Please advise about diagnostic tests! Thank you for help! Forum

[gettingready]

I just decided to start my preparation for LSAT. I have never taken LSAT before and I am still looking for the best prep materials. Could anybody direct me to the best diagnostic test? Also, since I have never taken this test and I am not familiar at all with the type of questions present on LSAT should I jump right into a diagnostic test?
I do not intend to take a cours but self study. Could anybody suggest the best prep materials. Thank you in advance for thoughtful input.

[dynomite]

I just decided to start my preparation for LSAT. I have never taken LSAT before and I am still looking for the best prep materials. Could anybody direct me to the best diagnostic test? Also, since I have never taken this test and I am not familiar at all with the type of questions present on LSAT should I jump right into a diagnostic test?
I do not intend to take a cours but self study. Could anybody suggest the best prep materials. Thank you in advance for thoughtful input.

At the top of this forum is a thread called "Pithypike's Complete LSAT Study Guide." Read the first post at least twice, then read the first page or two.

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... =6&t=41657

If you still have questions about specific books, tests and methods, feel free to post them here -- I don't think Pithypike's advice is necessarily immutable, but it's the best jumping off point you could hope for.

(For example: I might recommend taking a diagnostic test first just to have a sense of familiarity with the material so you know what the books are talking about. The caution here is that your score on a cold diagnostic is almost irrelevant, but a lot of people obsess over it, asking questions like "If I got a 1XX on my diagnostic is it possible to get a 170!?!" If you go this route, most Kaplan prep outlets in the country are offering a free, no-strings attached, proctored Practice Test at most of their locations toward the end of the month, so think about doing that one.)

Good luck on your studies.

[gettingready]

Thank you dynomite. I will go to the post right now!