Individual Drills vs. Full Length Practice Tests
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:30 pm
I've always had the impression from reading this forum and talking to people who have scored well on the LSAT that reading the Powerscore Bibles and taking as many practice tests as possible were the most standard approaches to doing well on the test. My study plan is fairly simple:
The first two weeks: Read through both the Powerscore LGB and LRB bibles.
Then spend the next 4 months taking 40+ diagnostic tests from all three of the "Next 10" series and individually purchased LSATs. After taking each test, I'll spend several hours going over each question and figuring out why it's right or wrong, why I got the answer right or wrong, etc.
I have noticed that a lot of people here are using the pithypike method, LSAT blog method, etc. which involve the first month or two using almost exclusively individual drills, making three copies of each logic game, using the Kaplan mastery book to prepare as well. I'm starting to doubt now if my approach is flawed, and if I should jump on the bandwagon and use a study plan like Pithpike's. I'm only about a week into my prep, and still working through the Bibles. I just don't want to miss out on a better method to prepare for the LSAT and don't want to find out later on that I could have prepared for this in a better way. What are the benefits to the individual drilling of problem types in comparison to taking full length tests and reviewing each question? I'm perfectly willing to change my direction in study approaches because I'm only a week into preparing for the October LSAT.
The first two weeks: Read through both the Powerscore LGB and LRB bibles.
Then spend the next 4 months taking 40+ diagnostic tests from all three of the "Next 10" series and individually purchased LSATs. After taking each test, I'll spend several hours going over each question and figuring out why it's right or wrong, why I got the answer right or wrong, etc.
I have noticed that a lot of people here are using the pithypike method, LSAT blog method, etc. which involve the first month or two using almost exclusively individual drills, making three copies of each logic game, using the Kaplan mastery book to prepare as well. I'm starting to doubt now if my approach is flawed, and if I should jump on the bandwagon and use a study plan like Pithpike's. I'm only about a week into my prep, and still working through the Bibles. I just don't want to miss out on a better method to prepare for the LSAT and don't want to find out later on that I could have prepared for this in a better way. What are the benefits to the individual drilling of problem types in comparison to taking full length tests and reviewing each question? I'm perfectly willing to change my direction in study approaches because I'm only a week into preparing for the October LSAT.