[Serious] Solid LSAT Tutors in LA? Forum

[itsallinthesauce]

Currently studying for a retake -- I'm the type that definitely needs a bit of structure, so although I am trying to refrain from throwing down for a second prep course (took Manhattan LSAT the first time through), I really need some brushing up on specific areas/skills. If anyone has any solid recommendations, it would be greatly appreciated.

[deebanger]

any positves/negatives about the manhattan course?

[itsallinthesauce]

any positves/negatives about the manhattan course?

I liked it a lot -- I actually took their in-person, classroom course (the online course is automatically added on) and the instructor was fantastic. It provided a great "basis" of LSAT fundamentals, and many of my friends who went through the course scored well enough to get into their first choice schools. I also watched their online videos and thought they were solid as well. Books, if you've been even remotely browsing these forums are all top notch.

The only "negatives" -- and this is universal to ALL prep courses, online or in-person, so I suppose it wouldn't even be a negative that you could even attribute to Manhattan alone-- is that the bulk of your habits and studying really are going to come from within. You get what you put into it -- The course really only provides that 25% of "fundamentals" that everyone on this forum has. That other 75%, however, has to come from the work you put into it outside of any prep program, Manhattan or otherwise...

Many on here vouch for self-studying and self-prep, but I am definitely the type that needs that little push and structure -- which a course provided at the time.

Needless to say, I didn't score my ideal when I sat for December -- hence, this tutor search!

[malleus discentium]

If you've already done a Manhattan course, why do you think getting a tutor is a better idea than going back over the materials and study prep from that course?

[itsallinthesauce]

If you've already done a Manhattan course, why do you think getting a tutor is a better idea than going back over the materials and study prep from that course?

I don't think getting a tutor is a better idea than self-prep/review -- I'm already doing self-prep and heavy review with older materials. I feel getting a tutor would help for those minute areas that I may need a bit of tweaking on -- I'm not planning on using it as a full-blow crutch, much less 'replacement' for what I should be doing (and already am doing with heavy re-review and self prep), just a mild supplement to intensive studying.

[Jeffort]

What is your current score range vs. your target score? What types of weaknesses/issues do you think are currently holding you back?

How much outside of class drilling WITH high quality deep review have you done? How's that been going?

What specifically do you mean by this "I really need some brushing up on specific areas/skills." Which areas/skills are you talking about?