best books for self study?lsatrainer? manhattan? powerscore? Forum

[erroneousreasoning]

hello all, ive been lurking and ive read some of the guides for lsat prep and most of them include variations of these books and i was just wondering what yall thought i should do. the latest practice tests will accompany all these. right now im leaning towards the lsat trainer or the manhattan LG RC LG books. but ive heard good things about powerscore however. i took a kaplan course and it helped for about 2 weeks and got my practices up to 160-164 fairly consistently, im a december waiter but i kind of just want to retake in february just cause im tuned in and i really want to try and shoot for 170+ so any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!!

[boosane]

I heard Manhattan is best for LR. I tried LG powerscore bible and it isn't that good. I'm gonna try manhattan if I have to re-take.

[AnonymousAlterEgoC]

There might be a million threads on this. Do some searching.

I'd recommend Manhattan LR and Cambridge LR sets. No matter what you do for LR, get Cambridge's sets.

[Hotguy]

I would just go with the trainer if I were you.

[erroneousreasoning]

Have you use the trainer yourself hotguy?

[Hotguy]

Have you use the trainer yourself hotguy?

Yep. I actually used all of the above and more.

ETA http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3#p7107383 - relevant

[Nova]

id read PS first cause its the most basic. Then read M because its more advanced & nuanced.

idka trainer

[erroneousreasoning]

yeah i guess im looking for a more advanced approach? my LG is weak, my RC is strong -2 or -3 consistently but my LR can range from -3/4 usually but drop to -6 or 7 sometimes. my kaplan diagnostic was a 159 and i didnt get much better like i said typically 160-164. i did have a 155 in there where i went -17 on a logic games section =/ but other than that. and i took the kaplan course so im not completely clueless on this thing but i realize the 170+ range is just a whole nother level

[Clyde Frog]

One word....Barron

[erroneousreasoning]

One word....Barron

barron?

[O Captain My Captain]

I'd suggest getting them all as well as a membership to 7sage and a subscription to the magazine Economist.

[erroneousreasoning]

right now im leaning towards lsat trainer, cambridge LR packs, manhattan LR, and i cant decide between powerscores LG bible or blueprint LG

[O Captain My Captain]

I mean, you can go through the powerscore bible in a few days. I think it's worth buying.

You should buy everything Cambridge. LR LG RC.

I'm not familiar with blueprint, so I won't give you any guidance there.

[O Captain My Captain]

You should also check out this: http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/

[erroneousreasoning]

is cambridge just questions/passages/games by type with explanations for the answers?

[O Captain My Captain]

It's basically every question up until PT 35. There are no explanations that come with it. What's great about it is that it's all organized and by difficulty. You can pick up the Necessary Assumption packet and drill every single question. That's where your big gains will come from. It's great to build a foundation with powerscore and manhattan and all those other different companies, but it's not necessary. Drilling is what gets you where you want to be.

[O Captain My Captain]

You can read every book in the world about how to drive a car.

But you'll never be good at driving a car until you drive the car.

[bp shinners]

i cant decide between powerscores LG bible or blueprint LG

Let me know if you have any questions about the Blueprint LG book!

[Baby_Got_Feuerbach]

i cant decide between powerscores LG bible or blueprint LG

Let me know if you have any questions about the Blueprint LG book!

Well how familiar are you with it?