The LSAT is an integral part of your law school application and it can make it or break it for you. Many have asked what the key to success is. Our new book, Law School Lowdown: Secrets of Success from the Application Process to Landing Your First Job, has many important pointers on this subject and here are some pointers.
There are many courses that you can take to prepare you for the LSAT. I paid over $1000 for a month long in class course and it was helpful. Signing up for a course will increase your score for sure. Some course providers like Kaplan provide a money back guarantee if you get a lower score on the actual exam than your first practice test. This is somewhat misleading though, as it is virtually impossible to get a lower score than your first attempt as your first attempt is done without any preparation.
A preparation course is a great way to prepare as the course will stress some exam “tricks” and you will also do several practice exams in exam like conditions. Moreover, the course will force you to stay focused and set a fixed schedule for you to devote to exam studying. If you are not disciplined, a preparation course is highly recommended. LSAT preparation has really changed over the years and the traditional classroom courses offered by Kaplan and other providers are not that appealing to some. As such, you may want to try LSAT freedom, LSATMax, Manhattan LSAT, or FindMyLawTutor. They all offer alternatives to the traditional LSAT courses and you can find out more about them by accessing their websites.
The key to doing well on all sections of the LSAT is practice. You should complete hundreds if not thousands of questions prior to the exam so you should become very familiar with the patterns of the different questions. Of course though, part of doing well on the LSAT will be your aptitude for doing well on this type of standardized test. Notwithstanding this though, you will always be able to improve your score with practice.
As part of this practice, you should sit for several timed exams and you should grade them to see how you are doing. In fact, when you take many practice exams and grade yourself, you will have a good indication of the score you will get on the actual exam. As such, if you sit for a timed practice exam two day prior to the actual exam, you will have an excellent idea of how you will score. When I sat for the LSAT, I scored within two points of my final practice exam and many students have recounted the same thing to me. Do not expect a miracle on exam day.
This is one of many law school admission tips that you will find in the new book, Law School Lowdown (Barron's Publishing). Order it today by clicking here.
http://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Lowdown-Secrets-Application/dp/143800317X
This is one of many law school admission tips that you will find in the new book, Law School Lowdown (Barron's Publishing). Order it today by clicking here.
http://www.amazon.com/Law-School-Lowdown-Secrets-Application/dp/143800317X
Good luck!
