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Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:47 pm
by snooze
What does it mean to you when you do "intense" prep for 3 months/12 weeks/14 weeks/etc.? Say, how many hours per day do you devote solely to LSAT prep during this supposed "intense" prep?
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:08 pm
by malleus discentium
Eight hours would be pretty intense.
But your question is kind of vague. What are you actually trying to figure out?
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:10 pm
by ph14
I would say intense preparation would be working through the LG and LR Bibles, taking every single PT that is available, and then reviewing all of your incorrect answers. So however many hours it takes to do that.
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:16 pm
by ilikebaseball
haha not the RC bible? I ordered that one... is that one not as good?
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:18 pm
by ph14
choward014 wrote:haha not the RC bible? I ordered that one... is that one not as good?
I took the LSAT 4 years ago, so things may have changed since then. When I took it, I found it a lot less helpful than the LG and LR Bibles. I think I improved my RC mainly just through taking RC sections when I was taking PTs.
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:21 pm
by malleus discentium
ph14 wrote:choward014 wrote:haha not the RC bible? I ordered that one... is that one not as good?
I took the LSAT 4 years ago, so things may have changed since then. When I took it, I found it a lot less helpful than the LG and LR Bibles. I think I improved my RC mainly just through taking RC sections when I was taking PTs.
This is also what I did. My RC was mostly fine to start with, though, so I think at least going through the RCB is not a waste of time.
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:23 pm
by Louis1127
What constitutes "intense LSAT studying" is going to vary from person to person, and I know that is your question, but I'd just like to say that I think 3-4 hours per day for twice as long is better than 8 hours per day for half as long.
The idea of 8 hours a day of LSAT blows my mind. I don't even think I've done that even one day, and I've been in a weird two weeks between jobs and have had nothing to do but study LSAT.
Hope this helps.
Re: Quantifying "intense" prep
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:12 am
by AbhiJ
Intense prep is when you know deep down that you gave it your all, there wasn't one more thing that you could have done.