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Hi everyone. I decided on law school after deeply contemplating things over winter break. I am completely new to this and in my junior year. I am aiming for T14 and my GPA is not the best (3.33 freshman year at one school-->transferred to another and have a 3.94 at this school) so I really need to get a high score to have a chance. Everyone is telling me to do a Kaplan course over the summer in the classroom setting. What do you suggest is the best way to go for someone like me who is a horrible standardized test taker, thinks that the logic section looks like a foreign language, and is late in the prepping game (I need a ton of repetition in order to do well on tests)? I appreciate this so much.

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If you want to take a class I'd suggest 7Sage and definitely not Kaplan. Also get a Cambridge packet for drilling and the LSAT Trainer is a great book to own as well.

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Wow! I did not know that. I don't know why everyone on campus blabs that Kaplan is the way to go for anything to prep for med to grad school to law school... I see everyone on here talking about powerscores, bibles, etc but I don't understand what that is? Can someone tell me what books I should buy to study for each section? I am ready to go onto Amazon tonight and start purchasing whatever I need to have the best chance at getting a top LSAT score...

Also, would you recommend one on one tutoring from somewhere or someone? I am in Chicago.

I'd also suggest Blueprint.

buy this stuff

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 6&t=195603

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This must be an obvious troll, right?

Next you're going to ask if Georgetown at sticker is a great deal.

If you have $$$ and need some structured studying, I second Blueprint. I took them this past fall and they're great for getting you to 160 IMO.

RZ5646 wrote:This must be an obvious troll, right?
Next you're going to ask if Georgetown at sticker is a great deal.

Doesn't sound like a troll to me. If you have time, look up #lsat on Instagram...there's a ton of posts with Kaplan books, lmao.

nlee10 wrote:If you have time, look up #lsat on Instagram...there's a ton of posts with Kaplan books, lmao.

Oh man when I hear people talk about the LSAT in real life I have to laugh. The other day in class I overheard a girl say that the "game theory section" was really hard lol. After browsing TLS for so long it's easy to forget that ~98% of people score under 170, and, frankly, have no clue what they're doing.

Kaplan is so two-thousand and late.

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nlee10 wrote:

RZ5646 wrote:This must be an obvious troll, right?
Next you're going to ask if Georgetown at sticker is a great deal.

Doesn't sound like a troll to me. If you have time, look up #lsat on Instagram...there's a ton of posts with Kaplan books, lmao.

Thank God we have Kaplan and Barron to keep people from scoring high.

gamerish wrote:RZ throwing shade. Those PTs scores are having their effect.

Lawl. I'm still convinced that I just got lucky, and I'm actually kinda afraid to take another one because I know I won't score as high.

RZ5646 wrote:This must be an obvious troll, right?

Next you're going to ask if Georgetown at sticker is a great deal.

RZ5646 wrote:

nlee10 wrote:If you have time, look up #lsat on Instagram...there's a ton of posts with Kaplan books, lmao.

Oh man when I hear people talk about the LSAT in real life I have to laugh. The other day in class I overheard a girl say that the "game theory section" was really hard lol. After browsing TLS for so long it's easy to forget that ~98% of people score under 170, and, frankly, have no clue what they're doing.

Plz post that here -

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6&t=132620

This amazing thread is dying!

Clyde Frog wrote:

nlee10 wrote:

RZ5646 wrote:This must be an obvious troll, right?
Next you're going to ask if Georgetown at sticker is a great deal.

Doesn't sound like a troll to me. If you have time, look up #lsat on Instagram...there's a ton of posts with Kaplan books, lmao.

Thank God we have Kaplan and Barron to keep people from scoring high.

I feel bad for the Barron's guy. Started a thread in the expert section and nobody responded. At least people paid attention to the KU dean. Better to be trolled then to be ignored.

Where is the best place to get practice tests?

Formerpremed wrote:Where is the best place to get practice tests?

There Are a few places. First, you can buy a ton in book format off amazon.

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6&t=132620

There are 4 or 5 out now.

For the newest tests I like to get them here:

http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ls ... d.html?m=1

Others like Cambridge.

In terms of Prep, I would say buy the LSAT trainer. To learn games, a lot of people swear by the powerscore bible. My opinion is that its a little outdated.

You can get the Cambridge lsat packets and then go on 7sage to see how the games should be solved.

IF you are going to buy 7 sage, I would recommend you creating an account(free) and see what kind of course best suits you and also what material they include. This way you don't end up wasting money.

Rule of thumb for LSAT prep books: if they sell it at Barnes & Noble, don't buy it.

Dirigo wrote: Rigo's Self-Study Recommendations:
For Starting Out (Covering All Sections)
The LSAT Trainer by Mike Kim ( http://www.thelsattrainer.com/ )
For Logic Games
The Powerscore LSAT Logic Games Bible
7Sage Online LSAT Prep
For Logical Reasoning
Manhattan Logical Reasoning Strategy Guide
For Reading Comprehension
Manhattan Reading Comprehension Strategy Guide
Materials For Drilling (can also include PrepTests)
Cambridge LSAT Bundles

Velocity lsat online course.

Clearly wrote:Velocity lsat online course.

Yes. I do like Dave Hall's persona and teaching style so if I were starting from scratch with an online course, I would probably go with Velocity.