Manhattan LSAT Reading Comp Forum

[JoeC12]

Simply put.... is it worth it? What are everyones opinion on it?

[objection_your_honor]

I found it to be immensely helpful. Ultimately it enabled me to stop bombing the section.

[TheMostDangerousLG]

It's okay... RC is still my worst section, but I haven't heard of any recommendations for better RC prep. I know people definitely prefer Manhattan to the PS RC bible, but I haven't read the latter yet so I can't personally compare the two. I'd say it's worth buying; it may not instantly fix your RC scores, but it does give a nice conceptual overview of what you should be looking for / how you should be understanding passages.

[JoeC12]

Thanks for the response guys. I am going to purchase it on Tuesday and crame it before the February LSAT. Hopefully I see an improvement.

[TheThriller]

Thanks for the response guys. I am going to purchase it on Tuesday and crame it before the February LSAT. Hopefully I see an improvement.

it only takes a day to get through, no need to cram.

[sabanist]

It's okay... RC is still my worst section, but I haven't heard of any recommendations for better RC prep. I know people definitely prefer Manhattan to the PS RC bible, but I haven't read the latter yet so I can't personally compare the two. I'd say it's worth buying; it may not instantly fix your RC scores, but it does give a nice conceptual overview of what you should be looking for / how you should be understanding passages.

From what I recall, RC Bible basically explained the types of passages, tells you about question types and how they're very similar to LR question types, and gives you lots of practice passages.
I didn't find it all that helpful, but it was my best section to start with and I read it after the LR Bible, which was what really cleared up my confusion about how to approach specific question types.

[wtrc]

It's quite short and worth it.

I've gone from -7 or so to an average of -4 or -5. Which I'm not happy with, but makes a considerable difference since my other sections are getting close to -0. It definitely helps.

[vtoodler]

I know people definitely prefer Manhattan to the PS RC bible, but I haven't read the latter yet so I can't personally compare the two.

I agree.

I've heard many TLSers complaining that Powerscore's RC bible pales in comparison to the other bibles.

[bizzybone1313]

I know people definitely prefer Manhattan to the PS RC bible, but I haven't read the latter yet so I can't personally compare the two.

I agree.

I've heard many TLSers complaining that Powerscore's RC bible pales in comparison to the other bibles.

TLS complains way too much about Powerscore's RC bible. It is worth reading in my opinion. There are certain aspects of it that are important. I think TLS complains about it a lot, because its labeling methods cannot be realistically applied under time constraints. It does a good job of telling you what you should look out for in a passage though.

[alpha kenny body]

I know people definitely prefer Manhattan to the PS RC bible, but I haven't read the latter yet so I can't personally compare the two.

I agree.

I've heard many TLSers complaining that Powerscore's RC bible pales in comparison to the other bibles.

TLS complains way too much about Powerscore's RC bible. It is worth reading in my opinion. There are certain aspects of it that are important. I think TLS complains about it a lot, because its labeling methods cannot be realistically applied under time constraints. It does a good job of telling you what you should look out for in a passage though.

I've read both twice and I found both of them helpful. Manhattan concerns itself with annotating paragraphs and identifying incorrect answer choices, while Powerscore is passage theory and identifying correct answer choices. If you have the time and resources, I would definitely read both; there's plenty of info to be taken out of each pieces of literature.

[cc.celina]

Just a tip, the Manhattan RC is on amazon as an e-book for like ten bucks if that's an issue. You can't write in it, but it's really short and I was fine reading it on my kindle.

[illiniguy1551]

I think Manhattan LSAT + implementing MLSAT into a shitload of reading comp passages is the best way to go (I went from -12 to like -5). That's the only thing I've been doing to prep for Feb, need to refresh on LG and LR now :/

[Teflon_Don]

I found it to be immensely helpful. Ultimately it enabled me to stop bombing the section.