Welcome to the official study group for the December 2014 LSAT!
Feel free to ask questions, share your wisdom, or commiserate with fellow preppers!
Test Date: December 6, 2014
If you're just starting out and and not sure where to begin, I recommend you check out the threads stickied at the top of this forum.
Most of us in this thread are self-studying, meaning we are not taking a formal LSAT class. We do, however, each use an assortment of materials. The following materials and companies are highly recommended by users in this forum but are in no way exhaustive of the many great resources available to LSAT takers.
For Starting Out (Covering All Sections)
The LSAT Trainer by Mike Kim ( http://www.thelsattrainer.com/ )
For Logic Games
The Powerscore LSAT Logic Games Bible
7Sage Online LSAT Prep(My personal favorite)
For Logical Reasoning
The Powerscore LSAT Logical Reasoning Bible
Manhattan Logical Reasoning Strategy Guide (My Personal Favorite)
For Reading Comprehension
The Powerscore LSAT Reading Comprehension Bible
Manhattan Reading Comprehension Strategy Guide
So far in this thread, we have been adhering to this to one simple principle:
Yes, it deserves a huge graphic because we give out this advice to new users very frequently. We each individually drill A LOT. You cannot live up to your full LSAT potential unless you work on the areas you are weak in; In order to work on the areas you are weak in, you must drill. That was formal logic. If you don't know what formal logic is, you're a long way from scoring a 180.
Materials For Drilling
Cambridge LSAT Bundles
On their cold diagnostic, people tend to have the most trouble with logic games. To solve them effectively and efficiently, you'll have to learn a new language of sorts (i.e. diagramming). Fortunately, logic games is also the one section where it is easiest to see dramatic improvement.
How to Drill Logic Games
Buy this Cambridge LG Book.
Make multiple copies of each game.
Do a game.
Watch the 7 Sage Explanation for that game.
Get a fresh copy of that game and do it again, incorporating what you learned.
Watch the video again if needed.
Move onto the next game and repeat the process.
Do the games you did again the next day and see if you remember how to set them up and solve them. If not, watch the video again.
It's a tedious process, but you're guaranteed to improve by drilling like this. Similar inferences can be made across all games and you are able to make them correctly and quickly the more experience you get.
For Logical Reasoning Question Explanations
Manhattan Forums
