Can taking an LSAT course hurt you? Forum

[jbjb1]

I could be mistaken but I recall Yale asking how you prepared for the LSAT because they wanted to compare, without being overt, who did the best with the least amount of help.

Does anyone know other law schools that ask how you prepared for the LSAT? I have done a lot of studying with prep books but I don't know if I should take the course and try to raise my score.

[paz]

this is stupid. take the course if you can afford it and feel it will be of benefit to you (testmasters/blueprint.)

[jbjb1]

It's hardly stupid. If law schools are out to penalize people who take the lsat courses it may not be worth it. Yale or whatever law school where I remember seeing that question is obviously stuck up to be asking that question and if other law schools do it then it's a real consideration.

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[Albatross]

I could be mistaken but I recall Yale asking how you prepared for the LSAT because they wanted to compare, without being overt, who did the best with the least amount of help.

Does anyone know other law schools that ask how you prepared for the LSAT? I have done a lot of studying with prep books but I don't know if I should take the course and try to raise my score.

Take the course and them tell them you didn't take a course. Tell them that you didn't even know what the LSAT was like until you got into to the testing center to take the real test. If you can't handle this you can't be a lawyer.

[KibblesAndVick]

Yale will find several other reasons to reject you before they even consider how you prepared for the LSAT, if they even consider it at all. Law schools won't hold it against you if you take a prep course. Law schools will, unquestionably, hold it against you if your LSAT score is too low.

Having said that, prep courses are a waste of money and you should do your bank account a favor and self study. Unless you're parents are rich, in which case you should just buy me a sandwich.

[A Swift]

I actually remember reading something about this. I believe they ask to help gauge the fairness of a particular score. I read it to mean they are making sure economically disadvantaged applicants are not overly penalized for a low LSAT score.

You can probably find the interview I got this information with enough digging.

As a side note, classes are worthless without a substantial amount of self-study. If you have a finite amount of free time, spend it self-studying instead of substituting it with a class. Along with the bibles, the best test takers go over every single released question. In even the best class room prep, you are going to collectively go over a very small amount of questions.

[LSU Undergrad]

Hmm interesting, I wonder how Yale will view me rummaging through the depths of the Internet to find the best deals on used prep books.

Anyway, on another note I feel it can. If you're taking a course, you may feel that preparation is enough and not be motivated on your own. That can be a mistake. For example, I know someone who took the Kaplan course and did no other prep at all. I mean if he didn't take a course, I'm sure he would have at least read the PS bible, and I'm sure those would have helped him more than Kaplan.

[Albatross]

Hmm interesting, I wonder how Yale will view me rummaging through the depths of the Internet to find the best deals on used prep books.

Anyway, on another note I feel it can. If you're taking a course, you may feel that preparation is enough and not be motivated on your own. That can be a mistake. For example, I know someone who took the Kaplan course and did no other prep at all. I mean if he didn't take a course, I'm sure he would have at least read the PS bible, and I'm sure those would have helped him more than Kaplan.

Your fucked. If they hear you are buying used books you are almost certainly dinged.