple times. Or else write the answers on a separate paper and don't do any work or cross anything out on the real sheet.

If your issues are due to not knowing good ways to diagram the games rather than just going slow, do the first half of each type one game at a time and review how to do it by watching the 7sage videos even if you got them all right unless you absolutely crushed it.

If your issues are just because you go slow, or for the second half of each type, you can do the second half of each type all in a row and then review all 4 or so games all in one go by watching them on 7sage.

Then the next day, redo every game that either took you too long or you got one wrong. And if any of them took too long again or you got any wrong again (probably most of the games still did), watch the 7sage video again.

Then the next day move on to the next type, like basic grouping or whatever. Do the same thing that I said above for the first type of doing them, reviewing them etc. Except also add in some of the ones you still get wrong from the first type.

Then the next day do more review of the second type and any of the first type you still get wrong.

Keep doing this until you get through all the types in the book and are comfortably getting no more than about 1 wrong per game in about the target time listed on 7sage.

Eventually you'll kind of remember how to do each game, but that's fine because you'll also learn to recognize patterns of rules that always come up. You'll get comfortable with the basics of each type because you'll have done so many of one type in a row rather than bouncing back and forth between types and not solidifying in your mind how to do them as well.

Then you should move onto full practice tests. No sense doing a ton of practice tests when you are making too many rookie mistakes.

(also you might as well go by question type for learning how to do LR since you have them split up in the Manhattan book anyways)