Help Me Set up an LSAT Study Schedule? Forum

[kyrae04]

I have recently began my LSAT prep, after graduating from college with a bio BS/pre-med plan. I realized I like the legal aspect of healthcare much more, so I am wanting to go that route. I really need to beast the LSAT since I only graduated with about a 2.9 GPA.

I work full time and am taking classes part time so I won't have all day, everyday to commit to the LSAT. I will, however, have anywhere from 6 months-1 year to prep. I work 3-12 hour shifts per week (night shift) as a nurse assistant at my university hospital, so I won't be working every day. I am also taking a couple classes/semester in order to try and boost my GPA/get some experience. For example, I am taking Med Terminology and Intro to Logic in the fall to try and help with the LSAT and a Healthcare Law track.

In terms of materials I have
- Cracking the LSAT (2012)
- 36 official LSAT tests to practice (10 actual tests, 10 more actual tests, tests 39-45, the next 10 tests)
- Logic games bible & logic reasoning bible
- LSAT Logic Games for Dummies

Having no LSAT or law-related experience, what should I start with and what kind of schedule would you suggest if you were in my situation? I really want to get at least a 170 to make up for my 0 legal WE and 2.9 GPA (which will hopefully go up slightly after these classes).

Thank you so much!

[HRomanus]

If you've already graduated (ie received your bachelor's diploma), additional classes won't affect your GPA. The logic class will definitely help, but probably not enough to justify the time spent in it versus studying if you're only doing it for LSAT prep. Likewise, you won't get into health law and/or having some community college terminology class won't matter at all.

What is your diagonostic LSAT score? Take a timed practice test and report back with that score.

[kyrae04]

If you've already graduated (ie received your bachelor's diploma), additional classes won't affect your GPA. The logic class will definitely help, but probably not enough to justify the time spent in it versus studying if you're only doing it for LSAT prep. Likewise, you won't get into health law and/or having some community college terminology class won't matter at all.

What is your diagonostic LSAT score? Take a timed practice test and report back with that score.

I am taking those classes in order to maintain half-time student status, so I can remain in Loan Deferment and not have to worry about starting my undergrad's loan payments yet. What classes would you suggest I take in order to actually be advantageous for my plan? As soon as I take a practice I will post my score. Which test do you suggest I take first? I have only began studying how to complete Logic Games questions, so I am sure my score will be very low regardless of which test I complete.

Thank you.

[HRomanus]

If you've already graduated (ie received your bachelor's diploma), additional classes won't affect your GPA. The logic class will definitely help, but probably not enough to justify the time spent in it versus studying if you're only doing it for LSAT prep. Likewise, you won't get into health law and/or having some community college terminology class won't matter at all.

What is your diagonostic LSAT score? Take a timed practice test and report back with that score.

I am taking those classes in order to maintain half-time student status, so I can remain in Loan Deferment and not have to worry about starting my undergrad's loan payments yet. What classes would you suggest I take in order to actually be advantageous for my plan? As soon as I take a practice I will post my score. Which test do you suggest I take first? I have only began studying how to complete Logic Games questions, so I am sure my score will be very low regardless of which test I complete.

Thank you.

That seems like a financially unwise plan, but whatever. Because you've already bought LSATs, just pick one to PT. You want to do a diagnostic test before you study so you see where you are before studying.

[kyrae04]

If you've already graduated (ie received your bachelor's diploma), additional classes won't affect your GPA. The logic class will definitely help, but probably not enough to justify the time spent in it versus studying if you're only doing it for LSAT prep. Likewise, you won't get into health law and/or having some community college terminology class won't matter at all.

What is your diagonostic LSAT score? Take a timed practice test and report back with that score.

I am taking those classes in order to maintain half-time student status, so I can remain in Loan Deferment and not have to worry about starting my undergrad's loan payments yet. What classes would you suggest I take in order to actually be advantageous for my plan? As soon as I take a practice I will post my score. Which test do you suggest I take first? I have only began studying how to complete Logic Games questions, so I am sure my score will be very low regardless of which test I complete.

Thank you.

That seems like a financially unwise plan, but whatever. Because you've already bought LSATs, just pick one to PT. You want to do a diagnostic test before you study so you see where you are before studying.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am taking the classes for free since I work for the university hospital. So I am taking them for free, remaining half-time status, and in loan deferment.

[sfoglia]

If you've already graduated (ie received your bachelor's diploma), additional classes won't affect your GPA. The logic class will definitely help, but probably not enough to justify the time spent in it versus studying if you're only doing it for LSAT prep. Likewise, you won't get into health law and/or having some community college terminology class won't matter at all.

What is your diagonostic LSAT score? Take a timed practice test and report back with that score.

I am taking those classes in order to maintain half-time student status, so I can remain in Loan Deferment and not have to worry about starting my undergrad's loan payments yet. What classes would you suggest I take in order to actually be advantageous for my plan? As soon as I take a practice I will post my score. Which test do you suggest I take first? I have only began studying how to complete Logic Games questions, so I am sure my score will be very low regardless of which test I complete.

Thank you.

That seems like a financially unwise plan, but whatever. Because you've already bought LSATs, just pick one to PT. You want to do a diagnostic test before you study so you see where you are before studying.

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I am taking the classes for free since I work for the university hospital. So I am taking them for free, remaining half-time status, and in loan deferment.

Don't apologize. I assumed that was the case, but it's nobody's business, anyway.

You're in a great place to be preparing so far in advance. After you've taken a diagnostic test, you might want to browse through the first few threads in this forum: "Great New LSAT Articles on TLS," "LSAT Prep Course Compendium," and "TLS LSAT Guides, Advice, and Tools." Each helps to outline some of the variety of resources - books, courses, websites, study guides - available for LSAT prep.

As for books, I personally recommend The LSAT Trainer. It really gives a comprehensive overview of the test as whole, and so I think it's a fantastic book with which to start. You can actually download a few sample chapters from Mike Kim's website at http://www.thelsattrainer.com/index.html. He also offers study schedules that you might find of interest.

[BillPackets]

That seems like a financially unwise plan, but whatever. Because you've already bought LSATs, just pick one to PT. You want to do a diagnostic test before you study so you see where you are before studying.

I've never been too sure of the cold diagnostic test. I didn't take one. If I would have it would have just confirmed the obvious--that I sucked real bad at the LSAT.

[Colonel_funkadunk]

That seems like a financially unwise plan, but whatever. Because you've already bought LSATs, just pick one to PT. You want to do a diagnostic test before you study so you see where you are before studying.

I've never been too sure of the cold diagnostic test. I didn't take one. If I would have it would have just confirmed the obvious--that I sucked real bad at the LSAT.

It probably would've been a 140.

[Louis1127]

That seems like a financially unwise plan, but whatever. Because you've already bought LSATs, just pick one to PT. You want to do a diagnostic test before you study so you see where you are before studying.

I've never been too sure of the cold diagnostic test. I didn't take one. If I would have it would have just confirmed the obvious--that I sucked real bad at the LSAT.

It probably would've been a 140.

Hell, mine was, lol