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LSAT Prep Course Compendium

Post by Kurst » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:48 pm

For ease of reference, the in-person and online "best prep class" posts that I made are combined in this thread.

Classroom Courses
Best LSAT Classroom Prep Course
What's the best LSAT prep company?
LSAT Prep Courses - Who's the best and WHY?
Best LSAT Prep Class
I would like to get some advice on the best prep course
What's the best LSAT course? Previous score 160
Honest Comparison of LSAT prep Course - Your feedback
Which Prep Class?
Which class and the length of class
Which Prep Class to Take?
Best LSAT Prep.
HOW MANY TOOK A LSAT PREP COURSE BEFORE TAKING THE LSAT?
LSAT Test Prep Courses
best prep class
Best course for Advanced LSAT preparation?
Review of LSAT Prep Courses
One More LSAT Prep Question...Kaplan vs. Princeton vs. None
Princeton Review v. Kaplan v. PowerScore??
LSAT Class - Testmasters, Kaplan, or Princeton REview
Blueprint vs. TestMasters vs. Powerscore
Princeton Review v. Kaplan v. PowerScore??
What are the best LSAT prep books and courses?
Best prep-course
OKAY!! definitively who has the best LSAT prep course??

If, after reading the above threads, you are still unsure which prep course is for you, you may find the following threads helpful:

Kaplan
Kaplan Advanced class...thoughts?
kaplan course for $11000?
Kaplan course worth $1398 for high score
Are Kaplan courses really that awful?
Kraplan vs. Powerscore
lsat prep classes..is kaplan that awful?
KAPLAN (&@#($
Why Kaplan Sucks.
Do PR & Kap really suck that much?
Is Kaplan really that bad?
My problem with Kaplan - is Powerscore really different?
Kaplan Course Sucks (Houston edition!!)
Kaplan Sucks!
Does Kaplan really suck
From a Kaplan Teacher, Please Don't Use Kaplan
do kaplan teachers take a real lsat before they teach?

Princeton Review
Princeton Review prep course?
Anyone have any thoughts on the Princeton Review prep course
lsat test prep companies, a question from a teacher [discussion on why Princeton Review gets a bad rap]

Testmasters
Testmasters
How much did Testmasters help you? (First diag to 4th diag)
before / after testmasters
? about Testmasters
testmasters: online or classroom??
Testmasters class and AA
Powerscore Bible Trilogy + Testmasters prep course???

Powerscore
planning to take Powerscore's LSAT Full Length Course. help?
PowerScore Virtual Course?
LSAT PowerScore Virtual Course
Powerscore weekend class

Testmasters v. Powerscore
Powerscore vs. Testmasters LSAT Course?
How to over prepare for LSAT? [note: Testmasters vs Powerscore]
Compare Powerscore vs. Testmasters--Please Help!
Powerscore vs. Testmasters Online Prep Courses
LSAT PREP: Powerscore vs. testmasters
Powerscore vs. Testmasters LSAT Course?
LSAT Prep Course--- Testmasters vs Powerscore Homework???
Testmaster's course vs. powerscore comments
TestMasters or PowerScore
Testmasters vs. Powerscore - Worth the extra $300?
Testwell, Powerscore or Testmasters?
Powerscore or Test master
testmasters course vs. powerscore LR bible

Atlas/Manhattan
Manhattan LG vs Powerscore LG
Manhattan LSAT vs Velocity
soj's review of Manhattan LR
I love Manhattan LSAT
Stratus vs BluePrint vs Manhattan
TestMasters vs Manhattan LSAT
PowerScore vs Manhattan LSAT
Manhattan LSAT: New Champ
manhattan lsat class?
Atlas/Manhattan LSAT v. BP
Blueprint Online Course vs Kaplan or Atlas Classroom Course
Knewton LSAT Vs Atlas. Which is better for the the money??

Velocity
Three 180's and I'm Taking Your Questions (note: author of this thread is the founder of Velocity)
Velocity Course Review Thread
Thoughts on Velocity LSAT?
Velocity LSAT Protests (Merged) (disgruntled Velocity client)
So... is Velocity LSAT good despite the controversy
Velocity or Manhattan?
How exactly different is Velocity vis-a-vis other companies?
Velocity LSAT
Anyone who used Velocity LSAT for October 2011 LSAT?
Velocity - Section Specific Courses?

Blueprint
Blueprint
Blueprint vs PowerScore
Blueprint: The Movie vs. Powerscore
BluePrint vs. Powerscore
Help me distinguish the two and choose

ScoreItUp
Anyone here taken Score It Up(Irvine, CA) LSAT prep company?

7Sage
Velocity or 7sage, need to make a choice now!
7Sage Logic Reasoning
Anyone use 7sage's method of going -0 on LG successfully?
has anyone signed up for 7sagelsat online course?

Knewton
Knewton Test Prep-any good?
Anyone use Knewton LSAT?
Knewton LSAT course?
Knewton LSAT Prep
Knewton LSAT prep [#2]
Knewton LSAT Prep [#3]

Online Classes
Best online class
Any recommendations on online course?
Which is the best ONLINE LSAT prep course?
Online Pre-Recorded Prep Courses
online prep
online classes
classes

Atlas/Manhattan Online
Manhattan LSAT Online Course
Review - Atlas Live On-Line course.

Velocity Online
velocity/blueprint/manhattan online classes
Velocity LSAT (or any other online-only course?)

Blueprint Online
Blueprint Movie Course for June/October 2010 LSAT
Blueprint The Movie - Any good?
Blueprint Prepcourse
Thoughts on Blueprint The Movie??
Blueprint The Movie
Blueprint Online Course (for those who took June 2011)

Powerscore Online
Has anyone taken Powerscore Virtual Class?
LSAT PowerScore Virtual Course
PowerScore Virtual Course?
PowerScore Virtual Course
PowerScore online LSAT class?
Powerscore Virtual Course
Powerscore - Do they stream videos for explanations online?

Blueprint Online v. Powerscore Online
Blueprint: The Movie vs. Powerscore
BluePrint vs. Powerscore
Online course: BP or PS?

Blueprint Online v. Testmasters Online
Testmasters VS Blueprint
Which is better Testmasters or Blueprint?
Think I'm Gunna Take A Class, Testmasters or Blueprint? -- this one contains the wonderful duel between tomwatts (Princeton Review) and bp colin (Blueprint)

Testmasters Online v. Powerscore Online
Poll: Testmasters v. Powerscore v. Self-study
Powerscore vs. Testmasters Online Prep Courses
Powerscore vs. Testmasters
Powerscore or Testmasters online course

Blueprint Online v. Testmasters Online v. Powerscore Online
Blueprint vs. TestMasters vs. Powerscore
BP' or TM's or PS's online course to move up from ~170?
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Re: Kurst's LSAT Prep Course Compendium

Post by vanwinkle » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:58 pm

Edited post ownership. Not normally done, but it was the simplest way to make these reposts accessible to Kurst so he could edit/revise them in the future.

Also stickied, because this is a great resource. Thanks, Kurst.

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Re: Kurst's LSAT Prep Course Compendium

Post by alexonfyre » Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:58 pm

vanwinkle wrote:Edited post ownership. Not normally done, but it was the simplest way to make these reposts accessible to Kurst so he could edit/revise them in the future.
Thanks, Van. I felt kind of uncomfortable having all of his work under my name, I didn't know you guys could do that.

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Re: LSAT Prep Course Compendium

Post by Kurst » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:08 pm

Thanks vanwinkle and alexonfyre. Not sure this is worthy of a sticky, but at least the answer to this frequently asked question is readily available.

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Post by alexonfyre » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:11 pm

Kurst wrote:Thanks vanwinkle and alexonfyre. Not sure this is worthy of a sticky, but at least the answer to this frequently asked question is readily available.
It helped me, and they were getting quoted left and right, so it seemed like it would be helpful to make it more available.

Thanks a lot for putting all of that together, in the end I decided on Blueprint and so far so good.

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Re: LSAT Prep Course Compendium

Post by mw7060a » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:08 am

Greetings All,
I would like to request your opinions, please. Okay, disclosure time which I am embarrassed to admit, but since I am asking for your honest opinion, least I can do is be honest too. Here goes...I have taken the LSAT twice. Both times involved Kaplan LSAT classroom course and tutoring. I scored a 139 and 146, respectively. I am now taking a Powerscore (PS) LSAT classroom course and have registered for the Oct 2011 LSAT. I have taken two practice tests during PS course and scored an abysmal 142 and 141, respectively. I do the homework, attend the classes religiously and study every night (I work full time). I'm still having problems mostly with logical reasoning (LR) (assumption, flaw, strengthen/weaken). Should I invest in the PS LR Bible, or try another guide like Manhattan LR guide? I am putting in all this effort and it is so frustrating that I can't even break 150 on the LSAT. Any advice? Please be kind...I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the bunch, but I do have a Master's degree and have the discipline for law school if I can just get in.

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Post by LSAT World » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:17 pm

Do you work on weekends as well? One of the problems might be your night studying. It's pretty hard to concentrate on the LSAT when you are half sleeping.

In terms of current preparation it might be better to pay more attention to the mistakes you make. Understand each one of them. Ask your kaplan teacher to explain your mistakes one by one. At your stage it's not that important what book you use it is more about understanding what you do wrong.

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Post by lovejopd » Sun Sep 25, 2011 11:27 am

Awesome!

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Post by aslopez » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:01 pm

I recommend prepping with an online course b/c it's convenient and because a one on one experience. Check out IAmASpammer.com - http://www.spam.com - the tutors are brilliant and are great teachers!

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Post by alex.feuerman » Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:50 am

mw7060a wrote:Greetings All,
I would like to request your opinions, please. Okay, disclosure time which I am embarrassed to admit, but since I am asking for your honest opinion, least I can do is be honest too. Here goes...I have taken the LSAT twice. Both times involved Kaplan LSAT classroom course and tutoring. I scored a 139 and 146, respectively. I am now taking a Powerscore (PS) LSAT classroom course and have registered for the Oct 2011 LSAT. I have taken two practice tests during PS course and scored an abysmal 142 and 141, respectively. I do the homework, attend the classes religiously and study every night (I work full time). I'm still having problems mostly with logical reasoning (LR) (assumption, flaw, strengthen/weaken). Should I invest in the PS LR Bible, or try another guide like Manhattan LR guide? I am putting in all this effort and it is so frustrating that I can't even break 150 on the LSAT. Any advice? Please be kind...I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the bunch, but I do have a Master's degree and have the discipline for law school if I can just get in.

You are probably just studying wrong. You are using 140 strategies and practicing with them so you're going to keep getting a 140. It's really a bad thing you spent your money on Kaplan, because I've heard it's useless. You need private tutoring. I took Nicholas Hudson in Manhttan through Power Score. If you want to go to a T14 you need someone that can focus on what YOU need to work on and the strategies YOU need to learn. If you don't want to go to a T14 please please don't be a lawyer, do something else. You will NOT get a job that allows you to pay off your debt and if you will, Biglaw if NO FUN, you will regret such a life decision. There are so so many careers, don't get into this one because you feel like you have no other choice.

BTW I have scored as low as 140 and am now scoring 170 so it can be done.

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Re: LSAT Prep Course Compendium

Post by GoingBackToSchool » Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:58 am

Kurst wrote:For ease of reference, the in-person and online "best prep class" posts that I made are combined in this thread.

Classroom Courses
Best LSAT Classroom Prep Course
What's the best LSAT prep company?
LSAT Prep Courses - Who's the best and WHY?
Best LSAT Prep Class
I would like to get some advice on the best prep course
What's the best LSAT course? Previous score 160
Honest Comparison of LSAT prep Course - Your feedback
Which Prep Class?
Which class and the length of class
Which Prep Class to Take?
Best LSAT Prep.
HOW MANY TOOK A LSAT PREP COURSE BEFORE TAKING THE LSAT?
LSAT Test Prep Courses
best prep class
Best course for Advanced LSAT preparation?
Review of LSAT Prep Courses
One More LSAT Prep Question...Kaplan vs. Princeton vs. None
Princeton Review v. Kaplan v. PowerScore??
LSAT Class - Testmasters, Kaplan, or Princeton REview
Blueprint vs. TestMasters vs. Powerscore
Princeton Review v. Kaplan v. PowerScore??
What are the best LSAT prep books and courses?
Best prep-course
OKAY!! definitively who has the best LSAT prep course??

If, after reading the above threads, you are still unsure which prep course is for you, you may find the following threads helpful:

Kaplan
Kaplan Advanced class...thoughts?
kaplan course for $11000?
Kaplan course worth $1398 for high score
Are Kaplan courses really that awful?
Kraplan vs. Powerscore
lsat prep classes..is kaplan that awful?
KAPLAN (&@#($
Why Kaplan Sucks.
Do PR & Kap really suck that much?
Is Kaplan really that bad?
My problem with Kaplan - is Powerscore really different?
Kaplan Course Sucks (Houston edition!!)
Kaplan Sucks!
Does Kaplan really suck
From a Kaplan Teacher, Please Don't Use Kaplan
do kaplan teachers take a real lsat before they teach?

Princeton Review
Princeton Review prep course?
Anyone have any thoughts on the Princeton Review prep course
lsat test prep companies, a question from a teacher [discussion on why Princeton Review gets a bad rap]

Testmasters
Testmasters
How much did Testmasters help you? (First diag to 4th diag)
before / after testmasters
? about Testmasters
testmasters: online or classroom??
Testmasters class and AA
Powerscore Bible Trilogy + Testmasters prep course???

Powerscore
planning to take Powerscore's LSAT Full Length Course. help?
PowerScore Virtual Course?
LSAT PowerScore Virtual Course
Powerscore weekend class

Testmasters v. Powerscore
Powerscore vs. Testmasters LSAT Course?
How to over prepare for LSAT? [note: Testmasters vs Powerscore]
Compare Powerscore vs. Testmasters--Please Help!
Powerscore vs. Testmasters Online Prep Courses
LSAT PREP: Powerscore vs. testmasters
Powerscore vs. Testmasters LSAT Course?
LSAT Prep Course--- Testmasters vs Powerscore Homework???
Testmaster's course vs. powerscore comments
TestMasters or PowerScore
Testmasters vs. Powerscore - Worth the extra $300?
Testwell, Powerscore or Testmasters?
Powerscore or Test master
testmasters course vs. powerscore LR bible

Atlas/Manhattan
Manhattan LG vs Powerscore LG
Manhattan LSAT vs Velocity
soj's review of Manhattan LR
I love Manhattan LSAT
Stratus vs BluePrint vs Manhattan
TestMasters vs Manhattan LSAT
PowerScore vs Manhattan LSAT
Manhattan LSAT: New Champ
manhattan lsat class?
Atlas/Manhattan LSAT v. BP
Blueprint Online Course vs Kaplan or Atlas Classroom Course
Knewton LSAT Vs Atlas. Which is better for the the money??

Velocity
Three 180's and I'm Taking Your Questions (note: author of this thread is the founder of Velocity)
Velocity Course Review Thread
Thoughts on Velocity LSAT?
Velocity LSAT Protests (Merged) (disgruntled Velocity client)
So... is Velocity LSAT good despite the controversy
Velocity or Manhattan?
How exactly different is Velocity vis-a-vis other companies?
Velocity LSAT
Anyone who used Velocity LSAT for October 2011 LSAT?
Velocity - Section Specific Courses?

Blueprint
Blueprint
Blueprint vs PowerScore
Blueprint: The Movie vs. Powerscore
BluePrint vs. Powerscore
Help me distinguish the two and choose

ScoreItUp
Anyone here taken Score It Up(Irvine, CA) LSAT prep company?

7Sage
Velocity or 7sage, need to make a choice now!
7Sage Logic Reasoning
Anyone use 7sage's method of going -0 on LG successfully?
has anyone signed up for 7sagelsat online course?

Knewton
Knewton Test Prep-any good?
Anyone use Knewton LSAT?
Knewton LSAT course?
Knewton LSAT Prep
Knewton LSAT prep [#2]
Knewton LSAT Prep [#3]

Online Classes
Best online class
Any recommendations on online course?
Which is the best ONLINE LSAT prep course?
Online Pre-Recorded Prep Courses
online prep
online classes
classes

Atlas/Manhattan Online
Manhattan LSAT Online Course
Review - Atlas Live On-Line course.

Velocity Online
velocity/blueprint/manhattan online classes
Velocity LSAT (or any other online-only course?)

Blueprint Online
Blueprint Movie Course for June/October 2010 LSAT
Blueprint The Movie - Any good?
Blueprint Prepcourse
Thoughts on Blueprint The Movie??
Blueprint The Movie
Blueprint Online Course (for those who took June 2011)

Powerscore Online
Has anyone taken Powerscore Virtual Class?
LSAT PowerScore Virtual Course
PowerScore Virtual Course?
PowerScore Virtual Course
PowerScore online LSAT class?
Powerscore Virtual Course
Powerscore - Do they stream videos for explanations online?

Blueprint Online v. Powerscore Online
Blueprint: The Movie vs. Powerscore
BluePrint vs. Powerscore
Online course: BP or PS?

Blueprint Online v. Testmasters Online
Testmasters VS Blueprint
Which is better Testmasters or Blueprint?
Think I'm Gunna Take A Class, Testmasters or Blueprint? -- this one contains the wonderful duel between tomwatts (Princeton Review) and bp colin (Blueprint)

Testmasters Online v. Powerscore Online
Poll: Testmasters v. Powerscore v. Self-study
Powerscore vs. Testmasters Online Prep Courses
Powerscore vs. Testmasters
Powerscore or Testmasters online course

Blueprint Online v. Testmasters Online v. Powerscore Online
Blueprint vs. TestMasters vs. Powerscore
BP' or TM's or PS's online course to move up from ~170?
Thank you so much for putting this together. I'm curious to know if there are plans to update some of these links as some links are no longer good (i.e., you click and the thread is no longer available). I'm also wondering that since this thread is several years old that perhaps there are some programs that have improved over time. If so, it would be helpful to know. Thanks.

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Post by Biggiesloths » Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:18 pm

Has anyone tried Ben and Nathan's LSAT prep courses? They have that podcast Thinking LSAT. Maybe their companies should be added to the list. I've never tried them myself, but I did use Nathan Fox's Logical Reasoning Encyclopedia and it was a fantastic book.

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Post by MFerraro » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:08 am

I have taken $1,000 Testmasters, PowerScore, $1,600 Blueprint live course and manhattan LR book. I would say I have seen the most improvement over all of these with my $120 worth of PowerScore Bibles and the least improvement witH $1,000 testmaster course. Blueprint live course is fun good but prob not worth money. Good because you meet other people also studying for lsat and that is about it. I would not recommend testmasters. Hope this helps.

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Post by beambeamJD » Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:42 pm

Is there a website where you can download actual old LSAT tests?

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Post by QContinuum » Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:48 pm

beambeamJD wrote:Is there a website where you can download actual old LSAT tests?
Actual old LSAT tests can be purchased directly from LSAC (either individually ("PrepTests") or, for some tests, as part of a multi-test book ("SuperPrep")). Used materials can be bought from various sellers. The majority of all modern LSATs are publicly available.

Also, many prep companies, such as PowerScore, license old LSAT tests/questions from LSAC. (I think this includes certain old LSATs that are no longer directly sold to consumers by LSAC.) So that's another source of actual questions to practice on.

LSAC makes a single old LSAT available for free on their website, at https://www.lsac.org/lsat/lsat-prep/practice-test All other old LSATs will need to be purchased.

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Post by En03l » Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:44 pm

I would also highly recommend "The Loophole in LSAT Logical Reasoning" by Ellen Cassidy. Easy to read, and although some things she says seem simple or intuitive, they are very helpful for anyone struggling to break a current plateau.

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