Study Plan Oct 2011 Forum

[Attorney at Play]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering what people think is a better approach... I'll begin studying for the upcoming Oct 2011 LSAT starting in June, so I'll have about 4 months of study time. I have some previous lsat study experience with blueprint, and I have access to blueprint the movie for my study period. Now will get lsat bibles and am thinking a good plan is either to:
1) Break up the study by section to month. (perhaps Reading comp - June, Logic Games - July, Logical Reasoning - August, Full review - September)
2) Study every section equally every month, or
3) Focus primarily on one section type each month, while doing a bit of work for the other sections as well.

Also,
How many practice tests should I be taking and how frequently?
Anybody else have good/bad experience with lsat bibles or blueprint the movie?

I heard some people study primarily by taking many tests and reviewing them in depth. I do not know whether or not that is typically to the exclusion of other study aid material. Any thoughts as to what is the best approach from those mentioned, or if anyone has other recommendations or ideas, I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks!

[shoeshine]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering what people think is a better approach... I'll begin studying for the upcoming Oct 2011 LSAT starting in June, so I'll have about 4 months of study time. I have some previous lsat study experience with blueprint, and I have access to blueprint the movie for my study period. Now will get lsat bibles and am thinking a good plan is either to:
1) Break up the study by section to month. (perhaps Reading comp - June, Logic Games - July, Logical Reasoning - August, Full review - September)
2) Study every section equally every month, or
3) Focus primarily on one section type each month, while doing a bit of work for the other sections as well.

Also,
How many practice tests should I be taking and how frequently?
Anybody else have good/bad experience with lsat bibles or blueprint the movie?

I heard some people study primarily by taking many tests and reviewing them in depth. I do not know whether or not that is typically to the exclusion of other study aid material. Any thoughts as to what is the best approach from those mentioned, or if anyone has other recommendations or ideas, I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks!

Do each bible entirely.

Study every section equally every month.

and take every released PT 1-60.

[YaSvoboden]

Shoeshine kinda nailed it. Also, more full PTs closer to the test, more drilling question types at the beginning.

[Eugenie Danglars]

Also, lsatblog has some good study schedules

[170hopeful]

^^^^ I second this. I'm currently using Steve's 5 month study schedule. My first LSAT exam score before any real prep was a 145. I took a recent PT this week, and scored a 158. It has only been a month now. I'm sure i've got some more in me.

[kapachino]

Also, lsatblog has some good study schedules

Yes, yes, and yes. I no longer feel like I'm drowning and like I don't know what to do because of lsatblog. Just follow the schedules.

[cfrob14]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering what people think is a better approach... I'll begin studying for the upcoming Oct 2011 LSAT starting in June, so I'll have about 4 months of study time. I have some previous lsat study experience with blueprint, and I have access to blueprint the movie for my study period. Now will get lsat bibles and am thinking a good plan is either to:
1) Break up the study by section to month. (perhaps Reading comp - June, Logic Games - July, Logical Reasoning - August, Full review - September)
2) Study every section equally every month, or
3) Focus primarily on one section type each month, while doing a bit of work for the other sections as well.

Also,
How many practice tests should I be taking and how frequently?
Anybody else have good/bad experience with lsat bibles or blueprint the movie?

I heard some people study primarily by taking many tests and reviewing them in depth. I do not know whether or not that is typically to the exclusion of other study aid material. Any thoughts as to what is the best approach from those mentioned, or if anyone has other recommendations or ideas, I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks!

Same boat as you. Go to lsatblag, as mentioned by other posters, and look at study schedules. You'll find stuff that works for you and stuff that doesn't. I believe you can also pay for detailed study schedules.

[Attorney at Play]

Thanks for the advice everybody. Can anybody recommend the most economical way I can obtain all 60 practice tests?

Thanks

[dasani13]

Yesterday I bought them all from the actual LSAC site for $200. But I'm not sure if there are any other more economical ways to obtain them.. I just had a nervous breakdown and acted on impulse lol.

Good luck to us!

[Eugenie Danglars]

Amazon

[PDaddy]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering what people think is a better approach... I'll begin studying for the upcoming Oct 2011 LSAT starting in June, so I'll have about 4 months of study time. I have some previous lsat study experience with blueprint, and I have access to blueprint the movie for my study period. Now will get lsat bibles and am thinking a good plan is either to:
1) Break up the study by section to month. (perhaps Reading comp - June, Logic Games - July, Logical Reasoning - August, Full review - September)
2) Study every section equally every month, or
3) Focus primarily on one section type each month, while doing a bit of work for the other sections as well.

Also,
How many practice tests should I be taking and how frequently?
Anybody else have good/bad experience with lsat bibles or blueprint the movie?

I heard some people study primarily by taking many tests and reviewing them in depth. I do not know whether or not that is typically to the exclusion of other study aid material. Any thoughts as to what is the best approach from those mentioned, or if anyone has other recommendations or ideas, I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks!

Devote your earliest and greatest amount of time to your weakest section and/or LR. LR counts for half of your score, so it's an important section regardless of your strengths. LG's are LG's. They are somewhat easier than they were a few years ago, so if you are pretty good at those, you may be able to hold off a bit. RC gives people fits these days, so I say devote good early time to RC all things held eqaul. In other words, don't worry troo much about LG's early on unless they are a weakness for you.

The best approach is really to practice it all on a steady schedule...alternate by week instead of month. Later in the summer, alternate daily, so everything stays fresh and you can put it all together mentally when you take your exams.

[Attorney at Play]

thanks for the good advice pdaddy. my weakest section is reading comp, as I am not the fastest reader, but i'm working at it. my strongest is logical reasoning and games getting better. when taking the diag, i didn't finish any section. now, I can finish logical reasoning and games most of the time. reading comp I was never able to fully complete all 4 passages until the last test I took. i feel like i'm getting closer each time. to improve reading comp, would you recommend just reading more books throughout the summer, articles like the economist/scientific american, using a particular recommended lsat reading comp workbook, or focusing on doing as many lsat reading comp passages as I can?